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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 4h

If Dems win the Supreme Court races in Pennsylvania in 9 days, it’s extremely likely the GOP can’t get a majority on that court until 2029.

The GOP really wants to have this majority during the 2028 presidential race.

Can’t put the stakes any more clearly than that. boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...

Inside the Clunky Elections to Control Pennsylvania's Supreme Court - Bolts

The GOP is making an expensive push to end Democrats’ majority on a court at the center of election lawsuits, sparking a fledging campaign season with little precedent or template.

boltsmag.org

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Roselie Bright, ScD @roseliebrightscd.bsky.social · 5h

If only physicians/dentists/etc would regain trust by having visible air cleaners, wearing snug N95 masks, staying home when sick, and asking everyone else to do the same.

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Michael A. Stackpole 🇺🇦 @michaelastackpole.bsky.social · 5h

Let's all remember this basic fact:

SNAP is administered by the Department of Agriculture because the BENEFIT is keeping commodity prices HIGHER for farmers...

The fact that it's food assistance for people who need it is just a side-effect.

Killing SNAP hurts farmers (again).

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 23h

A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday morning as his two sons watched, the older boy begging them not to hurt his father and tearfully asking for a chance to speak to him before they left.

As his two sons watch and cry, ‘Pa, te amo,’ federal agents arrest man outside of Naperville apartments

A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday as his two sons cried and begged for him not to be hurt.

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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 1d

Trump’s dismantling our anti–human trafficking infrastructure—gutting programs at Homeland Security, the State Department, and USAID—making it much harder to combat global sex trafficking.

Survivors around the world are watching in horror as the systems we built to protect them are torn down.

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Roselie Bright, ScD @roseliebrightscd.bsky.social · 7h

Interesting that his employer felt no obligation to bring home his remains.

Roselie Bright, ScD @roseliebrightscd.bsky.social · 7h

Until states get their acts together, either individually or in associations, we have to assume the worst and protect ourselves: snug N95 masks, HEPA filters, vaxes, hand washing. 🩺🛟🧪💉😷🚰

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21h

Vought holds one of the most powerful jobs in D.C., and he’s used his position to wage a quiet war to change the shape of the entire U.S. government.

Here's what you should know about Trump’s shadow president.

What You Should Know About Russ Vought, Trump’s Shadow President

Vought is the architect of President Trump’s broader plan to fire civil servants, freeze government programs and dismantle entire agencies. Here are some key things to know about the D.C. insider who ...

www.propublica.org

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23h

A new report finds corporations like Kroger and McDonald's are using digital loyalty programs to track your data and potentially charge you more.

It's a tactic known as surveillance pricing.

Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains. https://youtu.be/-cbtUYshYM8?si=GPRt5_WnLehnjgWR

The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)

Robert Reich

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Roselie Bright, ScD @roseliebrightscd.bsky.social · 18h

His immigration policy was the only one of Reagan’s with which I agreed.

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 1d

"We lead the world because, unique among nations, we draw our people -- our strength -- from every country and every corner of the world."

youtu.be/2R8QxCD6ir8?...

The last speech of Ronald Reagan as president was on immigration

YouTube video by Montclair Immigration Network

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Roselie Bright, ScD @roseliebrightscd.bsky.social · 18h

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C.H. Romatowski @chromatowski.bsky.social · 1d

It’s POTS awareness day—a blood flow problem common after Covid.

POTS can be subtle—I often wonder how many people who feel rundown, anxious or distracted have this treatable condition.

Main criteria is heart rate going up >30bpm when going from laying down to standing—smthg you can check at home!

What Does POTS Stand For?

POSTURAL: Related to the position of your body
ORTHOSTATIC: Related to standing upright
TACHYCARDIA: Increased heart rate
SYNDROME: A group of symptoms

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Roselie Bright, ScD @roseliebrightscd.bsky.social · 18h

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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 18h

"The COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines that saved 2.5 million lives globally during the pandemic could help spark the immune system to fight cancer. This is the surprising takeaway of a new study just published in the journal Nature."
theconversation.com/covid-19-mrn...

COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could unlock the next revolution in cancer treatment – new research

The researchers found that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines could potentially help patients whose tumors don’t respond well to traditional immunotherapy.

theconversation.com

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Elana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 18h

For others there’s low blood pressure.
Also common in long covid. And there’s Rx meds to raise your blood pressure.

C.H. Romatowski @chromatowski.bsky.social · 1d

It’s POTS awareness day—a blood flow problem common after Covid.

POTS can be subtle—I often wonder how many people who feel rundown, anxious or distracted have this treatable condition.

Main criteria is heart rate going up >30bpm when going from laying down to standing—smthg you can check at home!

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Roselie Bright, ScD @roseliebrightscd.bsky.social · 1d

Hate to tell ya, cankles and hand bruises aren’t that life-threatening. Poor lifestyle at 79 is a bigger threat, but probably will take many years. Not vaxxing would be a major threat, he hated being hosp’d for #covid in 2019 with trouble breathing, so he’s not taking RFK Jr’s advice on that.

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 1d

"The Supreme Court will decide this term if the Voting Rights Act still allows voters of color to challenge racially discriminatory voting maps in court." www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act at the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is considering whether a key provision of the Voting Rights Act remains constitutional.

www.brennancenter.org

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Roselie Bright, ScD @roseliebrightscd.bsky.social · 1d

Engineering 101: redundancy for critical components of the system.

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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 1d

www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/p...
Local congressional office in Tucson is shuttered and phones ring unanswered. Mike Johnson has refused to swear in Grijalva while the government is shut down, leaving the residents of her sprawling southern Arizona district without a vote in Congress — or help back home.

Frustrated Arizonans have waited more than a month for their new congresswoman to be seated | CNN Politics

House Speaker Mike Johnson has refused to swear in the newly-elected Adelita Grijalva while the government is shut down, leaving the residents of her sprawling southern Arizona district without a vote...

www.cnn.com

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 1d

When we say No Kings, we mean Freedom.
My speech in Cincinnati for the No Kings rally of October 18th.
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snyder.substack.com/p/when-we-sa...

When we say No Kings, we mean Freedom (video)

My speech in Cincinnati for the No Kings rally of October 17th

snyder.substack.com

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Roselie Bright, ScD @roseliebrightscd.bsky.social · 1d

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 2d

COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Boosts Survival Rate In Some Cancer Patients, Study Finds www.forbes.com/sites/davewe...

COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Increases Survival Rate In Certain Cancer Patients

Patients undergoing immunotherapy for certain cancers exhibited increased survival if they received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine

www.forbes.com

Roselie Bright, ScD @roseliebrightscd.bsky.social · 1d

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 2d

Science isn’t static. Our last Ode to #NationalFoodDay is a great example of this. We used to tell parents to avoid peanuts. Then new research showed early exposure prevents allergy, which has likely saved thousands of kids from developing peanut allergies. 🥜💡
www.npr.org/2025/10/21/n...

Reversing peanut advice prevented tens of thousands of allergy cases, researchers say

A decade ago, research said giving young children peanut products can prevent allergies. A new study says that, 10 years later, tens of thousands of U.S. children have avoided allergies as a result.

www.npr.org

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 1d

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Judy Stone @drjudystone.bsky.social · 1d

Kristi Noem's DHS slapping 'severe' fines on teen migrants to 'coerce' them to self-deport

www.rawstory.com/dhs-immigrat...

Kristi Noem's DHS slapping 'severe' fines on teen migrants to 'coerce' them to self-deport

Unaccompanied immigrant teenagers are being slapped with $5,000 fines from the federal government as a way to pressure them to return to their home countries, according to reporting Friday at The Inte...

www.rawstory.com

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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 2d

70 per cent of our outpatient visits in southern #Gaza are for diseases linked to poor living conditions, as over a million people are still crammed onto a tiny patch of land.

Without urgent improvements, more people will die from preventable causes.

www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-di...

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 2d

Test run for 2026. Here's what I wrote in the NY Times about the federal government potentially interfering with the 2026 elections and what we need to do about it. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/o...

In the end, the American people also have a key role to play in pushing back against Mr. Trump’s meddling. People will need the courage to go vote even in American cities that may have federal agents swarming around them. “Voter protection” in recent decades has not meant protection from government-led violence and intimidation, but it may come down to that. Democrats, Republicans and other members of the public should monitor voting procedures, as allowed by state law, to make sure that state and county election officials stand up to federal pressure and do the right thing as they conduct elections and tabulate ballots. Local civic and business leaders need to back our election administrators, who may find themselves subjected to pressures to bend or break the rules. All of this organizing needs to happen now, not next November. To keep us from sliding further into autocracy, it is civil society we must make great again.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2d

Retired intelligence analysts confirm what the political scientists are telling us — and what the world outside is telling us — the goal of these people is the end of law, the end of democracy, and the end of a recognizable republic.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn

A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule

www.theguardian.com

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