@thejgoldstein.bsky.social
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Leaning a lot more towards deleting my twitter than I am towards keeping it.
The 76% bots thing has really been showing itself and I’m pretty much losing all interest
The 76% bots thing has really been showing itself and I’m pretty much losing all interest
September 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Leaning a lot more towards deleting my twitter than I am towards keeping it.
The 76% bots thing has really been showing itself and I’m pretty much losing all interest
The 76% bots thing has really been showing itself and I’m pretty much losing all interest
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YOU DID IT!!!
5 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!
Thank you to everyone who has subscribed to MeidasTouch on YouTube for joining this people-powered, pro-democracy movement.
This is just the beginning!
YouTube.com/@MeidasTouch
5 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!
Thank you to everyone who has subscribed to MeidasTouch on YouTube for joining this people-powered, pro-democracy movement.
This is just the beginning!
YouTube.com/@MeidasTouch
June 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
YOU DID IT!!!
5 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!
Thank you to everyone who has subscribed to MeidasTouch on YouTube for joining this people-powered, pro-democracy movement.
This is just the beginning!
YouTube.com/@MeidasTouch
5 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!
Thank you to everyone who has subscribed to MeidasTouch on YouTube for joining this people-powered, pro-democracy movement.
This is just the beginning!
YouTube.com/@MeidasTouch
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What is this—Make Asbestos Great Again? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
June 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
What is this—Make Asbestos Great Again? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
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Obama: "We now have a situation in which all of us are going to be tested in some way and we are going to have to decide what our commitments will be." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/u...
Obama, Back in Public Eye, Offers a Careful Warning of a Democratic Slide
www.nytimes.com
June 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Obama: "We now have a situation in which all of us are going to be tested in some way and we are going to have to decide what our commitments will be." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/u...
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NEW: ProPublica has sued the FDA, accusing the agency of withholding information about the safety and availability of generic drugs critical to millions of Americans.
ProPublica Sued the FDA for Withholding Records About the Safety of Generic Drugs
The agency declined to quickly release documents that would identify drugs made at some of the most troubled foreign factories. The request was part of ProPublica’s ongoing investigation into the safe...
www.propublica.org
June 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
NEW: ProPublica has sued the FDA, accusing the agency of withholding information about the safety and availability of generic drugs critical to millions of Americans.
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Rewording my earlier post.
RFK Jr will be testifying before Congress.
I am interested in what experts and others think would be the best way to leverage this time and opportunity for the public good.
If you were behind the dais for this hearing, what would you do? What do you want to see asked?
RFK Jr will be testifying before Congress.
I am interested in what experts and others think would be the best way to leverage this time and opportunity for the public good.
If you were behind the dais for this hearing, what would you do? What do you want to see asked?
June 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Rewording my earlier post.
RFK Jr will be testifying before Congress.
I am interested in what experts and others think would be the best way to leverage this time and opportunity for the public good.
If you were behind the dais for this hearing, what would you do? What do you want to see asked?
RFK Jr will be testifying before Congress.
I am interested in what experts and others think would be the best way to leverage this time and opportunity for the public good.
If you were behind the dais for this hearing, what would you do? What do you want to see asked?
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The solution to climate change is just to chop it up into 34 wedges, and pretend they are all to small to matter.
EPA acknowledges that US power plants are currently responsible for about 3% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. Isn't that "significant"?
You might think so – I sure do! – but here comes the EPA's torturing of logic... (3/8)
You might think so – I sure do! – but here comes the EPA's torturing of logic... (3/8)
June 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The solution to climate change is just to chop it up into 34 wedges, and pretend they are all to small to matter.
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Russia has abducted thousands of Ukrainian children, plunging families into every parent's worst nightmare.
Now, Trump funding cuts threaten to close a Yale center that helps identify these children and bring them home.
Please consider donating to help continue this work: sph.yale.edu/give-hrl
Now, Trump funding cuts threaten to close a Yale center that helps identify these children and bring them home.
Please consider donating to help continue this work: sph.yale.edu/give-hrl
Help the Humanitarian Research Lab Keep Finding Ukraine’s Abducted Children
The Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) at Yale helps to locate and bring back Ukraine’s children who have been abducted by Russia. But without additional funding,
sph.yale.edu
June 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Russia has abducted thousands of Ukrainian children, plunging families into every parent's worst nightmare.
Now, Trump funding cuts threaten to close a Yale center that helps identify these children and bring them home.
Please consider donating to help continue this work: sph.yale.edu/give-hrl
Now, Trump funding cuts threaten to close a Yale center that helps identify these children and bring them home.
Please consider donating to help continue this work: sph.yale.edu/give-hrl
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EVERYBODY WATCH.
ICE IS OUT OF CONTROL.
Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today.
He’s an LA native, American citizen and labor leader.
Don’t turn away.
ICE IS OUT OF CONTROL.
Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today.
He’s an LA native, American citizen and labor leader.
Don’t turn away.
June 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
EVERYBODY WATCH.
ICE IS OUT OF CONTROL.
Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today.
He’s an LA native, American citizen and labor leader.
Don’t turn away.
ICE IS OUT OF CONTROL.
Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today.
He’s an LA native, American citizen and labor leader.
Don’t turn away.
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A top coronavirus vaccine adviser at the CDC has resigned, citing concerns that she could no longer help vulnerable people after officials rescinded recommendations to immunize children and pregnant women.
Top CDC covid vaccine adviser quits after RFK Jr. ended recommendations
Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos said she could no longer help vulnerable people after officials removed recommendations to immunize children and pregnant women.
wapo.st
June 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A top coronavirus vaccine adviser at the CDC has resigned, citing concerns that she could no longer help vulnerable people after officials rescinded recommendations to immunize children and pregnant women.
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David Hogg’s fight for the future of the Democratic Party
David Hogg’s fight for the future of the Democratic Party
The gun control activist and DNC vice chair is targeting “asleep at the wheel” incumbents. But could his primary strategy lead to his own ousting?
www.motherjones.com
June 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
David Hogg’s fight for the future of the Democratic Party
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Good.
June 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Good.
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(1/6) Correction: We’ve deleted the post below because it and early versions of the article didn’t meet Post fairness standards.
June 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
(1/6) Correction: We’ve deleted the post below because it and early versions of the article didn’t meet Post fairness standards.
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No better testimonial than this one on how federal job cuts put lives at risk.
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 3:16 AM
No better testimonial than this one on how federal job cuts put lives at risk.
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Canadians make up the largest proportion—nearly 28 percent—of international travelers visiting Florida. They also comprise the largest number of international visitors for the entire United States.
But that comfortable relationship may be taking a turn.
But that comfortable relationship may be taking a turn.
Canadians have cooled on US travel
Mexico is looking like a much better option.
www.motherjones.com
June 3, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Canadians make up the largest proportion—nearly 28 percent—of international travelers visiting Florida. They also comprise the largest number of international visitors for the entire United States.
But that comfortable relationship may be taking a turn.
But that comfortable relationship may be taking a turn.
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What fun to discover £7,000 of book royalties, due today, aren't actually going to be paid. Not today. Maybe not ever.
So now it's time for yet another round of "What Do I Tell My Mortgage Provider?", and a quick game of "How Do I Feed My Dog?"
Fuck you, publishing. What a turd of a profession.
So now it's time for yet another round of "What Do I Tell My Mortgage Provider?", and a quick game of "How Do I Feed My Dog?"
Fuck you, publishing. What a turd of a profession.
May 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
What fun to discover £7,000 of book royalties, due today, aren't actually going to be paid. Not today. Maybe not ever.
So now it's time for yet another round of "What Do I Tell My Mortgage Provider?", and a quick game of "How Do I Feed My Dog?"
Fuck you, publishing. What a turd of a profession.
So now it's time for yet another round of "What Do I Tell My Mortgage Provider?", and a quick game of "How Do I Feed My Dog?"
Fuck you, publishing. What a turd of a profession.
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We are governed by a lunatic
May 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
We are governed by a lunatic
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Harvard president receives standing ovation during commencement.
May 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Harvard president receives standing ovation during commencement.
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By firing IRS auditors who went after wealthy tax cheats, Elon Musk's DOGE could cost up to $323 billion in tax revenue over the next 10 years.
It was never about being efficient or effective. www.cbsnews.com/news/irs-dog...
It was never about being efficient or effective. www.cbsnews.com/news/irs-dog...
May 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
By firing IRS auditors who went after wealthy tax cheats, Elon Musk's DOGE could cost up to $323 billion in tax revenue over the next 10 years.
It was never about being efficient or effective. www.cbsnews.com/news/irs-dog...
It was never about being efficient or effective. www.cbsnews.com/news/irs-dog...
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And it’s coming from inside the house
BREAKING: Scott Pelley just risked everything to make one thing clear:
The attack on free speech isn’t coming—it’s already here.
Journalists are being silenced, critics are being punished, and most of the media’s playing dead.
This is state-sponsored suppression. This is dictatorship in real time.
The attack on free speech isn’t coming—it’s already here.
Journalists are being silenced, critics are being punished, and most of the media’s playing dead.
This is state-sponsored suppression. This is dictatorship in real time.
May 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
And it’s coming from inside the house
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Does no one hire copy editors anymore? It’s spelled “g-r-i-f-t”.
The U.S. has officially accepted a luxury jetliner from Qatar as a gift, and slated it to become a new Air Force One. Experts say that overhaul could take years and cost hundreds of millions.
Graphics: Here's what it will take to transform the Qatari jet into Air Force One
The U.S. has officially accepted a luxury jetliner from Qatar as a gift, and slated it to become a new Air Force One. Experts say that overhaul could take years and cost hundreds of millions.
www.npr.org
May 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Does no one hire copy editors anymore? It’s spelled “g-r-i-f-t”.
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Abruptly firing over 1,300 dedicated workers at @usedgov.bsky.social was part of Trump's unlawful attempt to dismantle the Department.
I'm glad a federal judge is blocking this harmful action.
This is a win for students, educators, and public education in America.
I'm glad a federal judge is blocking this harmful action.
This is a win for students, educators, and public education in America.
A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to shut down the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs. cnn.it/4k1Xgio
May 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Abruptly firing over 1,300 dedicated workers at @usedgov.bsky.social was part of Trump's unlawful attempt to dismantle the Department.
I'm glad a federal judge is blocking this harmful action.
This is a win for students, educators, and public education in America.
I'm glad a federal judge is blocking this harmful action.
This is a win for students, educators, and public education in America.
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Narrator (if only): “the president does not get “personal time” during which ethics rules fail to apply”
REPORTER: On the president's dinner tonight, will the White House commit to making a list of the attendees public so people can see who's paying for that kind of access to the president?
LEAVITT: The president is attending it in his personal time
LEAVITT: The president is attending it in his personal time
May 23, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Narrator (if only): “the president does not get “personal time” during which ethics rules fail to apply”
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The Department of Homeland Security took aim at Harvard with an order terminating the university’s right to enroll and host international students. But Harvard hit back today with a federal lawsuit. I walk through how Kristi Noem violated the law and Constitution. open.substack.com/pub/statusku...
May 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The Department of Homeland Security took aim at Harvard with an order terminating the university’s right to enroll and host international students. But Harvard hit back today with a federal lawsuit. I walk through how Kristi Noem violated the law and Constitution. open.substack.com/pub/statusku...
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This is an entirely valid concern. I have been eyeing all of my repositories and thinking about where the servers are physically located and where the organizations operating them are. I'm looking into some contingencies.
As a testament to the dire situation in the U.S., our university (Uni. Iceland) just sent an email on the risk of data (used or gathered by European institutions) stored in the United States being deleted, altered, or access to it restricted. #academia #waronscience #disinformation
May 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
This is an entirely valid concern. I have been eyeing all of my repositories and thinking about where the servers are physically located and where the organizations operating them are. I'm looking into some contingencies.