Polly
@paradoxblu.bsky.social
working together to figure out "forward"
California-based imagery specialist deeply invested in psychology & sociology
California-based imagery specialist deeply invested in psychology & sociology
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I was briefed on the intelligence last week.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
June 22, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I was briefed on the intelligence last week.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
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ABC’s Jay O’Brien is reporting that republicans in Congress were briefed ahead of the strikes, but that democrats were not briefed until after the attack was underway.
June 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
ABC’s Jay O’Brien is reporting that republicans in Congress were briefed ahead of the strikes, but that democrats were not briefed until after the attack was underway.
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Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 65 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo* of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
*as a teen, sewing
No one has heard from you in 65 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo* of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
*as a teen, sewing
May 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 65 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo* of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
*as a teen, sewing
No one has heard from you in 65 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo* of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
*as a teen, sewing
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people need to internalize, very quickly, that federal research grants are a hypercompetitive contracting process not charity, and that what Uncle Sam gets in return for that money is American dominance in the future
May 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
people need to internalize, very quickly, that federal research grants are a hypercompetitive contracting process not charity, and that what Uncle Sam gets in return for that money is American dominance in the future
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😶
May 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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There's a press release out now for a galaxy discovered in JWST data described as the "oldest known spiral galaxy" noirlab.edu/public/news/...
..which is funny, because from a different (perhaps more correct) perspective, it's the youngest!
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..which is funny, because from a different (perhaps more correct) perspective, it's the youngest!
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NSF NOIRLab Astronomer Discovers Oldest Known Spiral Galaxy in the Universe - The discovery tells astronomers that galaxies resembling the Milky Way can develop much earlier in the Universe than was p...
An international team led by NSF NOIRLab astronomer Christina Williams has discovered the most distant spiral galaxy known to date. Named Zhúlóng, meaning ‘Torch Dragon’ in Chinese mythology, this ult...
noirlab.edu
April 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
There's a press release out now for a galaxy discovered in JWST data described as the "oldest known spiral galaxy" noirlab.edu/public/news/...
..which is funny, because from a different (perhaps more correct) perspective, it's the youngest!
1/🧵
..which is funny, because from a different (perhaps more correct) perspective, it's the youngest!
1/🧵
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A thread worth reading
Academics & others need to understand a few things.
A 🧵
I) First, fascism is not inevitable.
Research on autocratic movements show that only about 3,5% of the population need to resist to stop them.
Fascism thrives on the silence of the friends.
That why visible resistance matters.
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A 🧵
I) First, fascism is not inevitable.
Research on autocratic movements show that only about 3,5% of the population need to resist to stop them.
Fascism thrives on the silence of the friends.
That why visible resistance matters.
1/
In addition to going through the website, I strongly encourage people to read the letter from Harvard's President, Dr. Garber.
We need more scientific institutions to show this level of courage, no matter the risk. In fact, we need *all* institutions to stand up*.
www.harvard.edu/president/ne...
We need more scientific institutions to show this level of courage, no matter the risk. In fact, we need *all* institutions to stand up*.
www.harvard.edu/president/ne...
April 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A thread worth reading
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Yup.
They saw such things as proof of tyranny.
Because they are.
They saw such things as proof of tyranny.
Because they are.
Interesting. Two of the grievances in the Declaration of Independence condemned the Crown for denying legal protection, especially imprisonment without cause.
“For depriving us, in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury.”
“For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offenses.”
“For depriving us, in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury.”
“For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offenses.”
April 15, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Yup.
They saw such things as proof of tyranny.
Because they are.
They saw such things as proof of tyranny.
Because they are.
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US students. Looking to apply to graduate school? Had an offer rescinded recently? The University of British Columbia in Canada will re-open the application portal in some departments for US students from April 14-18.
Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky
Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky
US Applicant Week
www.grad.ubc.ca
April 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
US students. Looking to apply to graduate school? Had an offer rescinded recently? The University of British Columbia in Canada will re-open the application portal in some departments for US students from April 14-18.
Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky
Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky
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In San Jacinto, CA, changing your name back to your birth name through a court order will cost a $435 to $450 filing fee. You'll also need to consider additional costs for updating your Social Security card, driver's license, and other identification documents.
April 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
In San Jacinto, CA, changing your name back to your birth name through a court order will cost a $435 to $450 filing fee. You'll also need to consider additional costs for updating your Social Security card, driver's license, and other identification documents.
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If you work for the SSA and want bulletins and updates, you have to create a Twitter account. federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-overs...
SSA shifts to X posts for official messaging after cuts to communications staff
SSA is once again walking back plans that would have limited the agency's level of phone support to beneficiaries.
federalnewsnetwork.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
If you work for the SSA and want bulletins and updates, you have to create a Twitter account. federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-overs...
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The cuts "would kill the much-anticipated Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, an observatory seen as on par with [Hubble & JWST] that is already fully assembled and on budget for a launch in two years." Would also apparently close NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Huge, HUGE loss for science.
Hey! It's bad! arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
2/3 cut in astrophysics
2/3 cut in heliophysics
50% cut in Earth science
30% cut in planetary science
This is just such an incredible self-own, what are we doing?
2/3 cut in astrophysics
2/3 cut in heliophysics
50% cut in Earth science
30% cut in planetary science
This is just such an incredible self-own, what are we doing?
Trump White House budget proposal eviscerates science funding at NASA
“This would decimate American leadership in space.”…
arstechnica.com
April 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The cuts "would kill the much-anticipated Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, an observatory seen as on par with [Hubble & JWST] that is already fully assembled and on budget for a launch in two years." Would also apparently close NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Huge, HUGE loss for science.
Infrared: grass, agave, hibiscus
April 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Infrared: grass, agave, hibiscus
y'all: join this merry gaggle tomorrow morning at 10am, Eastern. We reconvene weekly and there are smiles despite *gestures at temporal ambiance.* As a bonus there'll be a merrily chirpeting bird in the background encouraging us along.
Hey folks:
Tomorrow morning on my weekly webcast I’ll be talking about “The Importance of Hope.”
I WON’T be talking about the 10 Plagues of this past week.
I promise.
Friday 10AM ET
NCHEteach.org/conversations
Tomorrow morning on my weekly webcast I’ll be talking about “The Importance of Hope.”
I WON’T be talking about the 10 Plagues of this past week.
I promise.
Friday 10AM ET
NCHEteach.org/conversations
Conversations
NCHEteach.org
April 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
y'all: join this merry gaggle tomorrow morning at 10am, Eastern. We reconvene weekly and there are smiles despite *gestures at temporal ambiance.* As a bonus there'll be a merrily chirpeting bird in the background encouraging us along.
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public comment period for the proposed rule to remove trans care from the ACA as an essential health benefit & strip care from DACA recipients ends at 23:59pm EDT tonite
if you haven't commented, it won't take long & is worth doing. context & guidance in-thread ⬇️
if you have commented, thank you💜🏳️⚧️
if you haven't commented, it won't take long & is worth doing. context & guidance in-thread ⬇️
if you have commented, thank you💜🏳️⚧️
hi, cis folks!
if we *are* going to talk ACA, RFK's HHS proposed a rule to remove *all trans care* from ACA essential health benefit status.
~25mil people are insured by ACA & if 1% are trans, that's 250,000 people who'd lose access to care.
that's bad! take 2 minutes to stand with trans people.🧵
if we *are* going to talk ACA, RFK's HHS proposed a rule to remove *all trans care* from ACA essential health benefit status.
~25mil people are insured by ACA & if 1% are trans, that's 250,000 people who'd lose access to care.
that's bad! take 2 minutes to stand with trans people.🧵
April 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
public comment period for the proposed rule to remove trans care from the ACA as an essential health benefit & strip care from DACA recipients ends at 23:59pm EDT tonite
if you haven't commented, it won't take long & is worth doing. context & guidance in-thread ⬇️
if you have commented, thank you💜🏳️⚧️
if you haven't commented, it won't take long & is worth doing. context & guidance in-thread ⬇️
if you have commented, thank you💜🏳️⚧️
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This #OpEd explains how a Republican-led lawsuit is really a fight for the future of civil rights in America.
How a Republican Lawsuit Targeting Trans Kids Could Undo Major Disability Protections
Texas v. Becerra is a fight for the future of civil rights in America.
www.teenvogue.com
April 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This #OpEd explains how a Republican-led lawsuit is really a fight for the future of civil rights in America.
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This is good. They marched on Newsom's house. Please remember to contribute towards the destruction of Newsom's political career at every opportunity. 48hills.org/2025/04/phot...
PHOTOS: Families march on Newsom's house for trans rights - 48 hills
On Trans Day of Visibility, more than 100 parents and kids descended on the governor's Kentfield residence—and then danced to 'Pink Pony Club.'
48hills.org
April 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This is good. They marched on Newsom's house. Please remember to contribute towards the destruction of Newsom's political career at every opportunity. 48hills.org/2025/04/phot...
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In just two months, DOGE has —lost— the government an estimated half a trillion dollars. I propose that Musk pay it back personally.
This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA
The Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
April 7, 2025 at 1:24 AM
In just two months, DOGE has —lost— the government an estimated half a trillion dollars. I propose that Musk pay it back personally.
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Take a moment to breathe in the air of resistance and community.
And relish it.
It’s ours.
And it matters.
And relish it.
It’s ours.
And it matters.
April 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Take a moment to breathe in the air of resistance and community.
And relish it.
It’s ours.
And it matters.
And relish it.
It’s ours.
And it matters.
helpful for gaining clarity
With Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg on the sheer and horrific insanity of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s continued illegal detention in El Salvador after DOJ admits he is there in error. With @mjsdc.bsky.social on whether these tariffs are even legal.
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He Was Deported by Administrative Error. We Talked to His Lawyer.
Podcast Episode · Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts · 04/05/2025 · 47m
podcasts.apple.com
April 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
helpful for gaining clarity
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Every share helps! Someone GO GET THIS LOVEBUG!
Folks, we have a very special guest. His name is Henry and he is PERFECT and will write emails better than AI! Plus he cuddles!!!! I’ve sponsored him so his adoption is FREEEEEE! @fishtopher.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Every share helps! Someone GO GET THIS LOVEBUG!
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@jortsthecat.bsky.social can you help spread the word about this PERFECT SPECIMEN?!! I sponsored him so his adoption is FREE!!! adopt.adopets.com/pet/f2179d8a...
Adopets
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April 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
@jortsthecat.bsky.social can you help spread the word about this PERFECT SPECIMEN?!! I sponsored him so his adoption is FREE!!! adopt.adopets.com/pet/f2179d8a...
Awful
Entire Staff Is Fired at Office That Helps Poorer Americans Pay for Heating www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/c...
Entire Staff Is Fired at LIHEAP
The move threatens to paralyze the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps to offset high utility bills for roughly 6.2 million people nationwide.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Awful