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family: mantids order: Mantodea I always pray before I prey 💫ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny 🧬
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#DavidBowie⚡️
poses for a portrait in 1976. CREDIT: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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someone who ought to said nothing until asked the answer was the same response to former Prince Andrew’s arrest, and also the opening words to his cruel post about The Reiners ‘it’s a very sad thing’ is not good enough for our troops, their families, you and me Thank you for your sacrifice.
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Gen-X Reflections: 🎙️🎙️🎙️💻 Music Commentary 💻 & Micro-Reviews
about 5 hours ago
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Gen-X Reflections 📺👾🪞👾📺 (#50.) I recall hearing this song on the "Z-100" station where Hip-Hop was rarely played. It was a big deal because this meant the genre booming. "
#WhiteLines
(
#Don'tDon'tDoIt
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#GrandmasterFlash
&
#MelleMel
(1983)
#GenX
#80sMusic
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Grandmaster Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (Official Video)
YouTube video by UPROXX
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=DwRXI-y6M9o&si=PzlbXrbOSucEz0sm
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nbcconnecticut.app.link/oWdraf72S4b
The Tate Bros are hoping to avoid extradition by getting jobs with ICE.
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Social media influencers Andrew and Tristian Tate arrested in Miami, U.S. Marshals service tells AP
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested by federal authorities Saturday in Miami, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
https://nbcconnecticut.app.link/oWdraf72S4b
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you hold no blame for existing before selfishness became a studied relic
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Anime Stone Skipping & Skimming at Sunset
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Literature and History Podcast
about 11 hours ago
The full version is here if anyone wants to check it out:
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The Most Famous Lines in Ancient Greek Poetry
YouTube video by Literature and History Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpp7Y0rCJmY
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Literature and History Podcast
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Literature is indestructible. (Singing opening four lines of Homer's Odyssey in reconstructed ancient Greek.) Bluesky, thanks for your support of the previous video. People here just care about this sort of thing a bit more. 💙
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Luke does such a good job w/this situation; there’s nothing to add. Bobby’s brain is so fried, he gets outsmarted by some goofy Iowa Libertarian, who recorded him committing all sorts of election fraud & Hatch Act violations.
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LEAKED AUDIO: RFK Jr. CAUGHT ON TAPE Committing CRIME!
YouTube video by Luke Beasley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkw314Y7Ye8
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Andrii Frolov
about 9 hours ago
"Rain In Newcastle" - my oil painting
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Theresa Lyonhart
about 15 hours ago
*sigh
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Kat
about 7 hours ago
Happy Caturday!
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RN Mayhem
about 7 hours ago
41% is still high. Uneducated individuals are more susceptible to manipulation due to a lack of critical thinking skills, these same uneducated people who are often waiting to be told what to think are often referred to it MAGA and thy are usually more loyal than this so the percentage is quite low
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Trump approval rating hits all-time low with uneducated Americans
A sharp drop in the president's standing with this demographic signals erosion within a key part of his political base.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-approval-rating-low-uneducated-americans-12205463
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Vicki ☮💞
about 7 hours ago
🤩❤️🔥🎶
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Lenny Kravitz: Mood I Know
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Challenge: Post an image that symbolizes your birthplace. No words, logos, skyline/geographical images, sports teams, mascots, etc. Be as simply symbolic as possible.
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And fiery demons all dance when you walk through that door
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M0h...
#DuranDuran
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Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know? (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by DuranDuranVEVO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M0hogZyRyU
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Challenge: Post an image that symbolizes your birthplace. No words, logos, skyline/geographical images, sports teams, mascots, etc. Be as simply symbolic as possible.
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nbcconnecticut.app.link/jStDzsRJS4b
Dr Fischer, who fled his ‘05 1st degree sex assault trial, & was convicted in absentia, was finally caught. Collaborative efforts of RI, NY, NJ & fed LE got him on his other giant sailboat in NY. The survivor describes the impact this had on her entire adult life.
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Rhode Island fugitive captured after more than 20 years on the run
One of Rhode Island’s “longest-wanted” fugitives was finally arrested this week after 21 years on the run, according to the U.S.
https://nbcconnecticut.app.link/jStDzsRJS4b
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=giVt...
