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S. T. Ismail
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Former Nutmegger. Chemistry major and science nerd. Educator. Classical music lover. Patriots/Celtics/UConn fan.

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S. T. Ismail @stismail.bsky.social · Jan 6
"Please, people, do not fuck with depression. It's merciless. All it wants is to get you in a room alone and kill you. Take care of yourself." —Harvey Fierstein
stismail.bsky.social
A bonkers #Patriots stat:

Mike Vrabel has more wins as a coach since **December 1** (7) than the Tennessee #Titans have since they fired him after the 2023 season (6).
January 26, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
From a FB post about Alex Pretti:
TEXT: I was Alex Pretti’s final nursing student. He was my friend and my nursing mentor. For the past four months, I stood shoulder to shoulder with him during my capstone preceptorship at the Minneapolis VA Hospital. There he trained me to care for the sickest of the sick as an ICU nurse. He taught me how to care for arterial and central lines, the intricacies of managing multiple IVs filled with lifesaving solutions, and how to watch over every heartbeat, every breath, and every flicker of life, ready to act the moment they wavered. Techniques intended to heal. Alex carried patience, compassion and calm as a steady light within him. Even at the very end, that light was there. I recognized his familiar stillness and signature calm composure shining through during those unbearable final moments captured on camera. It does not surprise me that his final words were, “Are you okay?” Caring for people was at the core of who he was. He was incapable of causing harm. He lived a life of healing, and he lived it well. Alex believed strongly in the Second Amendment and in the rights rooted in our Constitution and its amendments. He spoke out for justice and peace whenever he could, not only out of obligation, but out of a belief that we are more connected than divided, and that communication would bring us together. TEXT: I want his family to know his legacy lives on. I am a better nurse because of the wisdom and skills he instilled in me. I carry his light with me into every room, letting it guide and steady my hands as I heal and care for those in need. Please honor my friend by standing up for peace, preferably with a cup of black coffee in hand and a couple of pieces of candy in your pocket, just as he would. He would remind you that caring for others is hard work, and we must do whatever it takes to get through the long shifts. Step outside with your dog, breathe in the world, hike or bike as he loved to do, and let yourself find peace in the quiet moments within nature. Stand up for justice and speak with those whose views differ from your own. Hold your beliefs with strength, but always extend love outward, even in the face of adversity. Take one step, no matter how small, to help heal our world. Through these acts, carry his light forward in his name. Let his legacy continue to heal.
January 26, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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gregolear.bsky.social
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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faineg.bsky.social
Absolute banger of a comment on r/military:

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jaderemedy • 4h ago And now comes the most nauseating part of this whole goddamn mess: the hypocrisy. The same loud-mouthed idiots who spent years screaming about tyranny are suddenly dead fucking silent, or worse, cheering, now that it's their side doing it. "ThEy'Re cOminG fOr OuR gUnS!" "GoVerNMenT oVerReAch!" "ShAll nOt bE inFrinGeD!" All that chest-thumping bullshit evaporated the second armed federal agents started terrorizing people they don't like. Let me get this straight: a civilian gets shot dead by federal agents, and the only thing you brainless cunts can muster is "well, DHS says he had a gun"? THAT'S your red line? Guns are sacred when they're strapped to your waist, but magically become a death sentence when they're used as a post-hoc excuse by the government? Either the Second Amendment applies to everyone, or you never believed in it at all. Fucking pick one and own it. This is exactly what tyranny looks like, by the way. Not jackboots marching in formation, but armed agents roaming neighborhoods, stopping people, killing civilians, and then daring the public to question it. Tyranny is execution followed by a press release. Tyranny is labeling the dead a "threat" so the state doesn't have to explain why someone's life just ended in the street. Tyranny is demanding obedience while shredding due process and calling it order. And all you so-called "freedom lovers" are fucking fine with it, as long as it's brown people, immigrants, protesters, or anyone you've already dehumanized. Turns out "don't tread on me" actually meant "tread on them." You weren't afraid of tyranny. You were afraid of losing dominance. There's a difference, and this moment exposes it completely. "Just comply" isn't a principle. It's cowardice dressed up as common sense. It's the language of people who have already accepted that the state gets to decide who deserves rights and who doesn't. And once you make that deal, don't act shocked when the line moves, because it always fuckin…
January 25, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."
Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
stismail.bsky.social
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians with Big Naturals
namelesswrench.bsky.social Unnamed Jeb-Like Doll @namelesswrench.bsky.social · 4d
Improve a movie title by adding "With Big Naturals"
January 22, 2026 at 2:58 AM
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mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
ICE not allowing agents to have unsupervised copies of ICE policies or to take any notes is an admission by ICE that it knows the policies are illegal.
January 21, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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thebrucestarchaser.bsky.social
Better batten down the hatches. Ted Cruz is getting on a plane to Laguna Beach in winter.
January 21, 2026 at 6:15 AM
stismail.bsky.social
Dear @acs.org : the Y chromosome is not actually Y shaped. #chemsky
January 19, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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iwriteok.bsky.social
it's always so strange that Ben Affleck is a well-spoken, erudite person because every other aspect of his personality seems like the only words out of his mouth should be slurs muttered through broken teeth
carnage4life.bsky.social Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 7d
Insights from Ben Affleck on AI:

