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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1h

Perhaps if rich pedophiles contracted it Congress might become interested in protecting America from this malpractice.

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The agency had already been cut during a reorganization this year, and more employees are now being shed amid the government shutdown.
October 11, 2025 at 4:36 p.m. EDT

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 56m

I looked these up in light of the gutting of our ability to respond to Ebola and every other possible outbreak, but it struck me that THIS is the guy who wants to criminalize criticism of the president and his leadership?

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
There is a good possibility that a person who treated patients in West Africa and who FLEW into New York has Ebola. Touched many, bedlam!
Donald J. Trump O @realDonaldTrump
A single Ebola carrier infects 2 others at a minimum.
STOP THE FLIGHTS! NO VISAS FROM EBOLA STRICKEN COUNTRIES!
Donald J. Trump O @realDonaldTrump
Tremendous pressure on President Obama to institute a travel ban on Ebola stricken West Africa. At some point this stubborn dope will fold!
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Obama just appointed an Ebola Czar with zero experience in the medical area and zero experience in infectious disease control. A TOTAL JOKE!
Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump
If there is one more Ebola case in the U.S., a full travel ban will be instituted. This common sense move should have been done long ago!

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
I don't know if President Obama isn't stopping the flights from Ebola torn West Africa because he is stubborn, stupid, or just doesn't care!
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
With all that is happening with Ebola, including the doctor who so easily came back to New York, Obama still refuses to stop the flights!
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
There is ZERO margin for error on Ebola. Are we confident in Obama when he can't even make a website for $5 Billion?
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Here we go - A healthcare worker who treated Thomas Duncan, the man who flew into the U.S. from West Africa infected with Ebola, caught it!
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
All the governors are already backing off of the Ebola quarantines. Bad decision that will lead to more mayhem.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 39m

Are plane crashes good for business?

David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 42m

What stage of capitalism is this?

“The airline industry is contesting a new FAA rule that would force airlines to address serious flaws in potentially thousands of Boeing 737 planes — and they have powerful industry-connected allies in the Trump administration.”

Airlines Say Fixing Broken Boeing Planes Is Bad For Business

After regulators found cracks in Boeing 737s, Airlines are fighting increased inspections and safety measures.

www.levernews.com

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 2h

This also applies to everyone on “the left” who could have voted for Harris and chose not to, regardless of the reason.

Mary @mfbrodie.bsky.social · 5h

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2. Lack of accountability in decisions. I mean, if you believe others will prevent the consequences of your stupid decision...no words.

It's irresponsible. There is a lack of ownership and an unwillingness to participate in democracy (participate in voting, watch news, but that's it).

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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych @nick-carmody.bsky.social · 1h

This is excellent. It applies to many aspects of life, not just the political moment.

I've written/spoken about many of these philosophies in thread/articles/podcast.

I've been in the midst of 6 months of adversity, sometimes it constructive to hear your own words from someone else....

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 18h

Forget optimism; here’s operational toughness. READ this before you go to sleep. Hard times are coming...read this before they arrive. Every paragraph is a weapon for your mindset. You'll thank me later. 👇

www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1h

And people tell me the libs have no knack for messaging.

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1h

When you think back to Trump’s unhinged Ebola freak out during Obama’s presidency this seems extra insane.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 2h

Lots of Epidemic Intelligence Service officers ("disease detectives") gone.
In-country staff in Africa (including those helping to manage the current Ebola outbreak) are fired.

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ag-hays.bsky.social @ag-hays.bsky.social · 1h

I imagine PTA's getting vocal about this also:
"Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs
Agency cut nearly everyone who works to administer federal funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, one staffer said"
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 1h

Basically RFK Jr is blowing a dog whistle in the key of anti-semitism. (Autism = bad, in his eschatology: also circumcision = Jewish cultural practice = bad. It's much more obvious outside the US eg. here in Europe, where circumcision is mainly practiced by muslims and jews, or for phimosis.)

John Shirley @johnshirley2024.bsky.social · 14h

We knew RFKjr was as crazy as a soup sandwich, but this?!

