blaine
@jblainefoster.bsky.social
genetics BS ➡️ history MA ➡️ PharmD candidate | 🌈🏳️⚧️ | MECFS | 🇨🇦➡️🇺🇸 | any/all
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Yeah, the guys who shot him didn't know about this. And if the insinuation is that they did, then it just becomes summary execution for kicking a car.
I mean, many drivers would agree...
I mean, many drivers would agree...
January 29, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Yeah, the guys who shot him didn't know about this. And if the insinuation is that they did, then it just becomes summary execution for kicking a car.
I mean, many drivers would agree...
I mean, many drivers would agree...
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Methotrexate is often used for arthritis patients for example. My dad uses it so his hands can continue to be usable.
The Trump administration formally withdrew federal guidance that required pharmacies to dispense methotrexate. Chronically ill people may face more challenges in getting this drug for their health. My latest for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
HHS will allow pharmacies to boycott lifesaving drugs used in medication abortion
Misoprostol and methotrexate do more than end pregnancies—but anti-abortion pharmacists can now refuse to offer them and still get federal funds.
www.motherjones.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Methotrexate is often used for arthritis patients for example. My dad uses it so his hands can continue to be usable.
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More than 100 Gazans have been accepted to Canadian universities.
Canada isn’t letting them in.
pressprogress.ca/gazans-accep...
Canada isn’t letting them in.
pressprogress.ca/gazans-accep...
More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In.
See a map of the graduate programs they're planning to attend, if the government finally processes their visas
pressprogress.ca
January 27, 2026 at 8:11 PM
More than 100 Gazans have been accepted to Canadian universities.
Canada isn’t letting them in.
pressprogress.ca/gazans-accep...
Canada isn’t letting them in.
pressprogress.ca/gazans-accep...
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(norman rockwell guy) i don't think we should replace human tutors with the lying robot that tells children to kill themselves
We want to make sure tutoring isn't the preserve of a lucky few, but accessible to every child who needs it.
AI can help us do that.
Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
AI can help us do that.
Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
Poorest pupils to be given AI tutors
Bridget Phillipson says tuition would no longer be the preserve of ‘the lucky few’
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 2:21 PM
(norman rockwell guy) i don't think we should replace human tutors with the lying robot that tells children to kill themselves
one of the local Walgreens loooooves to tell patients "idk, we called them for a transfer and they never sent it to us" and then the patients come back all pissed off and idk if the Walgreens people realize that when you're adequately staffed you can be 100% sure that never happened?
January 29, 2026 at 5:54 AM
one of the local Walgreens loooooves to tell patients "idk, we called them for a transfer and they never sent it to us" and then the patients come back all pissed off and idk if the Walgreens people realize that when you're adequately staffed you can be 100% sure that never happened?
Pharmacist: "Okay this morning I'M going to fill and YOU'RE going to check"
*several minutes later*
Me: "Where's the hydroxychloroquine?"
👨⚕️: *puckish* "Did a flag come up when you scanned?"
Me: "I didn't scan yet"
👨⚕️: "Why not?"
Me: "Because this is a SERTRALINE bottle for HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE"
*several minutes later*
Me: "Where's the hydroxychloroquine?"
👨⚕️: *puckish* "Did a flag come up when you scanned?"
Me: "I didn't scan yet"
👨⚕️: "Why not?"
Me: "Because this is a SERTRALINE bottle for HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE"
January 29, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Pharmacist: "Okay this morning I'M going to fill and YOU'RE going to check"
*several minutes later*
Me: "Where's the hydroxychloroquine?"
👨⚕️: *puckish* "Did a flag come up when you scanned?"
Me: "I didn't scan yet"
👨⚕️: "Why not?"
Me: "Because this is a SERTRALINE bottle for HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE"
*several minutes later*
Me: "Where's the hydroxychloroquine?"
👨⚕️: *puckish* "Did a flag come up when you scanned?"
Me: "I didn't scan yet"
👨⚕️: "Why not?"
Me: "Because this is a SERTRALINE bottle for HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE"
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The Boss says, you effed up-
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 10:44 PM
The Boss says, you effed up-
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the original “the purpose of a system is what it does”
by their works ye shall know them
January 28, 2026 at 2:55 PM
the original “the purpose of a system is what it does”
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this story quotes:
- A trump ambassador
- A museum run by Trump appointees
- Stop Antisemitism, an organization funded by right-wing donors
... aaannnnddd that's it! Not a single scholar of the Holocaust. Not anyone unaffiliated with Walz' political opponents.
- A trump ambassador
- A museum run by Trump appointees
- Stop Antisemitism, an organization funded by right-wing donors
... aaannnnddd that's it! Not a single scholar of the Holocaust. Not anyone unaffiliated with Walz' political opponents.
