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Sharon Rose 🌹 @Althea_syriacus@kolektiva.social
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We live in capitalism, its power seems inescapable--but then, so did the divine right of kings. Ursula K. Le Guin
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The other type of ice videos coming out of Minneapolis today.
#WarOnPedestrians (ht: @quick13.bsky.social)
happify.bsky.social happify @happify.bsky.social · 21h
Here are walking vs driving conditions in Minneapolis. THIS IS A CITY CHOICE. This is not snow as it fell, but how the city chose to what to plow and where to leave the ice chunks.
December 14, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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chadloder.bsky.social
Millions of young people across the globe protested against a genocide — an unprecedented mass movement that was organized on social media.

In that time, the US government basically nationalized TikTok and the Australian government has banned teenagers from social media altogether.
December 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
althea-syriacus.bsky.social
TikTok account not needed - the link works fine in a web browser.
December 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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naomikritzer.bsky.social
I genuinely don't know if this is a "Minnesotan" thing or an "old guy of a certain age" thing but in case it's Minnesotan and people need an anger translator: this guy is so angry he could just about set something on fire with his mind.
December 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
althea-syriacus.bsky.social
Tech development you might find interesting, @nukit.bsky.social
Tarje, now at the University of Exeter, and Simon began assembling their teams. They would need to develop an ultra-high-frequency variant of seismology. A big obstacle was cost. In 2022, suitable sensors cost $10,000 (£7,500) apiece. They managed to repurpose other kit: Tarje found that a geophone developed by a Slovakian experimental music outfit worked just as well, and cost only $100. Now one of our scientists, Jiayao Meng, is developing a sensor for about $10. In time, we should be able to use the accelerometers in mobile phones, reducing the cost to zero. As for generating seismic waves, we get all the signal we need by hitting a small metal plate with a welder’s hammer.
December 5, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Rabbit locomotion — Brehms Tierleben, 1914
Black and white art many overlapping drawings of a rabbit at rest and in motion demonstrating the stages of its movement and huskily influencing any number of 20th century art movements
November 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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minibubbly.bsky.social
A new global study suggests that people everywhere, regardless of country or wealth, spend almost the same amount of time travelling each day — about 78 minutes.

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Canadian researchers uncover what they think is the real driver of transport demand
A new global study suggests that people everywhere, regardless of country or wealth, spend almost the same amount of time travelling each day — about 78 minutes.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
althea-syriacus.bsky.social
An important thread by @1goodtern.bsky.social :
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Thread by @1goodtern on Thread Reader App
@1goodtern: For the last month I've been asking headteachers and staff at seven schools a simple question: "Are repeated covid infections affecting pupil health?" I've been asking the question in pers...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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#OnThisDay Nov 14, 1860: Minneapolis is finally linked to the outside world by telegraph. Service is poor, with newspapers constantly apologizing over delayed reporting due to downed wires, adverse weather, or in one instance "the mysterious influence of moonbeams on the electric current."
The first telegraph wires into Minneapolis were strung across the Mississippi River parallel to the Hennepin Avenue Bridge. This is the 2nd version of the bridge built of stone in 1870. Service improved when the railroad arrived in 1862. Cables were strung out to the west along it. This is Washington and 4th street.
November 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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#OnThisDay Nov 11, 1865: Chief Shakopee (Little Six) and Wa-kan-o-zhan-zhan (Medicine Bottle), leaders during the 1862 US-Dakota War, are executed at Fort Snelling. They had been captured in Canada by Major Edwin A. C. Hatch, who had no authority to detain them, and returned to Minnesota for trial.
Chief Shakopee III looking dignified while wearing a frayed blanket in custody at Fort Snelling 1865, Minnesota Historical Society Sepia toned photograph of a forlorn Wa-kan-o-zhan-zhan (Medicine Bottle) wearing a sweater and covered in a blanket while in custody at Fort Snelling, 1865.
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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althea-syriacus.bsky.social
Fares
• *are* significant expense for the most disadvantaged
• are inefficient - collection & enforcement cost time & money
• are irritating & humiliating
• create an opportunity to criminalize poverty
• get phased out where ridership is overwhelmingly rich people

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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jun 9
When someone tells you buses could never be free, ask them how much they pay to take the Staten Island Ferry.
June 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
althea-syriacus.bsky.social
Mpls ward 7: 😭 😭
November 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
althea-syriacus.bsky.social
"Shown is how the bulb is easily changed. It lasts about 3000-4000 hours, and a spare is included."

