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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 10h

⚡️ US falling behind Russia and China in hypersonic weapons race, study says.

The assessment shows a critical gap in U.S. military capabilities as Russia deploys hypersonic missiles against Ukraine and China rapidly advances its own arsenal.

US falling behind Russia and China in hypersonic weapons race, study says

The assessment shows a critical gap in U.S. military capabilities as Russia deploys hypersonic missiles against Ukraine and China rapidly advances its own arsenal.

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 11h

Antarctica may have passed a climate tipping point of no return, scientists are warning, with mounting evidence that a sudden slump in sea ice formation since 2016 is linked to human-induced ocean warming.

Antarctica may have crossed a tipping point that leads to rising seas

Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica – and there is growing evidence that it represents a permanent shift with potentially catastrophic consequences

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CNN @cnn.com · 11h

The US Army is accepting a donation of roughly $1 million for the travel and lodging of senior leaders to a professional development conference in Washington, DC, next week, as active duty forces are bracing for a missed paycheck amid the government shutdown, multiple US officials told CNN.

US Army accepting roughly $1 million donation to bring senior leaders to DC conference as troops brace for missed paycheck | CNN Politics

The US Army is accepting a donation of roughly $1 million for the travel and lodging of senior leaders to a professional development conference in Washington, DC, next week, as active duty forces are ...

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🍁Mel🇨🇦 @melhathnofury.bsky.social · 10h

Great Barrington Declaration.

Yes you are correct.

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🍁Mel🇨🇦 @melhathnofury.bsky.social · 10h

Well that’s the problem. They believe their own exceptionality.

They are also habituating us to death because of fossil fuels and *waves at everything.

🍁Mel🇨🇦 @melhathnofury.bsky.social · 10h

The GBD is at its core fascism which laid down the plans on how to not deal with Covid

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🍁Mel🇨🇦 @melhathnofury.bsky.social · 10h

No, I’m saying that’s what they want to do.

Their solution to save themselves is to sacrifice the poor, marginalized and disabled.

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🍁Mel🇨🇦 @melhathnofury.bsky.social · 10h

Gradual decarbonization.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 1d

@who.int-trained vaccinators are unstoppable in their determination to end the #cholera outbreak in #Sudan.

They use camels and mules to reach remote, hard to reach areas in Tawila, North Darfur, to ensure no one misses out on vaccines that will save their lives.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 11h

Trump floats dropping Spain from NATO alliance reut.rs/3VVJfbR

Trump floats dropping Spain from NATO alliance

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday the NATO alliance should weigh throwing Spain out of its membership ranks over a dispute about the Western European nation's lagging military spending.

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 11h

Farage is saying all teachers are Marxists. They're not. They just teach that we should care for one another. But that offends his fascist instincts. The result is he is turning on a profession that teaches about compassion and empathy - because he loathes it. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...

Nigel Farage’s declaration of war on teachers is a war on compassion, empathy and kindness

According to The Guardian, Nigel Farage, speaking at an event at a private Christian college in Michigan, USA, has accused teachers in the UK of “poisoning our kids” and predicted that they would go o...

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 11h

Clean indoor air as vital as clean water – By Research Associate Professor Amanda Kvalsvig and Australian Academy of Science chief executive Anna-Maria Arabia
www.croakey.org/clean-indoor...

Clean indoor air as vital as clean water

Introduction by Croakey: Clean air experts will come together at a conference in Melbourne next week in the wake of

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Christian Thiels @christianthiels.bsky.social · 12h

"Taiwan will build a new multi-layered air defence system called "T-Dome" to defend itself against enemy threats and increase defence spending, President Lai Ching-te said on Friday, calling on China to renounce the use of force to seize the island."
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Taiwan President Lai Ching-te waves a Taiwan flag with his wife Taiwan's First Lady Wu Mei-ju on the day he delivers a speech during National Day celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, October 10, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang

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Reuters @reuters.com · 12h

Sweden to invest $370 million in anti-drone systems reut.rs/3KJBtPM

Sweden to invest $370 million in anti-drone systems

Sweden will invest 3.5 billion Swedish crowns ($367.11 million) in more anti-drone systems, its defence minister said on Friday, citing a growing threat posed by aerial violations.

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🎀FANCY🎀 @fancysplace.bsky.social · 19h

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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 12h

Checking my friend for autism 😅😂🤣

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♿ hiding from plagues - Always masked - N95 or bust @smollestbunny2.bsky.social · 13h

What scrutiny? No one is masking still, people are still becoming disabled, people are still dying, not one public figure is brave enough to say people need to mask again. Cowards

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/nz-hospit...

Silent epidemic: Concerns over Covid spread in NZ hospitals

Hospital-acquired infections may account for 10-15% of Covid deaths.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles @siouxsiew.bsky.social · 15h

This is heartbreaking 💔

Living Safely With Covid @covidsafenz.bsky.social · 15h

#LongCovid “No one is immune to this”

Offered rest home care at 24: the lonely plight of formerly healthy young Kiwis suffering with long Covid

The pandemic never ended, and we're all living proof of that.

www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/10/o...

Offered rest home care at 24: the lonely plight of young Kiwis with long Covid

A group of young Kiwis prove what international studies show: that long Covid has a particularly debilitating effect on young people. But how much medical support is there for them?

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 14h

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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God @thegodpodcast.com · 19h

Thou shalt not shoot pastors in the head with smoke bombs. I shouldn’t have to say this.

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🍁Mel🇨🇦 @melhathnofury.bsky.social · 14h

Spain and China might have just saved humanity from brain damaging viruses like COVID.

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Finally, some hope in this damned plague.

dr alex concorde @doctoralex.bsky.social · 1d

HUGE NEWS Scientists reverse Alzheimer’s symptoms using nanoparticles that clear brain plaque & restore memory

In a massive breakthrough, researchers from Spain & China developed nanoparticles that remove toxic Alzheimer’s plaques from the brain AND repair the brain’s natural defense system.

Scientists achieve "striking reversal of Alzheimer’s" in mice

“Our results point to a new path: fix the barrier that keeps the brain healthy," researcher Giuseppe Battaglia told Newsweek.

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dr alex concorde @doctoralex.bsky.social · 1d

The study showed that just 3 injections of these “supramolecular drugs” cleared up to 60 % of amyloid-beta buildup in only 1 HOUR in mice.

THEN within 6 months, animals suffering from severe memory loss began behaving normally again effectively reversing cognitive decline.

Rapid amyloid-β clearance and cognitive recovery through multivalent modulation of blood–brain barrier transport - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy

Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy - Rapid amyloid-β clearance and cognitive recovery through multivalent modulation of blood–brain barrier transport

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🍁Mel🇨🇦 @melhathnofury.bsky.social · 14h

Spain and China might have just saved humanity from brain damaging viruses like COVID.

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Finally, some hope in this damned plague.

dr alex concorde @doctoralex.bsky.social · 1d

HUGE NEWS Scientists reverse Alzheimer’s symptoms using nanoparticles that clear brain plaque & restore memory

In a massive breakthrough, researchers from Spain & China developed nanoparticles that remove toxic Alzheimer’s plaques from the brain AND repair the brain’s natural defense system.

Scientists achieve "striking reversal of Alzheimer’s" in mice

“Our results point to a new path: fix the barrier that keeps the brain healthy," researcher Giuseppe Battaglia told Newsweek.

www.newsweek.com

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15h

The Education Department has hired at least 9 people from the America First Policy Institute, co-founded by Secretary Linda McMahon.

The think tank’s listed goals include ending the separation of church and state and “plant[ing] Jesus in every space.”

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

www.propublica.org

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