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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Post this everywhere‼️
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RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 1d

Guy who is zip-tying American children and shooting pastors on the head with pepper balls wants Peace Prize.

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Nicole Mark (she/her) @nicoledesignsdata.com · 1d

Vaxxed up and ready to fight fascism!

lacey @byelacey.bsky.social · 1d

it's that time of year, it's time to get your flu and covid booster shot unless you're from massachusetts then it's time for your flu and covid borcester shot

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Nicole Mark (she/her) @nicoledesignsdata.com · 1d

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1d

MIT President Sally Kornbluth just issued a statement to the campus community saying NO to Trump’s authoritarian compact

“And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.”

Dear Madam Secretary,
I write in response to your letter of October 1, inviting MIT to review a "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." I acknowledge the vital importance of these matters.
I appreciated the chance to meet with you earlier this year to discuss the priorities we share for American higher education.
As we discussed, the Institute's mission of service to the nation directs us to advance knowledge, educate students and bring knowledge to bear on the world's great challenges. We do that in line with a clear set of values, with excellence above all. Some practical examples:
• MIT prides itself on rewarding merit.
Students, faculty and staff succeed here based on the strength of their talent, ideas and hard work. For instance, the Institute
was the first to reinstate the SAT/ACT requirement after the pandemic. And MIT has never had legacy preferences in admissions.

• MIT opens its doors to the most talented students regardless of their family's finances. Admissions are need-blind. Incoming undergraduates whose families earn less than $200,000 a year pay no tuition. Nearly 88% of our last graduating class left MIT with no debt for their education. We make a wealth of free courses and low-cost certificates available
to any American with an internet
connection. Of the undergraduate degrees we award, 94% are in STEM fields. And in service to the nation, we cap enrollment of international undergraduates at roughly
10%.
• We value free expression, as clearly described in the MIT Statement on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. We must hear facts and opinions we don't like - and engage respectfully with those with whom we disagree.

These values and other MIT practices meet or exceed many standards outlined in the document you sent. We freely choose these values because they're right, and we live by them because they support our mission - work of immense value to the prosperity, competitiveness, health and security of the United States. And of course, MIT abides by the law.
The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific
funding should be based on scientific merit alone.
In our view, America's leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence. In that tree marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences.
Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education.

As you know, MIT's record of service to the nation is long and enduring. Eight decades ago, MIT leaders helped invent a scientific partnership between America's research universities and the
U.S. government that has delivered extraordinary benefits for the American people.
We continue to believe in the power of this partnership to serve the nation.
Sincerely,
Sally Kornbluth
CC
Ms. May Mailman
Mr. Vincent Haley

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Andrew Mercer @awmercer.bsky.social · 1d

I have gotten a bunch of interesting/useful resources from these. If you are someone who manages research data, this is definitely worth checking out.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 1d

I like how they gave the Nobel Prize to someone fighting for democracy in Venezuela, instead of someone sinking fishing boats off their coast.

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Adoptable Dogs @adoptabledogs.bsky.social · 2d

Zoom 🐕‍🦺
Baby male Bernese Mountain Dog mix
Adoptable from Big Dog Ranch Rescue (LOXAHATCHEE, FL)

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/zoom-78671363/fl/loxahatchee/big-dog-ranch-rescue-fl852/

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

More and more Democrats are calling out the Mad King, you love to see it

Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 2d

“This is a man who’s suffering dementia,” said @govpritzker.illinois.gov. “This is a man who has something stuck in his head … He doesn’t read. He doesn’t know anything that’s up to date. It’s just something in the recesses of his brain that is effectuating to have him call out these cities.”

Gov. JB Pritzker says President Trump deploying troops to Chicago due to ‘dementia’ and obsessive fixations

Democratic governor’s comments came as he continues to oppose President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago area for deportation efforts.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 3d

BREAKING: Federal judge officially found ICE violated people’s rights during raids in Chicago, conducted unlawful arrests.

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Sheo @sheologian.bsky.social · 2d

Pew Research should call their studies about guns Pew Pew Research

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d

I wouldn’t advise anyone in Portland to walk your dog near this building.

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Nicole Mark (she/her) @nicoledesignsdata.com · 3d

Really thought-provoking conversation about autism, the stigma of mental health diagnoses, & more between @chrislhayes.bsky.social & Richard Grinker, a cultural anthropologist. Grinker’s personal story is fascinating, too. Worth a listen.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

How Autism Became Political with Richard Grinker

Podcast Episode · Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast · 10/07/2025 · 55m

podcasts.apple.com

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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 10d

"CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss" is the exact same deal as "Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth"

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Nicole Mark (she/her) @nicoledesignsdata.com · 3d

I keep thinking I want to get a flip phone again.

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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 4d

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d

Greg Abbott sends the elite Meal Team 6 from the Texas National Guard into Illinois.

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Adoptable Dogs @adoptabledogs.bsky.social · 3d

Snipes 🐾
Adult male Bull Terrier mix
Adoptable from Seminole County Animal Services (Sanford, FL)

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/snipes-78649370/fl/sanford/seminole-county-animal-services-fl306/

Snipes is a Adult Bull Terrier mix described as: Affectionate, Friendly, Playful and Funny

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Adoptable Dogs @adoptabledogs.bsky.social · 3d

Peppa 🐶
Young female Bluetick Coonhound mix
Adoptable from Van Wert County Humane Shelter (Van Wert, OH)

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/peppa-78651613/oh/van-wert/van-wert-county-humane-shelter-oh1088/

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

Pete Hegseth was busy ignoring his job and doing pushups as part of a show for the Guinness Book of World Records while Illinoisans are being invaded by Trump’s military troops.

Pentagon chief Hegseth more interested in pushups than talking with Illinois leaders, Pritzker says

The governor said the Trump administration is keeping him in the dark about immigration enforcement and National Guard deployments.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Breed-Specific Legislation Database Project @bsldb.app · 3d

🐶🥳Amazing news! This morning, Prince George’s County Council Chair Edward Burroughs introduced CB-097-2025, a bill that would end the pit bull ban that’s been in effect in the Maryland county since 1997 and start a foster-to-adopt pilot program. Contact your council member to express your support!

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.bsky.social · 5d

What is very hilarious to me is the assumption that Bad Bunny CAN’T speak English instead of the very real reality that he can and simply chooses not to lmaoooooo

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d

“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 5d

This whole “don’t take the bait” narrative being spun up by the resist account networks is pure counter insurgency. If fascists are trying to do violence against you and your community by all means protect yourself in any way you can. Do not comply in advance and “do nothing” in the face of fascism.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 5d

Elon Musk and Stephen Miller both tweeted against judges today.

A South Carolina judge's house burned down and almost killed her family.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 7d

Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.

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