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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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Keep this in mind: The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II was carried out by executive order—from the President of the United States.
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March 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Keep this in mind: The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II was carried out by executive order—from the President of the United States.
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Today marks the beginning of OpenRxiv, which replaces bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world's largest preprint platform for life and medical science
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
@openrxiv.bsky.social
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
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March 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Today marks the beginning of OpenRxiv, which replaces bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world's largest preprint platform for life and medical science
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
@openrxiv.bsky.social
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
@openrxiv.bsky.social
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New — Donald Trump celebrates the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, calls him "a Radical Foreign Pro-Hamas Student," and says "This is the first arrest of many to come."
March 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
New — Donald Trump celebrates the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, calls him "a Radical Foreign Pro-Hamas Student," and says "This is the first arrest of many to come."
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The disappearing of Mahmoud Khalil, a person with permanent legal status in the US, should be a red line that everyone should recognize.
They knocked on his door and vanished him into an authoritarian system without a trace.
Your door could be next.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/so-it-begi...
They knocked on his door and vanished him into an authoritarian system without a trace.
Your door could be next.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/so-it-begi...
So It Begins: The Disappearing of Mahmoud Khalil and Authoritarian Capture
The Trump Administration kidnapped a legal permanent resident and shuffled him through an authoritarian maze. We're witnessing the beginnings of something terrifying
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The disappearing of Mahmoud Khalil, a person with permanent legal status in the US, should be a red line that everyone should recognize.
They knocked on his door and vanished him into an authoritarian system without a trace.
Your door could be next.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/so-it-begi...
They knocked on his door and vanished him into an authoritarian system without a trace.
Your door could be next.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/so-it-begi...
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You can't erase us.
March 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
You can't erase us.
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Hegseth drives out another #DEI hire.
Certainly unqualified with only decades of experience and so few degrees: Doctor of Medicine, Master of Public Health, Master of Science, and a BS from West Point along with graduating from the Army Command & Staff College.
thehill.com/policy/defen...
Certainly unqualified with only decades of experience and so few degrees: Doctor of Medicine, Master of Public Health, Master of Science, and a BS from West Point along with graduating from the Army Command & Staff College.
thehill.com/policy/defen...
March 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Hegseth drives out another #DEI hire.
Certainly unqualified with only decades of experience and so few degrees: Doctor of Medicine, Master of Public Health, Master of Science, and a BS from West Point along with graduating from the Army Command & Staff College.
thehill.com/policy/defen...
Certainly unqualified with only decades of experience and so few degrees: Doctor of Medicine, Master of Public Health, Master of Science, and a BS from West Point along with graduating from the Army Command & Staff College.
thehill.com/policy/defen...
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The Data Rescue Project recognizes the tremendous interest and energy around saving our public data heritage
action.everylibrary.org/data_librari...
action.everylibrary.org/data_librari...
Data Librarians are Securing Government Data!
The Data Rescue Project recognizes the tremendous interest and energy around saving our public data heritage
action.everylibrary.org
February 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The Data Rescue Project recognizes the tremendous interest and energy around saving our public data heritage
action.everylibrary.org/data_librari...
action.everylibrary.org/data_librari...
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Because you TOTALLY asked for this… and MapQuest has NOTHING better to do…
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
Gulf Map Generator - MapQuest
Explore and customize your own Gulf region map with our interactive map tool.
gulfof.mapquest.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Because you TOTALLY asked for this… and MapQuest has NOTHING better to do…
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
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On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down.
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
February 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down.
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
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If you have heard about the new strain of #H5N1 #Birdflu spilling into cattle and do not understand what it means, I suggest reading this excellent report from the US department of agriculture. I have summarized key point below
TLDR: "Houston we have a problem"
www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
TLDR: "Houston we have a problem"
www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
www.aphis.usda.gov
February 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
If you have heard about the new strain of #H5N1 #Birdflu spilling into cattle and do not understand what it means, I suggest reading this excellent report from the US department of agriculture. I have summarized key point below
TLDR: "Houston we have a problem"
www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
TLDR: "Houston we have a problem"
www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
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@charlesgaba.com is a hero and downloaded CDC’s entire website. A small group of us has come together to preserve this critical resource and make it accessible to the scientific community.
More to come. These data are public and they are ours. Deletion disobedience is one way to fight back.
More to come. These data are public and they are ours. Deletion disobedience is one way to fight back.
📣 UPDATE: OK, still working with some others to figure out the best way to present it all, but in the meantime here's the first batch of links to the most-recent archived versions of every page at the CDC prior to the Trump/Musk Purge:
acasignups.net/25/02/02/whi...
acasignups.net/25/02/02/whi...
In which I provide links to archived versions of every CDC.gov page available pre-purge (Part 1 of 15)
As horrific as it is that the Trump/Musk Administration is purging data from federal websites, it's good to know that the Internet Archive has been archiving much of it. However, in addition to the Ar...
acasignups.net
February 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
@charlesgaba.com is a hero and downloaded CDC’s entire website. A small group of us has come together to preserve this critical resource and make it accessible to the scientific community.
More to come. These data are public and they are ours. Deletion disobedience is one way to fight back.
More to come. These data are public and they are ours. Deletion disobedience is one way to fight back.
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NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
www.finance.senate.gov
February 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
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Today, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde boldly called out Donald Trump for his hatred and bigotry at the National Cathedral Prayer Service. Now, the GOP is attacking her for speaking truth to power.