"It ships with LiFePO4 batteries due to the cobalt mining situation in Congo but if you flip the selector switch shown can take Li-ion."
nukit.bsky.social Nukit @nukit.bsky.social · Nov 2
The Torch 2 injection molds are being made. This is the last 3D printed working model. There are just a few fiddly bits on the PCB we are finalizing.

Smol lady hands so hard to tell scale- it's a little chunky at 188mm x 60mm x 60mm but still much smaller than the original Torch kit.
November 2, 2025 at 7:37 AM
althea-syriacus.bsky.social
good kitty 🦈
xkcd.com Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · Oct 23
Shielding Chart

xkcd.com/3158/
Comic. Confusion matrix showing renditions of different combinations, colored yellow, tan, or gray. [Air: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G] [Lead: gamma rays G, neutrons T, alpha particles G, light G, Sound Y, heat Y, swords G, toxic dust T, radio G, sharks G] [Water: gamma rays T, neutrons G, alpha particles G, light T, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks Y] [Vacuum: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound G, heat T, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G] [Oven mitts: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound T, heat G, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks Y] [Armor: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound Y, heat Y, swords G, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks T] [Biohazard suit: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust G, radio Y, sharks Y] [Faraday cage: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks Y] [Shark cage: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G]
October 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
althea-syriacus.bsky.social
From @nukit.bsky.social

#FarUVC

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X/Twitter screenshot: Nukit @NukitToBeSure TBH I don't really want Far-UVC in classrooms until there are regulatory or at least testing standards in place. We've already had dangerous and mislabeled Far-UVC shown this year, the manufacturers saw there is zero blowback from that, so have no reason to stop. There's nothing to stop schools from buying bad Far-UVC. Yes, Nukit emitters are properly third-party tested, but what if schools choose something else? Most companies won't even submit to third-party testing of their power output. Who wants to point an emitter of unknown power at their kid all day? Because the manufacturer pinky promised they aren't lying like last time? It's hard to advocate for Far-UVC in schools *right now*, when the industry fights regulation and refuses to self-regulate. X/Twitter screenshot continued: It's hard to advocate for Far-UVC in schools *right now*, when the industry fights regulation and refuses to self-regulate. Far-UVC is safe and makes spaces far safer- yes, *if you know you have pure Far-UVC and if you know how much of it you are getting*. If the industry won't disclose that? Fuck them, don't give them a penny. If Nukit is asked for safety data that people need and we won't get it? Fuck us also. It's not an acceptable way to sell a potentially dangerous product. Most "Far-UVC advocates" are conflict-averse, so just make meek "We want Far-UVC" posts for easy likes and social capital, or have conflicts of interest with Far-UVC manufacturing and won't insistently push for any sort of standards or even demand third-party testing. I don't want untested UV pointed at kids stuck in a classroom chair facing it for 7 hours a day, 5 days a week, backed only by unverified marketing claims. 8:24 PM · Oct 15, 2025 · 232 Views
October 16, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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nukit.bsky.social
The Nukit Tempest Pro- Ultra-Quiet Air Purifier Kit Is Now Available!

