Laura B.
@lbedinger.bsky.social
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“the president got mad at a television commercial so now your maple syrup is more expensive” is no way to run a country
October 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
“the president got mad at a television commercial so now your maple syrup is more expensive” is no way to run a country
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Today, set sail on our last expedition of 2025 to explore previously unsurveyed deep-sea areas of the #CookIslands using mapping, telepresence, and the ROVs Hercules, Little Hercules, and Atalanta of #EVNautilus. Learn more in our blog: bit.ly/4gExwHY
Exploring Deep Sea Habitats of the Cook Islands with New Camera Tech
OET’s last expedition of 2025 will explore previously unsurveyed deep-sea areas of the Cook Islands.
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October 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Today, set sail on our last expedition of 2025 to explore previously unsurveyed deep-sea areas of the #CookIslands using mapping, telepresence, and the ROVs Hercules, Little Hercules, and Atalanta of #EVNautilus. Learn more in our blog: bit.ly/4gExwHY
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We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.
August 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.
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Dear journalists:
The President has not fired Lisa Cook. The President is *trying* to illegally fire her.
Your words shape people’s reality. Please be accurate in your reporting.
The President has not fired Lisa Cook. The President is *trying* to illegally fire her.
Your words shape people’s reality. Please be accurate in your reporting.
August 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Dear journalists:
The President has not fired Lisa Cook. The President is *trying* to illegally fire her.
Your words shape people’s reality. Please be accurate in your reporting.
The President has not fired Lisa Cook. The President is *trying* to illegally fire her.
Your words shape people’s reality. Please be accurate in your reporting.
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A pycnogonid apparently having fed! #seaspiderSaturday! youtu.be/_FiMaiNSwIU?...
Sea Spider Eating Coral “Waves” at the Camera | Nautilus Live
YouTube video by EVNautilus
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August 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A pycnogonid apparently having fed! #seaspiderSaturday! youtu.be/_FiMaiNSwIU?...
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The only reason Republicans have a reputation as "fiscal hawks" is that the press refuses to tell the public basic facts about what they do when they are in office.
June 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The only reason Republicans have a reputation as "fiscal hawks" is that the press refuses to tell the public basic facts about what they do when they are in office.
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"We need the whole country to appreciate that by investing in university research and educating the next generation of explorers and innovators, the country has reaped, and will continue to reap, tremendous rewards in new cures, treatments, and inventions, and in new industries, companies, and jobs"
May 23, 2025 at 2:07 AM
"We need the whole country to appreciate that by investing in university research and educating the next generation of explorers and innovators, the country has reaped, and will continue to reap, tremendous rewards in new cures, treatments, and inventions, and in new industries, companies, and jobs"
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Dear science journalism,
Please start including the funding source and whether it has been imperiled by the coup in your coverage of cool new science papers. The public should know the floor is being cut out from under us.
Please start including the funding source and whether it has been imperiled by the coup in your coverage of cool new science papers. The public should know the floor is being cut out from under us.
May 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Dear science journalism,
Please start including the funding source and whether it has been imperiled by the coup in your coverage of cool new science papers. The public should know the floor is being cut out from under us.
Please start including the funding source and whether it has been imperiled by the coup in your coverage of cool new science papers. The public should know the floor is being cut out from under us.
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Mostly, I want democracy.
May 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Mostly, I want democracy.
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Q: "Amazon will soon display...how much the Trump tariffs are adding to the cost of each product. Isn't that a perfect, crystal clear demonstration that it's the American consumer....who is going to pay for these?"
Leavitt: "This is a hostile and political act by Amazon."
Leavitt: "This is a hostile and political act by Amazon."
April 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Q: "Amazon will soon display...how much the Trump tariffs are adding to the cost of each product. Isn't that a perfect, crystal clear demonstration that it's the American consumer....who is going to pay for these?"
Leavitt: "This is a hostile and political act by Amazon."
Leavitt: "This is a hostile and political act by Amazon."
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Want to vote but lack a ride? No, you don't!
Most of the local DECs are working to accommodate voters who need a lift, but if your Democrat HQ is unavailable, we have also confirmed that RideShare2Vote is active in District 6 to help everyone perform their Constitutional Right to vote!
Most of the local DECs are working to accommodate voters who need a lift, but if your Democrat HQ is unavailable, we have also confirmed that RideShare2Vote is active in District 6 to help everyone perform their Constitutional Right to vote!
March 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Want to vote but lack a ride? No, you don't!
Most of the local DECs are working to accommodate voters who need a lift, but if your Democrat HQ is unavailable, we have also confirmed that RideShare2Vote is active in District 6 to help everyone perform their Constitutional Right to vote!
Most of the local DECs are working to accommodate voters who need a lift, but if your Democrat HQ is unavailable, we have also confirmed that RideShare2Vote is active in District 6 to help everyone perform their Constitutional Right to vote!
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Occasionally it’s worth reading the letters to the editor. Tautoko Stephanie of Wilton!
March 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Occasionally it’s worth reading the letters to the editor. Tautoko Stephanie of Wilton!
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You, me, Killer Mike. Tonight.
Who's in?
🗓️ March 19
🕕 6 PM to 8 PM
📍Sanborn Activities Center
815 S Alabama Ave DeLand
Register 🙌 TinyUrl.com/JoshTHDeland
Who's in?
🗓️ March 19
🕕 6 PM to 8 PM
📍Sanborn Activities Center
815 S Alabama Ave DeLand
Register 🙌 TinyUrl.com/JoshTHDeland
March 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
You, me, Killer Mike. Tonight.
Who's in?
🗓️ March 19
🕕 6 PM to 8 PM
📍Sanborn Activities Center
815 S Alabama Ave DeLand
Register 🙌 TinyUrl.com/JoshTHDeland
Who's in?
🗓️ March 19
🕕 6 PM to 8 PM
📍Sanborn Activities Center
815 S Alabama Ave DeLand
Register 🙌 TinyUrl.com/JoshTHDeland
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When asked about scientists I admire, I point to people doing alpha taxonomy. The scholarship is deep and difficult. #TaxonomistAppreciationDay
March 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
When asked about scientists I admire, I point to people doing alpha taxonomy. The scholarship is deep and difficult. #TaxonomistAppreciationDay
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Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
2025: Keep democracy alive. FrameLab New Year's resolutions
Advice for defeating the authoritarian threat
www.theframelab.org
January 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
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Trump’s tax agenda outlined by the White House today will add at least $5 trillion to the debt, potentially much more. Per new analysis by nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. www.crfb.org/blogs/trump-...
February 7, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Trump’s tax agenda outlined by the White House today will add at least $5 trillion to the debt, potentially much more. Per new analysis by nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. www.crfb.org/blogs/trump-...
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No one elected Elon Musk.
As Donald Trump allows Musk to access people’s personal information and shut down government funding, Republicans in Washington will also own the consequences.
We must do everything in our power to push back and protect people from harm.
As Donald Trump allows Musk to access people’s personal information and shut down government funding, Republicans in Washington will also own the consequences.
We must do everything in our power to push back and protect people from harm.
February 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
No one elected Elon Musk.
As Donald Trump allows Musk to access people’s personal information and shut down government funding, Republicans in Washington will also own the consequences.
We must do everything in our power to push back and protect people from harm.
As Donald Trump allows Musk to access people’s personal information and shut down government funding, Republicans in Washington will also own the consequences.
We must do everything in our power to push back and protect people from harm.
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Sometimes I like to draw a really hot bath and shut out the lights and pretend to be one of those deep sea worms that lives on hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the ocean. I call it my hot worm time.
November 6, 2024 at 2:56 AM