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Per Damkier
@perdamkier.bsky.social
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Pragmatic clinical pharmacologist and a somewhat more rigorous researcher who owns too many guitars above his playgrade. Drugs in pregnancy & lactation. Germline pharmacogenomics. Music, vinyl records, movies, history, politics (born to the left).
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Per Damkier @perdamkier.bsky.social · Dec 16
Watching this #Trump sh*tshow unfolding with aghast from overseas

With apologies to those not obeying in advance, I am stunned at the amount of shoulder-shrugging & half-assed attempts at rational🤮 takes on the incoming administration

GET A GRIP FOLKS
IT IS GOING TO BE SO MUCH WORSE THAN YOU THINK
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 3h
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3h
seems like a non-insignificant percentage of rage against the machine's fanbase are young republican men driving SUVs bopping their head to anti-oil, pro-immigrant songs thinking the lyrics are about how they wish their suburban parents would get off their back
Tom Morello tweets: "Fascinating that all those “don’t tread on me” posers and their AR-15’s are nowhere to be seen and government tyranny is instead being opposed by a guy in an inflatable frog suit." Someone named Manny replies: "@grok why do some people say Tom Morello and band mates are RAGE FOR THE MACHINE and not against ?"
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Max Roser @maxroser.bsky.social · 1h
What we die from vs. what we hear in the news.

Terrorism and homicides account for less than 1% of deaths, but for more than half of all media stories about death in the US — whether in the New York Times, the Washington Post, or Fox News.
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Per Damkier @perdamkier.bsky.social · 4h
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The Onion @theonion.com · 7h
Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis
Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis
CAIRO—As part of a historic ceasefire agreement with Hamas following two years of war, the Israeli government reportedly agreed Thursday to go back to killing Palestinians on a less frequent basis. “I...
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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 10h
They must be exhausted.
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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 8h
If Steinbeck was alive today
They opened an FBI file on him and maintained it for years
Wish John was with us.
One of my favorite "greats"
Nobel prize and Pulitzer

"THE GRAPES OF WRATH "
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 5h
WATCH: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.

➡️ Read more: https://propub.li/4odsKnn
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5h
A second generation nepo baby, raised by a pair of sociopaths and given every advantage in the world. I'm sure this story will end well.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 18h
Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...
Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job
US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board
www.telegraph.co.uk
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Nicole Snark @nicokow.bsky.social · 5h
Just saw this in @therealzanetta.bsky.social posts.
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Per Damkier @perdamkier.bsky.social · 4h
Also accurate
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CynDee 🏳️‍🌈 🇮🇱🇺🇦 ally 💙 @cyndeeees.bsky.social · 21h
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 6h
For more information about the Friday night massacre at CDC, I wrote up an analysis of who got terminated and what that means for public health.

Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble.

rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 6h
ICE is an armed gang, and they’re only going to get worse. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | The Chicago raids send a worrying signal about the ideal ICE agents in Trump's America
The agency is on a hiring spree. But we know what that kind of breakneck expansion of the workforce can result in because we’ve seen it before.
www.msnbc.com
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 6h
We will need Nuremberg-like trials
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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 8h
ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 5h
No humiliation is big enough to justify this match being played.
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Reid Maltby 🇵🇸🍉 @rmaltby.bsky.social · 5h
Score showing Norway leads Israel 5-0 late in World Cup qualifying match
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Horace V. Wigglesworth @wiggler.bsky.social · 1d
I cannot express the depth of my contempt for Mi5, NCA and special branch in the UK

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Man convicted of 38 paedophile offences revealed as police informer who spied on UK activists
Trial of Nick Gratwick, 68, who schemed to rape children as young as six, exposes previous role among green protesters
www.theguardian.com
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 1d
Hedge fund Alden Global Capital gobbles up newspapers & guts them. Journalist Julie Reynolds investigates. Her findings trigger journalist rebellions at Alden-owned newspapers nationwide. Watch the battle to save and rebuild local journalism in America, free until 10/31:

www.pbs.org/show/strippe...
Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink
A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.
www.pbs.org
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WE ARE FED UP! @val.sheshed.rocks · 6h
Great news! 24,000 donors have raised over $567,000 within 24 hrs of Letitia James’ indictment. Mamdani also summoned what is known as the sisterhood of Black elected officials in NYC to lend their support. I look forward to her victory. ❤️‍🔥 #Pinks #SheShed

www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...
Letitia James sees a record fundraising surge and Democratic support after indictment | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump saw another one of his opponents indicted — but he also gave New York Attorney General Letitia James her best single day of fundraising in a nearly 30-year political career.
www.cnn.com
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 6h
The fight for democracy is the defining battle of our generation, and protecting free and fair elections must be our top priority. That is why my law firm is litigating 63 voting cases — to preserve our basic civil and political rights, Marc Elias writes.
https://bit.ly/3W0PxqE
Why My Law Firm is Litigating 63 Voting Rights Cases
Read here.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h
I know Trump and his minions all have sneering contempt for kids with special needs, but trust me when I say that their parents will absolutely fucking destroy anyone who messes with the special education supports to which they are entitled by law.
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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 6h
There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 7h
Trump’s Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected US billionaire. (I'm not an expert, but it sort of sounds like insider trading to me. Thoughts?) www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump’s Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected US billionaire
A $20 billion US rescue package is a gift for a hedge fund manager with ties to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
www.motherjones.com
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Per Damkier @perdamkier.bsky.social · 5h
I am afraid they know EXACTLY what they are doing...
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Per Damkier @perdamkier.bsky.social · 5h
a man with curly hair is drinking from a pink cup
ALT: a man with curly hair is drinking from a pink cup
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 11h
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
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