Available internationally, or direct from US and Canadian warehouses-

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A woman at a desk adjusting the power on an air purifier that looks like a PC tower.
October 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
althea-syriacus.bsky.social
" . . . the new replaceable bulb for the Torch 2 . . . should really drive the price of Far-UVC through the floor."
nukit.bsky.social Nukit @nukit.bsky.social · Oct 2
Pic of the new replaceable bulb for the Torch 2. No more throwing out the entire fixture each time the bulb dies (Yes, it's nuts, that's how basically all Far-UVC emitters work, yes, the industry likes it this way). It should really drive the price of Far-UVC through the floor.
October 2, 2025 at 11:50 PM
althea-syriacus.bsky.social
From @nukit.bsky.social

Upper-Room GUV ticks every box-

✅️ best-tested form of GUV, both for safety and efficacy.

✅️ most efficient for large high-risk indoor spaces- emergency rooms, indoor waiting areas, cafeterias, shelters, gyms.

✅️ lowest upfront cost of any form GUV.

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Screenshot of the first half of an XTwitter post: Nukit @NukitToBeSure Upper-Room GUV ticks every box- It's the best-tested form of GUV, both for safety and efficacy. It's the most efficient for large high-risk indoor spaces- emergency rooms, indoor waiting areas, cafeterias, shelters, gyms. It has the lowest upfront cost of any form GUV. It comes with solid local trades jobs. Installers can be trained in a few days with minimal specialized equipment required (just a UVC meter). Easy enough most people who are good with their hands and can do basic math can learn it, just hard enough that the skill is worth something: nalmco.org/guv-training Fixtures can almost entirely be Screenshot the second half of an X/Twitter post: Fixtures can almost entirely be domestically manufactured with just a few cheap imported vitamins- we could set you up with @sendcutsend, @FabworksHQ or @OSHCutInc and you'd have USA-made UR-GUV fixtures ready to go in a week at the same or less cost than China-made ones. github.com/opennukit/Nuki… Far-UVC is still a tough sell for very large public spaces- but Upper-Room GUV really isn't. [Attached image: Technical drawing of louvered upper-room GUV device] [Attached image: Photo of a louvered upper-room device] 22:07 · 25 Sept 25 Technical drawing of louvered upper-room GUV device Photo of a louvered upper-room device, which appears to be about twice the size of a bread box, sitting on a glass and metal table in what appears to be a laboratory.
September 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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I'm going to try to change your perspective on COVID in under 2 minutes.
September 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Minneapolis DFL appeals interference with convention outcomes — Minneapolis DFL
Last month the State DFL’s Constitution, Rules, and Bylaws Committee (CRBC) issued an unprecedented decision to disregard the decisions of DFL delegates, overruling aspects of the July 19 Minneapolis ...
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September 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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nukit.bsky.social
Mockup of how the Tempest Pro works with its VESA mount stacked on an Autopole using off-the-shelf hardware. Nearly silent, massive CADR in a small footprint for events and location work.

It should be in the warehouse in about two weeks...
September 3, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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it really feels like a continuation & expansion of "when they do it, its fascism, but when we do it, its sparkling autocracy" which I THINK WE ARE SEEING VERY CLEARLY in so many variations right now. like is it better or worse that the books acknowledge This is Bad before buying in anyway?!
September 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
althea-syriacus.bsky.social
🧵Wedge LIVE tours get more interesting.
wedge.live Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · Aug 29
Earlier this evening members of the public entered the Cedar Lake encroachment zone, starting from the south beach. Our leader was an 80 year old man named Jake, who's watched too many park board meetings for his own good. He let us know how many feet of public land was available in each "backyard."
August 29, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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nukit.bsky.social
New article posted:

Lies, Damn Lies, and Far-UVC Marketing
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It covers current challenges, what to look for, how to read a spectral assay, and unsafe or underpowered Far-UVC products currently being sold.
Lies, Damn Lies, and Far-UVC Marketing
How to buy safe and effective Far-UVC in a dishonest marketplace. Far-UVC light has the potential to revolutionize global biosecurity and indoor air quality, as well as significantly improve public he...
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August 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM