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ljoachim.bsky.social
@ljoachim.bsky.social
Birds, dogs, fun facts, procrastination, art and a nasty habit of inserting myself into political discussions when people are being baselessly cruel.

"Be excellent to each other"
Dogs wag their tails to the left or the right depending on if their experienced emotion is positive or negative/ anxious (overall).

And, it's even used by dogs to read others' body language ❤️

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Scientists decipher dog-tail wags - BBC News
The way a dog moves it tail can shed light on its mood - and other dogs can spot and respond to these differences, a study suggests.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Trump's appointees compete for "Most Clueless in U.S. History," ignoring the need for balanced government to prevent authoritarianism. Who knew democracy had a 'Dummies Only' sign? 😲
December 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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“Lucy did not know where she was, nor did she understand the words being spoken around her… and yet, under the system we have built, she was the one required to answer."

I witnessed the kids docket at immigration court. It’s cruel and inhumane beyond belief. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: How does a 3-year-old hire an immigration attorney?
Lucy couldn't understand the words being spoken around her or the dangers she fled. Yet under the system we've built, she's the one required to answer to a judge.
www.latimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.
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December 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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This week, Professor James Hansen and colleagues published projections that the global temperature record could reach +1.7°C by 2027.
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
Two Years to 1.7°C: the “Prediction Game” We Can’t Afford to Lose
Australia’s sweltering through another early-summer heatwave, and I’m trying to decide whether to write about the weather outside my window - or the bigger climate system we’re reengineering on this p...
www.lyrebirddreaming.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Forbes have apparently sold their soul and are starting to lean towards the protection of the traffickers.

Are they in the files or what? Why this sudden shadiness?
December 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Utah is planning to have squads of police deployed in rounding up homeless people in Salt Lake City in order to involuntarily commit them into what appears to be a giant internment camp or detention center.
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Just a change of pace, enjoy my spoilt boy getting into the festive spirit 🦌🛷

I can't post to feeds so I hope someone here gets to enjoy him at least ❤️
December 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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👇👇👇👇
December 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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December 20, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Impeach Trump
December 20, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Two of my watercolour drawings of the Warrior, Portsmouth. These were both done (plus others) sitting on the shore near the dockyard entrance in the early '90s. The first one was sold and the second one is a rather dull photo of the original
#art #watercolour #Portsmouth #Warrior #pleinair
December 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Don't buy this. Yell at everyone who says they want to buy it. ModRetro is owned by Palmer Luckey, hardcore MAGA cultist and owner of the autonomous weapons platform company Anduril. He is one of the most evil fucks. And that's saying something.
December 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
December 19, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Media lying is now utterly commonplace.
December 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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December 20, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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By 1:30pm today, Democracy Docket had already published that the DOJ files release was incomplete and violated federal law.

Why did it take so many legacy media outlets until this evening to come to the same conclusion?
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice will fail to publicly release all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by a Friday deadline, violating a new federal law explicitly mandating that the trove of documents be turned over for public scrutiny. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Chickens Out on Epstein Files Release in Violation of New Law
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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even among really smart folks, i think ppl have greatly underestimated just how much resources the ultra-wealthy have put into culture war bullshit to get us to fight each other instead of them
December 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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The Department of Justice failed to publicly release all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by a Friday deadline, violating a new federal law explicitly mandating that the trove of documents be turned over for public scrutiny, Republican and Democratic lawmakers said.
‘Incomplete Release’: DOJ Chickens Out on Epstein Files in Violation of New Law
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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DOJ broke the law today by refusing to produce all the Epstein files. It also broke the law by redacting information other than to protect victims. Yet, the corporate media is acting that DOJ did us a huge favor.

Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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If you're a VLBI radio person 🔭🧪 and keen on imaging #blackholes and their jets, please consider applying for a postdoc position in my new research group at the @cambridgeastro.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk!

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
Research Associate/Assistant in observational Event Horizon Telescope (mm-VLBI) Science (Fixed Term)
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance, with the possibility for extension up to one year. Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position at the
www.cam.ac.uk
December 20, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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AI slop has made it to the deep sea.

That’s not a blobfish: Deep Sea Social Media is Flooded by AI Slop

www.southernfriedscience.com/thats-not-a-...
That’s not a blobfish: Deep Sea Social Media is Flooded by AI Slop
Well, it finally happened. Over the last two week, my usually well-curated feeds of videos from the deep sea have been overrun with AI slop masquerading as authentic images of strange and delightfu…
www.southernfriedscience.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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The Epstein Files, everybody!
December 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Republicans want to give ICE the power to strip-search immigrant children to look for so-called “gang tattoos” and send them to prison-like facilities.

Yes, the same ICE that sent men to El Salvador for soccer and autism awareness tattoos.
December 17, 2025 at 3:08 AM