Aniket Shah
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Aniket Shah
@arxoclay.bsky.social
Dog dad, love soccer, books and avid citizen with the golf bug!
Interesting to see if there is any causality and not just correlation between micro plastic accumulation and disease like dementia.

Human brain samples contain an entire spoon’s worth of nanoplastics, study says

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Ground News - Human brain samples contain an entire spoon’s worth of nanoplastics, study says
Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples collected eight years prior, accord
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February 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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This is so seriously messed up
February 3, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Staggering amount of money to not expect anything in return. Should not be legal!

Elon Musk spent more than $290 million on the 2024 election, year-end FEC filings show

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Ground News - Elon Musk spent more than $290 million on the 2024 election, year-end FEC filings show
Elon Musk spent a total of more than $290 million on the 2024 election, new federal filings show, boosting President Donald Trump and Republicans in a staggerin
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February 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
So media offices allocated to propaganda machines? Don't mind the bias but there should be a qualifying factuality bar for an outfit masquerading as a media outlet.

Pentagon Reassigns Media Office Spaces, Replacing Legacy Outlets with New Organizations

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Ground News - Pentagon Reassigns Media Office Spaces, Replacing Legacy Outlets with New Organizations
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, in an unprecedented move, announced late on Friday it would remove four media organizations including the New York
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February 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
About time for the constitution to evolve?

Federal law banning handgun sales 18- to 20-year-olds is unconstitutional, appeals court rules

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Ground News - Federal law banning handgun sales 18- to 20-year-olds is unconstitutional, appeals court rules
A decades-old U.S. government ban on federally licensed firearms dealers selling handguns to adults under the age of 21 is unconstitutional, a U.S. appeals cour
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February 1, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Is it too early to laud Jerome Powell as a national hero?

Key Fed measure shows core inflation at 2.8%, in line with expectations

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Ground News - Key Fed measure shows core inflation at 2.8%, in line with expectations
Inflation closed out 2024 on a strong note, as a price gauge the Federal Reserve focuses on came in well above the central bank’s target. The personal consumpti
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February 1, 2025 at 6:19 AM
I'm bemused by the media making this sound like a joke. One can understand the rationale for attempting to buy Greenland.

Trump's Expansionist 'Donroe Doctrine' Redefines US Foreign Policy

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Ground News - Trump's Expansionist 'Donroe Doctrine' Redefines US Foreign Policy
Trump's territorial ambitions, including Greenland and the Panama Canal, challenge global norms and intensify tensions with allies and rivals.
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February 1, 2025 at 6:18 AM
It's going to be a chaotic few months!

White House Denies Delay Claims, Confirms Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China Will Start Saturday

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Ground News - White House Denies Delay Claims, Confirms Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China Will Start Saturday
In an apparent ending to weeks of intense speculation, the White House confirmed Friday that President Donald Trump will be leveling aggressive tariffs this wee
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February 1, 2025 at 6:13 AM
If Trump isn't aware of the firings, I wonder who is calling the shots 🤔

Trump administration fires prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 cases and moves toward ousting FBI agents

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Ground News - Trump administration fires prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 cases and moves toward ousting FBI agents
The Trump administration on Friday fired a group of prosecutors involved in the Jan. 6 criminal cases and demanded the names of FBI agents involved in those sam
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February 1, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Back in August, when @propublica.org and @documented.net obtained these training videos, this is what Leavitt had to say about Trump and Project 2025:

“As our campaign leadership and President Trump have repeatedly stated, Agenda 47 is the only official policy agenda from our campaign.”
January 29, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I've never understood why this form of insider trading isn't illegal.
BREAKING: AOC has said there is insider trading in Congress.

"It's so crazy... we're supposed to act like money only corrupts Republicans? Give me a fucking break."
January 25, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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So much class
January 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Check out these peaceful protesters on the day of love!
January 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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The truth of January 6th can't be erased. Watch the pardoned criminals brutally attacking police inside the Capitol and see what some call 'patriotism.' No spin, just facts.

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Revisiting January 6th: The Truth in Motion (Videos Of Pardoned Criminals)
Uncovering the Lies, Confronting the Violence, and Standing Firm for Democracy
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January 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Utah’s two senators, #MikeLee and #JohnCurtis, just made a drunk Trump toady and serial cheater head of the most lethal military the world has ever known

I don’t forget this stuff
January 25, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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🚨 Trump fires inspectors general of at least 12 departments in late-night purge, clearing way to install loyalists. The move may violate federal law requiring 30-day notice to Congress. Agencies affected include Defense, State, VA, and more.
Trump fires at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge
The dismissals could clear the way for the president to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste and abuse in the government.
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January 25, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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Assessing Trump's claim that U.S. pays 'unfair' share of dues to WHO - @npr.org

"WHO's funding for 2025 is already secured, including from the U.S. The question is whether the organization will have to adjust its priorities...in 2026."

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Assessing Trump's claim that U.S. pays 'unfair' share of dues to WHO
While signing the order to end U.S. membership in the World Health Organization, the President spoke of the disparity between contributions from the U.S. and China. Here's how WHO funding works.
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January 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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‘Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.’ — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

On #MLKDay, we honor his legacy by choosing love over hate, justice over injustice, and hope over fear.
January 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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ProPublica reporters are dedicated to investigating government agencies and federal policy. Concerned public servants are some of our most important sources.

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Do You Work For the Federal Government? ProPublica Wants To Hear From You.
We’re doubling down on our coverage of government agencies and federal policy. With your help, we can dig deeper.
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January 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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The FTC releases preliminary findings from its surveillance pricing study, which was inspired by an article at @theprospect.bsky.social, and finds numerous factors for individual prices to be set differently for different people
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FTC Surveillance Pricing Study Indicates Wide Range of Personal Data Used to Set Individualized Consumer Prices
The Federal Trade Commission’s initial findings from its surveillance pricing market study revealed that details like a person’s precise location or browser history can be frequently used to target
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January 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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January 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
A helpful reminder one year on..
We will never let Trump and MAGA rewrite the truth about what happened on January 6, 2021. We've put together a mini-documentary that goes through not only what happened on the 6th, but before and in the aftermath of that infamous day. Watch and share 'A Coup In Plain Sight':
Meidas Won’t Let Trump and MAGA Rewrite January 6!
Four years ago, Donald Trump incited a violent insurrection at the United States Capitol.
www.meidasplus.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I admire any leader who upholds their oath! This includes Harris and Pence (last time around).
Pure class
Kamala Harris: And today I did what I have done my entire career which is take seriously the oath I have taken many times to defend the constitution which included today performing my constitutional duties to ensure that the people of America will have their votes counted
January 7, 2025 at 1:56 AM