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Bora Erden @boraerden.bsky.social · Jul 7

Our investigation into the Assad regime’s use of mass graves shows how the practice grew from a few bodies in existing tombs to industrial-scale trenches. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

How Syria’s Dictator Buried His Victims (Gift Article)

A cemetery near Damascus was transformed into an industrial-scale mass grave for Syrians who opposed President Bashar al-Assad.

www.nytimes.com

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 2h

Corporate bosses won’t police corporate greed—that’s why I’m championing the Warehouse Worker Protection Act with @teamsters.bsky.social and labor unions nationwide.
Injuries should not be the cost of doing business in America. We must guarantee worker safety and dignity.
youtube.com/shorts/nhHRI...

Senator Markey Stands with Unions and Workers' Rights with the Worker Protection Act

YouTube video by Senator Markey

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 2h

“untreated depression & anxiety during pregnancy are far more dangerous—to both parent &baby—than carefully managed anti-d treatment….

Untreated maternal MH issues can ripple thru a child’s development, influence parenting capacity &…leave biological ‘footprints’…that may persist for generations”🛟🧪

jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 2h

“We no longer whisper about having ‘postpartum’—it’s a true category of depression….
We know that pregnancy doesn’t protect people from mental illness or mental health issues.
We know that having a baby can be both wonderful and incredibly difficult.” 🛟🧪

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 5h

By casting doubt on antidepressants and other well-studied drugs, our government health agencies are choosing minimal risk to a fetus over the major risk to the person carrying it

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Jacqueline L. Hazelton @drjlhazelton.bsky.social · 2h

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NPR @npr.org · 4h

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down. n.pr/3KIfcSn

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

".. we have this risk of .. people really getting very confused and thinking that .. they shouldn’t use their benefits,” said Hard. “That loss of trust with families is really devastating and it’s really hard to get it back.”

@politico.com #Shutdown #WIC
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

States left in the dark on food aid despite Trump's promise of tariff funds

The shutdown is already interrupting benefits for low-income moms and babies — and agencies don't know when the next check is coming.

www.politico.com

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 5h

President Donald Trump's threatened crackdown on the finances and activities of liberal non-profits and groups opposed to his agenda is a multi-agency effort with top White House aide Stephen Miller playing a central role, according to officials.

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

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Jacqueline L. Hazelton @drjlhazelton.bsky.social · 2h

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 2h

And I don't mean, 'Hey Bret, start a podcast and a video studio.' I've already got my project, but where is everyone else at?

(Of course part of the answer is that we won't get good public classics until we change tenure rules to reward it. Until then, the field will continue to pass away.)

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 2h

And I don't mean, 'Hey Bret, start a podcast and a video studio.' I've already got my project, but where is everyone else at?

(Of course part of the answer is that we won't get good public classics until we change tenure rules to reward it. Until then, the field will continue to pass away.)

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 2h

Anyway, the whole thing really brings home how badly we are just ceding this large space of interest and public attention to enthusiastic but often unskilled and untrained (and sometimes ideologically dodgy) amateurs, when it ought to be trained classicists in that space, swinging dolabrae.

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 2h

So YouTube served me up a short of a fellow talking about the Roman dolabra, the multi-purpose entrenching tool of the legions, and swinging around a modern replica.

He then explained the weapon might have been used against the 'Gaels' at 'Alesium,' so I guess no classics background, huh?

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 4h

Fishing some 5,300 years ago: a Neolithic fishhook made of wild boar tusk, wrapped with a fishing line.
The size of the fishhook is 6.5 cm. It was used to catch pikes.
Found in the lake-dwelling settlement of Arbon Bleiche 3, Switzerland.

On display at Archäologisches Museum Frauenfeld

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The picture shows a fishhook made of wild boar tusk. Only the curved, pointed end and the upper part are visible. The rest is wrapped in fishing line. The fishing line is made of twisted bast.

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Linda Marie @lindam174.bsky.social · 16h

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

a woman in a striped dress is dancing in a field

ALT: a woman in a striped dress is dancing in a field

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Phil Klay @philklay.bsky.social · 5h

This @yalereview.bsky.social Krasznahorkai short story is a nice entry point for anyone curious about the new Nobel Laureate

yalereview.org/article/kras...

László Krasznahorkai: “An Angel Passed Above Us”

A short story by László Krasznahorkai: “I’m open to anything, he said, pushing the AK-74 a bit farther away and reaching under his bulletproof vest to…

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Call me Trick-or-Tracy. 👻🎃 @peakingsassy.bsky.social · 14h

The girlfriend of TWO of the founders of antifa!

Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

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Jacqueline L. Hazelton @drjlhazelton.bsky.social · 2h

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 3h

I am really glad that @jeremymberg.bsky.social wrote this. Everybody who cares about science, and about knowledge generation and civil society generally, should read and share with their favorite administrator.

Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...

Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment

Leaders are underestimating the risks of not fighting back

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Jon Ip @bruin.bsky.social · 3h

I reunited my wife and her family with the captain and a sailor of the American battleship that rescued their boat in their escape from communist Vietnam in 1980.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 2h

Our farmers want trade, not aid.

This is a band-aid solution to a problem Trump caused single handedly.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

Trump to Unveil Farmer Aid as China Shuns U.S. Crops

www.nytimes.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Mike Johnson tries for an Academy Award: "I'm upset. I'm a very patient man but I'm very angry right now."

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Zoë McLaren, PhD @zoemclaren.bsky.social · 3h

I got to be a guest on Bill Nye’s podcast to talk about Covid testing. One of the greatest experiences of my life.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 2h

#ARCHIVES: US troops train with Iraqi soldiers, 2004

Cpl. Keith Brumlow, right, and Pfc. Nicholas Davenport, left, of the 1st Armored Division, go through close quarter combat training with members of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps at Firebase Melody in Baghdad.

US troops train with Iraqi soldiers in Baghdad, 2004

Soldiers go through close quarter combat training with members of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps at Firebase Melody in Baghdad, March 17, 2004.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2h

"The Trump administration is building its case for authoritarian action on a fictional idea of America’s cities [as] wastelands of murder and despair, covered over with a patina of liberal decadence."

Good @aselrod.bsky.social on centrality of fiction to MAGA
www.liberalcurrents.com/all-in-our-h...

All In Our Heads: On Losing Our Democracy and Life Beyond Our Imaginations

Our language has to meet the moment, and we have to be relentless about dispelling the fiction MAGA is selling.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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@amyb88(8/8 is my🎂, nothing else)bsky.social 🍄🍄‍🟫 @amyb8888.bsky.social · 2h

A fungus photo a day: I found another clump of wooly chanterelle/Turbinellus floccosus, younger than the ones I posted the other day. Look at those colors and the baby! Other shots below. #fungifriends #fungi#mycology #naturephotography

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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 2h

the question is really why Trump wants so badly to be seen as a peacemaker, not whether he is one (obviously not)

Jack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 4h

there was a ceasefire when trump came in. he let israel blow that up, let famine spread, let his goons murder starving people, before using the power he'd had since he took office. grotesque to call this peacemaking. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/us/politics/trump-mideast-visit-israel-gaza.html

(from the nyt obvi) With Mideast Deal, Trump Is on the Brink of a Major Diplomatic Accomplishment

For President Trump, success in brokering a cease-fire is the ultimate test of his self-described goal as a deal maker and a peacemaker.

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 2h

I will repost every portland frog joke

escapedexplorer.bsky.social @escapedexplorer.bsky.social · 14h

WWII "Friend" poster series from the Allied Forces, originally demonstrating the various Allied forces (British, Australian, Chinese, French, Dutch, etc.) and their appearances

It reads:

"This man is your FRIEND

He fights for FREEDOM"

The image is a sepia/black and white toned image of the Portland Frog protester, simply labelled FROG

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

* U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY DUFFY SAYS FAA COULD DISMISS TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS WHO REPEATEDLY FAIL TO SHOW UP FOR WORK -- FOX NEWS INTERVIEW

@reuters.com $XAL

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