• AI can help write scenes but can't create full movies.

• Job loss fears are overblown because adoption of new tech is slow; it's hype for startup valuations.

• ChatGPT v5 is ~25% better but costs 4x.

• Users actually preferred v4's sycophancy for companionship.
January 18, 2026 at 5:48 AM
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Talked to a Somali man today who said his mosque last night was surrounded by neighbors ready to protect them against ICE if needed. Made me feel proud to live in this city.
January 17, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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I absolutely do not expect this to be popular, but it’s important, and I don’t make things to be popular anyway. I’m making this because this has to stop, this is going to destroy our chances in November, and that is the point. Never lose track of the point.
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January 16, 2026 at 11:23 PM
stismail.bsky.social
This is about as legitimate as Vladimir Putin's Super Bowl ring.
January 16, 2026 at 12:11 AM
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steveve.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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etherelleart.bsky.social
Saint Sebastian's Feast Day is a week away. 🫢

Are you ready to lean into the chaos that will be the 6th annual bake-this-random-Saint-into-a-bread-item experience?
January 14, 2026 at 1:45 AM
stismail.bsky.social
Speaking of Scott Adams . . . how TF do you get from point A to point B here? Who thinks that way?
From Xitter: Scott Adams: "Every male encounter is implied violence. It's the principle behind law enforcement, the military, and all social conduct. No one takes that off the table. Try to deal with the reality, please. No one supports dumb violence. Everyone supports smart violence." Reply: "'Every male encounter is implied violence.' Look, I don't even like my dad all that much but I can assure you there's not an implication of violence every time I encounter him. Not on my part, anyway. I suppose he could live in a constant state of resisting the urge to punch me." Scott Adams: "Oh, there is. Stick your fingers in his ass without permission and see how it goes."
January 13, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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petersagal.bsky.social
The letter from Bill and Hillary Clinton to James Comer explaining their refusal to testify in his Epstein investigation is really remarkable, not like any letter of this genre I've seen. It's signed by them, not a lawyer, and the arguments are not legal ones. Reprinted from their X account:
January 13, 2026 at 6:20 PM
stismail.bsky.social
The victim's widow. Not the shooter.
3 Prosecutors Quit After Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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acyn.bsky.social
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
stismail.bsky.social
Mmmm . . . samosas.
January 12, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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sifill.bsky.social
Make it viral.
January 8, 2026 at 3:22 AM
stismail.bsky.social
Shame they didn't have the courage to go for the love triangle/throuple, because there was definitely UST between Mulder and Krycek, too.
ewacat.bsky.social Neon Genesis Ewangelion @ewacat.bsky.social · 20d
I'm just assuming Mulder and Scully are a couple by halfway through S3 because it's honestly funnier
January 6, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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January 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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exum.bsky.social
This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.
December 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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sethwalder.bsky.social
Drake Maye recorded a 99.8 QBR today.

That's the highest QBR game in the metric's history, back to 2006.

www.espn.com/nfl/qbr/_/vi...
December 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM