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Paul Kingsley @paulkingsley7.bsky.social · 13h

Governor Hochul has endorsed Mamdani.
Lt Governor Delgado has endorsed Mamdani.
Attorney General James has endorsed Mamdani.
The top three statewide elected democrats in New York have endorsed Mamdani.

Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 20h

BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin endorses Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayoral race

The endorsement comes as prominent New York Democrats have so far declined to endorse Mamdani.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin endorses Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayoral race

The endorsement comes as prominent New York Democrats have so far declined to endorse Mamdani.

www.nbcnews.com

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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t handle tear gas grenades with nitrile gloves. Also don’t handle them at all as some may be flashbangs that have nit functioned properly

🦇Lore (🔥illi mcmillin🔥) Chiroptera🦇 @lore-chiroptera.bsky.social · Aug 12

In case helpful, you can neutralize tear gas canisters with a cone / jug with wide opening / large plastic containers with lids and water. Just be sure to wear nitrile gloves, a gas mask, goggles, and to move fast! More to come every now and then 🖤

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 1d

This is beyond bad. All of our disease defenses are down now. We are sitting ducks. This is #RussellVought #DonaldTrump. They are endangering American lives with their insane crusade. These men are hazardous to your health and dangerous to the republic.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

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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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 21h

Hochul vetoed a law requiring deadlines for open records requests. This is really devastating.

POLITICO Pro: Hochul vetoes legislation of frequent critic Skoufis

Several bills were rejected by the Democratic governor following criticism by the Hudson Valley state lawmaker.

subscriber.politicopro.com

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 19h

Trump has explicitly stated that he is terminating federal employees based on political affiliation. Data is currently being collected, but layoff notices have already gone out to employees at the Departments of Commerce, Education, Energy,

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Paul Kingsley @paulkingsley7.bsky.social · 14h

Yes, excluding artists who don’t engage simply due to race, gender, creed, or national origin are the opposite of academics. 🤔

Paul Kingsley @paulkingsley7.bsky.social · 14h

No words. 🧪
(Waiting to see if there are (rumored) reversals)

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Paul Kingsley @paulkingsley7.bsky.social · 15h

Interesting hypothesis 👇

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21h

More than 5,000 federal employees have received layoff notices. We’re working to ensure that the administration isn’t using state voter rolls to target registered Democrats for termination. More details soon.

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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 1d

Hi everyone,
I am trying to post content here, but a lot of my stuff goes beyond the character limit and isn’t practical.

If you want to follow me, pls find me on Facebook. I have a huge and very engaged community there of like-minded people. I think you will enjoy it.

I will continue to try here.

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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 20h

some of it is eugenic thinking — the MAHA agenda overlaps with the historically American form: quackery, miracle cures, “better genes” coupled to “better morals”

Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 21h

I've yet to see this properly analysed from a psychological point of view. Obviously RFK is a nut, but there's also a broader pattern in the GOP ranks that seems deeply peculiar, of wanting positively to welcome the threat of disease and death. It feels like a collective psychosis.

Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump admin is in the midst of laying off 1,100-1,200 HHS staff. The CDC's outbreak responders, gone. The office producing CDC's weekly journal MMWR is gone. CDC staff securing sensitive data, gone. Worker safety, gone. Immunization group, gone.

Instead, Congress watches RFK "make the proof"

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Paul Kingsley @paulkingsley7.bsky.social · 16h

Echos of Anne Frank.

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Paul Kingsley @paulkingsley7.bsky.social · 16h

It is awful. And dangerous.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 19h

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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Paul Kingsley @paulkingsley7.bsky.social · 23h

Sigh. It will actually tell you how to bypass its own safety features.
(I blurred the answer, of course, but it’s an AI search away)

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 1d

BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.

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Paul Kingsley @paulkingsley7.bsky.social · 1d

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Stephen Turner @stephenturner.us · 2d

Lost Science is a new NYT series of accounts from scientists who have lost their jobs or funding. You can send your story to the Times here www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Paul Kingsley @paulkingsley7.bsky.social · 1d

See. That wasn’t so hard. 👇

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 1d

Since it is Friday, I am once again reminding you that I am running for CA Assembly District 72, and that my solemn pledge not to use any campaign funds to eat excessive amounts of tortellinis remains in effect.

These are personal tortellinis.

secure.actblue.com/donate/kluwe

A plastic bowl filled with discount tortellinis and marinara sauce

www.kluweoc.com

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Paul Kingsley @paulkingsley7.bsky.social · 1d

My house was down around 60 as well. House built in 1941. I added insulation to the attic when we moved in, but the old plaster walls don’t have a lot.
(A case can be made that you don’t want insulation *too* tight around here due to radon 🤔) www.nationalradondefense.com/radon-inform...

Radon Map

www.nationalradondefense.com

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Paul Kingsley @paulkingsley7.bsky.social · 2d

All barracks for our Warriors will now have makeup studios.

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Alex Stumpf @alexjstumpf.bsky.social · 2d

Pat Murphy pressers hit different

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Paul Kingsley @paulkingsley7.bsky.social · 2d

Pitchers are head cases. Especially relievers. It’s yippy

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Paul Kingsley @paulkingsley7.bsky.social · 2d

We kicked our furnace on last night for the first time this season, as well.

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Paul Kingsley @paulkingsley7.bsky.social · 2d

Nobel committee: "When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist."

www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/nob...

2025 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela opposition leader, for promoting democracy

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for fighting for democracy in her country.

www.cbsnews.com

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