Azi Raphael
@moonglaive90.bsky.social
Started out with art, then ran an anime convention, and somehow ended up studying astro/biophysics. 🤷♀️
Was moonglaive on Twitter.
💛🖤🤍💜 ~ 🖤🩶🤍💜
Was moonglaive on Twitter.
💛🖤🤍💜 ~ 🖤🩶🤍💜
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I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
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ICE abducted Leticia Jacobo and tried to deport her, she is Native American.
Polk County Sheriff’s Office, which held her for ICE, admitted that it was a ‘clerical error’.
Her family fought through layers of bureaucracy to stop her from being disappeared.
www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202...
Polk County Sheriff’s Office, which held her for ICE, admitted that it was a ‘clerical error’.
Her family fought through layers of bureaucracy to stop her from being disappeared.
www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202...
Native American woman nearly deported after Polk County Jail issues ICE detainer by mistake
A Native American woman from Arizona was nearly deported by federal immigration officials after a clerical error at the Polk County Jail. The woman's family had to scramble to prove she was Indigenous...
www.iowapublicradio.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
ICE abducted Leticia Jacobo and tried to deport her, she is Native American.
Polk County Sheriff’s Office, which held her for ICE, admitted that it was a ‘clerical error’.
Her family fought through layers of bureaucracy to stop her from being disappeared.
www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202...
Polk County Sheriff’s Office, which held her for ICE, admitted that it was a ‘clerical error’.
Her family fought through layers of bureaucracy to stop her from being disappeared.
www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202...
I think about that first episode of Behind the Bastards on John Wayne (iirc) where they discuss the shift of toxic masculinity/Christianity to whatever uniquely USian nationalist political environment we have now.
And there's the whole "wild, wild West" bit mentioned.
And there's the whole "wild, wild West" bit mentioned.
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I think about that first episode of Behind the Bastards on John Wayne (iirc) where they discuss the shift of toxic masculinity/Christianity to whatever uniquely USian nationalist political environment we have now.
And there's the whole "wild, wild West" bit mentioned.
And there's the whole "wild, wild West" bit mentioned.
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“It’s gotten so bad where he thinks he can now turn his own block into his personal ICE checkpoint,” Kirakosian said. “I don’t know how much worse the situation is going to get, honestly. This kid could’ve been shot.”
News agencies reported the incident over the weekend, but Rodriguez was initially described as "a man," not an ICE AGENT.
ktla.com/news/local-n...
ktla.com/news/local-n...
November 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
“It’s gotten so bad where he thinks he can now turn his own block into his personal ICE checkpoint,” Kirakosian said. “I don’t know how much worse the situation is going to get, honestly. This kid could’ve been shot.”
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Let's have another bullet bird, this time the Sparrow!
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Let's have another bullet bird, this time the Sparrow!
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
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NEW: Chi Ossé, an ally of Mamdani, has filed paperwork to challenge Jeffries from the left.
Chi Ossé files paperwork to challenge Hakeem Jeffries from the left
The NYC City Council member said in a statement that Democratic leadership is "failing to effectively fight back against Donald Trump."
www.axios.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
NEW: Chi Ossé, an ally of Mamdani, has filed paperwork to challenge Jeffries from the left.
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China’s economy is booming – but its emissions are flat?
Environment Prof Helen Czerski gives her take on #COP30, highlighting how this year’s conference signals real, if slow, progress on climate action...
📺 Watch Helen's lectures: gres.hm/large-planet
@ucl.ac.uk @helenczerski.bsky.social
Environment Prof Helen Czerski gives her take on #COP30, highlighting how this year’s conference signals real, if slow, progress on climate action...
📺 Watch Helen's lectures: gres.hm/large-planet
@ucl.ac.uk @helenczerski.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
China’s economy is booming – but its emissions are flat?
Environment Prof Helen Czerski gives her take on #COP30, highlighting how this year’s conference signals real, if slow, progress on climate action...
📺 Watch Helen's lectures: gres.hm/large-planet
@ucl.ac.uk @helenczerski.bsky.social
Environment Prof Helen Czerski gives her take on #COP30, highlighting how this year’s conference signals real, if slow, progress on climate action...
📺 Watch Helen's lectures: gres.hm/large-planet
@ucl.ac.uk @helenczerski.bsky.social
A lot of people making jokes about "Bubba," a lot of whom keep referring to Trump as "Doni'a." The jokes are certainly layered, but also those layers are all awful ...like an anti trans, misogynistic rotten onion.
November 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A lot of people making jokes about "Bubba," a lot of whom keep referring to Trump as "Doni'a." The jokes are certainly layered, but also those layers are all awful ...like an anti trans, misogynistic rotten onion.
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ICE Air’s Sloppy, Dangerous Deportation Flights prospect.org/2025/11/17/i...
really very stupid decision for an airline co to make, just boycott
really very stupid decision for an airline co to make, just boycott
ICE Air’s Sloppy, Dangerous Deportation Flights - The American Prospect
Poor planning, mechanical issues, serious safety lapses, and the shutdown are taking a toll on Avelo, America’s most famous deportation airline, internal documents show.
prospect.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
ICE Air’s Sloppy, Dangerous Deportation Flights prospect.org/2025/11/17/i...
really very stupid decision for an airline co to make, just boycott
really very stupid decision for an airline co to make, just boycott
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I co-ran a warming kit assembly and donation drive for our local shelter today and was so heartened by the way our community showed up. We had more donations than we had room in boxes to sort them into, including an absolutely stunning array of hand knit items from my local yarn shop folks.
November 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I co-ran a warming kit assembly and donation drive for our local shelter today and was so heartened by the way our community showed up. We had more donations than we had room in boxes to sort them into, including an absolutely stunning array of hand knit items from my local yarn shop folks.
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Disaster imperialism in full effect in Jamaica according to family there who tell me there is now a strong US military presence under the guise of aid including military planes, drones and helicopters.
Please continue to support grassroots & mutual aid hurricane recovery efforts as you are able.
Please continue to support grassroots & mutual aid hurricane recovery efforts as you are able.
November 16, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Disaster imperialism in full effect in Jamaica according to family there who tell me there is now a strong US military presence under the guise of aid including military planes, drones and helicopters.
Please continue to support grassroots & mutual aid hurricane recovery efforts as you are able.
Please continue to support grassroots & mutual aid hurricane recovery efforts as you are able.
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Chemists discovered a powerful hidden antibiotic that’s 100 times stronger than existing ones and effective against deadly superbugs.
The study has been published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED.
• pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
🧪🧵⬇️
The study has been published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED.
• pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
🧪🧵⬇️
November 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Chemists discovered a powerful hidden antibiotic that’s 100 times stronger than existing ones and effective against deadly superbugs.
The study has been published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED.
• pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
🧪🧵⬇️
The study has been published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED.
• pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
🧪🧵⬇️
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Brush your teeth after eating these or else you'll get calculus.
November 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Brush your teeth after eating these or else you'll get calculus.
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Nearly extinct but saved by #journalism 🌴
@mongabay.com reported that the last Round Island hurricane palm - an endangered species of Mauritius relied on by rare insect & geckos - had snapped during a windstorm
Then Rio's botanical garden reached out saying they have some that can repopulate it 💪
@mongabay.com reported that the last Round Island hurricane palm - an endangered species of Mauritius relied on by rare insect & geckos - had snapped during a windstorm
Then Rio's botanical garden reached out saying they have some that can repopulate it 💪
Reporting spurs effort to return key tree to nature in Mauritius - Environmental Journalism and Education
In November 2024, Mongabay published a report detailing how the last wild Round Island hurricane palm (Dictyosperma album var. conjugatum), a rare species native to Mauritius, had snapped during a win...
mongabay.org
November 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Nearly extinct but saved by #journalism 🌴
@mongabay.com reported that the last Round Island hurricane palm - an endangered species of Mauritius relied on by rare insect & geckos - had snapped during a windstorm
Then Rio's botanical garden reached out saying they have some that can repopulate it 💪
@mongabay.com reported that the last Round Island hurricane palm - an endangered species of Mauritius relied on by rare insect & geckos - had snapped during a windstorm
Then Rio's botanical garden reached out saying they have some that can repopulate it 💪
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Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
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Elizabeth Holmes deserves so much worse. She was only ever convicted of defrauding her investors even though she also defrauded thousands of patients.
November 16, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Elizabeth Holmes deserves so much worse. She was only ever convicted of defrauding her investors even though she also defrauded thousands of patients.
I appreciate this show.
a woman with white hair and blue eyes holds her fist up
Alt: Scarlet El Vandimion from "May I Ask for One Final Thing?" prepares to punch the patriarchy.
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I appreciate this show.
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The president’s allies are willing to approve a lot of lawlessness, but for some, Trump's tariffs case is literally asking them to pay too high a price
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/learn...
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/learn...
Trump’s Plan to Nuke the Global Economy Prompts Conservative Justices to Remember That the Constitution Exists
The Court has no problem facilitating the disappearance of civil rights. Shareholder value is a different story.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The president’s allies are willing to approve a lot of lawlessness, but for some, Trump's tariffs case is literally asking them to pay too high a price
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/learn...
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/learn...
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For #FossilFriday & in honor of @alinemghilardi.bsky.social & colleagues' fantastic discovery of a new Cretaceous pterosaur in Brazil in a dinosaur regurgitalite ("fossil vomit"), here's a diagram I made for my book 'Dinosaurs Without Bones' (2014) showing the physics of a puking brachiosaur. 🧪🦕🤮🪨
November 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
For #FossilFriday & in honor of @alinemghilardi.bsky.social & colleagues' fantastic discovery of a new Cretaceous pterosaur in Brazil in a dinosaur regurgitalite ("fossil vomit"), here's a diagram I made for my book 'Dinosaurs Without Bones' (2014) showing the physics of a puking brachiosaur. 🧪🦕🤮🪨
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Faith leaders requested access to provide pastoral care to any captives inside the building, which has been denied.
November 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Faith leaders requested access to provide pastoral care to any captives inside the building, which has been denied.
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Here in Broadview, outside Chicago, a large group of faith leaders & protesters have gathered this morning outside of ICE’s detention center.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Here in Broadview, outside Chicago, a large group of faith leaders & protesters have gathered this morning outside of ICE’s detention center.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
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Oreoboros
oh wow that’s crazy
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Oreoboros
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You really have to be working overtime to write this post.
A teenager in Florida with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men, setting off a chain of events that would have a dramatic impact on her life and help upend the political career of Representative Matt Gaetz. nyti.ms/49PSkL9
November 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
You really have to be working overtime to write this post.
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I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation