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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.

@pfanderson.bsky.social @gennerveevy.bsky.social @drspacejunk.bsky.social mathematician responsible for GPS dies.

For those who don’t know, MaineCare is our Medicaid program, so they’re posing as Healthcare workers for low income people in our community. Truly despicable shit.

There have been confirmed reports from local organizers in Portland ME that ICE is knocking on doors claiming to be from MaineCare and “offering help“

source btw! www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...

Woman drinking wine with her dog, Persia, 17th century

OTOH, for us in the present day having the biblical plagues as a mental model for "plague" has been really bad, bcuz it reinforces our natural human tendency to think Bad Things Happen to Bad Groups but I'm Good #ParshaChat

#ParshaChat I was thinking of a few years back when there was that massive earthquake in Haiti and Pat Robertson (y”sh) said that it was because they had made a pact with Satan to kick out the French. That’s the sort of nonsense that happens if you ignore that the plagues were *not normal*

#ParshaChat That is a very good point. We should not see the plagues as “normal workings.” They are a major breach of the way the world works. In general, plagues are not specific and do not only affect those who deserve it.

I like the interpretation that points out that Pharaoh hardens his own heart the first 7 times. The spiritual equivalent of "if you keep making that face you'll get stuck that way" - he chose to harden his own heart over and over until he lost the capacity to choose otherwise.

Copenhagen ‘Hands Off Greenland’ demonstration. We have friends everywhere. Never doubt it.

“When I tell her I spoke with relatives of the man and the actual woman credited with developing the first rape kit in the 1970s, she gasps. “How can you begin to say thank you for that? And what an insult to that ingenuity that we’re just letting these kits languish.”” www.cnn.com/2015/11/20/h...

Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Don't stand in the doorway Don't block up the hall For he that gets hurt Will be he who has stalled The battle outside ragin' Will soon shake your windows And rattle your walls For the times they are a-changin'

I will be missing #ParshaChat today because my #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA choir is having a 1-hour performance at the local library @aadl.org which will be livestreamed here aadl.org/node/646012 #free #music This is a teaser for our full concert next week; livestream on Saturday olconline.org/eventsandtic...

With telehealth coverage on the brink, study shows it hasn’t driven up total visits ihpi.umich.edu/news-events/...

'The Book of Fading Gods' is out now at @diabolicalplots.com! www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...

For anyone out there who is printing the micro bitonal whistles, someone in our group had the brilliant idea of making a tray where you could fit an exact amount to count them, like they do with coins. So I made a tray to count 100 in sets of 25! makerworld.com/en/models/22...

These are the whistles! A lot of us really like them, though there are lots of other great designs! makerworld.com/en/models/11...

Some good news to close out the week! apnews.com/article/minn...

I’m a bit late with this…the reason? B/c I’m disabled, funny enough lol. Because there’re so many months in a year, there’s multiple things things represented every month. This is one of them you might not know about: it’s Jewish Disability Awareness & Inclusion Month. #DigitalArt is mine 💜 #JDAIM

NEW: Fast-breaking developments in MN tonight as judge limits federal agents' use of force against peaceful protesters (and ICE vehicle followers.) And feds launch probe into Gov. Walz & Minneapolis Mayor Frey. w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social @hassanalikanu www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

DOJ is out of control. The crime of impeding federal agents requires physical force. Speaking out against the way ICE is being deployed is not a crime. www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...

DHS employees entered our store this afternoon and served us a Notice of Inspection, demanding copies of I9 forms for each employee. In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.

Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic. The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.

@pfanderson.bsky.social @gennerveevy.bsky.social @drspacejunk.bsky.social ISS medevac goes smoothly. www.space.com/space-explor...

The “Oh, ya, geeze” right at the end is the most quintessential Minnesota statement and gives a solid perspective of the underlying ridiculousness of the whole thing.

♥️ 🇺🇸“This is ridiculous. A waste of money, a waste of time. All these men out here- for what? They’re just doing it for money… they’ll regret it some day. If they have any empathy at all.”

I wrote The Wood when I started dealing with #longCOVID. I needed to process my feelings & wanted more #representation for characters experiencing a nebulous illness. Journaling turned into a #dystopian fable about #ableism & exclusion. a.co/d/42jNhAo #booksky #fiction #chronicillness #disability

Asking for help from #ParshaChat folk and Jewish disability community. My shul is planning its first JDAIM shabbat. In previous years, there have been places that collected and shared JDAIM virtual activities, and I attended many of them. I can't find a place to register ours for JDAIM 2026.

Fundraiser for Minneapolis ICE shooter that’s already raised $178,000 casually points out that the mayor is Jewish 😬

I can’t even spend that, on SSI poverty I depend solely on donated food boxes I also suffer allergies, sensitivities, IBS, & MCAS as part of long Covid Every day I get to choose between starvation, anaphylaxis, & IBS It’s so miserable I’ve asked repeatedly abt Death With Dignity No one cares

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Many of us #pwME & #LC have asked ourselves this question numerous times & I've found myself reflecting on it again recently "Given the constraints of my life, what is one small choice that would make my days more humane?"- Kate Bowler Sending love & solidarity to you all💙

Remember: The real freeloaders in this country are the rich — not the poor or immigrants or any other group of people vilified as scapegoats. The richest 1% evade $163 billion in taxes every year. The United States literally has yacht and private jet tax deductions. Hello?

@pfanderson.bsky.social @drspacejunk.bsky.social @gennerveevy.bsky.social Even in ancient times, people still got rick-rolled. xD www.youtube.com/watch?v=cErg...

Michigan Medicine's Gifts of Arts program is pretty spectacular! ✨🐉✨ "Dragon of Wishes, Hopes & Dreams" The scales of this dragon were created with the drawn and written wishes, hopes, and dreams of 1,700 faculty, staff, patients, guests, and learners

"...there’s a chance that we may be developing technologies that we do not have the cognitive defense mechanisms to resist, and that we are cognitively predisposed to trust." h/t @pfanderson.bsky.social www.futureofbeinghuman.com/p/is-ai-a-co...

Poets on fear, rage, death, etc @garybarwin.bsky.social @pfanderson.bsky.social @thepoetslizard.bsky.social @webbish6.bsky.social @lesleymwheeler.bsky.social @grantclauser.bsky.social @jillpearlman.bsky.social @kristybowen.bsky.social @roguestrands.bsky.social 3/3 www.vianegativa.us/2026/01/poet...

"...the idea that emerging AI models are so appealing to us that it’s hard to resist inviting them into our cognitive lives, even though we still don’t know how they might potentially influence our thinking..." open.substack.com/pub/andrewma... h/t @pfanderson.bsky.social

The average American gets more protein than they need because we are a country of meat eaters and meat is delicious. We do not need more protein. We need fiber. We're literally in a colorectal cancer crisis and while the reason is not fully understood what IS understood is fiber cuts your risk

Michigan has VERY HIGH levels of COVID right now y’all pmc19.com/data/

Powerful piece in STAT this morning from some NIH staff members who have resigned www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n... 1/3

UCSF scientists build brain organoids at scale equipped with blood vessels, "leading to high fidelity neurodevelopment." Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

He's entitled to a defense, but the government will provide that, since the incident happened while he was on duty. Therefore it's 1) misrepresenting its purpose, 2) a violation of the Gofundme terms, and 2) will result in this bastard getting a 160K windfall for shooting an innocent woman.

Rep. Angie Craig: "We were told because this facility is being funding by the 'Big Beautiful Bill,' not the congressional appropriations act, that we would not be allowed to enter the facility. That's complete nonsense ... I informed them they were violating the law. They said they didn't care."

TAPPER: Does your rhetoric need to change? FREY: I said this was a federal agent recklessly using power that ended up in somebody dying because that was a federal agent recklessly using power that ended up in somebody dying. I got two eyes.

“Toad,” asked Frog. “Don’t you like to be scared? Don’t you like to feel the shivers?” “I am not too sure,” said Toad.”

Renee Good's family closed down her fundraiser after it topped $1.5 million, asking ppl to donate to other causes. Charlie Kirk's family, already worth more than $12 million, has received more than $8 million & their fundraising page is still active. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...