Simulated Chollas
@simulatedchollas.bsky.social
An epileptic forever-bumpkin turned intermittent-scientist
Abolish borders
Ruthlessly criticize what exists
Internationalism or bust
Abolish borders
Ruthlessly criticize what exists
Internationalism or bust
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Gaza Funds Spotlight Campaign
Find vetted fundraisers for Gaza here
www.gazafunds.com
“Gaza Funds is a project that connects people to crowdfunding campaigns for individuals and families from Gaza. Each time the page is reloaded, a different campaign appears.” www.gazafunds.com
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It's time for everyone's favorite weekly, "ICE Capades: the Roundup" at PWS
All the ghoulish acts, dastardly deeds, and unseemly actions of the country's now-biggest LEO
And this one is a doozy. Let's jump in! 🧵
All the ghoulish acts, dastardly deeds, and unseemly actions of the country's now-biggest LEO
And this one is a doozy. Let's jump in! 🧵
ICE Capades: The Roundup
PWS weekly on the ghoulish acts, dastardly deeds, and unseemly actions of the country's now-biggest LEO
www.piratewireservices.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It's time for everyone's favorite weekly, "ICE Capades: the Roundup" at PWS
All the ghoulish acts, dastardly deeds, and unseemly actions of the country's now-biggest LEO
And this one is a doozy. Let's jump in! 🧵
All the ghoulish acts, dastardly deeds, and unseemly actions of the country's now-biggest LEO
And this one is a doozy. Let's jump in! 🧵
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NC mutuals, specifically Charlotte:
As always, if you see something that you suspect could be an immigration enforcement action in progress, call our hotline at (336) 543-0353 or the hotline number in the About tab so we can verify and provide support.
November 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
NC mutuals, specifically Charlotte:
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Is this part of Jay Bhattacharya‘s plan to fight future pandemics, to “make America healthy again?”
Congress’s shutdown deal eliminated key food safety rules, blocking agencies from enforcing measures to prevent contamination and trace outbreaks. This rollback has coincided with a surge in hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses.
Shutdown Deal Kills Rules to Prevent Food Contamination and Foodborne Illnesses
The gutting of these rules coincides with a huge increase in hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses.
truthout.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Is this part of Jay Bhattacharya‘s plan to fight future pandemics, to “make America healthy again?”
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The Trump administration moved to designate antifa groups abroad as foreign terrorists — setting up the prosecution of their U.S. allies.
Marco Rubio Wants to Imprison You on Terror Charges for Supporting Nazi Punchers
Rubio moved to designate antifa groups abroad as foreign terrorist organizations — setting prosecution for their U.S. allies.
interc.pt
November 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The Trump administration moved to designate antifa groups abroad as foreign terrorists — setting up the prosecution of their U.S. allies.
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Work release programs are a form of wage slavery because it is fixed to be so.
Attaching social services to a job is also a form of wage slavery because it’s fixed to be so.
Working while imprisoned behind the wall a form of wage slavery because it is fixed to be so.
Not appalled, just pall’ed.
Attaching social services to a job is also a form of wage slavery because it’s fixed to be so.
Working while imprisoned behind the wall a form of wage slavery because it is fixed to be so.
Not appalled, just pall’ed.
November 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Work release programs are a form of wage slavery because it is fixed to be so.
Attaching social services to a job is also a form of wage slavery because it’s fixed to be so.
Working while imprisoned behind the wall a form of wage slavery because it is fixed to be so.
Not appalled, just pall’ed.
Attaching social services to a job is also a form of wage slavery because it’s fixed to be so.
Working while imprisoned behind the wall a form of wage slavery because it is fixed to be so.
Not appalled, just pall’ed.
They understand. They just don’t want anyone else to understand.
100% false. A) The entire house tour is devoted to the Madison family; B) The exhibits in question are probably the ones in the cellars that focus on slavery at Montpelier—and in revolutionary politics & constitutions. If they think those aren’t about Madison, they don’t understand slavery
Can anyone confirm Heritage’s strange claim that Montpelier has no exhibits on James Madison? And also, the Constitution protected the institution of slavery in several ways, an institution that made Madison’s entire economic existence possible. Madison owned ~100 people and freed none of them.
