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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · Mar 31

Good news: i finally had time to catch up on all the good news! 🙂
Bad news: there is no good news ☹️

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 54m

The leadership of the measles outbreak response was fired in the RIF spree while RFK JR attempts to completely dismantle measles vaccine access for children.

Measles (Rubeola)
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As of October 7, 2025, a total of 1,563 confirmed* measles cases were reported in the United States. Among these, 1,542
measles cases were reported by 42 jurisdictions: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, lowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City, New York State, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. A total of 21 measles cases were reported among international visitors to the U.S.
There have been 44 outbreaks** reported in 2025, and 87% of confirmed cases (1,355 of 1,563) are outbreak-associated. For comparison, 16 outbreaks were reported during 2024 and 69% of cases (198 of 285) were outbreak-associated.

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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 1h

I admire your constitution at this point in life

Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 4h

“Poodle” is such an unserious dog breed name.
“Poodle” isn’t a dog, its what a dog makes when it has the runs.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 18h

I don't think there's any better example of leopards eating faces than the Lebanese immigrant who opened a Trump-themed burger restaurant and then got arrested by ICE.

Chron.com @chron.com · 18h

🍔 Houston’s Trump Burger appears to have shut its doors after a brief run on Chimney Rock: bit.ly/46LpQAx

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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 17h

Has anyone else been able to stop laughing since they saw 100%? I’m still laughing.

Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 19h

another artist who was better in the band instead of solo

Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 21h

amazing www.reddit.com/r/washington...

From the washingtondc community on Reddit: If you go over 100K in speeding fines your total reverts to $0

Explore this post and more from the washingtondc community

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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 22h

she’s a 10

a d10

Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 23h

What if—no, wait, hear me out!— what if we put a datacenter INSIDE the pumphouse?

a man standing in front of a bulletin board with papers on it including one that says pepe

ALT: a man standing in front of a bulletin board with papers on it including one that says pepe

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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 1d

oh good i’m so sick and tired of not being swindled by hidden fees!

The Verge @theverge.com · 1d

Brendan Carr wants to let internet providers charge hidden fees again

So much for consumer protections

buff.ly

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Emily Baker-White @ebakerwhite.bsky.social · 1d

This is such a weird framing — nobody “loses” the Nobel Peace Prize!

It’s not like he was in the postseason for Nobels or something; he “lost” only as much as, like, your mom did.

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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 1d

I thought the premise for the silo series was a bit far fetched but now I see I’m wrong

"We're definitely going to build a bunker before we release AGI," he's widely reported to have said, though it's unclear who he meant by "we".
It sheds light on a strange fact: many leading computer scientists and tech leaders, some of whom are working hard to develop a hugely intelligent form of AI, also seem deeply afraid of what it could one day do.

Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 1d

Who is the genius that realized you could sell apocalypse insurance and theyd be dumb enough to buy it

Reid Hoffma the co-founder of LinkedIn, has talked about "apocalypse insurance". This is something about half of the super-wealthy have, he has previously claimed, with New Zealand a popular destination for homes.

Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t worry, tech billionaires are always doom prepping. Its their favorite past time.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we be worried?

The debate is ramping up about what happens if - or when - computer intelligence overtakes humans

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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 1d

now competing for baddest bunny

Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 1d

ok who else is hyped for Good Bunny

screenshot of headline: MAGA rage over Bad Bunny at Super Bowl sparks an alternative show

Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 1d

“Discovery belongs in Houston”
Actually Atlantis belongs in Houston, but you lost that to Florida.

The Register @theregister.com · 1d

Space Shuttle war of words takes off as senator blasts 'woke Smithsonian'

Houston, we have a custody battle Exclusive The war of words over the possible relocation of Space Shuttle Discovery has ratcheted up, with the office of Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) telling The Register that the orbiter belongs in Houston "whether the woke Smithsonian and its cronies in Congress like it or not."…

dlvr.it

Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 1d

My IoT devices have their own network/SSID, which I stood up with the same information, and that worked without any trouble.

Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 2d

SHOT IN THE HEAD, AND YOU’RE TO BLAME.
YOU GIVE ICE A BAD NAME.
(I mean it was already bad but damn)

MSNBC @msnbc.com · 2d

SHOCKING video shows ICE shoot Chicago pastor in head with pepper ball

Newly video shows feds shooting a pastor in the head with what appears to be a pepper-spray projectile while speaking outside an ICE detention facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview. @chrislhayes.bsky.social reacts.

SHOCKING video shows ICE shoot Chicago pastor in head with pepper ball

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 2d

is he a republican?

Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 2d

Good thing they traumatized and fired all those people

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

Did DOGE save us $2 trillion?

“Not even close. .. Total spending excluding interest rose $220 billion, or 4%, for the entire fiscal year.” 🤡

@wsj.com
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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 2d

love c-span, lots of great moments here. my fave has to be where i learned that schumer is now the senate majority leader.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson: "Have you ever voted against anything that Trump has set forth in terms of policy? ... Trump is a dictator. So it doesn't matter what Johnson does or what they guy over in the Senate does."

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 2d

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 2d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

"There's truth underneath all this fake outrage. Conservatives really are at a disadvantage in pop culture because most creative people are liberals, which has always been true & probably always will be. While MAGA has had some success building a culture machine, what it produces is mostly banal."

Whiny MAGA freaks out over Super Bowl halftime show

Songs in Spanish? In America?

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 2d

Stephen Miller froze after mentioning “plenary authority.”

… but what is plenary authority?

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