Phoebe Lostroh
@profphoebe.bsky.social
Microbiologist, feminist, dog and cat lover, LGBTQIA+ communities, Grinnell College and UWC grad; she/her 🏳️🌈🥖🌹https://tinyurl.com/Virosphere
Wtf
Hey so this seems like something more people should be talking about 🤔 🗳️
www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...
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December 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Wtf
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Millions of workers are toiling away from their families over the holidays. So thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail. Pay all workers a living wage.
December 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Millions of workers are toiling away from their families over the holidays. So thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail. Pay all workers a living wage.
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Thank you to all the performers who are canceling their events at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
December 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Thank you to all the performers who are canceling their events at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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This is an act of war and illegal under both US and international law, let’s just be clear about that:
C.I.A. Conducted Drone Strike on Port in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:52 AM
This is an act of war and illegal under both US and international law, let’s just be clear about that:
All it takes for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing. That’s a paraphrase of a famous quotation and I can’t remember who.
"we're trying to shut down science that produces results we don't like, it's a very worrisome trend. And we have seen this other times in history, and it never really ended well."
White House pushes to dismantle leading climate and weather research center
The Trump administration says it plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, which is the nation’s premier atmospheric science center. The center was founded in 1960 a...
www.pbs.org
December 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
All it takes for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing. That’s a paraphrase of a famous quotation and I can’t remember who.
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163 years ago in Mankato, 38 Dakota men were hung in the largest mass execution in our nation’s history.
I’m grateful to the riders who continue to remind us the importance of fighting for accountability and healing for the Dakota people.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
I’m grateful to the riders who continue to remind us the importance of fighting for accountability and healing for the Dakota people.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Dakota riders return home to Minnesota via horseback, honoring legacy of Dakota 38
Dakota riders completed a journey of hundreds of miles to honor the 38 Dakota men executed in 1862 — the largest mass execution in U.S. history. The annual rides ending in Mankato serve as a poignant ...
www.mprnews.org
December 27, 2025 at 2:18 AM
163 years ago in Mankato, 38 Dakota men were hung in the largest mass execution in our nation’s history.
I’m grateful to the riders who continue to remind us the importance of fighting for accountability and healing for the Dakota people.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
I’m grateful to the riders who continue to remind us the importance of fighting for accountability and healing for the Dakota people.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan https://theonion.com/cat-clinging-to-side-of-christmas-tree-admits-that-was-1849899567/
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan https://theonion.com/cat-clinging-to-side-of-christmas-tree-admits-that-was-1849899567/
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Anyone who thought Trump wasn’t going to bomb people on Christmas Day hasn’t been paying attention.
December 26, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Anyone who thought Trump wasn’t going to bomb people on Christmas Day hasn’t been paying attention.
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Die Hard was actually appropriated from pagans
December 26, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Die Hard was actually appropriated from pagans
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This is what every institution he threatens with frivolous defamation suits should be doing
President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/LUCScTR
December 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This is what every institution he threatens with frivolous defamation suits should be doing
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The numbers are in. More people watched the bootlegged 60 Minutes CECOT segment than watched Trump’s Kennedy Center Honors on CBS.
December 26, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The numbers are in. More people watched the bootlegged 60 Minutes CECOT segment than watched Trump’s Kennedy Center Honors on CBS.
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We are now entering the weird liminal space between Christmas and New Year's Eve. Anything could happen during this time. You could feel weirdly nostalgic, you could see a photo of a cat, you could remember to feed your Neopets. The possibilities are endless.
December 26, 2025 at 6:24 AM
We are now entering the weird liminal space between Christmas and New Year's Eve. Anything could happen during this time. You could feel weirdly nostalgic, you could see a photo of a cat, you could remember to feed your Neopets. The possibilities are endless.
Lifelong learning is the way to go!
'Record numbers of Swedish retirees are enrolling in a university run “by pensioners for pensioners” amid increased loneliness and a growing appetite for learning and in-person interactions.' 1/2
‘Keeps your mind alert’: older Swedes reap the benefits of learning for pleasure
Retirees with ‘fantastic hunger for education’ taking part in university organised events in record numbers
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Lifelong learning is the way to go!
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You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
December 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
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These new plans are an important reminder that ICE is still getting its infrastructure in place, and they are relying on being able to co-opt state and local law enforcement officers to carry out their agenda.
Fighting the spread of 287(g) agreements is critically important.
Fighting the spread of 287(g) agreements is critically important.
Here's how ICE is planning to use private contractors and local law enforcement to extend its reach deeper into our communities.
Sources & more in comments 🧵
Sources & more in comments 🧵
December 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
These new plans are an important reminder that ICE is still getting its infrastructure in place, and they are relying on being able to co-opt state and local law enforcement officers to carry out their agenda.
Fighting the spread of 287(g) agreements is critically important.
Fighting the spread of 287(g) agreements is critically important.
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I love their cozy body language.
December 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I love their cozy body language.
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Trump never shuts up about his perceived enemies.
He is relentless.
Why don’t we ever hear him saying anything about his attempted assassin?
Do you even know his name? I don’t either.
Ask yourself why.
He is relentless.
Why don’t we ever hear him saying anything about his attempted assassin?
Do you even know his name? I don’t either.
Ask yourself why.
December 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Trump never shuts up about his perceived enemies.
He is relentless.
Why don’t we ever hear him saying anything about his attempted assassin?
Do you even know his name? I don’t either.
Ask yourself why.
He is relentless.
Why don’t we ever hear him saying anything about his attempted assassin?
Do you even know his name? I don’t either.
Ask yourself why.
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Always good conversation at the “kids and also gays” table
December 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Always good conversation at the “kids and also gays” table
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A government that can officially declare that Jesus is your savior can just as easily declare the opposite.
Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
December 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A government that can officially declare that Jesus is your savior can just as easily declare the opposite.
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When I was young, I seethed with rage & loathing for my ideological opponents, lacked patience & compassion, refused to countenance the possibility there might be any validity to their awful ideas. I dismissed them as ignorant, cruel, worthless, & evil.
Now, many years later, I am no longer young.
Now, many years later, I am no longer young.
December 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
When I was young, I seethed with rage & loathing for my ideological opponents, lacked patience & compassion, refused to countenance the possibility there might be any validity to their awful ideas. I dismissed them as ignorant, cruel, worthless, & evil.
Now, many years later, I am no longer young.
Now, many years later, I am no longer young.
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we have this exotic thing here that maybe hasn’t made it ‘across the pond’ yet it’s called jewish people
December 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
we have this exotic thing here that maybe hasn’t made it ‘across the pond’ yet it’s called jewish people
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Tesla doesn't recongise Trade Unions.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
December 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Tesla doesn't recongise Trade Unions.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
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"25 minutes in st. louis", a harrowing airport drama about the maximum amount of time anyone can tolerate being in st. louis
December 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"25 minutes in st. louis", a harrowing airport drama about the maximum amount of time anyone can tolerate being in st. louis