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Mike Sacks @mikesacks.bsky.social · 37m

Our government’s official policy is “hurt and exploit workers to enrich their bosses.”

Only one of two things can be true: Either Trump's Labor Department actually believes that Trump's immigration enforcement is destroying the agricultural sector and threatening food security, or they are pretending this threat is real in order to crush wages for both foreign and domestic agricultural workers. Neither look particularly good.

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💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 18h

Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.

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CyKoore 🇨🇦 🍉 @cykoore.bsky.social · 14h

My friend died this year, with medical debt to the tune of $2,800,000+.

He had insurance through his job.

He got cancer.

He lost his job/insurance due to his treatments.

He couldn't afford insurance because he lost his job.

There is no way your average person can afford these new rates.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 1h

Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org

The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org

The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...

www.nobelprize.org

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doctorhenryct.bsky.social @doctorhenryct.bsky.social · 1d

The 7 largest U.S. health insurers earned a record $71.3B in profits in 2024 despite rising medical costs and increased utilization. Those profits could have gone towards health care and insuring the uninsured. That is who Republicans are fighting for.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2h

The same people who insisted devout Catholic Joe Biden was leading a “war on Christianity” are now cheering Trump on as his armed goons assault clergymen.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 3h

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Nikita Gill @nikitagill.bsky.social · 4h

I am saying once again that the Conservative attack on the Arts is because they are incredibly envious of artists who they perceive as a group that has “too much” cultural power, a type of influence Conservatives crave but will never have because they’re anti-intellectuals with no imagination.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12h

glad to be born at a time when i got to see what life was like before the internet and will be dead before AI completely destroys humanity

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Soumya Rangarajan, MD, MPP @soumya-goblue.medsky.social · 12h

I was like “I’m in!”, then I saw prices lol
May still check out online auction. I love Bob Ross, still put Joy of Painting on when I’m charting

“Bonhams sold two early 1990s mountain-and-lake scenes in August for $114,800 and $95,750. The 30 paintings have total value of $850,000 to $1.4 million”

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19h

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal cuts

Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations

abcnews.go.com

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Soumya Rangarajan, MD, MPP @soumya-goblue.medsky.social · 12h

#TimelineCleanse

FeMaiden 👩🏻‍🔬🧪🥽💉 @fe-maiden.bsky.social · 12h

Omg the cuteness I can’t take it do you see his freaking pants omg

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 13h

I know this is said a lot but if you hate immigration, you can only eat the foods of your people prior to 1492. So for people of European descent that means not just no indigenous foods (no potatoes, no tomatoes, no corn), no Mexican food and no soul food either - there's no slavery exception clause

Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 14h

Man…man.

www.texastribune.org/2025/10/07/t...

“Why Sergio?”: Deportation ends 36-year dream for celebrated Waco chef

Sergio Garcia built a wide following for his regional Mexican cuisine over the decades, becoming a favorite of the White House press corps visiting Waco during the Bush presidency. Then in March, ICE ...

www.texastribune.org

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Is This Hell? 🏳️‍🌈 @wattle.bsky.social · 13h

You can have an autographed photo of yourself with the President and First Lady of the United States.

It won't matter to ICE.

Photo of Sergio Garcia with George and Laura Bush, signed to him by both

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 23h

Bad Bunny has a chance to do the funniest thing ever by inviting Zach Bryan to sing the anti-ICE song at the Super Bowl.

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Soumya Rangarajan, MD, MPP @soumya-goblue.medsky.social · 13h

#MusicChallenge
#1Artist1Album1Song

Maybe a Deep cut, but brief switch to some #Country albums I enjoy in honor of #Dolly (and also Zach Bryan coming out as woke, though he won’t be on countdown lol)

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Caitlin Canty
Reckless Skyline (2015)

Caitlin Canty - "My Love For You Will Not Fade"

YouTube video by WNCWStudioB

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Soumya Rangarajan, MD, MPP @soumya-goblue.medsky.social · 13h

You’d think we want to keep people contributing $4 trillion to #economy

“This information stems from the 2025 U.S. Latino GDP Report released in April. The report showed that the U.S. Latino GDP reached $4.1 trillion, elevating it to the world’s fifth-largest GDP and larger than India’s economy”

#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 16h

1 in 5 people in US is Latino for first time in history: Analysis

thehill.com

1 in 5 people in US is Latino for first time in history: Analysis

twp.ai

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Nancy Kanwisher @nancykanwisher.bsky.social · 1d

I am proud of MIT, where our branch of AAUP has voted unanimously to endorse this statement urging MIT leadership and the MIT Corporation to reject the Compact wholesale
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Letter Regarding Compact

MIT Chapter of the American Association of University Professors October 6, 2025 Statement on the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” MIT has been invited by the federal governmen...

docs.google.com

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 23h

Again, going in circles, but Trump ****literally**** does not understand how the American government works. He has ****never**** understood it. He was, until this administration, protected from his own stupidity but now there is no longer anyone at the helm. It’s ***actual*** anarchic governance.

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Soumya Rangarajan, MD, MPP @soumya-goblue.medsky.social · 14h

Yeah, I'm the same way, I have kind of gone out of my way doing #outpatient work entirely because of the notes, I enjoy the patient interaction, but I am very inefficient with the documentation. #Inpatient is easier in some ways.

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 15h

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

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Steve Schmidt @steve.czmyt.com · 15h

I've seen firsthand that there is an amazing difference between what is produced by AI in response to a couple of sentences vs. a careful refinement of an AI prompt into a few pages of instructions.

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Steve Schmidt @steve.czmyt.com · 15h

I have faith that AI has a huge role to play in making healthcare better when applied carefully to the task of improving healthcare. I believe that this will require probably writing a book-length set of custom instructions to guide any engine in the production of quality information. ...

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Soumya Rangarajan, MD, MPP @soumya-goblue.medsky.social · 15h

These are some of the use cases he presented. Basically helping with pattern recognition and #EMR #documentation so we can do what we value most - spend time with #patients.
One can hope in a perfect world, though I'm still skeptical of the technology as it exists now

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Soumya Rangarajan, MD, MPP @soumya-goblue.medsky.social · 15h

she came in with only a folder with a piece of paper with a few handwritten notes in it, drew out the proposed surgery and treatment options by hand while explaining to patient and family
Basically, he said he wants #AI to do the stuff that prevents that doctor-patient interaction currently

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Soumya Rangarajan, MD, MPP @soumya-goblue.medsky.social · 15h

Listened to an interesting talk by a #CriticalCare #doctor who is now working full time at #Google #health. He presented some compelling use cases for #AI in #medicine, and I think his last anecdote was important - a highly respected (woman) #surgeon walked in when he accompanied a family member

Dr. Peter Clardy to deliver Woolliscroft Endowed Lecture on October 7

Peter Clardy, M.D., senior staff clinical specialist at Google Health, will deliver the James O. Woolliscroft, M.D. Endowed Lecture in Medical Education from 5-6 p.m. on October 7 in Forum Hall at Pal...

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