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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 7h

"Make the proof" colloquial phrase that means fabrication of data

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 7h

"To make the proof" shows how absurd this all is from a scientific standpoint.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Anna Rogers @jollyette.bsky.social · 9h

spotted in line at the grocery store 🙃

a magazine all about how to “improve your life with ChatGPT”

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 9h

Ireland has approved plans to permanently implement a basic income program that will support up to 2,200 artists.

A cost-benefit analysis found that for every €1 invested, society receives €1.39 back.

Officials from other countries are now expressing interest in the program.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 23h

The acting CDC Director has no knowledge, training or experience in science/public health. Trump has no knowledge, training or experience in science/public health.

Both are calling to make the MMR vaccine into 3 separate shots, which makes absolutely no scientific or public health sense.

Acting CDC boss wants to break up MMR vaccine into three shots

Jim O’Neill joins President Donald Trump’s call for three distinct measles, mumps and rubella shots, claiming a separation would ‘reduce the risk of side effects’ and ‘maximize parental choice’

www.independent.co.uk

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

“If you have biased data going in, you will in all likelihood replicate the bias. And we see this again and again.”

The internet is skewing the reality of women (and men) in the workforce, a large new study confirms.

It's true: The internet skews the reality of women (and men) in the workforce

Age and gender biases are baked into what we see online, a large new study confirms.

www.motherjones.com

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Anna Rogers @jollyette.bsky.social · 1d

there are also loads of images like these, which were all very high up in the search results for "chef," "scientist," and "pharmacist" respectively

An older male chef and a younger female chef stand over a pot. The male chef holds a ladle up.

Two scientists work side by side. One is an older man and the other is a younger woman.

Two pharmacists talk to each other. The one on the left is a younger woman and the one on the right is an older man.

Anna Rogers @jollyette.bsky.social · 1d

and these are the top two for "therapist"

A younger woman therapist talks to a client with a pen and notebook.

An older man therapist listens to a client with a pen and notebook.

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Anna Rogers @jollyette.bsky.social · 1d

for a few search terms I've tried out, these are the top two google image results for "bus driver"

Older man sits in the driver's seat of a school bus.

Younger woman sits in the driver's seat of a school bus and is high-fiving a child.

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Anna Rogers @jollyette.bsky.social · 1d

Often when you read a research study, the findings aren't something you can easily see for yourself. But I highly suggest googling any profession and looking at the image search results.

My latest for @motherjones.com: www.motherjones.com/media/2025/1...

It's true: The internet skews the reality of women (and men) in the workforce

Age and gender biases are baked into what we see online, a large new study confirms.

www.motherjones.com

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 2d

For National Disability Employment Awareness Month at @motherjones.com, I spoke to four disabled federal workers who were laid off about how their old jobs were very accessible—and what the federal government loses out on by having fewer disabled employees. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The human costs of Trump's war on government

For many disabled workers, federal jobs were decent, human, and accommodating: everything the president hates.

www.motherjones.com

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Henry Carnell @hencarnell.bsky.social · 2d

“It is psychologically manipulative."

"A place of constant, albeit quiet, torment.”

“A lot of thoughts [were] placed into my head about how disturbing and gross and creepy people like me were... I internalized a lot of these projections.”

SCOTUS wades back into the war on trans kids—and considers greenlighting conversion therapy

The science is in: The anti-LGBTQ "treatments" are ineffective and dangerous.

www.motherjones.com

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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 2d

It's not just that they're going to strike down a law against conversion therapy, it's that they're going to do it on behalf of made-up claims from a straw plaintiff who can't honestly show the law affected her at all

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 2d

One thing about American's widespread distrust and disapproval of the Supreme Court is that mainstream news coverage mostly doesn't dwell on stuff like standing, so people don't even begin to grasp how rigged the Court truly is www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Supreme Court Live Updates: Justices Seem Set to Rule Against Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy

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Theresa Gaffney @theresagaff.bsky.social · 3d

The Supreme Court hears arguments on a conversion therapy law tomorrow. "What you have is competing visions of how states regulate medicine and whether regulation of medicine should be solely evidence-based or not,” one expert said. More here on the potential impact: www.statnews.com/2025/10/06/s...

How this week’s Supreme Court case on conversion therapy could impact the regulation of medicine

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a challenge to a Colorado law banning mental health practitioners from performing conversion therapy

www.statnews.com

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Henry Carnell @hencarnell.bsky.social · 6d

"The Trump administration’s blatant disregard of the laws and traditions governing federal communications—rules that most employees follow dutifully throughout their careers—has left some workers with a bad taste in their mouth."

From @jollyette.bsky.social

For furloughed workers, Trump's partisan shutdown jabs are just the latest slight

“Not only is it insulting to the standards we’re all supposed to abide by, but it’s also insulting to our intelligence.”

www.motherjones.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 6d

“Everyone still remembers when he said he wanted to cause maximum trauma to federal workers."

Russ Vought is Trump’s shutdown hero. His neighbors think his work is "abhorrent."

The people living near Trump's "grim reaper" of government cuts have put up signs letting him know they stand with federal workers.

www.motherjones.com

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Anna Rogers @jollyette.bsky.social · 6d

Huge thanks to the federal workers who spoke with me about their experiences with this shutdown and every way it's outside the norms of previous ones.

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Madison Pauly @msjpauly.bsky.social · 6d

Can't get over this NIH employee reacting to possible Hatch Act violations in the administration's shutdown spin: "I liked the fact that I still had the capacity for disappointment.”

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Congrats to @jollyette.bsky.social on her first @motherjones.com byline!!

For furloughed workers, Trump's partisan shutdown jabs are just the latest slight

“Not only is it insulting to the standards we’re all supposed to abide by, but it’s also insulting to our intelligence.”

www.motherjones.com

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Anna Rogers @jollyette.bsky.social · 6d

Just because federal employees aren't surprised doesn't mean they aren't mad. "I liked the fact that I still had the capacity for disappointment,” said one furloughed worker.

My first story for @motherjones.com: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

For furloughed workers, Trump's partisan shutdown jabs are just the latest slight

“Not only is it insulting to the standards we’re all supposed to abide by, but it’s also insulting to our intelligence.”

www.motherjones.com

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 7d

The U.S. shed 32,000 private-sector jobs in September, payroll-processing giant ADP said on Wednesday.

That is down from a revised loss of 3,000 in August. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had expected an increase of 45,000.

U.S. Lost 32,000 Jobs in September, Says Payroll Processor

The ADP report showed a labor force that continues to deteriorate.

www.wsj.com

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Ken Tegtmeyer, MD @pccmdoc.bsky.social · 8d

Fortunately several states did make the telehealth flexibilities permanent for Medicaid, and private insurance won’t necessarily cease coverage. But yes, this is a dumb thing to not make permanent, and keep tying to CRs

Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 8d

Ridiculously, Medicare Telehealth coverage keeps are getting tied to continuing resolutions. Bills could be passed separately. But political bureaucracy. This means Medicare Telehealth waivers are kaput as of today. My latest for @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Another shutdown casualty: Medicare telehealth coverage

It's got bipartisan support—and millions of Americans need it. But Congress keeps failing to lock in funding for Medicare telehealth services.

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 9d

And now for today's good news ... a wonderful librarian now has a full time job getting people excited about books. All kinds of books. Even the diverse ones that the government doesn't want you to read.

Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 10d

OMG! Mychal did it. Anyone who first caught this wonderful human gaining an audience on TikTok knew there was something special happening. What an incredible journey and story. Promoting reading and libraries is so damn important right now, and I can't think of a better ambassador.

Reading Rainbow Returns With New Host and Celebrity Guest Stars

Reading Rainbow is back after almost 20 years! The beloved children's TV program — which ran for 26 years before wrapping in 2006 — is celebrated for fostering childhood reading and literacy.

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Kiera Butler @kieraevebutler.bsky.social · 15d

Trouble in paradise! @annamerlan.bsky.social and I wrote about how some corners of the anti-vax universe are displeased by Trump's Tylenol announcement. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Anti-vax groups struggle to explain how Tylenol fits in with their whole thing

The White House's very weird autism announcement triggers a moment of opportunity and crisis.

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 16d

“The long history of trying to ‘cure’ or eliminate autism has been a history of terrible abuse and dangerous sham treatments."

I spoke to @autisticadvocacy.org's Greg Robinson and @drstevenkapp.bsky.social about the awful autism presser yesterday. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Disgust, horror, and "elimination": Trump and RFK Jr.'s eugenicist autism conference

The most striking omission from Monday's White House pageant: autistic people.

www.motherjones.com

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Anna Rogers @jollyette.bsky.social · 16d

For self-described skeptics of transgender health care, the words “weak” and “low-quality” do indispensable work. To medical academics like Guyatt, they’re professional terms of art.

Henry Carnell @hencarnell.bsky.social · 16d

For years, medical professionals and transgender advocates have been saying the "Society for Evidence-based Gender Medicine" was not following the principles of evidenced-based medicine.

Now the "godfather" of evidence-based medicine is leveraging the same claim against them. (1/)

Trans health care "skeptics" lost a key ally—now they're having a meltdown

The godfather of evidence-based medicine on rejecting anti-trans "misuse" of his work.

www.motherjones.com

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