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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 7h

The Northeast & West Coast blue states will pick up a lot of the slack, as far as their budgets allow. Woe to the rest of the country.😕

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 14h

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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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 16h

I’m afraid much of the population doesn’t know math well enough to understand that prices can’t fall by more than 100% — what, are the drug companies going to pay you? — which is why they can get away with this nonsense.

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 16h

I’m afraid much of the population doesn’t know math well enough to understand that prices can’t fall by more than 100% — what, are the drug companies going to pay you? — which is why they can get away with this nonsense.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Dr Oz: "Drugs for lung diseases are discounted massively. The president highlighted 650%. Significant discounts ... "

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 20h

First MIT, now The NY Times. Maybe the panic about Trump retaliation is dissipating & allowing people to think more clearly.🤞

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 21h

The clip was posted to X, but I couldn’t capture the video to share.

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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 1d

Brandolini’s Law (also known as the bullshit asymmetry principle):

The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.

H/t @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 21h

Happy Snoopy Day!

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 1d

Today:

MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding

www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding

MIT is one of the nine schools that were asked to agree to adopt conservative priorities and policies in exchange for funding perks.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 23h

Nothing is more important for blue states than making it more affordable for people to live there.

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 23h

Newsom sure delayed long enough, but glad it’s done. Blue states can’t make claims about being refuges for the persecuted or leading the electoral resistance if people can’t afford to live there.

M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 23h

Ladies and gentlemen, we did it. SB 79 has been signed.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

They didn’t just NOT give Trump the Nobel Peace Prize, they wrote a citation that reads like an anti-Trump rallying cry.

(He’s gonna extra-tariff Norway now, isn’t he?)

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 1d

Now I fear Trump is even more likely to attack Venezuela in a fit of jealous rage.😕

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 1d

Now I fear Trump is even more likely to attack Venezuela in a fit of jealous rage.😕

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 1d

Neither Trump nor Greta Thunberg win the Nobel Peace Prize. Under current circumstances in the US & worldwide, giving it to an opponent of dictatorship is an apt decision.

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 1d

Glad to see Portland protesters aren’t taking the bait.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 1d

Seems like a lot of earthquake activity lately, but that's probably confirmation bias.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/a...

7.4 magnitude earthquake hits southeast Philippines, tsunami advisory issued | CNN

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake has struck off the eastern coast of the Philippines, according to the US Geological Survey, with local authorities warning dangerous tsunami waves could be generated.

www.cnn.com

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Autonomy News @autonomynews.co · 1d

This story, published in July, becomes more relevant with every passing day as lawmakers and activists work to shutter clinics and restrict access to abortion pills.

We are careening toward a not-so-distant future where abortion is just a right on paper, even in the states where it's still legal:

The Plot to Effectively Ban Abortion Nationwide Is Unfolding Before Our Eyes

Lawmakers and activists are working to shutter clinics and restrict access to abortion pills. The end result would be catastrophic.

www.autonomynews.co

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 1d

This will be interesting…

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, we’d all like that too. But he had a previous 4-year term to take steps in the direction, to no avail.

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, we’d all like that too. But he had a previous 4-year term to take steps in the direction, to no avail.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Thune: "The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give people health insurance that is higher quality and more affordable."

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Sarah Karlin-Smith @sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting catch here: ACIP did not specifically vote on whether the shot should be administered during pregnancy, yet the vote appears to encompass pregnant women, according to an update this month on the CDC website that reflects the new guidance.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

CDC, its advisers quietly expand access to Covid-19 shot for pregnant women

The panel voted to undo an action by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. which removed the vaccine from the immunization schedule for pregnant women.

www.politico.com

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 1d

MTG is a multi-millionaire who could easily subsidize her kids healthcare if needed.

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 1d

The adult converts aren’t going going to like this…

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2d

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

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