Torgasaur
@torgasaur.bsky.social
Scientist, dog-lover, coffee drinker
(He/him) 🏳️🌈
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A Ron Wyden specialty: sending a letter in public that reveals he's seen some really bad classified shit that he wants an explanation for.
February 4, 2026 at 9:29 PM
A Ron Wyden specialty: sending a letter in public that reveals he's seen some really bad classified shit that he wants an explanation for.
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If this isn't the dream then I don't know what is.
February 4, 2026 at 3:54 PM
If this isn't the dream then I don't know what is.
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if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 AM
if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
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Welcome to Mothership. ✨ mothership.blog
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Welcome to Mothership. ✨ mothership.blog
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*zooooooooming in*
January 23, 2026 at 8:47 PM
*zooooooooming in*
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seems relatively simple to say and understand ... bsky.app/profile/atru...
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 6:13 PM
seems relatively simple to say and understand ... bsky.app/profile/atru...
This is wild
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 2:18 PM
This is wild
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KINGOOOOOOOOOOO
January 19, 2026 at 2:07 PM
KINGOOOOOOOOOOO
@repbonamici.bsky.social @wyden.senate.gov @jeff-merkley.bsky.social
Please take note. It's time to be an opposition party. Channel your inner Mitch McConnell.
Please take note. It's time to be an opposition party. Channel your inner Mitch McConnell.
January 17, 2026 at 3:31 PM
@repbonamici.bsky.social @wyden.senate.gov @jeff-merkley.bsky.social
Please take note. It's time to be an opposition party. Channel your inner Mitch McConnell.
Please take note. It's time to be an opposition party. Channel your inner Mitch McConnell.
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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.
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People: Do something!
Politicians: (do nothing)
People: (do something)
Politicians: Do nothing!
Politicians: (do nothing)
People: (do something)
Politicians: Do nothing!
January 16, 2026 at 1:51 PM
People: Do something!
Politicians: (do nothing)
People: (do something)
Politicians: Do nothing!
Politicians: (do nothing)
People: (do something)
Politicians: Do nothing!
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There are places where Trump, as president, has broad freedom of action. And there are places where Trump, as president, has been able to act unilaterally because the main point of opposition, Congress (and SCOTUS), support his program. (1/?)
January 15, 2026 at 10:17 PM
There are places where Trump, as president, has broad freedom of action. And there are places where Trump, as president, has been able to act unilaterally because the main point of opposition, Congress (and SCOTUS), support his program. (1/?)
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A new therapy for bone-marrow cancer is sparking buzz and raising hopes for survival.
A novel treatment is keeping bone-marrow cancer patients alive
An immunotherapy kept multiple myeloma at bay for over 80 percent of patients in a three-year clinical trial, and the FDA offered an accelerated approval path.
wapo.st
January 15, 2026 at 10:30 PM
A new therapy for bone-marrow cancer is sparking buzz and raising hopes for survival.
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US policy on protests in Iran somewhat different from policy on protests in US: “On Friday, the US repeated that killing protesters would be met with a military response.”
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Iran medics describe overwhelmed hospitals as protests in 14th day
Health workers in Tehran report being overwhelmed by injured on Friday night as security forces and demonstrators clash.
www.bbc.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:03 PM
US policy on protests in Iran somewhat different from policy on protests in US: “On Friday, the US repeated that killing protesters would be met with a military response.”
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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i know we're all busy but i just overheard a plumber say "parlez-vous français ? non ? you motherfuckers don't even speak french, do you" to a pair of french bulldogs
January 8, 2026 at 2:18 PM
i know we're all busy but i just overheard a plumber say "parlez-vous français ? non ? you motherfuckers don't even speak french, do you" to a pair of french bulldogs
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I found the original vector files for Game Gear boxes and I can't be trusted with power like this
January 6, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I found the original vector files for Game Gear boxes and I can't be trusted with power like this
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Today the Pentagon censured Senator Mark Kelly and moved to strip part of his earned military retirement benefits for stating the truth.
This administration is trying to convince Americans that truth is whatever it says it is—even when the evidence is plainly in front of us.
This administration is trying to convince Americans that truth is whatever it says it is—even when the evidence is plainly in front of us.
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Today the Pentagon censured Senator Mark Kelly and moved to strip part of his earned military retirement benefits for stating the truth.
This administration is trying to convince Americans that truth is whatever it says it is—even when the evidence is plainly in front of us.
This administration is trying to convince Americans that truth is whatever it says it is—even when the evidence is plainly in front of us.
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I wrote section 230 to protect user speech, not a company's own speech. I've long said AI chatbot outputs are not protected by 230 and that it is not a close call. Given that the Trump administration is going to the mat to protect pedophiles, states should step in to hold Musk and X accountable.
I am not a Section 230 expert but being that Twitter is creating and publishing these photos I wonder if they actually have any civil legal protection? @kenwhite.bsky.social ? @akivamcohen.bsky.social ?
What X is allowing Grok to do is unlawful or regulatory-illegal in multiple jurisdictions, creates clear DSA violations, and continues despite regulator scrutiny. The images do not need to be pornographic, non-consensual sexualised or intimate depictions are enough.
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I wrote section 230 to protect user speech, not a company's own speech. I've long said AI chatbot outputs are not protected by 230 and that it is not a close call. Given that the Trump administration is going to the mat to protect pedophiles, states should step in to hold Musk and X accountable.
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As a friend points out: Turns out Nicholas Maduro’s biggest crime was being more newsworthy than the Epstein Files
January 4, 2026 at 1:37 PM
As a friend points out: Turns out Nicholas Maduro’s biggest crime was being more newsworthy than the Epstein Files
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What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam
January 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam
Coach Daddy on full display today
January 1, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Coach Daddy on full display today
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Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
December 31, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
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“many angry posts should have been naps or little packets of crackers” is deep wisdom and you don’t need to reproduce to embrace it!
one unexpected outlook change from being a dad is taking the self care people 10x more seriously when it comes to dealing with weirdly directed anger and rage (including Online). many angry posts should have been naps or little packets of crackers
December 31, 2025 at 9:47 PM
“many angry posts should have been naps or little packets of crackers” is deep wisdom and you don’t need to reproduce to embrace it!