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Jack Young @jackgyoung.bsky.social · Nov 13

These are times that feel rife with mourning, for what was and what might be. I have a friend who shared this photo ~12 yrs ago. She had stacked some artichokes on a plate as a decorative centerpiece. Over time they shriveled and blackened into dried husks, looking lifeless and gray…

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 48m

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Los Angeles County just declared a STATE OF EMERGENCY — not for a fire, not for a flood, but for what ICE is doing.

Let that sink in.

Federal raids are now so aggressive, local government is treating them like a natural disaster.

This is what Trump calls “law and order.”

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 1h

No money for healthcare, no money for veterans, no money for farmers. But good news: Trump just doubled Argentina’s bailout to $40 billion.

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DemCastDonGA @donshantajr.bsky.social · 1d

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Jack Young @jackgyoung.bsky.social · 1h

Shenanigans? OK, if you insist…

Jack Young @jackgyoung.bsky.social · 2h

Are you wearing your frog costume? 🐸

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Tim Walz: "It's almost unimaginable that he's got Milei in there, giving him $20 billion, so that they can undercut us and China can buy their soybeans from them. And now China has learned they can replace our markets."

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Mo Collins @mocollins.bsky.social · 17h

These are terrorists.

Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 1d

ICE on Walgreens Property in Chicago grabbing another BLACK citizen! This isn’t about deporting criminals.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1d

Have they ever provided proof that these are drug traffickers?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Trump claims ICE’s reign of terror in Chicago is targeting the “worst of the worst.”

But out of the 1,000 undocumented immigrants that have swept up, the agency has only cited 10 men with a criminal background.

Don’t believe his lies for a second.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Trump says migrants drive violent crime in Illinois. But ICE can’t find many violent criminals.

Masked ICE agents and other federal forces showed up in Chicago to go after gangsters. Instead, they keep catching people who are just living their lives.

www.msnbc.com

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Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 1d

I took a whole week to read and write about this paper because I wanted to make sure that I wasn’t just rubber-stamping some results I liked. And now I can confidently say, this paper is very well-done and very well-written.

And I believe their results.
open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...

Finally, a well-done study about autism and Tylenol!

We have read a LOT of bad research over the past few weeks, as we explore what RFK Jr thinks about the causes of autism. Finally, we get to read some good research!

open.substack.com

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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 21h

ICE is randomly targeting peaceful protesters because the point is to terrorize the public into accepting martial law.

Indiscriminate attacks send the message that there’s nothing you can do to stay safe.

The regime wants you to cower at home and cede the streets of your city to their control.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 20h

I suppose this story makes my newsletter from last night even more timely joycevance.substack.com/p/are-we-the...

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Jack Young @jackgyoung.bsky.social · 1d

I always wonder why HCWs don’t wear masks. I mean, hospitals are where sick ppl go, and many of them don’t know if they are infected with a contagious disease. I got my annual high-dose flu shot and my COVID update a couple of weeks ago. I can’t remember the last time I had the flu.

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Jack Young @jackgyoung.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings peaceful protests are mobilizing all over the country on Sat., Oct. 18th. If you want ideas for signs, here you are…

The Big List of Protest Signs for #NoKings 10/18

Instead of talking to MAGA or each other, focus on winning the hearts and minds of the unaware and undecided.

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Jack Young @jackgyoung.bsky.social · 1d

That’s a good rationalization.😆

Jack Young @jackgyoung.bsky.social · 1d

Did your dental hygienist have a mask on? Mine always wears one. If I walk into a hospital, medical office, etc., I always wear a mask. I’ve noticed that the majority of people nowadays don’t seem to do that, e.g., most of the HCWs.

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Jack Young @jackgyoung.bsky.social · 1d

If you have the rapid antigen test available, I’d suggest taking it now rather than wait. If you don’t get positive result, then great, but if you do, then you’d want to get Paxlovid prescribed sooner than later for max. effectiveness. I haven’t ever been infected either, thank goodness.

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Jack Young @jackgyoung.bsky.social · 1d

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Jack Young @jackgyoung.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile, since Eric Adams has recently dropped out of the NYC Mayoral race, Cuomo has made inroads in polling.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

With Eric Adams out of the race, Andrew Cuomo surges in poll

The former governor gained 10 points since a poll last month that included the mayor, who draws a similar base of support.

www.politico.com

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Jack Young @jackgyoung.bsky.social · 1d

Cuomo is despicable. We could talk about his corruptness… or we can talk about the 13 charges of sexual harassment that ultimately resulted in his resignation as Governor of NY. We shouldn’t forget these things.

www.politico.com/news/2024/01...

DOJ says Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed 13 women

The former governor's lawyer says he was never interviewed.

www.politico.com

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Jack Young @jackgyoung.bsky.social · 1d

Even though I’m not prone to nausea, I know better than to try to stomach the filth emitted by KaroLying Leavitt. 🤮

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Jack Young @jackgyoung.bsky.social · 1d

This article on consumer car payment defaults was brought to my attention by a former banking industry colleague I know, a senior executive in consumer credit/ risk management. He was kind enough to summarize the key points in the article:

Jack Young @jackgyoung.bsky.social · 1d

YES on Prop 50!

Jack Young @jackgyoung.bsky.social · 1d

This farmer is not wrong — his travails are indeed “man-made”, and that man is Trump and his administration. However, not once does this farmer admit that he voted Trump back into the WH, only to be thrown under his costly rototiller. Not once does he offer a solution — resist Trump.

The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 1d

US Soybean farmer: This is caused by this administration, and it’s having a negative major consequence on not only farmers, but also on American factory workers..."

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

Document signed at yesterday's peace summit in Egypt outlines only broad principles for Gaza's future, highlighting ongoing challenges to achieving lasting resolution to the conflict.
Trump, leaders of Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey signed the agreement. The warring parties—Israel and Hamas, did not.

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