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George Takei

@georgetakei.bsky.social

In case you thought they just meant undocumented immigrants…

Screenshot of a verified U.S. Department of Homeland Security post on X. The post includes an illustrated, retro-style image of a sunny beach scene with blue sky, ocean waves, palm trees, and a classic car parked near the shore. Text overlaid on the image reads “America After 100 Million Deportations.” The caption above references national peace and security, framing the image as a political message.

January 2, 2026 at 2:18 AM

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Sherrilyn Ifill

@sifill.bsky.social

And please, PLEASE let us not forget that time in 2023 when Karen Smith was elected President of the school board in Bucks County, Pa and swore her oath on a stack of banned books. The most gangsta oath ever! Just brilliant. www.edweek.org/leadership/t...

This School Board President Took Her Oath on a Stack of Contested Books. Here's Why

The school board for Central Bucks County, Pa., has been at the center of divisive political debates.

www.edweek.org

January 1, 2026 at 11:21 PM

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Acyn

@acyn.bsky.social

Gill on Epstein Files: I reached out to sources and they say that not only did New York send over everything they had in March, but that the entire review process—using roughly a thousand analysts from the FBI’s Information Management Division—was specifically to review the files from New York

January 2, 2026 at 1:01 AM

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Mueller, She Wrote

@muellershewrote.com

My main takeaway from the Jack Smith testimony: we should push our presidential candidate to make him Attorney General in 2029.

January 1, 2026 at 8:54 PM

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Tia 💜 & Phoebe 🧡

@tia-phoebe.bsky.social

Happy new year to all our dear friends 🤗
Love Tia 💜 & Phoebe 🧡
#Hedgewatch #SuperSeniorCatsClub

December 31, 2025 at 7:31 PM

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Northumberland Astro

@northumb-astro.bsky.social

I've just uploaded some of the Aurora Cam LIVE stream recording from 12th Dec to YouTube. It's a real-time video showing the movement of the aurora.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1-0...

You can watch the live Sky Cameras here...

www.youtube.com/@Northumberl...

#AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights

Aurora Cam LIVE Stream (Cresswell) - Real-Time Aurora Borealis

YouTube video by Northumberland Astro

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December 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM

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Marina Mueller 🇨🇦

@marinamueller935.bsky.social

From our Christmas day beach walk 😎

Large lake with hazy sunshine on the water & pink on the horizon

December 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM

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Alley Cat Allies

@alleycatallies.bsky.social

Here we are on the last #Caturday of 2025! 🐈

Alley Cat Allies is ready to hit the ground running in 2026 to save cats' lives. What are your plans to help cats in the new year?

If your goal is to do #TNR see our guide: alleycat.org/TNRGuide

And if you need support, head to GetHelp.alleycat.org

December 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM

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Hillary Rodham Clinton

@hillaryclinton.bsky.social

Curious to learn more about CECOT?

Hear Juan, Andry, and Wilmer share firsthand how the Trump administration branded them as gang members without evidence and deported them to the brutal El Salvadoran prison.

This @pbsnews.org documentary is available on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lku5...

Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica

YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official

www.youtube.com

December 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM

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Chise

@sailorrooscout.bsky.social

Overall mortality in unvaccinated individuals was roughly 50% HIGHER. The advantage held EVEN AFTER removing coronavirus-related deaths from the mix.

The study has been published in JAMA. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED.
• jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Key Takeaways
• In a French cohort, the incidence of all-cause mortality among those who received a first dose of an mRNA COVID vaccine was 0.4% after a median follow-up of 45 months, compared with 0.6% of those who were unvaccinated.
• After standardizing characteristics between the two groups, all-cause mortality incidence was 25% lower in those who had received a COVID shot.
• Vaccinated people were 74% less likely to die in a hospital because of COVID-19 compared with those who weren't vaccinated.

Key Points
Question
Are COVID-19 mRNA vaccines associated with the long-term risk of all-cause mortality?
Findings
In this cohort study including 22.7 million vaccinated individuals and 5.9 million unvaccinated individuals, vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 and no increased risk of all-cause mortality over a median follow-up of 45 months.
Meaning
These national-level results found no increased risk of
4-year all-cause mortality in individuals aged 18 to 59 years vaccinated against COVID-19, further supporting the safety of the mRNA vaccines that are being widely used worldwide.
Abstract
Importance While several studies have assessed the impact of COVID-19 vaccination on short-term mortality, none have compared long-term mortality by vaccination status, particularly in young individuals who are less likely to experience severe disease following SARS-
CoV-2 infection.
Objective
To compare 4-year all-cause mortality in individuals aged 18 to 59 years vaccinated with the mRNA
COVID-19 vaccine vs unvaccinated individuals.
Design, Setting, and Participants
This cohort study used data from the French National Health Data System for all individuals in the French population aged 18 to 59 years who were alive on November 1, 2021. Data analysis was conducted from June 2024 to September 2025.

