Alison
@centauress.bsky.social
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England and Wales Enact Full Decriminalization of Abortion. The new Crime and Policing Act completely removes abortion from the criminal code, establishing it strictly as a matter of healthcare regulation.
June 1, 2026 at 1:16 PM
England and Wales Enact Full Decriminalization of Abortion. The new Crime and Policing Act completely removes abortion from the criminal code, establishing it strictly as a matter of healthcare regulation.
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Yay! Congrats to Janet Voight at the Field who has described a new species of deep-sea octopus from the Galapagos! Microeledone galapagensis! #molluscmonday www.fieldmuseum.org/about/press/...
May 25, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Yay! Congrats to Janet Voight at the Field who has described a new species of deep-sea octopus from the Galapagos! Microeledone galapagensis! #molluscmonday www.fieldmuseum.org/about/press/...
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CA’s transparency bill AB-412 (which forces GenAi companies to disclose if their datasets are using YOUR copyrighted works) is in a slow march to become a bill. Also due to massive tech opposition, they make us all work for it every step of the way.
Don’t let em win, sign the petition below asap!👇
Don’t let em win, sign the petition below asap!👇
Every single day without transparency, the value of copyright loses ground and the harms inflicted to creative industries grow.
Please add your signature to this petition TODAY.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/le...
Please add your signature to this petition TODAY.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/le...
May 27, 2026 at 1:28 AM
CA’s transparency bill AB-412 (which forces GenAi companies to disclose if their datasets are using YOUR copyrighted works) is in a slow march to become a bill. Also due to massive tech opposition, they make us all work for it every step of the way.
Don’t let em win, sign the petition below asap!👇
Don’t let em win, sign the petition below asap!👇
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A proper look at how the colour changes on the flowers in my previous post. Watch how purple/pink turns to blue in the top piece, and how the pink dots in the bottom one turn to purple~ (it’s still way more impressive off camera ✨)
Adopt them: lindenshieldarts.com/products/mix...
Adopt them: lindenshieldarts.com/products/mix...
May 28, 2026 at 9:33 AM
A proper look at how the colour changes on the flowers in my previous post. Watch how purple/pink turns to blue in the top piece, and how the pink dots in the bottom one turn to purple~ (it’s still way more impressive off camera ✨)
Adopt them: lindenshieldarts.com/products/mix...
Adopt them: lindenshieldarts.com/products/mix...
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May 25, 2026 at 8:10 AM
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Hope.
In South Sinai's desert, Habiba Organic Farm blooms with agroecology, permaculture, and food sovereignty since 2007 🌵🌱—a community miracle turning sand into sustainability. 🍅💚 https://agroecologymap.org/l/372 #OrganicFarming #Permaculture #FoodSovereignty #DesertGreening
May 20, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Hope.
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"Waste heat from data centers can [raise] air temperatures in downwind neighborhoods by as much as 4[°F] researchers at Arizona State University report in a new study conducted in the Phoenix metro area, the hottest in the US."
…Y'all what they fuck are we even doing?
techxplore.com/news/2026-05...
…Y'all what they fuck are we even doing?
techxplore.com/news/2026-05...
Data centers raise nearby temperatures by up to 4 degrees in Phoenix
Waste heat from data centers can boost air temperatures in downwind neighborhoods by as much as 4 degrees Fahrenheit, researchers at Arizona State University report in a new study conducted in the Pho...
techxplore.com
May 20, 2026 at 6:51 PM
"Waste heat from data centers can [raise] air temperatures in downwind neighborhoods by as much as 4[°F] researchers at Arizona State University report in a new study conducted in the Phoenix metro area, the hottest in the US."
…Y'all what they fuck are we even doing?
techxplore.com/news/2026-05...
…Y'all what they fuck are we even doing?
techxplore.com/news/2026-05...
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a time of NOT having baby hummingbirds directly outside my front door approaches 😭
May 1, 2026 at 6:09 PM
a time of NOT having baby hummingbirds directly outside my front door approaches 😭
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Me when I started writing this scene: Just killed off the fucky agent and turned him into a god of joy, might as well have some fun with that in the other comic.
Me, now: The fucky god comic is a Hugo finalist and I have no idea how to explain any of this to anyone.
