Thomas Edwards
@mpeg2tom.bsky.social
Media tech transformer, SMPTE fellow & Emmy winner, cloud solutions architect. Opinions are my own.
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Abbe Lowell, the attorney who is representing Letitia James: “I can't tell you a time in the federal system...where a federal prosecutor thought a case was strong enough to bring to a grand jury, and the grand jury said no.” @kaitlancollins.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Abbe Lowell, the attorney who is representing Letitia James: “I can't tell you a time in the federal system...where a federal prosecutor thought a case was strong enough to bring to a grand jury, and the grand jury said no.” @kaitlancollins.bsky.social
“the U.S. government’s gross national debt surpassed $38 trillion Wednesday, a record number that highlights the accelerating accumulation of debt on America’s balance sheet.”
But they said cutting government jobs and axing programs would REDUCE the deficit…
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U.S. hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic
This rapid debt accumulation is the fastest outside of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the debt having reached $37 trillion in August.
www.pbs.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
“the U.S. government’s gross national debt surpassed $38 trillion Wednesday, a record number that highlights the accelerating accumulation of debt on America’s balance sheet.”
“If a vaccinated person encounters fentanyl, antibodies in the blood would then bind to the drug and prevent it from traveling to the brain.”
“This is something that could completely change the paradigm of how we deal with overdose."
A fentanyl vaccine is about to get its first major test
Vaccine trial in the Netherlands hopes to protect against fentanyl-related overdose and death.
arstechnica.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
“If a vaccinated person encounters fentanyl, antibodies in the blood would then bind to the drug and prevent it from traveling to the brain.”
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This man ripped off teachers, nurses, small business owners - people from all walks of life and professions. Some lost their life savings. Not only did Trump let him out of prison, he also doesn’t have to pay back the victims.
December 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This man ripped off teachers, nurses, small business owners - people from all walks of life and professions. Some lost their life savings. Not only did Trump let him out of prison, he also doesn’t have to pay back the victims.
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The last 12 FDA commissioners did not mince their words (to the extent that one can do that in the context of an academic medical journal):
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
A Threat to Evidence-Based Vaccine Policy and Public Health Security at the FDA | NEJM
Twelve former commissioners of the FDA express concern that the agency’s recent moves will undermine a regulatory model designed to ensure vaccine safety, effectiveness, and availability.
www.nejm.org
December 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The last 12 FDA commissioners did not mince their words (to the extent that one can do that in the context of an academic medical journal):
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Massive 20 GWh sodium-ion battery manufacturing plant announced in China www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/24/m... @dominikkeiner.bsky.social
Massive 20 GWh sodium-ion battery manufacturing plant announced in China
After last year’s slowdown, investment in China’s sodium-ion battery sector is rebounding in 2025, and one of the biggest projects yet has now entered the development pipeline.
www.pv-magazine.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Massive 20 GWh sodium-ion battery manufacturing plant announced in China www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/24/m... @dominikkeiner.bsky.social
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The Supreme Court could pave the way for companies to receive millions of dollars in refunds for the tariffs they’ve paid.
These Companies Are Filing Fresh Lawsuits Over Trump’s Tariffs—Including Costco, Revlon And More
The Supreme Court could pave the way for companies to receive millions of dollars in refunds for the tariffs they’ve paid.
www.forbes.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The Supreme Court could pave the way for companies to receive millions of dollars in refunds for the tariffs they’ve paid.
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Liftoff of Landspace's first Zhuque-3 rocket. Successfully reached orbit but RUD during descent for the landing attempt.
December 3, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Liftoff of Landspace's first Zhuque-3 rocket. Successfully reached orbit but RUD during descent for the landing attempt.
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
“volunteers in Washington state attempted to reach out to professional refugee aid groups, including World Relief and the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, hoping to find help for Lakanwal's deteriorating mental state, but they got limited response” www.npr.org/2025/12/01/n...
Afghan suspect in DC National Guard attack appeared to suffer personal crisis
Rahmanullah Lakanwal an Afghan national, is accused of shooting two National Guard soldiers on November 26. One of those soldiers, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, died from her wounds.
www.npr.org
December 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
“volunteers in Washington state attempted to reach out to professional refugee aid groups, including World Relief and the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, hoping to find help for Lakanwal's deteriorating mental state, but they got limited response” www.npr.org/2025/12/01/n...
“About 25 of Roadies’ truck drivers received the cancellation notice. The company is now losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue each month as its clients go elsewhere.” www.latimes.com/business/sto...
Why are California's Indian truck drivers disappearing during the holiday rush?
Why are Punjabi Indian truck drivers disappearing during the holiday rush?
www.latimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
“About 25 of Roadies’ truck drivers received the cancellation notice. The company is now losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue each month as its clients go elsewhere.” www.latimes.com/business/sto...
“I, Claudius” continues to be relevant
a man stands in front of a crowd with the words let us return to the sanity of a republic
ALT: a man stands in front of a crowd with the words let us return to the sanity of a republic
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
“I, Claudius” continues to be relevant
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The House and Senate are both investigating Pete’s war crimes
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The House and Senate are both investigating Pete’s war crimes
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ICE still FROZEN at Centre St & Howard in lower Manhattan right now as calls continue circulating for people to join.
NYPD arriving with barricades.
NYPD arriving with barricades.
November 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
ICE still FROZEN at Centre St & Howard in lower Manhattan right now as calls continue circulating for people to join.
NYPD arriving with barricades.
NYPD arriving with barricades.
Even Ryan suspects something is illegal youtu.be/ZFjHzuH7CyI?...
Are the U.S. ‘Drug Boat’ Strikes in the Caribbean a War Crime?
YouTube video by Ryan McBeth
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Even Ryan suspects something is illegal youtu.be/ZFjHzuH7CyI?...
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Full video of the launch t.me/militaryruss.... Colleagues are positive it's SS-18 or Sarmat (they are quite similar). My guess is that Sarmat is more likely. A launch from Yasnyy logical after last year failure in Plesetsk. As for SS-18, it hasn't been tested for a while (2014?) so why do it now?
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Full video of the launch t.me/militaryruss.... Colleagues are positive it's SS-18 or Sarmat (they are quite similar). My guess is that Sarmat is more likely. A launch from Yasnyy logical after last year failure in Plesetsk. As for SS-18, it hasn't been tested for a while (2014?) so why do it now?
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November 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Interesting new working paper that studies chains of movers after the construction of a new apartment building in Honolulu.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
uhero.hawaii.edu
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Interesting new working paper that studies chains of movers after the construction of a new apartment building in Honolulu.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
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From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
November 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
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Baikonur's only crew-capable pad busted after Soyuz flight
Baikonur's only crew-capable pad busted after Soyuz flight
Roscosmos confirms structural damage as images suggest repairs could stretch into 2027
The pad used by Russia to send Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) sustained damange during yesterday's crew launch, according to Roscosmos.…
dlvr.it
November 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Baikonur's only crew-capable pad busted after Soyuz flight
I feel like my dogs got AI to write this for me: “When you think about it, squirrels usually subsist on a diet heavy on nuts—acorns, pecans, etc.—a diet strikingly similar to that of prized Iberian pigs” ediblecommunities.com/recipes/squi...
Squirrel Pot Pie
A delicious way to cook up the hunt. Squirrel is about the most ethical meat you can serve on a dinner plate—it’s free-range, plentiful and low in fat. It also tends to be local and sustainable. What ...
ediblecommunities.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I feel like my dogs got AI to write this for me: “When you think about it, squirrels usually subsist on a diet heavy on nuts—acorns, pecans, etc.—a diet strikingly similar to that of prized Iberian pigs” ediblecommunities.com/recipes/squi...
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Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
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The Hidden History of Women Game Designers daily.jstor.org/the-hidden-h...
The Hidden History of Women Game Designers - JSTOR Daily
Nineteenth-century women turned music lessons into interactive entertainment, complete with spinning wheels and ivory counters.
daily.jstor.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The Hidden History of Women Game Designers daily.jstor.org/the-hidden-h...
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Volcano Hayli Gubbi erupted today in Ethiopia for the first time.
November 24, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Volcano Hayli Gubbi erupted today in Ethiopia for the first time.