April Hunt
@aprilhunt.bsky.social
Longtime reporter now permitted opinions. Fan of #hesm, AP Style, good writing, good baseball, good jokes and all pets.
If you have to issue a press release denying you're anti-vax, you are anti-vax. Moron.
Liam Neeson denies anti-vax views after narrating Covid documentary
Taken star lends his voice to a film that questions the legitimacy of vaccines and includes interview with RFK Jr
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
If you have to issue a press release denying you're anti-vax, you are anti-vax. Moron.
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Everyone is talking about how bad the flu is.
Media & healthcare facilities are pleading with people to get their flu shot.
To stay home when sick.
To wash their hands.
Very few are recommending masks. When we had mask mandates we eliminated an entire flu strain.
Mask up!
Media & healthcare facilities are pleading with people to get their flu shot.
To stay home when sick.
To wash their hands.
Very few are recommending masks. When we had mask mandates we eliminated an entire flu strain.
Mask up!
December 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Everyone is talking about how bad the flu is.
Media & healthcare facilities are pleading with people to get their flu shot.
To stay home when sick.
To wash their hands.
Very few are recommending masks. When we had mask mandates we eliminated an entire flu strain.
Mask up!
Media & healthcare facilities are pleading with people to get their flu shot.
To stay home when sick.
To wash their hands.
Very few are recommending masks. When we had mask mandates we eliminated an entire flu strain.
Mask up!
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NEW: President Donald Trump says he is granting a pardon to Tina Peters, who was convicted on state charges related to tampering with Colorado's election systems. Legal experts say presidential pardons do not apply to state charges.
December 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
NEW: President Donald Trump says he is granting a pardon to Tina Peters, who was convicted on state charges related to tampering with Colorado's election systems. Legal experts say presidential pardons do not apply to state charges.
Hot mic catches the new chair of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) telling another commitee member that he worries about the group's ability to make its own decisions
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
CDC vaccine panel chair compares team to 'puppets on a string'
The newly appointed chair’s comments were overheard Friday during a break in the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ proceedings.
www.politico.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Hot mic catches the new chair of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) telling another commitee member that he worries about the group's ability to make its own decisions
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
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A judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention.
Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention
A federal judge in Maryland has ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward. U.S.
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
A judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention.
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The Fed thinks America might be quietly shedding jobs. Fed Chair Jerome Powell says official hiring data could be so inflated that the economy is actually shedding jobs, not adding them qz.com/fed-thinks-a...
The Fed thinks the U.S. economy is actually losing jobs
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says official hiring data could be so inflated that the economy is actually shedding jobs, not adding them
qz.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The Fed thinks America might be quietly shedding jobs. Fed Chair Jerome Powell says official hiring data could be so inflated that the economy is actually shedding jobs, not adding them qz.com/fed-thinks-a...
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JUST IN: Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Snell just confirmed, at the prodding of U.S. Magistrate Judge Keri Holleb Hotaling, that this motion for dismissal followed a "no bill" from a grand jury.
That means the grand jury refused to indict.
That means the grand jury refused to indict.
U.S. prosecutors in Chicago are dropping another case tied to Operation Midway Blitz, "without prejudice."
It's USA v. Nathan Griffin. Below is the motion, followed by excerpts from the complaint.
The feds don't say why they're dropping it, but they had until today to secure an indictment.
It's USA v. Nathan Griffin. Below is the motion, followed by excerpts from the complaint.
The feds don't say why they're dropping it, but they had until today to secure an indictment.
December 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
JUST IN: Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Snell just confirmed, at the prodding of U.S. Magistrate Judge Keri Holleb Hotaling, that this motion for dismissal followed a "no bill" from a grand jury.
That means the grand jury refused to indict.
That means the grand jury refused to indict.
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“Did you like that necklace I got you? You don’t remember? I gave it to you last week. You said you loved it. You really forgot that quickly?”
December 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“Did you like that necklace I got you? You don’t remember? I gave it to you last week. You said you loved it. You really forgot that quickly?”
*insert Schitt's Creek meme*
Eww
Eww
December 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
*insert Schitt's Creek meme*
Eww
Eww
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
These people are so damn weird
December 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
These people are so damn weird
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When I’m done writing my book I may take a crack at a “corruption is a first-order counterintelligence threat” story.
And US spies know it: CIA has used rampant corruption in places like China in the past to go on recruiting sprees. Mutatis mutandis.
And US spies know it: CIA has used rampant corruption in places like China in the past to go on recruiting sprees. Mutatis mutandis.
Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
When I’m done writing my book I may take a crack at a “corruption is a first-order counterintelligence threat” story.
And US spies know it: CIA has used rampant corruption in places like China in the past to go on recruiting sprees. Mutatis mutandis.
And US spies know it: CIA has used rampant corruption in places like China in the past to go on recruiting sprees. Mutatis mutandis.
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I'm a non responder and I hate everything about this timeline
Also to the 4% of people who do not respond to the vaccine. They used to be protected by herd immunity.
I do HIV medicine so my pts are titered, I’ve been advising the non-responders.
I do HIV medicine so my pts are titered, I’ve been advising the non-responders.
December 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I'm a non responder and I hate everything about this timeline
The wife and I have decided to watch one lesbian Hallmark-style movie every eve this month, to see our people reflected back to us.
So far, they are less heartwarming and more head scratching. Is this normal?
So far, they are less heartwarming and more head scratching. Is this normal?
a woman in an ambulance uniform is talking to a man and says " lesbian confusion " in yellow letters
Alt: Sheriff Haught in uniform is talking to a man and says “lesbian confusion” in yellow letters
media.tenor.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The wife and I have decided to watch one lesbian Hallmark-style movie every eve this month, to see our people reflected back to us.
So far, they are less heartwarming and more head scratching. Is this normal?
So far, they are less heartwarming and more head scratching. Is this normal?
I love women in STEM 🧪
December 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I love women in STEM 🧪
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“Documents obtained through [FOI] show [Danielle] Smith … met with [Jordan] Peterson “to discuss how his organization can work with the province to have their online training platform accredited.”
Those discussions … would eventually include changing the law if necessary to allow the accreditation”
Those discussions … would eventually include changing the law if necessary to allow the accreditation”
Jordan Peterson’s School Isn’t Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta’s Help | The Tyee
The premier met with the controversial psychologist and tried to help his business, finds a Tyee investigation.
thetyee.ca
December 10, 2025 at 7:14 AM
“Documents obtained through [FOI] show [Danielle] Smith … met with [Jordan] Peterson “to discuss how his organization can work with the province to have their online training platform accredited.”
Those discussions … would eventually include changing the law if necessary to allow the accreditation”
Those discussions … would eventually include changing the law if necessary to allow the accreditation”
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A man who wasn't born in the United States, talking shit about other people who weren't born in America. Whiteness is a drug.
WATCH: Elon Musk is upset that Somalian Americans in Minnesota get to vote.
December 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
A man who wasn't born in the United States, talking shit about other people who weren't born in America. Whiteness is a drug.
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UN environment report 'hijacked' by US and others over fossil fuels, top scientist says www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UN environment report 'hijacked' over fossil fuels - top scientist
The US and other governments derailed an agreement on a global environment study, its co-chair says.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
UN environment report 'hijacked' by US and others over fossil fuels, top scientist says www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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At long last the frozen Russian assets might be used the way many of us have long advocated
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Ukraine prepares to present new peace plan for Trump after London talks
Sir Keir Starmer believes the release of £100 billion in frozen Russian funds is imminent as negotiations reach a ‘critical stage’
www.thetimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
At long last the frozen Russian assets might be used the way many of us have long advocated
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Citing Accessibility, State Department Ditches Times New Roman for Calibri (Published 2023)
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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since using Calbiri (easier for visually impaired people) rather than TNR costs literally nothing, this is just ableism for its own sake. these are the kind of people who resent seeing a wheelchair ramp.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
since using Calbiri (easier for visually impaired people) rather than TNR costs literally nothing, this is just ableism for its own sake. these are the kind of people who resent seeing a wheelchair ramp.
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Instacart’s “dynamic pricing” makes NYT Page One ..
.. AND the NY Post wood:
$CART
@bencasselman.bsky.social
.. AND the NY Post wood:
$CART
@bencasselman.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Instacart’s “dynamic pricing” makes NYT Page One ..
.. AND the NY Post wood:
$CART
@bencasselman.bsky.social
.. AND the NY Post wood:
$CART
@bencasselman.bsky.social