Me, now: The fucky god comic is a Hugo finalist and I have no idea how to explain any of this to anyone.
April 27, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Me when I started writing this scene: Just killed off the fucky agent and turned him into a god of joy, might as well have some fun with that in the other comic.
Me, now: The fucky god comic is a Hugo finalist and I have no idea how to explain any of this to anyone.
Me, now: The fucky god comic is a Hugo finalist and I have no idea how to explain any of this to anyone.
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The United States now has the most government restrictions on academic freedom of any high-income country.
www.chemistryworld.com/news/academi...
Raw data from @vdeminstitute.bsky.social —> academic-freedom-index.net/research/Aca...
www.chemistryworld.com/news/academi...
Raw data from @vdeminstitute.bsky.social —> academic-freedom-index.net/research/Aca...
April 27, 2026 at 10:48 AM
The United States now has the most government restrictions on academic freedom of any high-income country.
www.chemistryworld.com/news/academi...
Raw data from @vdeminstitute.bsky.social —> academic-freedom-index.net/research/Aca...
www.chemistryworld.com/news/academi...
Raw data from @vdeminstitute.bsky.social —> academic-freedom-index.net/research/Aca...
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We, the employees at Hachette Book Group, are proud to announce that we are unionizing with Washington-Baltimore NewsGuild-CWA Local 32035, of the AFL-CIO, in order to ensure better benefits, protections, and rights for workers as well as increased equity, transparency, and agency in the workplace.
April 27, 2026 at 3:57 PM
We, the employees at Hachette Book Group, are proud to announce that we are unionizing with Washington-Baltimore NewsGuild-CWA Local 32035, of the AFL-CIO, in order to ensure better benefits, protections, and rights for workers as well as increased equity, transparency, and agency in the workplace.
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I have a bunch of avocados that were on sale, so I'm going to make Donna make her famous guacamole and then we're going to freeze dry it, because as DUBIOUS as that sounds, the Whitepepper Farm guy promises me it will work, and he was right about the eggs, so.
www.youtube.com/shorts/5DURF...
www.youtube.com/shorts/5DURF...
Freeze Dried Guacamole? I Didn’t Expect THIS!
YouTube video by Whitepepper Farms
www.youtube.com
April 24, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I have a bunch of avocados that were on sale, so I'm going to make Donna make her famous guacamole and then we're going to freeze dry it, because as DUBIOUS as that sounds, the Whitepepper Farm guy promises me it will work, and he was right about the eggs, so.
www.youtube.com/shorts/5DURF...
www.youtube.com/shorts/5DURF...
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Florida will be the eighth state to redraw its congressional lines this cycle. Gov. Ron DeSantis released a proposed map that would create four new GOP seats an aggressive move that directly challenges anti-gerrymandering language in the state constitution.
April 27, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Florida will be the eighth state to redraw its congressional lines this cycle. Gov. Ron DeSantis released a proposed map that would create four new GOP seats an aggressive move that directly challenges anti-gerrymandering language in the state constitution.
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We already can't have weather forecasts more than 2 or 3 days out anymore because of what has already been cut out over there. These geoscience programs were part of a global system. So much infrastructure around the world depended on these cooperations. This is a diplomatic issue too.
April 27, 2026 at 6:34 PM
We already can't have weather forecasts more than 2 or 3 days out anymore because of what has already been cut out over there. These geoscience programs were part of a global system. So much infrastructure around the world depended on these cooperations. This is a diplomatic issue too.
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April 27, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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Reserve your own gossip bird for $2 now!
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1. When you read a story in the New York Times: chances are good that someone else—often a freelance reporter working for peanuts—did the actual work of finding & reporting the story
2. If it's a female reporter, the odds that they will simply rip off her work and not credit her go up exponentially
2. If it's a female reporter, the odds that they will simply rip off her work and not credit her go up exponentially
Hey @nytimes.com, I already reported this earlier this week.
And the G650s you mention? I reported on those in FEBRUARY.
You credit NBC News and WSJ for first reporting parts of your story. Please credit me, too.
And the G650s you mention? I reported on those in FEBRUARY.
You credit NBC News and WSJ for first reporting parts of your story. Please credit me, too.
