amopossum
@amoapostrophe.bsky.social
lawyer, mom, wife [in alphabetical order]; GenX; I always ❤️ pics of poodles
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eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same
May 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same
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Several good things are happening according r/fednews so I am going to drop them here. If federal workers are fighting back, how much more us?
A thread/
A thread/
February 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Several good things are happening according r/fednews so I am going to drop them here. If federal workers are fighting back, how much more us?
A thread/
A thread/
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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
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Valentine's Day gift ideas for the special lady in your life:
- a morningstar
- the head of an enemy
- a Ford-class carrier
- two minutes without another bloody geopolitical crisis
- cheese
- a morningstar
- the head of an enemy
- a Ford-class carrier
- two minutes without another bloody geopolitical crisis
- cheese
February 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Valentine's Day gift ideas for the special lady in your life:
- a morningstar
- the head of an enemy
- a Ford-class carrier
- two minutes without another bloody geopolitical crisis
- cheese
- a morningstar
- the head of an enemy
- a Ford-class carrier
- two minutes without another bloody geopolitical crisis
- cheese
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Editing scientific content for political purity is turning MMWR into a compromised propaganda organ.
And why are the propaganda squads at CDC replacing specifically H5N1 bird flu studies?
I’ve got some pretty serious fascism- and flu-related concerns about this.
And why are the propaganda squads at CDC replacing specifically H5N1 bird flu studies?
I’ve got some pretty serious fascism- and flu-related concerns about this.
What happened to CDC's bird flu studies and why did they publish about wildfires instead?
Sources tell us Trump officials are now wielding unprecedented control over agency's flagship scientific journal
"The MMWR has lost its autonomy"
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-o...
Sources tell us Trump officials are now wielding unprecedented control over agency's flagship scientific journal
"The MMWR has lost its autonomy"
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-o...
Trump officials exerting unprecedented control over CDC scientific journal
"The MMWR has lost its autonomy," one health official told CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Editing scientific content for political purity is turning MMWR into a compromised propaganda organ.
And why are the propaganda squads at CDC replacing specifically H5N1 bird flu studies?
I’ve got some pretty serious fascism- and flu-related concerns about this.
And why are the propaganda squads at CDC replacing specifically H5N1 bird flu studies?
I’ve got some pretty serious fascism- and flu-related concerns about this.
Sen. Durbin - retire. Go play with your grandchildren (great-grandchildren?)
“We’re obviously in a bit of disarray,” a Democratic senator told Semafor. “I don’t think people are really completely sure about what lesson is to be learned in this election.”
“Give us a little time,” Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin also said. “This is brand new.”
“Give us a little time,” Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin also said. “This is brand new.”
January 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Sen. Durbin - retire. Go play with your grandchildren (great-grandchildren?)
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Democrats should also acknowledge that seeking a middle ground with a man who calls immigrants “animals” and says he will “protect” women “whether the women like it or not” is unlikely to land in a good place.
December 19, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Democrats should also acknowledge that seeking a middle ground with a man who calls immigrants “animals” and says he will “protect” women “whether the women like it or not” is unlikely to land in a good place.
Teen orcas found it on TikTok
November 28, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Teen orcas found it on TikTok
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Anyway…
Here’s a visualization of all the curse words being used on Bluesky in real time.
Each word is a cute fluffy little profane cloud.
It’s oddly soothing.
H/t @bagpuss.org
#SwearSky
swearsky.bagpuss.org
Here’s a visualization of all the curse words being used on Bluesky in real time.
Each word is a cute fluffy little profane cloud.
It’s oddly soothing.
H/t @bagpuss.org
#SwearSky
swearsky.bagpuss.org
SwearSky
Bluesky profanity, as it happens
swearsky.bagpuss.org
November 22, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Anyway…
Here’s a visualization of all the curse words being used on Bluesky in real time.
Each word is a cute fluffy little profane cloud.
It’s oddly soothing.
H/t @bagpuss.org
#SwearSky
swearsky.bagpuss.org
Here’s a visualization of all the curse words being used on Bluesky in real time.
Each word is a cute fluffy little profane cloud.
It’s oddly soothing.
H/t @bagpuss.org
#SwearSky
swearsky.bagpuss.org
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Love to ban trans women from capitol restrooms in order to “protect women and girls” while suppressing a report about the incoming attorney general paying for the statutory rape of a minor while in congress and showing women’s nudes on the House floor
November 20, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Love to ban trans women from capitol restrooms in order to “protect women and girls” while suppressing a report about the incoming attorney general paying for the statutory rape of a minor while in congress and showing women’s nudes on the House floor
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Scientific American on Dr. Oz in 2021:
“Dr. Oz Shouldn’t Be a Senator—or a Doctor
His brand of misinformation has already tarnished medicine. In the halls of Congress, he’d do much worse.”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/dr-o...
“Dr. Oz Shouldn’t Be a Senator—or a Doctor
His brand of misinformation has already tarnished medicine. In the halls of Congress, he’d do much worse.”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/dr-o...
Dr. Oz Shouldn't Be a Senator--or a Doctor
His brand of misinformation has already tarnished medicine. In the halls of Congress, he’d do much worse
www.scientificamerican.com
November 19, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Scientific American on Dr. Oz in 2021:
“Dr. Oz Shouldn’t Be a Senator—or a Doctor
His brand of misinformation has already tarnished medicine. In the halls of Congress, he’d do much worse.”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/dr-o...
“Dr. Oz Shouldn’t Be a Senator—or a Doctor
His brand of misinformation has already tarnished medicine. In the halls of Congress, he’d do much worse.”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/dr-o...
