Dan Voss

Dan Voss

@danvoss.bsky.social

Works in digital media. Pop culture, books, film, cats, vintage kitsch, tea & toast addict. Opinions are my own.

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Experiments show that when bees are exposed to microplastic pollution, their memory gets so muddled they may forget the scents associated with sugary rewards. As a result, pollination may fail — which is bad news for flowers and crops.

washingtonpost.comMicroplastics may confuse bees and other insects, hurting pollinationRecent studies have shown that tiny pieces of plastics can make bees more susceptible to bacteria and viruses.

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It hasn’t been mentioned much that the legendary Executive Producer of 60 Minutes named Bill Owens was forced to resign because he refused to bow to the orange felon seeing as its parent company Paramount needs the orange felon to approve a merger. Fascism 101.

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Senator Booker: What kind of man is in the white house that makes fun of the disabled, who lies so much that the fact checkers lose count, that minimizes the pain and the suffering

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I am working out of a public library and there are a good number of people who seem to be on hard times using the facilities for various reasons like job searching, entertainment, charging peripherals, using the bathroom, etc., and I am struck by how important it is that libraries continue to exist

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If you need a moment to pause, return to your breathing and find some peace, here’s some Cornish calm for you. May your day go well, my friends. Please also remember, your best today is good enough. 😊 #Cornwall #nature #ocean #beach #calm #peace #mindfulness #explore #walk #life #photography

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"The director of the program to enrich uranium took a job with NATO... "Also gone is the director of the program to modernize production of spheres of radioactive plutonium that are fitted into warheads... "The office that oversees the Los Alamos lab lost 9 staff... www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...

nytimes.comDOGE Cuts Reach Key Nuclear Scientists, Bomb Engineers and Safety ExpertsFirings and buyouts hit the top-secret National Nuclear Security Administration amid a major effort to upgrade America’s nuclear arsenal. Critics say it shows the consequences of heedlessly cutting th...

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Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House. We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication. They own what happens next.

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KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN. ☎️: (202) 224-3121 Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid. The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING. Call retiring Senators too!

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It blows my mind that some people buy the fraud, waste, and abuse cover story when Musk is doing things like this

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

The acting chief counsel of the Internal Revenue Service has been removed from his position as billionaire Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service seeks access to sensitive taxpayer records, according to five people familiar with the matter.

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Always the game — or, really, the con

WIRED@wired.com

Elon Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI. THE INSIDE STORY:

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“What’s transpired over the last three or four days just takes it to a whole new level of cruelty and inhumanity and, frankly, a whole new level of stupidity in doing this is the most non-strategic way.” Tens of thousands of people will die as a result of this action. www.salon.com/2025/02/28/a...

salon.com"A whole new level of cruelty": Health experts decry "devastating" cuts to HIV treatment programsThe Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation said the latest cuts will deprive 350,000 people of HIV treatment.

This seems fine 😬

Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social

NEW: The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods is (or was) an advisory committee housed within the USDA which provides outside expert advice to advance food safety across the US and across different levels of govt. It was ordered disbanded this afternoon.

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Can we just say this out loud? The muted and almost light tone of coverage of this guy breaking into an airport and managing to board a plane with a LOADED SHOTGUN would be wildly different if he wasn't white.

abc.net.auShearer who tackled alleged gun-wielding teen gets hero's welcome from Jetstar staffShearing contractor Barry Clark arrived in Sydney on Friday to cheers from Jetstar staff, thanking him for his quick actions to subdue a 17-year-old who allegedly had a shotgun.

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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

thebetter.newsFinland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.meIn Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.