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Writer, zebra lady, teddy bear cuddler.

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Americans trust Fauci over RFK Jr. and career scientists over Trump officials RFK Jr. has tried hard to villainize Fauci. Americans still trust Fauci more.

β€ͺArs Technica: Americans trust Fauci over RFK Jr. and career scientists over Trump officials

RFK Jr. has tried hard to villainize Fauci. Americans still trust Fauci more.

by Beth Mole @bethmariem.bsky.social @arstechnica.com

πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/4rZfVQ7

07.03.2026 23:52 πŸ‘ 139 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Hurrah for science, WOO!

08.03.2026 06:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stand Up for Science plans second rally on March 7 Public health chaos and research funding cuts are inspiring nationwide pro-science protests against the Trump administration

Public health chaos and research funding cuts are inspiring nationwide pro-science protests against the Trump administration

06.03.2026 18:23 πŸ‘ 717 πŸ” 253 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 13

Markwayne Mullin was caught lying on the record about the former CDC Director, Dr. Susan Monarez, by his Republican colleagues in the Senate chamber in September. He’s not honest or competent, and anyone who respects him is a fool.

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to widen the shipping channel leading into Port Everglades, blasting through a coral reef and dredging up sediment that could smother acres of coral, federal scientists say. https://wapo.st/4r7kRAU

07.03.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 113 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 10
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Americans Are Now a Target in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown A WSJ investigation tracked the U.S. citizens caught in the crosshairs of an aggressive federal campaign to detain and demonize dissenters.

www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...

08.03.2026 05:53 πŸ‘ 343 πŸ” 197 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 7

Somehow I doubt anything the current administration does is holy. Being a good anything is feeding the hungry, healing the sick, and being a good neighbor.

07.03.2026 22:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We don’t need talkers right now. We need fighters.

And no matter how many times they knock me down, I’ll get back up and fight with you. Every. Single. Time.

07.03.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 4803 πŸ” 1015 πŸ’¬ 74 πŸ“Œ 55
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BREAK THE CHAINS AND STAND UP FOR YOURSELF

07.03.2026 22:20 πŸ‘ 101 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Insane Mark Hamill Roles That Aren't Luke Skywalker Mark Hamill is living legend with over 350 historic roles in film and TV prove it.

Anyone up for a stroll down memory lane... ?

(just lucky to be a workin' stiff)

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movieweb.com/mark-hamill-...

07.03.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 6457 πŸ” 597 πŸ’¬ 535 πŸ“Œ 25
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When I went to last year's rally, my favorite part was people asking me questions about what science actually says about trans rights and gender affirming care because of my signs

So this year I explicitly called for it!

Fighting fascism with facts and a friendly face πŸ§¬πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ

07.03.2026 18:53 πŸ‘ 103 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Yet again reinvigorated by how many people liked my signs at @standupforscience.bsky.social!

A reminder that the scientific community has not abandoned trans people

Follow @beyondxandy.bsky.social for news soon about our plans to rally scientists to fight for trans rights! πŸ§¬πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ

#standupforscience

07.03.2026 20:49 πŸ‘ 144 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Cover art of Royal Red, by K.C. Shaw. Art is by Kial F. β€˜CynicalStith’. The cover features a pink dragoness flying through a clear blue sky. She has a joyful expression on her face, which is partially facing away from the viewer. A dark red stripe runs down her back and tail.

Cover art of Royal Red, by K.C. Shaw. Art is by Kial F. β€˜CynicalStith’. The cover features a pink dragoness flying through a clear blue sky. She has a joyful expression on her face, which is partially facing away from the viewer. A dark red stripe runs down her back and tail.

Cover art for Elancia Chronicles: Symphony of Shifting Tides, which features several anthropomorphic characters, with two holding a gun together. Art by Renz.

Cover art for Elancia Chronicles: Symphony of Shifting Tides, which features several anthropomorphic characters, with two holding a gun together. Art by Renz.

Cover art of The Cursed Collar by Francine DeCarey, featuring an anthropomorphic camel standing in front of a desert background. She is wearing jodhpurs, boots, and a vest with a blouse beneath. Art is by LupiFluvii.

Cover art of The Cursed Collar by Francine DeCarey, featuring an anthropomorphic camel standing in front of a desert background. She is wearing jodhpurs, boots, and a vest with a blouse beneath. Art is by LupiFluvii.

Cover art for Dragon's Soul, featuring two dragonesses and a gryphon in a close, loving huddle. Art by Vurt.

Cover art for Dragon's Soul, featuring two dragonesses and a gryphon in a close, loving huddle. Art by Vurt.

Celebrating our female authors this International Women's Day - which is, well, all of our authors at the moment!

www.tfpublishing.com.au/store?catego...

Please share your favourite books by female authors - whether TF Publishing titles or otherwise!

07.03.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

We're getting close to the public release of chapter 5! We'll be finishing up the anniversary read through on the Discord with Chapter 4 this Friday, then hopefully releasing chapter 5 next Friday and doing a read the day after.

07.03.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

OOOH

06.03.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stopped by Fox and Hound's booth in the VF Artist Alley for a Mystery TF Potion and looks like there's some howling in my future! 🐺 ✨ #tfeveryday

06.03.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 102 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alan Cumming, Bowen Yang Help Launch Necessary Foundation to Support LGBTQ Filmmakers "There is, in this moment, enormous political pressure to delete queer people from American media, and that includes young filmmakers who are being shut out of the industry,” said executive director A...

always happy to be supporting money going to queer artists!
lots of kick ass cool people associated with this org!

06.03.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 647 πŸ” 157 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 5
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Don’t let mega-constellation-building billionaires steal your night sky Satellites are wonders of modern technology that have improved all of our lives. But having more than a million of them in orbit could destroy our view of the heavens and seriously damage our planet

Elon Musk has already started plans to launch a million satellites.

Yes. A MILLION.

This is a colossally bad idea, and it's not too late to make your voice heard. I explain everything:

www.scientificamerican.com/article/ramp...

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06.03.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 1420 πŸ” 783 πŸ’¬ 64 πŸ“Œ 69
the cast of Star Trek Voyager in street clothes awkwardly posing with late-90s computer hardware and consumer electronics

the cast of Star Trek Voyager in street clothes awkwardly posing with late-90s computer hardware and consumer electronics

this is what it feels like to post on bluesky

05.03.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 4926 πŸ” 1318 πŸ’¬ 74 πŸ“Œ 129
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Pocket the Street Alchemist is doing numbers over on Tumblr for some reason, so here you go Bluesky! I hope you enjoy this dumb moment from a lil weirdo NPC I introduced in my D&D campaign a while back!
#kobold #comic #doodle

04.03.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 5058 πŸ” 1605 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 4

it’s grim out there, friends

hire more trans creatives! we’re out here and ready to go

and it makes a real difference in the cultural acceptance of trans people!

05.03.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I just voted YES on the War Powers Resolution because we must stop Trump’s war in Iran.

Only Congress can authorize a war. Trump is rogue and reckless.

He is acting with complete disregard for the lives of our service members and Iranian civilians and he must be stopped.

05.03.2026 22:58 πŸ‘ 495 πŸ” 99 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 1
If Females Could Get Pregnant, There’d Be An Abortion Clinic On Every Coral

By Triton Corsair

If Females Could Get Pregnant, There’d Be An Abortion Clinic On Every Coral By Triton Corsair

Commentary: If Females Could Get Pregnant, There’d Be An Abortion Clinic On Every Coral https://theonion.com/if-females-could-get-pregnant-thered-be-an-abortion-clinic-on-every-coral/

05.03.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 1699 πŸ” 166 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 4
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One year ago today, I testified before Congress in Washington, D.C. that Boston is proudly a home for everyoneβ€”and that the birthplace of American democracy will never turn our backs on our people.

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Ohio lawmakers work to plug loophole that porn providers use to skirt age verification requirement β€’ Ohio Capital Journal Amid mounting pressure, Ohio legislative members are working to plug a loophole that allows pornographic websites to get around the state's new age verification requirement.

#savespeech #notodigitalID

Ohioans. Your government is trying to close a loophole on porn sites for their age verification bill.

ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/05/o...

Call your reps and tell them to vote against rhe ammendment.

www.congress.gov/members/find...

05.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Effeminate Boys vs Transgender Girls Is a False Choice Protecting effeminate boys should not come at the expense of transgender youth. A deeper look at the debate over gender nonconformity and identity.

"Effeminate Boys" vs Transgender Girls Is a False Choice

www.transvitae.com/e...

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

05.03.2026 23:08 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

We are stronger together.

05.03.2026 05:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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That’s just the way it isβ€¦πŸŽ΅πŸŽΆ

(project for sociology. We drew an image of poverty as we know it. Mine had stuff, but no home, money, or familial stability. Stuff does not equate stability. I think a lot of us been here, and we try to redo being little to take control of what we couldn’t, you know?)

05.03.2026 05:24 πŸ‘ 1092 πŸ” 237 πŸ’¬ 84 πŸ“Œ 15
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Happy Anniversary! | FaintlySpotted Get more from FaintlySpotted on Patreon

We've hit our one year anniversary (last week, oops)! I posted some thoughts about the year past and the year to come.

Thanks for sticking around, y'all.

www.patreon.com/posts/151898...

28.02.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0