Vinny Eng
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“In 2023, cars and their drivers killed 8,820 American pedestrians and bicyclists — 7,314 pedestrians and 1,166 cyclists. They injured another 136,281, an increase of over 5,300 injuries from 2022.”
Put the responsibility where it belongs.
Via @jalopnik.bsky.social
Put the responsibility where it belongs.
Via @jalopnik.bsky.social
No, Defensive Walking Isn't The Solution For Road Deaths - Jalopnik
It's victim-blaming, it's bull, and it's not the solution we need.
www.jalopnik.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“In 2023, cars and their drivers killed 8,820 American pedestrians and bicyclists — 7,314 pedestrians and 1,166 cyclists. They injured another 136,281, an increase of over 5,300 injuries from 2022.”
Put the responsibility where it belongs.
Via @jalopnik.bsky.social
Put the responsibility where it belongs.
Via @jalopnik.bsky.social
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Yeah this is bad. Trump admin appears to be laying the groundwork to purge regional Fed presidents, all of whom are up for reappointment in February.
Hassett Backs Call for Fed Presidents to Have Lived in Districts
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett backed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s call for a new residency requirement in the appointment of presidents of Federal Reserve banks.
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Yeah this is bad. Trump admin appears to be laying the groundwork to purge regional Fed presidents, all of whom are up for reappointment in February.
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Society feels disordered and lawless. But this is because liberalism and lots of liberal movements had fatal flaws that are now very obvious. I think many people are grasping for what they know to fix it.
December 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Society feels disordered and lawless. But this is because liberalism and lots of liberal movements had fatal flaws that are now very obvious. I think many people are grasping for what they know to fix it.
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Just got off a 2 hour zoom meeting and am once again so thankful that there are so many people out here doing good things in the world. Thank you. ALSO, we need to do more to buck each other up by noticing the good and reflecting it back.
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Just got off a 2 hour zoom meeting and am once again so thankful that there are so many people out here doing good things in the world. Thank you. ALSO, we need to do more to buck each other up by noticing the good and reflecting it back.
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What kind of sick fuck could be opposed to eliminating prison rape?
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:19 AM
What kind of sick fuck could be opposed to eliminating prison rape?
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Democratic politicians need to stop accepting Trump’s white nationalist premise that immigration is bad and proudly and loudly make a positive case for why America’s identity and history as a nation of immigrants is so important.
December 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Democratic politicians need to stop accepting Trump’s white nationalist premise that immigration is bad and proudly and loudly make a positive case for why America’s identity and history as a nation of immigrants is so important.
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Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
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"the combat decisions he has made"
Hegseth is setting up Admiral Bradley to take the blame for killing the survivors--which is just the tip of an immense iceberg of illegal acts.
U.S. military officials beware: Following orders is not a defense to murder or war crimes.
Hegseth is setting up Admiral Bradley to take the blame for killing the survivors--which is just the tip of an immense iceberg of illegal acts.
U.S. military officials beware: Following orders is not a defense to murder or war crimes.
December 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
"the combat decisions he has made"
Hegseth is setting up Admiral Bradley to take the blame for killing the survivors--which is just the tip of an immense iceberg of illegal acts.
U.S. military officials beware: Following orders is not a defense to murder or war crimes.
Hegseth is setting up Admiral Bradley to take the blame for killing the survivors--which is just the tip of an immense iceberg of illegal acts.
U.S. military officials beware: Following orders is not a defense to murder or war crimes.
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"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
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time.com/7335723/auto...
The Real Way Schools are Failing Boys
“If we really want boys to succeed, we need to ensure that they know how to both beat—and lose— to girls."
time.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
time.com/7335723/auto...
time.com/7335723/auto...
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NEW: Tina Peters' legal team launches a new effort to free her from prison, as a key ally and MAGA podcaster says Colorado leaders blocking her release are "Satan Jews"
December 2, 2025 at 2:38 AM
NEW: Tina Peters' legal team launches a new effort to free her from prison, as a key ally and MAGA podcaster says Colorado leaders blocking her release are "Satan Jews"
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For those who need the background, here you go open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
What's the Real Quid Pro Quo with Bukele?
Hint: It's not about fighting "terrorism," or stopping illegal immigration.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:37 AM
For those who need the background, here you go open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
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The Hernández pardon appears to be the work of Roger Stone, who seems to have conviced the president that he was falsely prosecuted by the Biden administration.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
He Was Convicted of Running a Narco State. Now Trump Plans to Pardon Him.
Former President Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced to 45 years in prison for receiving millions of dollars for protecting drug smugglers.
www.wsj.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The Hernández pardon appears to be the work of Roger Stone, who seems to have conviced the president that he was falsely prosecuted by the Biden administration.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
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Fuck Jon Karl for sitting on this for a stupid fucking book over the country. I’ll never buy anything he does now. @msnowcomms.bsky.social @msnowreports.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social @lawrenceodonnelljr.bsky.social @muellershewrote.com @annabower.bsky.social @thebulwark.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Fuck Jon Karl for sitting on this for a stupid fucking book over the country. I’ll never buy anything he does now. @msnowcomms.bsky.social @msnowreports.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social @lawrenceodonnelljr.bsky.social @muellershewrote.com @annabower.bsky.social @thebulwark.com
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Making it impractical to actually get and approve any vaccines is the same thing as the crudest anti-vaxxism.
The anti-vaxxers are in power, and they are counting on people to give them an undeserved "just asking questions" benefit of the doubt.
Don't.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
The anti-vaxxers are in power, and they are counting on people to give them an undeserved "just asking questions" benefit of the doubt.