April 18, 2026 at 1:12 PM
1. When you read a story in the New York Times: chances are good that someone else—often a freelance reporter working for peanuts—did the actual work of finding & reporting the story
2. If it's a female reporter, the odds that they will simply rip off her work and not credit her go up exponentially
2. If it's a female reporter, the odds that they will simply rip off her work and not credit her go up exponentially
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You should be able to easily file your taxes for free with the IRS.
Not only did Trump kill Direct File, the IRS's free tax filing program, but this week, Republicans BLOCKED my bill that would make the program law of the land.
That's what you call selling out to TurboTax.
Not only did Trump kill Direct File, the IRS's free tax filing program, but this week, Republicans BLOCKED my bill that would make the program law of the land.
That's what you call selling out to TurboTax.
April 18, 2026 at 1:24 PM
You should be able to easily file your taxes for free with the IRS.
Not only did Trump kill Direct File, the IRS's free tax filing program, but this week, Republicans BLOCKED my bill that would make the program law of the land.
That's what you call selling out to TurboTax.
Not only did Trump kill Direct File, the IRS's free tax filing program, but this week, Republicans BLOCKED my bill that would make the program law of the land.
That's what you call selling out to TurboTax.
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Ahaha, I posted this today without even being aware that it's #VelociraptorAwarenessDay again. 😂
April 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Ahaha, I posted this today without even being aware that it's #VelociraptorAwarenessDay again. 😂
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Current hostility (on the part of politicians and institutional leaders alike) to even looking at the past is strikingly blunt. It touches many disciplines, but denying history is the key issue.
The backlash against Bouie’s piece on Enlightenment and then the 1619 Project were public turning points
The backlash against Bouie’s piece on Enlightenment and then the 1619 Project were public turning points
April 18, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Current hostility (on the part of politicians and institutional leaders alike) to even looking at the past is strikingly blunt. It touches many disciplines, but denying history is the key issue.
The backlash against Bouie’s piece on Enlightenment and then the 1619 Project were public turning points
The backlash against Bouie’s piece on Enlightenment and then the 1619 Project were public turning points
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Many of you know this, but we’ve been getting questions on how did the Trump administration use the CRA to go after the Boundary Waters? Short answer is illegally.
April 18, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Many of you know this, but we’ve been getting questions on how did the Trump administration use the CRA to go after the Boundary Waters? Short answer is illegally.
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You
Do
Not
Hate
Congress
Enough
Do
Not
Hate
Congress
Enough
April 17, 2026 at 1:02 PM
You
Do
Not
Hate
Congress
Enough
Do
Not
Hate
Congress
Enough
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NEW: Porsha Ngumezi and Nevaeh Crain died during miscarriages in Texas after doctors delayed treatment.
The state’s medical board has ruled that substandard care led to the deaths, but the doctors were given minimal punishment.
By Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser
The state’s medical board has ruled that substandard care led to the deaths, but the doctors were given minimal punishment.
By Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser
Texas Medical Board Sanctions Three Doctors for Delayed Care That Led to the Deaths of Two Pregnant Women
The two women died during miscarriages. The state’s medical board has ruled that substandard care led to their deaths.
www.propublica.org
April 17, 2026 at 12:56 PM
NEW: Porsha Ngumezi and Nevaeh Crain died during miscarriages in Texas after doctors delayed treatment.
The state’s medical board has ruled that substandard care led to the deaths, but the doctors were given minimal punishment.
By Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser
The state’s medical board has ruled that substandard care led to the deaths, but the doctors were given minimal punishment.
By Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser
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NEW: Virginia just passed a law to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, giving it 222 of 270 electoral votes needed to activate.
This map and spreadsheet show which states could join to activate it by 2028 depending on the outcome of the 2026 elections docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
This map and spreadsheet show which states could join to activate it by 2028 depending on the outcome of the 2026 elections docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
April 14, 2026 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Virginia just passed a law to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, giving it 222 of 270 electoral votes needed to activate.
This map and spreadsheet show which states could join to activate it by 2028 depending on the outcome of the 2026 elections docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
This map and spreadsheet show which states could join to activate it by 2028 depending on the outcome of the 2026 elections docs.google.com/spreadsheets...