@kentuckyshan.bsky.social
Scientist, clumsy runner, and dog mom to the bestest shih-poo ever ❤️
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Guards began beating him. Beat him until he bled. Knocked his face into the wall, broke all his teeth. No access to outdoors, no contact with relatives.
Now describing US knowledge of CECOT's torture practices, followed by footage of Trump praising those practices.
Now describing US knowledge of CECOT's torture practices, followed by footage of Trump praising those practices.
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Guards began beating him. Beat him until he bled. Knocked his face into the wall, broke all his teeth. No access to outdoors, no contact with relatives.
Now describing US knowledge of CECOT's torture practices, followed by footage of Trump praising those practices.
Now describing US knowledge of CECOT's torture practices, followed by footage of Trump praising those practices.
… And as he stares into the sky, there
are twice as many stars as usual
are twice as many stars as usual
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM
… And as he stares into the sky, there
are twice as many stars as usual
are twice as many stars as usual
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of convenience and comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” Bravo.
dailyfreepress.com/11/21/08/216...
dailyfreepress.com/11/21/08/216...
OP-ED: An open letter to the Boston University community from the captains of the BU Cross Country team
Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. Tucker Bowerfind (CAS ‘26), Adrienne Buettner-Cable (CAS ‘27), Caroline Collins (COM ‘28...
dailyfreepress.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of convenience and comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” Bravo.
dailyfreepress.com/11/21/08/216...
dailyfreepress.com/11/21/08/216...
Viva La Rana!
“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”
Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆
Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆
October 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Viva La Rana!
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You'll be shocked to learn New College of Florida is on the brink of implosion just a couple of years after DeSantis engineered an extreme right-wing takeover
Fun fact: NCF's new overlords spend $134K per student (!!...the average at other FL publics is $10K) www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
Fun fact: NCF's new overlords spend $134K per student (!!...the average at other FL publics is $10K) www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
Spending Soars, Rankings Fall at New College of Florida
Student outcomes and rankings are slipping at the liberal arts college while spending is up. Critics believe the college is at risk of implosion, and some are calling for privatization.
www.insidehighered.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:26 PM
You'll be shocked to learn New College of Florida is on the brink of implosion just a couple of years after DeSantis engineered an extreme right-wing takeover
Fun fact: NCF's new overlords spend $134K per student (!!...the average at other FL publics is $10K) www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
Fun fact: NCF's new overlords spend $134K per student (!!...the average at other FL publics is $10K) www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
INBOX: CAIR-WA Calls on Federal Authorities to Release Muslim Veteran taken into ICE Custody at Citizenship Interview.
Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry was taken into ICE detention today, August 21, at the USCIS office in Tukwila, CAIR-WA says.
Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry was taken into ICE detention today, August 21, at the USCIS office in Tukwila, CAIR-WA says.
August 22, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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I'm a science journalist for @statnews.com looking to talk with folks who applied to biomedical Ph.D. programs and had offers rescinded earlier this year. What have you been up to since then? You can reach me at jonathan.wosen@statnews.com or via Signal (username jwosen.27). #journorequest
August 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I'm a science journalist for @statnews.com looking to talk with folks who applied to biomedical Ph.D. programs and had offers rescinded earlier this year. What have you been up to since then? You can reach me at jonathan.wosen@statnews.com or via Signal (username jwosen.27). #journorequest
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Between a "No Other Land" crew mate filming himself being killed by a settler, to a journalist being killed by airstrikes he was covering minutes earlier, I'm not sure how much more televised Israel's genocide can be
August 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Between a "No Other Land" crew mate filming himself being killed by a settler, to a journalist being killed by airstrikes he was covering minutes earlier, I'm not sure how much more televised Israel's genocide can be
War crimes all the way down…
Most of the reputable footage and pictures of the starvation in Gaza (which Israel claims is not happening) came from Al Jazeera's team. Tonight 7 journalists, 5 from Al Jazeera, were killed by an Israeli strike targeting a press tent. Over 180 journalists have been killed in total. ~AdminMatt
August 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
War crimes all the way down…
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The American Academy of Pediatrics joined fellow medical leaders in a new op-ed in @statnews.com with a clear, urgent message: Vaccines work—and they save lives. www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v...
We will not stay silent on vaccines, say leaders of five major U.S. medical associations
“We cannot and will not gamble with our patients’ health or the health of our communities,” write the presidents of the AAFP, AAP, ACP, ACOG, and IDSA.
www.statnews.com
June 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The American Academy of Pediatrics joined fellow medical leaders in a new op-ed in @statnews.com with a clear, urgent message: Vaccines work—and they save lives. www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v...
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This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
RFK Jr. says US won’t donate to global vaccine effort
Kennedy ripped into Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a video address at its pledging summit.
www.politico.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
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to call this a crime against humanity is true but inadequate — it’s a crime against all creation
The Trump administration said that it would open up 58 million acres of back country in national forests to road construction and development, removing protections that had been in place for a quarter century.
Trump Administration to End Protections for 58 Million Acres of National Forests
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the Clinton-era rule barring road construction and logging was outdated and “absurd.”
trib.al
June 24, 2025 at 3:03 AM
to call this a crime against humanity is true but inadequate — it’s a crime against all creation
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Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede.
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
Death, Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking: Fallout From U.S. Aid Withdrawal Hits the World’s Most Fragile Locations
Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while…
www.propublica.org
June 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede.
