Miriam Blake
@meblake.bsky.social
Information geek at a research lab. RDM. Scholarly publishing. Cats. Art of all forms. World peace.
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Mashing the “threatening war crimes” button again.
The mere threat of such attacks may violate LOAC.
The mere threat of such attacks may violate LOAC.
Trump: "Next week comes the power plants, next week comes the bridges. We're gonna knock out all their power plants, we're gonna knock out all their bridges unless they get to the table and negotiate."
July 14, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Mashing the “threatening war crimes” button again.
The mere threat of such attacks may violate LOAC.
The mere threat of such attacks may violate LOAC.
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another day, another story about the administration's war on knowledge itself, all in service of allow its corporate patrons free rein to rob us blind and poison our world www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...
Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System
www.nytimes.com
June 2, 2026 at 10:47 AM
another day, another story about the administration's war on knowledge itself, all in service of allow its corporate patrons free rein to rob us blind and poison our world www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...
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Unhinged and dangerous. The American government is under attack from within.
May 10, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Unhinged and dangerous. The American government is under attack from within.
And all know this is performative and every answer will be sycophantic idiocy
Judicial nominee John George Edward Marck refuses to answer Chris Coons' question whether Trump can run for a third term.
May 10, 2026 at 3:24 AM
And all know this is performative and every answer will be sycophantic idiocy
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These deaths are on him as well as the parents he has misled.
May 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
These deaths are on him as well as the parents he has misled.
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These are the top military brass forced into resignation by Hegseth, add to it the top Army brass forced out today for no given reason.
It can be assumed that the knowledge is spread down the line deep, be this is a shit ton of military intellect forced out by a weekend morning news personality.
It can be assumed that the knowledge is spread down the line deep, be this is a shit ton of military intellect forced out by a weekend morning news personality.
April 3, 2026 at 1:46 AM
These are the top military brass forced into resignation by Hegseth, add to it the top Army brass forced out today for no given reason.
It can be assumed that the knowledge is spread down the line deep, be this is a shit ton of military intellect forced out by a weekend morning news personality.
It can be assumed that the knowledge is spread down the line deep, be this is a shit ton of military intellect forced out by a weekend morning news personality.
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#NoPayToVoteSaveAct
🧵The SAVE Act is not a Voter ID bill- which Americans support- it is a voter suppression bill-which Americans oppose.
".. just 28% supported [the SAVE Act] while 31% opposed it."
The vast majority of Americans also recognize that non-citizen voting is a non-problem.
🧵The SAVE Act is not a Voter ID bill- which Americans support- it is a voter suppression bill-which Americans oppose.
".. just 28% supported [the SAVE Act] while 31% opposed it."
The vast majority of Americans also recognize that non-citizen voting is a non-problem.
MAGA says the SAVE America Act is crucial. A new poll shows Americans don’t agree | CNN Politics
To hear some prominent MAGA voices tell it, the marathon Senate debate over the “SAVE America Act” is an existential one for the Republican Party. But the urgency to pass the legislation is not felt b...
www.cnn.com
March 21, 2026 at 1:41 PM
#NoPayToVoteSaveAct
🧵The SAVE Act is not a Voter ID bill- which Americans support- it is a voter suppression bill-which Americans oppose.
".. just 28% supported [the SAVE Act] while 31% opposed it."
The vast majority of Americans also recognize that non-citizen voting is a non-problem.
🧵The SAVE Act is not a Voter ID bill- which Americans support- it is a voter suppression bill-which Americans oppose.
".. just 28% supported [the SAVE Act] while 31% opposed it."
The vast majority of Americans also recognize that non-citizen voting is a non-problem.
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Oh she’s phenomenal. This is Sophia Chang.
February 8, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Oh she’s phenomenal. This is Sophia Chang.
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February 8, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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It’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
a poster that says literally 1984 with a picture of a man
ALT: a poster that says literally 1984 with a picture of a man
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:43 PM
It’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
This is really what AI is for, no doubt
"And I never say no"
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
December 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This is really what AI is for, no doubt
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All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house.
This is where America is now
This is where America is now
December 23, 2025 at 1:58 AM
All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house.
This is where America is now
This is where America is now
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A textbook example of killing the messenger.
Russ Vought’s cultish anti-science fervor will not slow or stop climate change. But it will help blind us to what’s coming. And how to stop it.
Russ Vought’s cultish anti-science fervor will not slow or stop climate change. But it will help blind us to what’s coming. And how to stop it.
An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth
December 17, 2025 at 6:51 AM
A textbook example of killing the messenger.
Russ Vought’s cultish anti-science fervor will not slow or stop climate change. But it will help blind us to what’s coming. And how to stop it.
Russ Vought’s cultish anti-science fervor will not slow or stop climate change. But it will help blind us to what’s coming. And how to stop it.
Weirdness
December 14, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Weirdness
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U.S. pals:
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
U.S. pals:
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
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This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.
America is on the brink of martial law.
Do not be silent.
America is on the brink of martial law.
Do not be silent.
This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.
October 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.
America is on the brink of martial law.
Do not be silent.
America is on the brink of martial law.
Do not be silent.
Environmental innovations are pivoting out of necessity. I am grateful for the brave leadership of people doing these things, and bless them if they make a lot of filthy lucre.
Boring can be brilliant. In Pueblo, Colorado, they're planning to replace a coal plant with one of largest clean energy hubs in US.
At its core: a thermal battery. These batteries can provide round-the-clock heat, slashing emissions, creating jobs, and improving public health.
At its core: a thermal battery. These batteries can provide round-the-clock heat, slashing emissions, creating jobs, and improving public health.
September 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Environmental innovations are pivoting out of necessity. I am grateful for the brave leadership of people doing these things, and bless them if they make a lot of filthy lucre.
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*siiiiiiigggghhhh*
September 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
*siiiiiiigggghhhh*
Et tu Berkeley?
It's "great" to see my employer releasing names and information about *alleged* behavior to the Trump admin, without even telling the people who've been accused what it is that they're accused of. Utterly reprehensible.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move
Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Et tu Berkeley?
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MAGA does not understand that the joke is on them, and that every accusation against Newsom is a confession about Trump.
August 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
MAGA does not understand that the joke is on them, and that every accusation against Newsom is a confession about Trump.
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"In the letter, the signatories warned that National Science Foundation grants now underwent a 'covert and ideologically driven secondary review process'...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/s...
Amid Fear of Retaliation, N.S.F. Workers Sign Letter of Dissent
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
"In the letter, the signatories warned that National Science Foundation grants now underwent a 'covert and ideologically driven secondary review process'...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/s...