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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · Aug 13

I know, right? Why doesn't anyone ever talk about the good parts of cancer, like how it helps you lose weight?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 13

Zeldin: "They'll say that carbon dioxide endangers public health, that carbon dioxide is a pollutant, and they'll never talk about anything that is good or important about it."

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · Aug 13

Nobody talks about the good parts of climate change.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 13

Zeldin: "They'll say that carbon dioxide endangers public health, that carbon dioxide is a pollutant, and they'll never talk about anything that is good or important about it."

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God @thegodpodcast.com · Jul 19

Funny how “trimming the fat” means axing PBS, not the subsidy that helps billionaires write off their private jets.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jul 19

NYT out with a piece on Epstein & Trump’s friendship, including this memorable quote: “I’ve known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy. He’s a lot of fun to be with. It’s even said he likes beautiful women as much as I do, many of them are on the younger side.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/u...

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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · Jul 8

.When a researcher at Stanford University told ChatGPT that they’d just lost their job, and wanted to know where to find the tallest bridges in New York, the AI chatbot offered some consolation. “I’m sorry to hear about your job,” it wrote. “That sounds really tough.” It then proceeded to list the t

ChatGPT is pushing people towards mania, psychosis and death

Record numbers of people are turning to AI chatbots for therapy, reports Anthony Cuthbertson. But recent incidents have uncovered some deeply worrying blindspots of a technology out of control

www.independent.co.uk

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · Jul 4

In my lifetime, i cannot recall any other American President who openly hated the other party or urged his devotees to hate their neighbors who voted differently

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 4

Trump on Democrats: "They hate Trump. But I hate them too. I really do. I hate them."

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Melissa Nadia Viviana @resistrebelrevolt.net · Jun 30

"Pick your battles."

There are 8,765 of them. It's a systematic assault on literally everything.

No American has ever sought such petty revenge on every aspect of culture, democracy, and society as this thin-skinned billionaire & his Republican collaborators.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · Jul 4

When Joe Biden referred to "shylocks" in 2014, the ADL admonished him. I look forward to seeing the group similarly criticize President Trump for using the term today.

@ADL on X: We welcome @VP @JoeBiden’s admission he erred in describing those who take financial advantage of American servicemen & women as #shylocks.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · Jul 4

Before the 2024 election, Trump said he'd send the National Guard and military against the "enemy from within." Oh, that's a Hitler quote, by the way.

Here we go.

This is fascism.

Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter.bsky.social · Jul 4

Trump is now deploying the Marines to Florida to aid ICE operations. The US military should not be operating on US soil like this.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/200...

200 Marines among those being sent to Florida to help ICE

The Trump Administration is sending 200 Marines to Florida to aid federal immigration enforcement officers.

abcnews.go.com

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · Jul 4

New York Times Grants Race Science Enthusiast Anonymity in Mamdani Hit Piece https://twp.ai/4io0Vv

www.mediaite.com

New York Times Grants Race Science Enthusiast Anonymity in Mamdani Hit Piece

twp.ai

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · Jul 4

Trump just used the anti-semitic term "shylocks" to describe bankers.

No outrage, no asks for condemnation, no badgering of Republicans to ask if they support Trump's ugly statement. Nada.

Meanwhile, did you hear that Mamdani supports Palestinian rights and criticizes Israel?!?! GET HIM!

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Jul 1

Today, USAID shuts down.

Experts say this could lead to 14 million deaths by 2030—including 4.5 million babies and children under 5.

Let’s not forget, Trump recently let a warehouse full of food aid rot rather than feed the hungry.

This isn’t America first. It’s America heartless.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · May 26

-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and
with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence

These are the foundations of real freedom.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · May 23

i want a covid booster tbh

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 22

FDA Commissioner Makary: "By the way, America doesn't want covid boosters."

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · May 17

Nope, the Trump administration hasn't given up on trying to ban abortion.

Just this week, RFK Jr. pushed a fake report about the abortion medication mifepristone.

He's peddling misinformation so he can lay the groundwork for restricting abortion access no matter where you live.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · May 11

RFK Jr talking about the need for doctors to know how to treat measles for those who are unvaccinated.

“Only very sick kids should die from measles.”

No. They shouldn’t. That was the point of the vaccine. We eradicated the virus so children didn’t die.

Sick & disabled kids are not expendable!

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · May 12

Across the federal government, Trump officials are halting a wide range of operations by declining to approve key funds.

This unofficial hold on many activities has incapacitated parts of agencies as varied as the National Park Service and the Pentagon.

The hidden ways Trump, DOGE are shutting down parts of the U.S. government

Limits on spending have incapacitated parts of agencies as varied as the National Park Service and the Pentagon.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · May 11

This isn’t a good idea even if the plane was being donated to the U.S. government. But Trump GETS TO KEEP THE PLANE??? It’s simply a cash payment to Trump in exchange for favors. Just wildly illegal.

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · May 11

Article I, Section 9, Clause 8:

“no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · May 11

Jeff Bezos continues to deliver on his corrupt bargain with the MAGA regime

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · May 11

Good thing the Washington Post has already completely torched its credibility. It's a right wing rag running cover for this administration.

No one is otherwise taking this seriously.

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Dr. Adeene Denton @spacewhalerider.com · May 11

Might have to update future cover letters to include "if my unpublished work is fed into an LLM by a reviewer or editor, this must be disclosed to me so the next time we're at the same conference I can fistfight them in the parking lot, or perhaps throw their computer into a lake"

Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · May 11

I wish editorial boards would allow those of us who submit work to journals to indicate that we categorically deny permission for reviewers AND editors to feed our unpublished hard work into some LLM.
For all the good it will do--at least authors can make their wishes clear to editors/reviewers.

Social Indicators Research @socialindicators.bsky.social · May 11

We are seeing multiple instances of reviewers doing manuscript reviews via use of AI/LLM.

If you don't want to do a review the old-fashioned way, better to decline the request.

Giving someone else's manuscript to AI is a violation of intellectual property rights/laws; the manuscript isn't yours...

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Jonathan Haddad 🌴🥥🥥🥥 @haddaddoinwork.bsky.social · May 11

A gift from Cat-ar.

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · May 10

THIS.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · May 8

No words… 😢

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ProPublica @propublica.org · May 7

2/ Amber Thurman went to the hospital with telltale signs of sepsis, yet it took 20 hours for doctors to intervene with a D&C procedure after abortion became a felony in Georgia.

Abortion Bans Have Delayed Emergency Medical Care. In Georgia, Experts Say This Mother’s Death Was Preventable.

At least two women in Georgia died after they couldn’t access legal abortions and timely medical care in their state, ProPublica has found. This is one of their stories.

www.propublica.org

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