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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 4h

I am cackling. Tesla owners are reacting to the fact that ads are being pushed inside the car now as part of an “update”

electrek.co/2025/10/10/t...

"Oh good, advertisements are making it in my car."

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 2h

The closing 'graph is a real kick in the teeth

"In the likely absence of federal wraparound services for students with disabilities, Wright-Gallo recommended that parents and advocates start paying more attention to support systems at the local and state level."

USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 20h

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

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Bria "tries to write a book" Horses @thevoidencore.bsky.social · 5d

The "cognitive decline and brain damage from repeat COVID infections" and "easy to use robot that makes slop and melts your critical thinking skills" is a hell of a combo in a post-fact media ecosystem

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 7h

#TodayInQueerHistory
October 12 (1998)
After a brutal attack on October 6, Matthew Shepard dies from his injuries. His attackers were given 2 consecutive life sentences.

His death caused a change in US law, crimes based on actual or perceived sexuality or gender are now hate crimes.

A black and white photo of Matthew Shepard

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Chris WoooOOOOoomack @hollowoak.bsky.social · 7h

Hence my confusion!

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Chris WoooOOOOoomack @hollowoak.bsky.social · 7h

God as my witness I thought at first you were starting a Trump story-- "a former World Champion boxer walked up to me in the gym today with tears in his eyes and said 'Ms Woehr...'"

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 16h

OOOPS! UPDATE: Two HHS officials tell me that disease detectives, measles response officers, global health officials and the MMWR staff were laid off by mistake and will be reinstated. But Washington office is still RIFed

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:

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Chris WoooOOOOoomack @hollowoak.bsky.social · 8h

Excellent thread--it's not just your imagination. They really are that mediocre.

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 17h

The thing about the Roberts Court is they're not evil geniuses, because they're not geniuses.

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 1d

“More than three dozen federal judges have told The New York Times that the Supreme Court’s flurry of brief, opaque emergency orders in cases related to the Trump administration have left them confused about how to proceed in those matters and are hurting the judiciary’s image with the public.”

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Chris WoooOOOOoomack @hollowoak.bsky.social · 9h

In honor of creepy season, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“Bus just pulled in”

Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 10h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“The tapes wouldn’t start”

Eleanor G @zaichishka.bsky.social · 10h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“Translate 'yoroshiku onegai shimasu'”.

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Hipster Sasquatch, trapped on the planet of the nepo babies @hipstersasquatch.bsky.social · 9h

The pandemic broke him, is what happened. That's what wall the "I'm not afraid any more!" crap always ends up being; they're so terrified, the only coping mechanism that works is complete denial. And it makes them bitey af.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

www.motherjones.com

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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 9h

If you're horrified by this, complete the survey.
cc @niais.bsky.social
Thanks @dotsandlines.bsky.social for the HT
🧪 🔭

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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 2d

Do we really want 250,000 mirrored satellites in Low Earth Orbit? Hasn't the Starlink megaconstellation already done enough damage?
🧪 @mjibrown.bsky.social

A US startup plans to deliver ‘sunlight on demand’ after dark. Can it work – and would we want it to?

Satellites beaming sunlight down to Earth sound like science fiction – and they have astronomers very worried.

theconversation.com

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Publicize Resistance @nogutsnofreedom.bsky.social · 1d

Wow I lost track of good old vitriolic felonious cringey Roger .. one day I will compile a list of all the marvel villains Trump has let out of prison

www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Why Trump's commutation of Roger Stone is 'highly unusual'

On Friday, President Trump announced he was commuting the three-year prison sentence of his longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone. Stone was convicted by a federal jury of seven felonies, including ...

www.pbs.org

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KTLA 5 @ktla.com · 18h

West Nile Virus detected in Pasadena: What to know

Health officials in Pasadena have confirmed a case of West Nile Virus in the community. West Nile Virus is most commonly spread through bites from infected mosquitoes, the Centers for Diseas…

ktla.com

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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 1d

You can’t hate fascists and use AI slop generators. They’re the same thing: total destruction of truth at scale.

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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 12h

Remember self-care. Sprinkle some joy in with the doom scrollin' and whatnot. I love you and there's absolutely nothin' you can do about it.

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DreadwoodGirl @redwoodgirl.bsky.social · 9h

Most Americans don't know that Long COVID is now the most common chronic illness in children in the U.S. After all, who's going to tell them? The CDC isn't, nor their kids' doctors. Only a few public health advocates are trying to make sure people know about it.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social · 14h

Some of these people have now been fired and rehired TWICE since January. The current state of dysfunction is mind boggling.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 16h

OOOPS! UPDATE: Two HHS officials tell me that disease detectives, measles response officers, global health officials and the MMWR staff were laid off by mistake and will be reinstated. But Washington office is still RIFed

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:

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Jill Weinberger @jillybobww.bsky.social · 10h

I have literally lost track of how many times this administration has accidentally fired huge swaths of people via email blast and then scrambled to get them back. That is a super weird and embarrassing recurring problem to have when you're RUNNING A COUNTRY.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 10h

More than 4,000 government employees were laid off on Friday in what has been dubbed a “massacre.”

CDC Scrambling to Restaff After Accidentally Firing Top Scientists

More than 4,000 government employees were laid off on Friday in what has been dubbed a “massacre.”

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 10h

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.

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Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 11h

Just as fascism got loose and happy and rose up after the last generation to remember fascism died, I am extremely worried about the last generation to remember nukes actually exploding in the atmosphere dying

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Chris WoooOOOOoomack @hollowoak.bsky.social · 11h

Get a lair, you t--

oh wait, that's what you said

nvm, carry on

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Chris WoooOOOOoomack @hollowoak.bsky.social · 11h

Bravo! 🤩

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Chris WoooOOOOoomack @hollowoak.bsky.social · 12h

a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the woman is wearing a skeleton tank top .

Alt: Nigel Tufnel (Chris Guest) explains to Marty DiBergi (Rob Reiner) that "These [the dials on his amp] go to eleven" in This is Spinal Tap

media.tenor.com

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Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 12h

Pope Leo XIV says journalism is a public good we should all protect. Key to news media are transparency of sources of ownership, accountability, quality + objectivity. He says, Clickbait is degrading and urges reporters: never sell out your authority + ethics! 📰📺📻
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists

www.theguardian.com

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