@apearson.bsky.social
We don't have to agree, but belligerent a-holes will be blocked 😘
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Reminder: Billionaires pay millionaires to convince thousandaires to believe society’s problems are caused by hundredaires — not by billionaires
December 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Reminder: Billionaires pay millionaires to convince thousandaires to believe society’s problems are caused by hundredaires — not by billionaires
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"Faculty and staff—who have given decades of their lives to the university—have been given less than two weeks to accept insulting “offers” and pack up as early as January 2, 2026."
Please support our colleagues at @newschoolaaup.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
Please support our colleagues at @newschoolaaup.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
Stop the Cuts at the New School
The restructuring proposed by the New School’s upper administration will harm faculty, students and the larger New School community. Faculty and staff—who have given decades of their lives to the univ...
actionnetwork.org
December 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"Faculty and staff—who have given decades of their lives to the university—have been given less than two weeks to accept insulting “offers” and pack up as early as January 2, 2026."
Please support our colleagues at @newschoolaaup.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
Please support our colleagues at @newschoolaaup.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
My God, this is horrifying 🧵
In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
ICE Holding Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Camps
Heng Guan is awaiting an immigration hearing on Monday that could lead to his removal from the U.S. and ultimately land him back in China, according to his lawyer and a New York-based activist group.
www.wsj.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
My God, this is horrifying 🧵
My authentic self is and always has been good enough.
Maturing is realizing that…
December 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
My authentic self is and always has been good enough.
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Who invented non-reflective glass?
American physicist & chemist Katharine Burr Blodgett in 1938.
It revolutionized optics--& led to the coatings used today in everything from eyeglasses to phone screens. She was the first woman to earn a PhD in #physics from Cambridge, 1926. #WomenInSTEM #inventor
American physicist & chemist Katharine Burr Blodgett in 1938.
It revolutionized optics--& led to the coatings used today in everything from eyeglasses to phone screens. She was the first woman to earn a PhD in #physics from Cambridge, 1926. #WomenInSTEM #inventor
December 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Who invented non-reflective glass?
American physicist & chemist Katharine Burr Blodgett in 1938.
It revolutionized optics--& led to the coatings used today in everything from eyeglasses to phone screens. She was the first woman to earn a PhD in #physics from Cambridge, 1926. #WomenInSTEM #inventor
American physicist & chemist Katharine Burr Blodgett in 1938.
It revolutionized optics--& led to the coatings used today in everything from eyeglasses to phone screens. She was the first woman to earn a PhD in #physics from Cambridge, 1926. #WomenInSTEM #inventor
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Police officer domestic violence is a structural failure—not just the isolated misconduct of "a few bad apples."
Police Officer Domestic Violence Is A Crisis. It’s Time for States to Take Action.
Intimate partner and domestic violence in police families, paired with oversight and policies, make officer-abusers a public safety threat.
msmagazine.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Police officer domestic violence is a structural failure—not just the isolated misconduct of "a few bad apples."
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A story of life...
www.npr.org/2025/12/12/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/12/n...
For 50 years, Rockalina the turtle lived on a kitchen floor. Now she has a new friend
The Oreo-sized baby turtle represents a turning point in Rockalina's recovery: Spending time with her own kind.
www.npr.org
December 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A story of life...
www.npr.org/2025/12/12/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/12/n...
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European Starling and Eastern Bluebird. #Kennebunk #Maine 12/25 #Sony a6700 #Sigma 16-300 @ 450mm fov. Program #bird & wildlife mods. #Photomator #nature #birdphotography #Point’nShootNature
December 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
European Starling and Eastern Bluebird. #Kennebunk #Maine 12/25 #Sony a6700 #Sigma 16-300 @ 450mm fov. Program #bird & wildlife mods. #Photomator #nature #birdphotography #Point’nShootNature
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Friday news dump? I was recently laid off by McClatchy/Fort Worth Star-Telegram. I loved expanding into politics/policy reporting, and pursuing stories about communities underserved by their local paper.
Eager for correspondent-level work? Or, have something else in mind?holler@bwd.nyc
Eager for correspondent-level work? Or, have something else in mind?holler@bwd.nyc
December 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Friday news dump? I was recently laid off by McClatchy/Fort Worth Star-Telegram. I loved expanding into politics/policy reporting, and pursuing stories about communities underserved by their local paper.
Eager for correspondent-level work? Or, have something else in mind?holler@bwd.nyc
Eager for correspondent-level work? Or, have something else in mind?holler@bwd.nyc
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I'm seeing a lot of "Luigi Mangione might be innocent" takes and I just want to remind you that legally, he IS innocent. Literally every person charged with a crime is legally innocent until and unless a judge or jury finds them guilty. It's not that they MIGHT be innocent. They simply are.
December 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I'm seeing a lot of "Luigi Mangione might be innocent" takes and I just want to remind you that legally, he IS innocent. Literally every person charged with a crime is legally innocent until and unless a judge or jury finds them guilty. It's not that they MIGHT be innocent. They simply are.
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It happened to me
December 12, 2025 at 4:20 AM
It happened to me
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After Marcelo Gomes da Silva was arrested by ICE on his way to volleyball practice in Milford, he made a promise to the men he shared a cell with: He’d be a voice for immigrants unfairly detained.
He's one of Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonians of the Year.
trib.al/p9Edy6F
He's one of Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonians of the Year.
trib.al/p9Edy6F
December 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
After Marcelo Gomes da Silva was arrested by ICE on his way to volleyball practice in Milford, he made a promise to the men he shared a cell with: He’d be a voice for immigrants unfairly detained.
He's one of Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonians of the Year.
trib.al/p9Edy6F
He's one of Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonians of the Year.
trib.al/p9Edy6F
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Quick guide to interpreting US foreign policy propaganda: if the word “deal” was used, some American made some money, and the war is still going on.
An estimated 200,000 people have fled fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo just days after Trump hailed a “historic” peace deal to end the conflict.
200,000 Flee Congo After Trump’s ‘Historic’ Peace Deal
Why the Rwanda-Congo accord misses the point.
foreignpolicy.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Quick guide to interpreting US foreign policy propaganda: if the word “deal” was used, some American made some money, and the war is still going on.
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This is great. I highly recommend even just watching the first 3 minutes to see stellan skarsgaard deliver a spontaneous performance during a comedy bit that’s so authentic, I thought it might be real for a second. What an actor!
youtu.be/DlY30mE5cE4?...
youtu.be/DlY30mE5cE4?...
Alexander Skarsgård & Stellan Skarsgård | Actors on Actors
YouTube video by Variety
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This is great. I highly recommend even just watching the first 3 minutes to see stellan skarsgaard deliver a spontaneous performance during a comedy bit that’s so authentic, I thought it might be real for a second. What an actor!
youtu.be/DlY30mE5cE4?...
youtu.be/DlY30mE5cE4?...
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This Chestnut-capped Warbler was busy catching insects outside my kitchen this afternoon.
At @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica
#birds #nature
At @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica
#birds #nature
December 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
This Chestnut-capped Warbler was busy catching insects outside my kitchen this afternoon.
At @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica
#birds #nature
At @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica
#birds #nature
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December 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
December 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
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BILL BURR: “If someone’s working 160 hours a month and can’t make their rent, you’re not paying them enough. Maybe you should just be worth $900,000,000… How does a CEO take a f*cking 8 figure bonus and none of your employees have dental insurance?”
December 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
BILL BURR: “If someone’s working 160 hours a month and can’t make their rent, you’re not paying them enough. Maybe you should just be worth $900,000,000… How does a CEO take a f*cking 8 figure bonus and none of your employees have dental insurance?”
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Yesterday, Spc Sarah Becstrom was laid to rest in West Virginia at a VA National Cemetery.
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Spc. Sarah Beckstrom laid to rest with full military honors at W.Va. National Cemetery
Spc. Sarah Beckstrom was laid to rest with full military honors Tuesday in Grafton.
www.wvva.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Yesterday, Spc Sarah Becstrom was laid to rest in West Virginia at a VA National Cemetery.
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
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For all the setbacks for the world’s women in 2025, the leaders and vanguards on the 2025 Forbes Power Women list stood as examples of resilience in turbulent times.
Forbes World’s Most Powerful Women of 2025
Here are the most powerful and influential women in the world. These remarkable leaders are shaping industries, economies, and communities--across commerce, education, and artificial intelligence.
www.forbes.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
For all the setbacks for the world’s women in 2025, the leaders and vanguards on the 2025 Forbes Power Women list stood as examples of resilience in turbulent times.
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Oh, please. I'm not in solidarity with anyone who is a racist, bigoted POS, no matter what their job or socioeconomic status.
December 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Oh, please. I'm not in solidarity with anyone who is a racist, bigoted POS, no matter what their job or socioeconomic status.