November 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
They understand. They just don’t want anyone else to understand.
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I study plants endemic to the US, and my publication "productivity" reflects my position at a teaching university, and I'm still pretty sure I have a co-authorship that, under the SAFE Research Act, would get me banned from federal research funding— multiply that risk model across all of US academia
November 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I study plants endemic to the US, and my publication "productivity" reflects my position at a teaching university, and I'm still pretty sure I have a co-authorship that, under the SAFE Research Act, would get me banned from federal research funding— multiply that risk model across all of US academia
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This is because a large % of Greek life orgs are fronts for white supremacy, even the so called progressive ones, and the Don knows his audience. Hopes this helps 👍
New: A site licensing Trump's name is selling merch with the presidential seal — including a $20 beer-pong set with “Presidential themed balls.”
Federal law says you can’t manufacture or sell likenesses of the seal without authorization.
me, for @forbes.com
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Federal law says you can’t manufacture or sell likenesses of the seal without authorization.
me, for @forbes.com
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Trump-Licensed Presidential Seal Beer Pong Set Could Violate Federal Law
A site affiliated with Lee Greenwood sells merchandise with the seal—such as a $20 beer pong set with “Presidential themed balls”—and pays licensing fees to a Trump LLC.
www.forbes.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This is because a large % of Greek life orgs are fronts for white supremacy, even the so called progressive ones, and the Don knows his audience. Hopes this helps 👍
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The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, India’s largest Hindu far-right organization, initiated a well-funded lobbying effort in the U.S. earlier this year. Its followers have been accused of targeting Muslims and other minorities with discrimination, harassment, and violence.
India’s Largest Paramilitary Hires US Lobbyists to Influence Congress
US firm Squire Patton Boggs lobbied lawmakers on behalf of a Hindu nationalist group linked to violence against Muslims.
buff.ly
November 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, India’s largest Hindu far-right organization, initiated a well-funded lobbying effort in the U.S. earlier this year. Its followers have been accused of targeting Muslims and other minorities with discrimination, harassment, and violence.
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"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
Kamala Harris criticized Joe Biden's Administration, saying they should have been more willing to publicly criticize Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu over Gaza
The post ‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
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As genomic data expand, we increasingly see that boundaries between populations, subspecies, and even species are less clear than we thought. Yet, our legal frameworks rely on discrete units, leaving hybrids in a legal and management limbo.
November 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
As genomic data expand, we increasingly see that boundaries between populations, subspecies, and even species are less clear than we thought. Yet, our legal frameworks rely on discrete units, leaving hybrids in a legal and management limbo.
“My ‘not involved in child trafficking’ post has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my post”
Trump: “I am withdrawing my support and Endorsement of ‘Congresswoman’ Marjorie Taylor Greene…”
November 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
“My ‘not involved in child trafficking’ post has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my post”
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Michel Cahen on the difference between abstract and concrete universalism. This mirrors Souleymane Bachir Diagne, who distinguishes between the universalism of Napoleon and that of the Haitian Revolution (translation in alt)
November 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Michel Cahen on the difference between abstract and concrete universalism. This mirrors Souleymane Bachir Diagne, who distinguishes between the universalism of Napoleon and that of the Haitian Revolution (translation in alt)
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Newspaper Union in Pittsburgh just told Fetterman to get fucked.
👏 👏 👏
Glad to see some journalistic integrity.
👏 👏 👏
Glad to see some journalistic integrity.
November 12, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Newspaper Union in Pittsburgh just told Fetterman to get fucked.
👏 👏 👏
Glad to see some journalistic integrity.
👏 👏 👏
Glad to see some journalistic integrity.
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The plan is wholesale killing of the poor… as far as I can discern from the outside.
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The plan is wholesale killing of the poor… as far as I can discern from the outside.
