Oren Kaplan
@kplnoren.bsky.social
Dad, partner. BLM. LGBT+ ally. Data Analyst, ERP Developer, Loves Animals, SciFi & Fantasy Fan. BofA employee, opinions = my own. Skys in English and Hebrew
Aliases:
@kplnoren@tooot.im
@kaplanoren@mastodon.top
@kplnoren
Aliases:
@kplnoren@tooot.im
@kaplanoren@mastodon.top
@kplnoren
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This is an extremely important point. Every bit of anti-science BS erodes the public's ability to discern fact from fiction. And now we have anti-vaxxers and climate science deniers and more running the government.
I've stressed this point before, but the "spaceship stories are not real" angle is not the point.
Today it's Loeb.
Tomorrow it is someone who has RFK Jnr's ear and its anti-vax, or anti-queer, or whatever.
And when it trickles all the way down to broad audiences, then we all are impacted by it.
Today it's Loeb.
Tomorrow it is someone who has RFK Jnr's ear and its anti-vax, or anti-queer, or whatever.
And when it trickles all the way down to broad audiences, then we all are impacted by it.
October 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This is an extremely important point. Every bit of anti-science BS erodes the public's ability to discern fact from fiction. And now we have anti-vaxxers and climate science deniers and more running the government.
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A quick reminder that the House is not in session because Speaker Johnson CANCELED it, not because of the current shutdown.
October 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A quick reminder that the House is not in session because Speaker Johnson CANCELED it, not because of the current shutdown.
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The Senate is still meeting and holding votes as normal despite the shutdown.
The House has not held a vote in a month and a half now solely because Mike Johnson wants to prevent the release of the Epstein Files.
They've killed our government to save their pedophiles.
The House has not held a vote in a month and a half now solely because Mike Johnson wants to prevent the release of the Epstein Files.
They've killed our government to save their pedophiles.
A quick reminder that the House is not in session because Speaker Johnson CANCELED it, not because of the current shutdown.
October 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The Senate is still meeting and holding votes as normal despite the shutdown.
The House has not held a vote in a month and a half now solely because Mike Johnson wants to prevent the release of the Epstein Files.
They've killed our government to save their pedophiles.
The House has not held a vote in a month and a half now solely because Mike Johnson wants to prevent the release of the Epstein Files.
They've killed our government to save their pedophiles.
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🙏🏼hoping this bears out
Scientists have developed a proof-of-concept vaccine against avian influenza viruses that offers protection against all the variants, including those that are yet to evolve. cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky 🧪
One shot to rule them all in the fight against H5 influenza
New bird flu vaccine design could help preparations against an evolving potential pandemic virus
cen.acs.org
October 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
🙏🏼hoping this bears out
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It’s not law enforcement. It’s a deputized partisan militia.
October 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
It’s not law enforcement. It’s a deputized partisan militia.
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The Free Press framing of DSA as a Dem Tea Party is also indicative of their willingness to lie.
DSA has what? One member of Congress now? They don't have anything like Koch money. Also, what conspiracies and violent rhetoric do they spread?
It's not analogous. Bari's narrative here is a lie.
DSA has what? One member of Congress now? They don't have anything like Koch money. Also, what conspiracies and violent rhetoric do they spread?
It's not analogous. Bari's narrative here is a lie.
October 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The Free Press framing of DSA as a Dem Tea Party is also indicative of their willingness to lie.
DSA has what? One member of Congress now? They don't have anything like Koch money. Also, what conspiracies and violent rhetoric do they spread?
It's not analogous. Bari's narrative here is a lie.
DSA has what? One member of Congress now? They don't have anything like Koch money. Also, what conspiracies and violent rhetoric do they spread?
It's not analogous. Bari's narrative here is a lie.
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Christopher Columbus was dragged back to Spain in chains by a crusading knight, convicted of tyranny and immeasurable cruelty, pardoned by Isabella but banned from returning to Hispaniola.
Fuck Columbus.
Fuck Columbus.
October 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Christopher Columbus was dragged back to Spain in chains by a crusading knight, convicted of tyranny and immeasurable cruelty, pardoned by Isabella but banned from returning to Hispaniola.
Fuck Columbus.
Fuck Columbus.
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“No Kings” is great , but we really don't get a functioning democracy back until we internalize, bone deep, the instinctive response to this and every other statement like it: “I don’t care what that rich guy thinks.”
Make it your morning affirmation. Say it ten times at the top of every hour.
Make it your morning affirmation. Say it ten times at the top of every hour.
Elon Musk calls for US troops to be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs: ‘It’s the only solution’
Musk demands US troops be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs
www.independent.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“No Kings” is great , but we really don't get a functioning democracy back until we internalize, bone deep, the instinctive response to this and every other statement like it: “I don’t care what that rich guy thinks.”
Make it your morning affirmation. Say it ten times at the top of every hour.
Make it your morning affirmation. Say it ten times at the top of every hour.
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TwitchCon PSA (a thread)! TC is a very fun event, but it does have some issues because of the possible parasocial problems that come with the streaming territory. Please keep the following points in mind! (This is more geared towards "viewers" but also fellow streamers.)
October 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
TwitchCon PSA (a thread)! TC is a very fun event, but it does have some issues because of the possible parasocial problems that come with the streaming territory. Please keep the following points in mind! (This is more geared towards "viewers" but also fellow streamers.)
