Jane Horton 🇺🇸 🇦🇩 🇺🇾
@janebhorton.bsky.social
Progressive, liberal, retired public health professional, former archeologist born at CO2 315 ppm. Former citizen of Uruguay, Mexico, Hong Kong.
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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The fact that both the unsigned 6–3 majority opinion and Alito's concurrence (for Alito, Thomas, and Gorsuch) open with a reference to California's redistricting leaves one with the strong impression that this decision, like California's, is about tit for tat.
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 25A608
GREG ABBOTT, ET AL. v. LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[December 4, 2025]
With an eye on the upcoming 2026 midterm elections, several States have in recent months redrawn their congressional districts in ways that are predicted to favor the State's dominant political party. Texas adopted the first new map, then California responded with its own map for the stated purpose of counteracting what Texas had done. North Carolina followed suit, and other States are also considering new maps.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/bafkreib7k7524ynq3rfb7daons5fqmxc5wx75ga3gihx45fxq5xwlgk4dq@jpeg)
December 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The fact that both the unsigned 6–3 majority opinion and Alito's concurrence (for Alito, Thomas, and Gorsuch) open with a reference to California's redistricting leaves one with the strong impression that this decision, like California's, is about tit for tat.
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Modern recreation of the ancient motifs from Tepe Bakun in Fars Province 🇮🇷. These striking designs were found on pottery and artifacts dating back over 5000 years, to 5th Millennium BC, a glimpse into the earliest visual language of Iran.
#archaeohistories
#archaeohistories
December 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Modern recreation of the ancient motifs from Tepe Bakun in Fars Province 🇮🇷. These striking designs were found on pottery and artifacts dating back over 5000 years, to 5th Millennium BC, a glimpse into the earliest visual language of Iran.
#archaeohistories
#archaeohistories
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And finally, there's a Moon desperate to shine through the clouds. 93.6% waxing gibbous. Two days until it's a cold supermoon! #astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
And finally, there's a Moon desperate to shine through the clouds. 93.6% waxing gibbous. Two days until it's a cold supermoon! #astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
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Two 7,000-year-old mummified women from a rock shelter in southern Libya, discovered with strange DNA profiles, are pushing scientists to rethink how ancient North Africa was populated.
Two 7,000-year-old mummified women discovered with strange DNA profiles
Two 7,000-year-old mummies found in Libya reveal an isolated North African lineage and rewrite the genetic history of the Green Sahara.
www.earth.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Two 7,000-year-old mummified women from a rock shelter in southern Libya, discovered with strange DNA profiles, are pushing scientists to rethink how ancient North Africa was populated.
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“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
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Incredibly Rare 'White Auroras' Over Finland
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November 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Incredibly Rare 'White Auroras' Over Finland
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates on.ft.com/4ij0yh8
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates
A burning platform
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates on.ft.com/4ij0yh8
"Academic researchers and clinicians were not among the speakers at the sessions, which were peppered by comments critical of the medical establishment."
Psychedelics and immortality: Nature went to a health summit starring RFK and JD Vance
The Make America Healthy Again summit, attended by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr and vice-president JD Vance, gave a sense of what’s driving US health policy.
www.nature.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:53 AM
"Academic researchers and clinicians were not among the speakers at the sessions, which were peppered by comments critical of the medical establishment."
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I love all this stuff! This story has been proven to be factual. The more we know about our universe and those surrounding it, the closer we come to understanding exactly how all life on our planet came to be.
ground.news/article/new-...
ground.news/article/new-...
New Research Suggest Earth and Theia were Neighbors Before They Collided
About 4.5 billion years ago, the most momentous event in the history of Earth occurred: a huge celestial body called Theia collided with the young Earth. How the collision unfolded and what exactly ha...
ground.news
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 AM
I love all this stuff! This story has been proven to be factual. The more we know about our universe and those surrounding it, the closer we come to understanding exactly how all life on our planet came to be.
ground.news/article/new-...
ground.news/article/new-...
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Look, if you’re interested in reading something dishy about a difficult, dramatic person, yalereview.org/article/work...
My Harrowing Months as Patricia Highsmith’s Assistant
Elena Gosalvez Blanco recalls her time as Patricia Highsmith's assistant in the novelist's final months.
yalereview.org
November 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Look, if you’re interested in reading something dishy about a difficult, dramatic person, yalereview.org/article/work...
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Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate V: The Death of the Earl, by Simon François Ravenet, after William Hogarth, 1745, 📸 by @evanvucci
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate V: The Death of the Earl, by Simon François Ravenet, after William Hogarth, 1745, 📸 by @evanvucci
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Republicans crafted an entire midterm strategy around making Mamdani the face of the Democratic Party and portraying him as the most dangerous political figure in American history. Called him a jihadist. Introduced a resolution in the House condemning socialism. All gone now.
November 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Republicans crafted an entire midterm strategy around making Mamdani the face of the Democratic Party and portraying him as the most dangerous political figure in American history. Called him a jihadist. Introduced a resolution in the House condemning socialism. All gone now.
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Some of the Things the Pig Wants to Keep Quiet #ABlueView🧵1/3
November 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Some of the Things the Pig Wants to Keep Quiet #ABlueView🧵1/3
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Andrew Sullivan firing on all pistons: "Donald Trump is the most indecent man, by far, to ever hold the presidency. He has openly mocked the disabled and the sick; he has reveled in stories of torture and murder; he has spent decades grabbing women “by the pussy” and bragged about it;
The Question Of Decency
Orwell, Trump, and the dangers of a profoundly indecent man in the presidency.
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Andrew Sullivan firing on all pistons: "Donald Trump is the most indecent man, by far, to ever hold the presidency. He has openly mocked the disabled and the sick; he has reveled in stories of torture and murder; he has spent decades grabbing women “by the pussy” and bragged about it;
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I was fascinated to learn that the earliest surviving evidence of writing in Italy comes from a woman's tomb from the 8th century BC and it probably says 'the one who spins well'. (Found at Gabii, now at the Diocletian Baths in Rome).
November 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I was fascinated to learn that the earliest surviving evidence of writing in Italy comes from a woman's tomb from the 8th century BC and it probably says 'the one who spins well'. (Found at Gabii, now at the Diocletian Baths in Rome).
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Ukraine is rejecting Trump’s plan right now at the UN Security Council.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Ukraine is rejecting Trump’s plan right now at the UN Security Council.
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this is the correct way to react to anything the president says-
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
this is the correct way to react to anything the president says-
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Opinion | I believed Hillary Clinton was a sex trafficker because one of her donors owned a pizza restaurant and "cheese pizza" has the same initials as "child pornography." Here's why I don't think Donald Trump's multi-decade best friendship with a sex trafficker connects him to sex trafficking.
November 20, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Opinion | I believed Hillary Clinton was a sex trafficker because one of her donors owned a pizza restaurant and "cheese pizza" has the same initials as "child pornography." Here's why I don't think Donald Trump's multi-decade best friendship with a sex trafficker connects him to sex trafficking.
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A reminder that I’ve archived every public-facing web page from the CDC website prior to the Trump Regime purging data back in late January:
acasignups.net/cdc-website
acasignups.net/cdc-website
CDC.Gov Archive Index
With the Musk/Trump Administration bulldozing their way through seemingly every federal government website, teams of data analysts and archivers have been attempting to download and archive as much fe...
acasignups.net
November 20, 2025 at 6:03 AM