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What the actual fuck?! America, it’s time to rise. When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty!

Let's see mass protests in all 50 states! Uprising starts now! #50501 movement

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

The lawsuit alleges the migrants have been "disappeared into a black box" and are unable to communicate with attorneys.

When cities clear homeless encampments, workers often take people’s belongings — including important documents, survival gear and irreplaceable mementos. Over and over, people across the U.S. told ProPublica they were devastated by such losses: https://propub.li/3WScD3g

Without looking it up, tell me the difference between "fact" and "theory". I'm asking the same on the X place to see if there's a difference in responses.

I had the pleasure of designing the dust jacket for @aptshadow.bsky.social's 'Alien Clay', a book I had actually read and adored BEFORE I received the job offer! Keep an eye out when this Subterranean Press edition comes out; more illustrations by an amazing artist within... #scifiart

Trump says "US will take over the Gaza Strip” during joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu

Baisesaurus, a genus of ichthyosauromorph seen here just enjoying the waves I went a bit speculative with my reconstruction, basing the proportions off of early ichthyosaurs and hupehsuchians :3

Cartorhynchus doing silly guy things like the silly guy he is

Developments for huge filter feeding and predatory Great Sardu from the Birrin world. In one case, swimming over the drowned coast and its flooded ruins.

Reminder that a study on lizard saliva eventually led to the development of Ozempic so be real wary of the criticism of studies and funding that sounds non-sensical when presented with no context.

One of my party facts is that according to polls, Americans believe foreign aid is about 25% of the federal budget and on average that it *should* be about 10%. The actual number is less than 1%. Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.

Do Not Comply In Advance: bossy, already a cliche, implies permission to comply later Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner

The Holocaust was legal. We had a law prof teach a whole course on this. Ppl who conflate what is lawful with what is right are easy to manipulate and control.

Over on the other site Elon Musk said that DOGE stopped $50M of condoms from being delivered to Gaza which Trump the repeated several times but it turns out that was the number for all contraceptive support from USAID everywhere on Earth, of which none went to Palestinians.

what are the steps you would only take if push came to shove? and what constitutes a "shove"? and how many shoves have you already gone through without noticing? the final Alt-Right Playbook is now live. it's called The South Bank of the Rubicon. youtu.be/0YFdwfNh5vs

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service. “Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

BREAKING: Senator Ron Wyden says his staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following the Trump funding freeze.

a sign of a healthy and functioning democracy is that i'm getting emails from my kids' schools assuring me that the teachers are dedicated to protecting my children against the federal government

President Donald Trump indicated that he had spoken with the king of Jordan about potentially building housing and moving more than 1 million Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring countries, a remarkable proposal from a sitting US president: cnn.it/3WACxIK

My government openly supports ethnic cleansing. I don't even know what to do with this. I'm watching a murder I can't stop. www.cnn.com/2025/01/25/p...

First time I get first hand experience for twitter reducing visibility on tweets. My Blue Sky audience is much smaller, yet many more likes and reposts. The moment BS is grown enough I'm off from there.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde is a *really* good person. After that excellent on-point sermon that sent Trainwreck Trumpy into a twist, she's been getting death threats (very Christian of them!). Her response 👇 This is a beacon of light and strength - which puts the fear of God in Trainwreck Trump.

Never forget Aaron Bushnell🇵🇸

Introducing 'Phoenix Rising: The Soldier of Light'. I painted it when Aaron Bushnell self-immolated in protest against the Israel campaign in Gaza. The original artwork is still available. #art #gaza #love #drawing #artwork #aaronbushnell #loveart #originalart #artforsale #citizenart #political

The surface of Saturn’s icy moon Dione at approximately 13 meters per pixel. Visible are craters and fault scarps of the moon’s “Wispy Terrain.” At this scale, the viewable area would fit the city of Boston, Massachusetts. flic.kr/p/2qFp8i1

You like comets? We discover dozens per year. Occasionally, one's visible to the unaided eye. C/2024 G3 is just such a comet. Look for it this coming week. Photo by Astronaut Don Pettit aboard ISS, during one of the 18 dawns per day. Article by Joe Rao. www.space.com/the-universe...

Two rather small test illustrations for a book that never came to fruition, it would have covered the fauna and flora of the early Cretaceous, with a focus on the carst fillings - yes Cretaceous cave remains - from the town of Balve. #paleoart #sciart #iguanodon

cartoonists and animation-adjacent folks: my kid is teaching himself to animate on the ipad, I'd love to get him some library books on animation principles. Any recommendations besides the traditional Frank & Ollie tome?

I’m not a vegan, but it’s shocking that the most popular argument against vegans is actually “wah wah im a baby you’re so annoying wow you are sooo annoying shut up”

70% of the world’s population has universal healthcare, but not the US We are the only highly developed nation without it Our healthcare is twice as expensive as the average wealthy nation US ranks last among industrial nations for deaths that could be prevented with timely access to healthcare

The mingling of the lowlands - The biomat savannah is thriving with weird alien life. From worms digging through the organic ground, to apex predators rivaling the sizes of whales.

An alpine subspecies of Killamoth; huge, intelligent predators from the world of #Amphibia. Their social structures show sophisticated intra-specific communication and co-operation, extending in one documented case into a alliance with their usual prey among the coastal subspecies!

This 2025 stop calling yourself a "content creator" You're an artist, graphic designer, a video editor, an entertainer, musician, a streamer, a cook, a craftsman, an animator, a storyteller, a writer, a painter, a woodworker, a tailor... You are not a faceless "content" machine.

Nearly a year into the first outbreak of the bird flu among cattle, the virus shows no sign of slowing. The U.S. government failed to eliminate the virus on dairy farms when it was confined to a handful of states. (via @kffhealthnews.bsky.social )

Wrack-wings, tiny, angry flyers from Chriirah that are usually the first to feast on anything washed up by the surf, living or dead... #scifiart

Just finished this diagram for Phtanums museum exhibition - the full deuvertebrate lifecycle!

Have yourself a merry little Carboniferous. #Art #SciArt #PaleoArt #Inverts

We need a ban on stock trading by members of Congress. I am sure the vast majority of our constituents would agree.

A Reclamation prospecting rig taking core samples near one of the few remaining natural bluestick biomes in the Valley of Two-Sky River. (MyArt)