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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 18m

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have discovered a powerful antibody, known as 04_A06, that is able to neutralize 98.5% of MORE THAN 300 different HIV strains AND permanently reduce HIV viral load to undetectable levels, making it one of the broadest-acting antibodies against HIV identified to date.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 16m

JUST IN: A federal judge has granted the New York Times’ demand for a list of Elon Musk’s security clearances. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Senator Chris Larson @senchrislarson.bsky.social · 1h

When the people speak up in a unified voice, the powerful are forced to listen. Microsoft has pulled its plans for a Caledonia data center after opposition from residents and elected officials.

"Based on the community feedback we heard, we have chosen not to move forward with this site."

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Congressman Eugene Vindman @repvindman.bsky.social · 1h

There is no such thing as a “clean CR” when this Administration has made clear that they put their own partisan politics over the people they serve. (5/5)

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Michelangelo Signorile @msignorile.bsky.social · 1h

This is a good way to hit back at Trump's deranged statements and calls to jail Democrats.

Media needs to focus on his mental decline. Democrats must force media to do it.

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Gov. JB Pritzker says President Trump deploying troops to Chicago due to ‘dementia’ and obsessive fixations

In a scathing critique of President Donald Trump, Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday accused the Republican president of deploying National Guard troops to the Democratic cities of Chicago and Portland based...

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stacy-marie ishmael @smi.bsky.social · 1h

criticism is not the same thing as "being mad at" for the love of all the things

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BriteHeart @briteheart.bsky.social · 1h

Republican Matt Van Epps and Democrat Aftyn Behn will face off in a special election for the 7th Congressional District seat after securing their party nominations Tuesday. Behn ran as a progressive, advocating that the only way a Dem could win was with an energized turnout. @tennesseelookout.com

Republican Van Epps and Democrat Behn win Middle Tenn. U.S. House primary • Tennessee Lookout

Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps will face off for the chance to fill Tennessee Congressional District 7.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 1h

1. On Monday, Trump delivered a $70 million windfall to his billionaire buddy, John Paulson.

Paulson hosted the biggest fundraiser of Trump's 2024 campaign, raising over $50 million.

This week, Trump returned the favor.

Follow along for details.

Trump approves mining road, delivers $70 million windfall to MAGA billionaire

On April 6, 2024, a procession of Range Rovers, Aston Martins, and Bentleys rolled up to the Palm Beach mansion of billionaire John Paulson. The occasion was a glitzy fundraiser for Donald Trump’s…

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Jordan Fischer @jordanonrecord.bsky.social · 1h

Former FBI director James Comey pleaded not guilty this morning to two counts for alleged false statements to Congress.

Jury trial set for Jan. 5. Before that: Motions from the defense to dismiss for vindictive prosecution and disqualify interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan.

Jordan Fischer @jordanonrecord.bsky.social · 2h

In Alexandria this morning, where former FBI director Jim Comey is scheduled to be arraigned at 10 a.m. Lots of media here along with a few folks protesting the case.

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Chris Warshaw @chriswarshaw.bsky.social · 23h

In recent years, white turnout has spiked. But turnout among Black and other non-white Americans has stagnated. @devincaughey.bsky.social, Bernard Fraga, @rpgriffin.bsky.social & I have a summary in @goodauth.bsky.social of our work on turnout in U.S. elections. goodauthority.org/news/2024-br...

2024 brought high voter turnout – but a growing racial gap

New data shows that while white turnout has spiked, turnout among Black and other non-white Americans has stagnated.

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Department of Class Solidarity @solidaritydept.bsky.social · 13d

Jeff Bezos' wealth alone would transform tens of millions of lives by itself.

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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor @usrepkathycastor.bsky.social · 2h

🚨 Day 8 of the Republican Health Care Crisis

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 4h

#BREAKING Federal prosecutors in Chicago move to dismiss charges against the Chicago couple found with lawfully carried loaded firearms outside ICE's Broadview facility last month.

The case had been used nationally to argue ICE agents have been endangered by the protests there.

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Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 2h

Unfortunately, the Trump Administration has cancelled our San Antonio passport event due to the government shutdown.

If you had urgent travel, please call my district office at (210) 348-8216.

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James Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social · 1h

In unrelated news, here's @juliesulabor.bsky.social writing for @msnbc.com about how Amazon mistreats its package handlers and delivery drivers: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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Not a Confederate @clivingsbkk.bsky.social · 1h

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 2h

They’re just gonna do a little lite slavery.

In addition, the new rule allows farm employers to charge H-2A workers for their housing, which was not allowed before. "It's a way for employers to continue to house workers and also charge them, and bring down effective wages," said Marcos Lopez of the Labor and Community Center at the University of California, Davis.

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Not a Confederate @clivingsbkk.bsky.social · 2h

There were a bunch of mine wars over that little idea.

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Richard Delevan @richard.wickedproblems.earth · 2h

Nobel Prize for Climate Tech. Should actually be a category going forward. But this'll do for today (gift link) - www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Chemistry Nobel Given for Molecules That Aid Carbon Capture

Scientists from Japan, the UK and Jordan were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for creating molecular constructions with potential to help combat climate change.

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AdamT @adamt1966.bsky.social · 3h

Anyone can make a profit selling things you've stolen.

If that's the only business model for AI, they don't have a business.

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Not a Confederate @clivingsbkk.bsky.social · 2h

So kill our industry instead.

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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 2h

From @gregsargent.bsky.social on the fascist freak actually running the country:

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian
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Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 2h

Drought is climate change's biggest threat: If this winter is as dry as last winter, and no major reductions in use occur, Lake Powell by 2027 would have no storage left and “would have to be operated as a ‘run of river' facility” in which only the inflow from the river could be released downstream.

‘No One Comes Out of This Unscathed’: Experts Warn That Colorado River Use Needs Cutting Immediately - Inside Climate News

A new report finds that Lakes Mead and Powell, the nation’s largest reservoirs, could store just 9 percent of their combined capacity by the end of next summer.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2h

Otto and Elise Hampel were Berliners who, in the early 1940s, used postcards to urge resistance against the Nazi regime.

They were arrested, convicted and beheaded.

(Their story is the basis for "Every Man Dies Alone," a brilliant novel.)

www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/07/a...

Armed investigators visit man who sent postcard critical of Florida CFO Ingoglia

The politically active couple expected a knock on their door because of their criticism of Trump and DeSantis, but not over a seemingly innocuous postcard.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2h

What it means when the techbros build a data center near you: the cost of your electrical power will soar, on average about 270% Your power consumption is just another way in which you are feeding and subsidizing them. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring

Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.

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