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Adam S. Hersh, Ph.D. @ahecon.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Mid-Autumn/Moon Festival, all! 祝大家中秋节快乐！

a drawing of a rabbit eating a cake with chinese writing

ALT: a drawing of a rabbit eating a cake with chinese writing

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 1d

"99.97 percent of families, even when given the option, chose to let their children learn about LGBTQ+ people."
Nice result, and it reinforces everything Montgomery County said to SCOTUS before its theocrats made their dehumanizing ruling. open.substack.com/pub/erininth...

Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To

After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 1d

"mine baby mine" works on multiple levels here

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Burgum: "We have to get back to mining in our country. It's not just drill baby drill. It's mine baby mine with President Trump."

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Adam S. Hersh, Ph.D. @ahecon.bsky.social · 1d

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Charlie Savage @charliesavage.bsky.social · 1d

C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself

It is not clear what is behind the move by Michael Ellis, a Trump loyalist. A legal ethics specialist said it could raise conflict-of-interest issues.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself

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Adam S. Hersh, Ph.D. @ahecon.bsky.social · 1d

Conflict of interest, you say?

Charlie Savage @charliesavage.bsky.social · 1d

C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself

It is not clear what is behind the move by Michael Ellis, a Trump loyalist. A legal ethics specialist said it could raise conflict-of-interest issues.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself

www.nytimes.com

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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump administration just took yet another equity stake in yet another private company, this time 10% in Alaskan miner Trilogy Metals. Sheesh. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Martha Gimbel @marthagimbel.bsky.social · 2d

Hi all! We're still waiting on the official posting - but @budgetlab.bsky.social is looking for a new macro hire to add to our team! We're agnostic on level (Recent PhD, decades of experience, MA+ research experience, who knows?) - we care more about flexible thinking and curiosity

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Adam S. Hersh, Ph.D. @ahecon.bsky.social · 2d

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Adam S. Hersh, Ph.D. @ahecon.bsky.social · 2d

As if everything would be fine with the Trump government if congressional Republicans just put the money back in health care....

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 2d

"It’s fine for Democrats to continue to make the case for our health care. But they need also now to make the case for our Constitution, and for our republic, and our country."

www.thebulwark.com/p/the-rule-o...

The Rule of Law v. The Rule of Trump

A crisis moment in the defining debate of our time.

www.thebulwark.com

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 3d

#OtD 5 Oct 1976 US autoworkers won a three-week strike against Ford for more vacation days and better retirement and unemployment benefits stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1057...

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 4d

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

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Adam S. Hersh, Ph.D. @ahecon.bsky.social · 5d

Something to keep you busy since you're not reading the BLS #jobsday report we would have gotten today. youtu.be/xl7KaZr4C24?...

#numbersday #econsky

Everyday

YouTube video by The Selecter - Topic

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 5d

Well, well, well. Jack Posobiec, the loudest voting-fraud conspiracy theorist, lives in Maryland.
He votes in Pennsylvania.
slate.com/news-and-pol... By @jsweetli.bsky.social & @marisakabas.bsky.social on @slate.com

MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.

A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.

slate.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 5d

Was anyone really expecting TSA to show up and not get paid?

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Adam S. Hersh, Ph.D. @ahecon.bsky.social · 5d

We're all cubic smoothing BLS payroll employment data now. #jobsday #numbersday #econsky #ThanksKevinHassett

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Adam S. Hersh, Ph.D. @ahecon.bsky.social · 5d

Shorter Mississippi: Someone has to be ranked 50th in infant mortality. Damn the pertussis, full MAHA ahead!

Matthew Herper @matthewherper.bsky.social · 5d

Mississippi Baby Dies of Whooping Cough, the State’s First Pertussis Death in 13 Years www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...

Mississippi Baby Dies of Whooping Cough Amid Rising Cases

A baby in Mississippi has died of whooping cough for the first time since 2012. The baby was less than two months old—too young for vaccination.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 5d

so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff

www.404media.co/iceblock-own...

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

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Adam S. Hersh, Ph.D. @ahecon.bsky.social · 5d

Ear worm of the day: Not sure why I woke up with this on repeat in my brain. youtu.be/k2C5TjS2sh4?... #ItMustHaveBeenLove

Roxette - It Must Have Been Love (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Roxette

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Adam S. Hersh, Ph.D. @ahecon.bsky.social · 5d

One way to deal with #Trumpflation.

Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 5d

#OtD 2 Oct 1766 the Nottingham Great Cheese Riot began. Angry at the excessive price of cheese, a mob formed who seized it and began wheeling or carrying the cheeses away, bowling over the mayor with a cheese. The army put down rioting 2 days later stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9225...

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Adam S. Hersh, Ph.D. @ahecon.bsky.social · 5d

Who needs government workers anyways? nypost.com/2025/10/02/u... #Governmentshutdown #Shutdown2025 #ETTD

Two Delta planes collide — ripping off wing — while taxiing at LaGuardia Airport as passenger describes moment flights ‘absolutely smashed’

The saga unfolded when the wing of an aircraft carrying 32 people that was departing for Roanoke, Virginia, suddenly collided with the fuselage of an aircraft

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Adam S. Hersh, Ph.D. @ahecon.bsky.social · 5d

Meanwhile, Republican agencies will put you in jail and empower giant corporations to steal from you and make your life worse.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d

These so-called "DEMOCRAT AGENCIES"...

-Ensure our food is safe to eat
-Keep our air and water clean
-Alert us to natural disasters
-Protect us from financial fraud and scammers

Remember what Trump is actually attacking.

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Adam S. Hersh, Ph.D. @ahecon.bsky.social · 5d

Welcome to the occupation, #PDX: youtu.be/PrR6qQ3I4e0?... @voodoodoughnut.bsky.social #ORpolitics #Oregonpolitics

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Adam S. Hersh, Ph.D. @ahecon.bsky.social · 5d

Everything Trump touches dies. #ETTD

Aimee Witteman @aimeewitteman.bsky.social · 5d

Terminated projects range from spearheading the development and deployment of grid and generation technologies that can lower costs for Americans, to new manufacturing and energy projects that would strengthen national energy security and grid reliability. www.energy.gov/articles/ene...

Energy Department Announces Termination of 223 Projects, Saving Over $7.5 Billion

The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the termination of 321 financial awards supporting 223 projects, resulting in a savings of approximately $7.56 billion dollars for American taxpayers.

www.energy.gov

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Aimee Witteman @aimeewitteman.bsky.social · 5d

Terminated projects range from spearheading the development and deployment of grid and generation technologies that can lower costs for Americans, to new manufacturing and energy projects that would strengthen national energy security and grid reliability. www.energy.gov/articles/ene...

Energy Department Announces Termination of 223 Projects, Saving Over $7.5 Billion

The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the termination of 321 financial awards supporting 223 projects, resulting in a savings of approximately $7.56 billion dollars for American taxpayers.

www.energy.gov

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