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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 2h

"Good for me but not for thee" Hypocrisy at its finest.

Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 7h

After Trump got his Covid shot, he chose to fire the scientists protecting the rest of us from diseases.

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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 3h

Is anyone surprised? OpenAI says foreign adversaries are using multiple AI tools to power hacks and influence ops. ChatGPT helps plan phishing and propaganda and other models execute them. The same tech driving innovation is fueling disinformation and cyber threats 🙃

Foreign adversaries are using multiple AI tools, OpenAI warns

The warning comes as part of the company's latest threat report that uncovered phishing and malware abuses.

www.axios.com

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 21h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 1d

Administrative barriers and burnout are paralyzing FEMA while communities pay the price. The federal disaster system is breaking... and every delay means more lives and livelihoods lost.

FEMA Is Paralyzed. Disaster-Torn Communities Are Paying the Price.

St. Louis’s tornado was months ago, but it’s still waiting for hundreds of millions in federal recovery funds to arrive. It’s part of Trump’s plan to shift responsibility to the states and shrink the ...

www.wsj.com

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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 1d

FEMA entered the 2025 hurricane season with only 12% of its incident management workforce available to respond to new disasters. A 9.5% drop in staff this year has deepened an already severe shortage, one that slows recovery and strains local EM partners.

www.gao.gov

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Edie Schaffer ❌👑 @sfedie.bsky.social · 1d

Staff at #FEMA warned they’ll face termination if they don’t “tattle” on those signing open letter criticizing #KristiNoem & #Trump’s disaster response “efforts.”https://www.thedailybeast.com/fema-workers-ordered-to-out-ice-barbie-critics-or-be-fired/ #EM #greysky

FEMA Workers Ordered to Out ‘ICE Barbie’ Critics or Be Fired

The damming “FEMA Katrina Declaration” open letter attacking Kristi Noem had 154 anonymous backers.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 2d

There are now two CDCs: one still trying to protect public health, and another captured by RFK Jr. allies pushing ideology conspiracies. The CDC is central to preparedness and crisis response. Undermining it weakens our ability to handle outbreaks and every public health emergency ahead.

Opinion | There Are Now Two CDCs

Can the agency survive?

www.medpagetoday.com

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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 3d

Six former Surgeons General (from both parties) say RFK Jr. is “endangering the health of the nation.” Science has been pushed aside for ideology. Experts are walking out. Morale across public health has collapsed. A government led by conspiracy thinking fails Americans and puts lives at risk.

🦋Dr. Natalia🕊🌻🪬 @solnatamd.medsky.social · 3d

Six surgeons general...are coming late to the fight.

No paywall: archive.ph/cW4yJ

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 3d

Let us all strive to be "Sons of Liberty" or as they're calling us in the real world, those not in compliance with NSPM-7.

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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 3d

“Never in modern times has the federal government undermined bedrock constitutional protections on this scale.” Chicago journalists and protesters are suing Trump and senior officials over a “pattern of extreme brutality” at ICE protests. “Journalism is not a crime.”

NOTUS @notus.com · 3d

Chicago Journalists Sue Trump Administration Over ‘Extreme Brutality’ at Local Protests
www.notus.org/media/chicag...

Chicago Journalists Sue Trump Administration Over ‘Extreme Brutality’ at Local Protests

“Never in modern times has the federal government undermined bedrock constitutional protections on this scale,” the lawsuit reads.

www.notus.org

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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 3d

"Federalism is breaking. The system cannot stand when troops from a red state are sent to police a blue state against the will of its elected leaders and based on a lie."

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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 4d

Trump has said that Portland is “burning to the ground,” with “insurrectionists all over the place.” In reality, the protests that prompted his outrage have rarely expanded beyond a one-block radius.

Trump says Portland is ‘burning.’ Here’s the reality.

www.nytimes.com

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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 5d

Members of the media have been arrested in both Chicago and Portland. Members of the media have also been injured in both New York and Portland in the past week. The disparate reactions from the federal government tell you everything about this moment in time.

U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 5d

A @chicago.suntimes.com photojournalist was hit with pepper balls and threatened with a Taser while covering an ICE protest in Broadview, Illinois, on Sept. 26.

Photojournalist shot with pepper balls, threatened at Illinois ICE protest

An unidentified photojournalist with the Chicago Sun-Times was struck in the legs with pepper balls after being threatened earlier by …

pressfreedomtracker.us

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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 5d

Totally fair point. But it’s not all or nothing. People can care deeply about what’s happening and still need to disconnect sometimes. If we never let our minds breathe, the constant outrage and dread will burn us out. Whether it’s a game or a show, that escape is self-preservation.

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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 6d

Wanna be President Miller and Dementia Don talk tough on "terrorism" but cut actual $ for FEMA emergency management preparedness grants.

Every hour they waste going after protestors exercising their rights, is an hour they're *not* preventing a real terrorist attack.

Malcolm Nance, Leading Resister @malcolmnance.bsky.social · 6d

TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:

This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.

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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 6d

You can probably add several more chapters of material in everything that's happened since 2022. Is an expanded edition coming 👀

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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 6d

Wanna be President Miller and Dementia Don talk tough on "terrorism" but cut actual $ for FEMA emergency management preparedness grants.

Every hour they waste going after protestors exercising their rights, is an hour they're *not* preventing a real terrorist attack.

Malcolm Nance, Leading Resister @malcolmnance.bsky.social · 6d

TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:

This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.

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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 7d

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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 11d

Update: So not only are we seeing DHS & FBI agents diverted away from real homeland security threats to focus on immigration (as if that wasn’t alarming on its own). With NSPM-7, they’re saying Americans who use language they don’t like are “domestic terrorists."
www.cato.org/blog/ice-has...

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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 7d

Stephen Miller’s post says it all. “Left-wing terrorism.” “Legitimate state power.” This is the narrative they’re building...one where dissent equals terrorism. The same regime diverting DHS and FBI agents from real threats is now labeling political opposition as “terror networks.”

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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 7d

Think about what this means for preparedness. Tools like Sora can flood feeds with hyper-realistic conspiracies or staged violence. That fuels radicalization, creates panic, and overwhelms situational awareness. It’s the kind of environment where authoritarian leaders thrive.

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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 7d

OpenAI’s new Sora app shows the problem we’re heading into: the guardrails around AI-generated content are loose. NPR tested it and was able to create fake Nixon moon landing videos, drone attacks, and even CBRN-related clips. This is the misinformation threat on steroids...

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NPR @npr.org · 8d

With the launch of Sora 2, OpenAI has opened a new chapter in addictive, and some worry dangerous, AI video content.

Kiss reality goodbye: AI-generated social media has arrived

With the launch of Sora 2, OpenAI has opened a new chapter in addictive, and some worry dangerous, AI video content.

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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 8d

FEMA froze $300M until states “recount populations excluding migrants" $ that funds staff, training, & planning that help communities prepare. Homeland security is being politicized, choking off the backbone of local EM while the regime talks tough on “terrorism” but undermines actual preparedness.

Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 8d

www.cnn.com/2025/10/02/p...
Federal Emergency Management Agency has halted the release of hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency preparedness grants, requiring states to prove their population counts before they can access the money.

In unusual move, FEMA halts preparedness grant money, orders states to recount their populations excluding deported migrants | CNN Politics

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has halted the release of hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency preparedness grants, requiring states to prove their population counts before they can ac...

www.cnn.com

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Miles Taylor @milestaylor.bsky.social · 8d

A year ago, both Trump’s former chief of staff John Kelly and his top military advisor Mark Milley warned America that Trump was a “fascist.”

As Milley said:

“He is the most dangerous person ever…he's a total fascist. He is now the most dangerous person to this country.”

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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 8d

Every time I see this man's name, I can't help but think of Vought from 'The Boys' - honestly so fitting. IYKYK

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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 8d

Keep the pressure on them. Calling them out on their bullshit/ corrupt actions is working.

'Trump Administration Reverses $187 Million in N.Y. Counterterrorism Cuts' (@nytimes.com)

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