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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 4h

They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.

I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 4h

Seriously, Judges *do no do things like this*

They don't give their opinion to the media

They don't criticize how SCOTUS works

This is them breaking the emergency glass, folks
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 20h

New from me at Cato: I go through the numerous and massive First Amendment and academic-freedom violations of Trump's proffered "compact" with universities and then talk about the mechanism by which it would be enforced, by way of what I describe as a "retroactive push-button guillotine."

Universities Must Defend Their Independence by Rejecting Trump's "Compact"

The Trump administration has proffered a “compact” to universities that would require them to surrender their independence and academic freedom. How many First Amendment violations can we identify in ...

www.cato.org

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 13h

It's the 'Scientists Responsibility Summit' today.

Here's a live thread with some take aways from each talk... 🧵

Scientist Rebellion Germany @scientistrebger.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow: Scientists Responsibility Summit!

What is the appropriate stance of scientists in the polycrisis? Let's develop practical paths for a transformative role of academia.

🏛️Attend in-person at HU Berlin: blogs.fu-berlin.de/scientistsre...
💻 Streaming (Webex): tinyurl.com/nh5kpt4e

Scientists Responsibility Summit
Berlin
11. October 2025 9:00-18:00
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Dorotheenstr. 24, 10117 Berlin
https://blogs.fu-berlin.de/scientistsresponsibilitysummit/

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

Great point from @mjtoma.bsky.social: Millions of us absolutely do see what's happening to the USA.

"We are horrified, shocked, enraged, and ashamed. We are acting, in a thousand ways, to oppose it. This cannot, and will not, be how the United States ends."

newrepublic.com/post/201625/...

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

newrepublic.com

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 8h

Typical. The real aim is to benefit rich supporters

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout

www.nytimes.com

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Graham Sinclair @esgarchitect.bsky.social · 8h

Toxic.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Trump: "The person who actually got the Nobel Prize called today, called me, and said 'I'm accepting this in honor of you, because you really deserved it.' A really nice thing to do. I didn't say 'Then give it to me, though.'"

Graham Sinclair @esgarchitect.bsky.social · 8h

Maybe you, baba.

Me I’m over here planting and admiring and wondering which gender mine are.

MassLive @masslive.bsky.social · 12h

‘Pawpaw fever’: Meet the people in WMass growing a fruit you’ve never heard of

The fruit has a custard-like texture and a flavor that’s somewhere between a banana and a mango, some say with hints of pineapple. While many people have never heard of them, they are the largest edible tree fruit native to the U.S

www.masslive.com

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jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · 9h

via @youranonnews.bsky.social

CHICAGO: Trump's lawless goons (ICE) make a U-turn and smash into a woman's car, then proceed to arrest her by dragging her out of the vehicle.

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Jeremy Faust, MD @jeremyfaust.bsky.social · 18h

Typos aside, there is simply no such thing.

ECGs are not an indicator of age.

They literally do not contain that information, either directly or indirectly.

This is just made up gobbledygook.

So, my question is: why?

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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 2d

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) says he has been denied 4 times to see what is going on inside the Broadview, IL ICE facility:

"Something's going on in there that they don't want us to see. I don't know what it is, but all Americans should be asking the same question."

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mbbendt @bendts2cents.bsky.social · 23h

Pretty sure that when you have giant frogs everywhere, God is very disappointed in how you are treating immigrants.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Jon Whooley @drwhoo.bsky.social · 21h

My wife is an elementary school teacher for the last 15 years. I've been teaching at the college level about the same amount. I was recently told by family that they wouldn't "kowtow" to our experience when it came to their knowledge about what was 'wrong' with schools. They knew better.

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max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 22h

Great kicker. Marc Benioff’s PR team wanted him to do an interview about philanthropy. Instead he sounded off on a bunch of Trump policies he supports and called for the White House to send troops to SF.

Doesn’t seem like the comms team was pleased with how the interview went..

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 1d

Yes. Molly is right. This is the way. The only way.

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

This is the way

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

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

www.nytimes.com

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Graham Sinclair @esgarchitect.bsky.social · 22h

Obvs.

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 22h

The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday she “cannot support” a White House proposal that asks MIT and eight other universities to adopt President Donald Trump’s political agenda in exchange for favorable access to federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4qadGZG

MIT president rejects proposal to adopt Trump priorities for funding benefits

The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday she “cannot support” a White House proposal that asks MIT and eight other universities to adopt President Donald Trump's politica...

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 23h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Graham Sinclair @esgarchitect.bsky.social · 22h

Thugs.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 1d

Proud of my Vanderbilt colleagues for making it clear that our university should reject the proposed "Compact". As I state below - this deal is a devil's bargain and should be rejected in all forms. (And yay to MIT for their clear rejection today!)

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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Graham Sinclair @esgarchitect.bsky.social · 1d

Iconic cover.

Chapeau to the cover art team at @foreignaffairs.com.

Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · Aug 20

Weapons create counter-weapons. All signs now point to Trump admin wanting deal with China. It now realises “that our industrial capability is deeply dependent on...China, who can hold it over our head”
@abenewman.bsky.social @himself.bsky.social on big shift:
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

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Graham Sinclair @esgarchitect.bsky.social · 1d

Useful.

Abe Newman @abenewman.bsky.social · 1d

1/ New rare earth restrictions mark escalation in China’s weaponization of interdependence — adopting US extraterritorial permission structures. This is not just an export ban but regulated how global firms use Chinese equipment and material.
www.reuters.com/world/china/...

China expands rare earth restrictions, targets defence, semiconductor users

China tightened its rare earth export controls on Thursday, saying it planned to limit exports to overseas defence firms and semiconductor users and adding five rare earth elements to its list.

www.reuters.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

WALLER: "Job growth has probably been negative the last few months. .. The labor market is weak, and that’s the punchline for policy, that’s what we need to know.”

@cnbc.com @steveliesman.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Waller Says Fed Chair Interview Went Well, Labor Market Is Weak

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said job growth has probably been negative for the last few months and the labor market is now his biggest concern.

www.bloomberg.com

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Graham Sinclair @esgarchitect.bsky.social · 1d

Fantastic.
Source?

Graham Sinclair @esgarchitect.bsky.social · 1d

"Always"?
Soy exports are only 20+ yrs thing.
"Rare earths" are only rare because financiers/miners in US chose easy money/share p massaging rather than mining for critical minerals in the US/anywhere.

Having the F team running the negotiation op w major geopolitical rival is... sub-optimal.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

FORMER US TRADE REP JEFF MOON, on @cnbc.com:

China has always had this leverage over the US with rare earths/soybeans. "They've finally decided to go public with it."

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 1d

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