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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · May 30

No words

krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 2h

Why yes, I do need another reminder because the four teams left are:
#2,
#6
#16, and
#25.

2 and 6 may be favored, they still play the games.

Need another reminder of baseball's spending gap? Just look at the playoff teams

www.nytimes.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 6h

Ron Brownstein: “You have judges, including in Illinois, basically now saying that what the administration seems to be doing is trying to provoke a confrontation that will justify a further crackdown. These are very serious and ominous moments.”

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krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 4h

CNN reports that Liberty Vote will be represented by the Logan Circle Group, which vows to fight for “America First” and conservative values. The PR company’s website features images of MAGA figures like President Donald Trump and former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz.

Republican Buys 2020 Voting Firm and Gives it MAGA Makeover

The company, central to unfounded voter fraud claims in 2020, is now owned by a GOP donor.

www.thedailybeast.com

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 21h

ICE agents that are attacking your neighborhood and kidnapping your neighbors are being housed at his family’s hotel chain

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 10h

Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.

Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas

With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

trib.al

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krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 5h

It beats working. The pay's good and the grift unmatched.

krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 6h

Collapse or cash-in?

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 7h

Ha ha ha they're like authoritarians www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 10h

If someone merely acknowledging the humanity of your enemies enrages you, you’re the baddies.

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krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 6h

Agreed.

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auonsson @auonsson.bsky.social · 6h

Estonia has closed off a road/border passing through Russia after larger than usual groups of troops have been spotted.

Comment: I am hard pressed to find any insignia on those filmed and SE news claims "little green men".

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krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 10h

at least 4, probably 5, no tags

From the illinois community on Reddit: Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams “I’m 15!” as Man Kneels on Her Neck

Explore this post and more from the illinois community

www.reddit.com

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 13h

It's wild that we've reached a point where the President openly admits to firing people for political reasons, and his OMB director tweets about it like it's a victory. This is page one of the authoritarian playbook, happening in plain sight.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 10h

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 10h

The city's statement ought to be included in the indictment.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 15h

A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs

The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

www.kare11.com

krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 11h

Hunter Biden ruefully laughs.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 11h

and what a creepy-looking dude

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krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 11h

Of course not

krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 11h

Seems like it should have been dismissed on first appearance.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 13h

Everything about this is bonkers. The arrest, the charge, the possible sentence, the **$2 million bail.**

reason.com/2025/10/10/t...

Tennessee man arrested, gets $2 million bond for posting Facebook meme

Larry Bushart posted a meme on a local Facebook page about Charlie Kirk. He now faces years in prison.

reason.com

krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 13h

ANTIFA membership badge.

krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 23h

Unquestionably guilty, but almost certainly paid off Trump -- there was a report of an offer of payment without admission, but hy pay the court when you can pay an oligarch?

Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 1d

In case anyone missed this

Erdoğa said that Trump ended Halkbank’s criminal case after talks w him. He said that Trump told him “The Halkbank problem is finished for us.”

Halkbank was helping Iran evade taxes and launder billions.

Qatar and now this. The corruption is off the charts

Turkey’s Erdogan Says Halkbank US Case to End After Trump Talks

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said state lender Halkbank’s legal case in the US is due to be resolved following recent talks with President Donald Trump, prompting bank shares to rise.

www.bloomberg.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 1d

New from me at Cato: I go through the numerous and massive First Amendment and academic-freedom violations of Trump's proffered "compact" with universities and then talk about the mechanism by which it would be enforced, by way of what I describe as a "retroactive push-button guillotine."

Universities Must Defend Their Independence by Rejecting Trump's "Compact"

The Trump administration has proffered a “compact” to universities that would require them to surrender their independence and academic freedom. How many First Amendment violations can we identify in ...

www.cato.org

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krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 1d

6 feet, 3 inches (190 cm) tall and 224 pounds (102 kg)

with one foot on the scale