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American Historical Association @historians.org · 4h

The AHA is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes, which honor exceptional books, distinguished teaching and mentoring in the classroom, public history, and other historical projects. Congratulations to the 2025 awardees! #AHAPerspectives🗃️

American Historical Association Announces 2025 Prize Winners – AHA

The American Historical Association is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes.

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PersonPerson @per9736.bsky.social · 1h

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2h

Breaking news: A federal judge plans to temporarily block the Trump administration’s plans to lay off thousands of federal workers during the government shutdown, indicating she’ll probably side with unions, which have argued that the dismissals were illegal.

Judge says she plans to order Trump administration to pause shutdown layoffs

Unions have sued to block dismissals during the government shutdown.

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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 2h

Madagascar écartée des instances l’Union africaine après le renversement du président, Andry Rajoelina

Des soldats emmenés par le colonel Michael Randrianirina ont annoncé mardi « prendre le pouvoir », après l’adoption à l’Assemblée nationale d’une motion de destitution du président, Andry Rajoelina, qui aurait quitté le pays.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2h

Breaking news: A federal judge plans to temporarily block the Trump administration’s plans to lay off thousands of federal workers during the government shutdown, indicating she’ll probably side with unions, which have argued that the dismissals were illegal.

Judge says she plans to order Trump administration to pause shutdown layoffs

Unions have sued to block dismissals during the government shutdown.

www.washingtonpost.com

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 2h

How economists view the economic landscape according to The Wall Street Journal’s latest quarterly survey, in charts.

Weak Jobs, Solid Growth and a Fraught Fed Future: The Outlook, Visualized

Economists have two views of the economic landscape, according to The Wall Street Journal’s latest quarterly survey.

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A Cat A Day @acataday.bsky.social · 2h

we has new toy #cats #acataday #catsofbluesky

Three cats from above with a wooden cat activity toy, looking where the treats may be

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Menestune @menestune.bsky.social · 5h

Honu bursting forth

#diving #snorkeling #underwaterphotography #photography #marinelife #nature #ocean #hawaii #love #turtles #endangeredspecies

Green Sea Turtle swimming through sandy and clear green water. She is emerging from a cloud of sand that has been kicked up from the incoming waves.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2h

Breaking News: President Trump is considering an overhaul to the U.S. refugee program that would favor mostly white people, documents show.

Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people who say they are being persecuted.

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PersonPerson @per9736.bsky.social · 2h

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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 4h

Astoria the Wild Turkey forages in the gardens of The Battery. 🦃 ❤️

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Krasnov 🌱 @greennomad61.bsky.social · 1d

“Until we have the courage to recognise cruelty for what it is - whether its victim is human or animal - we cannot expect things to be much better in this world. We cannot have peace among men whose hearts delight in killing any living creature.”

~Rachel Carson

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erster @ersterz.bsky.social · 5h

"Data center operators should pay for residential upgrades to heat pumps, rooftop solar and storage — to secure the power they need right now, and establish the grid stability we all need for the future." www.utilitydive.com/news/househo...

Why data center operators should pay for residential electrification upgrades

Upgrading households is the fastest way for hyperscalers to obtain all the electricity they need, writes Ari Matusiak, founder and CEO of Rewiring America.

www.utilitydive.com

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PersonPerson @per9736.bsky.social · 4h

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Wealthy donor willing to pay troops' salaries? What could be wrong about that?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Rep. Ralph Norman on Trump saying a wealthy donor is willing to pay the troops if the government can't: "Democrats underestimated the patriotism of those who are willing to pay the 1.3 million active enlisted men in this country."

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 5h

Emerging from the darkness of this era will require us to acknowledge that the previous status quo, including many institutions that may have served us well in another era, have been failing for my entire lifetime.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 4h

COP must take environmental crime seriously on.ft.com/42G83Z0 | opinion

COP must take environmental crime seriously

The costs of inaction are stark, but prevention is a bargain

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 4h

The liberal justices sought to emphasize how gutting Section 2 would sharply depart from the court's precedents, emphasizing that the court had backed Black voters in Alabama in a major ruling less than three years ago reut.rs/42HNFa5

US Supreme Court conservatives appear willing to blunt key Voting Rights Act provision

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled their willingness on Wednesday during arguments in a case involving Louisiana electoral districts to undercut a key section of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark 1965 federal law enacted by Congress to prevent racial discrimination in voting.

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Patrick Skinner @pmskinner.bsky.social · 5h

MeanCat is an uncomplicated tyrant. A warm bed and a quiet house. History’s Greatest Monster loves his fluffy bed.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

* SPEAKER JOHNSON AND LEADER JEFFRIES ACCEPT INVITATION
TO APPEAR JOINTLY ON C-SPAN

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."

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[email protected] @jimcook.bsky.social · 6h

Gift article

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

Inside a New Bible-Infused Texas English Curriculum

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PersonPerson @per9736.bsky.social · 5h

That's what they're betting on, too, I think.

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Deborah Blum @deborahb.bsky.social · 23h

Believe me, the food industry gets the risk. Here's a very smart article from Food Safety News, an industry magazine. (RTE is the acronym for ready-to-eat).

Safe Until Served: The Hidden Risks of RTE Foods in Retail

This article explores the critical yet underappreciated vulnerabilities of ready-to-eat (RTE) foods in retail and foodservice settings, including blind spots in handling practices, supplier-level fail...

www.food-safety.com

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 6h

A lot of people have been making claims about H5N1 being on the verge of “going pandemic.”

We don’t that, or how or if a pandemic with H5N1 would occur.

But we do know what the virus would need to do & there are ways we can stop it.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/what-would...

What Would it Take for Bird Flu to Go Pandemic?

How H5N1 could make the jump and what we can do to stop that

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Emily Moin @emilymoin.com · 8h

Mr President Sir without NHANES the US will lose the trade war and become a net importer of observational studies

Beth S Linas, PhD, MHS @bethlinas.bsky.social · 9h

I can’t begin to tell you how much research, policy, and programming revolve around the use of NHANES data. Again, you think these lay offs don’t affect you? Think again- money gets allocated based, in part, on what these data show. This is stunning

CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off

NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.

www.statnews.com

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