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Andrew Noymer @andrewnoymer.bsky.social · 2m

Is The Onion evolving into more of a Stateside version of Le Canard Enchaîné?

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 23h

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

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Andrew Noymer @andrewnoymer.bsky.social · 1d

The only Arsenal players still with the squad, who won the #FAC 🏆 in 2020, are Saka 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and Martinelli 🇧🇷. (Saliba 🇫🇷 was with the club but on loan.)

#AFC #Arsenal #FACup #Arteta ⚽

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Andrew Noymer @andrewnoymer.bsky.social · 1d

The only Arsenal players still with the squad, who won the #FAC 🏆 in 2020, are Saka 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and Martinelli 🇧🇷. (Saliba 🇫🇷 was with the club but on loan.)

#AFC #Arsenal #FACup #Arteta ⚽

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ʕᵔᴥᵔʔ Milla Lorelei Mélomane 💙 ʕᵔᴥᵔʔ @britpoptarts.bsky.social · 2d

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The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 2d

Arsenal are in discussions over extending their sponsorship deal with Visit Rwanda.

Arsenal fan group Gunners For Peace said discussions over extending the deal brought the club’s values into question.

✍️ @gunnerblog.bsky.social and @dansheldon.bsky.social

🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/668...

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Michael Weissman @mbweissman.bsky.social · 5d

The corrections to the Pekar 2022 Science paper claiming multiple SARS-CoV-2 introductions are factorizable and simple, using data contained in the paper and minimal assumptions. Their data and model imply that a single introduction was more likely.
arxiv.org/abs/2510.01484

Bayesian Re-Analysis of the Phylogenetic Topology of Early SARS-CoV-2 Case Sequences

A much-cited 2022 paper by Pekar et al. claimed that Bayesian analysis of the molecular phylogeny of early SARS-CoV-2 cases indicated that it was more likely that two successful introductions to human...

arxiv.org

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Andrew Noymer @andrewnoymer.bsky.social · 5d

Don't worry, they'll become your local cops after the Army service.

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 6d

“What Trump, Hegseth, and MAGA are hoping to build is a military that instead reflects the violent, racist nationalism they espouse.” www.liberalcurrents.com/war-fighters...

War Fighters and the Enemy Within: Trump, Hegseth, and the Assault on The American People

Trump and Hegseth are cultivating a military that sees liberals and minorities as enemies to be fought and is willing to follow orders to do so.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Carolyn Johnson @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social · 5d

AI can design toxic proteins. They’re escaping through biosecurity cracks. wapo.st/4nxxeFv

AI can design toxic proteins. They’re escaping through biosecurity cracks.

Artificial intelligence can design toxic proteins that escape biosecurity cracks, sparking concerns over potential misuse.

wapo.st

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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 6d

Remembering Kim Shattuck, lead singer, guitarist and primary songwriter of the American punk rock band The Muffs, member of The Pandoras and short-term bassist for the Pixies, died far too early 6 years ago today at the age of 56

#punk #punkrock #womenofpunk #kimshattuck #otd

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Andrew Noymer @andrewnoymer.bsky.social · 7d

Surprised Kepa isn't getting a runout.

Andrew Noymer @andrewnoymer.bsky.social · 7d

Annual flu jab email from the campus administration. #MedSky

“The COVID-19 vaccine will not be part of the seasonal vaccination campaign. Due to changes in FDA eligibility, co-workers are not required to report receipt or declination of the COVID-19 vaccine.”

email from UC Irvine administration, re: vaccination.

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Andrew Noymer @andrewnoymer.bsky.social · 7d

Whooping cough.

Data Report @datareport.bsky.social · 7d

An endangered whooping crane named Ducky has died from avian influenza, according to officials at the International Crane Foundation in Wisconsin.
www.seehafernews.com/2025/09/30/e...

Endangered Whooping Crane Dies from Bird Flu in Wisconsin

An endangered whooping crane named Ducky has died from avian influenza, according to officials at the Internat...

www.seehafernews.com

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Stephen Gutowski @stephengutowski.bsky.social · 7d

Has anyone even tried to make the positive case for this yet? Why would it be good to be able to easily generate videos like this?

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 7d

OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this

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Andrew Noymer @andrewnoymer.bsky.social · 8d

This is still up LMFAO:

www.justsecurity.org/121421/hegse...

prepare a memo 🤣🤣🤣

FAQ for Senior Military Officers at Hegseth's Quantico Meeting

Military justice expert Eugene Fidell answers crucial questions ahead of next week's senior military meeting with Secretary Hegseth.

www.justsecurity.org

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Andrew Noymer @andrewnoymer.bsky.social · 8d

I wonder if @unusualwhales.bsky.social is tracking NovoNordisk stock before and after the Hegseth speech?

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Gary Ruskin @garyruskin.bsky.social · 8d

NIH committee green-lighted Wuhan coronavirus experiments despite concerns, emails show
Via @lewiskamb.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social
usrtk.org/covid-19-ori...

NIH committee green-lighted Wuhan coronavirus experiments despite concerns, emails show

Public records for the first time show the NIH "gain-of-function" review committee's informal vetting of a controversial project in Wuhan.

usrtk.org

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 9d

I should add that the TP-Link Deco is recommended by The Wirecutter and you should avoid it like the plague

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Andrew Noymer @andrewnoymer.bsky.social · 9d

I've seen too many people have the Paxlovid bounce. The standard course should be lengthened.

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Andrew Noymer @andrewnoymer.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you for your response. It reads like flacking for Bayer to me. And it wasn't really about RoundUp, despite the title. It was about glyphosate, the herbicide component of r/u.

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Andrew Noymer @andrewnoymer.bsky.social · 9d

What do you find compelling about it?

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Andrew Noymer @andrewnoymer.bsky.social · 9d

Such as?

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Z. Doom @world0fecho.bsky.social · 10d

best of dionne warwick cd it's purple and pink and has a photo of her it's nice

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