RFK Jr.’s comments on circumcision and autism draw sharp criticism

Kennedy's comments were met with incredulity, skepticism and snark.

www.oregonlive.com

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 1h

“Actually, I did JAWS THE REVENGE to be an environmental ambassador, to help raise awareness of our fragile ocean ecosystems.” — Michael Caine, at no time in his career

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1h

Which means they’re away from their day jobs but not being paid.

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1h

In plain English:

Troops remain federalized for now, but cannot be deployed in Illinois.

Order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Background: www.lawdork.com/p/the-trials...

The trials of litigating against Trump

As Trump troop deployments are blocked in Chicago, Trump appellate appointees push back on the order blocking deployments in Portland. And, another Trump target indicted.

www.lawdork.com

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Ragnarok Lobster @eclecticbrotha1.bsky.social · 1h

Trump and Kristi Noem are running TV and radio ads promising free flights and $1000 bonuses to people who use their app to self deport.

To no one's surprise, many who take them up on their offer end up with neither.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...

“I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore”: They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America

Venezuelan immigrants signed up for a Trump-promoted app called CBP Home, which promised a safe and easy way to leave the country, and prepared to leave on their given departure dates. Those dates hav...

www.propublica.org

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1h

Hey, you idiotic propagandists at the New York Post:

God Bless America isn't the national anthem. It's a SHOW TUNE written by Irving Berlin.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1h

Hegseth restored the name of a confederate general to the base.
Taking care of your troops matters. You can't eat the culture war.

Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 5h

If this was happening in any other country you'd have journalists and analysts discussing risks of state failure

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 2h

Simple messaging I recommend you share and text friends, family, and neighbors.

These are the lines Democrats need to be using.

Sam Youngman @samyoungman.bsky.social · 2h

Trump went for a Covid shot and then set the CDC on fire.

If that ain’t that asshole in a nutshell.

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 2h

When people wonder how Epstein continued to have powerful friends even after everybody knew, consider that a Nazi salute followed by blithely starving children and cutting off their life sustaining medicines wasn’t a deal breaker for anyone in power positions.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2h

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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Tetsu Kaba 🇺🇦 @tetsukaba.bsky.social · 1h

All 3 of my kids (now adults) had IEPs. They have zero idea what’s coming for them.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h

The SpEd system in this country is set up in a way that families know they're entitled to certain things but also know they have to fight tooth and nail to get what they deserve.

They're tenacious experienced fighters who'll do anything for their kids. These assholes just sucker punched them all.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h

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.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 5h

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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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 6h

guards ignore—but are trained—that withdrawal is a life threatening condition, and ignoring someone in withdrawal is both deliberate and indifferent

the fact that they were *wrong* about this person’s emergency doesn’t make their conduct any less deliberate or indifferent

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 7h

A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs

The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

www.kare11.com

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 5h

This is what they've done.

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 7h

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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Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 5h

This is a massive deal. But it’s not a done deal. Workers have been barred from their offices, but there is still time to protect their jobs. Only your Reps can do it though. Don’t let up!

Daniel Westreich @epidbydesign.bsky.social · 6h

RIFs at CDC.

Destroying the Epidemic Intelligence Service, NCIRD, NCIPC & a dozen other areas/divisions/branches will cause enormous harm and suffering to America, and indeed to the whole world.

Call your Reps about it.

Then call them again.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 5h

You’ll never guess how much empathetic outrage Benny Johnson expressed when someone broke into Nancy Pelosi’s house with the intent to kill her, fracturing her husband’s skull in the process.

Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 5h

There’s lot of disturbing language in the letter mailed to pro-Trump influencer Benny Johnson, but will be curious to see if a jury sees this language as an actual threat.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

DOJ charges man with sending threatening letter to pro-Trump influencer Benny Johnson

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the charges at a news conference in which Johnson argued that violence had been "mainstreamed by the Democrat Party."

www.nbcnews.com

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 5h

A library director in Wyoming who was fired two years ago because she refused to remove books with sexual content and LGBTQ themes from a library's children and young adult sections has just been awarded $700,000 in a settlement. t.co/EA5L1kOZfV

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/us/wyoming-library-settlement-book-bans-terri-lesley.html?smtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes&fbclid=IwdGRjcANWLXdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhlnY6nKj_j4zuP3VjNSstXWBaV1t8-sPQ5C3b_jS6WN...

t.co

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