By Riker’s Beard!
@thebeardofriker.bsky.social
An ancient and proud tradition. Not an affectation.
Pinned
Saw a “Captain Picard-inspired jacket” on Etsy and now I want these as the official #Starfleet uniform in the #StarTrekLegacy era.
Put it over a gray turtleneck and black pants/boots and call it done. #TrekSky #StarTrek
Original was in a shade of red, I re-colored in Ops gold and Science blue.
Put it over a gray turtleneck and black pants/boots and call it done. #TrekSky #StarTrek
Original was in a shade of red, I re-colored in Ops gold and Science blue.
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Is Tim Scott really acting surprised Trump is racist now? Actually I notice he’s blaming “the White House” so his hero Trump can fix everything for him.
February 6, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Is Tim Scott really acting surprised Trump is racist now? Actually I notice he’s blaming “the White House” so his hero Trump can fix everything for him.
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Fact-check your fact-check.
Fact: Donald Trump is ALWAYS lying.
Fact: Donald Trump is ALWAYS lying.
February 5, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Fact-check your fact-check.
Fact: Donald Trump is ALWAYS lying.
Fact: Donald Trump is ALWAYS lying.
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Portrait of Michelle
and Barack Obama
former First Lady and
President of the US
📷 Pete Souza
and Barack Obama
former First Lady and
President of the US
📷 Pete Souza
February 6, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Portrait of Michelle
and Barack Obama
former First Lady and
President of the US
📷 Pete Souza
and Barack Obama
former First Lady and
President of the US
📷 Pete Souza
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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I am triggered by college educated professionals, who benefit from the system in every way, sending memes implying government is wasteful or inept with no redeeming qualities
February 6, 2026 at 3:44 AM
I am triggered by college educated professionals, who benefit from the system in every way, sending memes implying government is wasteful or inept with no redeeming qualities
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Not too bad for Seattle, but there’s some real jealousy here of DC ridership growth!
Today we have US transit data for all of 2025, & DC's WMATA was officially the fastest-growing major US agency, with ridership up 8.7%!
The LIRR (NY, 6.4%), King County Metro (Seattle, +6.5%) & SEPTA (Philly, +4.7%) performed well, while LA Metro & NJTransit lost riders🧵
The LIRR (NY, 6.4%), King County Metro (Seattle, +6.5%) & SEPTA (Philly, +4.7%) performed well, while LA Metro & NJTransit lost riders🧵
February 6, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Not too bad for Seattle, but there’s some real jealousy here of DC ridership growth!
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Your Black History Moment
Not in The Epstein Files.
Not in The Epstein Files.
February 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Your Black History Moment
Not in The Epstein Files.
Not in The Epstein Files.
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Mamdani announces a new executive order protecting New Yorkers from "abusive immigration enforcement," including requiring ICE to have a judicial warrant to enter NYC property
February 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Mamdani announces a new executive order protecting New Yorkers from "abusive immigration enforcement," including requiring ICE to have a judicial warrant to enter NYC property
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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
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Today’s Black History Month focus: Eunice Hunton Carter.
Harlem attorney. Relentless investigator. One of the first Black women prosecutors in New York.
And she helped take down Lucky Luciano, years before “organized crime” was a TV genre.
history.nycourts.gov/about_period...
Harlem attorney. Relentless investigator. One of the first Black women prosecutors in New York.
And she helped take down Lucky Luciano, years before “organized crime” was a TV genre.
history.nycourts.gov/about_period...
Eunice Carter, First Black Woman Assistant District Attorney in NYS - Historical Society of the New York Courts
Eunice Carter’s life and career was celebrated in Invisible No More: The Eunice Carter Story with a special focus on her work in the prosecution of Lucky … More Eunice Carter, First Black Woman Assist...
history.nycourts.gov
February 6, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Today’s Black History Month focus: Eunice Hunton Carter.
Harlem attorney. Relentless investigator. One of the first Black women prosecutors in New York.
And she helped take down Lucky Luciano, years before “organized crime” was a TV genre.
history.nycourts.gov/about_period...
Harlem attorney. Relentless investigator. One of the first Black women prosecutors in New York.
And she helped take down Lucky Luciano, years before “organized crime” was a TV genre.
history.nycourts.gov/about_period...
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I do not accept these people's apologies for voting (or not voting) for this. I am glad they wish to rejoin the sane world, I will accept them if they accept responsibility for everything they've done and convert 10 other cult members.
February 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I do not accept these people's apologies for voting (or not voting) for this. I am glad they wish to rejoin the sane world, I will accept them if they accept responsibility for everything they've done and convert 10 other cult members.
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New MUPPET SHOW is great, watch new MUPPET SHOW so they will make more new MUPPET SHOW.
February 6, 2026 at 1:32 AM
New MUPPET SHOW is great, watch new MUPPET SHOW so they will make more new MUPPET SHOW.
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The Democratic Party is better for health, science, environment, education, women, seniors, children, workers, diplomacy, economy, trade, governance, public health and safety, justice, world leadership, alliances, and the future of Life on earth. Republicans fight against every one of those causes.
February 5, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The Democratic Party is better for health, science, environment, education, women, seniors, children, workers, diplomacy, economy, trade, governance, public health and safety, justice, world leadership, alliances, and the future of Life on earth. Republicans fight against every one of those causes.
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Yes apathy is a problem, and so is the disinformation from Russia/Iran/China that permeates US social media. As well as the Oligarch owned traditional media. Even now, the message of “both sides are EXACTLY the same” is pushed. But the thing that isn’t talked about is voter suppression by Republican
February 6, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Yes apathy is a problem, and so is the disinformation from Russia/Iran/China that permeates US social media. As well as the Oligarch owned traditional media. Even now, the message of “both sides are EXACTLY the same” is pushed. But the thing that isn’t talked about is voter suppression by Republican
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I will never understand how it wasn't obvious to everyone that crypto has no real function except speculation and crime
February 5, 2026 at 8:36 PM
I will never understand how it wasn't obvious to everyone that crypto has no real function except speculation and crime
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I can't see who originally posted this (from Twitter) but it does make sense.
What do you think?
What do you think?
February 6, 2026 at 8:03 AM
I can't see who originally posted this (from Twitter) but it does make sense.
What do you think?
What do you think?
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I’m gonna need a full new season of The Muppet Show immediately thank you
a kermit the frog appears on the muppet show logo
Alt: a kermit the frog appears on the muppet show logo
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:56 AM
I’m gonna need a full new season of The Muppet Show immediately thank you
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February 6, 2026 at 7:27 AM
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They are getting what they voted for.
Fuck farmers. They alone could have prevented their own demise.
How could they be so stupid?
www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
Fuck farmers. They alone could have prevented their own demise.
How could they be so stupid?
www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
WSU agriculture economist: Area farmers face grim realities
Eastern Washington farmers, who face a double-gut punch of higher input costs and low prices for wheat, could force career-altering decisions soon if economic forces don't change, an agriculture econo...
www.spokesman.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
They are getting what they voted for.
Fuck farmers. They alone could have prevented their own demise.
How could they be so stupid?
www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
Fuck farmers. They alone could have prevented their own demise.
How could they be so stupid?
www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
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We know Biden & Haris weren’t… but protest voters chose Trump & Project2025 instead, with Trump being in Epstein files more than Rowling wrote “Harry Potter.”🤯
Says all we need to know about those backstabbing incompetent “antifascist” *allies* willing to risk *YOUR* life for their stupidity.
Says all we need to know about those backstabbing incompetent “antifascist” *allies* willing to risk *YOUR* life for their stupidity.
February 5, 2026 at 8:21 PM
We know Biden & Haris weren’t… but protest voters chose Trump & Project2025 instead, with Trump being in Epstein files more than Rowling wrote “Harry Potter.”🤯
Says all we need to know about those backstabbing incompetent “antifascist” *allies* willing to risk *YOUR* life for their stupidity.
Says all we need to know about those backstabbing incompetent “antifascist” *allies* willing to risk *YOUR* life for their stupidity.
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I’m not sure why he decided to bring up Newsome specifically, but it’s the unwillingness to look at real life and say “I don’t agree with evening he stands for, but he’s a hell of a lot better than JD Vance”
I can’t get one of these people to tell me what’s left to save after 8 years of JD Vance.
I can’t get one of these people to tell me what’s left to save after 8 years of JD Vance.
February 5, 2026 at 6:50 PM
I’m not sure why he decided to bring up Newsome specifically, but it’s the unwillingness to look at real life and say “I don’t agree with evening he stands for, but he’s a hell of a lot better than JD Vance”
I can’t get one of these people to tell me what’s left to save after 8 years of JD Vance.
I can’t get one of these people to tell me what’s left to save after 8 years of JD Vance.
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Your pipe dream of “change” is not more important than the human rights of the people MAGA intends to persecute and eliminate. There is a clear difference between the parties. Clear good vs evil here. So you can vote to stop it, or put on your red had and skip merrily along with MAGA to fuck us all
February 5, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Your pipe dream of “change” is not more important than the human rights of the people MAGA intends to persecute and eliminate. There is a clear difference between the parties. Clear good vs evil here. So you can vote to stop it, or put on your red had and skip merrily along with MAGA to fuck us all
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Same. Immediately block folks who claim voting doesn’t matter, who spread both sides bullshit and any other weaponized anti democracy BS. If someone didn’t vote and was eligible to vote, they fucked up.
February 5, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Same. Immediately block folks who claim voting doesn’t matter, who spread both sides bullshit and any other weaponized anti democracy BS. If someone didn’t vote and was eligible to vote, they fucked up.
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🇨🇦Vancouver councillors want ICE-Gestapo banned from FIFA World Cup events.
ICE-Gestapo has been murdering US citizens.
"We don’t want it disrupting the success of an event that we, collectively, have invested a lot of money in,”
#Cdnpoli
#CanadaSky🇨🇦
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
ICE-Gestapo has been murdering US citizens.
"We don’t want it disrupting the success of an event that we, collectively, have invested a lot of money in,”
#Cdnpoli
#CanadaSky🇨🇦
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Vancouver councillors want ICE agents banned from FIFA World Cup events
Two Vancouver city councillors are pushing to ban U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from local FIFA World Cup events this year.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 5, 2026 at 8:44 AM
🇨🇦Vancouver councillors want ICE-Gestapo banned from FIFA World Cup events.
ICE-Gestapo has been murdering US citizens.
"We don’t want it disrupting the success of an event that we, collectively, have invested a lot of money in,”
#Cdnpoli
#CanadaSky🇨🇦
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
ICE-Gestapo has been murdering US citizens.
"We don’t want it disrupting the success of an event that we, collectively, have invested a lot of money in,”
#Cdnpoli
#CanadaSky🇨🇦
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...