Don't.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
FDA official proposes ‘impossible’ standards for vaccine testing that could curtail access to immunizations
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Making it impractical to actually get and approve any vaccines is the same thing as the crudest anti-vaxxism.
The anti-vaxxers are in power, and they are counting on people to give them an undeserved "just asking questions" benefit of the doubt.
Don't.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
The anti-vaxxers are in power, and they are counting on people to give them an undeserved "just asking questions" benefit of the doubt.
Don't.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
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Jay Bhattacharya and Matthew Memoli aren't bringing "gold standard science" to the #NIH, they are gutting research slowly but surely. When this time is over, they should be hauled before Congress, and shunned for the rest of their lives. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine (Gift Article)
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Jay Bhattacharya and Matthew Memoli aren't bringing "gold standard science" to the #NIH, they are gutting research slowly but surely. When this time is over, they should be hauled before Congress, and shunned for the rest of their lives. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The UN plans to cut nearly a fifth of its staff positions as unpaid member dues climb to $1.59 trillion.
UN will cut 2026 budget by $577m by slashing workforce
The UN plans to cut nearly a fifth of its staff positions as unpaid member dues climb to $1.59 trillion.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The UN plans to cut nearly a fifth of its staff positions as unpaid member dues climb to $1.59 trillion.
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Obviously "mass deportation will lower housing costs" was never a real argument but @mtkonczal.bsky.social crunched the numbers. Get ready to for crimes against humanity to save you a two liter of shasta mikekonczal.substack.com/p/mass-depor...
Mass Deportation Will Save Renters Less Than $5 a Month
President Trump wants to deport his way to affordability. But immigration can’t explain the housing crisis, and deportation won’t fix it.
mikekonczal.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Obviously "mass deportation will lower housing costs" was never a real argument but @mtkonczal.bsky.social crunched the numbers. Get ready to for crimes against humanity to save you a two liter of shasta mikekonczal.substack.com/p/mass-depor...
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December 1, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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NEW: Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. The USDA didn’t test the theory after a disastrous Midwestern outbreak.
Here’s how we did.
By @natlash.bsky.social
Here’s how we did.
By @natlash.bsky.social
How ProPublica Investigated a Bird Flu Outbreak in America’s Heartland
Early this year, bird flu ripped through 80 farms in Ohio and Indiana. Using genetic markers, wind simulations, satellite imagery, property records and more, we found that the virus could’ve been airb...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. The USDA didn’t test the theory after a disastrous Midwestern outbreak.
Here’s how we did.
By @natlash.bsky.social
Here’s how we did.
By @natlash.bsky.social
Reposted by Vinny Eng
One Health expert Dr. John Korslund (@hogvet51.bsky.social) shares his thoughts on our recent investigation on his blog. Worth a read if you're interested in #h5n1 #birdflu (and #h5n5)
hogvet51.substack.com/p/a-grim-wee...
hogvet51.substack.com/p/a-grim-wee...
November 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
One Health expert Dr. John Korslund (@hogvet51.bsky.social) shares his thoughts on our recent investigation on his blog. Worth a read if you're interested in #h5n1 #birdflu (and #h5n5)
hogvet51.substack.com/p/a-grim-wee...
hogvet51.substack.com/p/a-grim-wee...
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15/ And the "severely ill" patient in Washington State confirmed to be infected with bird flu last week highlights the threat of a virus that has the potential to spark a pandemic.
Read more about this deep-dive into the Ohio/Indiana outbreak here: www.propublica.org/article/bird...
Read more about this deep-dive into the Ohio/Indiana outbreak here: www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
15/ And the "severely ill" patient in Washington State confirmed to be infected with bird flu last week highlights the threat of a virus that has the potential to spark a pandemic.
Read more about this deep-dive into the Ohio/Indiana outbreak here: www.propublica.org/article/bird...
Read more about this deep-dive into the Ohio/Indiana outbreak here: www.propublica.org/article/bird...
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14/ Meanwhile, this fall has proven even worse than last year. Right now, the virus is spreading in northern Indiana, hitting 43 duck and chicken farms just in the last month, after wiping out dozens of turkey flocks in Minnesota.
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
14/ Meanwhile, this fall has proven even worse than last year. Right now, the virus is spreading in northern Indiana, hitting 43 duck and chicken farms just in the last month, after wiping out dozens of turkey flocks in Minnesota.
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1/ Today, ProPublica is running a piece I've been working on for a bit. It's about what happened with a devastating wave of bird flu earlier this year, as egg prices hit record highs.
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
1/ Today, ProPublica is running a piece I've been working on for a bit. It's about what happened with a devastating wave of bird flu earlier this year, as egg prices hit record highs.
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
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"Historically low vaccination rates, skepticism fueled by the pandemic, misinformation, and “health freedom” ideologies have put communities at risk for the reemergence of
preventable, potentially deadly viruses like measles and pertussis." #RSNA25
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preventable, potentially deadly viruses like measles and pertussis." #RSNA25
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
South Carolina’s Measles Outbreak Shows Chilling Effect of Vaccine Misinformation - KFF Health News
When a measles outbreak emerged in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in October, health officials announced that most cases were tied to one public charter school, where only 17% of the 605 students enroll...
kffhealthnews.org
December 1, 2025 at 3:42 AM
"Historically low vaccination rates, skepticism fueled by the pandemic, misinformation, and “health freedom” ideologies have put communities at risk for the reemergence of
preventable, potentially deadly viruses like measles and pertussis." #RSNA25
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
preventable, potentially deadly viruses like measles and pertussis." #RSNA25
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...