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Mitch…McConnell…went over to the Democrats to pass this.
My bingo card has attained sentience and is curled in the corner, weeping.
My bingo card has attained sentience and is curled in the corner, weeping.
🚨 51-48, Senate PASSES a measure to terminate Trump’s tariffs on Canada.
Four Republicans join Democrats to deliver a rare rebuke to the president:
Susan Collins
Lisa Murkowski
Rand Paul
Mitch McConnell
Four Republicans join Democrats to deliver a rare rebuke to the president:
Susan Collins
Lisa Murkowski
Rand Paul
Mitch McConnell
April 3, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Mitch…McConnell…went over to the Democrats to pass this.
My bingo card has attained sentience and is curled in the corner, weeping.
My bingo card has attained sentience and is curled in the corner, weeping.
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Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)
February 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)
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Background: Andrew Wakefield, the disgraced former doctor who published the bunk study about autism and vaccines, settled in Texas and has sought to influence to unseat a Republican who supported vaccines. Texas has become an anti-vaxx hotbed.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018...
February 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Background: Andrew Wakefield, the disgraced former doctor who published the bunk study about autism and vaccines, settled in Texas and has sought to influence to unseat a Republican who supported vaccines. Texas has become an anti-vaxx hotbed.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018...
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USAID has been contributing aid to Gaza and the West Bank since 2021, with increased aid after the Israel-Hamas war broke out. In November 2024, USAID provided $230M in additional funding.
Trump is taking over the Gaza Strip.
I can’t be the only one who thinks the timing is not coincidental 👇🏼
Trump is taking over the Gaza Strip.
I can’t be the only one who thinks the timing is not coincidental 👇🏼
February 5, 2025 at 3:44 AM
USAID has been contributing aid to Gaza and the West Bank since 2021, with increased aid after the Israel-Hamas war broke out. In November 2024, USAID provided $230M in additional funding.
Trump is taking over the Gaza Strip.
I can’t be the only one who thinks the timing is not coincidental 👇🏼
Trump is taking over the Gaza Strip.
I can’t be the only one who thinks the timing is not coincidental 👇🏼
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Bad, powerful people have decided that it’s fun to do bad things, not because it benefits them in some way, but because it will make good people mad and is the only way they can use their power in a way they find that amusing and it’s a nightmare for society.
Venture firm Andreessen Horowitz has hired Daniel Penny, the man who killed Jordan Neely on an NYC subway.
He was studying architecture before the killing.
He was studying architecture before the killing.
A16z hires acquitted former Marine Daniel Penny as an investor | TechCrunch
Powerhouse venture firm Andreessen Horowitz has hired Daniel Penny as an investor, its webpage confirms. Penny is the former Marine who was tried
techcrunch.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Bad, powerful people have decided that it’s fun to do bad things, not because it benefits them in some way, but because it will make good people mad and is the only way they can use their power in a way they find that amusing and it’s a nightmare for society.
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"Both Sides" Psychosis:
In 2022, The New York Times equated Republican election lies with Democratic warnings about fascism. Today they're doing the same false equivalence with Trump/Musk's premeditated implosion and plundering of the treasury:
In 2022, The New York Times equated Republican election lies with Democratic warnings about fascism. Today they're doing the same false equivalence with Trump/Musk's premeditated implosion and plundering of the treasury:
February 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
"Both Sides" Psychosis:
In 2022, The New York Times equated Republican election lies with Democratic warnings about fascism. Today they're doing the same false equivalence with Trump/Musk's premeditated implosion and plundering of the treasury:
In 2022, The New York Times equated Republican election lies with Democratic warnings about fascism. Today they're doing the same false equivalence with Trump/Musk's premeditated implosion and plundering of the treasury:
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This is the work that my nonprofit does. This article is the best thing I've read yet on how Trump administration policies, if enacted, will lead to institutionalization. Please read and tell your lawmakers to defend these Medicaid waivers!
Home and Community-Based Services waivers help disabled people stay out of institutions. For @motherjones.com, I reported on how disabled people's independence is threatened by attacks on Medicaid that fund HCBS waivers (and others). www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump's war on Medicaid will institutionalize millions of people
The GOP wants to fund billionaire tax cuts—and let disabled Americans pay the price.
www.motherjones.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This is the work that my nonprofit does. This article is the best thing I've read yet on how Trump administration policies, if enacted, will lead to institutionalization. Please read and tell your lawmakers to defend these Medicaid waivers!
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Screenshot from Erin Reed of a local news station covering one of the first hospital protests at UVA
February 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Screenshot from Erin Reed of a local news station covering one of the first hospital protests at UVA
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Father Calvin Robinson has been booted from the Anglican Catholic Church after copying Musk's Nazi-like salute at the National Pro-Life Summit in Washington, D.C.
Right-Wing Priest Booted From Priesthood After Mimicking Musk's Nazi-Like Salute At Pro-Life Summit
Good riddance!
www.comicsands.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Father Calvin Robinson has been booted from the Anglican Catholic Church after copying Musk's Nazi-like salute at the National Pro-Life Summit in Washington, D.C.
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An EPA staffer says this message is going around re: latest Microsoft computer update:
"It’s likely your status on Teams is being monitored, and a hint was dropped to us by someone higher up in EPA that they may be monitoring Teams calls.
We now have to be careful of what we say on Teams calls."
"It’s likely your status on Teams is being monitored, and a hint was dropped to us by someone higher up in EPA that they may be monitoring Teams calls.
We now have to be careful of what we say on Teams calls."
January 31, 2025 at 9:56 PM
An EPA staffer says this message is going around re: latest Microsoft computer update:
"It’s likely your status on Teams is being monitored, and a hint was dropped to us by someone higher up in EPA that they may be monitoring Teams calls.
We now have to be careful of what we say on Teams calls."
"It’s likely your status on Teams is being monitored, and a hint was dropped to us by someone higher up in EPA that they may be monitoring Teams calls.
We now have to be careful of what we say on Teams calls."
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Ya they're not gonna wait for court cases to play out, they're gonna change the locks and cut off paychecks. Congress and the courts have to act now or it's already over
This is a hair-on-fire situation (gift link)
Musk allies (not official government employees, apparently) seek access to "the sensitive systems control the flow of more than $6 trillion annually to households, businesses and more nationwide."
wapo.st/4jH7XYa
Musk allies (not official government employees, apparently) seek access to "the sensitive systems control the flow of more than $6 trillion annually to households, businesses and more nationwide."
wapo.st/4jH7XYa
Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system
A top Treasury career staffer is expected to depart. Surrogates of Musk’s DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.
wapo.st
January 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Ya they're not gonna wait for court cases to play out, they're gonna change the locks and cut off paychecks. Congress and the courts have to act now or it's already over
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my little brother was one of the fatal fentanyl overdoses that is being used to justify tariffs on Mexico and Canada, and I can't think of a more cynical and disrespectful exploitation of a tragedy that has touched almost every family in this country
January 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
my little brother was one of the fatal fentanyl overdoses that is being used to justify tariffs on Mexico and Canada, and I can't think of a more cynical and disrespectful exploitation of a tragedy that has touched almost every family in this country
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Just got a story approved to run on Monday on the crisis happening at the NSF.
If you are an NSF-funded scientist and have been personally impacted by the funding pause this week, I'd love to hear from you.
Reach me securely on Signal: 3162958947
If you are an NSF-funded scientist and have been personally impacted by the funding pause this week, I'd love to hear from you.
Reach me securely on Signal: 3162958947
I'm begging a major news org to cover the fact NSF is defying the courts to enact Trump's unconstitutional executive order
January 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Just got a story approved to run on Monday on the crisis happening at the NSF.
If you are an NSF-funded scientist and have been personally impacted by the funding pause this week, I'd love to hear from you.
Reach me securely on Signal: 3162958947
If you are an NSF-funded scientist and have been personally impacted by the funding pause this week, I'd love to hear from you.
Reach me securely on Signal: 3162958947
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Do Not Comply In Advance: bossy, already a cliche, implies permission to comply later
Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner
Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner
January 31, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Do Not Comply In Advance: bossy, already a cliche, implies permission to comply later
Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner
Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner
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CDC staff have been told to RETRACT all studies submitted to journals (but not yet accepted) if they include the words “gender” or “pregnant people”.