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The Australian Synchrotron as Zendaya fashion
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January 19, 2024 at 5:26 AM
The Australian Synchrotron as Zendaya fashion
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🧪🧵
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For the @nytimes.com I wrote about how Enough is Enough with the incumbent president and his cabinet of folly and let’s stop coddling Trump voters and be real clear-eyed about what lies ahead. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
Opinion | Enough
To suggest we should yield even a little to Trump’s odious politics is unacceptable. Even if we did, it would never be enough.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:13 PM
For the @nytimes.com I wrote about how Enough is Enough with the incumbent president and his cabinet of folly and let’s stop coddling Trump voters and be real clear-eyed about what lies ahead. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
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Most of RFK Jr.’s claims aren’t controversial at all. There are no serious controversies about them because they are patently moronic.
November 16, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Most of RFK Jr.’s claims aren’t controversial at all. There are no serious controversies about them because they are patently moronic.
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What The Fuck Is A "Vaccine Skeptic"? | Defector
At darker moments, contesting this kind of stuff in the wake of the 2024 election—and all the shameless, shameful, unforgivable work the American media did to produce that election’s outcome—feels as ...
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November 15, 2024 at 3:51 PM
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This should be bigger news: AI is *revitalizing the fossil fuels industry.*
Bloomberg called it a "surprising resurgence" in gas-fired power plants when we were on the brink of a transition to clean energy.
And big tech has nothing to say about it.
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/ai-is-revi...
Bloomberg called it a "surprising resurgence" in gas-fired power plants when we were on the brink of a transition to clean energy.
And big tech has nothing to say about it.
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/ai-is-revi...
AI is revitalizing the fossil fuels industry, and big tech has nothing to say for itself
Silicon Valley is helping to accelerate the climate crisis in at least 3 major ways
www.bloodinthemachine.com
September 18, 2024 at 6:12 PM
This should be bigger news: AI is *revitalizing the fossil fuels industry.*
Bloomberg called it a "surprising resurgence" in gas-fired power plants when we were on the brink of a transition to clean energy.
And big tech has nothing to say about it.
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/ai-is-revi...
Bloomberg called it a "surprising resurgence" in gas-fired power plants when we were on the brink of a transition to clean energy.
And big tech has nothing to say about it.
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/ai-is-revi...
#886,103!
Surprised but delighted to be considered an elder
Surprised but delighted to be considered an elder
![Celebrating 10M users [noisemaker emoji]
#886,103
FIRST 10% CERTIFIED BLUESKY ELDER
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September 17, 2024 at 1:54 PM
#886,103!
Surprised but delighted to be considered an elder
Surprised but delighted to be considered an elder
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1980 - about 20 years ago
1990 - about 10 years ago
2000 - about 10 years ago
2010 - a couple years ago
2016 - 87 years ago
2019–2023 - last year
1990 - about 10 years ago
2000 - about 10 years ago
2010 - a couple years ago
2016 - 87 years ago
2019–2023 - last year
August 26, 2024 at 2:09 PM
1980 - about 20 years ago
1990 - about 10 years ago
2000 - about 10 years ago
2010 - a couple years ago
2016 - 87 years ago
2019–2023 - last year
1990 - about 10 years ago
2000 - about 10 years ago
2010 - a couple years ago
2016 - 87 years ago
2019–2023 - last year
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WaPo Fact Check:
"Darth Vader will destroy the rebel alliance." This is FALSE.
Grand Moff Tarkin actually said: "Lord Vader will provide us with the location of the rebel fortress. We will then crush the rebellion with one swift stroke." There is no indication Vader himself will order the strike.
"Darth Vader will destroy the rebel alliance." This is FALSE.
Grand Moff Tarkin actually said: "Lord Vader will provide us with the location of the rebel fortress. We will then crush the rebellion with one swift stroke." There is no indication Vader himself will order the strike.
August 20, 2024 at 2:49 PM
WaPo Fact Check:
"Darth Vader will destroy the rebel alliance." This is FALSE.
Grand Moff Tarkin actually said: "Lord Vader will provide us with the location of the rebel fortress. We will then crush the rebellion with one swift stroke." There is no indication Vader himself will order the strike.
"Darth Vader will destroy the rebel alliance." This is FALSE.
Grand Moff Tarkin actually said: "Lord Vader will provide us with the location of the rebel fortress. We will then crush the rebellion with one swift stroke." There is no indication Vader himself will order the strike.
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Walz advised his school's first gay-straight alliance club - in the late 90s.
Vance isn't sure people without children should have full voting rights - today.
Vance isn't sure people without children should have full voting rights - today.
August 6, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Walz advised his school's first gay-straight alliance club - in the late 90s.
Vance isn't sure people without children should have full voting rights - today.
Vance isn't sure people without children should have full voting rights - today.
State’s rights. Except when they’re wrong
NEW: House GOP leadership is whipping support on a bill that would allow former presidents to move state-level cases against them to federal court (so Trump could pardon himself)
Scoop: Mike Johnson seeks GOP votes for bill to support Trump after guilty verdict
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is under pressure from GOP hardliners to schedule a vote on the measure as part of a full-court press to defend Trump.
www.axios.com
June 7, 2024 at 10:51 PM
State’s rights. Except when they’re wrong
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Close, actually they laid off all of the writers of the simulation because the PE firm that runs it saddled the simulation with debt. So they replaced the writers with a large language model but it doesn’t understand human idioms
May 8, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Close, actually they laid off all of the writers of the simulation because the PE firm that runs it saddled the simulation with debt. So they replaced the writers with a large language model but it doesn’t understand human idioms