REPOST if you stand with Bishop Budde against Trump!
REPOST if you stand with Bishop Budde against Trump!
January 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Today, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde boldly called out Donald Trump for his hatred and bigotry at the National Cathedral Prayer Service. Now, the GOP is attacking her for speaking truth to power.
REPOST if you stand with Bishop Budde against Trump!
REPOST if you stand with Bishop Budde against Trump!
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On December 26, Gaza's health ministry confirmed the fourth case of an infant freezing to death in 72 hours. A day later, a 28-year-old doctor also died due to hypothermia. There was one common denominator in each death: they were living in tents.
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/12/children-are-freezi…
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/12/children-are-freezi…
Children are freezing to death in Gaza
On December 26, Gaza’s health ministry confirmed the fourth case of an infant freezing to death in 72 hours. A day later, a 28-year-old doctor also died due to hypothermia. There was one common denominator...
mondoweiss.net
December 28, 2024 at 12:00 AM
On December 26, Gaza's health ministry confirmed the fourth case of an infant freezing to death in 72 hours. A day later, a 28-year-old doctor also died due to hypothermia. There was one common denominator in each death: they were living in tents.
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/12/children-are-freezi…
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/12/children-are-freezi…
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Elon Musk and JD Vance publicly supporting the neo-Nazis of Germany's AfD, just as an AfD supporter/Elon Musk fan kills 5 and injures 100+ in a terrorist attack at a Christmas market in Germany. Vance's pro-AfD statement came *after* the attack.
It's bad. Not sure what else to say. Dark times ahead.
It's bad. Not sure what else to say. Dark times ahead.
December 21, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Elon Musk and JD Vance publicly supporting the neo-Nazis of Germany's AfD, just as an AfD supporter/Elon Musk fan kills 5 and injures 100+ in a terrorist attack at a Christmas market in Germany. Vance's pro-AfD statement came *after* the attack.
It's bad. Not sure what else to say. Dark times ahead.
It's bad. Not sure what else to say. Dark times ahead.
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A powerful artist and activist. Just everything about this woman and her poetry was good and clean and straight truth. She pushed us. She’d cut you and then smile to show that she’d done it with love.
Rest in Peace and Power Nikki Giovanni.
Rest in Peace and Power Nikki Giovanni.
December 10, 2024 at 4:17 AM
A powerful artist and activist. Just everything about this woman and her poetry was good and clean and straight truth. She pushed us. She’d cut you and then smile to show that she’d done it with love.
Rest in Peace and Power Nikki Giovanni.
Rest in Peace and Power Nikki Giovanni.
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To set the stage for what's about to happen at SCOTUS at 10:00am, the case is called US v. Skrmetti. It involves a Tennessee law that bans gender affirming care to trans minors, mainly things like hormone blockers.
December 4, 2024 at 2:53 PM
To set the stage for what's about to happen at SCOTUS at 10:00am, the case is called US v. Skrmetti. It involves a Tennessee law that bans gender affirming care to trans minors, mainly things like hormone blockers.
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A women-led team of 20, working remotely, is showing up a trillion dollar megacorp. Truly inspiring.
November 21, 2024 at 3:27 AM
A women-led team of 20, working remotely, is showing up a trillion dollar megacorp. Truly inspiring.
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When non-Jews picture Jewish law, they often think about being bogged down in details, being clueless about the big picture, what really matters.
But we have a principle, “going beyond the letter of the law,” that informs our deep ethics & can be crucial for everyone during this new, terrible era:
But we have a principle, “going beyond the letter of the law,” that informs our deep ethics & can be crucial for everyone during this new, terrible era:
the right and the good
on going above and beyond
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
November 25, 2024 at 5:28 PM
When non-Jews picture Jewish law, they often think about being bogged down in details, being clueless about the big picture, what really matters.
But we have a principle, “going beyond the letter of the law,” that informs our deep ethics & can be crucial for everyone during this new, terrible era:
But we have a principle, “going beyond the letter of the law,” that informs our deep ethics & can be crucial for everyone during this new, terrible era:
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1. How to Make a Fuck Jeff Bezos Pie
First gather your ingredients
Flour
Butter
Sugar
Eggs
Ground Almonds
a 3lb bag of apples
A 12 oz bag of cranberries
ginger
allspice
nutmeg
cloves
And Time
The most rare ingredient is time
For this recipe it will take a minimum of 2 1/2 hours
(cont)
First gather your ingredients
Flour
Butter
Sugar
Eggs
Ground Almonds
a 3lb bag of apples
A 12 oz bag of cranberries
ginger
allspice
nutmeg
cloves
And Time
The most rare ingredient is time
For this recipe it will take a minimum of 2 1/2 hours
(cont)
November 25, 2024 at 4:30 PM
1. How to Make a Fuck Jeff Bezos Pie
First gather your ingredients
Flour
Butter
Sugar
Eggs
Ground Almonds
a 3lb bag of apples
A 12 oz bag of cranberries
ginger
allspice
nutmeg
cloves
And Time
The most rare ingredient is time
For this recipe it will take a minimum of 2 1/2 hours
(cont)
First gather your ingredients
Flour
Butter
Sugar
Eggs
Ground Almonds
a 3lb bag of apples
A 12 oz bag of cranberries
ginger
allspice
nutmeg
cloves
And Time
The most rare ingredient is time
For this recipe it will take a minimum of 2 1/2 hours
(cont)