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Samuel Hurtado @samuelhurtado.bsky.social · 26m

I mean...

Illustration says do more of the things you love

Samuel Hurtado @samuelhurtado.bsky.social · 28m

You must accept the frog
(Illustration by Billy Murphy, check him out on IG, he's good)

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Samuel Hurtado @samuelhurtado.bsky.social · 38m

It seems I'm buying a silly costume. Oh well...

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 19h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 1d

Is dark chocolate good for you?
"Sadly for chocoholics, the health claims for dark chocolate come from wishful thinking and sly marketing, not the findings of science."
Sorry
www.economist.com/science-and-...

Is dark chocolate actually healthy?

We assess whether that tempting idea is too good to be true

www.economist.com

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 4d

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true

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Samuel Hurtado @samuelhurtado.bsky.social · 5d

And that single data point was preliminary. It got significantly revised down shortly after that graph made the rounds, looks like this now.
sarsaigua.icra.cat

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clyde bruckman's ghost's final repost says free link @ultralaser.bsky.social · 6d

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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Holger Hestermeyer @hhesterm.bsky.social · 11d

Allow me to add one aspect, I think the most important one, in the debate about whether the UK government and UK officials and politicians should leave X. I know that many hesitate to leave saying "we should win the debate rather than leave". They are wrong. /1 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Ed Miliband says it is ‘possible’ that UK government should leave X

Energy minister says platform’s owner Elon Musk is a ‘dangerous man’ who is part of a ‘global network of right’

www.theguardian.com

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Samuel Hurtado @samuelhurtado.bsky.social · 11d

Absolutely agree. There's lots of stuff to scroll anxiously about, but covid is still awful and in some part cause of the other awful stuff.

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Samuel Hurtado @samuelhurtado.bsky.social · 11d

Latest data from Spain: my estimate using the sentinel system sivira says currently between 2.8% and 4% of the population has covid. This NB+XFG wave has hit between 23% and 43% of the population. This week: flat positivity but proxy went up bc they're testing more bc the VRS season has started.

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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 13d

Okatsuka posted the censorship rules for the controversial comedy festival, noting how many "You can’t say anything anymore!" comedians have signed on.
www.avclub.com/riyadh-comed...

Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka posts contract after turning down Riyadh Comedy Festival

www.avclub.com

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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 14d

Let me be clear. As someone who has been professionally involved with the biodefense / biosecurity sector for nearly 20 years, and has worked on biological risk analysis for Covid-19 since early 2020, reducing one's risk of being infected is not health anxiety. It's just smart.

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Samuel Hurtado @samuelhurtado.bsky.social · 14d

I think @acollierastro.bsky.social will will enjoy this

Samuel Hurtado @samuelhurtado.bsky.social · 14d

There's always a next one coming. This hell is forever.

Ryan Hisner @ryanhisner.bsky.social · 14d

Attenuation of the SARS-2 furin-cleavage site (FCS) continues apace. It's beginning to look as if some form of FCS-weakening mutation might well become fixed in the near future. Collectively, they are at ~12% globally—a totally unprecedented level—& rising quickly. 1/4

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SMBC Comics @smbccomics.bsky.social · 16d

This print was added to our store by popular demand.

PRINT ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com/products/aut...
ORIGINAL COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/autism...

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Samuel Hurtado @samuelhurtado.bsky.social · 17d

Similar growth in the UK
bsky.app/profile/samu...

Samuel Hurtado @samuelhurtado.bsky.social · 24d

Looking at the same data with more detail

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Samuel Hurtado @samuelhurtado.bsky.social · 17d

Now the pro-trump crowd will also cancel their subscriptions. But of those of us who cancelled initially, only the ones with the most annoying kids will come back. Do well from the beginning or you'll be attacked from all sides.

Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 18d

👍 Jimmy Kimmel’s Show to Return to ABC on Tuesday Night www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/b...

Jimmy Kimmel’s Show to Return to ABC on Tuesday Night

www.nytimes.com

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Brian (Underfold Comics) @theunderfold.bsky.social · 21d

WEREWOLVES

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Samuel Hurtado @samuelhurtado.bsky.social · 20d

They think their nephew is very smart and could do the job just as well. They're the same guys who think they could win a point against Serena Williams.

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 22d

Disney learned nothing from Andor.

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Samuel Hurtado @samuelhurtado.bsky.social · 22d

It's definitely positive overall, but it's missing the most effective way to avoid all those problems

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Samuel Hurtado @samuelhurtado.bsky.social · 22d

It seems to me that a "comprehensive overview of cardiovascular prevention strategies across all stages of COVID-19" should start with the most important one: "try to not get covid". It's weird that this step is not mentioned, given all the other things they talk about.

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Samuel Hurtado @samuelhurtado.bsky.social · 22d

I hope enough of us are doing it and they'll notice
bsky.app/profile/samu...

Samuel Hurtado @samuelhurtado.bsky.social · 22d

I just cancelled my Disney+ suscription. There's a text field when you do that which allows you to explain why you do it. You can do it today and still wach stuff until your yearly plan expires. You can also send the message and then hit renew at the last minute. Probably with a better price too.

Paul Mainwood @paulmainwood.bsky.social · 22d

It's the Laaaaaand of the freeeeeeee. [dramatic pause]
And the hoooooomee [little wobble of emotion] of the braaaaaaaaaaaave.

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23d

Actuarial innit. If they don’t cover your disease shot, they’re more likely to have to cover your disease. #vaccineswork

Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 23d

Regardless of the disgraceful nonsense we will likely hear from this administration in the coming days on vaccine “recommendations,” Americas healthcare insurers issued a joint statement tonight saying coverage for Covid and flu shots will remain unchanged from prior years.

Speaks for itself.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23d

The remarks weren’t “about Charlie Kirk,” they were about how this administration is using Kirk’s death as an excuse to shut down critics … and they responded by proving him completely correct.

Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 23d

New: FCC chair threatens ABC and Disney over Jimmy Kimmel’s remarks about Charlie Kirk
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/m...

FCC chair threatens ABC and Disney over Jimmy Kimmel’s remarks about Charlie Kirk | CNN Business

“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr warned. “These companies can find ways to change conduct and take actions on Kimmel, or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”

www.cnn.com

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