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Paul Kelleher 🎃 @paulkelleher.net · 1h

A kinda related story: My grandfather played the lotto every week and the morning after a draw he and his buds would go to the convenience store where they bought tickets and check their numbers together over coffee. Then word came that someone had bought the winning ticket from that store. 1/

Richard Pettigrew @wiglet1981.bsky.social · 4h

If you have an inkling you might win a Nobel prize, do you feel some urge to ensure you’re in a really noteworthy inaccessible place when it’s announced so you’ve got a good story about getting the news. ‘So, it was as our submersible rose from the Mariana Trench when my phone started pinging…’

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Honesty for Ohio Education @honesty4ohioed.bsky.social · 3h

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A debate is unfolding inside the Ohio Statehouse over a proposed bill known as "The Charlie Kirk Heritage Act," which aims to incorporate teachings on the positive impacts of Christianity in Ohio's schools.
abc6onyourside.com/news/local/o...

Charlie Kirk bill sparks debate over teaching impact of Christianity in Ohio schools

An Ohio bill, the “Charlie Kirk Heritage Act,” would require teaching Christianity’s influence on U.S. history, sparking church-state debate.

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Dana Howard @thedanahoward.bsky.social · 21h

clears throat:

Black and white image of parachutes with caption: "Parachutes reduce the risk of injury after gravitational challenge, but their effectiveness has not been proved with randomised controlled trials."

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Zack Ford @zackford.bsky.social · 22h

ADF once again attacks the studies as having biased sampling. There isn't a single study affirming LGBTQ people's experiences that the right wouldn't attack, because they KNOW the "perfect randomized study" they demand that tests *obviously* harmful effects could never ethically be conducted.

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Zack Ford @zackford.bsky.social · 22h

Colorado's lawyer lays out how ludicrous it would be to try to do some kind of randomized study ON CHILDREN to prove conversion therapy is harmful. We already know enough to know that there's no way such research could be performed ethically, and we know plenty enough without it.

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Michael R. Ulrich @michaelrulrich.bsky.social · 1d

Oral argument for Chiles v. Salazar, challenging Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors is set to begin

Me & @turban.bsky.social talked about the implications of the case in @jamapediatrics.com

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Dana Howard @thedanahoward.bsky.social · 2d

Hey fellow Brown alums, have you signed this yet? standstrongbrown.org/reject-trump...

Brown must reject Trump’s so-called “Compact for Academic Excellence” – Stand Strong Brown

standstrongbrown.org

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Dana Howard @thedanahoward.bsky.social · 2d

Also some of the background navy service personnel seem to be clapping plenty about no longer being ”politically correct” at other parts of the speech so 🙃

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Dana Howard @thedanahoward.bsky.social · 2d

Here is a clip of what he said just before: www.instagram.com/reel/DPcSIPb...

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Dana Howard @thedanahoward.bsky.social · 2d

someone more electronically adept please post the contextual clip, you can find it here: www.instagram.com/reel/DPcSIPb...

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Dana Howard @thedanahoward.bsky.social · 2d

Anyway, someone more electronically adept please post the contextual clip, you can find it here: www.instagram.com/reel/DPcSIPb...

Dana Howard @thedanahoward.bsky.social · 2d

It plays into authoritarian messaging when we post military brass clapping for pay raises (even if they should refrain from doing so) and implicate that they are clapping for the extermination of political opposition.

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Dana Howard @thedanahoward.bsky.social · 2d

But *also* people have to be careful about reposting this clip out of context. Authoritarians *want* you to believe that the military backs them up.

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Dana Howard @thedanahoward.bsky.social · 2d

note that the cadets were clapping in response to what he said JUST before this clip. I was curious what that was and looked it up, turns out he had just said he supports an across the board pay raise for military. that is what they were clapping about. And then he pivots to this.

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Dana Howard @thedanahoward.bsky.social · 2d

That being said, military should not be politicized and that is why navy cadets should refrain from clapping in the background regardless of what is said.

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Dana Howard @thedanahoward.bsky.social · 2d

note that the cadets were clapping in response to what he said JUST before this clip. I was curious what that was and looked it up, turns out he had just said he supports an across the board pay raise for military. that is what they were clapping about.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 6d

Heeeey Ohio folks! Please take a moment to fill this out. We're targeting Husted as he's up for election next year. Let him know how his policies are awful for Ohio health.

Also if you want to come to the event (Oct 15, Columbus) please reach out!

Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 6d

Folks in Ohio: there is a @defendpublichealth.bsky.social action on October 15th in Columbus to hand deliver notes to Sen. Jon Husted to *thank him* (derogatory) for all he is doing for Ohioan’s healthcare.

PLEASE fill out this form with your message to be printed on a pretty card & delivered!

