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@itrench.bsky.social

Progressive anti-racist. Nurture Love, Resist Hate. Build bridges. Science, tech, history, chess, books & comics, word nerd & nerd-nerd. IG: trenchcoat ABANDON TWITTER. And stop calling it what he wants you to call it.

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26.12.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 122    πŸ” 72    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Just a reminder: millions of people who live in β€œred” states didn’t vote for any of this shit.

03.11.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 6742    πŸ” 1267    πŸ’¬ 467    πŸ“Œ 99
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β€˜It’s a Mess’: A Brain-Bending Trip to Quantum Theory’s 100th Birthday Party | Quanta Magazine Hundreds of physicists (and a few journalists) journeyed to Helgoland, the birthplace of quantum mechanics, and grappled with what they have and haven’t learned about reality.

Happy 100th birthday, quantum mechanics!

13.09.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Their waists and hands were tied together, forcing them to bend down and lick water to drink. The unscreened bathrooms contained only a single sheet to cover their lower bodies. Sunlight barely penetrated through a fist-sized hole, and they were only allowed access to the small yard for two hours. Detained by US immigration authorities for eight days, the workers and their families expressed shock, describing human rights violations and absurdities they could not have imagined as ordinary Koreans living in 2025.

Their waists and hands were tied together, forcing them to bend down and lick water to drink. The unscreened bathrooms contained only a single sheet to cover their lower bodies. Sunlight barely penetrated through a fist-sized hole, and they were only allowed access to the small yard for two hours. Detained by US immigration authorities for eight days, the workers and their families expressed shock, describing human rights violations and absurdities they could not have imagined as ordinary Koreans living in 2025.

korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in

14.09.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 25055    πŸ” 10185    πŸ’¬ 92    πŸ“Œ 1341
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Doctors Respond To Alarming COVID Claim Circulating On Social Media Read this if you're worried about getting sicker than normal with COVID-19 right now.

Razor sore throat, fevers, chills. Some social media users are claiming that their current COVID-19 infections are more severe than prior years. Here's what doctors want you to know about that: www.huffpost.com/entry/covid-...

12.09.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 155    πŸ” 89    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 7

"At least three casualties have been reported in an active shooter incident at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.

Authorities say gunfire was also heard near Beach Hall.

Students and staff remain under lockdown as the search for the suspect continues. "

#Annapolis

11.09.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

DNC Spox:

β€œThis afternoon, there was a bomb threat to DNC HQ that was determined to not be credible by the U.S. Capitol Police. Out of an abundance of caution, Capitol Police is conducting an interior sweep of the building."

11.09.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 463    πŸ” 127    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 5
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Future generations will read about this in their history books as the period known as the β€œAmerican Dark Ages”

06.09.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 897    πŸ” 184    πŸ’¬ 112    πŸ“Œ 10
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South Korea vows support to Koreans arrested at US Hyundai plant South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ordered all-out efforts on Saturday to respond to the arrests of hundreds of the nation's citizens in a U.S. immigration raid on a Hyundai Motor car battery factory.

South Korea vows support to Koreans arrested at US Hyundai plant reut.rs/42k4PKr

06.09.2025 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5

Reason? They acknowledge Epstein Files aren’t a hoax while, in the very same breath, suggesting that Pride Parades are the same thing as an Epstein Island.

That’s not reason.

Don’t over credit them just because they surprisingly get the hoax dismissal correct.

03.09.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Diagnosis is the only thing contributing to β€œrapidly rising autism rates”. Undiagnosed autism has been with us forever. Thankfully, education, awareness, and screening have increased our ability to diagnose properly. Also, autism is genetic, not something sprinkled on French fries.

03.09.2025 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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03.09.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 765    πŸ” 306    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 13
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This is why I do what I do. This is how you can help Missouri down-ballot Democrats as we enter our gerrymandered era. πŸ‘‡πŸ»

contribute.bluemissouri.org/join_missouri

03.09.2025 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 344    πŸ” 97    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 6

I was out running errands all afternoon; was the AI generated video of the late president convincing?

02.09.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 169    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œFree” is doing some heavy lifting here.

01.09.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If he’s sick they’re going to blame his covid vaccine. Prepare for that bs.

01.09.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Did his children still have plastic bags on their heads to shield them from the whale guts?

31.08.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This was so genius. Good to see someone bringing β€œwholesome” back to politics.

31.08.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Literally why Musk bought it. The ultimate book burning. And he did it right in front of everyone.

31.08.2025 07:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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WHAT'S THE PLAN KANSAS CITY-REDISTRICTING- ZOOM CALL Β· Indivisible Kansas City YOU MUST REGISTER FOR THE ZOOM CALL TO BE ALLOWED IN MOBILIZE WILL EMAIL YOU WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO LOGIN Topic: WHAT'S THE PLAN KANSAS CITY-REDISTRICTING Time: Sep 3, 2025 06:30 PM Central Time...

If you’re interested in finding out what we can do to fight back against the gerrymandering in Missouri, I hope you’ll join this call. I will be speaking on the call.

www.mobilize.us/indivisiblek...

30.08.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2147    πŸ” 875    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 37
"I Don't Know Jack" trailer
YouTube video by Mutlee2004 "I Don't Know Jack" trailer

It’s really a shame Jack Nance couldn’t have been in Mulholland Dr.

youtu.be/2uywtfbDwmg?...

30.08.2025 10:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Will you be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine?

The answer may depend on your age, insurance coverage, health and finding a pharmacist who will provide the shot. The process has become muddled this year thanks to new federal guidance on who can get the shots. bit.ly/4gjRt73

30.08.2025 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 130    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 10

She won.

She forced that handshake and then she beat his ass.

History will eventually discover the truth.

29.08.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Toni Morrison's Final Thoughts at "Art and Social Justice" - Stella Adler Studio of Acting
YouTube video by Stella Adler Studio of Acting Toni Morrison's Final Thoughts at "Art and Social Justice" - Stella Adler Studio of Acting

β€œβ€¦ I want to remind us all that art is dangerous….”

29.08.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

wtf is this

27.08.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Worse than using autism to come after vaccines, antidepressants, certain food and medications… he’s using eugenics to come after autistic people.

27.08.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

This is America.

It doesn’t have to be. We could actually fix it. We just have to love our neighbors more than we do our guns. As wild as it sounds, it really is that simple.

27.08.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is This Millionaire Brandon Torrent Urinating on a Homeless Person? "Somehow it never occurred to me that this concept β€” a guy pissing on another guy β€” was not going to make me rich."

The snopes article can be found here: www.snopes.com/fact-check/b...

27.08.2025 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Group Think

26.08.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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