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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 24m

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 1h

This is a jaw-dropping, terrifying number. The CDC's workforce has decreased by 3,000 people since January.

A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone

Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January.

www.wired.com

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 2h

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 2h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Mike Johnson: "They berated a Capitol police officer, screamed at him. He was merely standing his post. It shows, again, their disdain for law enforcement, the Democrats, screaming, assaulting officers."

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 3h

If a Gannett paper like the Columbus Dispatch is running articles like this a ton of papers will be running stories like this. www.dispatch.com/story/news/l...

News headline: "How Trump's tariffs are hurting a Grove City manufacturing company"

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 3h

Coffee in the US is now 40% more expensive than before Trump.

The Drink That Americans Won’t Give Up Without a Fight — The Atlantic

Coffee has almost no nutritional value and lots of substitutes. It’s also, apparently, too important to lose.

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 5h

“On any given week, the administrator of CMS could speak for a few minutes before a shirtless Russell Brand calls in from what appears to be a bathtub, or a former member of The Pussycat Dolls argues that the COVID-19 vaccine destroyed her ability to dance.”

www.notus.org/health-scien...

'Fluoride Disconnects One from God': Inside the Weekly Call With RFK Jr.'s MAHA Hype Squad

A growing weekly call gives insight into RFK Jr.'s biggest allies, showcasing how a fringe movement now holds legitimate power.

www.notus.org

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Dr PattiJones @drpattijones.bsky.social · 4h

Not on Clearance?

Triangle Blog Blog @triangleblogblog.bsky.social · 4h

Spotted at Target 🙃

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Triangle Blog Blog @triangleblogblog.bsky.social · 4h

Spotted at Target 🙃

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97.9 The Hill WCHL & Chapelboro.com @wchlchapelboro.bsky.social · 4h

The Chapel Hill Police Department is searching for a missing teen, 15-year-old Dyani Grant.

Here’s what we know:

Chapel Hill Police Seek Missing Teen, 15 - Chapelboro.com

Chapel Hill Police are seeking your help as they search for 15-year-old Dyani Grant, last seen Monday near Chapel Hill High School.

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 20h

Milei looks like all the cast of Are You Being Served in one

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Dr PattiJones @drpattijones.bsky.social · 15h

It will be crazy when everyone is using GLP-1s to break their ChatGPT and Sports betting addictions

lawngnomesorceress @lawngnomesorceress.bsky.social · 17h

these ai coding platforms made the mistake of trying to use a subscription model for something that lights up the same dopamine receptors as gambling. all genAI has some RNG baked in, so you end up with users rerunning prompts to get a good result like they're pulling the lever on a slot machine.

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lawngnomesorceress @lawngnomesorceress.bsky.social · 17h

these ai coding platforms made the mistake of trying to use a subscription model for something that lights up the same dopamine receptors as gambling. all genAI has some RNG baked in, so you end up with users rerunning prompts to get a good result like they're pulling the lever on a slot machine.

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Graham K @gkelly1193.bsky.social · 17h

Neither of whom are his wife

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 17h

The woman who has secured a restraining order is *different* than the woman who called the cops on Mills back in February and accused him of physical abuse before recanting.

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Dr PattiJones @drpattijones.bsky.social · 19h

feet?

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Dr PattiJones @drpattijones.bsky.social · 20h

We got a racism in here too. See if you can spot it (not hard).

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

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Dr PattiJones @drpattijones.bsky.social · 20h

it will happen if they start doing sun-downer time press pools

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 21h

It is to the shame of all the male reporters in the room that they do not immediately leave

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 22h

so what's in the news today

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Dr PattiJones @drpattijones.bsky.social · 22h

Is it ASMR?

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Dr PattiJones @drpattijones.bsky.social · 22h

Could absolutely explain the "manosphere" and RFK Jr's even crazier turn

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 23h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 23h

This is not how science is supposed to work: @lizzylawrence.bsky.social interviews #FDA staffers on how the agency is being asked to investigate issues of interest to Health Secretary Kennedy. “It’s like the tail wagging the dog.... Go find data to support this." www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/f...

Inside FDA, career staffers describe how political pressure is influencing their work

Current and former FDA staff said the level of involvement of political officials in nitty-gritty regulatory matters is unprecedented.

www.statnews.com

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Dr PattiJones @drpattijones.bsky.social · 22h

would love to believe that is true

if we ever had a leak of this chat we would be cooked fr fr

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 1d

The entire HR department at the CDC is gone. Everyone at the IRB, which makes sure studies are conducted ethically and rigorously, and the ethics office, which oversee conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members, were also let go.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Instability and confusion’ as CDC slashes 1,300 jobs before reinstating half

Trump administration says 700 notices were sent in error, while top CDC officer says ‘they didn’t think through what they were doing’

www.theguardian.com

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