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Nicholas Lyon
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publichealthguy1.bsky.social
one serious answer? a lot of elites—including many liberals—absolutely lost their minds the one time our government asked them make the same mid-crisis sacrifices for the public good as everyone else. and they are happy to fund and publish damn near anything to prevent that from happening again
yoyoel.com Yoel Roth @yoyoel.com · 1d
There’s a lesson here about writing in the age of weaponized lies: Always precede false claims with giant red text, ideally wrapped in a <blink> tag, that says “THIS IS A LIE I AM REFUTING!!”

But also, why is a book that makes this kind of lazy, bad-faith argumentation getting any accolades at all?
December 25, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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rubenbolling.bsky.social
This is totally underreported. Trump is not just going after "illegals." He's going after people who were here legally, by changing their status.

These are people who entered the US the right way, and never broke a law. Now they are subject to Trump's whim, his ICE goons, and inhuman detention.
rbreich.bsky.social Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d
Trump has revoked legal status for at least 1.6 million immigrants over the past year by cancelling programs like TPS and student visas.

Remember: these are people who entered the country legally.

Trump never cared about “legal immigration" — just inflicting cruelty.
December 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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upshot.nytimes.com
On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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billdifilippo.bsky.social
merrick garland set a world record for being bad at your job, colts head coach jeff saturday was better at that job than merrick garland was at his
macfarlanenews.bsky.social Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 2d
Among the newly-released Epstein files. This Justice Dept email from Jan 2020

'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
December 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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sherlocksdad.bsky.social
Why I pay for a @theverge.com subscription — tech journalism with an editorial standard and social purpose.
reckless.bsky.social nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 3d
Sometimes the no comment is the entire story ;) www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Figuring out how much GPUs are worth and how long they’ll last is not as clear as it is with a house Nvidia declined to comment. CoreWeave declined to comment.
December 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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brianmfloyd.bsky.social
bobby petrino and jordon hudson have the opportunity to do the funniest thing of all time
December 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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victorerikray.bsky.social
This makes facially neutral policies--like poll taxes and literacy tests--that we know were adopted for discriminatory purposes legal. Organizations can now simply claim there was no discriminatory intent regardless of outcome. It's unconstrained institutionalized racism.
December 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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ericcolumbus.bsky.social
Via @liamjscott.bsky.social at the other site here’s the full email from 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi. She’s putting her career on the line by fighting here. And she’s fighting for all of us.
News Team, Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier. I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity. Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one. We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient. If the standard for airing a story becomes "the government must agree to be interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state. These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless. CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones. We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet. These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless. CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones. We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet. I care too much about this broadcast to watch it be dismantled without a fight. Sharyn
December 22, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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pablo.show
If you’d like to know what it was really like inside CECOT for an innocent man who was wrongfully deported by this administration, we interviewed a pro soccer player and youth coach named Jerce Reyes two weeks ago: youtu.be/vlz3eGwHZBY?...
December 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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patrickwyman.bsky.social
So I tried this as an experiment with a an LLM: I had dozens of PDFs of papers and open-source academic books related to a specific field of history, uploaded them all to create a context window, and then used it as a starting point. Made sure I knew the scholarship first so I could evaluate.
disabilitystor1.bsky.social Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 5d
This is one of the reasons I remain horrified by seeing @historians.org suggest "ways to use gAI" that included this:
December 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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patrickwyman.bsky.social
I have some friends who use LLMs in effective ways, and it’s not to do their thinking for them - it’s to recognize patterns, automate basic coding tasks, and serve as an extension of the self, not a replacement for it
December 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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jamellebouie.net
i really think there is legit political space for running on "we are going to dismantle ICE"
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d
How it started vs. How it’s going NOW 👀

LA tow truck driver who towed ICE’s car found NOT GUILTY 🦸🏽‍♂️
December 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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smoothdunk2.bsky.social
here’s an Elon Musk Christmas Tale. Merry Xmas everyone ❤️
7 panel comic Panel 1: Elon Musk and Santa. Elon: I’ve bought you’re entire operation. Santa: What Panel 2: Musk: I fired the elves. And the reindeer. Panel 3: Musk, gesturing at a modified cybertruck. Christmas sacks are inside and a huge rocket is strapped to the side. Elon: this is your new sleigh Panel 4: Musk watches as the cyber sleigh ascends into the night sky Panel 5: The cyber sleigh immediately implodes Musk: shit Panel 6: As the wreckage falls to earth Musk frantically types on his phone Panel 7: Musk tweets: The Jews just killed Sant
December 24, 2024 at 1:02 PM
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ricksteves.bsky.social
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.

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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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clarajeffery.bsky.social
2/ The Danish head of its CDC is like: are you fucking crazy? We are a small country with universal healthcare. You shouldn't do what we do. We should do what you used to do.
Health officials in Denmark and Germany said they were baffled by the Trump administration’s push to emulate their countries. Traditionally, they have looked to the United States as a leader for its meticulous process of review and recommendation of vaccinations. The officials noted that the childhood vaccination schedule in the United States had been tailored for the country’s large and diverse population and patchy system of medical care. Denmark and Germany have comprehensive free prenatal care and an infant mortality rate that is about half of that in the United States. “It’s not at all fair to say look at Denmark unless you can match the other characteristics of Denmark,” said Anders Hviid, who leads research on vaccine safety and effectiveness at the Statens Serum Institut, Denmark’s equivalent of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
December 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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charles.littlegreenfootballs.com
I’m in favor of right wing influencers challenging real boxers to beat them senseless. Never been a boxing fan but if this becomes a trend it might change my mind.
December 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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mikebaker.bsky.social
HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files:

Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.

The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Epstein Files Include 1996 Child Porn Complaint That F.B.I. Ignored
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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anildash.com
Oh, it's just incredible and effortless how Kristen Stewart dismantles and diagnoses the pathology and ego of Brando (and... well, all the dudes in Hollywood) here. www.youtube.com/shorts/_h-iK... There's just so many parallels to tech in this. And I'm so glad she's solid in herself to just SAY it.
Kristen Stewart on Men and Method Acting
YouTube video by The Interview
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December 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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brendelbored.bsky.social
The internet sucks now because everything needs to result in the maximal outcome so instead of seeing the Coldplay couple and going “lol pretty funny” we end up with this, everything is Qanon, everything is the Inquisition, when the fun of it should be “well, never have to think about this again!”
michaelhobbes.bsky.social Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 6d
It was a perfect viral moment, a 5 second video snippet that appeared to tell an entire story. Then the country got way, way, way too invested.
December 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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jonathancohn.bsky.social
“They’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them. It is something I’ve never encountered.” www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
Trump Administration Says Maryland Woman's Birth Certificate Is Fake In Dystopian Move
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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jacoboller.bsky.social
this is the most "Get a Job, Stay Away From Her" I've ever felt
What’s the title or IP that you have yet to land but want? Calvin and Hobbes. I’ve been chasing that for years and years, and I just have gotten nowhere with [creator] Bill Watterson. I began writing letters to him over 20 years ago. He lives in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and I was actually contemplating just going out there and just staying at a local Best Western and seeing if he ever shows up at the [local] bookstore. All he does is these wood carvings for poetry readings, and every now and then he goes to the bookstore and does signings.
December 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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ryanmarino.bsky.social
This is a wildly unethical study that would be illegal to conduct in the United States. Have you heard of the Tuskegee experiments (crimes against humanity)? This sounds like that.
lizszabo.bsky.social Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 7d
CDC awards $1.6 million for new hepatitis B vaccine study in Guinea-Bissau. Although the award recipients aren't named, the grant seems tailored to Danish researchers whose work is championed by anti-vaxxers but challenged by mainstream scientists.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
CDC awards $1.6 million for hepatitis B vaccine study, likely to controversial Danish researchers
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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stefanturk.bsky.social
Katherine Long deserves a crown.
December 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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michaelcaley.bsky.social
the failure to prosecute Trump for seeking to overturn the election is one of the greatest and most consequential bag fumbles in the history of American politics
The New York Times obtained a recording of the call on Wednesday. It is part of a trove of investigative documents generated in the recently dismissed criminal election interference case that was brought against Mr. Trump and 18 of his allies by Fani T. Willis, the district attorney in Fulton County, Ga.
December 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM