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pickledemon.bsky.social
@pickledemon.bsky.social
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I am just a human.....being human, and trying to make sense of the chaos!
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metaresistance.bsky.social
“Forcing people to pay $130 for a passport in order to vote is just a Jim Crow poll tax by another name. IT IS BLATANTLY UNCONSTITUTIONAL!” - TRISTAN SNELL, Former New York Assistant Attorney General
April 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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maxkennerly.bsky.social
Something is afoot at HUD.
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Feb 24
This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.

Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
February 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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mog7546.bsky.social
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February 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social
Another assault on US competitiveness at a time when biomedicine is roaring with innovation, an own-goal in a high-stakes international tournament. Of course the real losers are American people needing medicines and cures.

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately
The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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astrojaz.bsky.social
these webb/hubble images are truly incredible. the fact that we can see the universe in different wavelengths of light and spot so many unseen details is mind-blowing 🌌
Two observations of a portion of the galaxy NGC 628 are split diagonally, with Webb’s observations at top left and Hubble’s at bottom right. The galaxy’s core is roughly centered and the galaxy’s arms appear to rotate counterclockwise. The spiraling filamentary structure looks somewhat like a cross section of a nautilus shell. In Webb’s image, the spiny spiral arms are composed of many filaments in shades of orange, with prominent dark gray or black “bubbles,” and there is a blue haze near the core. In Hubble’s image, the spiral arms are a mix of bright blue star clusters, pink star forming areas and dark brown dust lanes, and the core is a pale yellow. Two observations of the galaxy NGC 1300 are split diagonally, with Webb’s observations at top left and Hubble’s at bottom right. The galaxy’s core is centered, connected to a prominent diagonal bar structure. The galaxy’s two distinct spiral arms begin at the end of the bar and rotate counterclockwise. Together, the arm and bars form a backward S shape. In Webb’s image, the bar and spiral arms are composed of many filaments in shades of orange, and are anchored by its central region, which is circular and light yellow. In Hubble’s image, the spiral arms are a mix of bright blue star cluster and dark brown dust lanes, and the bar and core are a pale yellow. Two observations of the galaxy NGC 1512 are split diagonally, with Webb’s observations at top left and Hubble’s at bottom right. The galaxy’s core is centered and circular, with two prominent dust lanes crossing the large diagonal bar structure appearing toward the top left and bottom right. The central bar is blue at top, looking like a gap until a closer examination shows it feeds a larger, oval shape that looks braided with many spiral arms. In Webb’s image, the spiral arms are composed of many filaments in shades of orange. In Hubble’s image the bar is a light pinkish-brown and the spiral arms are a mix of bright blue star clusters and dark brown dust lanes. Two observations of the galaxy NGC 3351 are split diagonally, with Hubble’s observations at top left and Webb’s at bottom right. The galaxy’s core is centered and the galaxy’s arms rotate clockwise and form a distinct outer ring. In Hubble’s image, the galaxy’s roughly horizontal bar structure is a pale yellow and the spiral arms are a mix of bright blue star clusters and dark brown dust lanes that form half of the large circular ring. In Webb’s image, the spiral arms form the other half of the large ring, which is made of many filaments in shades of orange. They are anchored by its central region, a hazy blue bar, connected to the central core. The core has a small orange oval around a more circular light yellow oval, with a blue dot at its center.
February 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Support Canadian alternatives!
February 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
pickledemon.bsky.social
So, you mean to tell me.....there was water in the reservoir. He didn't listen when told the issue was with the power grid...called in the Army Corp of engineers to open the dams. The water floods the rivers, and goes PAST LA...and now the farmers have LOST the needed water for crops. FFS
February 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Dear Canada and Mexico,

We’re so, so sorry.

— Sane America
February 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
pickledemon.bsky.social
Pretty #planet made by me :)
November 16, 2024 at 4:19 PM
pickledemon.bsky.social
This week's #canning adventure's have been fun! I cleaned out the freezer of the scraps I have been saving and ended up with 6 quarts of vegetable stock, 3 quarts of tomato juice, and 7 quarts of #bloodymary mix (that tasted amazing). #Cooking is a love of mine!
November 16, 2024 at 3:59 PM
pickledemon.bsky.social
I never really got the hang of Tw***er. Maybe this one will click! I am excited for all alternative without all the ads...where MAYBE I can actually see friends' posts.
November 16, 2024 at 3:38 PM
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Polio after hearing RFK was selected as HHS secretary.
November 14, 2024 at 8:38 PM