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common-scents.bsky.social

@common-scents.bsky.social

WNC Peace.Love.Unity. Apathy is death. Sounds of Revolution. Firm Atheist, Wavering Unitarian Universalist

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@common-scents.bsky.social

One of the best wheat beers I've ever had. Light, smooth, with great taste. Some say it taste like a bit of banana bread, I say it tastes too good to be sober. 𝐖𝐞𝐢𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐫 by Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan

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@common-scents.bsky.social

Fuck Hegseth. Netflix has botched plenty of decisions, but killing one of the best military series in years is a spectacularly pointless mistake. I don't think shows presenting “woke garbage” pull 90% on Rotten Tomatoes. #Boots #Netflix #woke #Hegseth www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/net...

thedailybeast.comNetflix Cancels Gay Military Drama Hegseth Called ‘Woke Garbage’Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth singled out the series as evidence of the streamer’s liberal bias.
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@common-scents.bsky.social

Nearly all school shooters showed clear warning signs, making attacks preventable. Evidence strongly favors proactive measures like threat-assessment teams and mental-health support over reactive hardening. Florida didn't get the memo. #Safety #ProtectTheKids www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2...

clickorlando.comFlorida launches Campus Guardian Angel drones in Volusia County Schools, 2 other districtsFlorida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas announced on Monday that Volusia County Schools and two other districts in the state will participate in the Campus Guardian Angel pilot program whi...

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Alisa Bokulich
@alisabokulich.bsky.social

Some of you may know #philsci #philbio Subrena Smith, Prof of #philosophy at UNH. Her family in Jamaica lives in one of parishes hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa: Westmoreland. She & David are raising funds to support them w/ generators, supplies, truck water in to them, etc. Please donate if can!

David Livingstone Smith@davidlsmith.bsky.social

Thanks to your generosity, my GoFundMe has raised $2672 to help my family in Jamaica in just a little over a day. Thank you, thank you, thank you! This will go towards their most urgent needs, but it's a fraction of what's needed. T gofund.me/2a40e23c6

gofund.meDonate to Help our family recover from Hurricane Melissa, organized by David Livingstone SmithI am David Livingstone Smith, a professor of philosophy. My sp… David Livingstone Smith needs your support for Help our family recover from Hurricane Melissa
common-scents.bsky.social
@common-scents.bsky.social

Learning how scientists shifted from “survival of the fittest” to “survival of the friendliest” has been eye-opening and enjoyable. Turns out, humans thrived through self-domestication, cooperation, and trust—not force or domination. A true feel good story for humanity. #Evolution #biology

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@common-scents.bsky.social

I’m always stunned by the stupidity of 'professionals'. They lecture us about strong passwords like we're the weak link, then go ahead and transmit everything unencrypted, just so anyone with a few hundred bucks can steal it. #Cybersecurity #Data interestingengineering.com/culture/sate...

interestingengineering.comSatellites are leaking private messages and sensitive military dataA new study reveals that half of global satellite signals leak unencrypted data—including military, telecom, and corporate communications.
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The Catholic Church’s widespread abuse and cover-ups have caused deep harm and demand justice. However, abuse and cover-ups aren’t unique to any one religious group, so the protections afforded to them must be reimagined with victims in mind. #Justice #Crime #Religion ground.news/article/wash...

ground.newsWashington state agrees not to require clergy to report child abuse disclosed in confessionThe state of Washington, clergy members and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached an agreement after the DOJ and clergy sued over a new state law making priests and pastors mandatory reporters o...
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@common-scents.bsky.social

Many conservatives I’ve talked to still hold some fear or dislike toward the LGBTQ+ community, which I believe is partly because America has failed to fully accept marginalized groups as equal and human. This lack of acceptance has helped sustain harmful stereotypes and prejudice. #USA #Bluesky

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@common-scents.bsky.social

This is what evil does. Extract maximum value and then force the clean up on those that can not afford it.

SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social

The Netherlands is being sued by Shell and ExxonMobil for lost profits after shutting down a harmful gas field.🏭☣️ Sounds surreal? Yet, it’s happening, through a completely legal mechanism called Investor-State Dispute Settlement. More about the Groningen case: www.somo.nl/aftershock-i... (1/2)

common-scents.bsky.social
@common-scents.bsky.social

"My stomach was growling and tomorrow came. I was hungry, I was alone, and tomorrow came." - Michael Beasley Never forget—you’re blessed. Not in a religious or theological way, but in a very material sense. Be grateful for what you have, because tomorrow isn’t promised and things can get worse.

