Orion🌈&sm9eb
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Archaeologist specializing in Late Neolithic/Halaf Şanlıurfa, Turkey; D.C.-born; foodie; astronomy & gardening buff; former guardian of Urfalı cat Commander Orion 🌈🖤; current guardian of not-a-Guest-anymore Cat Italy!
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Give me one valid reason why kids need to be targeted in the name of national security.
There is none. It's terrorism tactic meant to scare and silence people.
There is none. It's terrorism tactic meant to scare and silence people.
ICE/CBP is following school busses now.
My husband (a school bus driver) was just in an urgent all-hands meeting about it this afternoon.
My husband (a school bus driver) was just in an urgent all-hands meeting about it this afternoon.
January 17, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Give me one valid reason why kids need to be targeted in the name of national security.
There is none. It's terrorism tactic meant to scare and silence people.
There is none. It's terrorism tactic meant to scare and silence people.
So, if you were uninsured in VA, how would you go about getting your vaccination updated? I keep looking at paid clinical trials but that seems sketchy and I don't think they'd take me.
Based on today's CDC & Biobot data, we estimate the following for the week of Jan 19:
🔸1 in 52 people in the U.S. actively infectious
🔸25% chance of exposure in a room of 15 ppl
🔸Nearly 1 million new daily infections
🔸5 cumulative infections per person all-time (avg)
🧵1/5
🔸1 in 52 people in the U.S. actively infectious
🔸25% chance of exposure in a room of 15 ppl
🔸Nearly 1 million new daily infections
🔸5 cumulative infections per person all-time (avg)
🧵1/5
January 17, 2026 at 6:22 AM
So, if you were uninsured in VA, how would you go about getting your vaccination updated? I keep looking at paid clinical trials but that seems sketchy and I don't think they'd take me.
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A few of the major immigrants rights groups in Maryland released a joint statement asking people *not* to use ICE whistles in Maryland
www.instagram.com/p/DTlUAariXnU/
www.instagram.com/p/DTlUAariXnU/
Montgomery County Immigrant Rights Collective on Instagram: "Loud does not equal effective. Our rapid response practices are community-led, shaped by over 120+ directly impacted people, families who h...
2,168 likes, 0 comments - moco_irc on January 16, 2026: "Loud does not equal effective. Our rapid response practices are community-led, shaped by over 120+ directly impacted people, families who have ...
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January 17, 2026 at 4:47 AM
A few of the major immigrants rights groups in Maryland released a joint statement asking people *not* to use ICE whistles in Maryland
www.instagram.com/p/DTlUAariXnU/
www.instagram.com/p/DTlUAariXnU/
One of the things I can't figure out in our current political climate is how Bezos, of all people, could be the guy funding #TheExpanse and #TRoP. (I grant that many people on their team seem to be fundamentally misunderstanding #LotR, or maybe that's why Sauron is...likeable in this version).
January 17, 2026 at 5:35 AM
One of the things I can't figure out in our current political climate is how Bezos, of all people, could be the guy funding #TheExpanse and #TRoP. (I grant that many people on their team seem to be fundamentally misunderstanding #LotR, or maybe that's why Sauron is...likeable in this version).
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A blep for these times
January 15, 2026 at 9:42 PM
A blep for these times
Aaarrrggh!
I got to write about a cool medieval shipwreck in my latest for @arstechnica.com 🧪
Archaeologists find a supersized medieval shipwreck in Denmark
The sunken ship reveals that the medieval European economy was growing fast.
arstechnica.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Aaarrrggh!
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Orion 🖤😓
January 17, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Orion 🖤😓
Hey @musicologyduck.bsky.social , (& everyone else) if you were an academic in the social sciences (but whose stats skills are 😱😰) w/an elderly parent looking for work in the DC area right now, knowing the history of the past year, & not wanting to compromise one's principles, where would you look?😪
January 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Hey @musicologyduck.bsky.social , (& everyone else) if you were an academic in the social sciences (but whose stats skills are 😱😰) w/an elderly parent looking for work in the DC area right now, knowing the history of the past year, & not wanting to compromise one's principles, where would you look?😪
Senator Kaine's office phone says it's "closed for the holidays".
January 16, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Senator Kaine's office phone says it's "closed for the holidays".
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We have concerns! www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2026...
A statement from 201 concerned faculty about U.Va. President Beardsley’s appointment
By acting in bad faith, the Board has flouted its fiduciary duties to the University and has violated its own bylaws calling on it to protect the University from outside interference.
www.cavalierdaily.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:04 PM
We have concerns! www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2026...
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ICE has kidnapped one of my MN News Guild siblings
January 16, 2026 at 4:03 PM
ICE has kidnapped one of my MN News Guild siblings
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Haha ancient Egyptians named the constellation Lyre as "Hippopotamus".😃
Constellations from around the world. Love this one so much.
Image: Eleanor Lutz
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Image: Eleanor Lutz
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January 16, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Haha ancient Egyptians named the constellation Lyre as "Hippopotamus".😃
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January 16, 2026 at 2:59 AM
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6. Trump is moving so fast, and so violently... it might work for him. It might cause a civil war. Most likely, though, it is not going to be to his advantage. Erdogan is a savvier actor, and, in part out of necessity, he moved more slowly
January 15, 2026 at 10:30 PM
6. Trump is moving so fast, and so violently... it might work for him. It might cause a civil war. Most likely, though, it is not going to be to his advantage. Erdogan is a savvier actor, and, in part out of necessity, he moved more slowly
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World Migratory Bird Day reveals artwork for this year’s theme, “Every Bird Counts – Your Observations Matter!” 🐦
Hand-embroidered art was created by Luísa Lacerda from Brazil.
On 9 May, let’s celebrate science and our shared responsibility to protect migratory birds: www.worldmigratorybirdday.org
Hand-embroidered art was created by Luísa Lacerda from Brazil.
On 9 May, let’s celebrate science and our shared responsibility to protect migratory birds: www.worldmigratorybirdday.org
January 15, 2026 at 8:32 PM
World Migratory Bird Day reveals artwork for this year’s theme, “Every Bird Counts – Your Observations Matter!” 🐦
Hand-embroidered art was created by Luísa Lacerda from Brazil.
On 9 May, let’s celebrate science and our shared responsibility to protect migratory birds: www.worldmigratorybirdday.org
Hand-embroidered art was created by Luísa Lacerda from Brazil.
On 9 May, let’s celebrate science and our shared responsibility to protect migratory birds: www.worldmigratorybirdday.org
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The problem for democracy: when consequential AI policy decisions are made through executive discretion rather than deliberative process, they escape ordinary channels of accountability. We cannot contest what we cannot see. AI governance by caprice is still regulation—just less accountable.
January 15, 2026 at 7:29 PM
The problem for democracy: when consequential AI policy decisions are made through executive discretion rather than deliberative process, they escape ordinary channels of accountability. We cannot contest what we cannot see. AI governance by caprice is still regulation—just less accountable.
In a tiny bit of good news, the dolphins came out to check out the #CrewDragon splashdown, in a nod to Douglas Adams. (That little blip to the lower left of the capsule is a dolphin, which is easier to see in the video as its fin appears and ducks under the water.)
January 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
In a tiny bit of good news, the dolphins came out to check out the #CrewDragon splashdown, in a nod to Douglas Adams. (That little blip to the lower left of the capsule is a dolphin, which is easier to see in the video as its fin appears and ducks under the water.)
My sympathy for rural voters died the day National Guard troops from red states entered my home city.
This is the dynamic across most of America: Liberal cities generate revenue, which state governments then transfer to benefit conservative rural areas, whose residents despite city-dwellers and consistently vote to harm them. But politicians endlessly pander to rural voters and demonize cities.
Another critical piece of missing context in this story: tax dollars flow from the MSP metro to rural Minnesota. People in the city subsidize the lifestyles of people living in the country minnesotareformer.com/2023/12/04/t...
January 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
My sympathy for rural voters died the day National Guard troops from red states entered my home city.
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"Less than 24 hours after the Trump administration informed more than 2,000 addiction and mental health programs nationwide that it was immediately terminating almost $2 billion of their funding, the administration reversed course and reinstated the money." Gift link: nyti.ms/4pzDSLz
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January 15, 2026 at 3:46 PM
"Less than 24 hours after the Trump administration informed more than 2,000 addiction and mental health programs nationwide that it was immediately terminating almost $2 billion of their funding, the administration reversed course and reinstated the money." Gift link: nyti.ms/4pzDSLz
Please send me some kind thoughts today. I'm still looking for work, and I really need some courage while I apply for jobs.
I don't want this future. I just want my old job back. 🧿
I don't want this future. I just want my old job back. 🧿
January 15, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Please send me some kind thoughts today. I'm still looking for work, and I really need some courage while I apply for jobs.
I don't want this future. I just want my old job back. 🧿
I don't want this future. I just want my old job back. 🧿
Me, too!!! I think a huge amount of the traffic now is bots, troll farms, and probably teenagers.
I would love to know what percentage of Twitter's myriad frothing at the mouth racists are teenagers, what percentage are bots, etc. I want to know to what extent the sudden ubiquity of these people on Twitter over the last few years does or does not reflect a disturbing trend in real life.
January 15, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Me, too!!! I think a huge amount of the traffic now is bots, troll farms, and probably teenagers.
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Plese repost & share: "The risks of using generative artificial intelligence to educate children and teens currently overshadow the benefits, according to a new study by the Brookings Institution's Center for Universal Education."
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
www.npr.org
January 14, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Plese repost & share: "The risks of using generative artificial intelligence to educate children and teens currently overshadow the benefits, according to a new study by the Brookings Institution's Center for Universal Education."
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
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The Norfolk Carnyx: a Playmobil story in 4 parts. 🧵
#DiggingForBritain
#DrawingDiggingForBritain
#PlaymobilInfestation
@profaliceroberts.bsky.social
@pcaarchaeology.bsky.social
1: Life
#DiggingForBritain
#DrawingDiggingForBritain
#PlaymobilInfestation
@profaliceroberts.bsky.social
@pcaarchaeology.bsky.social
1: Life
January 14, 2026 at 9:18 PM
The Norfolk Carnyx: a Playmobil story in 4 parts. 🧵
#DiggingForBritain
#DrawingDiggingForBritain
#PlaymobilInfestation
@profaliceroberts.bsky.social
@pcaarchaeology.bsky.social
1: Life
#DiggingForBritain
#DrawingDiggingForBritain
#PlaymobilInfestation
@profaliceroberts.bsky.social
@pcaarchaeology.bsky.social
1: Life
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