Aimé
@phascolarctos.bsky.social
he/him 🌈 🏳️⚧️| Biology BS -> PhD candidate in sociology | #stillmasking
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I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles
Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
Breaking News: Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, was detained by ICE agents at an immigration court as he tried to escort a migrant out of the courthouse to prevent his arrest. nyti.ms/4jWkANE
June 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles
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These regions include the entirety of the Gulf Coast and up through North Carolina.
Cannot emphasize enough how big of a problem this is…
Cannot emphasize enough how big of a problem this is…
FEMA Region 6 Regional Administrator? Quit.
FEMA Region 6 Deputy Regional Administrator? Quit.
FEMA Region 4 Regional Administrator? Quit.
It's fine, it's just two really large regions that deal with a slew of hazards during hurricane season and beyond. We're not cooked at all. 🥲
FEMA Region 6 Deputy Regional Administrator? Quit.
FEMA Region 4 Regional Administrator? Quit.
It's fine, it's just two really large regions that deal with a slew of hazards during hurricane season and beyond. We're not cooked at all. 🥲
June 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
These regions include the entirety of the Gulf Coast and up through North Carolina.
Cannot emphasize enough how big of a problem this is…
Cannot emphasize enough how big of a problem this is…
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Being the only masked person in the room for many years has genuinely strengthened my social confidence—I've realised that, when it matters, I have what it takes to stand up and stand out
March 28, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Being the only masked person in the room for many years has genuinely strengthened my social confidence—I've realised that, when it matters, I have what it takes to stand up and stand out
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Ok, so I know all bees are incredible creatures, and it's a brave human who ranks them. But surely this blue carpenter bee would be near the top?
This is Xylocopa tumida and she is gorgeous. 1/3
This is Xylocopa tumida and she is gorgeous. 1/3
March 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Ok, so I know all bees are incredible creatures, and it's a brave human who ranks them. But surely this blue carpenter bee would be near the top?
This is Xylocopa tumida and she is gorgeous. 1/3
This is Xylocopa tumida and she is gorgeous. 1/3
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I fear some of you are still not quite understanding that the purpose of DOGE is not actually to make the federal government more efficient, it's to privatize what they can make money off of and then dismantle the rest.
March 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I fear some of you are still not quite understanding that the purpose of DOGE is not actually to make the federal government more efficient, it's to privatize what they can make money off of and then dismantle the rest.
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To be clear: If there were to be large staffing reductions at NOAA and NWS—at appears is now indeed underway, with credible reports of larger further cuts on horizon—there will be people who die in extreme weather events & related disasters who would not have otherwise.
10/11
10/11
February 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
To be clear: If there were to be large staffing reductions at NOAA and NWS—at appears is now indeed underway, with credible reports of larger further cuts on horizon—there will be people who die in extreme weather events & related disasters who would not have otherwise.
10/11
10/11
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This is all terrible, but the loss of FCOs is particularly distressing…truly lynchpins in recovery www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/c...
Senior Leaders Are Leaving FEMA
Along with about 1,000 rank-and-file workers, FEMA is losing some of the managers most experienced in handling emergency efforts.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
This is all terrible, but the loss of FCOs is particularly distressing…truly lynchpins in recovery www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/c...
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I need everyone to be crystal clear that this is a continuation of RFK and the wellness community’s *obsession* with the elimination of the disabled and the chronically ill. They are disgusted by us, they view illness and disability as weakness, and they believe in using eugenics to disappear us.
It's week one for RFK Jr. as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and he's wondering if those COVID deaths were actually deaths from chronic diseases. 🤦♂️
February 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I need everyone to be crystal clear that this is a continuation of RFK and the wellness community’s *obsession* with the elimination of the disabled and the chronically ill. They are disgusted by us, they view illness and disability as weakness, and they believe in using eugenics to disappear us.
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Lovebirds, of course, for Valentine’s Day! #Birds feed frens, if you’ve got lovebirds (literal or figurative), post ‘em! 🪶❤️🦜 these are yellow-collared lovebirds photographed in Tanzania.
February 15, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Lovebirds, of course, for Valentine’s Day! #Birds feed frens, if you’ve got lovebirds (literal or figurative), post ‘em! 🪶❤️🦜 these are yellow-collared lovebirds photographed in Tanzania.
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no the fuck we are NOT making “LGBQ+” a thing and if I see any of you motherfuckers using that acronym it’s on sight
Marsha P. Johnson did not smash in the windshield of a police car for this
Marsha P. Johnson did not smash in the windshield of a police car for this
‼️ The National Park Service has REMOVED mentions of transgender people being involved with Stonewall. Not only did the remove the world "Transgender" but changed "LGBTQ+" to "LGBQ+".
The federal government is attempting to erase us and take away our history.
This pride, we riot.
The federal government is attempting to erase us and take away our history.
This pride, we riot.
February 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
no the fuck we are NOT making “LGBQ+” a thing and if I see any of you motherfuckers using that acronym it’s on sight
Marsha P. Johnson did not smash in the windshield of a police car for this
Marsha P. Johnson did not smash in the windshield of a police car for this
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REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
February 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
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I've always thought of myself as fairly easy to push around, but the last few years have proved that I have what it takes to be the one and only person in the room wearing a mask, and maybe you're the same
February 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I've always thought of myself as fairly easy to push around, but the last few years have proved that I have what it takes to be the one and only person in the room wearing a mask, and maybe you're the same
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Love how the dark facial fovea give this arizonan Perdita (aff. luteola or xanthochroa) little false cartoon dot eyes
February 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Love how the dark facial fovea give this arizonan Perdita (aff. luteola or xanthochroa) little false cartoon dot eyes
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I cannot emphasize enough that if they dismantle federal hazard agencies, warning systems, and emergency management disaster death tolls will increase.
We can very easily lose the ground we have spent decades gaining.
We can very easily lose the ground we have spent decades gaining.
Or that the country's deadliest hurricane, 1900 Gavelston a hurricane was in part so deadly because US weather forecasters were racist. Hurricanes have gotten less deadly even as more of us live on the coast because of accurate weather forecasting
I feel like we don't talk enough about how many lives have been saved by accurate, publicly available weather forecasts
February 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I cannot emphasize enough that if they dismantle federal hazard agencies, warning systems, and emergency management disaster death tolls will increase.
We can very easily lose the ground we have spent decades gaining.
We can very easily lose the ground we have spent decades gaining.
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Elephant calf update: very baby
February 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Elephant calf update: very baby
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February 5, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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Government workers when DOGE shows up.
February 4, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Government workers when DOGE shows up.
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the federal government is being disemboweled and you’d never know it.
February 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
the federal government is being disemboweled and you’d never know it.
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perhaps outwardly there are more urgent stories than one wall in one federal building, but the larger story is the swiftness with which this administration has moved to erase any sign of people who aren't white.
February 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
perhaps outwardly there are more urgent stories than one wall in one federal building, but the larger story is the swiftness with which this administration has moved to erase any sign of people who aren't white.
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how it started at USAID > how it's going
February 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
how it started at USAID > how it's going
Sound ON for its little squeaks
Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that tapir Yuna gave birth to a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf Sunday night. The newborn, covered in distinctive white spots and stripes resembling a fuzzy walking watermelon, is only the second tapir born in our 120-year history.
February 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Sound ON for its little squeaks
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Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that tapir Yuna gave birth to a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf Sunday night. The newborn, covered in distinctive white spots and stripes resembling a fuzzy walking watermelon, is only the second tapir born in our 120-year history.
February 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that tapir Yuna gave birth to a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf Sunday night. The newborn, covered in distinctive white spots and stripes resembling a fuzzy walking watermelon, is only the second tapir born in our 120-year history.
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U.S. agencies are being bulldozed tonight and media is not covering this dangerous authoritarian shit. I understand there was another plane crash and am praying for everyone but please make time for the overthrow of our institutions
February 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
U.S. agencies are being bulldozed tonight and media is not covering this dangerous authoritarian shit. I understand there was another plane crash and am praying for everyone but please make time for the overthrow of our institutions
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i just cannot get over how much the administration’s response to the crash shows a profound disrespect for the lives of the people they are supposed to serve
January 31, 2025 at 3:15 AM
i just cannot get over how much the administration’s response to the crash shows a profound disrespect for the lives of the people they are supposed to serve