Erika
@erika7.bsky.social
Immunology, Gardening, Pop
Culture and Linux. Order of interest changes with season. Still can’t grow carrots.
Culture and Linux. Order of interest changes with season. Still can’t grow carrots.
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I think I accidentally trained her to pose in the cutest possible way.
November 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I think I accidentally trained her to pose in the cutest possible way.
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Also your plot to confuse Americans and lie to their faces and hope they wouldn't notice the kidnappings and astronomical grocery prices has obviously not worked, so if you want to stay in business you might want to start reporting the news again instead of running press releases from the WH
Mamdani’s win is a warning for media:
Better get some leftist contributors or you simply won’t be able to cover/understand what is happening around America.
Better get some leftist contributors or you simply won’t be able to cover/understand what is happening around America.
November 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Also your plot to confuse Americans and lie to their faces and hope they wouldn't notice the kidnappings and astronomical grocery prices has obviously not worked, so if you want to stay in business you might want to start reporting the news again instead of running press releases from the WH
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HE'S APPEALING TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO STARVE AMERICANS
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
HE'S APPEALING TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO STARVE AMERICANS
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I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
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I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
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The time is now for the wokest motherfuckers in the country to rise up and primary the shit out of any Dem incumbents who won’t get in line with the new mandate. No position should be safe, from school boards to POTUS. Get out of our fucking way.
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The time is now for the wokest motherfuckers in the country to rise up and primary the shit out of any Dem incumbents who won’t get in line with the new mandate. No position should be safe, from school boards to POTUS. Get out of our fucking way.
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For years people made fun of big tech for inventing things that already exist and they responded with their magnum opus: inventing fascism. Incredible work
November 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
For years people made fun of big tech for inventing things that already exist and they responded with their magnum opus: inventing fascism. Incredible work
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Point is, it's not that they couldn't do it. They didn't want to.
-Sep 30: USDA releases guidance saying they can use contingency fund
-Oct 10: USDA tells states to prepare for lapse
-Oct 23: USDA deletes guidance saying they can use contingency fund
-Oct 24: USDA says it can’t use contingency fund
-Oct 31: Courts tell USDA to release funds
-Nov 1: no funds go out
-Oct 10: USDA tells states to prepare for lapse
-Oct 23: USDA deletes guidance saying they can use contingency fund
-Oct 24: USDA says it can’t use contingency fund
-Oct 31: Courts tell USDA to release funds
-Nov 1: no funds go out
November 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Point is, it's not that they couldn't do it. They didn't want to.
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My ancestors worked in factories so my parents could go to law school.
“Humans can just go get manual labor jobs if desk jobs are repaired with AI” is both not going to suffice to provide enough jobs and is also going to result in massive societal anger because manual labor jobs often *are terrible*, which is why people have worked hard to avoid them for generations.
Even if society provided the food/shelter level needs for everyone, humans also need to perform useful work just for basic fulfillment. The vast majority of people cannot sit around all day letting AI and robots do everything.
(The definition of “useful work” here is malleable but still essential)
(The definition of “useful work” here is malleable but still essential)
November 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
My ancestors worked in factories so my parents could go to law school.
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We're so far into Autumn, even the squirrels wear the colours 🍁🍂
#thephotohour #photography #blueskyphotography #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #autumn #squirrel #nature #wildlife #animal
#thephotohour #photography #blueskyphotography #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #autumn #squirrel #nature #wildlife #animal
November 1, 2025 at 10:26 AM
We're so far into Autumn, even the squirrels wear the colours 🍁🍂
#thephotohour #photography #blueskyphotography #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #autumn #squirrel #nature #wildlife #animal
#thephotohour #photography #blueskyphotography #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #autumn #squirrel #nature #wildlife #animal
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Well hello there. I ran into this cheeky little fellow on the trail the other day. #Squirrels #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature
November 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Well hello there. I ran into this cheeky little fellow on the trail the other day. #Squirrels #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature
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Oh, somewhere in this antique land two trunkless legs still rise;
And near them in the desert, half sunk a visage lies;
There once were mighty works here, and once kingdoms were got,
But there is no joy in these sands—Ozymandias is forgot.
And near them in the desert, half sunk a visage lies;
There once were mighty works here, and once kingdoms were got,
But there is no joy in these sands—Ozymandias is forgot.
So on we searched, and found only the legs,
And went without a trunk, and cursed the head;
Of Ozymandias, once the king of kings,
Whose works once left the mighty full of dread
And went without a trunk, and cursed the head;
Of Ozymandias, once the king of kings,
Whose works once left the mighty full of dread
'Twas antique and the level sands
Did stretch and decay far away
All trunkless were the legs of stone
And Ozymandias, lost, lay
Did stretch and decay far away
All trunkless were the legs of stone
And Ozymandias, lost, lay
October 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Oh, somewhere in this antique land two trunkless legs still rise;
And near them in the desert, half sunk a visage lies;
There once were mighty works here, and once kingdoms were got,
But there is no joy in these sands—Ozymandias is forgot.
And near them in the desert, half sunk a visage lies;
There once were mighty works here, and once kingdoms were got,
But there is no joy in these sands—Ozymandias is forgot.
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Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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I know other media outlets around the country are running with "diseased monkeys with COVID, herpes and hepatitis are loose in Mississippi!"
And yes, it makes great clickbait. Those posts have thousands of RTs.
