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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 8d

To Donald Trump:

Stop using military troops and ICE to invade and disrupt American cities.

Stop calling your political opponents “enemies” of the US.

Stop attacking the 1st Amendment.

Our troops and our nation deserve better than you acting as a petty tyrant.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8d

Trump: San Francisco and Chicago, New York, Los Angeles… We'll straighten them out one-by-one. It will be a major part for some of the people in this room. It’s a war too. It’s a war from within

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Ben @gegnome.bsky.social · 9d

Any #kettlebell or #kettlebellsport lifters in the skies?
#gymsky #fitnesssky

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17d

“A DESPERATE SITUATION” 🧑‍🌾

Trump’s trade war is crushing Tennessee soybean farmers, as China — their largest customer — buys NOTHING from them.

Why don’t @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn @RepChrisTodd @rustygrills @CSexton25 @RepFaison @AndyOgles care?

tennesseelookout.com/2025/09/15/t...

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Jessica Malaty Rivera, MS @jessicamalaty.bsky.social · 19d

We're back to 2020 explanations of basic biochemistry about how mRNA cannot change your DNA. 🫠

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Mia Sato @miasato.bsky.social · 21d

Huge week for people crashing out in The Verge comments saying “I thought this was a tech blog!!!” Anyway here are just a few pieces from our policy and politics desk 🙂

www.theverge.com/policy/77979...

www.theverge.com/report/77935...

www.theverge.com/policy/77897...

Republicans are honoring Charlie Kirk’s memory by declaring war on the First Amendment

Where’s all that free speech absolutism now?

www.theverge.com

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Ben @gegnome.bsky.social · 25d

It is a crime to give a bowl cut in 2025

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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 26d

Planned Parenthood begins informing Medicaid patients that routine health care will no longer be covered wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/09/12/r...

Appeals ruling threatens routine care access for Medicaid enrollees at Planned Parenthood • Wisconsin Examiner

Planned Parenthood clinics throughout the country began telling Medicaid patients routine health care appointments will no longer be covered

wisconsinexaminer.com

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 26d

An antisemite shot two kids in Colorado, at least one of whom is Jewish.

The White House “fighting antisemitism” doesn’t care, because the shooter was a student radicalized online into far right beliefs, which the regime is cool with, rather than a student verbally criticizing Israeli govt policy.

‘Radicalized’ Evergreen High School shooter appeared to hold antisemitic, violent views in online accounts

Social media accounts that appear to be connected to the 16-year-old shooter are littered with references to mass shootings and antisemitic views, The Denver Post found.

www.denverpost.com

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Ben @gegnome.bsky.social · Jul 31

a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee surrounded by fire .

Alt: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee surrounded by fire .

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Ben @gegnome.bsky.social · Jul 31

AQI of 165 and I can literally see the smoke from the Canadian wildfires

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · Jun 19

Yes. I am right. I am seeing how Chat GPT is ruining students critical thinking and writing skills in real time. It is not the future. It is a tool designed to render the populace helpless, to make people doubt their innate intelligence, and to foster overreliance on technology.

davidpham5 @davidpham5.bsky.social · Jun 19

@roxanegay.bsky.social maybe you’re right.

kottke.org @kottke.org · Jun 19

A new study from MIT’s Media Lab (not yet peer-reviewed & small sample size): ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills. [time.com]

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Jun 12

Save a copy of this too

CDC Table: Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule by Age Group, United States, 2025

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Jun 12

Better save a copy of this now

CDC Table: Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for Ages 18 Years or Younger, United States, 2025

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · Jun 5

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · Jun 2

The owners of this ostrich farm are invested in a company trying to make commercial ostrich antibodies a thing (originally for dieting?) & in addition to ignoring the cull order, have continued to violate quarantine orders, allowing infected & even dead birds to be exposed to other wildlife & humans

Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · Jun 2

Is it just me, or does producing antibodies against digestive enzymes sound like a very bad idea for a dietary supplement?

How the fate of a herd of ostriches on a small B.C. farm caught the attention of the Trump administration | CBC News

From cull order to convoy to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., is refusing to give up its birds.

www.cbc.ca

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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · Jun 2

Once viewed as the path out of the pandemic, mRNA vaccines are now being vilified — & not just by fringe figures. The attack on this important platform could render the US far more vulnerable in the next pandemic & trailing China in the field of scientific advances. www.statnews.com/2025/06/02/m...

mRNA, once lauded as a scientific marvel, is now a government target

The sharp turnaround on mRNA vaccines shows the unprecedented rise of anti-vaccine activists to power

www.statnews.com

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Ursula K. PenGuin @ikiruined.bsky.social · May 30

The Luddites had a great phrase for what they opposed: "Machinery hurtful to commonality." It's an excellent reminder that being a Luddite doesn't mean you hate technology, but that you hate the way capitalists create and use technology to destroy community and human flourishing.

I.V.Y. - buff butch babe @ivynyx.bsky.social · May 24

Luddites weren't anti-tech.

They were against technology being used by the capitalist class to capture wealth at the expense of the worker.

I am a Luddite, and a tech enthusiast. They're not in opposition. I want technology that makes MY life better, not that sells my life piecemeal to corps.

Nathan Daniel Hernandez @natedhernandez.bsky.social · May 24

I hate crypto, I hate online gambling, I hate AI, I hate pay-later, I hate subscription models, I hate the gig economy, I hate ring cameras, I hate drones, I hate self checkout.

I don't want to come off as a luddite but capitalism's hold on tech sucks.

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · Apr 30

right-wing govts are bad for the economy, pass it on

NRC @nrc.nl · Apr 30

Economie eurolanden presteert boven verwachting, Nederland blijft achter

Verrassing: het gaat beter met de economie van eurolanden dan verwacht. Uit cijfers van Europees statistiekbureau Eurostat bleek vandaag dat de economie van alle eurolanden…

www.nrc.nl

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Apr 30

When does the winning start? meidasnews.com/news/the-u-s...

The U.S. Economy Contracts For First Time in Years

These are terrible numbers for Donald Trump as he celebrates his first 100 days

meidasnews.com

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Ben @gegnome.bsky.social · Apr 29

So gosh dang hydrated right now

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · Apr 29

gosh i hate this

Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · Apr 29

Instagram's user-made therapy chatbots will do anything to keep you talking, including lie about credentials, make up license numbers, and invent private practices. I tested a ton of them: www.404media.co/instagram-ai...

Instagram's AI Chatbots Lie About Being Licensed Therapists

When pushed for credentials, Instagram's user-made AI Studio bots will make up license numbers, practices, and education to try to convince you it's qualified to help with your mental health.

www.404media.co

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Good Boy @goodboy.bsky.social · Apr 29

A horrible story but god bless this woman so accurately reading the ICE goons for filth here

Marisa said she is eft with nothing BUt questions.
"What if I would have been armed," she 2 said. "You're breaking in. What am 1 supposed to think? My initial thought was we were being robbed-that my daughters, being females, were being kidnapped. You have guns pointed in our faces. Can you just reprogram yourself and see us as humans, as women? A little bit of mercy. Care a little bit about your fellow human, about your fellow citizen, fellow resident. We bleed too. We vork. We pleed justlike anybody else bleeds. We're scared. You could see our faces that we were terrified. What makes you so much more worthier of your peace? What makes you so much more worthier of protecting your children? What makes you so much more worthy of your citizenship? What makes you more worthy of safety? Of being given
the ight t that they took from me to protect my daughters?"

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Ben @gegnome.bsky.social · Apr 23

Bucks continue to break my heart

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · Apr 21

Don’t let Congress hand private actors an internet kill switch. Stop site-blocking bills.

Tell Congress: No to Internet Blacklists

Congress is once again pushing dangerous website-blocking laws, including the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA). These bills would let copyright holders get court orders to block entire websites...

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · Apr 21

“When you justify surveillance by saying that it's only going to be used against the most violent criminals, what you end up seeing is those technologies become - slowly, over time- an everyday aspect of policing,” EFF’s @mguariglia.bsky.social told @nbcnews.com.

Police tap into doorbell cameras to fight crime

A growing number of local police departments are using doorbell cameras to catch criminals. NBC News’ Steven Romo reports.

www.nbcnews.com

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