Bryan Quinn
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The famed model held in Helsinki is made out of silicone (from a sculpted foam template), with added doll eyes. It exploded online and turned into a mascot character (サカバンバスピス) in the Japanese pop culture from late 2022 onwards.
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 AM
The famed model held in Helsinki is made out of silicone (from a sculpted foam template), with added doll eyes. It exploded online and turned into a mascot character (サカバンバスピス) in the Japanese pop culture from late 2022 onwards.
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And that's an example of an actual Sacabambaspis fossil.
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
And that's an example of an actual Sacabambaspis fossil.
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Elga sadly has not witnessed the meme explosion (especially focused in Japan) inspired by her palaeoart. Here is a photograph of her in a later age, with box full of fish models.
November 11, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Elga sadly has not witnessed the meme explosion (especially focused in Japan) inspired by her palaeoart. Here is a photograph of her in a later age, with box full of fish models.
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Did you know. That the meme-explosion that was the wooden model of Sacabambaspis (an Ordovician jawless fish) held at a Museum in Helsinki, was created by a pioneering Estonian fish paleontologist and palaeoartist, Elga Mark-Kurik. 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Did you know. That the meme-explosion that was the wooden model of Sacabambaspis (an Ordovician jawless fish) held at a Museum in Helsinki, was created by a pioneering Estonian fish paleontologist and palaeoartist, Elga Mark-Kurik. 🧵
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A Berwyn family was driving with their 1-year-old child Saturday when they were pepper-sprayed by federal agents, a video taken by the family shows. The action appears to violate a judge’s restriction on use of force.
1-year-old pepper-sprayed by federal agent in Cicero: 'My daughter didn't have to go through this'
chicago.suntimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Just introduce the new Bond like this, give a cheeky wink to the camera & say ‘Bet I had you worried’
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Just introduce the new Bond like this, give a cheeky wink to the camera & say ‘Bet I had you worried’
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Idiom Origin
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
January 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Idiom Origin
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
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McMorrow posting about how she’d to stand on principle while stroking paychecks to Lis Smith lol. ok.
Americans can’t afford this deal.
Democrats can fight AND win — just like we did in our budget battle in Michigan.
A promise isn’t a deal. Don’t settle.
Democrats can fight AND win — just like we did in our budget battle in Michigan.
A promise isn’t a deal. Don’t settle.
November 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
McMorrow posting about how she’d to stand on principle while stroking paychecks to Lis Smith lol. ok.
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Tish James said Lis Smith worked as an operative for Cuomo, ruining the lives of the women who came forward about Andrew’s alleged harassment.
Why are @democrats.org like Mallory McMorrow still working with her? This is a reflection ON THEM as CANDIDATES.
Why are @democrats.org like Mallory McMorrow still working with her? This is a reflection ON THEM as CANDIDATES.
November 11, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Tish James said Lis Smith worked as an operative for Cuomo, ruining the lives of the women who came forward about Andrew’s alleged harassment.
Why are @democrats.org like Mallory McMorrow still working with her? This is a reflection ON THEM as CANDIDATES.
Why are @democrats.org like Mallory McMorrow still working with her? This is a reflection ON THEM as CANDIDATES.
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There is one senator who is working to undermine him and challenge him and its Brian Schatz.
That being said, Brian would rather wait till after the midterms. Because none of these people seem capable of thinking about the crisis directly in front of their faces.
That being said, Brian would rather wait till after the midterms. Because none of these people seem capable of thinking about the crisis directly in front of their faces.
“There’s no real appetite to oust Schumer, though. Nor is there any interest from another Democrat to challenge him, according to interviews with more than a dozen Democratic senators.” @punchbowlnews.bsky.social
Oh Sen Dems are not in disarray - they are in array - in their collective cowardice.
Oh Sen Dems are not in disarray - they are in array - in their collective cowardice.
November 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
There is one senator who is working to undermine him and challenge him and its Brian Schatz.
That being said, Brian would rather wait till after the midterms. Because none of these people seem capable of thinking about the crisis directly in front of their faces.
That being said, Brian would rather wait till after the midterms. Because none of these people seem capable of thinking about the crisis directly in front of their faces.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Chat is this good
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Chat is this good
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Alex Karp runs Palantir—a $450B tech giant powering AI systems for the CIA, ICE, and the Israeli military during its campaign in Gaza. He’s a law grad with a PhD in philosophy and a CEO who’s as polarizing as he is powerful. www.wired.com/story/alex-k...
Alex Karp Goes to War
Palantir’s CEO is good with ICE and says he defends human rights. But will Israel and Trump ever go too far for him?
www.wired.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Alex Karp runs Palantir—a $450B tech giant powering AI systems for the CIA, ICE, and the Israeli military during its campaign in Gaza. He’s a law grad with a PhD in philosophy and a CEO who’s as polarizing as he is powerful. www.wired.com/story/alex-k...
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"If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?" is a quote I think about constantly
November 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
"If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?" is a quote I think about constantly
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Vance shares a strange immunity with Trump.
The press cannot or will not pierce through his rhetoric to see the what-should-be-obvious danger of the man.