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 3:01 AM
this story quotes:
- A trump ambassador
- A museum run by Trump appointees
- Stop Antisemitism, an organization funded by right-wing donors
... aaannnnddd that's it! Not a single scholar of the Holocaust. Not anyone unaffiliated with Walz' political opponents.
- A trump ambassador
- A museum run by Trump appointees
- Stop Antisemitism, an organization funded by right-wing donors
... aaannnnddd that's it! Not a single scholar of the Holocaust. Not anyone unaffiliated with Walz' political opponents.
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Holy shit, there's an open carry #2A protest of ICE happening in Douglas County Colorado -- a very wealthy and very red suburb county of Denver. (I lived there for 16 years.) The Trump Administration pissing off committed gun owners sufficiently for them to join the protests against ICE is wild.
January 28, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Holy shit, there's an open carry #2A protest of ICE happening in Douglas County Colorado -- a very wealthy and very red suburb county of Denver. (I lived there for 16 years.) The Trump Administration pissing off committed gun owners sufficiently for them to join the protests against ICE is wild.
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This was an invented moral panic. The NYT and Fox News ran more stories about trans people than the Advocate, an explicitly LGBTQ publication. It was the exact same story in the UK. The media fanned the flames of a moral panic.
Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
January 28, 2026 at 12:05 PM
This was an invented moral panic. The NYT and Fox News ran more stories about trans people than the Advocate, an explicitly LGBTQ publication. It was the exact same story in the UK. The media fanned the flames of a moral panic.
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It took *three* of them to write this
The level of cope among MAGAs is off the charts. This is the funniest thing I’ve read all week. Imagine calling yourself a journalist and actually signing your name to THIS headline.😅
I swear to God NYPost is trying to put @bencollins.bsky.social and The Onion out of business. 😅😅😅
I swear to God NYPost is trying to put @bencollins.bsky.social and The Onion out of business. 😅😅😅
January 28, 2026 at 1:48 AM
It took *three* of them to write this
and while I don't! believe in Geocentrism I do now pay some attention to how the sun appears to go in a circle across the sky before it disappears at night
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
January 28, 2026 at 2:23 AM
and while I don't! believe in Geocentrism I do now pay some attention to how the sun appears to go in a circle across the sky before it disappears at night
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Andrew Huberman, Dog Phrenologist
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
January 28, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Andrew Huberman, Dog Phrenologist
vividly remember being on twitter in ~2018 and being told by this type of person that I needed to get out of my "elite coastal liberal bubble" and I was like. I live in Provo Utah because I attend Brigham Young University but okayyyyy
January 28, 2026 at 12:47 AM
vividly remember being on twitter in ~2018 and being told by this type of person that I needed to get out of my "elite coastal liberal bubble" and I was like. I live in Provo Utah because I attend Brigham Young University but okayyyyy
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americans hate it when they're shown on tv doing something cool
TOM HOMAN: “We’re going to create a database where those people that are arrested for interference, impeding and assault, we’re going to make them famous. We’re going to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”
Story: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 27, 2026 at 7:48 PM
americans hate it when they're shown on tv doing something cool
still trying to get enough food for August after losing his SNAP benefits, because there's only so many times you can have sleep for dinner without getting dizzy
Look I don't know what to say at this point. I'm just one disabled guy with no income. I'm not trying to mulnipulate anyone or anything but I'm in over my head trying to figure out next month's budget. PayPal preferred as usual.
PayPal.me/AugustMcMullen
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
PayPal.me/AugustMcMullen
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
January 28, 2026 at 12:34 AM
still trying to get enough food for August after losing his SNAP benefits, because there's only so many times you can have sleep for dinner without getting dizzy
just had a patient mansplain the rules on testosterone refills to me, a transmasc employee of the pharmacy
January 27, 2026 at 9:13 PM
just had a patient mansplain the rules on testosterone refills to me, a transmasc employee of the pharmacy
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After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.
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Look I don't know what to say at this point. I'm just one disabled guy with no income. I'm not trying to mulnipulate anyone or anything but I'm in over my head trying to figure out next month's budget. PayPal preferred as usual.
PayPal.me/AugustMcMullen
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
PayPal.me/AugustMcMullen
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
January 27, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Look I don't know what to say at this point. I'm just one disabled guy with no income. I'm not trying to mulnipulate anyone or anything but I'm in over my head trying to figure out next month's budget. PayPal preferred as usual.
PayPal.me/AugustMcMullen
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
PayPal.me/AugustMcMullen
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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Stop what you’re doing and read this piece, which is as powerful as you’d expect from @adamserwer.bsky.social witnessing the events of last week on the ground in Minnesota. “The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone.”
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Stop what you’re doing and read this piece, which is as powerful as you’d expect from @adamserwer.bsky.social witnessing the events of last week on the ground in Minnesota. “The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone.”
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(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:51 AM
(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
I have turned autocorrect off my phone. We'll see how this goes.
January 27, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I have turned autocorrect off my phone. We'll see how this goes.