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Also, a country has no chance of achieving a healthy population with such wide gaps between rich and poor, poor food and water regulation, lack of food security, lack of affordable and comprehensive healthcare, poverty wages that force people to miss sleep and food prep time etc.
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Also, a country has no chance of achieving a healthy population with such wide gaps between rich and poor, poor food and water regulation, lack of food security, lack of affordable and comprehensive healthcare, poverty wages that force people to miss sleep and food prep time etc.
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Centenas de mensagens de texto ao longo de quase um ano mostram Steve Bannon e Jeffrey Epstein discutindo estratégias legais e de mídia para proteger Epstein do atoleiro jurídico e de publicidade que o envolveu no último ano de sua vida. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Steve Bannon advised Jeffrey Epstein for years on how to rehab his reputation, texts show
Pair devised responses to public outrage about Epstein’s criminal history, his treatment by the justice system, and his friendships with powerful people
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Centenas de mensagens de texto ao longo de quase um ano mostram Steve Bannon e Jeffrey Epstein discutindo estratégias legais e de mídia para proteger Epstein do atoleiro jurídico e de publicidade que o envolveu no último ano de sua vida. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.
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American politicians will call people "anti-science" for being critical of the AI industry or thinking that gender transition is a good thing, only to then start destroying its own scientific institutions from the inside.
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
American politicians will call people "anti-science" for being critical of the AI industry or thinking that gender transition is a good thing, only to then start destroying its own scientific institutions from the inside.
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The fact that the opposition to this insanity from Democrats on the committee and from AAU/APLU is articulated entirely in the language of national security, with virtually no attention given to academic freedom and human rights, is a terrible sign for the future of universities in this country.
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The fact that the opposition to this insanity from Democrats on the committee and from AAU/APLU is articulated entirely in the language of national security, with virtually no attention given to academic freedom and human rights, is a terrible sign for the future of universities in this country.
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Los científicos que había en EEUU ya estaban iniciando un éxodo hacia China y Europa desde que el tarado que tienen de presidente de puso a recortar financiación a las universidades y a denegar visas de estudios. Esto sólo mejora la situación. Para China y Europa.
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Los científicos que había en EEUU ya estaban iniciando un éxodo hacia China y Europa desde que el tarado que tienen de presidente de puso a recortar financiación a las universidades y a denegar visas de estudios. Esto sólo mejora la situación. Para China y Europa.
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*america stabbing itself dot png*
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
*america stabbing itself dot png*
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“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
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Molly has created a list of people who are flooded out. Please help.
I usually share a new Palestinian account every day but today I am going to do a thread of people I’ve already verified impacted by the recent flooding in Gaza. If you can help any of these families- many who lost everything again- please do. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/14/m...
Heavy rainfall floods the camps of displaced Palestinians in Gaza | CNN
Displaced Palestinians in Gaza woke up Friday morning to inches of water flooding their tents, after heavy rainfall overnight left their shelters and belongings soaked with no way to dry them out.
edition.cnn.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Molly has created a list of people who are flooded out. Please help.
All the social-chauvinists are now the ‘labour’ party (don’t laugh). And more and more frequently British bourgeois parliamentarians, only yesterday specialists in the annihilation of socialism, are speaking of the “British citizen”
If the government really intends to seize jewellery and other valuables from refugees,
either
- it is staggeringly ignorant of the historical precedents
or
- it's aware of the precedents, and thinks, yeah, we'll have some of that.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
either
- it is staggeringly ignorant of the historical precedents
or
- it's aware of the precedents, and thinks, yeah, we'll have some of that.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
No 10 tells Labour MPs it expects support for tough new asylum policies
Some backbenchers already opposing planned immigration crackdown seen as ‘economically and culturally illiterate’
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:43 PM
All the social-chauvinists are now the ‘labour’ party (don’t laugh). And more and more frequently British bourgeois parliamentarians, only yesterday specialists in the annihilation of socialism, are speaking of the “British citizen”