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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 2d

Journalism needs a new style guide for these times. As a start: if the basic material facts of the situation don’t align whatsoever with the official claim, you don’t have to repeat that claim. You are not mandated to cover the lies meant to obscure the facts, only the facts themselves.

Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social · 2d

Claim: rioters attacked ICE
Truth: ICE rushed at unarmed protesters standing on a patch of grass

Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 2d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

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Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 2d

NPR deserves a huge shout out for the work they continue to do.

BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 2d

Amending this to include as reliable news sources, @theatlantic.com and @newyorker.com and @pbsnews.org

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Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations, Austin!

Schallek Lab @schalleklab.bsky.social · 2d

Austin Roorda @roordalab.bsky.social delivering the richly deserved Boynton Lecture @optica-fvm.bsky.social
@optica.org

A tremendous journey with an incredible cast of characters that brought the world high resolution retinal imaging, Oz Vision and olo

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Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 2d

Go, go, go!

Electrek @electrek.co · 2d

In a first, renewables generate more power than coal globally

Solar and wind power aren’t just keeping up with global electricity demand anymore – they’re pulling ahead. According to a new analysis from energy think tank Ember, solar and wind combined outpaced global electricity demand growth in the first half of 2025. That shift led to a drop in both coal and gas generation compared to the same period last year. For the first time ever, renewables generated more power than coal globally. more…

electrek.co

Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 2d

It was huge and beautiful rising through some thin clouds on my drive home this evening.

Papa Woof und Krampus und Bleaken @papawoof.bsky.social · 2d

Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 2d

The guy in the inflatable frog suit who twerked at the ICE guys in Portland scared ‘em so much that Miller is wetting himself and calling for reinforcements…..

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Stephen Miller claims that in Portland "ICE officers have to street battles against antifa, hand to hand combat every night, to come and go from their building"

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Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 2d

For the love of God, Fallows! Get the damn media running ASAP!

James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 3d

If I Ran the Media™
Fewer stories on:
—How Dems Need to Change Their Messaging
—How [event xx] Will Play w [voter bloc YY]
—How 2028 Field Is Shaping Up

More of:
—Which points of resistance are actually working
—What specifically GOP Reps/Sens are so afraid of
—Real-world tariff/immig effects
—ETC

Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 2d

I cannot wait for the album and tour!

Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 2d

Working on a bloödcheëp shirt. I'm proud of those letters.

A black tshirt design with a bald red cardinal in a circle surrounded by flames, with the word bloodcheep in red death metal style letters above it.

Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 3d

Seems like a threat?

Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 3d

Judge Diane Goodstein crossed the Trump administration last month. Yesterday, her home burned, her husband was injured and it's being investigated for arson.

www.postandcourier.com/news/crime/s...

Judge blocks South Carolina from giving DOJ millions of voters' data
Sep. 3, 2025

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 3d

Epstein…

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Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 3d

People who have some actual understanding of tariffs and the economy have been saying this for the last 1.5 to 2 years. Just like they said it 4 years ago. Ignorance is not an acceptable substitute for competence.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 4d

Ford CEO on tariffs: “I mean, it's frustrating 'cause we're the most American auto company, and we export the most, and yet, we have this $2 billion headwind, which prevents me from investing even more in the US.”

finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-ce...

Ford CEO says $2 billion in tariff costs prevents more US investments

Ford CEO Jim Farley says tariffs on imported parts are driving up costs on the company's cars.

finance.yahoo.com

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Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 4d

This is wrong. Just wrong.

Gary Swergold MD, PhD @gs314.bsky.social · 4d

They have built concentration camps.

They are building the American SS.

They are fomenting hatred against Groups they don’t like.

They are agitating for violence.

They are wrecking your healthcare to make you weak and dependent.

If this sounds like a history lesson, it’s because it’s a rerun

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4d

Heard an officer say "let's do it" and then, in the dark, they tackle Rabbi Ben to the ground. He's being loaded into a CCSO wagon now. Broadview police also here screaming at people.

Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 4d

It should no longer surprise anyone that ants are smarter than humans.

Science Magazine @science.org · 4d

A 2024 study found that ants best humans at tests of collective intelligence.

Learn more on #WorldAnimalDay: https://scim.ag/42nMvQJ

Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 4d

Every time this happens lawsuits should be filed. Every time.

Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 4d

This video was taken by a local resident who reportedly saw a man being beaten by ICE agents at 37th and Kedzie.

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 4d

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Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 5d

Ugliest bike I’ve ever seen. Taking a page from the Tesla playbook when Elon and company put their autonomous driving cars on public roads and killed innocent people.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 5d

“DoorDash intends to send autonomous robots into bike-lanes.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

Here’s what’s frustrating…who cares what they “intend?” It’s up to City Hall what’s allowed in bike-lanes, NOT COMPANIES!

Stop acting like tech companies should be able to do whatever they want in cities.

DoorDash Plans to Send Autonomous Robots into Bike Lanes | Momentum Mag | Momentum Mag

DoorDash has begun rolling out Dot, its new autonomous delivery robot — a sleek, all-electric bot that can hit speeds of up to 20mph.

momentummag.com

Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 6d

I work WITH a number of very smart, talented, and hard-working women. They don’t work FOR me.

girl fieri @laureneahmed.bsky.social · 7d

Oh, you’re a girl dad? How do you treat the women who work for you

Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 6d

Agreed.

BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 6d

Soooooo evil.

It’s like the entire GOP has decided to become a platform dedicated to the most sociopathic meanness they can muster.

Aura Bogado @aurabogado.bsky.social · 6d

Shelters that house unaccompanied minors are bracing for "Freaky Friday," the start of an ICE operation that will first issue letters to children, seeking to pressure them to return to the countries they've fled in exchange for a cash payment. If they decline, their parents will be targeted by ICE.

Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 6d

Grew up in Abilene. The Director did the right thing. Ike, who some might recall served in many roles during his service to our nation, would approve.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 6d

BREAKING: The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic sword from the museum’s collection.

Director of Eisenhower Library in Kansas ousted after refusing to give Trump administration a sword

The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic sword from the museum’s collection.

www.kcur.org

Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 6d

Awesome! Have fun!

Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 7d

That cat is thinking, “I bet I could eat a whole human.”

Karolin Luger @nucleosomepolice.bsky.social · 7d

In case you need something good today, have a content bobcat

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 7d

“American science, the gold-standard and world-leading science and innovation enterprise, is being destroyed….Congress has a rare moment of leverage to check Trump’s executive overreach and it must stand up and do so.”

- @markhisted.org, NIH neuroscientist

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

This US government shutdown is different: what it means for science

President Trump’s budget office lays out guidelines for mass lay-offs across the federal government.

www.nature.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7d

Angus: American farmers who bought into Trump, thinking tariffs would help them—their markets are gone. Canada’s not making noise about it; we’re just moving in. Canadian corn is now being sold in Ireland, Spain, and the UK. Those used to be guaranteed American markets. Not anymore.

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Dave Sherry @myonlyneuron.bsky.social · 7d

Let’s quit throwing good money after bad. Coal’s relevance as an economic force and energy source is rapidly fading. Let’s invest that money in building clean energy infrastructure. If done right, coal workers could work in clean energy.

Step 1 is to pull our heads out. Simple, right?

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 7d

I'm so old that I remember when Republicans whined and moaned about "picking winners and losers." They only ever say that when they are unhappy with who the winners are and want to rig the system for the worst actors.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/c...

‘Mine, Baby, Mine’: Trump Officials Offer $625 Million to Rescue Coal

www.nytimes.com

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Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 7d

Nearly 10% of humanity (~800M people in 2025) struggles to live on less than $3 a day. It’s important for Americans to appreciate that reality — and the growing gap between the extremely poor & the extremely privileged — because, as USAID demonstrated, our nation has the power to change it.

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What Extreme Poverty Looks Like

Ten percent of humanity struggles to live on under $2 a day. That, and the gap between the extremely poor and the more privileged, is important to see.

classroom.ricksteves.com

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