Write a Letter to Senator Jon Husted to Defend Public Health in Ohio

On October 15th the Ohio chapter of Defend Public Health will convene in Columbus to deliver as many cards from constituents as possible to Senator Jon Husted to "thank" him for threatening the health...

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 5d

Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower Complaint

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/h...

Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower Complaint

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Greg Folkers @gregfolkers.bsky.social · 6d

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, former Director of NIAID, is Fired by Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy in Retaliation for Filing Whistleblower Complaint with the Office of Special Counsel

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trevin @trevinflickinger.com · 6d

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Columbus City Council candidates Tiara Ross and Jesse Vogel spar over transparency, ethical issues

The German Village Society hosted a Columbus City Council candidate forum and largely asked about topics close to home. The District 7 candidates used the topics to explain how they'd govern different...

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Joe Bak-Coleman @jbakcoleman.bsky.social · 7d

One of the loudest bells tolling for social science right now is that the decade of abundant data on humans is coming to a close. Whether you work on digital trace or surveys, LLM pollution is a serious problem, even while the wide roll out of LLMs creates an urgent need for social science.

Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 7d

A lot of psych is already conducted with online convenience samples & ppl are probably excited about silicon samples bc it would allow them to crank out more studies for even less 💸

How about we reconsider the idea that sciencey science involves collecting own data.
www.science.org/content/arti...

AI-generated ‘participants’ can lead social science experiments astray, study finds

Data produced by “silicon samples” depends on researchers’ exact choice of models, prompts, and settings

www.science.org

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Nathan Newman- ANTIFA Since Nazis Murdered Family in Death Camps @nathansnewman.bsky.social · 7d

This is true. In AI mode no reponses to question "Does Trump show signs of dementia" but long analysis if you ask "Does Biden show signs of dementia"

So whole AI thing is now Orwell-level of corruption and monopoly abuse just three years into its public explosive introduction.

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 7d

A landmark new study in JAMA Pediatrics shows the HPV vaccine is doing exactly what it promised & more. 17yrs after rollout, adolescent vaccination has slashed HPV infxns not only among those vaccinated but also those unvaccinated, showing powerful herd protection.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Population-Level Effectiveness and Herd Protection 17 Years After HPV Vaccine

This cross-sectional study investigates population-level effectiveness and herd protection in the first 17 years after human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among adolescent girls and young women at ...

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Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 7d

Here’s a small thing folks in Columbus can do - send a letter to our school board and superintendent telling them to take advantage of solar energy tax credits before they disappear. It’s a no-brainer. (Also that is my dog in the banner photo)

Tell the School Board & Superintendent: Make CCS Schools Healthy, Green and Financially Sustainable

Help Make CCS Schools Healthy, Green, and Financially Sustainable Columbus families are already paying for the highest electricity cost increase in the nation — and our schools are vulnerable to ris...

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 7d

NEW: Judge Matt Kacsmaryk transferred ongoing lawsuit against the FDA over abortion drug mifepristone to the Eastern District of Missouri. (Trump DOJ said AGs of Missouri, Kansas, Idaho couldn't sue in TX.) Denies motions to intervene from AGs of TX, FL, LA
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

screenshot of order from this docket
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/65768749/state-of-missouri-v-us-food-and-drug-administration/?order_by=desc
Case 2:22-cv-00223-Z Document 273 Filed 09/30/25
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AMARILLO DIVISION
STATE OF MISSOURI, et al.,
Intervenor Plaintifts,
U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, et al.,
Defendants,
and
DANCO LABORATORIES, LLC, et al.,
Intervenor Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Before the Court are Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Intervenor-States' Amended Complaint ('Defendants' Motion) (ECF No. 218), filed January 18, 2025, and Intervenor-Defendant Danco Laboratories, LLC's Motion to Dismiss Intervenor-States' Amended Complaint ("Danco's Motion) (ECF No. 221), filed January 28, 2025 (together, the "Motions"). The Court granted Intervenor Plaintifis leave to file a consolidated response to the Motions. BCF Nos. 226, 227. Intervenor Plaintiffs responded to the Motions on February 20, 2025. ECF No. 228. Defendants and Danco replied on May 5, 2025, after the Court granted a deadline extension. ECF Nos. 247, 248, 241. On August 22, 2025, Texas and Florida also moved to intervene. ECF No. 254. Louisiana followed suit on September 19, 2025. ECF No. 264.
The Motions are now ripe. Having considered the Motions, briefing, and relevant law, the Court GRANTS Defendants' Motion and DENIES as MOOT Danco's Motion. The Court also DENIES as MOOT Texas, Florida, and Louisiana's Motions to Intervene. This case is TRANSFERRED to the Eastern District of Missouri under 28 U.S.C. Section 1406(a).

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