Maddie
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Maddie
@apistogramma.bsky.social
Fish, dogs, books, science.
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We had eradicated this disease.

And now because of targeted disinformation, children, immunocompromised people, elderly folks, and so many others become victims in this proxy war and we have a new avoidable pandemic.
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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As seen on r/nursing

Alex Pretti's coworkers taking a moment of silence to honor him
January 26, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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I have been reliably informed by members of this government that losing access to twitter is one of the worst things that can befall a human being so this may be the single harshest consequence they have imposed on one of their own
"DHS has suspended Gregory Bovino’s access to his social media accounts effective immediately," CNN reports
January 27, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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strange to me that a lot of people on this website simultaneously agree that the administration is run by incompetents who struggle to carry out their agenda without major political blowback AND that they’ll pull off a complex and sophisticated effort to rig elections and prevent defeat in November
January 25, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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[lips pressed directly on mic] yes
So you think kids should be vaccinated at gunpoint against their parents’ wishes or removed from the home?
January 23, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Fuck these people. Just absolutely fuck them.
ICE detain yet another minor child—chase him down his own street and tackle him to pavement.

"I am legal! I am legal!" he cries over and over in Spanish.

Agent pins the boy down in snow—he desperately tries to keep his exposed hands from freezing at -25°F wind chill temperature.

Minneapolis, MN
January 23, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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I'm not saying it's perfect here on bsky dot app but we got college football talk, couple different flavors of smart people having good conversations about smart things, crazy-ass heartwarming(?)/terrifying(?) live blog, pretty decent jokes, some good on-the-ground stuff; things are all right
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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Every Caleb Williams play
January 19, 2026 at 2:46 AM
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one of the best things about this whole nightmare has been watching a whole bunch of folks who have clearly never been seriously political in their lives standing up and going, no, absolutely the fuck not, we’re not letting this happen
ICE and MAGA really did bet the farm on all of Minneapolis’s white people going “oh yes, please take away our disgusting, evil non-white-foreigner neighbors, oh thank you so much.”

it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
January 18, 2026 at 2:47 AM
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I was explaining the Broncos thing to my wife and she said “they have a backup right, like Matt Saracen?” my brain was like PROCESSING PROCESSING PROCESSING for literally 10 seconds.
January 18, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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Jarrett Stidham rn:
January 18, 2026 at 2:25 AM
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Dude I have no clue what a catch is in the NFL
January 18, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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"Worse than Bush after Katrina" is a polling benchmark that I thought that partisan polarization had made impossible
Pollster: 58% of Americans say Trump's second term has been a failure. A year into term number two, Trump's numbers look worse than any other president. Trump is even worse than George W. Bush after Katrina and a long period in the Iraq War. This is really, really bad.
January 16, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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Recipe. I usually use fideos because breaking up spaghetti is annoying.
Chicken Spaghetti Casserole
This chicken spaghetti casserole has all our favorite things: chicken, butter, cheese, and pasta. This comforting casserole can transport you back to mama's kitchen.
www.southernliving.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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there are some very white working class dudes doing electrical work in the office next door and I just overheard one of them say “fucking paramilitary fucking shooting people in the street, did you see that shit?”

so I don’t think the PR is going over well
January 8, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power

- file impeachment articles every day in the House

- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee

- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
January 8, 2026 at 3:16 AM
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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A bonus post for Strength In Numbers subscribers! Using 10k interviews conducted with voters since May 2025, I've calculated issue approval for Trump's key policies in all 50 states (+DC). Here's how each state thinks Trump is handling prices (it's bleak) www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-voter...
What voters in every state think about Trump and prices
Using MRP on our 2025 polling, Trump’s overall approval is weak—and his inflation numbers are catastrophic.
www.gelliottmorris.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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The reason why older generations burnt the shit out of their meat and boiled the shit out of their vegetables, was your kid died if you didn't.

Medium rare steaks and roasted Brussels sprouts are a side effect of an intact food safety infrastructure
"The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat."

www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...
USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry
The Agriculture Department says it is withdrawing a plan to limit salmonella bacteria in poultry products.
www.seattletimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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[ADVISER]: Ok team we have to delay more Epstein Files again. We’ll announce on christmas eve. Let’s try to get through this news cycle quietly

[TRUMP]:
Trump: I am fine. You sound beautiful and cute. How old are you?

Caller: I am eight
December 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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I'd be delighted to have a hairstylist or a youth soccer coach visit for a night
December 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
December 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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every day I wake up and try not to sound like a conspiracy theorist and every day this world tests me harder
DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar:

"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM