Joan
@joanem.bsky.social
Retired, dog lover, Nana to 5, I live in Kentucky.
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I'd say it's less outrageous than simply absurd but it's those too. I mean, you go into NIH and you close down the ability to review or issue grants, send out stop work orders and then fire half the people. That's probably going to have an impact on research and patient care.
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe patients' care was disrupted. If there were disruptions, it's the responsibility of the researchers, not the NHS
HASSAN: That is an unacceptable and outrageous response. You can make an edict - 'Don't disrupt care!' - but that can be a very complicated thing
HASSAN: That is an unacceptable and outrageous response. You can make an edict - 'Don't disrupt care!' - but that can be a very complicated thing
February 3, 2026 at 4:15 PM
I'd say it's less outrageous than simply absurd but it's those too. I mean, you go into NIH and you close down the ability to review or issue grants, send out stop work orders and then fire half the people. That's probably going to have an impact on research and patient care.
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Don't let Tom Nichols see this, or we'll all be subjected to a 30 post tantrum about why we are all stupid for calling it fascism.
January 31, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Don't let Tom Nichols see this, or we'll all be subjected to a 30 post tantrum about why we are all stupid for calling it fascism.
Has that turd in the picture been identified yet?
January 27, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Has that turd in the picture been identified yet?
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Remember folks, Stephen Miller said Alex Pretti was “an assassin who tried to murder federal agents" and J.D. Vance retweeted it
January 26, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Remember folks, Stephen Miller said Alex Pretti was “an assassin who tried to murder federal agents" and J.D. Vance retweeted it
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Please SHARE if you agree!
January 17, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Please SHARE if you agree!
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Can GLP-1 drugs reduce the incidence of cancer, independent of weight loss? Results from cohort studies are encouraging for many types (Figure) and clinical trials are ongoing
nature.com/articles/s43...
nature.com/articles/s43...
January 17, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Can GLP-1 drugs reduce the incidence of cancer, independent of weight loss? Results from cohort studies are encouraging for many types (Figure) and clinical trials are ongoing
nature.com/articles/s43...
nature.com/articles/s43...
@karaswisher.bsky.social @profgalloway.com This is a good topic for Pivot
@wajali.bsky.social great episode ❤️ with @gilduran.com and @jacobsilverman.com …I wish @ms.now would cover the network state goals of the tech/theo bros 🙄 especially in light of everyone wondering what Trump’s really up to with all the threats to Venezuela, Greenland, etc 🤷🏼♀️
youtu.be/XlNGpY-uL1Q?...
youtu.be/XlNGpY-uL1Q?...
Peter Thiel’s Dark Plan to Replace Democracy
YouTube video by Wajahat Ali
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 2:25 AM
@karaswisher.bsky.social @profgalloway.com This is a good topic for Pivot
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Bill Barr had the reporter who broke the Epstein story surveilled. Nothing to see here, folks.
December 30, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Bill Barr had the reporter who broke the Epstein story surveilled. Nothing to see here, folks.
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It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
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Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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Reporter: You said that that second strike was in full accordance with the law of armed conflict but the Navy's own manual of law of war says that specifically firing on survivors from a wrecked vessel is an example of a war crime that's forbidden under U.S. Law and the law of armed conflict…
December 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Reporter: You said that that second strike was in full accordance with the law of armed conflict but the Navy's own manual of law of war says that specifically firing on survivors from a wrecked vessel is an example of a war crime that's forbidden under U.S. Law and the law of armed conflict…
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Real men don’t punch down, and they especially don’t punch down at women.
This mashup of Trump’s disgusting attacks on female reporters — the same reporters who consistently show the most courage. And it’s past time for the other reporters in the room to have their backs!
This mashup of Trump’s disgusting attacks on female reporters — the same reporters who consistently show the most courage. And it’s past time for the other reporters in the room to have their backs!
November 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Real men don’t punch down, and they especially don’t punch down at women.
This mashup of Trump’s disgusting attacks on female reporters — the same reporters who consistently show the most courage. And it’s past time for the other reporters in the room to have their backs!
This mashup of Trump’s disgusting attacks on female reporters — the same reporters who consistently show the most courage. And it’s past time for the other reporters in the room to have their backs!
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"We blow up ‘alleged’ drug boats in the Caribbean but pardon actually convicted drug traffickers in the U.S. Someone help me make sense of this.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM
"We blow up ‘alleged’ drug boats in the Caribbean but pardon actually convicted drug traffickers in the U.S. Someone help me make sense of this.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
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I need someone for this terrified girl Lucy! Her house burned down and now she’s going 2b euthanized #nycacc bc she’s so scared! 😱 we need a foster and miracle! Pls repost her! If you can foster her- pls DM me asap!
November 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I need someone for this terrified girl Lucy! Her house burned down and now she’s going 2b euthanized #nycacc bc she’s so scared! 😱 we need a foster and miracle! Pls repost her! If you can foster her- pls DM me asap!
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My friend Mike, just ignore it.
October 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
My friend Mike, just ignore it.
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Tim Walz: "My god, we've got the White House threatening investigations and jail time because an escalator stopped? Walk up the damn stairs!"
October 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Tim Walz: "My god, we've got the White House threatening investigations and jail time because an escalator stopped? Walk up the damn stairs!"
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Here are some suggestions from @glennkirschner.bsky.social The reason why is in his post.
September 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Here are some suggestions from @glennkirschner.bsky.social The reason why is in his post.
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I was reliably told celebrating political violence was cause for government reprisal and private sector termination.
Ingraham: A Democrat congressional candidate was thrown to the ground by an ICE agent. Good work
September 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I was reliably told celebrating political violence was cause for government reprisal and private sector termination.
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Worth your time.
September 19, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Worth your time.
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Disney’s ABC just yanked Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air after backlash over his remarks on Charlie Kirk’s assassin—under pressure from the FCC Chair.
This is state + corporate collusion to silence dissent. Fascism in real time.
🔗 www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...
Disney’s ABC just yanked Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air after backlash over his remarks on Charlie Kirk’s assassin—under pressure from the FCC Chair.
This is state + corporate collusion to silence dissent. Fascism in real time.
🔗 www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...
Disney's ABC pulls 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' after FCC chair criticizes the host's Charlie Kirk comments
The network confirmed to NBC News it is "indefinitely" pulling the show.
www.nbcnews.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Disney’s ABC just yanked Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air after backlash over his remarks on Charlie Kirk’s assassin—under pressure from the FCC Chair.
This is state + corporate collusion to silence dissent. Fascism in real time.
🔗 www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...
Disney’s ABC just yanked Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air after backlash over his remarks on Charlie Kirk’s assassin—under pressure from the FCC Chair.
This is state + corporate collusion to silence dissent. Fascism in real time.
🔗 www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...
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The Washington Post wrongly fired Opinions columnist Karen Attiah over her social media posts. The Post not only flagrantly disregarded standard disciplinary processes, it also undermined its own mandate to be a champion of free speech.
September 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The Washington Post wrongly fired Opinions columnist Karen Attiah over her social media posts. The Post not only flagrantly disregarded standard disciplinary processes, it also undermined its own mandate to be a champion of free speech.
@msnbc.com who is this person (Brian Levin) spouting dangerous speculation about the assassins motives? Maybe you should fire him.
September 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
@msnbc.com who is this person (Brian Levin) spouting dangerous speculation about the assassins motives? Maybe you should fire him.