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@common-scents.bsky.social

RIP Mississippi. #GOP #Mississippi

Bluesky@bsky.app

Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users. While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.

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“When I turned 20, my father called me into a separate room and told me about his shocking experiences during the war,” he said, later adding: “We must pass on these memories to future generations and prevent another tragedy.” Read more at: www.stripes.com/theaters/asi...

Stars and Stripes@starsandstripes.bsky.social

Ceremony in Japan remembers US airmen executed in WWII – and those who carried it out

stripes.comCeremony in Japan remembers US airmen executed in WWII – and those who carried it outNearly 80 years after they were captured and killed in the final days of World War II, dozens of U.S. airmen were honored with a solemn ceremony.
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As a reminder, don't trust people that violate human rights. "federal agents came to suspect that Bukele and members of his inner circle had diverted U.S. aid funds to MS-13 as part of the alleged deal to provide it with money and power in exchange for votes and reduced homicide rates"

ProPublica@propublica.org

The Bukele government harassed and intimidated Salvadoran law enforcement officials who were investigating corruption and assisting a U.S. anti-gang task force, according to interviews. At least eight of them have fled the country with U.S. help.

propublica.orgHow El Salvador’s Government Impeded a U.S. Probe of MS-13President Donald Trump has praised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele as a crime fighter, but new reporting based on interviews and documents reveals how senior Salvadoran officials have impeded a…

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Sue Massa
@smassa.bsky.social

13-yr-old Camarria Williams made a remarkable discovery when she found a compound with potential cancer-fighting properties in goose poop from Garfield Park, Chicago. This surprising find happened while participating in the Chicago Antibiotic Discovery Lab, a STEM program in collaboration with the

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Mario Nicolais
@marionicolais.bsky.social

This is utter crap. He is blaming teachers. No, John, it is you and your cabal on SCOTUS that have led us down a lawless path. I was there, we made the argument. YOU left an insurrectionist on the ballot.

Kara Swisher@karaswisher.bsky.social

By exactly whom John? www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

politico.comRule of law is ‘endangered,’ chief justice saysSpeaking at Georgetown Law, Chief Justice John Roberts denounced “ad hominem” criticism of the justices.
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🤮 “I was not entertaining a pardon because I didn’t know what my judgment would be. Now, I am in the process of filling an application to a pardon for the president. I’ll take a commutation, a clemency, whatever the president is willing to give me,” #news #Congress www.aol.com/news/tearful...

aol.comTearful George Santos pleads for a pardon from TrumpDisgraced former congressman is asking the president to offer him a pardon, commutation or clemency – saying he believes he has been unfairly punished
common-scents.bsky.social
@common-scents.bsky.social

UH OH, maybe need to start saying "I feel therefore I am". "If the Damasios are right, if Koch’s data holds up, and if our bodies truly feel before they think—then Descartes’ most famous line may need a visceral rewrite." #science #philosophy www.popularmechanics.com/science/a647...

popularmechanics.comConsciousness Begins in the Body, Not the Mind, Groundbreaking Study Finds. Could That Save Countless Coma Patients?We are not thinking machines that feel. We are feeling bodies that think.

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News Eye
@newseye.bsky.social

NEW: Chaos at the ICE detention centre in New Jersey. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has been arrested by the DOJ after Members of Congress (apparently being shoved by agents) attempted to include him on a visit. Baraka has opposed the facility, saying it opened without permits. (🎥 News 12 New Jersey)

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Marisa Kabas
@marisakabas.bsky.social

I’ve confirmed with multiple State Dept. employees that the cable remains active. The fact that much larger outlets than mine are unable to independently verify this information is frankly nuts.

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

SCOOP — The US sent Iraqi refugee Omar Ameen to Rwanda via new diplomatic relationship in which they've agreed to act as a "third country" for deportees unable to be safely returned to their country of origin, per cables reviewed by me. This is first reported instance. Cable indicates more to come.

thehandbasket.coUS “relocates” Iraqi refugee to Rwanda via new diplomatic arrangementA State Department cable indicates at least 10 more people will be subjected to the same.