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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 1d

A culture that tolerates and elevates pseudoscience will be at odds with the health of its citizens.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @handle.invalid · 2d

Minnesotans rallied to protest the Trump administration at dozens of sites across the state, packing parks, sidewalks and street corners as part of the nationwide “No Kings” demonstration. bit.ly/3JkaABA

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eva (^_^)/ @eva.computer · 3d

white house has joined bluesky
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · Sep 18

I am so jealous of this oblivious pile of fluff.

A large grey cat kinda spilling out of a wicker cat bed resting his chin on the edge of the bed. He looks comfy and sleepy.

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NPR @npr.org · 3d

It's the peak of the fall migration season. This is when bird deaths from window collisions tend to spike, even though simple solutions can prevent this.

As hundreds of millions of birds head south, the invisible danger is glass

It's the peak of the fall migration season. This is when bird deaths from window collisions tend to spike, even though simple solutions can prevent this.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 3d

This is Noah. He was hit by a car, which snapped both bones in his front leg. It was swollen, covered in deep cuts and painful. He had a plate and screws installed to realign the bones. He now needs weekly splint changes and bed rest while he heals. You can help him below ❤️‍🩹

15outof10.org/noah

a white and gray pit mix with blue eyes and a red collar stands outside. he's holding up his front left leg, which is swollen and broken. his top lip is stuck on his teef. it almost seems as if he's trying to show you his ouchie.

side by side x-rays of Noah's broken bones before and after surgery. on the left his bones are severely broken. on the right, his bones have been realigned with a plate that runs down the leg with 10 screws. he can forget any future travel plans because there's no way he's getting through airport security now.

Noah sits on a blue blanket on the floor of a vet's office. he's wearing a large plastic cone around his neck, and his broken leg is wrapped in green and blue bandage. he cranes his neck as he looks toward the camera with a goofy expression on his face.

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5 Calls @5calls.org · 3d

On October 18th, millions will rise up and say NO KINGS.

📍 Join an event near you 👉 www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=5...

📄 Download printable 5 Calls flyers to take with you 👉 drive.google.com/drive/folder...

📞 Call your Reps to demand they end to Trump's dictator rule 👉 5calls.org/issue/trump-...

End Trump's Dictator Rule ⭑ 5 Calls

Since Inauguration Day, Trump has consistently upended our constitutional separation of powers to unilaterally control all branches of our government; …

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Inequality Media Civic Action @imcivicaction.bsky.social · 4d

This is what Trump and Republicans don’t understand.

While they think they’re punishing Democrats, they’re hurting everyone – including their own constituents.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4d

Trump says his $40B bailout for Argentina's failing libertarian economy is "not gonna make a big difference for our country."

Really?

Imagine if we invested those billions on healthcare and housing for Americans, instead of bailing out Trump's pals abroad.

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American Humanist Association @americanhumanist.bsky.social · 4d

This Saturday, we rise.
No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.

Find your local protest: americanhumanist.org/nokings
#NoKings

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 5d

How exactly does Trump plan to lower drug prices by 1000%?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7d

Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.

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Andreea Dumuta @handle.invalid · 7d

nothing scarier than the economy

#art #illustration #design #digitalart

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Newfie912 @newfie912.bsky.social · 8d

It checks all the boxes

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8d

As ICE terrorizes communities, remember that some of Trump's biggest supporters are private prison companies that will make bank off his budget bill.

And Stephen Miller recently disclosed over $100K of stock in Palantir, the shady data firm ICE uses to target immigrants.

Cashing in on cruelty.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 10d

Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, said on the social media site X that the “RIFs have begun,” referring to reduction-in-force plans aimed at reducing the size of the federal government. https://to.pbs.org/4721d1s

'RIFs have begun.' Vought announces start of mass firings during government shutdown

The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers in the ongoing government shutdown.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10d

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10d

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 10d

Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans ripped health care away from 15 million people and are raising costs for millions more.

The numbers are damning.

Graphic showing the average ACA premium increase in each state. It's an average of 136% increase this year alone.

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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 10d

One of the saddest lessons of history is this:

If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle.

We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth.

The bamboozle has captured us.

- Carl Sagan, 1995

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Andrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist @drandrealove.bsky.social · 10d

RFK Jr. is HARKing in human form.

“hypothesizing after results are known,” is a tactic to “fit” a narrative to data.

It’s how he’s going to “make proof” for false health claims.

RFK Jr isn’t a scientist. He doesn’t know how to do science. He HAS profited off health disinformation for decades.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13d

Your Prime Day reminder that Amazon...

-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump

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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell @kurzgesagt.org · 13d

AI-generated content is flooding the internet, and we're entering a new era of information overload. Watch our latest video to find out how AI slop affects the internet and why kurzgesagt videos will always remain human-made: https://kgs.link/AISlop

In the middle, there is an AI-generated picture of a duck. Below it, there is a human-illustrated Duck, looking at the other duck in shock, and saying "Wtf is this?"

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Stonekettle @stonekettle.bsky.social · 12d

In Trump's America, you're an order of magnitude more likely to get attacked on the street by ICE and the National Guard than by any foreign gang member.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14d

71.5% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions, according to government data.

Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”

As Trump's regime terrorizes communities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of his biggest donors are private prison corporations.

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Safely Endangered @safelyendangered.bsky.social · 14d

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