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Matt Saler @mattsaler.bsky.social · 15h

If we get through this, the #1 response alongside the trials, needs to be an absolutely stacked, muscular Congress.

How we get there through the level of anticonstitutional capitulation and collaboration described here, I don't know

Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1d

If appropriations bills are not seen as enforceable contracts, why should any Member of Congress vote to fund any part of the federal government under Donald Trump? You're voting to provide money for lawlessness. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/there-is-n...

There is no budget "deal" to be made

President Trump has so broken the constitutional framework as to make joint normal, responsible government impossible.

www.doomsdayscenario.co

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 13h

BREAKING: Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty to two felony charges. The charges stem from a politically fraught indictment brought by one of Trump’s former personal attorneys amid public pressure from the president on the DOJ. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Comey Pleads Not Guilty To Charges Brought by Trump’s Former Personal Attorney

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 14h

A person with a soul would reflect on that.

At a minimum, if they did not trust the estimates, they would conservatively halt the obliteration of those efforts until the facts were clarified.

Alternatively, they could floor the accelerator and plug their ears to the sound of death.

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 14h

Suppose those estimates were somehow exaggerated by a factor of ten (though there is no reason to suppose that).

That would still be one million needless, horrible deaths caused by the Administration's one reckless act, cumulatively over the next four years.

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 14h

Those estimates match up well with the separate, independent estimates of @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @justsand.bsky.social at @cgdev.org

They estimate closer to three million per year —>

How Many Lives Does US Foreign Aid Save?

We present some estimates for lives saved by US assistance worldwide, with illustrative estimates by recipient country. Our core estimates are for deaths prevented from HIV/AIDS, vaccine-preventable i...

www.cgdev.org

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 14h

That impact analysis has been done, by leading independent experts.

Here it is, open-access in the @thelancet.com —>
doi.org/10.1016/S014...

"The complete defunding of USAID would cause an estimated 2,450,000 all-age deaths annually."

Two. And a half. Million. Deaths. Each year.

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 14h

Former USAID official here.

The current Administration has done zero impact analysis to estimate the effects of its obliteration of USAID on deaths around the world.

It just keeps saying "no one has died" as a mesmeric incantation.

The facts, below. 🧵

Nathan Kalmoe (he/him) @nathankalmoe.bsky.social · 16h

apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14h

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) - Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family's food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea and begging for food.
On May 21, exactly two weeks after Taher's little boy died, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat before Congress and declared: "No one has died" because of his government's decision to gut its foreign aid program. Rubio also insisted: "No children are dying on my watch."
That, Taher says, "is a lie."

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 14h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Saint'Did @saint-did.bsky.social · 15h

Any pig breed under 300lbs is "mini" because that's half the size of meat hog breeds. There's no such thing as a healthy adult pig under 75lbs. Those "mini pigs" are BABIES and the people selling them with promises they don't get over 20 pounds are unscrupulous LIARS.

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 15h

Kazakhstan is one of the top 10 largest countries in the world. This presents a huge logistical problem for Russia.😈

NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 21h

One of Russia’s main supply routes from China has been shut down. From today, the border with Kazakhstan is fully stopped.. over 5,000 trucks are stuck, inspections are ongoing, and goods are being confiscated. Drones, EW gear, batteries, components, nothing is getting through.

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Paul Gowder @gowder.io · 15h

I knew I liked this city

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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 15h

Always read Henry Farrell

Gift link.

Opinion | You Beat Trumpism by Banding Together. It’s as Hard and as Simple as That.

www.nytimes.com

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 15h

Watch the video and spread it far and wide

Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 15h

Local El Paso coverage has much more detail on the package of information presented to Pope Leo, including the video:

"Together, let us be a church that refuses to abandon our people, one that walks in faith, justice, and love"

elpasomatters.org/2025/10/08/e...

In Vatican meeting with El Pasoans, Pope Leo XIV offers support to migrants facing deportation - El Paso Matters

During a Vatican meeting, Pope Leo XIV expressed solidarity with migrants after hearing firsthand accounts gathered by El Paso’s Hope Border Institute and La Mujer Obrera about the human toll of U.S. ...

elpasomatters.org

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Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.bsky.social · 15h

There's also a #NoKings protest in Bremen, Germany, on October 18th, for those who are in the area.

Want to join me for this No Kings event? mobilize.us/s/YzwLFj

NO KINGS Bremen GERMANY! · No Kings

**TIMES ARE EXPRESSED IN LOCAL TIMES, NOT EDT. The rally will begin at 13 Uhr CEST in Bremen, Germany. We will meet at the Heinrich Heine Statue, which is in the park behind the Kunsthalle. Die Zeite...

mobilize.us

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Derek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · 15h

Absolutely true. And I’m glad he’s saying it.

AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 1d

"It is going to be disastrous if this continues"

Nobel Prize physics laureate John Clarke says Trump cuts will 'cripple' US scientific research

u.afp.com/SmAy

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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 14h

Senators will vote today on whether to block Trump’s use of US Armed Forces to attack vessels in the Caribbean.

Trump may soon expand these illegal attacks into a full-on war with Venezuela.

Call your Senators and ask them to vote for the Schiff-Kaine resolution.

Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121

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Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 15h

Nothing makes me angrier than this. Senseless, pointless destruction, and for what? Because some billionaire thought he got his hands on the switch that would turn liberalism off and then some cowardly officials decided to go along with it and retroactively justify it.

Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 17h

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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The Alternate Historian @althistorian.bsky.social · 15h

The good timeline.

Tombmas Spooks @thomasfuchs.at · 1d

How many trillions of dollars have been invested into this technology so far?

Google search for "austria hungary in space"

Google excitedly tells you about the 1889 orbital flight, and that by 1908 there was a Mars research output with 30 people.

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Alex Gil @elotroalex.bsky.social · 15h

On the question of whether AI can do indexes. Here's the statement from the ASI.

Nicola King @nicolaking.bsky.social · 19h

Not yet - see the @asindexing.bsky.social statement asindexing.org/ai-news/stat... A human indexer would have caught that kind of error. An AI one might if it had been taught to do so.

Statement on AI and Book Indexing | American Society for Indexing

asindexing.org

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STITCHES Medicine - the Best of Medical Research @medicine.stitches.today · 15h

Achieving prediabetes remission without weight loss effectively prevents type 2 diabetes, highlighting the importance of glycemic targets in care guidelines.

by Sandforth A, Arreola EV (...) Jumpertz von Schwartzenberg R et 40 al. in Nat Med #MedSky

👉 get more here

📖 read the article:

Prevention of type 2 diabetes through prediabetes remission without weight loss - Nature Medicine

A post hoc analysis of a multicentre, randomised trial showed that prediabetes remission is possible without total weight loss—providing weight is distributed to subcutaneous deposits as opposed to visceral ones.

www.nature.com

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Space Opera Plots @spaceoperaplots.bsky.social · 15h

A self-repairing relay station seems to have duplicated itself. When you arrive you discover that records show it has actually built 512 new stations, each of which are copying messages to somewhere, after a ship arrived with raw materials and a software update.

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Erica Friedman @okazu.yuricon.com · 15h

I'll be joining my local No Kings March. It helps. There is power in people gathering to make their voices heard.

John Terry @johntrterry.bsky.social · 15h

gonna bring my sweet wonderful toddler to the no kings rally in my ATL suburb on 10/18 (concepts for signs appreciated!). if you live in the burbs of a big city I encourage you to look up a local demonstration. cities have plenty of support; your local community needs you. www.mobilize.us/nokings/

Orange sign with black lettering "No thrones. No crowns. No Kings. Saturday, Oct. 18"

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Fiona Moore 🇨🇦 @drfionamoore.bsky.social · 14h

In case anyone needs cheering up, here's a wolf. Wolves are awesome.

AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 15h

Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 14h

horses with grudges are absolutely terrifying

Veronica @veronicaf.bsky.social · 1d

We had some earless pigs when I was a kid because the horse in the paddock next to the slips ALSO had this opinion and kept picking them up by the ears and throwing them. (Not our horse or breeding sow - they came to us earless and healed)

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