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Ruth Malone, RN, PhD

@remalone.bsky.social

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UCSF Prof Emerita Nursing/Public Health Policy. Call your Congressional Representatives. Call them AGAIN. Show up at their local offices. YELL. STOP WRECKING OUR GOVERNMENT. STOP FASCISM. FIGHT FOR DUE PROCESS. REFUSE! AND PUT BIG TOBACCO OUT OF BUSINESS!

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Ruth Malone, RN, PhD @remalone.bsky.social · 3d

Wow. Take courage from this message

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 29m

I’m glad to see VA Dems resisting this “compact” and its effort to undermine academic freedom.

But my God, how miserable must it be to be a univ president at this time?

Do X, lose Fed money, save state money.

Do not-X, and flip it.

There’s a morally right answer—but also a budget to balance.

Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 7h

Virginia State Senate Dems just brought down fire and fury regarding the “Compact,” notifying the President and Rector that UVA would lose ALL STATE APPROPRIATIONS if it signs and cedes the University to “federal political control.” Notably, their letter directly restates points made here by @siva.

Siva @sivav.bsky.social · 9h

The “compact” for higher ed is an unserious document written by unserious people from a position of spectacular ignorance. No one should take it seriously. Sadly, my bosses are taking it seriously.

newrepublic.com/article/2013...

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 1h

What Governor Pritzker is doing is right for his state, but it is vital for the Republic.

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Jim Henderson @hendy-77.bsky.social · 59m

Republicans in congress - get your head straight and save our country. Look in the mirror and tell yourself you're doing the right thing. You know you're not.

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 4h

The literal reading of this statement is Pam Bondi is planning extrajudicial executions of random protesters.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 4h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 1h

i am not saying the world has gone completely bonkers but
the world has gone absolutely completely bonkers

Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 2d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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Ruth Malone, RN, PhD @remalone.bsky.social · 1h

Who is the blond woman with the black eye?

Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 3h

The White House Antifa Roundtable is one of the best displays I’ve seen of this-is-how-bad-it’s-gotten — just a sewer of open fascism, dementia, morons and freaks, and incoherent rage.

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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 12h

Dear EU,

Please don't cave in to these monsters.

"Unlike traditional trade negotiations, the US is not offering concessions in return. “It’s a one-way street,” said one EU official."

US demands EU dismantle green regulations in threat to trade deal

Washington wants American companies to be exempted from rules such as having to draw up climate transition plans

www.ft.com

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 4h

Agreed. The entire point of bike lanes and paths is to separate smaller, slower moving things from larger, faster moving things. Anything other than pedal-assist bicycles or other speed limited mobility devices should not be in these spaces.

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 10h

My unpopular urbanist opinion is that big, hyperfast two-wheelers are a menace and should be banned from bike lanes/paths (with enforcement).

These things endanger everyone riding a bike or legal e-bike. Worse, they deter some from even trying.

E-bikes have evolved into e-motorcycles. Law enforcement is lagging behind.

Serious injuries are on the rise in emergency rooms around the country, as electric cycles become bigger and faster. Lawmakers and police departments are scrambling to address the problem.

www.inquirer.com

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Meghan Bartels @meghanbartels.bsky.social · 3h

The science is in: COVID boosters are worth it, even if you've been vaccinated and/or infected before. Stay safe out there, friends!: 🧪 🛟 www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3h

genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 6h

This is what Democratic mayors should be doing to the streets in front of ICE facilities. Can't have a facility if no one can bring a car into it!

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 9h

Just openly cheering the destruction of any representation of gay people in public space. They think their power is totally unrestricted, and the entire country will support them rolling back society to the 1950s, or maybe the 1850s

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 10h

That Trump was allowed to return to civilian life as if he had nothing to do with January 6th is really when the constitutional crisis began.

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lights out for migrating birds @lightsoutforbirds.bsky.social · 7h

there were probably many more dead and injured reported and collected this morning so sad

BirdCast

BirdCast
Migration Dashboard
= Menu
© Cook County, Illinois
"
* Tuesday night, Oct 7
Live data feed begins each night after sunset.
7,844,800
Birds crossed Cook County last night (est.)
High
Starting: Tue, Oct 7, 2025, 6:20 PM CDT
Ending: Wed, Oct 8, 2025, 6:50 AM CDT
Learn more
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PEAK MIGRATION TRAFFIC
2,476,800 Birds in flight (est.)
High
Direction: SSE Speed: 33 mph
Altitude: 3,000 ft
Recorded: Tue, Oct 7, 2025, 8:50 PM CDT
Heres what happened last night...

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Peg Keiner @pegkeiner.bsky.social · 1d

BirdCast @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social is predicting a busy migration night for the Midwest! 429 MILLION birds 🐦

☎️ Call Chicago Bird Collision Monitors if you find a dead or injured bird: 773 988 1867

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 9h

if you work for a publication that does this and have any idea how much $$$ your outlet makes from affiliate sale commissions on prime day, DM or signal me: jason.404

also interested if you are a journalist who is asked to do these deal roundups as part of your job

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 11h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 7h

Mike Johnson said he would swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva "as soon as she wants." His office then backtracked — saying Johnson would only swear in the duly elected Grijalva once the government reopens. Grijalva won her special election more than two weeks ago.

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Ruth Malone, RN, PhD @remalone.bsky.social · 7h

Nobody even has to ask whose face you are referencing

Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 7h

Every time I scroll down my feed, I think, "I'm gonna be so happy when at long last I don't have to see that fucking face every day."

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 14h

“You need to take your head out of Trump’s ass..”
MO voter rips into Republican Congressman at town hall. The same town hall’s this regime wants them to stop going to. I wonder why?🤨

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

“Bullsh*t max reached”

(H/T @gavinnewsom.bsky.social )

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 10h

Remember when Republicans claimed to be the party of states rights?

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 11h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 13h

JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

newrepublic.com

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Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 4d

Chemerinsky: The Trump extortion demands are unconstitutional as well as odious (gift link). Me: Any school that signs must be shunned, faculty affected must walk. No room for this.

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

www.nytimes.com

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 1d

"The single most important behaviour, design or regulation for creating streets conducive to walking and cycling, was physical separation between the modes"

We've got a new study out, learning from a broad mixture of street users, planners and designers

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Highlights
For marginalised street users mode separation is the key to human-scale movement.
Streets conducive to walking and cycling have functional, safe and accessible design.
Professionals must approach street design, regulation and user behaviour holistically.
Combinations of influencing factors persuade people to either use or avoid a street.
There are no easy fixes to the public realm that will work for all non-drivers.

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Blythe Goes Cycling 🚴‍♂️🚏🚍 @blythegoescycling.bsky.social · 19h

And we can guess where the incentives to produce this twaddle are coming from

Well actually, we don’t need to guess. I used to work in the local and national newspapers industry, they rely on advertising. The biggest advertisers? The car industry from manufacturers to retailers new and used

mark burge @markburge.ca · 1d

It is astounding how much negative ebike press has come out in the past few months, it almost as if they represent a real threat to the car industry.

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Bob Berwyn @bberwyn.bsky.social · 17h

If you have a country filled with people who are proud and arrogant about their own ignorance and prejudices, and who live in some weird mythological construct of exceptionalism, there is bound to be trouble at some point ...

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