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BREAKING: Seattle Children's Hospital successfully fought this summer to get DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena quashed.
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
December 13, 2025 at 4:59 AM
BREAKING: Seattle Children's Hospital successfully fought this summer to get DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena quashed.
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
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They always think they are hidden from view, unfindable, untouchable.
They are almost always wrong.
www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
They are almost always wrong.
www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
A white supremacist warned me to comply with his demands or else. Now, he's in federal custody
He warned me there would be consequences if I failed to comply with his demands to air a white supremacist video. Now, that man faces his own consequences.
www.newschannel5.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
They always think they are hidden from view, unfindable, untouchable.
They are almost always wrong.
www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
They are almost always wrong.
www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
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Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
December 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
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A judge has permanently blocked Trump's destruction of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Really good news for libraries (and those like me, who love them! www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
Court permanently blocks Trump’s executive order to dismantle federal agency for America’s libraries
Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Administration’s attempts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
www.ala.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A judge has permanently blocked Trump's destruction of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Really good news for libraries (and those like me, who love them! www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
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CO2 is maybe 430ppm outdoors.
In a very well ventilated space, your odds without a mask are good below 600ppm.
When CO2 hits 1000ppm, not only is your risk of catching something higher, but that's the point when people start to get drowsy. Before COVID, good HVAC aimed to stay below 1000pm.
In a very well ventilated space, your odds without a mask are good below 600ppm.
When CO2 hits 1000ppm, not only is your risk of catching something higher, but that's the point when people start to get drowsy. Before COVID, good HVAC aimed to stay below 1000pm.
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 AM
CO2 is maybe 430ppm outdoors.
In a very well ventilated space, your odds without a mask are good below 600ppm.
When CO2 hits 1000ppm, not only is your risk of catching something higher, but that's the point when people start to get drowsy. Before COVID, good HVAC aimed to stay below 1000pm.
In a very well ventilated space, your odds without a mask are good below 600ppm.
When CO2 hits 1000ppm, not only is your risk of catching something higher, but that's the point when people start to get drowsy. Before COVID, good HVAC aimed to stay below 1000pm.
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ALERT: Baby Formula
13 cases of infant botulism reported from Aug through Nov 2025 coming in 10 states thus far. Please see web content for specifics on lot numbers and more.
Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid.
13 cases of infant botulism reported from Aug through Nov 2025 coming in 10 states thus far. Please see web content for specifics on lot numbers and more.
Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid.
Infant Botulism Outbreak Linked to Infant Formula, November 2025
Details on an outbreak of infant botulism linked to infant formula, November 2025.
www.cdc.gov
November 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
ALERT: Baby Formula
13 cases of infant botulism reported from Aug through Nov 2025 coming in 10 states thus far. Please see web content for specifics on lot numbers and more.
Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid.
13 cases of infant botulism reported from Aug through Nov 2025 coming in 10 states thus far. Please see web content for specifics on lot numbers and more.
Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid.
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On DHS’s unauthorized use of Norman Rockwell’s paintings across social media, an op-ed from our family today in @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
We're Norman Rockwell's family. Trump's DHS has shamefully misused his work. | Opinion
As Norman Rockwell's family, we know he'd be devastated to see the Department of Homeland Security's unauthorized misuse of his work.
www.usatoday.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
On DHS’s unauthorized use of Norman Rockwell’s paintings across social media, an op-ed from our family today in @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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Toad wrote on a piece of paper: A LIST OF THINGS TO DO TODAY.
Then he wrote: WAKE UP
Then he wrote: WAKE UP
November 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Toad wrote on a piece of paper: A LIST OF THINGS TO DO TODAY.
Then he wrote: WAKE UP
Then he wrote: WAKE UP
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What pisses me off, is that this is a double tax on the American people.
We ALREADY paid for this matter to be attended to with our taxes.
And because WE are not miserable heartless bastards, when these folks STILL NEED FOOD, we’ll step up again for our neighbors in spite of Donald’s fuckery.
We ALREADY paid for this matter to be attended to with our taxes.
And because WE are not miserable heartless bastards, when these folks STILL NEED FOOD, we’ll step up again for our neighbors in spite of Donald’s fuckery.
October 27, 2025 at 8:18 AM
What pisses me off, is that this is a double tax on the American people.
We ALREADY paid for this matter to be attended to with our taxes.
And because WE are not miserable heartless bastards, when these folks STILL NEED FOOD, we’ll step up again for our neighbors in spite of Donald’s fuckery.
We ALREADY paid for this matter to be attended to with our taxes.
And because WE are not miserable heartless bastards, when these folks STILL NEED FOOD, we’ll step up again for our neighbors in spite of Donald’s fuckery.
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CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Honestcoolstore Magnetic Balls Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Magnet Ingestion; Violates Mandatory Standard for Toys www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
October 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Honestcoolstore Magnetic Balls Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Magnet Ingestion; Violates Mandatory Standard for Toys www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
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oooh. Bookmarking this! "How to turn off AI tools in Apple, Google, Microsoft, and more." Step-by-step instructions from Consumer Reports.
How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More via @ConsumerReports
AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.
www.consumerreports.org
October 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
oooh. Bookmarking this! "How to turn off AI tools in Apple, Google, Microsoft, and more." Step-by-step instructions from Consumer Reports.
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You can just not use gen AI. Just don't. You've lived your entire life without it, it is in fact incredibly easy to keep not using it.
October 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
You can just not use gen AI. Just don't. You've lived your entire life without it, it is in fact incredibly easy to keep not using it.
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It’s so bizarre to hear my own actions be lied about.
No, I wasn’t storming the facility. I was trying to help a protester who was about to be run over by a car.
Yes, I was wearing a mask. We were being gassed + shot w/ pepper balls.
