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Max Roser @maxroser.bsky.social · 9h

What we die from vs. what we hear in the news.

Terrorism and homicides account for less than 1% of deaths, but for more than half of all media stories about death in the US — whether in the New York Times, the Washington Post, or Fox News.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 6h

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 7h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 7h

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 7h

It’s no wonder that Trump has such a twisted view of war and sacrifice. And the utility of bribes.

Donald was seven years old, and his father was brought before a U.S. Senate committee investigating abuses in a housing program for war veterans and middle class families. President Eisenhower had been outraged to learn of the bribes that developers paid to bureaucrats and of the alleged profiteering practiced by Trump and others. Ike called them "sons of bitches."
As federal investigators had discovered, the elder Trump had collected an extra $1.7 million in rent-equivalent to $15 million today-before beginning to pay back his low-cost government loan. He was able to do this because a bureaucrat named Clyde Powell approved the paperwork.
Powell, who had never been paid more than a modest government salary, had mysteriously amassed a small fortune. (While it was clear Powell accepted bribes, the sources were never officially identified.) In addition to collecting the extra rent, Trump paid himself a substantial architect's fee. And he charged inflated rents based on an estimate of construction costs that was far greater than what he actually spent. All of this was legal, even if it did victimize taxpayers, veterans, and other renters.

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Robert Picardo @robertpicardo.bsky.social · 4h

My first professional acting job was in an off-Broadway play with Diane Keaton in 1976. I worked with her again when she directed an episode of China Beach. She was smart, kind, funny and very, very talented. What a loss.

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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 4h

repeating non-falsifiable claims undermines the entire premise of journalism

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

Trump, 79, has "cardiac age" of 65-year-old, doctor says reut.rs/4mZNZbu

Trump, 79, has "cardiac age" of 65-year-old, doctor says

Donald Trump was found to be in "exceptional health" in a medical evaluation, the U.S. president's doctor said in a memo released by the White House on Friday, with his "cardiac age" 14 years younger than in "chronological age."

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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 12h

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 1d

Influenza versus Cövid.

826 COVID vs 89 flu deaths, and within 90 days, 1,391 COVID vs 149 flu deaths, showing worse outcomes for COVID-19

Rough maths? About 10 times more fatal

journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...

Comparative risk of post-acute sequelae among adults following SARS-CoV-2 or influenza virus infection: A retrospective cohort study among United States adults

Author summary Why was this study done? It is known that people may suffer medical complications long after COVID-19, which are called post-acute sequelae (PAS). Similar sequelae are also known to h...

journals.plos.org

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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 5h

Pretty amazing birthday today, cavorting in the high alpine of the Canadian mountains. Amazing fall colours!

It's become birthday tradition to beg (I mean draw attention to) for some of the important organizations I care about, striving to make change in the Canadian policy landscape.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2h

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.

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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 5h

Once again, everything is Trudeau's fault here. Almost nothing about provincial culpability with international students (especially in Ontario, which got a single passing mention), nothing about the provinces' responsibilities about housing or healthcare. Nope, this was all Trudeau.

How Canada got immigration right for so long – and then got it very, very wrong

Canadian immigration was stable, popular and uncontroversial. But a series of changes after 2015 broke the national consensus, and the system

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 15h

PORTLAND, Ore. — A small group of federal agents in camouflage and face masks watched from atop the immigration processing center Thursday night as a unicorn, peacock, dinosaur and raccoon danced to Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back Time.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone'

Dancing frogs, peacocks and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to the Trump administration's portrait of the Oregon city, they say.

www.nbcnews.com

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 7h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 8h

Study: Paternal SARS-CoV-2 infection impacts sperm small noncoding RNAs and increases anxiety in offspring in a sex-dependent manner.

Published: 11 October 2025

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Paternal SARS-CoV-2 infection impacts sperm small noncoding RNAs and increases anxiety in offspring in a sex-dependent manner - Nature Communications

Whether paternal pre-conceptual SARS-CoV-2 infection impacts sperm RNA content, or effects offspring phenotypes, has not been previously investigated. Here authors report changes in sperm noncoding RNAs in SARS-CoV-2 infected sires and increased anxiety-like behaviors in offspring.

www.nature.com

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 7h

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 8h

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Julia Raifman, ScD @juliaraifman.bsky.social · 16h

“Workers continued to see elevated health-related absences linked to COVID-19…

[which] has likely raised the value to workers of paid-leave policies & existing social safety net programs.

Measures to reduce COVID-19 transmission in the workplace may also mitigate these new exposure risks”

Enduring Outcomes of COVID-19 Work Absences on the US Labor Market

This cohort study examines the extent to which COVID-19 continues to generate work absences and decrease labor force participation beyond the pandemic period in the US.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 15h

Protesters getting cuffed should insist on calling the arresting officers “Daddy” just to make them feel weird as hell about the whole thing.

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 19h

American spirit exports to #Canada 'plummeted' 85%, says U.S. trade group

Distilled Spirits Council of the United States CEO urges 'lasting return to tariff-free trade'

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

American spirit exports to Canada 'plummeted' 85%, says U.S. trade group | CBC News

American spirit exports to Canada "plummeted" 85 per cent in the second quarter of 2025, with the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States calling the situation "very troubling" as consumers in ...

www.cbc.ca

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Ghouly Hoye 🇨🇦 👻 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 14h

Sharp, McLean, Wong and others, if elected, will be responsible for more expensive deals and sprawl. Is everybody ready for MUCH higher property taxes?

Ghouly Hoye 🇨🇦 👻 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 14h

Reminder:

“To build the arena, the city is putting up $853M in cash; the Flames are putting up $40M.”

I am not anti-arena, but I am 💯 anti-bad deal.

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Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 14h

Solidarity with all trans and intersex people having their existence debated every time a tv host hasn't done their prep and can't think of any more questions

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Seems like a bad idea to fire air traffic controllers when there's already a shortage but what do I know

Sean Duffy Threatens to Fire Air Traffic Controllers as 10% Call Out Sick During Shutdown

gizmodo.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15h

New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.

Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 13h

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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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 13h

Both the more long-term rot and the very recent decay, perfectly captured: Thiessen has been producing disingenuous reactionary garbage for years at WaPo - that, in fact, was his entire mission. But until recently, excellent people were also writing opinions for them. They're gone. His ilk is left.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 2d

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Connor Turner @ctoverdrive.bsky.social · 13h

Started tearing up just watching this. I would not be able to hold it together if I was her brother.

I have no idea how the US heals from this.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

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