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kim hébert @kimberlyhebert.bsky.social · Oct 14

“She was not an outcast as much as a cast out, a been-gone, a far-away, a woman with a will to be outside of society, a fantasy.

High or low, she could be something she could make up on her own.”

— Thulani Davis, “The Blues Talk Back”

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 18h

Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)

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Marta Jewson @martajewson.bsky.social · 1d

New Orleans public transit is free all day (Saturday)

Marta Jewson @martajewson.bsky.social · 1d

New Orleanians, RTA is free tomorrow

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 17h

In plain English:

Troops remain federalized for now, but cannot be deployed in Illinois.

Order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Background: www.lawdork.com/p/the-trials...

The trials of litigating against Trump

As Trump troop deployments are blocked in Chicago, Trump appellate appointees push back on the order blocking deployments in Portland. And, another Trump target indicted.

www.lawdork.com

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Thad Ochocinco, Active Listener @thadochocinco.bsky.social · 20h

From the people that repeatedly shoot at the Emmitt Till Memorial Marker comes Brent Jones, who was arrested for pissing in the reflecting pool and destroying the eternal flame at Martin Luther King's burial site www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...

Eternal flame at Martin Luther King Jr.’s Atlanta burial site destroyed

Police say the man also urinated in the reflective pool.

www.wsbtv.com

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 21h

They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.

I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.

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CNN @cnn.com · 18h

Federal appeals court rules National Guard troops in Illinois can remain federalized but can't be deployed as the appeals process continues.
https://cnn.it/3KIZEOl

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Mediaite @mediaite.com · 17h

‘Bloodbath’: Journalists Report Trump Administration’s Massive CDC Firings Will Be Felt Worldwide

Journalists reported that the Trump administration's massive CDC layoffs would be felt worldwide as "potentially important outbreaks" could go undetected. The post ‘Bloodbath’: Journalists Report Trump Administration’s Massive CDC Firings Will Be Felt Worldwide first appeared on Mediaite.

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David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells.bsky.social · 21h

“Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed as the region warms, with new seeps being discovered at an ‘astonishing rate,’ scientists have found.” www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/c...

Scientists discovered something alarming seeping out from beneath the ocean around Antarctica | CNN

Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed, with new seeps being discovered at an “astonishing rate,” raising fears that future global warming predictions may have been und...

www.cnn.com

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 21h

"For centuries, we have named the vice in which we are held captive. The ? is whether others are willing to know what we know, whether the formations of knowledge and power that enabled this capture can be expected to produce something else-or whether we must rethink existence, world and Earth."

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

153 kids are in quarantine in South Carolina.

118 kids in Minneapolis.

This is what happens when we ignore the science.

When we stop vaccinating, long eradicated diseases come back.

The kids deserve better than this. Measles can disable. It can kill. And it’s completely preventable.

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

www.nbcnews.com

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kim hébert @kimberlyhebert.bsky.social · 1d

A discarded map found in the entryway marked units “vacant,” “tenant” or “firearms” with some marked both “tenant” & “firearms.” Those marked “vacant” had doors broken down with unit items left scattered in hallways. Most of those marked “tenant” seemed intact.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid, one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before t...

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Robert Fischoff @rfischoff.bsky.social · 1d

That’s part of the plan. Completely eliminate the EPA, OSHA, HHS including the CDC and the FDA, USDA, HUD and the departments of labor, education and energy. It’s a mainstream Republican policy- “Shrink government so it’s small enough to drown in a bathtub.” No more regulations. None.

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KM Apothecary @apothcarysees.bsky.social · 1d

The fist MM Weekly I read was about an increase in Kaposi’s sarcoma in gay men, which later turned out to be HIV related. HIV had not been discovered yet. Without MMWR it there would have been no notification of what was to come. It’s beyond important.

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E.A.R. @primateyell.bsky.social · 1d

I actually gasped. As a former public health reporter the MMWR is a big deal

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 1d

The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.

The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.

We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 1d

“Our hospitals are ready.”

Was never a good plan.

Prevent COVID-19.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/sev...

Severe COVID may carry higher risk of long-term conditions requiring hospitalization through 6 months

www.cidrap.umn.edu

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 3d

They’re doing everything they can to increase the penalty children pay for being poor.

statescoop.com/fcc-e-rate-f...

FCC ends E-Rate funding for Wi-Fi hotspots, school bus connectivity | StateScoop

The FCC voted to end rules that allowed schools and libraries to use E-Rate funds on school bus Wi-Fi and internet hotspots.

statescoop.com

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 2d

Are we great yet?

Mark Bray, a Rutgers University professor and expert on anti-fascist groups, is fleeing to Spain with his family due to death threats that stem from a campaign by Turning Point USA and other conservative groups to get him fired, falsely labeling him as an antifa member.

Antifa expert at Rutgers University says he is moving to Spain because of death threats

An expert on anti-fascist groups who teaches at New Jersey’s flagship state university is moving his family overseas.

apnews.com

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 2d

None of us can do everything but each of us can do SOMETHING.

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Ari Ofsevit @ofsevit.bsky.social · 3d

HAWK signals are atrocious and I'm glad someone has done this study … hopefully we can take some action and retire them to the dustbin of history.

www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...

New kind of traffic signal is confusing Massachusetts drivers as 25% run red light, study finds

A new type of traffic light that's becoming increasingly popular in Massachusetts is confusing drivers, a study found.

www.cbsnews.com

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 3d

Undermining students' trust in teachers/professors might also be by design. Because tech companies have a great deal to gain financially if they can persuade families, students, and policymakers that AI can replace teachers/professors in schools.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 3d

“One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds. Half of the students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teachers.”

Rising Use of AI in Schools Comes With Big Downsides for Students

A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology looks at teachers' and students' experiences with the technology.

www.edweek.org

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maxine maxine. 🇬🇩📚🍉✨ @mminthecity.bsky.social · 3d

i have VERY high self-esteem, but i think/know that’s a direct result of growing up with parents who weren’t curious about me and therefore don’t know how dope i am, and i thought that was stupid. 🤣

i made myself believe in myself enough for it to surpass judgment or motivation from other people.

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Adam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 3d

A national political party could just send a bunch of electeds to Portland for a weekend to look around, with cameras following them. I mean, national news outlets could also do this, but OK.

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