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DC MPD are escorting masked men in unmarked ICE abduction vehicles WITHOUT PLATES now
#bigballsgoonshow
#bigballsgoonshow
September 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
DC MPD are escorting masked men in unmarked ICE abduction vehicles WITHOUT PLATES now
#bigballsgoonshow
#bigballsgoonshow
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In just six months of 2025, the US under the Trump admin imported from Russia almost as much as it did in the entire last year under Biden. 👀
September 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
In just six months of 2025, the US under the Trump admin imported from Russia almost as much as it did in the entire last year under Biden. 👀
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Authorities from 🇨🇿, 🇷🇴, 🇲🇩and 🇭🇺, dismantled a spy network belonging to the Belarusian KGB. A Belarusian diplomat was exposed and expelled from Czech Republic while the former deputy director of Moldova’s intelligence service was caught in Romania and acused of treason for transmitting state secrets
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Intelligence services from Czechia, Hungary and Romania break up Belarusian spy network in Europe
The Czech Republic’s counter-intelligence agency says it has broken up a spy network being built by Belarus together with agencies in Hungary and Romania.
apnews.com
September 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Authorities from 🇨🇿, 🇷🇴, 🇲🇩and 🇭🇺, dismantled a spy network belonging to the Belarusian KGB. A Belarusian diplomat was exposed and expelled from Czech Republic while the former deputy director of Moldova’s intelligence service was caught in Romania and acused of treason for transmitting state secrets
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As we enter fall, it's so important that we tell everyone to leave those leaves! Mads Torres designed a poster to help us.
Lightning bugs are one of the most charismatic insects we've got. Actions we take to protect them protects many insects!
Get some to hang in your neighborhood!
Squidfacts.net
Lightning bugs are one of the most charismatic insects we've got. Actions we take to protect them protects many insects!
Get some to hang in your neighborhood!
Squidfacts.net
September 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
As we enter fall, it's so important that we tell everyone to leave those leaves! Mads Torres designed a poster to help us.
Lightning bugs are one of the most charismatic insects we've got. Actions we take to protect them protects many insects!
Get some to hang in your neighborhood!
Squidfacts.net
Lightning bugs are one of the most charismatic insects we've got. Actions we take to protect them protects many insects!
Get some to hang in your neighborhood!
Squidfacts.net
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If you've been using a 📌 emoji to bookmark posts, @rafael.my and @samuel.bsky.team cooked up a special tool you can use to migrate them to your Saved Posts.
Try it here: pin2saved.vercel.app
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pin2saved for Bluesky
Migrate your Bluesky 📌 replies to saved posts.
pin2saved.vercel.app
September 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If you've been using a 📌 emoji to bookmark posts, @rafael.my and @samuel.bsky.team cooked up a special tool you can use to migrate them to your Saved Posts.
Try it here: pin2saved.vercel.app
Try it here: pin2saved.vercel.app
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Immigrants are a social good, anti-immigrant propaganda is basically all lies, and any approach to the "problem" that doesn't start form those two points is worthless
September 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Immigrants are a social good, anti-immigrant propaganda is basically all lies, and any approach to the "problem" that doesn't start form those two points is worthless
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Trump abduction vehicle disguised as a soccer mom minivan on the DC streets, including "Future Jedi On Board" sticker
#bigballsgoonshow
#bigballsgoonshow
September 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Trump abduction vehicle disguised as a soccer mom minivan on the DC streets, including "Future Jedi On Board" sticker
#bigballsgoonshow
#bigballsgoonshow
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Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
September 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
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The First Amendment: Not repealed. At least, not yet.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Federal judge blocks Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms
A federal judge sided with 16 Texas families to stop a law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments from going into effect.
www.houstonchronicle.com
August 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The First Amendment: Not repealed. At least, not yet.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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The one thing that bothers me the most about recent developments involving federal agents and policing is the refusal to show their faces or provide clearly identifiable information on their persons. It is police state behavior.
August 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The one thing that bothers me the most about recent developments involving federal agents and policing is the refusal to show their faces or provide clearly identifiable information on their persons. It is police state behavior.
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NASA and IBM released an AI model that can forecast what the sun will look like and even predict solar flares two hours in advance.
It's a new tool for studying the sun, and may even enhance early warnings about space weather that could impact Earth. 🧪
www.newscientist.com/article/2492...
It's a new tool for studying the sun, and may even enhance early warnings about space weather that could impact Earth. 🧪
www.newscientist.com/article/2492...
NASA and IBM built an AI to predict solar flares before they hit Earth
An AI model trained on years of data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory can predict the sun’s future appearance and potentially flag dangerous solar flares
www.newscientist.com
August 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
NASA and IBM released an AI model that can forecast what the sun will look like and even predict solar flares two hours in advance.
It's a new tool for studying the sun, and may even enhance early warnings about space weather that could impact Earth. 🧪
www.newscientist.com/article/2492...
It's a new tool for studying the sun, and may even enhance early warnings about space weather that could impact Earth. 🧪
www.newscientist.com/article/2492...
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כן היא צודקת לכו על זה
Watching this video 10 times has significantly improved my mood.
August 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
כן היא צודקת לכו על זה
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The Simpsons have changed continuity again to show Homer as a teenager in the 90s. Which is ridiculous!
Homer is a middle-aged overweight bald dad, he can't have been a teen in the 90s. *I* was a teen in the 90s! So that would mean...
oh...
oh God...
Homer is a middle-aged overweight bald dad, he can't have been a teen in the 90s. *I* was a teen in the 90s! So that would mean...
oh...
oh God...
August 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The Simpsons have changed continuity again to show Homer as a teenager in the 90s. Which is ridiculous!
Homer is a middle-aged overweight bald dad, he can't have been a teen in the 90s. *I* was a teen in the 90s! So that would mean...
oh...
oh God...
Homer is a middle-aged overweight bald dad, he can't have been a teen in the 90s. *I* was a teen in the 90s! So that would mean...
oh...
oh God...
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