kate_naomi 🍀🎶🌿
@lunaraptor.bsky.social
higher ed, coder. fan of empathy, curiosity, cats, sci-fi, books, audio-dramas, all things science.
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"Well in an absolute shocker for absolutely no one..." @jesscraven101.bsky.social perfectly articulates this insanity.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
"Well in an absolute shocker for absolutely no one..." @jesscraven101.bsky.social perfectly articulates this insanity.
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"Well in an absolute shocker for absolutely no one..." @jesscraven101.bsky.social perfectly articulates this insanity.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
"Well in an absolute shocker for absolutely no one..." @jesscraven101.bsky.social perfectly articulates this insanity.
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Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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And here's this morning's 3I/ATLAS image from Italy ☄️ www.virtualtelescope.eu/2025/11/11/i...
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (aka C/2025 N1 ATLAS): the ion tail is getting longer - 11 Nov. 2025. - The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is showing a nice ion tail in this 11 Nov. 2025, taken by Gianluca Masi, Virtual Telescope Project.
www.virtualtelescope.eu
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
And here's this morning's 3I/ATLAS image from Italy ☄️ www.virtualtelescope.eu/2025/11/11/i...
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Just moments ago, detainees transported from ICE’s Broadview facility this morning were loaded onto an Avelo Airlines plane in Gary, Indiana.
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Just moments ago, detainees transported from ICE’s Broadview facility this morning were loaded onto an Avelo Airlines plane in Gary, Indiana.
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If you are a Democrat in the Tennessee 7th, you have a chance to do something incredible starting tomorrow as to the special election on December 2nd
The Republican Party appears to be collapsing there, perhaps in part because it is trying to starve everyone
The Republican Party appears to be collapsing there, perhaps in part because it is trying to starve everyone
Turnout was down 75% in Middle TN U.S. House special election, particularly in GOP strongholds • Tennessee Lookout
Turnout in the special election primary for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District race was down compared to the 2024 General Election.
tennesseelookout.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
If you are a Democrat in the Tennessee 7th, you have a chance to do something incredible starting tomorrow as to the special election on December 2nd
The Republican Party appears to be collapsing there, perhaps in part because it is trying to starve everyone
The Republican Party appears to be collapsing there, perhaps in part because it is trying to starve everyone
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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This shit is why people don’t trust the Democratic Party.
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This shit is why people don’t trust the Democratic Party.
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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Declining birth rates are only a problem for capitalism. For everything else, it's a good thing.
November 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Declining birth rates are only a problem for capitalism. For everything else, it's a good thing.
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Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee.
Grocery prices have jumped up, and there's no relief in sight
Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee.
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HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
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Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
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So many people fear “socialism” without realizing they already cheer for it — farm subsidies, disaster relief, the military, police, fire departments, public parks and roads, libraries. It’s all collective pooling of resources for shared benefit, small-s socialism inside a capitalist system.
November 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
So many people fear “socialism” without realizing they already cheer for it — farm subsidies, disaster relief, the military, police, fire departments, public parks and roads, libraries. It’s all collective pooling of resources for shared benefit, small-s socialism inside a capitalist system.
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Less than 2 hours and less than 1k to go to hit our next timed goal and give everyone exclusive custom guitar picks! www.kickstarter.com/projects/aty...
November 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Less than 2 hours and less than 1k to go to hit our next timed goal and give everyone exclusive custom guitar picks! www.kickstarter.com/projects/aty...
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Not a single dime to should go to bailing out these OpenAI hucksters. Even if we did, it wouldn’t be enough— the energy requirements are too high. Trump boasted about building a “Manhattan-sized” data center yesterday. If that’s where we are now, we’ll need a spare planet by the end of 2030. Thread👇
Energy requirements for AI mean that the only way for the bubble not to burst would require companies to multiply their carbon footprint to an unimaginable degree. Right now, while AI is barely functional and mostly a novelty for the lazy, it requires so much energy that data centers rival cities.
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Not a single dime to should go to bailing out these OpenAI hucksters. Even if we did, it wouldn’t be enough— the energy requirements are too high. Trump boasted about building a “Manhattan-sized” data center yesterday. If that’s where we are now, we’ll need a spare planet by the end of 2030. Thread👇
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Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter successfully observed the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS in early October at a distance of ~29 million km, CNSA has just announced. www.cnsa.gov.cn/n6758823/n67...
November 6, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter successfully observed the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS in early October at a distance of ~29 million km, CNSA has just announced. www.cnsa.gov.cn/n6758823/n67...
So it was the Ariane launch from French Guiana! I didn't realize we could see it two hours after the launch!
Astronomy/meteorology people, silly question...do you know what I saw in this pic, the swirl in the center? Taken in southern Rhode Island, looking to the west/northwest. Timestamp 6:02 pm EST (UTC-5).
I thought maybe a launch but the only launch I could find was 6:02 pm UTC-3, from French Guiana.
I thought maybe a launch but the only launch I could find was 6:02 pm UTC-3, from French Guiana.
November 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
So it was the Ariane launch from French Guiana! I didn't realize we could see it two hours after the launch!
Astronomy/meteorology people, silly question...do you know what I saw in this pic, the swirl in the center? Taken in southern Rhode Island, looking to the west/northwest. Timestamp 6:02 pm EST (UTC-5).
I thought maybe a launch but the only launch I could find was 6:02 pm UTC-3, from French Guiana.
I thought maybe a launch but the only launch I could find was 6:02 pm UTC-3, from French Guiana.
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Astronomy/meteorology people, silly question...do you know what I saw in this pic, the swirl in the center? Taken in southern Rhode Island, looking to the west/northwest. Timestamp 6:02 pm EST (UTC-5).
I thought maybe a launch but the only launch I could find was 6:02 pm UTC-3, from French Guiana.
I thought maybe a launch but the only launch I could find was 6:02 pm UTC-3, from French Guiana.
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Happy #AudioDramaSunday y'all. I've missed you. I'm back to cover the new @gabrielurbina.com joint, the new @laurenshippen.com joint, the new @andasproductions.com joint, @jochiang.bsky.social's BRILLIANT #Hearthbound, & more. Happy to be back:
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Bobby's Snacks Vol. 43: Cowabunga, Dude!
bobbys-snacks.beehiiv.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Happy #AudioDramaSunday y'all. I've missed you. I'm back to cover the new @gabrielurbina.com joint, the new @laurenshippen.com joint, the new @andasproductions.com joint, @jochiang.bsky.social's BRILLIANT #Hearthbound, & more. Happy to be back:
bobbys-snacks.beehiiv.com/p/cowabunga-...
bobbys-snacks.beehiiv.com/p/cowabunga-...
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Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
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hey this seems bad
Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’
Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...
www.volkskrant.nl
October 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
hey this seems bad
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For more information about the Friday night massacre at CDC, I wrote up an analysis of who got terminated and what that means for public health.
Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...
Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...
October 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
For more information about the Friday night massacre at CDC, I wrote up an analysis of who got terminated and what that means for public health.
Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...
Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...
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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.