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From “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler #skybrary #skybrarians #booksky

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BREAKING: Homeland Security suddenly and illegally announced that it's ending a legally binding collective bargaining agreement with 50,000 TSA workers and their union.

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big shoutout to all the standup for science events today, esp bay area folks... y'all really showed up first pic is crowd @ SF, second is at Berkeley

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My daughter's daycare just sent out an email about potentially needing to layoff staff because new babies about to start withdrew because of parental job losses. So if you're wondering how government layoffs and mass contract cancellations will affect the economy, here's an example

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Might save a life.

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The kindergarten vaccination rate against the measles in Gaines County is 82%, far below the 95% needed to achieve herd immunity.

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When Amazon launched in 1995, there were 5,500 indie bookshops in the U.S., with 7,000 locations. By May of 2023, that number had decreased to 2,185 indies & 2,599 locations. When you purchase audiobooks via Libro.fm vs. Audible, you directly support indie bookshops. Let's make that number grow ❤️

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Trump on NATO: "If the United States was in trouble and we called them. We said, 'We got a problem, France.' Do you think they're gonna come and protect us? Hmm. They're supposed to. I'm not so sure." (Literally the only time NATO Article 5 was invoked was after 9/11 on behalf of the US.)

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After firing federal workers at the CDC, some 180 of them have received emails begging them to come back to work. "Read this e-mail immediately" was the subject line according to the AP. So much government efficiency going on. What a joke.

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Bribes. They’re known as bribes.

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www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Transgenic means that genes from 1 organism have been put into another. We make transgenic mice to understand how genes influence biological processes. We make transgenic plants to make them more nutrient rich. We make transgenic bacteria so they make medicine for us. It's wide-ranging & v. useful.

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Spotted somewhere in Calgary, Canada. “There is no enemy like a friend betrayed”

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Just when you think it was disrespect & a derogatory put-down of a leader of the free world, you find out what was going on immediately preceding it. Wtaf. 😡🤬

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"None of the employees with security clearances for nuclear secrets were properly debriefed, the current DOE source said... "Those employees could be targeted by foreign adversaries for nuclear espionage... "They have lost their source of income..." www.reuters.com/world/us/fir...

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"They'll never cut Social Security" is the new "they'll never overturn Roe v Wade."

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Well played.

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“Those nasty Canadians are ripping us off and are controlled by Mexican cartels. They’re poisoning us with fentanyl and need to become the 51st state or they will pay a high price” is a belief that literally ZERO Americans had six weeks ago. It’s entirely invented from scratch.

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Trump’s message to the people of Gaza: “You are DEAD!”

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Well said!

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In a movie ending, he flees the Country and is heading for Russia. But, poor maintenance on the plane causes it to crash in the middle of The Gulf of Zelensky.

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New favorite word for my general feelings.

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Oh look. A President, a Governor, a Mayor - all at the crash site at the Chesapeake Bay with first responders. Not swimming. Showing empathy and leadership.

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🚨 Trump fires inspectors general of at least 12 departments in late-night purge, clearing way to install loyalists. The move may violate federal law requiring 30-day notice to Congress. Agencies affected include Defense, State, VA, and more.

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I kept this screenshot assuming someday we might be asked to forget.

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If anyone is feeling a bit pent up due to Musk’s supremacist “gesture”…I highly HIGHLY recommend a (re)watch of Inglorious Basterds. It was cathartic 😌🌿 #muskisafascist

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#childrenofbloodandbone coming to IMAX and THEATERS!!!!!! 🥹🙌🏾🙌🏾

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It just becomes more clear to me that the right does not understand the entire plot of Star Wars. You are not the resistance… 😂

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The thing is, I feel like if someone truly, accidentally, & unintentionally made a n*zi salute on a national stage, they would be appropriately horrified by it and apologize. And when they don’t ….. it says everything.

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Literally. JFC.

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"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." George Orwell, 1984

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I’ve seen a lot lately about the screenwriters outdoing themselves again. But honestly, if you were crafting a fictional treatment of the demise of American democracy, you would have tried to make the characters a lot more plausible.

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I love this so much! At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions. This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.

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