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ginger @gingerest.bsky.social · 13h

Would I rather believe they meant to fire everyone and then panicked at public response, or they are that wildly grossly incompetent? Hm

Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 15h

The Trump administration on Saturday scrambled to rescind layoffs of hundreds of CDC scientists who were mistakenly fired on Friday night in what appeared to be a substantial procedural lapse.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

FULL STORY HERE: Emails began flooding CDC inboxes late Friday night announcing dozens of layoffs. HR people brought back from furlough to oversee the RIFs. Disease detectives, entire Washington office, global health, injury prevention, MMWR staff among those hit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

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ginger @gingerest.bsky.social · 1d

Link.

Spooky Centaur 👻 @palecentaur.bsky.social · 1d

Link.

Mattslew Batberg-Mothfit (any/all) @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social · 1d

Link.

ginger @gingerest.bsky.social · 2d

what

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 2d

Americans are so anti-communism-pilled that our transportation departments have to sell "everybody taking turns so everyone gets there faster" as "zipper merging"

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ginger @gingerest.bsky.social · 2d

...the frogs of peaceful protest but you know what we mean

Marc won’t tolerate this, because his children will be next @marclivolsi.bsky.social · 2d

CRY HAVOC AND LET SLIP THE FROGS OF WAR!!!

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2d

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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Marc won’t tolerate this, because his children will be next @marclivolsi.bsky.social · 2d

CRY HAVOC AND LET SLIP THE FROGS OF WAR!!!

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2d

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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Rachel Withers @rachelwithers.bsky.social · 2d

Imagine kicking the former national rugby captain out of your sports club instead of the gambling lobby.

To paraphrase Groucho Marx, who'd want to belong to a club that would accept Responsible Wagering Australia as one of its sponsors?

Bill Browne @browne90.bsky.social · 2d

Making his point for him -- just asking about the power of the gambling lobby gets Senator David Pocock booted from sports club the Prime Minister heads. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Former Wallabies star David Pocock booted from parliamentary sports club

Exclusive: Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby

www.theguardian.com

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ginger @gingerest.bsky.social · 2d

nice to see frogs that aren't part of irony-poisoned chancel culture

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2d

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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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · 2d

New era of shanties has arrived @erinbiba.bsky.social

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ginger @gingerest.bsky.social · 2d

GOOD

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 2d

LMAOOOOO

A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying

Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money

Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.

www.vulture.com

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 2d

LMAOOOOO

A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying

Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money

Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.

www.vulture.com

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ginger @gingerest.bsky.social · 2d

I wasn't even counting the clones and I forgot he came back and married Dora.

ginger @gingerest.bsky.social · 2d

oh no circumcision discourse

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ginger @gingerest.bsky.social · 2d

yeah it gets twisted around in my head by the "beauty standard" thing, but at the end of it, I give you not only this picture but that one of the row of white guys in the sports stadium as support to your observation that we all look alike

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ginger @gingerest.bsky.social · 2d

I just thought you were being emphatic

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ginger @gingerest.bsky.social · 2d

I see the logic but most of my fellow white people don't look like these white women, who are setting the (super racist, ageist, ableist) beauty standard.

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ginger @gingerest.bsky.social · 2d

are those microphones?

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 2d

*Lil Jon Voice* States' Rights to What

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ginger @gingerest.bsky.social · 2d

people believe weird shit, Mary Ellen

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ginger @gingerest.bsky.social · 2d

but then what are the animals doing in heaven? why would heaven be just like earth?

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ginger @gingerest.bsky.social · 2d

so if heaven has horse ranches, does that mean that it's horse hell? spending eternity under bit, bridle, and saddle isn't a reward unless you are a human with a very specific kind of kink. although- maybe- maybe they're human horses?

Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 2d

A tearful Kim Robinson reports that God showed her that Charlie Kirk was rewarded with a horse ranch in Heaven and she saw "Charlie riding on a horse, with Jesus."

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Funranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social · 2d

As I've said before, FDA recalls are broad for even the suspicion of contamination. This is what they're supposed to do and it's a thankless task. The goal isn't to terrify people, but you need those things off the shelf.

I'm glad Paris put this round up together for folks. Been waiting for it.

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 2d

after the 10th radioactive shrimp recall in 7 weeks, i decided to do some digging

little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...

What Is Really Going on With All This Radioactive Shrimp? - Consumer Reports

Here’s the latest on how shrimp and spices got contaminated with cesium-137, how the FDA has responded, and why consumers should not panic.

www.consumerreports.org

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

Insurance companies can often be aggressive with their denials because “they don’t expect people to come back,” one health care advocate said.

The lesson is simple, another expert told us: “Appeal, appeal, appeal, appeal. That’s all you have.”

By @deldeib.bsky.social

This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.

When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...

www.propublica.org

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 2d

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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