This includes:
1. Vance follows lots of neo-Nazis on X
2. His championing of Germany's far right
3. HE'S WELCOMING HITLER LOVERS INTO THE GOP
The press cannot or will not pierce through his rhetoric to see the what-should-be-obvious danger of the man.
This includes:
1. Vance follows lots of neo-Nazis on X
2. His championing of Germany's far right
3. HE'S WELCOMING HITLER LOVERS INTO THE GOP
JD Vance now leads the GOP. And he wants the party to welcome Hitler lovers.
And the press refuses to reckon with what this means.
www.thefarce.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Vance shares a strange immunity with Trump.
The press cannot or will not pierce through his rhetoric to see the what-should-be-obvious danger of the man.
This includes:
1. Vance follows lots of neo-Nazis on X
2. His championing of Germany's far right
3. HE'S WELCOMING HITLER LOVERS INTO THE GOP
The press cannot or will not pierce through his rhetoric to see the what-should-be-obvious danger of the man.
This includes:
1. Vance follows lots of neo-Nazis on X
2. His championing of Germany's far right
3. HE'S WELCOMING HITLER LOVERS INTO THE GOP
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Trump says the loss of tariff revenues is a national security threat.
Put another way, the loss of income *for the Treasury dept general fund* is a national security threat
But 100s of 1000s of Fed workers losing their income and 40 million losing SNAP benefits was no such threat.
Got it.
Put another way, the loss of income *for the Treasury dept general fund* is a national security threat
But 100s of 1000s of Fed workers losing their income and 40 million losing SNAP benefits was no such threat.
Got it.
November 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Trump says the loss of tariff revenues is a national security threat.
Put another way, the loss of income *for the Treasury dept general fund* is a national security threat
But 100s of 1000s of Fed workers losing their income and 40 million losing SNAP benefits was no such threat.
Got it.
Put another way, the loss of income *for the Treasury dept general fund* is a national security threat
But 100s of 1000s of Fed workers losing their income and 40 million losing SNAP benefits was no such threat.
Got it.
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A little piece of good news. There will have to be more like this: institutions of civil society, academia, and expertise separating from the state.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Dismantled by DOGE, a Foreign Policy Center Finds New Life
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
A little piece of good news. There will have to be more like this: institutions of civil society, academia, and expertise separating from the state.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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(it is actually interesting to me how quicky kirk has faded as a justification for repression)
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
(it is actually interesting to me how quicky kirk has faded as a justification for repression)
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joe mccarthy—he's being recognized more and more
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
joe mccarthy—he's being recognized more and more
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many people are saying! www.vox.com/on-the-right...
The third Red Scare
The right’s new assault on free speech isn’t cancel culture. It’s worse.
www.vox.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
many people are saying! www.vox.com/on-the-right...
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But they also said that Trump is facing far, far more public opposition today than the government ever saw during the McCarthy era. American civil society is weaker than many had hoped, but it's also stronger than it once was. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
But they also said that Trump is facing far, far more public opposition today than the government ever saw during the McCarthy era. American civil society is weaker than many had hoped, but it's also stronger than it once was. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Of the historians, lawyers, and scholars I spoke to while writing this, many said the same thing: What's happening now is worth than McCarthyism. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Of the historians, lawyers, and scholars I spoke to while writing this, many said the same thing: What's happening now is worth than McCarthyism. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Over the last 10 months, the federal government has cracked down on political expression with a persistence and viciousness reminiscent of some of the darkest periods of U.S. history. Welcome to the Third Red Scare.
The First Amendment Won’t Go Quietly
Welcome to the third Red Scare.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Over the last 10 months, the federal government has cracked down on political expression with a persistence and viciousness reminiscent of some of the darkest periods of U.S. history. Welcome to the Third Red Scare.
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Please read this excellent piece by @qjurecic.bsky.social.
Numbers don't capture the chilling effect on free expression or those excluded or deported we will never hear about in the news.
Appreciate her reaching out to me to discuss how the past can inform the present. 🗃️ @harvardpress.bsky.social
Numbers don't capture the chilling effect on free expression or those excluded or deported we will never hear about in the news.
Appreciate her reaching out to me to discuss how the past can inform the present. 🗃️ @harvardpress.bsky.social
Over the last 10 months, the federal government has cracked down on political expression with a persistence and viciousness reminiscent of some of the darkest periods of U.S. history. Welcome to the Third Red Scare.
The First Amendment Won’t Go Quietly
Welcome to the third Red Scare.
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Please read this excellent piece by @qjurecic.bsky.social.
Numbers don't capture the chilling effect on free expression or those excluded or deported we will never hear about in the news.
Appreciate her reaching out to me to discuss how the past can inform the present. 🗃️ @harvardpress.bsky.social
Numbers don't capture the chilling effect on free expression or those excluded or deported we will never hear about in the news.
Appreciate her reaching out to me to discuss how the past can inform the present. 🗃️ @harvardpress.bsky.social
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Why didn’t Bond wake up in the shower wondering why he now had Roger Moore’s face?
November 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Why didn’t Bond wake up in the shower wondering why he now had Roger Moore’s face?