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Jon Fasman @jonfasman.bsky.social · 13h

If that baby was “in her placenta” it’s going to have bigger problems than potential autism.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 14h

"Somebody showed me a TikTok video of a pregnant woman eight months pregnant—she is an associate professor at the Columbia Medical School—and she is saying 'eff Trump' and gobbling Tylenol with her baby in her placenta."

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Jon Fasman @jonfasman.bsky.social · 14h

Thank you!!

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Shana Gadarian @sgadarian.bsky.social · 15h

Everyone who studies research methods just had an aneurysm

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Jon Fasman @jonfasman.bsky.social · 15h

www.wsj.com/arts-culture.... In a rare bylined, non-Economist appearance, I wrote about my favorite American singer and songwriter

Essay | It’s Finally Time to Give Johnny Cash His Due

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, the country-music legend can seem deeply uncool. It took years for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength.

www.wsj.com

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Jon Fasman @jonfasman.bsky.social · 1d

economist.com/the-americas... A reminder of the old economics joke— There are four types of economies in the world: advanced, developing, Argentina and Japan

Argentina’s finances just got even more surreal

Scott Bessent says Uncle Sam is underwriting Mr Milei’s laboratory

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 2d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Archie Hall @archiehall.bsky.social · 2d

For the first time in about 70 years, net immigration to America could be zero. Beneath the noise of tariff and budget fights, migration may well be the biggest economic story of 2025.

My latest for @economist.com: Welcome to Zero Migration America

Link: www.economist.com/finance-and...

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The Economist @economist.com · 2d

As Mark Carney heads to Washington for trade talks, Hal Hodson tells “The Intelligence” about the Canadian prime minister’s radical plans in a Trumpian world. Listen now

Man of steel, and aluminium: Carney talks trade with Trump

Also on the daily podcast: shopping addiction is again on the rise and why John Singer Sargent is back in vogue

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Jon Fasman @jonfasman.bsky.social · 2d

Unless Portland has pay phones, gas prices that are one-third the national average and the only Winchell's outside California, I suspect this picture is from the 1992 LA riots.

CNN @cnn.com · 3d

"President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the word 'insurrection' more frequently to describe anti-ICE protests in places like Portland," writes Zachary B. Wolf. https://cnn.it/4pWYmzr

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 3d

Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”

Gov. JB Pritzker’s letter to the National Governors Association

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 3d

My story is now up: www.economist.com/united-state...

What a Chicago immigration raid says about Trumpism

The worst excesses seem designed to produce content

www.economist.com

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 4d

Evidence collected by the medical community shows Israeli soldiers are *systematically* shooting and killing children in Gaza. revealnews.org/podcast/gaza...

US doctors in Gaza find evidence that kids are being targeted by the Israeli military

American doctors volunteering in Gaza report a disturbing pattern of children shot by Israeli forces. Now they’re pushing for accountability.

revealnews.org

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 4d

This is a *great* series @nytimes.com has been doing:

'50 Fixes From 50 States'

Local-level innovations for environmental repair and sustainability.

Series is here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Today's, on Delaware, is here (and surprising and interesting)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/c...

Do Coconuts Go With Oysters? For Saving the Delaware Shore, Yes.

www.nytimes.com

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Annie Abrams @annieabrams.bsky.social · 5d

republicans are going after the college board on antitrust grounds judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 5d

You can find all @pewresearch.org openings here pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...

We currently have searches for term-limited LLM analytics lead & assistant audience editor positions.

Salary info is included in all our job ads.

Please share this with anyone who might be interested!

This is a term-limited, grant-funded position expected to extend 15 months.

The Assistant Audience Editor will help connect Pew Research Center’s work with the public by supporting content creation, community engagement, and the day-to-day execution of our audience strategy. This junior role will focus on producing and adapting research content to text, graphics and short-form video for a variety of digital platforms and ensuring that the Center’s findings reach and resonate with broad and diverse audiences. The position will also play a key role in moderating conversations, fostering respectful engagement, and spotting opportunities to bring the Center’s research into discussions of current events. This position reports to the associate director, digital outreach.

The ideal candidate is an adaptable, curious, and detail-oriented collaborator with strong communication and task management skills, driven by a passion for providing nonpartisan information to the public.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 5d

This story about the FBI director handing out challenge coins that celebrate vigilante violence came out the same week that he fired an agent for having a small rainbow flag on his desk.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 5d

This is a quite clear sign of where the state of Israel thinks its international support is going to come from, going forward. And it isn’t diaspora Jews. www.jta.org/2025/10/03/i...

Israel to spend up to $4.1M to bolster support among Christians in western US, filings show - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

San Diego firm contracted to geofence churches, recruit pastors and tour an “October 7th Experience” exhibit as part of Israel's expanded global outreach efforts.

www.jta.org

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 5d

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

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Jon Fasman @jonfasman.bsky.social · 5d

They “were pulled”? That sounds awful; too bad we have no idea who did the pulling and had to use the passive voice.

CNN @cnn.com · 6d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 5d

"While 56% of Jewish Americans overall say they are emotionally attached to Israel, among those ages 18 to 34, that drops to 36%... Younger Jews are also more likely to say Israel has committed genocide, with 50% of those ages 18 to 34 saying so." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Many American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza, Post poll finds

Most Jews say Israel is committing war crimes — and 39 percent say genocide — while often distinguishing between the country and its leadership.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Deanna Kreisel 🌱 @doctorwaffle.substack.com · 7d

In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:

Screen cap of parodic version of William Blake's "The Tyger" that begins:
Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright
(Not sure if I spelled that right)
What immortal hand or eye
Could fashion such a stripy guy?
What the hammer that hath hewn it
Into such a chonky unit?
Did who made the lamb make thee,
Or an external franchisee?

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The Economist @economist.com · 6d

Manchester was the first terror attack against Jews on British soil in three decades. Yet sadly it did not come as a surprise

Why Jews feel increasingly unsafe in Britain

An attack on a Manchester synagogue follows a resurgence in antisemitism

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Shawn @shawnhils.bsky.social · 6d

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 6d

Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment

Sky News @news.sky.com · 7d

Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally, a former nurse, has been named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury - the first time a woman has been appointed to the role in the Church of England's history.

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Sarah Scott Scire @sarahscire.com · 7d

What gets Americans interested in supporting local news?

New research shows words that test poorly across demographics include: Democracy (when used as a political appeal), Republican/Democrat, Marginalized (without clear civic relevance), Objective, and Political www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/dont...

Don’t dwell on “democracy,” and other new findings about how to market local news

"Here’s the paradox: 93% of people believe reliable local news is necessary for democracy, yet many of these same people react negatively to explicit 'democracy' messaging."

www.niemanlab.org

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