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
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May every single human being on this planet be safe.
May every single person be protected from harm.
May we bring into being a time in which we are all free from those who do evil— together, speedily and in our days.
May every single person be protected from harm.
May we bring into being a time in which we are all free from those who do evil— together, speedily and in our days.
June 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
May every single human being on this planet be safe.
May every single person be protected from harm.
May we bring into being a time in which we are all free from those who do evil— together, speedily and in our days.
May every single person be protected from harm.
May we bring into being a time in which we are all free from those who do evil— together, speedily and in our days.
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Today is the happiest day of the academic year: Astronomy Department Graduation... and the release of our annual faculty music video. Please enjoy "Astro U-Dub"
With love for our students, and apologies to Chappell Roan
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7d7...
🧪🔭🎵🐴
With love for our students, and apologies to Chappell Roan
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7d7...
🧪🔭🎵🐴
Astro U-Dub
YouTube video by James Davenport
www.youtube.com
June 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Today is the happiest day of the academic year: Astronomy Department Graduation... and the release of our annual faculty music video. Please enjoy "Astro U-Dub"
With love for our students, and apologies to Chappell Roan
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7d7...
🧪🔭🎵🐴
With love for our students, and apologies to Chappell Roan
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7d7...
🧪🔭🎵🐴
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Former NIH director Francis Collins speaks out about why he left NIH:
“I didn’t feel I could raise alarms about the harms that were being done to medical research. I was prohibited from speaking about it.”
#medsky
www.aamc.org/news/former-...
“I didn’t feel I could raise alarms about the harms that were being done to medical research. I was prohibited from speaking about it.”
#medsky
www.aamc.org/news/former-...
Former NIH chief calls research cuts “careless” and “heartless”
Francis Collins, MD, PhD, lauds lifesaving research supported by the National Institutes of Health, explains why he left, and warns of scientific brain drain.
www.aamc.org
June 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Former NIH director Francis Collins speaks out about why he left NIH:
“I didn’t feel I could raise alarms about the harms that were being done to medical research. I was prohibited from speaking about it.”
#medsky
www.aamc.org/news/former-...
“I didn’t feel I could raise alarms about the harms that were being done to medical research. I was prohibited from speaking about it.”
#medsky
www.aamc.org/news/former-...
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Trump's parade of tanks will now take place against a backdrop of the apparent assassination of opposition leaders.
June 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Trump's parade of tanks will now take place against a backdrop of the apparent assassination of opposition leaders.
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The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants at immigration court on June 20.
(Via Christopher Hale)
(Via Christopher Hale)
June 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants at immigration court on June 20.
(Via Christopher Hale)
(Via Christopher Hale)
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The Regime arrested a Senator
June 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Regime arrested a Senator
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Senator Padilla pledged to help us answer some questions on why California’s workers are being hunted down like prey.
He’s doing his best to get some answers.
He’s doing his best to get some answers.
Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)
June 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Senator Padilla pledged to help us answer some questions on why California’s workers are being hunted down like prey.
He’s doing his best to get some answers.
He’s doing his best to get some answers.
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If I wanted to never do science again, I’d stay here in America
any administration-curious American profs looking for a change of scene? Auckland Uni is looking for a new Vice-Chancellor
iirc it pays something like $750K
www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025...
iirc it pays something like $750K
www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025...
June 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
If I wanted to never do science again, I’d stay here in America
I haven’t seen a display like this since I traveled to El Salvador during the 1991 elections…
NEW: Unbelievable. A seemingly endless line of tanks & other military vehicles arrive in DC ahead of next week's parade.
They departed Texas 5 days ago.
What a colossal waste of time, money & military resources. All for a President who has shown zero respect for service personnel.
(🎥 DW)
They departed Texas 5 days ago.
What a colossal waste of time, money & military resources. All for a President who has shown zero respect for service personnel.
(🎥 DW)
June 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I haven’t seen a display like this since I traveled to El Salvador during the 1991 elections…
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Yesterday was the anniversary of Harriet Tubman, under the command of Colonel James Montgomery, leading a major military operation with 150 Black Union soldiers to free 700 slaves in the Combahee Ferry Raid— making her the first woman to have a leadership role in American combat. Real nice.
Breaking News: Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to review the names of ships honoring civil rights leaders such as Harvey Milk and Harriet Tubman.
Hegseth Orders Navy to Review Ship Name Honoring Gay Rights Pioneer Harvey Milk
The names of several other vessels that honor civil rights leaders and Supreme Court justices might also be changed.
trib.al
June 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Yesterday was the anniversary of Harriet Tubman, under the command of Colonel James Montgomery, leading a major military operation with 150 Black Union soldiers to free 700 slaves in the Combahee Ferry Raid— making her the first woman to have a leadership role in American combat. Real nice.
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Harvey Milk served his country honorably — first in uniform, then in public office.
Taking his name off this Navy ship sends a clear message, and it’s one of disrespect and cruelty.
Taking his name off this Navy ship sends a clear message, and it’s one of disrespect and cruelty.
June 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Harvey Milk served his country honorably — first in uniform, then in public office.
Taking his name off this Navy ship sends a clear message, and it’s one of disrespect and cruelty.
Taking his name off this Navy ship sends a clear message, and it’s one of disrespect and cruelty.
It’s no accident that this is happening during Pride Month
June 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
It’s no accident that this is happening during Pride Month