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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 1h

It's incredible the extent to which Congress just utterly refuses to defend itself. You'd think for entirely self-interested reasons you would stridently oppose having the power of the purse arbitrarily ripped from you, ya know?

Why would you allow yourself to become the Roman Senate circa 27 BC.

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 3h

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Zeb Larson @zeblarson.bsky.social · 1h

I’m curious. If you’re a PhD grad, are you ever in contact with your old department or advisors? And did you stay in academia, or get a different job?

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Noise Rock Dad @noiserockdad.bsky.social · 1h

*Trying* to get another job, 3 years of searching now (I'm back in school for accounting). I've tried to leave academia as far behind as I can. There's nothing there for me, and my experience was mixed.

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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 6h

The structure of this lede is quite instructive. Use action words ("slams") and extensive quotes to amplify Johnson's heinous lie, then, rather than plainly stating that this is complete bs, the reporters avers that his statement "drew condemnation from some Democrats."

Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday slammed the No Kings protest march scheduled to take place at the National Mall next week, describing the planned protest as the “hate America rally” that would draw “the pro-Hamas wing” and “the antifa people.” His characterizations, however, drew condemnation from some Democrats who defended the protest movement, whose first big demonstration was overwhelmingly peaceful.

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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 4h

OMB currently googling "which appropriations are more than one year"

Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 4h

lol okay russ

this is going to be incredible and the likelihood a bunch of people not only do big boy crimes but irrevocably Break Something continues to increase

Charlie Thomas @cthomasjamh.bsky.social · 4h

apnews.com/article/trum... OMB says the money for the troops is going to be covered by R&D but we’re back at how does DFAS color that money (like legally how does it use that pot) and distribute it properly over a holiday weekend to meet a Wednesday suspense.

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Noise Rock Dad @noiserockdad.bsky.social · 4h

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Noise Rock Dad @noiserockdad.bsky.social · 5h

Is this in NC?

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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 7h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Noise Rock Dad @noiserockdad.bsky.social · 6h

Thinkin' I'm gonna do Audit. I'm actually enjoying this class!

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Guillotine Hunger Force @themilfmag.net · 8h

and theyll have u blv the negativity comes from the voters

A furious person labeled both democrats and republicans screeches I hate you and hope you die at an innocent happy person labeled Zohran who is saying I like New York City

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 9h

What drives me nuts about this dialogue: diversity and inclusion training was a corporate response to the statutory requirements civil rights laws. None of these laws have been repealed by Congress. Congress can pass the laws under Section 5 of the 14th Amendment, which has also not been repealed.

Anna Gifty @handle.invalid · 9h

lol gentle reminder that DEI is not illegal. Supporting marginalized groups is not illegal. Anyone reneging on support is making a CHOICE to do so.

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pecker head @pecker-head.bsky.social · 9h

white-throated sparrow #birds

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 9h

an incontestable fact of the second trump administration is it is actively trying to sicken and kill as many americans as it can

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 11h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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John Stehlin @jstehlin.bsky.social · 10h

these people are monarchists not because they believe kings are virtuous but because a monarch is typically an easily manipulated figurehead that provides cover for all manner of private violence and enrichment

bob barker 🍸 @insortediaboli.bsky.social · 15h

“The president is being fed a steady diet of AI generated propaganda videos from his team so they can direct his energies and signatures towards their own goals” is a real and true statement about America in 2025

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Jason Adams @jamnpp.bsky.social · 10h

Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.

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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 11h

Argentina edition of Libertarian bible

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Devin Judge-Lord @judgelord.bsky.social · 10h

IRS layoffs are costly for the U.S., redistributing wealth to the top 1% (who lie on their taxes at jaw-dropping rates).

The bottom 99% generally pay their taxes. cepr.org/voxeu/column...

Taxes evaded as a percent of taxes owed from a study showing that the 99th wealth percentile and above evade significantly more taxes than everyone else. The richest evade 25% of the taxes they owe on average. The bottom 95% evade less than 3% of their taxes on average. While these data are from Scandinavia, similar patterns are likely in other countries, including the U.S.

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Djinn & Tonic 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇬🇱 @djinnandtonic.bsky.social · 1d

"please don't go forty-eighter mode in front of my parents"

me:

An engraved eagle from a recruit poster for the Union army aimed at Philadelphia area German speakers. The eagle flies downward witha radiant pattern behind him, as well as an American flag on a pole topped with a Phrygian cap. In its mouth, a German language inscription in Fraktur font, translated as "Union and Freedom forever! 👉 Death to the Traitors!"

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Monica Byrne @monicabyrne13.bsky.social · 15h

If you don’t delete an AI video after multiple people have pointed out to you that it is, honestly, fuck you. You are spreading misinformation at best, and at worst, contributing to the deterioration of our shared reality.

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 10h

in my humble opinion it is journalistic malpractice for a verified account to be sharing garbage AI-generated news videos because they're too stupid and lazy to verify their sources

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That's HEDLEY! @hedleylamarr23.bsky.social · 10h

This is how Trump got elected: fortune.com/2025/10/10/p...

Lay's drastically rebrands after disturbing finding: 42% of consumers didn't know their chips were made out of potatoes | Fortune

New bags—matte-ified and designed to look like wood planks (like a potato crate)—will hold the chips with revamped ingredient lists.

fortune.com

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 11h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 10h

“Asset managers and financial advisers have concocted a zillion ways to disguise their fees. Congress wants to give them yet another.
A bill passed by the House and pending in the Senate would authorize portfolios often used in retirement accounts to skip reporting the expenses of certain funds”

Congress Thinks Hiding Fund Fees Is Good for You

Even if fund expenses seem to disappear, they’re still the biggest drag on your returns.

www.wsj.com

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 10h

this is a really compelling analysis, and doesn’t try too hard to narrow it down to just one problem

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 10h

Deep dive into the surge in US pedestrian deaths:

"It’s not that more pedestrians are getting hit by vehicles; it’s that the ones that are getting hit are more likely to die."

"[That] seems like fairly strong evidence for the theory that the rise in large SUVs is behind the uptick in ped deaths."

Why Are So Many Pedestrians Killed by Cars in the US?

It’s unfortunately not uncommon for pedestrians to be killed by cars in the US.

www.construction-physics.com

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John Paul Helveston @jhelvy.bsky.social · 1d

I knew MIT hired smart people
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

www.nytimes.com

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