Ofc that doesn’t matter to Laura Ingraham but it’s still weird.
No, I wasn’t storming the facility. I was trying to help a protester who was about to be run over by a car.
Yes, I was wearing a mask. We were being gassed + shot w/ pepper balls.
Ofc that doesn’t matter to Laura Ingraham but it’s still weird.
September 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
It’s so bizarre to hear my own actions be lied about.
No, I wasn’t storming the facility. I was trying to help a protester who was about to be run over by a car.
Yes, I was wearing a mask. We were being gassed + shot w/ pepper balls.
Ofc that doesn’t matter to Laura Ingraham but it’s still weird.
No, I wasn’t storming the facility. I was trying to help a protester who was about to be run over by a car.
Yes, I was wearing a mask. We were being gassed + shot w/ pepper balls.
Ofc that doesn’t matter to Laura Ingraham but it’s still weird.
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Shout out to @mcsweeneys.net for letting me treat a certain kind of article with the level of respect it deserves. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
The Friendly Nazis Next Door
Everyone says that this new crop of American Nazis is really mean, but I, a white journalist, went out to talk to them for this profile, and they w...
www.mcsweeneys.net
September 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Shout out to @mcsweeneys.net for letting me treat a certain kind of article with the level of respect it deserves. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
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Firing liberals over stuff right-wingers get away with every day is truly honoring Charlie Kirk's legacy.
September 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Firing liberals over stuff right-wingers get away with every day is truly honoring Charlie Kirk's legacy.
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"It is ironic that a man who for so long advocated and incited violence and trained his followers in the use of firearms, should himself reach a violent end."
-- Benjamin Epstein, National Director of the ADL, 1967, on the assassination of American Nazi Party leader George Lincoln Rockwell
-- Benjamin Epstein, National Director of the ADL, 1967, on the assassination of American Nazi Party leader George Lincoln Rockwell
September 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
"It is ironic that a man who for so long advocated and incited violence and trained his followers in the use of firearms, should himself reach a violent end."
-- Benjamin Epstein, National Director of the ADL, 1967, on the assassination of American Nazi Party leader George Lincoln Rockwell
-- Benjamin Epstein, National Director of the ADL, 1967, on the assassination of American Nazi Party leader George Lincoln Rockwell
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I'm seeing some people post this and not realize this is PART of the radicalization. Building an audience from reasonable sounding videos and converting them into the pipeline. Weiss is doing this now as I get The Free Press ads about things like "low tech parenting" and workout fads.
reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle
September 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I'm seeing some people post this and not realize this is PART of the radicalization. Building an audience from reasonable sounding videos and converting them into the pipeline. Weiss is doing this now as I get The Free Press ads about things like "low tech parenting" and workout fads.
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If you're an author and haven't yet signed up for the Anthropic settlement, do yourself a favor (and strike a blow against AI) by checking to see if any of your books were involved.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If you're an author and haven't yet signed up for the Anthropic settlement, do yourself a favor (and strike a blow against AI) by checking to see if any of your books were involved.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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I asked at Kaiser today while getting my flu and if you’re in the seattle area they have them but are waiting for the go ahead from on top. My nurse said she’s thinking next week will be when they can start.
September 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I asked at Kaiser today while getting my flu and if you’re in the seattle area they have them but are waiting for the go ahead from on top. My nurse said she’s thinking next week will be when they can start.
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Folks know they can undo reposts, right? I mean, people may have already seen them and they're out there, but they're no longer on your skyline and stop going out there via you from that point on, more or less.
When I click on things in my skyline that I reposted, I get a pop up with the option to undo repost. (This is in the web version of Bluesky at bsky dot app, I haven't checked how it works in the app but assume it would be similar.)
September 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Folks know they can undo reposts, right? I mean, people may have already seen them and they're out there, but they're no longer on your skyline and stop going out there via you from that point on, more or less.
@kaiser-permanente.bsky.social in Seattle always seems to be last to have Covid vaccine appointments for some reason. They should just say they're waiting on supplies, and not post stuff like "2025/2026 COVID Vaccine Formulation is being paused and not yet available." Really misleading.
September 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
@kaiser-permanente.bsky.social in Seattle always seems to be last to have Covid vaccine appointments for some reason. They should just say they're waiting on supplies, and not post stuff like "2025/2026 COVID Vaccine Formulation is being paused and not yet available." Really misleading.
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🚨 Big news: MA just became the first state to require health insurers to cover ALL vaccines recommended by the MA DPH, including COVID shots.
Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein has:
1️⃣ Authorized COVID boosters for everyone 5+
2️⃣ Affirmed his authority over which vaccines pharmacists can administer
Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein has:
1️⃣ Authorized COVID boosters for everyone 5+
2️⃣ Affirmed his authority over which vaccines pharmacists can administer
September 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
🚨 Big news: MA just became the first state to require health insurers to cover ALL vaccines recommended by the MA DPH, including COVID shots.
Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein has:
1️⃣ Authorized COVID boosters for everyone 5+
2️⃣ Affirmed his authority over which vaccines pharmacists can administer
Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein has:
1️⃣ Authorized COVID boosters for everyone 5+
2️⃣ Affirmed his authority over which vaccines pharmacists can administer
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Colorado issues orders allowing people to get a COVID vaccination this year without a prescription
Colorado issues orders allowing people to get a COVID vaccination this year without a prescription
Colorado health officials issued an order allowing people to get a COVID vaccine without a prescription at pharmacies like CVS or Walgreens
coloradosun.com
September 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Colorado issues orders allowing people to get a COVID vaccination this year without a prescription
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Typo Tuesday: just told someone "you are the wind beneath my wigs"
September 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Typo Tuesday: just told someone "you are the wind beneath my wigs"