#VeneziNonSiUSA
#FestaDelRedentore
#Italy-protests
#Grazie,Italia
💚🕊️🌹
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Mass Protests Erupt in Venice as Trump's Ambassador Arrives on $450M Superyacht | AC1G
YouTube video by DRM News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giVteVpLAao
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸
about 10 hours ago
Anna Paulina Luna told Rogan O’Handley, a MAGA influencer known as “DC Draino,” that Donald Trump would choose JD Vance as his running mate, information that allowed him to make a winning bet on Polymarket. The CFTC is investigating Luna. Gift link. 👇
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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cynde *Severed Citizen
about 11 hours ago
Still makes me instantly happy
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Louleo
about 10 hours ago
For every link that you click on in your dm, you're getting hacked. Have had several pop up in mine
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apnews.com/article/iran...
2 killed & 1 missing in
#Jordan
attack remain unnamed. Details of US attacks on infrastructure, transportation, power & desalination facilities & impacts.
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US military says 2 troops are dead and 1 is missing after Iran attacks a base in Jordan
The U.S. military is reporting the first U.S. troop deaths from direct Iranian fire since the war's early days.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-hormuz-strait-war-july-18-2026-5adfef67554652580963684d9a663af2
about 10 hours ago
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📎 PolitiTakes 📎
about 10 hours ago
Wow. Just wow. This administration is the absolute worst in the history of this country. They will be writing about them for decades and read about for centuries. I hope they all get everything they deserve for their egregious and heinous actions!
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⚠️trigger warning: Domestic Violence ⚠️ Separate video interview w/Ashley Brouillette includes audio of death threat David left on her phone. She states this is just a wake-up call for many in what she’s endured & said for decades.
#Biddeford,ME
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about 10 hours ago
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www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
This explains the challenges
#NY
faces over the next yr, during Gov Hochul’s declared
#data-center-moratorium
, w/gathering & analyzing valid data. Several reasons are explained as to why quantifying this impact is complicated. NY will likely be a blueprint.
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Why New York State imposed a data center moratorium
The nation’s first statewide moratorium on new hyperscale facilities gives officials up to one year to work out how to measure their environmental effects amid the AI building boom
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-new-york-state-imposed-a-data-center-moratorium/
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“
#Spoonerisms
offer a glimpse into the hidden choreography behind fluent speech. The brain must coordinate meanings, words and sounds at extraordinary speed, and sometimes those moving parts briefly collide.”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/acci...
#psycholinguistics
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Accidental mix-ups of sounds reveal how the brain produces speech
Spoonerisms are among the most well-known speech errors, and for linguists and psychologists they offer a glimpse into how our brains produce speech
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/accidental-mix-ups-of-sounds-reveal-how-the-brain-produces-speech/
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www.cpr.org/2026/07/17/i...
Amplifying- attempted murder + other charges for off-duty serial drunk driver employed at
#Aurora,CO
concentration camp known for its tuberculosis spreading.
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BI🥵POLAR JOKER that’s me JC 😇👽😈☯️🥴🙃😂🖕😘🕊️🙏
about 12 hours ago
The age of consent is there for a reason When any of thee break it I call that high treason Rape is an extremely bad sin Yet the raping of any innocent naive child I take that offence personally Thy shall suffer eternally I guarantee Hi welcome to my company Your arse is mine 👿🖕🤬🤬🤬🕊️🙏
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Donald Trump's Sidelong Glance
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www.abc15.com/news/uplifti...
Excellent story. Thank you,
@goodplacejames.bsky.social
everyday
#heroes
Royal Cothrun, 14 Gilbert, AZ
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about 12 hours ago
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SPAM (from Daniel Gamboa)
about 12 hours ago
I think we sometimes forget that protesting is relative to every generation.
@grateful-1.bsky.social
@gentlem.bsky.social
@coko.bsky.social
@57kev.bsky.social
@claynobles.bsky.social
@allie-froglegs.bsky.social
@boxdonkey17.bsky.social
@pinkmouse.bsky.social
@6cats4adomino.bsky.social
#Trump
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Try not to be a sucker to outrage. Any immediate rewards to it are fleeting. A deliberate & objective full understanding of facts wins out eventually. Nuance is important- research aspects which confuse or concern you, w/out looking for confirmation. Your contemplation & thoughtfulness will succeed.
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Brain Cells: Unlocking the Mind
Alt: An open human mind can process all sorts of information
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Kat4Obama
about 12 hours ago
"The speech was a sign of desperation... the president doesn’t have control over elections—that power is delegated to the states or to Congress. As a result, most of Trump’s big moves have either been blocked by courts or simply ignored by state and local officials."
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Wordle 1,855 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
@scoremywordle.bsky.social
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“As his opportunities to change the rules of the game before November slip away from him, the president is falling back on one of the few tools he has left: attempting to sow chaos and doubt among Americans.”
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Trump’s Plan for November Is Failing
His efforts to subvert the 2026 midterms have largely come up short.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/07/trumps-election-interference-speech-failing/687980/?gift=907NTtoEX7V-I1j0gOJ-trf8S9XgdjbV7Y8BBI4zTog
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about 13 hours ago
If you have a magat in your life who says Trump is really handling our Immigration crisis well - have them read this- or, you may have to read it outloud slowly…have water and smelling salts ready nearby…
#ImpeachTrumpNOW!!!!!~
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Graph- data summary from
@nytimes.com
analysis below This BS is not holding up in court. Only 4 ppl have been jury-convicted of any assault charges. Several cases in which agents’ injuries were caused by their own actions were rapidly dismissed.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/u...
In-depth investigation shows the vast majority of fed cases against protestors, abduction victims, witnesses, bystanders were either tossed by judges or acquitted. Brutality, self-defense & evidence tampering rampant Several excellent pieces of video & audio evidence
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They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling. (Gift Article)
The Trump administration has lost or abandoned hundreds of criminal cases against protesters and immigrants, a Times investigation found.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/us/ice-assaults-protesters.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ylA.qeDh.P9-7denUiRmZ&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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hankgreen.com/smush
· Jul 18 305 pts · ★★ pangram first · no hints · 5-day streak 🟨🥞🟨 🥞⭐🟨 🥞🥞🥞
#smush
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Smush
A daily word game. Each letter gets 5 uses. Except the gold one, which is always required.
https://hankgreen.com/smush
about 13 hours ago
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#NewOrleans5
#ADA
all research papers ADA refuses to publish & accompanying op-eds: (view pdf embed)
zenodo.org/records/2130...
Updates including accusation of a planned ambush resulting in the forceful police removal of the 5 doctors from the NOLA
#diabetes
forum:
arstechnica.com/science/2026...
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Troubling new details emerge on diabetes ouster controversy
American Diabetes Association blocked publication of op-ed articles so the authors posted them as a preprint.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/troubling-new-details-emerge-on-diabetes-ouster-controversy/
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ANGI
about 14 hours ago
@gentlem.bsky.social
good morning sister! Hugs ! 🤗
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Happy Saturday Saturday Morning
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ANGI
about 15 hours ago
Good morning
@latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social
@gentlem.bsky.social
@emmaidama.bsky.social
@6cats4adomino.bsky.social
Hugs and mugs full of love, laughter, peace and gratitude. 🤗☕️💙
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Good Morning Coffee
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📎 PolitiTakes 📎
about 15 hours ago
They should be ashamed!
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Espresso Cyborg
about 15 hours ago
Maybe this old train still knows the way. Through static, through silence, through scrolls unplayed. 🎶
#resist
#WeAreFreeThinkingAmericans
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Rocking The Resistance Music Lyric Video 2025
YouTube video by 6Cats4aDomino
https://youtu.be/hcVasB1dDQY
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CD London
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#WeekendWatching
What TV Shows, DVD, Films, Documentaries, Boxsets or interesting YouTube Content will you be watching as the wkend has started? 🎬💿📺🎥
#Filmsky
#TVSky
#Moviesky
#Series
#Documentaries
#Content
Don't forget to add your film cover picture with your recommendations please. ⬅️
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www.weather.gov
Several areas are looking at a variety of severe weather this weekend. States that rarely see tornadoes are under watches- hail & heavy T-storms with flooding likely. Monsoons & flooding in SW. Check your local forecast above & plan ahead. Stay safe, friends. ⛈️🌊💨🌪️
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patch.com/connecticut/...
www.military.com/navy-veteran...
Tricky story to research; here are various sources in objectivity. The man who beat the owner of 2 ‘Trump Houses’ (CT & CA) doesn’t appear to have a political motive. He’s a Republican who ‘liked’ the house.
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🍁Sean Evans🍁#Impeach #Indict #Remove #IAmAntifa #FuckICE
about 15 hours ago
Let’s do this!
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It'S Saturday After All
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Highlighting just a few of these threatened species which were mentioned in the article.
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wapo.st/4wU5CyS
Article is unlocked. DJT is coming for threatened species, incl FL manatees, pygmy rabbits, red honeycreepers (Hawaii) & flowering desert cacti. These changes allow harassment & trapping, & cause tedious one-species-at-a-time legislation on a gov system he’s already slaughtered.
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Trump administration allows killing of species threatened with extinction
Regulatory changes to reinterpret the Endangered Species Act also demand that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service consider the economic toll of habitat protection.
https://wapo.st/4wU5CyS
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Gay McMillen
about 16 hours ago
Thank you to all the brave first responders. Canada came to California when the Pacific Palisades fires blazed. Thank you.
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