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Victor Taveras
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Physicist | mathematician | @PhysicsAtPSU PhD | @UriPhysics alum | #LatinoInStem | #ITeachPhysics
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bloomberglaw.com
The US Supreme Court declined to reconsider its 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage, turning away an appeal by a former Kentucky county clerk who was ordered to pay $360,000 for defying the ruling.
Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Rights
The US Supreme Court declined to reconsider its 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage, turning away an appeal by a former Kentucky county clerk who was ordered to pay $360,000 for defying the ruling.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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mollyknight.bsky.social
oh my god they actually did it lmao
Fox News chyron: by winning, democrats are actually losing
November 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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aoc.bsky.social
😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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skymaps.com
🌕 The Full Moon in November 2025 occurs on the 5th at 13:19 UT (now). This Full Moon is called a "Supermoon" because it occurs within 24 hours of perigee, causing the Full Moon to appear 7% larger than average. Indeed it is the largest and brightest Supermoon in 2025. 🔭
#stargazing
A telescopic photograph of the Full Moon. Credit: Kym Thalassoudis
November 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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nytpitchbot.bsky.social
Pope Leo is doing Catholicism the wrong way.

by Ezra Klein
christopherjhale.bsky.social Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · Nov 4
BREAKING: After ICE refuses to allow detained migrants to receive the Eucharist, Pope Leo calls on Trump and Vance to respect migrants‘ dignity and religious liberty.

“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
November 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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governor.ca.gov
Trump is too busy playing MAGA Mad Libs instead of answering how to help Americans make ends meet.

These aren’t the words of a leader who actually cares.
November 3, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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paducah.bsky.social
West Kentucky Resources Map. It is a work in progress. I have a little of southern Illinois and hope to get more in Tennessee. Check it out and give it a share, my goal is to compile all resources so people don't have to feel helpless and defeated.

maphub.net/PaducahSkies...
September 21, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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kjephd.bsky.social
Whoa. Chicago mayor calls for a general strike; now we're talking

www.huffpost.com/entry/chicag...
Chicago Mayor Issues Defiant Call For A General Strike
It was an audacious proposal, given that the U.S. has never held a true, nationwide general strike.
www.huffpost.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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mollyknight.bsky.social
oh lmao the schrapnel from Trump’s military stunt almost hit *Vance’s* convoy. lmao.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...
A 155-millimeter shell fired during a live-fire demonstration for the 250th anniversary of the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton on Saturday prematurely detonated, dropping fragments of the shell on a California Highway Patrol vehicle and motorcycle that were part of Vice President JD Vance's protective detail, according to a patrol report. No officers were hurt in the mishap, which dropped shrapnel onto the vehicles parked on a ramp to a major freeway that had been ordered closed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The governor had objected to the plan to fire over the freeway, Interstate 5, and ordered a 17-mile stretch closed - against the guidance of military officials, who had said it was safe for it to remain open. According to the patrol report, one officer described what sounded like pebbles hitting his motorcycle and the area around him, and two others saw a two-inch piece of shrapnel hit the hood of their patrol vehicle, leaving a small dent. The report says shrapnel was also found on the road near the motorcycle. Mr. Newsom had warned that the Marine Corps' plans to fire artillery shells over Interstate 5, the West Coast's main north-south artery, could pose hazards for motorists on the stretch between Los Angeles and San Diego. The closure he ordered on Saturday caused significant backups on the portion of the interstate, which is used by approximately 80,000 people daily.
October 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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govpritzker.illinois.gov
Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.
Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas
With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.
trib.al
October 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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joshuaerlich.bsky.social
find me another Dem that wouldn't be too afraid to do this. seriously.
September 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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sethabramson.bsky.social
Calling it now: almost all the coming crackdown on progressive groups will be focused on those that provide funding, resources, research, knowledge, or assistance of other kinds to Democratic candidates, voters, and institutions focused on winning the midterm elections.

An authoritarian crackdown.
September 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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asharangappa.bsky.social
You know what would be good FBI experience for identifying violent criminals in a large crowd? The agents who investigated January 6.

Who have been/are being fired.
September 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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mollyknight.bsky.social
“And for their next trick, the dodgers will throw a no-hitter and lose”
Monday September 8 Watch on: SNLA Rockies 40-103 Dodgers 79-64 1 Track this game on your lock screen Bot 6th 0-1, 0 out No-hitter TRACK GAME 1 21 3 4 5 6 7 COL •1000 • 0 LAD 00000 P: Mejia, J (3.93 ERA) AB: Betts (0-2, .252 AVG) 9 RHE 1 0 0 0 1 0
September 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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skymaps.com
🌕 Full Moon at 18:09 UT on 7 September (now). This Full Moon coincides with a Total Lunar Eclipse. Step outside if it's night time where you are and look up! 🔭
#stargazing #eclipse
September 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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paducah.bsky.social
Need Narcan in Paducah, Kentucky? I believe there also is some outside Just Hamburgers and inside the library.
September 7, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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startswithabang.bsky.social
NASA to needlessly kill Juno mission to Jupiter this month

NASA's Juno mission has been scouting out Jupiter and its icy moons since 2016.

The next mission won't arrive until 2030.

So why kill Juno when we're still learning so much from it?
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#space #astro #nasa #juno
NASA to needlessly kill Juno mission to Jupiter this month
The Juno spacecraft, orbiting and imaging Jupiter since 2016, is still succeeding. Without a further extension, the mission now faces death.
bigthink.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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crampell.bsky.social
Being pro-drowning of children seems like a real are-we-the-baddies moment www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Drowning prevention program comes to a halt at the CDC
A few years in, a CDC drowning prevention program was ready to share its findings on how to mitigate the leading cause of death among young children. Then the administration terminated that staff.
www.npr.org
September 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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skymaps.com
The Moon will reach apogee (farthest from Earth) on 29 August at 16h UT (now). At this time the Moon's distance from Earth will be 404,548 km or 251,374 miles and it will span an angular size of 29.5 arc-minutes.🔭
#stargazing
August 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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onestpress.onestnetwork.com
National Guard is now tasked with picking up garbage in DC
August 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
DRUMMOND: “.. Ultimately, this era in history is a WIRED story: The United States’ authoritarian turn, aided and abetted by the tech industry’s complicity. And that’s how we’re covering it.”

@status.news @oliverdarcy.bsky.social @katie-drummond.bsky.social @wired.com
www.status.news/p/wired-kati...
WIRED for the Moment
In a conversation with Status, WIRED’s Katie Drummond argues that Silicon Valley is no longer just innovating new technology—it’s actively shaping American democracy.
www.status.news
August 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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skylargrayson.bsky.social
My Roman Empire of late: the earth and moon in the same photo.

Because you get some that are beautiful like this, taken from orbiting spacecraft (1/4)

📸: NASA 🔭🧪
August 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
Because nothing says “you should feel free to come visit Washington” like standing in front of dozens of armed soldiers next to a guy who thinks women shouldn’t be able to vote 🙃
August 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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astrowright.bsky.social
Avi is still writing new and clearly incorrect things about 3I/ATLAS.
No reason to think that 3I/ATLAS is large or self-luminous
Avi Loeb continues to post incorrect reasoning about 3I/ATLAS in support of his hype that it could be an alien spacecraft. In a recent analysis he takes a look at the Hubble Space Telescope profile of...
sites.psu.edu
August 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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alyankovic.bsky.social
You sure about this, Google?
A Google alert announces Chappell Roan concert tickets, but the image is of Weird Al
August 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM