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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 4d

So many people on Bsky have complained, rightly, that 'leaders' and 'elites' have not stepped up to face our crisis. But here's one who has - Michael Roth, Wesleyan president - and he has <1000 followers! You can help, now: amplify the voice of leaders who take risks to speak. Follow and re-post. 1/

Michael S Roth @msroth.bsky.social · 5d

My take on Compact for Collaboration: “Federal funding for universities should never depend on a loyalty oath...The health of our democracy depends on the freedom to work with the federal government without having to follow the ideological dictates of those in power.” www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

Nine Colleges in Hot Seat as Trump’s Sweeping ‘Compact’ Sparks Sharp Reactions

Universities weigh whether to sign on to the president’s operating principles in exchange for a funding advantage.

www.wsj.com

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Connie C Dr. 鄒瑞兒 @labvixen.bsky.social · 3d

Bisexual Kaiju @bisexualkaiju.myatproto.social · 3d

So you want to support living marginalized banned authors but your local banned books week displays and events are full of famous dead people?

Not to worry: your helpful non-binary bookseller is here to help!

A thread!

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 3d

Fannie Lou Hamer Was Born On This Day – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/10/06/f...

Fannie Lou Hamer Was Born On This Day – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources

It’s Fannie Lou Hamer’s birthday! You might be interested in FANNIE LOU HAMER WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1917 – HERE ARE RELATED TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES.

larryferlazzo.edublogs.org

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 3d

Over the weekend, Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller repeatedly attacked judges, calling them part of an "organized terrorist attack" on the US government....

On Saturday, the home of a judge who ruled against Trump, went up in flames

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House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze

Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.

time.com

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AAUP @aaup.org · 5d

AAUP President Todd Wolfson unpacks the dangerous consequences of the Trump administration’s compact, which aims to exert ideological control over universities and colleges. As Wolfson makes clear, this partisan incursion into higher education affects ALL sectors.

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Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 3d

📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.

Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.

Signal @signal.org · 5d

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

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Michael S Roth @msroth.bsky.social · 5d

My take on Compact for Collaboration: “Federal funding for universities should never depend on a loyalty oath...The health of our democracy depends on the freedom to work with the federal government without having to follow the ideological dictates of those in power.” www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

Nine Colleges in Hot Seat as Trump’s Sweeping ‘Compact’ Sparks Sharp Reactions

Universities weigh whether to sign on to the president’s operating principles in exchange for a funding advantage.

www.wsj.com

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 4d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 7d

Republicans control the shutdown. Top to bottom. For example, construction of Trump's ballroom will continue as "essential" during the shutdown. But the stuff that helps you will not. abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...

Government shutdown updates: 'I don't think it's going to be that long of a shutdown', Vance says

Vice President JD Vance, while speaking at a White House press briefing, said that he does not think the government shutdown will be long.

abcnews.go.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8d

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 8d

New: ICE has bought a tool that tracks the locations of hundreds of millions of phones globally, updates every single day. Usually harvested from apps and advertising

www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-t...

ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day

Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.

www.404media.co

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 8d

Shutting Down a Fascist Regime Run By Weak, Incompetent Bullies

A government shutdown, a cankled Trump, a manic Hegseth, a splintering MAGA base, a declining economy, the looming Epstein Files, and an opportunity for Democrats to finally lead.

open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 8d

NEW — An estimated 40 people were taken by federal agents in an overnight raid in South Shore, a predominantly-Black neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side.

A couple who live nearby said they were shocked to see the enormous militarized raid in their community.

thetriibe.com/2025/09/feds...

Feds detain dozens of immigrants in 'massive' South Shore apartment building raid in Chicago • The TRiiBE

An estimated 40 people were taken by federal agents in the course of the overnight raid in the predominately-Black neighborhood.

thetriibe.com

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 12d

Politics ‘The Right Way’? How Charlie Kirk’s Professor Watchlist Censors and Harasses Academics of Color

Read @premthakker.bsky.social's latest:

zeteo.com/p/politics-t...

Politics ‘The Right Way’? How Charlie Kirk’s Professor Watchlist Censors and Harasses Academics of Color

The years-old 1200-name blacklist has ruined professors’ lives, chilled speech, and previewed exactly how the Trump administration is responding to Kirk’s killing today.

zeteo.com

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Nina Turner @ninaturner.bsky.social · 12d

"Part of being a revolutionary is creating a vision that is more humane. That is more fun, too. That is more loving. It's really working to create something beautiful."

- Assata Shakur

Rest In Power.

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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 12d

In reporting this piece on the new trial for a Huntington's treatment, I was struck by one thing in particular:

The joy.

One of my sources wept for joy. He has spent his entire career studying this disease, he said it was the happiest day. www.sciencenews.org/article/hunt...

Huntington's progression slowed by experimental gene therapy

An experimental gene therapy slowed Huntington’s by up to 75 percent in a small clinical trial. While not a cure, it may give patients longer lives.

www.sciencenews.org

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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 12d

OpenAI's VP for education recently said the company wanted to become "core infrastructure" for schools and universities. Any infrastructure, though, always depends on habituating users to its technical affordances - so I've been trying to track how it's doing that 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/t...

Welcome to Campus. Here’s Your ChatGPT.

www.nytimes.com

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 12d

Since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, HBCUs received terroristic threats. Black students have been expelled or forced to withdraw. Black professors and teachers have been fired and placed on leave. A Black firefighter was placed on leave. A Black journalist was fired

thebarbedwire.com/2025/09/26/f...

The Free Speech Crisis for Black Americans Is Worse Than You Think

Don’t let Jimmy Kimmel’s return fool you: Black academics are more frightened of talking to the press than I’ve ever seen.

thebarbedwire.com

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Weekend Editor @weekend-editor.bsky.social · 14d

Whoops -- link should have been to the post, not the top level. Multae apologiae!

www.someweekendreading.blog/autism-aceta...

Autism and Acetaminophen

So, Trump and Kennedy announce ex cathedra that acetaminophen during pregnancy causes autism. Is this stupid or not?

www.someweekendreading.blog

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Connie C Dr. 鄒瑞兒 @labvixen.bsky.social · 14d

Excellent and amusing explanation, as to be expected from you! Also, great to see you here in the skies!

Connie C Dr. 鄒瑞兒 @labvixen.bsky.social · 14d

The conclusion?

"Acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in sibling control analysis."

Link to study: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability

This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.

jamanetwork.com

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Connie C Dr. 鄒瑞兒 @labvixen.bsky.social · 14d

From Bill Sullivan's post on LinkedIn: Wouldn't it be great if someone did a large, comprehensive study of 2.5 million children looking into the putative link between Tylenol and autism? Oh, wait...what's this? IT HAS BEEN DONE.

Image of LinkedIn post by Bill Sullivan. Text in this post and next. The image below is the title of a research study, Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children's Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 15d

“September usually means sharpened pencils, pressed uniforms, and the first day of class,” Ghada Abdulfattah reports from a tent camp in Gaza. “This year, the month arrived with bombed-out buildings, new displacement orders, and worsening famine”:

Back to School in Gaza

When the air strikes are over, the teacher resumes her lesson.

bit.ly

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 15d

"Inside The Times’s Reporting and Judgment Calls on Charlie Kirk’s Assassination." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u... [gift link]

Using "judgment calls" as a heuristic is sound practice. It reminds us that the news is made, not found.

Inside The Times’s Reporting and Judgment Calls on Charlie Kirk’s Assassination

www.nytimes.com

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