But it's just not accurate. Our factual report by @nickjudin.bsky.social:
And yes, it makes great clickbait. Those posts have thousands of RTs.
But it's just not accurate. Our factual report by @nickjudin.bsky.social:
Lab monkeys from Tulane University have escaped an overturned truck north of the town of Heidelberg, Mississippi.
Despite initial claims by local law enforcement, the monkeys are not carrying COVID-19, herpes or hepatitis C.
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Despite initial claims by local law enforcement, the monkeys are not carrying COVID-19, herpes or hepatitis C.
buff.ly/16gTRJa
Lab Monkeys Escape Overturned Truck Near Heidelberg, Mississippi
Lab monkeys from Tulane University have escaped an overturned truck around mile marker 117 on Interstate 59, north of the town of Heidelberg, Mississippi, marshalling a response from numerous law…
www.mississippifreepress.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I know other media outlets around the country are running with "diseased monkeys with COVID, herpes and hepatitis are loose in Mississippi!"
And yes, it makes great clickbait. Those posts have thousands of RTs.
But it's just not accurate. Our factual report by @nickjudin.bsky.social:
And yes, it makes great clickbait. Those posts have thousands of RTs.
But it's just not accurate. Our factual report by @nickjudin.bsky.social:
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Lora is a lovely and wonderful person who would never say this so I'll say it for her: these claims are utter bullshit and based on nothing, they are marketing, almost every AI job replacement article is bullshit
so many companies say they are replacing people - laying them off - with automated systems, AI. but there has been no real auditing or regulatory approach to vetting such claims. i am deeply skeptical. think a lotta the cuts are just due to failures to sell or cut costs & prior over hiring.
October 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Lora is a lovely and wonderful person who would never say this so I'll say it for her: these claims are utter bullshit and based on nothing, they are marketing, almost every AI job replacement article is bullshit
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this is not a plan to help people; it is a plan to eliminate the "homelessness problem," by which they mean "having to look at people in crisis"
and once someone is sent to one of these internment camps, there won't be any path out
and once someone is sent to one of these internment camps, there won't be any path out
October 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
this is not a plan to help people; it is a plan to eliminate the "homelessness problem," by which they mean "having to look at people in crisis"
and once someone is sent to one of these internment camps, there won't be any path out
and once someone is sent to one of these internment camps, there won't be any path out
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Lab monkeys from Tulane University have escaped an overturned truck north of the town of Heidelberg, Mississippi.
Despite initial claims by local law enforcement, the monkeys are not carrying COVID-19, herpes or hepatitis C.
buff.ly/16gTRJa
Despite initial claims by local law enforcement, the monkeys are not carrying COVID-19, herpes or hepatitis C.
buff.ly/16gTRJa
Lab Monkeys Escape Overturned Truck Near Heidelberg, Mississippi
Lab monkeys from Tulane University have escaped an overturned truck around mile marker 117 on Interstate 59, north of the town of Heidelberg, Mississippi, marshalling a response from numerous law…
www.mississippifreepress.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Lab monkeys from Tulane University have escaped an overturned truck north of the town of Heidelberg, Mississippi.
Despite initial claims by local law enforcement, the monkeys are not carrying COVID-19, herpes or hepatitis C.
buff.ly/16gTRJa
Despite initial claims by local law enforcement, the monkeys are not carrying COVID-19, herpes or hepatitis C.
buff.ly/16gTRJa
www.wapt.com/article/monk...
The monkeys weren’t infected with anything. The sheriff confused what could be done, with what was actually done (nothing). I know it’s fun to joke, but misinformation like this makes biology research harder and less safe for researchers
The monkeys weren’t infected with anything. The sheriff confused what could be done, with what was actually done (nothing). I know it’s fun to joke, but misinformation like this makes biology research harder and less safe for researchers
Aggressive monkeys that escaped from overturned truck in Jasper County killed, officials confirm
A truck transporting monkeys from Tulane University overturned on I-59 near Heidelberg.
www.wapt.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
www.wapt.com/article/monk...
The monkeys weren’t infected with anything. The sheriff confused what could be done, with what was actually done (nothing). I know it’s fun to joke, but misinformation like this makes biology research harder and less safe for researchers
The monkeys weren’t infected with anything. The sheriff confused what could be done, with what was actually done (nothing). I know it’s fun to joke, but misinformation like this makes biology research harder and less safe for researchers
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fun science fact: The time period between Stegosaurus and T-Rex was less than the time period between the first and last pitch of this game
October 28, 2025 at 7:20 AM
fun science fact: The time period between Stegosaurus and T-Rex was less than the time period between the first and last pitch of this game
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Baseball, I say, alone, time enough at last to watch baseball
October 28, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Baseball, I say, alone, time enough at last to watch baseball
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Yeah, you also wanted to win your swimming race but you fucking failed at that too, so maybe go home and reconsider your life choices.
October 28, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Yeah, you also wanted to win your swimming race but you fucking failed at that too, so maybe go home and reconsider your life choices.
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Murphy: "Trump is refusing to negotiate because he likes the fact the govt is closed, bc he thinks he can exercise King-like powers. He can pay the employees who are loyal to him. This is a leader who is trying to transition our govt from a democracy to something much closer to a totalitarian state"
October 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Murphy: "Trump is refusing to negotiate because he likes the fact the govt is closed, bc he thinks he can exercise King-like powers. He can pay the employees who are loyal to him. This is a leader who is trying to transition our govt from a democracy to something much closer to a totalitarian state"