#holdtheline #publichealth
#holdtheline #publichealth
January 31, 2025 at 10:10 PM
CDC staff have been told to RETRACT all studies submitted to journals (but not yet accepted) if they include the words “gender” or “pregnant people”.
#holdtheline #publichealth
#holdtheline #publichealth
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‼️ The State Department has REMOVED TQIA+ on their page of recommendations for queer travelers. This page yesterday said "LGBTQIA+" and now just says "LGB".
The federal government is trying to erase trans people from existence.
The federal government is trying to erase trans people from existence.
January 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
‼️ The State Department has REMOVED TQIA+ on their page of recommendations for queer travelers. This page yesterday said "LGBTQIA+" and now just says "LGB".
The federal government is trying to erase trans people from existence.
The federal government is trying to erase trans people from existence.
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🚨BREAKING: New York appellate court UPHOLDS John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York. This reverses a lower court decision in a case from Newburgh, NY.
This is a big victory for the minority voters who brought suit and voting rights in the Empire State. www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...
This is a big victory for the minority voters who brought suit and voting rights in the Empire State. www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...
🚨 Clarke v. Town of Newburgh
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
🚨BREAKING: New York appellate court UPHOLDS John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York. This reverses a lower court decision in a case from Newburgh, NY.
This is a big victory for the minority voters who brought suit and voting rights in the Empire State. www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...
This is a big victory for the minority voters who brought suit and voting rights in the Empire State. www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...
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a while ago I wrote about this for Forbes by talking with @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social #medievalsky
www.forbes.com/sites/matthe...
www.forbes.com/sites/matthe...
January 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
a while ago I wrote about this for Forbes by talking with @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social #medievalsky
www.forbes.com/sites/matthe...
www.forbes.com/sites/matthe...
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The team building the replica of the Sutton Hoo ship have told of their aspirations to eventually sail it down the River Thames and across the English Channel.
Sutton Hoo ship replica aiming to sail across English channel
The team behind the traditional ship build have ambitions to sail it on the River Deben and beyond.
www.bbc.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Most Americans are going to get a gigantic wake-up call about how many services they actually receive from the federal government, which depend on a fully functioning workforce that doesn't have to spend its days worrying that a bunch of malevolent assholes are going to fire them.
January 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Most Americans are going to get a gigantic wake-up call about how many services they actually receive from the federal government, which depend on a fully functioning workforce that doesn't have to spend its days worrying that a bunch of malevolent assholes are going to fire them.
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wear earplugs, don’t wear shoes without any support, embrace earnestness, grin at dogs and children, cut down on the podcasts and youtube, go see bands and plays, thank your bus driver, buy a vase at the thrift store and fill it with flowers
people over 30 quote this with some life advice for the rest of us?
January 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
wear earplugs, don’t wear shoes without any support, embrace earnestness, grin at dogs and children, cut down on the podcasts and youtube, go see bands and plays, thank your bus driver, buy a vase at the thrift store and fill it with flowers
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Apocalyptic Space Rock 2032, the president we deserve
! "'City-killer' asteroid has a 1-in-83 chance of smashing into Earth in 2032, NASA says: A space rock dubbed 2024 YR4 has a 1.2% chance of smashing into our planet, scientists estimate."
'City-killer' asteroid has a 1-in-83 chance of smashing into Earth in 2032, NASA says
A space rock dubbed 2024 YR4 has a 1.2% chance of smashing into our planet, scientists estimate.
www.livescience.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Apocalyptic Space Rock 2032, the president we deserve
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Astronaut Sunita Williams opened up about her struggles after being in space for nearly seven months during a call with Needham High School students in Massachusetts.
Astronaut Stuck In Space Since June Admits She Doesn't Remember 'What It's Like To Walk'
We can only imagine.
www.comicsands.com
January 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Astronaut Sunita Williams opened up about her struggles after being in space for nearly seven months during a call with Needham High School students in Massachusetts.