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Tony1USA @tony1usa.bsky.social · 1h

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“Oh my god… I have no words.” Listen to the emotional moment this year’s laureate Maria Corina Machado finds out she has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Kristian Berg Harpviken, Director of the...

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Tony1USA @tony1usa.bsky.social · 3h

Ms Paxton already knows the correct response. MIT and the other institutions know the correct response. Why contemplate on bending the knee?
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MIT rejects Trump compact

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Friday rejected the Trump administration’s proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” which would have required sweeping changes...

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Slate @slate.com · 4h

The Supreme Court’s sweeping immunity decision in Trump v United States is the gift that keeps on giving. In the case of Portland and Chicago, it puts members of the military in an impossible position, and the President above the law. slate.trib.al/2PxBQqZ

Trump Wants to Use American Cities as a “Training Ground.” It’s Becoming Clear Why.

MAGA cries “Insurrection!”, setting up a dangerous standoff between the American people and the military.

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Tony1USA @tony1usa.bsky.social · 10h

I’m glad the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a LATINA, Maria Corina Machado. She fights authoritarianism with grit, integrity, and struggles to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.

Venezuelan Maria Corina Machado wins the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Tony1USA @tony1usa.bsky.social · 13h

@mitpress.bsky.social #MIT rejected the admin’s ten point “compact” that would restrict what, who & how it teaches in order to receive Fed funds. The Fed proposal went to Vanderbilt, Dartmouth, U of Penn., U of So Cal, U of Texas, U of Arizona, U of Virginia & Brown.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d

We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.

But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.

Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.

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Tony1USA @tony1usa.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you @steveahlquist.bsky.social for your direct questions and direct approach. A must read for all Rhode Island voters.
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The confirmation of anti-LGBTQ+ Senator Michael McCaffrey has become more likely, and more fraught

"If you are before a judge with that kind of history, how would you know - whatever decision he makes - that he’s not being prejudicial?"

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Tony1USA @tony1usa.bsky.social · 1d

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Pastor shot in the head by ICE agents sues over First Amendment threats

David Black joins journalists and protesters in lawsuit to stop ‘pattern of extreme brutality’ from federal agents

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Tony1USA @tony1usa.bsky.social · 1d

Why aren’t her constituents who voted for her not raising hell (demonstrations in DC, non-stop calls to Speaker J, protesters in Congress) and demanding she be sworn in as described by the Constitution? #Arizona

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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 1d

Around 14 million Americans are set to lose their insurance over the next 10 years. And out of the 10 hardest-hit states, 7 voted for Trump.

My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart

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Nancy Lavin @nancyklavin.bsky.social · 2d

Half as many Rhode Islanders have gotten their COVID shots this year, compared with the same time last year. Are federal guidelines to blame?
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Rhode Islanders are slow to get the COVID-19 shot this year. Are federal guidelines to blame? • Rhode Island Current

Half as many Rhode Islanders have gotten the COVID-19 booster this year compared with this time a year ago. Public health experts blame federal misinformation for sowing distrust and impeding access t...

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Tony1USA @tony1usa.bsky.social · 1d

Had mine yesterday (Spikevax 2025-26 by Moderna) along with the flu shot (Flublok 2025-26). Thank you science!

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Wilson Cruz @wilsoncruz.bsky.social · 3d

I gotta give it to him, this is exactly right! Best thing he’s done in a while. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 3d

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

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UAINE @mahtowin1.bsky.social · 3d

How Indigenous people in Guatemala fought pollution themselves.
When government institutions failed to remove the fish farms that were polluting a community’s water source, citizens rallied behind Indigenous leaders and took action on their own. impakter.com/how-indigeno...

How Indigenous Guatemalans Fought Pollution Themselves - Impakter

When the authorities failed to protect their water supply, Indigenous leaders took direct action to remove the fish farms causing pollution.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 6d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Tony1USA @tony1usa.bsky.social · 3d

Blue cheese, pickles fermented in salt/sugar brine, yogurt, miso, cottage cheese, sauerkraut, kimchi and other pickled cabbage (naturally fermented in salt/sugar brine) and tempeh. For full gut health benefits, look for fermented foods that contain live and active cultures.
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 3d

Fermented foods make up a third of what we eat and were mostly discovered by accident centuries ago. Now a fermentation revolution is promising extraordinary new flavours and novel ways to boost gut health.

The exceptionally tasty new fermented foods being cooked up in the lab

Fermented foods make up a third of what we eat and were mostly discovered by accident centuries ago. Now a fermentation revolution is promising extraordinary new flavours and novel ways to boost gut health

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 3d

If we look at 20th-century China and Germany as examples, it actually takes a few decades to recover from the type of self-harm that the US is currently inflicting on itself.

And he called US President Donald Trump's efforts to reshape American science and health policy -- including mass firings to government scientists and steep slashes to research budgets -- an "immensely serious problem."

"This will cripple much of United States science research," he told AFP, adding that he knew people who have taken enormous funding hits.

"It is going to be disastrous if this continues," Clarke said. "Assuming that the present administration finally comes to an end, it may take a decade to get back to where we were, say, half a year ago."

"It's a huge problem" that's "entirely beyond any understanding of anyone who is a scientist," he said.

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Tony1USA @tony1usa.bsky.social · 3d

I’m a fan of LeBron James but today’s marketing stunt fell flat. #LVMH Hennessy is a fine spirit but mixing it this way was unsavory.
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Social media reacts to LeBron James' 'Second Decision' announcement

After teasing fans with a cryptic post on social media, LeBron James announced that he is partnering with Hennessy. Here's how social media reacted.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3d

National Guard members from Texas are at an Army training center in Illinois. It's the most visible sign yet of the Trump administration’s plan to deploy troops to the Chicago area despite a lawsuit and vigorous opposition from Democratic elected leaders.

National Guard members from Texas are in Illinois in Trump's latest move to send troops to cities

National Guard members from Texas are at an Army training center in Illinois. It's the most visible sign yet of the Trump administration’s plan to deploy troops to the Chicago area despite a lawsuit and vigorous opposition from Democratic elected leaders.

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Tony1USA @tony1usa.bsky.social · 3d

As of yesterday, I had never heard of #ZachBryan. As of this morning, his name and song have passed by my sight and ears at least a dozen times. As a marketer I know that kind of exposure in such a short time is insanely expensive if he’d paid for PR services. Good for him and I hope his song sells.

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ACLU of Rhode Island @riaclu.bsky.social · 4d

TONIGHT: The PVD City Council is considering a draft ordinance that would strengthen the Providence Community-Police Relations Act.

This would expand the existing ordinance to better protect our immigrant community members + neighbors, reaffirming the city’s commitment to safeguarding civil rights.

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Radio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 4d

The state of the nation today.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 5d

BREAKING: Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi win the Nobel Prize in medicine for work on peripheral immune tolerance.

The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for work on peripheral immune tolerance

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their discoveries about peripheral immune tolerance.

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PANDA @panda-news.bsky.social · 5d

Last month Judge Diane Goodstein blocked Trump from getting your voting data in South Carolina — Today, her house explodes.

I'm not jumping to conclusions but there's something mighty fishy 🐟 about this...

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Tony1USA @tony1usa.bsky.social · 5d

Ok, that woke me up! Bad Bunny’s take of the 70’s Spanish language TV show “El Chavo del 8” was eye opening. As a kid, I was never a fan bc I found the slapstick humor annoyingly idiotic. Yet, I know, and appreciate, it’s influence and stature within the history of Latin television. Kudos #SNL

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