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Mark Fitzpatrick @marktfitz.bsky.social · 8h

"This cosplay with armed troops flooding the streets of
American cities is a tragedy waiting to happen."

The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s plan to flood cities with troops is a lose-lose: it erodes trust in the military, undermines local authority, weakens readiness, and risks another Kent State. Using soldiers as political props degrades U.S. national security.

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Okie @okiefrommuskogee.bsky.social · 7h

Jesus H. Christ, they say these things like the internet doesn’t exist. No shame, no fear of reprisal, no expectation for tough follow up questions from the Trump owners media. I feel insane every day and I’m just a common sense middle class person who would rather not keep up with politics daily

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 7h

It is very telling that behind Trump stand senior HHS officials. They literally stand behind the most obvious falsehoods, which tells you all you need to know about how much faith you should put in any statements they make about the science of public health

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 7h

"Turn around or you're going to get the dog."

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 9h

This is not a border crossing.
There’s no law that any of us have to show our papers on the interior.

This is a blatant civil rights violation. How is anyone supposed to know whether this man is a real ICE agent or just pretending to be one?!

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 6h

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 5h

Presented without comment, the current scene outside Union Station in DC as I got off the train.

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Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 4h

In the same Oval Office meeting with reporters today (see messages below) although Trump said he stopped 8 wars & Putin called him & said Putin agrees with DT’s Mideast peace plan, NOT ONE REPORTER ASKED TRUMP: “WHAT ABOUT PEACE FOR UKRAINE?”

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Drew Jones @bingsly.bsky.social · 4h

I feel guilty that ive been more active on X since making this account. With the algo there clearly suppressing pro-ukrainian accounts though, its hard to justify staying there. Guess I need to check the pulse here, see how we're doing on this side of the internet.

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atheranews.bsky.social @atheranews.bsky.social · 3h

UK ready to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine war effort

The UK is "ready to progress" to using the full value of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine's war effort, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said. In a statement, the leaders of the UK, France and Germany said the joint action…

UK ready to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine war effort

The UK is "ready to progress" to using the full value of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine's war effort, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said. In a statement, the leaders of the UK, France and Germany said the joint action would "increase pressure" on Russian President Vladimir Putin and "bring Russia to the negotiation table". It added the move would be taken "in close cooperation" with the US.

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 11h

After some biochemical sleuthing, scientists now think they have identified one of the molecular mechanisms that gives these wrinkly darlings their longevity: cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky 🧪

The naked mole rat’s molecular secrets to a long life

Just 4 amino acids in an enzyme associated with DNA repair give the rodents longevity

cen.acs.org

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Grant Hamilton 🐨 @ecologygrant.bsky.social · 5h

The shrew’s extinction increases the tally of Australian mammals extinct since 1788 to 39 species. This is far more than for any other country. These losses represent about 10% of all Australia’s land mammal species before colonisation 🧪

theconversation.com/and-then-the...

And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct

Australia’s only known shrew has been declared extinct. Its loss emphasises the need for national protection of Australia’s rare and unique wildlife.

theconversation.com

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Daniel MacPhee 🇨🇦 @d-macphee.bsky.social · 5h

Lost Science

“This disruption is, as far as I can tell, unprecedented in US history. There are echoes from the history of other countries—Soviet science under Lysenko, for example, or German science in the 1930s”
🧪 #Scicomm
buttondown.com/carlzimmer/a...

Friday's Elk: Lost Science

Photo by Jeekc/Wikimedia Last week, Jane Goodall died. I contributed to the coverage at the New York Times with a story that I co-authored with Emily Anthes....

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 10h

🇵🇸 About 250,000 Palestinians have returned to northern Gaza since the announcement of the ceasefire, - Sky News Arabia

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Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 10h

The absolute garbage that Google Search has turned into —
Gemini AI (Artificial Idiot) pops up before all web results to tell you that 1.3 + 1.9 + 2.7 = 6.9

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Henning Dekant 📎 @quaxquax.bsky.social · 9h

Putin probably feels he needs to get back on Donnie's good side and uses this to project some goodwill. 🤞

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Schmingy 🇨🇦 @sirschming.bsky.social · 11h

If Melania Trump manages to get Ukraine’s stolen kids back, that’s great. Whatever her weird relationship is with putin.

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ukrdef.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy @ukrdef.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 11h

KYIV INDEPENDENT:
Russia is erasing our memories of a peaceful life

Nothing rattles you like the quiet ping of a morning message from your mother that says, "A drone fragment hit the building in your grandmother's courtyard."My grandmother Tamara and her brother Viktor live in a picturesque […]

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Meanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 11h

Since the full-scale invasion, Poland has delivered the world’s largest tank package to Ukraine—318 in total (T-72M/M1, T-72M1R, PT-91, Leopard 2). Alongside the tanks came 586 armored vehicles,👇

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 11h

When Putin talks to a Russians he consistently says that they invade Ukraine to destroy the state and nation and correct the path of history. NATO and similar framings are just for the useful foreigners.

Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 10d

Pu spells out Ru's imperialist motivations for the war. He calls the conquest a long-held dream and historical destiny.

He beclowns those who insist NATO expansion caused the war. Let's see if anyone from the Mearsheimer fan club admits the claim has been falsified.
www.kremlin.ru/events/presi...

Обращение по случаю Дня воссоединения ДНР, ЛНР, Запорожской и Херсонской областей с Россией

www.kremlin.ru

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 11h

Russia's war aim is to annihilate Ukrainians as a people and to make a colony of all Ukrainian land.

There is no "deal" that can possibly stop Russian imperialism. Only the total defeat of the Russian invaders and their unconditional surrender can stop it.

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Fared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 22h

Breaking News: Major Development — The Caesar Act Imposed on Syria Has Been Repealed.

The U.S. Senate has approved a provision within the Department of Defense budget that officially repeals the “Caesar Act” sanctions on Syria.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 12h

On the territories of Donetsk region occupied by Russia,48 Ukrainian children have been placed under forced psychiatric treatment as punishment for "extremism," Mariia Krasnenko, the author of the report How Russia Erases Ukrainian Identity Under the Guise of Combating Extremism, reported.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 11h

And, as he will never say, Poland in 1939 declined to invade the USSR as a German ally. And then the USSR agreed to invade Poland as a German ally. Details in my book "Black Earth"

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 8d

❗️Putin's logic:Poland has provoked Hitler who wanted to find a peaceful solution:

Poland made many mistakes.Germany offered to resolve the issue of Danzig&the Danzig Corridor peacefully.The Polish leadership at the time categorically refused&,in the end, became the first victim of Nazi aggression

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11h

The US military stops getting paid from next week.

White House has, for now, ruled out legislative fix for military pay

Over 1 million military paychecks could go unfulfilled on Oct. 15.

www.politico.com

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Julie H. Hotard Ph.D., Disinfo expert @upine.bsky.social · 13h

Yes. Almost any tropes that are repeated incessantly are believed. Right Wing media repeat them. And most media are Right Wing.

Ppl believe what's repeated, even if it's nonsense. Research:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusor...

Illusory truth effect - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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