Terry Moore
@trm5591.bsky.social
Retired Clinical Social Worker
interested in: #science #climate #journalism #cats #photography #movies #democracy
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interested in: #science #climate #journalism #cats #photography #movies #democracy
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I'd rather be passing along better news, but here this is
NEW: The FDA has removed a webpage warning about dangerous therapies claiming to treat autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under RFK Jr. to discredit long-established science.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
By @megomatz.bsky.social
Chlorine Dioxide, Raw Camel Milk: The FDA No Longer Warns Against These and Other Ineffective Autism Treatments
The FDA has taken down a webpage warning about therapies and products making “false claims” of treating autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...
www.propublica.org
February 18, 2026 at 3:49 PM
I'd rather be passing along better news, but here this is
>>> Plenty of people heard the open messages and the subtle ones, with some unexpected results. <<<
February 17, 2026 at 6:54 PM
>>> Plenty of people heard the open messages and the subtle ones, with some unexpected results. <<<
experts warn could slow response times, push huge costs onto state and local governments, and leave many survivors, especially in vulnerable communities, without adequate support.
The Trump administration is proposing massive changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. We asked disaster experts to weigh in. n.pr/4qM6KAZ
3 big changes are proposed for FEMA. This is what experts really think of them
The Trump administration is proposing massive changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. We asked disaster experts to weigh in.
n.pr
February 17, 2026 at 2:08 PM
experts warn could slow response times, push huge costs onto state and local governments, and leave many survivors, especially in vulnerable communities, without adequate support.
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Missouri officials directed county election administrators to make voters temporarily unable to vote if they were flagged as potential noncitizens by a federal tool.
But in hundreds of cases, the tool's determinations were wrong.
With @texastribune.org
But in hundreds of cases, the tool's determinations were wrong.
With @texastribune.org
“Not Ready for Prime Time.” A Federal Tool to Check Voter Citizenship Keeps Making Mistakes.
The Department of Homeland Security pushed out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.
www.propublica.org
February 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Missouri officials directed county election administrators to make voters temporarily unable to vote if they were flagged as potential noncitizens by a federal tool.
But in hundreds of cases, the tool's determinations were wrong.
With @texastribune.org
But in hundreds of cases, the tool's determinations were wrong.
With @texastribune.org
Ummm
I don't actually care that much, but glad to know that I don't need to share my Reese's pieces anytime soon. www.theguardian.com/us-news/vide...
I don't actually care that much, but glad to know that I don't need to share my Reese's pieces anytime soon. www.theguardian.com/us-news/vide...
Why did Obama say aliens are real? | The Latest
Barack Obama has caused a frenzy after saying he thinks aliens are real during a podcast interview. Lucy Hough speaks to the host of the Guardian’s Science Weekly podcast, Madeleine Finlay
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Ummm
I don't actually care that much, but glad to know that I don't need to share my Reese's pieces anytime soon. www.theguardian.com/us-news/vide...
I don't actually care that much, but glad to know that I don't need to share my Reese's pieces anytime soon. www.theguardian.com/us-news/vide...
Maybe you know someone who could use this information. #RegisterToVote #2026Primaries #VotingRights #Election2026 #CivicEngagement #YourVoteMatters #VoteReady #DemocracyInAction #GetInvolved #MakeYourVoiceHeard
For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory. n.pr/4ayRPUJ
How to register to vote and check your registration status
For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.
n.pr
February 16, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Maybe you know someone who could use this information. #RegisterToVote #2026Primaries #VotingRights #Election2026 #CivicEngagement #YourVoteMatters #VoteReady #DemocracyInAction #GetInvolved #MakeYourVoiceHeard
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The Donald Trump administration's aggressive push to obtain sensitive voter registration data has encountered unexpected resistance from Republican-led states, revealing fissures within GOP ranks over federalism and election security.
Even deep red states are blocking Trump DOJ's aggressive voter push
The Donald Trump administration's aggressive push to obtain sensitive voter registration data has encountered unexpected resistance from Republican-led states, revealing fissures within GOP ranks over federalism and election security.While the Justice Department has sued 25 mostly Democratic states ...
bit.ly
February 16, 2026 at 9:30 PM
The Donald Trump administration's aggressive push to obtain sensitive voter registration data has encountered unexpected resistance from Republican-led states, revealing fissures within GOP ranks over federalism and election security.
20/20 hindsight, dammit
It's only a democracy if we can keep it.
If you haven't been paying attention, start now.
This isn't one we can mail in. Our presence is required.
If you haven't been paying attention, start now.
This isn't one we can mail in. Our presence is required.
February 16, 2026 at 9:32 PM
20/20 hindsight, dammit
So many other & better choices for news.
I won’t be watching CBS @cbsnews.com
"CBS News has quietly decided to retain contributor Peter Attia despite the release of emails showing extensive communications with Jeffrey Epstein"
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
February 16, 2026 at 9:30 PM
So many other & better choices for news.
Trump and Musk Amplify Long-Ago Debunked Mail-In Vote Fraud Claim | >>> “This claim is based on mixing up statistics from the primary and the general election,” Charles Stewart III, director of the MIT Election Data and Science Lab, explained to us via email.
www.factcheck.org/2026/02/trum...
www.factcheck.org/2026/02/trum...
Trump and Musk Amplify Long-Ago Debunked Mail-In Vote Fraud Claim - FactCheck.org
A social media post cited by Elon Musk to bolster his argument that mail-in voting should be curtailed, and which was subsequently amplified by President Donald Trump, makes the false and long-ago deb...
www.factcheck.org
February 16, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Trump and Musk Amplify Long-Ago Debunked Mail-In Vote Fraud Claim | >>> “This claim is based on mixing up statistics from the primary and the general election,” Charles Stewart III, director of the MIT Election Data and Science Lab, explained to us via email.
www.factcheck.org/2026/02/trum...
www.factcheck.org/2026/02/trum...
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekGforGames
In November, 2017 Baxter Arena, Omaha, NE hosted the Olympic Team Trials for Curling - and a friend gifted us with tickets to one of the sessions. Fascinating!
In November, 2017 Baxter Arena, Omaha, NE hosted the Olympic Team Trials for Curling - and a friend gifted us with tickets to one of the sessions. Fascinating!
February 16, 2026 at 3:16 PM
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekGforGames
In November, 2017 Baxter Arena, Omaha, NE hosted the Olympic Team Trials for Curling - and a friend gifted us with tickets to one of the sessions. Fascinating!
In November, 2017 Baxter Arena, Omaha, NE hosted the Olympic Team Trials for Curling - and a friend gifted us with tickets to one of the sessions. Fascinating!
Another NIH institute loses its director | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Another NIH institute loses its director
Health department declines to renew Lindsey Criswell, head of arthritis institute, to another 5-year term
www.science.org
February 16, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Another NIH institute loses its director | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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A sweeping boycott has begun — targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown.
DVDs and public transit: Boycott drives people to ditch Big Tech to protest ICE
A sweeping boycott has begun — targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown.
n.pr
February 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
A sweeping boycott has begun — targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown.
These scientists saw a future in public service—until Trump’s ‘massacre’ hit | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
These scientists saw a future in public service—until Trump’s ‘massacre’ hit
Last year’s mass firings of “probationary” federal workers sent researchers’ lives into turmoil
www.science.org
February 15, 2026 at 1:36 AM
These scientists saw a future in public service—until Trump’s ‘massacre’ hit | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Buckle up-Stormy ahead
“We’re not continuing on the same path we had before,” said Robert Rohde, chief scientist at Berkeley Earth. “Something has changed.”
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Scientists thought they understood global warming. Then the past three years happened.
The fastest warming period since 1880 occurred in the past 30 years, according to a Washington Post analysis of NASA data.
wapo.st
February 14, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Buckle up-Stormy ahead
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I have only one quibble in this piece: It was not the survivors who were humiliated during this hearing, it was Bondi and the Trump administration again displaying their amorality for all of us to see. Impeach Bondi. What an embarrassment.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/o...
no paywall
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/o...
Opinion | Bondi’s Incompetence Is the Latest Insult for Epstein’s Victims
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Scientists warn this could disrupt the high‑performance computing needed for accurate forecasts. NCAR’s supercomputer supports thousands of researchers and even helps run NOAA’s current and next‑generation weather models.
A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
February 14, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Scientists warn this could disrupt the high‑performance computing needed for accurate forecasts. NCAR’s supercomputer supports thousands of researchers and even helps run NOAA’s current and next‑generation weather models.
Reposted by Terry Moore
February 13, 2026
February 13, 2026
At midnight tonight, most of the agencies and services in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will run out of funding, as popular fury over the violence and lawlessness of federal agents from Im...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:41 AM
February 13, 2026
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Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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It's clearly a cover up, and they think we’re all stupid and won't notice.
February 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM
It's clearly a cover up, and they think we’re all stupid and won't notice.
Reposted by Terry Moore
Corporate crooks stole money from their investors and defrauded Americans. They were convicted of crimes. Then Donald Trump got involved.
I asked Trump's SEC Chair about what happened next.
I asked Trump's SEC Chair about what happened next.
February 13, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Corporate crooks stole money from their investors and defrauded Americans. They were convicted of crimes. Then Donald Trump got involved.
I asked Trump's SEC Chair about what happened next.
I asked Trump's SEC Chair about what happened next.
Reposted by Terry Moore
There's got to be a lot more accountability for a lot more people in Epstein's world. That's why I'm not letting up on my follow the money investigation.
NEW YORK (AP) — Goldman Sachs' top lawyer Kathy Ruemmler to resign after emails show close ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
February 13, 2026 at 2:22 PM
There's got to be a lot more accountability for a lot more people in Epstein's world. That's why I'm not letting up on my follow the money investigation.
Reposted by Terry Moore
In Time-Travel Thursdays, Jake Lundberg explores “Where Will It End?,” an essay from the second issue of The Atlantic, which “shows a person reckoning with a moment like our own”:
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
A 168-Year-Old Question Still Worth Asking
A forceful 19th-century essay on the rise of the slaveholding oligarchy asked: “Where will it end?”
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:31 AM
In Time-Travel Thursdays, Jake Lundberg explores “Where Will It End?,” an essay from the second issue of The Atlantic, which “shows a person reckoning with a moment like our own”:
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Gift article
>>> The files reveal the disgraced financier’s interest in “race science.” <<<
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
>>> The files reveal the disgraced financier’s interest in “race science.” <<<
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Epstein Emails Show How the Powerful Talk About Race
The files reveal the disgraced financier’s interest in “race science.”
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Gift article
>>> The files reveal the disgraced financier’s interest in “race science.” <<<
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
>>> The files reveal the disgraced financier’s interest in “race science.” <<<
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...