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Ed @notdred.bsky.social · 12h

He got the shots that his own HHS is telling you are not necessary

Meg Tirrell @megtirrell.bsky.social · 12h

President Trump got an updated Covid vaccine & flu shot at Walter Reed today www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

Trump received Covid vaccine and flu shot during second physical of the year | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump received a Covid vaccine and flu shot during his visit to Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday, his physician said in a memo released by the White House.

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 11h

I don't know if there's such a thing as a "world cyberwar" but I think we are in one? and the US is determined to lose it. 🧵

Today the admin is mass-firing the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the nation's cybersecurity protection across all levels of government.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 11h

For some context the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report in addition to being just a good read, to quote wikipedia, "is the main vehicle for publishing public health information and recommendations that have been received by the CDC from state health departments. "

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 12h

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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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 14h

MAGA and its agenda are *wildly* unpopular, and media are hugely out of touch for not saying so. Politicians who tap into this reality will thrive, and media outlets that reflect this truth will earn enormous audiences.

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d

A majority of adults oppose Trump’s use of the National Guard in America cities www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-majority...

A majority of Americans oppose Trump sending the National Guard to Democratic-run cities

The president is defying the will of the people, federal judges, and the Constitution

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 18h

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social · 16h

V for Vendetta but with frog costumes is perfect for this timeline.

The Birds The Turtles and The Beast @turtlebee.bsky.social · 22h

The Frog Costume has gone from $25 to almost $40 on amazon over the last week. There's an army brewing.

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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 21h

Heads up.

Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 1d

Voters in California who live more than 50 miles from a USPS regional mail center must mail their VBM ballots AT LEAST ONE DAY BEFORE ELECTION DAY to ensure they're postmarked on time and counted. Ballots mailed on ED will be postmarked the following day, making them ineligible.

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California Election Day ballots may miss deadline under new USPS rules

A ballot mailed on Election Day more than 50 miles from a USPS regional hub could be postmarked late due to new rules.

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 22h

They know they are ridiculous people and the thing they hate most is being laughed at. They want everyone terrified and intimidated by how MANLY and LETHAL they are, not laughing because they got got by a grating frog.

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 1d

This video is everywhere because it's a hilarious visual refutation of Portland being on fire. You can't get a mass movement going without convincing the masses

so yes, this does do something actually

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This literally does nothing. You are not beating fascism by dressing up in inflatable suits and dancing

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Portland is leading the way. This is how you (non violently) beat Fascism. Humor and ridicule are key.

Stillframe from a video of Portland protesters dancing in inflatable suits

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Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social · 1d

"Dude, you gotta listen to this song about fatherhood optimization."

Eric Buchman @ebuchman.bsky.social · 1d

AI dudes hear the song “Cat’s in the Cradle” and think “oh, cool, that’s the kinda dad I want to be!”

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Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social · 1d

This what happens when you teach all STEM and no humanities, people who think machines are the solution to every problem, including the stuff of being human.

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Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social · 1d

*That's what a relationship is.

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Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social · 1d

The premise of every AI person applying it to creative writing is "wouldn't it be great to not have to do the hard part?" It's like using AI to give your significant other someone to talk to at the end of the day so you can skip that part. Like, what a relationship is.

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Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social · 1d

Their misunderstanding of how creativity works is only matched by their misunderstanding of David Simon.

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 2d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social · 1d

Have we considered just making up awards to dangle in front of him? A Nobel for Economic Justice, an Oscar for Anti-Corruption?

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d

The Israel-Hamas peace agreement “grew directly out of Trump’s desperate thirst for the Nobel,” Jonathan Chait argues. “If dangling the award in front of Trump encourages him to work hard to end conflicts,” we must wonder what will happen if he gets it:

Trump’s Nobel Thirst Is Actually Great for the World

The president’s ego inspires plenty of bad choices, but his desire for a Peace Prize is proving useful.

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 2d

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Tim Lambert @timlambert-pa.bsky.social · 2d

"One of the fired FBI employees, a combat veteran who was months away from becoming eligible for retirement, was called back to the office after having left for the day and informed of the dismissal, a person familiar with the matter told NBC News."

Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 2d

FBI fires special agents who worked on Jack Smith's probe into Trump

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FBI fires special agents who worked on Jack Smith's probe into Trump

The three agents were fired after Kash Patel disclosed that Jack Smith's team obtained phone records of members of Congress, which the Smith report itself referenced.

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Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social · 2d

Tech isn't the cause of any of our problems but it seems to be an accelerant to all of them.

niki grayson @nikigrayson.com · 2d

the city of los angeles burned in january in part because of a man who couldn’t stop generating images of burning cities on ChatGPT, and then after he lit the fire he asked if the fire he started was his fault

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Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social · 2d

This would be good news but the words "Trump said" are cause for doubt in any sentence.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d

Breaking News: President Trump said that Israel and Hamas reached an agreement for a hostage release and for a pullback of Israeli troops.

Live Updates: Trump Says Hamas Agrees to Release ‘All’ Hostages for Israeli Pullback

President Trump announced on social media that the two sides had hammered out an agreement in Egypt on a hostages for prisoners exchange and an Israeli withdrawal.

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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 2d

One of the Trump Administration's most openly fascist moments and CNN edits it out.

Tells you everything you need to know about a news network that has a firm policy against telling you everything you need to know.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3d

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Marco Foster @marcofoster.bsky.social · 3d

Jimmy Kimmel put together an amazing compilation of Donald Trump saying all the words from the birthday letter he wrote to his best friend Jeffrey Epstein

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Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social · 4d

Crazy how this tech peaked like 15 years ago. Nothing has ever replaced the simplicity of its interface--all your shows in one spot! It all seems like a dream now.

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Bearcat Catbear @bearcat-catbear.bsky.social · 4d

I think it's starting to be forgotten that joining the National Guard was originally a commitment to to serve in unforeseen emergencies, almost always natural disasters. You might get called up every second or third hurricane season. The second Gulf War changed all that and now... now, what is this?

David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 4d

How the national guard call-ups are screwing students who joined in hopes of.l being able to afford college.

copilot tormentor @hellonerds.bsky.social · 4d

I hate it here. From the college where I’m still technically faculty:

I hate it here and I don’t know what to do.

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Electrek @electrek.co · 4d

In a first, renewables generate more power than coal globally

Solar and wind power aren’t just keeping up with global electricity demand anymore – they’re pulling ahead. According to a new analysis from energy think tank Ember, solar and wind combined outpaced global electricity demand growth in the first half of 2025. That shift led to a drop in both coal and gas generation compared to the same period last year. For the first time ever, renewables generated more power than coal globally. more…

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Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 4d

We secured the 218th signature. The press conference was scheduled. Epstein’s survivors were ready to speak. So what did Republican leadership do?

They sent us home during a shutdown.

Bring Congress back. Swear @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social in. It’s time to vote to release the Epstein Files.

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