Exposure
Exposure was defined as receiving a first mRNA dose between May 1 and October 31, 2021. Individuals who were unvaccinated by November 1, 2021, were assigned a random index date based on vaccinated individuals' vaccination dates.
Main Outcomes and Measures
Cox models weighted for sociodemographic characteristics and 41 comorbidities were used to estimate 4-year all-cause mortality. Time to event was censored at all-cause death, COVID-19 vaccination for unexposed individuals, or study termination on March 31, 2025. Complementary analyses were performed, including a comparison of the main causes of death available up to December 31, 2023. Follow-up began 6 months after the index date in both groups to address
immortal time bias. Short-term mortality within 6 months after vaccination was assessed in a separate, independent study using adapted self-controlled case series models.

Results
A total of 22767 546 vaccinated and 5932 443
unvaccinated individuals were followed up for a median
(IQR) of 45(44-46) months. Vaccinated individuals were older than unvaccinated individuals (mean [SD] age, 38.0 [11.8] years vs 37.1 [11.4] years), more frequently women (11688 603 [51.3%] vs 2 876039 [48.5%]) and had more cardiometabolic comorbidities (2126 250 [9.3%] vs 464596 [7.8%]). During follow-up, 98 429 (0.4%) and 32 662 (0.6%) all-cause deaths occurred in the vaccinated and unvaccinated groups, respectively. Vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 (weighted hazard ratio [wHR], 0.26 [95% CI, 0.22-0.30]) and a 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality (WHR, 0.75 [95% Cl, 0.75-0.761), with a similar association observed when excluding severe COVID-19 death. Sensitivity analysis revealed that vaccinated individuals consistently had a lower risk of death, regardless of the cause. Mortality was 29% lower within 6 months following COVID-19 vaccination (relative incidence, 0.71 [95% CI,
0.69-0.73]).
Conclusions and Relevance
In this national cohort study of 28 million individuals, the results found no increased risk of 4-year all-cause mortality in individuals aged 18 to 59 years vaccinated against COVID-19, further supporting the safety of the mRNA vaccines that are widely used worldwide.

December 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM

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Chise

@sailorrooscout.bsky.social

Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.

December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM

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BF Francis Ouellette

@bffo.bsky.social

From #NCBI Insight | GenBank Release 269.0 is now available | This release has 49.73 trillion bases and 6.03 billion records |
#Bioinformatics #OpenScience #OpenData | 🧬 🖥️ 🧪
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ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2025/12/22/g...

GenBank Release 269.0 - NCBI Insights

GenBank release 269.0 (12/16/2025) is now available on the NCBI FTP site. This release has 49.73 trillion bases and 6.03 billion records. The current release has: 259,677,058 traditional records cont...

ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

December 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM

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Cheddar

@fartycheddarcat.bsky.social

In da boks
Da Figgy play
Cuz now it be
Da boksing day

He ses it hous
It ware he hides
Wile he sings songs
And chews da sides

#CheddarPoetry #SillyFiggy #BoksDay #FiggyFinksItBoksSingNotBoksing #IChekBoksFirsForZombees #ILetHimPlayAfterItSafe

Figgy sits in a large box that is on it's side. In front of him is a corrugated cardboard insert. He is sitting sideways, looking off to the left with big eyes.

December 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM

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Alt National Park Service

@altnps.bsky.social

Flashback post and yep, still our favorite.

December 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM

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Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦

@secondnaturemb.bsky.social

It’s been a fun few days in the city, but I’m looking forward to getting back to the wintry woods and my little fluff balls. If you turn the volume way up, you can hear their little chirps. #birds

December 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM

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Jeff Hollett

@jeffontherock.bsky.social

Huge sea stacks - another feature of The East Coast Trail, Newfoundland, Canada.
This pic is from The Spout Path segment. The trail is divided into 25 segments - total length is 330km.
#trail #hiking #backpacking

Photo of a shoreline comprised of high cliffs. A large, high sea stack is visible….the stack is topped with conifer trees.

December 26, 2025 at 4:41 AM

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Ginger Cat Dusty

@gingercatdusty.bsky.social

Ho boy! We're in SE Michigan & have lots of weather warnings for ice. It's 7:30 am & hoomom didn't pay enough attention & just about slid off the porch when she went outside. Really need to pay attention pals. Super dangerous right now. Love & hugs. Be safe. Please ❄️❄️💙❄️❄️