Rocky G
@icehagrocky.bsky.social
Former archaeologist, former contractor at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. 4ever the only official Ice Hag. Nerd. Secular Humanist. Names cats after scientists. Current mom to Carl Sagan Cat. Social media kinda freaks me out so mostly here to observe.
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The President wants to use the military to crack down on Americans who are exercising their 1st Amendment rights to oppose him. I can’t think of a better reason to insist on exercising those rights.
October 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The President wants to use the military to crack down on Americans who are exercising their 1st Amendment rights to oppose him. I can’t think of a better reason to insist on exercising those rights.
It's Doggy Wednesday again!
Hey friends it’s Doggy Wednesday!
Show me the last pic you took of your doggy or animal! 🐶🐱🐰🐤🐴🐸🦆
Nori and Ozzy having a watching the wasp nest
And a Crosby pic because...
Show me the last pic you took of your doggy or animal! 🐶🐱🐰🐤🐴🐸🦆
Nori and Ozzy having a watching the wasp nest
And a Crosby pic because...
October 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It's Doggy Wednesday again!
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I know Donald Trump is a pathological liar, malignant narcissistic sociopath, racist, antisemite, misogynist, xenophobe, homophobe, transphobe, hater of our troops and believer in euthanizing folks with disabilities, but we too often forget that he's *also* an adjudicated rapist and convicted felon.
October 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I know Donald Trump is a pathological liar, malignant narcissistic sociopath, racist, antisemite, misogynist, xenophobe, homophobe, transphobe, hater of our troops and believer in euthanizing folks with disabilities, but we too often forget that he's *also* an adjudicated rapist and convicted felon.
Really hard to get pics showing just how big the crowd lining 8th ave in Cedar Rapids was. It looked significantly bigger than last time to me. It was a lot of fun!
October 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Really hard to get pics showing just how big the crowd lining 8th ave in Cedar Rapids was. It looked significantly bigger than last time to me. It was a lot of fun!
Perfectly expressed. No notes.
"...the way out is standing between supremacists and their targets and telling them "No, you have to live with them, just like we live with you, and if you can't do that, then you have a problem with us, too."
"...the way out is standing between supremacists and their targets and telling them "No, you have to live with them, just like we live with you, and if you can't do that, then you have a problem with us, too."
I wrote about why the regrettable conclusions of Ezra Klein pissed me off so badly in the last couple weeks.
On moral cowardice in an era that calls for clarity, and a popular political instinct to try to solve divisions of abuse by ignoring causes. www.the-reframe.com/eventually-y...
On moral cowardice in an era that calls for clarity, and a popular political instinct to try to solve divisions of abuse by ignoring causes. www.the-reframe.com/eventually-y...
Eventually You're Going to Have to Stand for Something
On accepting the fascist offer and being better than Ezra.
www.the-reframe.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Perfectly expressed. No notes.
"...the way out is standing between supremacists and their targets and telling them "No, you have to live with them, just like we live with you, and if you can't do that, then you have a problem with us, too."
"...the way out is standing between supremacists and their targets and telling them "No, you have to live with them, just like we live with you, and if you can't do that, then you have a problem with us, too."
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You are going to have to come through me.
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September 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
You are going to have to come through me.
www.press-citizen.com/story/news/l...
www.press-citizen.com/story/news/l...
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4PM Today (Friday, Sept 26): Protest at the Neil Smith Federal Building in downtown Des Moines in support of Dr Ian Roberts.
Dr Roberts was detained by ICE in Des Moines and, apparently, driven to an ICE facility in Council Bluffs.
Dr Roberts was detained by ICE in Des Moines and, apparently, driven to an ICE facility in Council Bluffs.
September 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
4PM Today (Friday, Sept 26): Protest at the Neil Smith Federal Building in downtown Des Moines in support of Dr Ian Roberts.
Dr Roberts was detained by ICE in Des Moines and, apparently, driven to an ICE facility in Council Bluffs.
Dr Roberts was detained by ICE in Des Moines and, apparently, driven to an ICE facility in Council Bluffs.
The Des Moines Public Schools superintendent has been put in county jail by ICE. Unbelievable.
iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/ice-d...
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ICE detains Des Moines Public Schools superintendent in county jail • Iowa Capital Dispatch
Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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September 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The Des Moines Public Schools superintendent has been put in county jail by ICE. Unbelievable.
iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/ice-d...
iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/ice-d...
Doggy Wednesday!
Hey friends it’s Doggy Wednesday!
Show me the last pic you took of your doggy or animal! 🐶🐱🐰🐤🐴🐸🦆
My daughter just painted a picture of Nori.
Show me the last pic you took of your doggy or animal! 🐶🐱🐰🐤🐴🐸🦆
My daughter just painted a picture of Nori.
September 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Doggy Wednesday!
Best. Monologue. Ever. Maybe it's recency bias or something but this felt like one of those moments that changes things and makes people stand up and fight back. Fantastic. #JimmyKimmel
As I was saying…
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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September 24, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Best. Monologue. Ever. Maybe it's recency bias or something but this felt like one of those moments that changes things and makes people stand up and fight back. Fantastic. #JimmyKimmel
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It's a weird comp but Kimmel's monologue was like a comedic version of the "I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more" speech from "Network."
Burn. It. Down.
Burn. It. Down.
September 24, 2025 at 4:21 AM
It's a weird comp but Kimmel's monologue was like a comedic version of the "I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more" speech from "Network."
Burn. It. Down.
Burn. It. Down.
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Never mind your effing Ten Commandments, post the @jimmykimmel.com monologue in every classroom in America
September 24, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Never mind your effing Ten Commandments, post the @jimmykimmel.com monologue in every classroom in America
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When authoritarianism is on the rise, you can count on the richest, least vulnerable men on the planet to be the biggest cowards.
September 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
When authoritarianism is on the rise, you can count on the richest, least vulnerable men on the planet to be the biggest cowards.
Welp. I admit this was hard to do. I'm a huge Marvel and Star Wars nerd. It had to be done, though.
September 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Welp. I admit this was hard to do. I'm a huge Marvel and Star Wars nerd. It had to be done, though.
Oh, and don't bother coming for Raygun. They're good.
September 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Oh, and don't bother coming for Raygun. They're good.
Raygun has a new shirt! I just ordered mine. Who knew such greatness could spring from Iowa? We did. We knew and have known for years. Many have copied them but there is only one Raygun.
There's WAY MORE fine print to libertarianism than we thought! Sheesh!
New shirt online now, in stores soon: www.raygunsite.com
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New shirt online now, in stores soon: www.raygunsite.com
Context: bsky.app/profile/bunn... #raygun
September 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Raygun has a new shirt! I just ordered mine. Who knew such greatness could spring from Iowa? We did. We knew and have known for years. Many have copied them but there is only one Raygun.
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Taub’s Law: Big money aligns with fascists early and often.
September 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Taub’s Law: Big money aligns with fascists early and often.
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One thing about rights is that they only exist if you fight for them. If you just capitulate to authoritarian demands they are worthless.
September 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
One thing about rights is that they only exist if you fight for them. If you just capitulate to authoritarian demands they are worthless.
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JFC - absolutely fucking atrocious. A god damn fucking travesty of a country this is at this point.
Sinclair, run by right-wing media mogul David Smith, says suspending the Jimmy Kimmel show isn’t enough. It is going to run a tribute to Kirk during Kimmel’s time slot.
Sinclair stations will run not consider putting Kimmel back on air until he apologizes and donates to Turning Point USA
Sinclair stations will run not consider putting Kimmel back on air until he apologizes and donates to Turning Point USA
September 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
JFC - absolutely fucking atrocious. A god damn fucking travesty of a country this is at this point.
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What I've gradually learned over the last decade is that at any given moment you can count on American businesses and institutions to do whatever the most cowardly fucking thing is
When America collapses, as it now seems it will, I hope to God historians recall and write about this cowardice first
When America collapses, as it now seems it will, I hope to God historians recall and write about this cowardice first
September 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
What I've gradually learned over the last decade is that at any given moment you can count on American businesses and institutions to do whatever the most cowardly fucking thing is
When America collapses, as it now seems it will, I hope to God historians recall and write about this cowardice first
When America collapses, as it now seems it will, I hope to God historians recall and write about this cowardice first
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Congrats to Jimmy Kimmel for never bending the knee.
September 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Congrats to Jimmy Kimmel for never bending the knee.
Just got my copy of the new book by @johnfugelsang.bsky.social. I'm a secular humanist once very active in my state and know first-hand the kind of abuse fundamentalist Christians can inflict. I had a couple of nice interactions with Mr. Fugelsang when I was on Twitter and look forward to this read.
September 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Just got my copy of the new book by @johnfugelsang.bsky.social. I'm a secular humanist once very active in my state and know first-hand the kind of abuse fundamentalist Christians can inflict. I had a couple of nice interactions with Mr. Fugelsang when I was on Twitter and look forward to this read.
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If you're fighting
for the next unstable
20something mass shooter
to have easy access to AR-15s,
bc "personal freedom" means more to you
than the bodies of dead American children,
then maybe the problem is *your* mental illness.
for the next unstable
20something mass shooter
to have easy access to AR-15s,
bc "personal freedom" means more to you
than the bodies of dead American children,
then maybe the problem is *your* mental illness.
August 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
If you're fighting
for the next unstable
20something mass shooter
to have easy access to AR-15s,
bc "personal freedom" means more to you
than the bodies of dead American children,
then maybe the problem is *your* mental illness.
for the next unstable
20something mass shooter
to have easy access to AR-15s,
bc "personal freedom" means more to you
than the bodies of dead American children,
then maybe the problem is *your* mental illness.
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PBS News Hour is, hands down, one of the most worthwhile news programs. Support public media: www.pbs.org/passport/
www.pbs.org
August 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
PBS News Hour is, hands down, one of the most worthwhile news programs. Support public media: www.pbs.org/passport/
No lies detected.
This is a disgraceful chapter in history. Genocide in Gaza, complete fascist crackdown at home, concentration camps. We're witnessing historic evil.
August 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
No lies detected.