Nina Niskanen
@nniskanen.bsky.social
What a beauty!
In celebration of World Octopus Day, we wanted to revisit one of our favorite cephalopod sightings, the glass octopus — Vitreledonella richardi filmed during a month-long #PhoenixIslandsCoral expedition in 2021.
October 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
What a beauty!
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It's good that James Dobson is dead and let's use the occasion to say that it's bad to beat children, because he is one of the main reasons we have to say explicitly that it's bad to beat children
August 21, 2025 at 11:53 PM
It's good that James Dobson is dead and let's use the occasion to say that it's bad to beat children, because he is one of the main reasons we have to say explicitly that it's bad to beat children
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A travesty. Other places invest in education about bears and commonsense provisions. In Florida, intense habitat fragmentation leads to the deranged logic that "there are too many bears." Bears in Florida are not accustomed to being hunted. Most will just be shot crossing some asshole's backyard.
Idiotic FWC approves highly unpopular #Florida black bear hunt that's lacking in common-sense rules, taking the vote amid protests & talk of a possible lawsuit www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
August 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A travesty. Other places invest in education about bears and commonsense provisions. In Florida, intense habitat fragmentation leads to the deranged logic that "there are too many bears." Bears in Florida are not accustomed to being hunted. Most will just be shot crossing some asshole's backyard.
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Jälleen todiste siitä, että konservatiivikristityt eivät ole sen kummempia kuin Talebanitkaam.
Mitä enemmän näille antaa valtaa, sitä hullummaksi touhu menee. Ja tämäkin kannattaa todellakin ottaa ihan tosissaan.
Mitä enemmän näille antaa valtaa, sitä hullummaksi touhu menee. Ja tämäkin kannattaa todellakin ottaa ihan tosissaan.
August 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Jälleen todiste siitä, että konservatiivikristityt eivät ole sen kummempia kuin Talebanitkaam.
Mitä enemmän näille antaa valtaa, sitä hullummaksi touhu menee. Ja tämäkin kannattaa todellakin ottaa ihan tosissaan.
Mitä enemmän näille antaa valtaa, sitä hullummaksi touhu menee. Ja tämäkin kannattaa todellakin ottaa ihan tosissaan.
Why is fridging still such a major motivator for male characters? Like seriously, we can't come up with something other than "your wife has been killed, now off you go to vengeance"? I don't know what else I expected of Gladiator 2, but I hoped for better.
August 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Why is fridging still such a major motivator for male characters? Like seriously, we can't come up with something other than "your wife has been killed, now off you go to vengeance"? I don't know what else I expected of Gladiator 2, but I hoped for better.
I've been doing a lot more biking this summer and I've really been struck with how smart the biking arrangements here are. The bike lanes are well marked (painted red most places in order to distinguish from the walkways and roadways), generally follow direction of traffic etc. I love my city
July 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I've been doing a lot more biking this summer and I've really been struck with how smart the biking arrangements here are. The bike lanes are well marked (painted red most places in order to distinguish from the walkways and roadways), generally follow direction of traffic etc. I love my city
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"Photos from 1993 confirm for the first time that Epstein attended Trump’s 1993 wedding to Marla Maples. Epstein’s attendance at the ceremony at the Plaza Hotel was not widely known until now."
CNN is living dangerously. Power to their ink.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/p...
CNN is living dangerously. Power to their ink.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/p...
Exclusive: Newly discovered photos and video shed fresh light on Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein | CNN Politics
Newly uncovered archived video footage and photos reveal fresh details about Donald Trump’s past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.cnn.com
July 23, 2025 at 5:13 AM
"Photos from 1993 confirm for the first time that Epstein attended Trump’s 1993 wedding to Marla Maples. Epstein’s attendance at the ceremony at the Plaza Hotel was not widely known until now."
CNN is living dangerously. Power to their ink.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/p...
CNN is living dangerously. Power to their ink.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/p...
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Important story, written in Portuguese by our partner Jornalistas Pretos — Rede de Jornalistas pela Diversidade na Comunicação (Black Journalists’ Network — Journalists for Diversity in Communication) and translated into English by one of our @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social volunteers!
In Brazil, Black boys dream of being online influencers. Why?
“These boys dream, feel, and think about the world. We need to stop seeing them as a threat and start seeing them as a potential.”
globalvoices.org
July 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Important story, written in Portuguese by our partner Jornalistas Pretos — Rede de Jornalistas pela Diversidade na Comunicação (Black Journalists’ Network — Journalists for Diversity in Communication) and translated into English by one of our @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social volunteers!
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LLM’s literally can’t create anything new.
"I’ll go down this thread with GPT or Grok and I’ll start to get to the edge of what’s known in quantum physics and then I’m doing the equivalent of vibe coding, except it’s vibe physics,” said Travis Kalanick, the founder of Uber.
gizmodo.com/billionaires...
gizmodo.com/billionaires...
July 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
LLM’s literally can’t create anything new.
Reading Murderbot for the 1000th time in order to deal with fried-brain overwhelm, and reading Murderbot itself turn to Sanctuary Moon in order to deal with fried-brain overwhelm turns out to cause strangely circular feels.
July 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Reading Murderbot for the 1000th time in order to deal with fried-brain overwhelm, and reading Murderbot itself turn to Sanctuary Moon in order to deal with fried-brain overwhelm turns out to cause strangely circular feels.
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how to seal a leaky bucket
July 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
how to seal a leaky bucket
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Support your local NPR station
NPR has compiled a timeline of when local, state and federal officials posted warnings on social media as well as the timeline of events as presented by local officials.
Here's a timeline of the catastrophic Texas floods
NPR has compiled a timeline of when local, state and federal officials posted warnings on social media as well as the timeline of events as presented by local officials.
n.pr
July 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Support your local NPR station
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Or we can take climate change seriously. Which is better than lazy, empty gestures. Just spit balling.
Mike Johnson on Texas floods: "In a moment like this, we feel just as helpless as everyone else does ... all we know to do at this moment is pray."
July 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Or we can take climate change seriously. Which is better than lazy, empty gestures. Just spit balling.
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Dragon blanket is finished! I've added the pattern to my Ravelry store in case anyone feels inspired to make one.
🧶🐉
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
#knitting #bskyknits #dragons #dragon #blanket
🧶🐉
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
#knitting #bskyknits #dragons #dragon #blanket
July 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Dragon blanket is finished! I've added the pattern to my Ravelry store in case anyone feels inspired to make one.
🧶🐉
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
#knitting #bskyknits #dragons #dragon #blanket
🧶🐉
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
#knitting #bskyknits #dragons #dragon #blanket
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From editors Annalee Newitz, Karen Lord, and Malka Older: WE WILL RISE AGAIN, Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance, and Hope. It's never been more relevant. @older.bsky.social @drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social Preorder now!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...
www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...
We Will Rise Again
From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...
www.simonandschuster.com
July 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
From editors Annalee Newitz, Karen Lord, and Malka Older: WE WILL RISE AGAIN, Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance, and Hope. It's never been more relevant. @older.bsky.social @drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social Preorder now!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...
www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...
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I wrote about the day the president attended the opening of an American concentration camp:
The Grand Opening of an American Concentration Camp
The Republicans are proudly calling it “Alligator Alcatraz.” Let’s call it what it is.
newrepublic.com
July 2, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I wrote about the day the president attended the opening of an American concentration camp:
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Phrases that live in my brain rent-free. C/ @nniskanen.bsky.social's essay last year about the realities of container ships and how that could (should) translate to the space-faring version.
Read it yourself by subscribing (AUD30!), or by buying the December 2024 ebook: www.speculativeinsight.com.
Read it yourself by subscribing (AUD30!), or by buying the December 2024 ebook: www.speculativeinsight.com.
July 1, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Phrases that live in my brain rent-free. C/ @nniskanen.bsky.social's essay last year about the realities of container ships and how that could (should) translate to the space-faring version.
Read it yourself by subscribing (AUD30!), or by buying the December 2024 ebook: www.speculativeinsight.com.
Read it yourself by subscribing (AUD30!), or by buying the December 2024 ebook: www.speculativeinsight.com.
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7 things everyone should know about Trump's megabill:
Cuts $930 billion from Medicaid
16 million lose health care
Slashes nutrition aid by $186 billion
Less income for bottom 40% of families
Increases debt by $3.3 trillion
$45 billion for immigration jails
Billions for defense contractors
Cuts $930 billion from Medicaid
16 million lose health care
Slashes nutrition aid by $186 billion
Less income for bottom 40% of families
Increases debt by $3.3 trillion
$45 billion for immigration jails
Billions for defense contractors
7 things everyone should know about Trump's megabill
The Republican reconciliation legislation, which Trump calls his "big, beautiful bill," is massive.
popular.info
June 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
7 things everyone should know about Trump's megabill:
Cuts $930 billion from Medicaid
16 million lose health care
Slashes nutrition aid by $186 billion
Less income for bottom 40% of families
Increases debt by $3.3 trillion
$45 billion for immigration jails
Billions for defense contractors
Cuts $930 billion from Medicaid
16 million lose health care
Slashes nutrition aid by $186 billion
Less income for bottom 40% of families
Increases debt by $3.3 trillion
$45 billion for immigration jails
Billions for defense contractors
Come for the mockery, stay for the ALT-text.
When you see the full pre-wedding look, she looks like a table lamp base.
June 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Come for the mockery, stay for the ALT-text.
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”On selvää, ettei ’kivuttomia’ ratkaisuja enää ole ja vaikeitakin päätöksiä on pystyttävä tekemään, mikäli haluamme tulevillakin sukupolvilla olevan laadukasta terveydenhuoltoa, koulutusta ja turvaa elämän eri vaiheissa.”
Siis harvoilla tulevien sukupolvien edustajilla, ei kaikilla.
#politiikka
Siis harvoilla tulevien sukupolvien edustajilla, ei kaikilla.
#politiikka
Kokoomus | Jukka Kopra: Velkajarru ei ole vain tämän hallituksen hanke
Velkajarru asettaisi raamit julkiselle taloudelle ja velalle. Finanssipoliittisia sääntöjä on tarkoitus uudistaa siten, että kaikki puolueet sitoutuvat niihin.
www.hs.fi
June 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
”On selvää, ettei ’kivuttomia’ ratkaisuja enää ole ja vaikeitakin päätöksiä on pystyttävä tekemään, mikäli haluamme tulevillakin sukupolvilla olevan laadukasta terveydenhuoltoa, koulutusta ja turvaa elämän eri vaiheissa.”
Siis harvoilla tulevien sukupolvien edustajilla, ei kaikilla.
#politiikka
Siis harvoilla tulevien sukupolvien edustajilla, ei kaikilla.
#politiikka
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Tässä lukee niin, että yhdenvertaisuuden ja tasa-arvon tukeminen on presidentille riski.
Minusta tällaisen mittakaavan suvaitsemattomuus, joka aiheuttaa presidentille riskin, pitäisi yhteiskuntana nähdä jo aika helvetin suurena ongelmana.
www.hs.fi/helsinki/art...
Minusta tällaisen mittakaavan suvaitsemattomuus, joka aiheuttaa presidentille riskin, pitäisi yhteiskuntana nähdä jo aika helvetin suurena ongelmana.
www.hs.fi/helsinki/art...
Pride | Stubb jäi pois Pride-kulkueesta – Tutkija: Tukeminen on tietoinen riski
Alexander Stubb on ensimmäinen istuva presidentti, joka toimii Helsinki Priden suojelijana. Hän ei kuitenkaan osallistunut Pride-kulkueeseen.
www.hs.fi
June 30, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Tässä lukee niin, että yhdenvertaisuuden ja tasa-arvon tukeminen on presidentille riski.
Minusta tällaisen mittakaavan suvaitsemattomuus, joka aiheuttaa presidentille riskin, pitäisi yhteiskuntana nähdä jo aika helvetin suurena ongelmana.
www.hs.fi/helsinki/art...
Minusta tällaisen mittakaavan suvaitsemattomuus, joka aiheuttaa presidentille riskin, pitäisi yhteiskuntana nähdä jo aika helvetin suurena ongelmana.
www.hs.fi/helsinki/art...
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Homeostasis asserts itself
Your 'moment of doom' for June 30, 2025 ~ end times.
"The ticks are known to be unusually aggressive and can provoke an allergy in bitten people whereby they cannot eat red meat without enduring a severe reaction, such as breaking out in hives and even the risk of heart attacks."
"The ticks are known to be unusually aggressive and can provoke an allergy in bitten people whereby they cannot eat red meat without enduring a severe reaction, such as breaking out in hives and even the risk of heart attacks."
‘Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis
Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them
www.theguardian.com
June 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Homeostasis asserts itself
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A wise person knows that the best way to fight fascism is to fight fascism. Not to give into it piecemeal.
The person who thinks that we just need to find the right sacrifice to feed to the fascists in order to appease them is, at best, a collaborator.
The person who thinks that we just need to find the right sacrifice to feed to the fascists in order to appease them is, at best, a collaborator.
June 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A wise person knows that the best way to fight fascism is to fight fascism. Not to give into it piecemeal.
The person who thinks that we just need to find the right sacrifice to feed to the fascists in order to appease them is, at best, a collaborator.
The person who thinks that we just need to find the right sacrifice to feed to the fascists in order to appease them is, at best, a collaborator.
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Yes. I am right. I am seeing how Chat GPT is ruining students critical thinking and writing skills in real time. It is not the future. It is a tool designed to render the populace helpless, to make people doubt their innate intelligence, and to foster overreliance on technology.
@roxanegay.bsky.social maybe you’re right.
A new study from MIT’s Media Lab (not yet peer-reviewed & small sample size): ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills. [time.com]
June 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Yes. I am right. I am seeing how Chat GPT is ruining students critical thinking and writing skills in real time. It is not the future. It is a tool designed to render the populace helpless, to make people doubt their innate intelligence, and to foster overreliance on technology.