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Alex Degen (Magic Serple 2025) @adactivity.bsky.social · 10h

It’s all happening on x dot com where I do my banking

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 13h

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
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Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 8h

i am sick of watching good people get punished for doing good works and bad people get rewarded for being straight up demon spawn

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 8h

Psst: Stop burning stuff on Earth for energy. Let the burning fireball in the sky be your energy source.

T&E @transportenvironment.org · 3d

NEW: Biofuels globally emit more than the fossil fuels they replace, our latest study shows.

The first-of-a-kind study looks at global biofuels production today and the potential impacts of government biofuel targets.
🧵⤵️

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 6h

The term "illegal aliens" is so profoundly dehumanizing and insulting. If you use the term, I'm just going to assume you're a bigot.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 9h

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Brooke’s praxis @brookespraxis.bsky.social · 3h

Karen being out on early release and Wendy now facing fraud charges is all tew much #rhop 😭

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 16h

lol gentle reminder that DEI is not illegal. Supporting marginalized groups is not illegal. Anyone reneging on support is making a CHOICE to do so.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 18h

every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.bsky.social · 19h

I cannot BELIEVE Kamala admitted that shit in that book. You couldn’t waterboard that out of me that I let old ass loser ass Hillary Clinton and senile ass Joe “lil bro” my campaign to where I had no power.

How you let 2 losers tell you how to win?

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Brooke’s praxis @brookespraxis.bsky.social · 17h

Between this and public heath RIFs people aren’t freaking out enough.

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Kristen Wixx @kristenwixx.bsky.social · 1d

This is the way. More of this, please.

Skeet from Dr. Caitlin M. Green showing people in Portland wearing inflatable costumes. The text reads, "There are SO many more inflatable costumes tonight. Clearly, we have settled on a motif."

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 19h

The Sudan Solidarity Collective supports organizations led by Sudanese civilians: including emergency response rooms, mutual aid, labor and farmers’ unions. Please give what you can and/or share.

Nisrin Elamin @nisrinelamin.bsky.social · 22h

The Sudan Solidarity Collective is doing a big fundraising push to support our partners in El Fashir to support food distribution, evacuation and medications.

Please help us boost our support. Please share and donate 👇🏾 .

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Solidarity with Sudan! Support the Emergency Response Rooms doing life saving work in Sudan by donating to the Sudan Solidarity Fund. Workshops4Sudan is a new fundraising initiative of the Sudan Solid...

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 1d

The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.

The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.

We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1d

I like how the news will be like “while the President claiming Portland was ruled by a giant skeleton named Mr Nibbles is not strictly true, it does speak to the anxiety of many Americans”

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 19h

Standing in solidarity with colleagues at the CDC who were fired as part of yet another RIF wave.
We are all less safe without their expertise and dedication.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice: