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Gabi 雪 @gabimccauley.bsky.social · 12h

Literally in tears. People outside of healthcare have no idea how devastating this is.

Like, I had a subscription as part of my job as an infection control nurse.

I feel sick.

Adam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 13h

Just in case: MMWR is a key frontline indicator for outbreaks. The first subtle hint of AIDS was in that publication. This is the pale horse that Death rides.

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Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 2h

Sorry he has to deal with that. I wondered how it was going over with the staff.

Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 11h

The CINOs finally got their useful idiots into our government to make it all happen.

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 12h

A diseased population is easier to control

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 13h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 12h

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 11h

🙄
#arpx #arleg

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 17h

The University of Arkansas Fayetteville is preparing to hang hundreds of donated Ten Commandments displays in its buildings in compliance with a new state law. #arpx #arleg

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University of Arkansas installing Ten Commandments posters required by state law | Arkansas Advocate

The University of Arkansas Fayetteville is preparing to hang hundreds of donated Ten Commandments displays in its buildings in compliance with a new state law.

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Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 11h

And I didn’t think that was even possible!

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Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 17h

Yup. Following in the footsteps of Sinema and Manchin.

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Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 17h

Wish I knew. He’s the new Kyrsten Sinema in worse clothes.

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Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 18h

Saw them in Chicago in the early 70s. One of my favorite bands from that time period.

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Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 18h

RIP, John Lodge. 💔

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The Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 19h

John Lodge, the singer and bassist of The Moody Blues, has died at 82.

John Lodge, singer and bassist of Moody Blues during classic era, dies at 82

John Lodge, the singer and bassist of The Moody Blues, has died at 82. His family announced Friday that Lodge died suddenly and unexpectedly.

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Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 21h

CBS News is the latest victim of the corporatization of the media. But it is the American people who will pay the price.

MAGA Tested, Trump Approved News

A conservative opinion writer is now leading CBS News

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21h

Surely this will trickle down to workers, right?

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

Corporate income taxes are $77 billion lower than last year, primarily due to the Republican tax cuts for the rich.

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Well, That Was Fast: Trump Tax Law’s New Corporate Breaks are Already Worsening the Deficit

Corporate income taxes for the fiscal year that ended in September are $77 billion lower than in the previous year, a 15 percent drop.

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Dauphne @dauphne.bsky.social · 20h

Looking forward to voting for an intelligent, compassionate, qualified candidate: @jonesforar.bsky.social. Saying "BYE, French Hill" will just be the icing on the cake.

Chris Jones @jonesforar.bsky.social · 1d

Arkansas, I'm proud to announce I am running for Congress in the 2nd District. For too long, politicians have played photo-op bingo and left working families trying to make a dollar out of fifteen cents. That ends today. I'm building the Next Arkansas where no one is left behind.

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Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 21h

I was lucky enough to see John Prine sometime in the 80s, but still haven’t managed to see Bonnie yet.

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Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 22h

Senate Republicans and John Fetterman cede war powers to Daddy.
RIP, checks and balances.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 22h

The U.S. Senate failed to advance Wednesday night a resolution designed to curb the president’s power regarding military actions abroad after the Trump administration ordered four strikes on boats in the Caribbean.

US Senate rejects restriction of military strikes on vessels in the Caribbean | Arkansas Advocate

The U.S. Senate failed to advance Wednesday night a resolution designed to curb the president’s power regarding military actions abroad after the Trump administration ordered four strikes on boats in…

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Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 22h

My personal favorite John Prine song on his birthday today.

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Bonnie Raitt & John Prine "Angel From Montgomery" | ACL Presents: Americana 18th Annual Honors

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Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 1d

The Nobel Peace Prize has been STOLLEN!

The Borowitz Report @borowitzreport.bsky.social · 1d

“If you want to win the Nobel Peace Prize, you’ve got to fight like hell.”

Trump Rallies Angry Supporters Outside Nobel HQ in Oslo

“If you want to win the Nobel Peace Prize, you’ve got to fight like hell.”

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 1d

@jonesforar.bsky.social will be doing something tonight that Rep. French Hill won't dare to do -- hold a town hall to meet face-to-face with voters. Dreamland Ballroom at 800 W. 9th St. in Little Rock. Block party starts at 4:30; town hall at 6:30 p.m.
#Arkansas
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Chris Jones to hold first event of campaign for Congress this evening - Arkansas Times

Jones will host a town hall discussion on ongoing community and federal issues preceded by a block party tonight at Little Rock's Dreamland Ballroom.

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Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 1d

Chris Jones, the Democrat who ran against Gov. Sarah Sanders in 2022, is hosting a block party and town hall discussion this evening, the first event of his campaign to unseat US Rep. French Hill in 2026. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

Chris Jones to hold first event of campaign for Congress this evening - Arkansas Times

Jones will host a town hall discussion on ongoing community and federal issues preceded by a block party tonight at Little Rock's Dreamland Ballroom.

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Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 1d

You’re right. It’s exactly what they want.

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Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 1d

Same.

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Ditlihi @ditlihi.bsky.social · 1d

Same here. I see people becoming numb from the constant chaos, then desensitized, and then normalization. It’s scary as hell watching as our country goes down the toilet. People act as if it’s just another day.

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