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The ever-excellent @dieworkwear. All I think is missing in this thread is an absurdly long set of photos of Zelenskyy in suits, as there’re plenty of those around. But beside the point, & actual points of my fave writer on class (esp see 2 ex. of hoodies, + tech bros @ White House) here are so good.

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tmw a Ukrainian understands the US president better than the entire domestic political press and most of the opposition

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To go along with our piece today, we published an extensive list of folks associated with DOGE. It builds off and adds to the strong work that Wired, WaPo, ProPublica and other pubs have been doing. The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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www.salon.com/2025/02/27/i...

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America’s oligarchs got historically rich and powerful off the federal government and are now carrying out an aggressive coup. We’re in a class war and unless we stop them they will plunge us into a nightmarish authoritarian reality. jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-birth-...

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We’re at the point where a lot of wealth class members who didn’t fully understand the tech oligarchs’ desire to destroy the economy and institute neo-feudalism are starting to look at the economic indicators and freak the fuck out.

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🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨 🐜 How did ants evolve their highly specialized queens and workers? With @adriatica.bsky.social, we reveal a key evolutionary innovation: adult control over larval feeding unlocked extreme caste dimorphism and complex societies. 🧵👇 🔗 Read in @pnas.org: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

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Must read. Basically says the pandemic was as terrible as the 'alarmists' predicted but "our memories are so warped by denial, suppression and sublimation that Covid revisionism no longer even qualifies as news." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/o...

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I guess it’s time to dust this site off again. goprapeadvisorychart.com

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#Fossilfuel capitalism is getting rid of the green camouflage.

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Protein organ clocks, as assessed in over 6,000 people (~4,000 plasma proteins, 8 organs) with 20-year follow-up are predictive for over 30 age-related diseases www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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My story today in Salon has got it all: asteroids, evaporating oceans, water bears, cockroaches, 10 ft. tall terror birds... enjoy! www.salon.com/2025/02/25/c...

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Yeah. The notion that we're taxing the rich as much as we could without causing economic damage can't be squared with how the top 0.1% isn't just getting proportionally richer alongside everyone else, they're accumulating a greater share of all household wealth, from 8.6% in 1989 to 13.8% today.

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Rather than violate their oath or comply with Musk’s illegal requests, 21 civil service employees resigned today from Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (formerly the United States Digital Service), stating they would not use their technical expertise to dismantle critical public services.

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We'll be seeing a lot more of this—epigenetic editing—in the future www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Perfecto

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"The Richest Person in the World" should be a highly respected sacrificial title. You achieve it and are allowed one day to enjoy it. And then we fling you into a holy volcano and redistribute your wealth to renew the cycle of life.

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www.salon.com/2025/02/21/t...

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@santiagosc.bsky.social would like to send you a direct message--you're not set up for that so what is the best way, if any, to reach you privately?

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www.salon.com/2025/02/17/b...

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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”

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New from me today. Boop! www.salon.com/2025/02/15/s...

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This is an exceptional journalistic piece by @carlynzwaren.bsky.social revealing the scale of digital purging at the US govt institutions — a digital era equivalent of 1984 book burning 🫣

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What. (also no one is addicted to antidepressants. also wtf).

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Well, this is stark.

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As the Trump administration is firing thousands of NIH workers — including 10% of the CDC team, the measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas has suddenly doubled to at least 48 cases. The outbreak has grown from 24 to 48 cases within the last three days. All cases are in unvaccinated people or…

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U.S. CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health. The EIS ‘disease detectives’ investigate outbreaks around the world, by @helenbranswell.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t... via @statnews.com #GlobalHealth

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Your regular reminder that measles has a r0 (basic reproduction number) of 12-18, which means that in an immune-naive environment every infected person will infect 12 to 18 people around them: it's one of the most infectious diseases out there. Get a MMR booster or get your titers checked, ASAP.

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Friday SCOOP: @vox.com has learned that USFWS has frozen its vast portfolio of international conservation grants. This is far beyond the scope of USAID-funded work and will inevitably harm wildlife internationally and in the US. @benjij.bsky.social has the story: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

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Trump’s latest executive order (that was no doubt written by psychopath RFK Jr.) goes after antidepressants. As someone whose life was saved by them, you will pry my prozac from my cold dead hands. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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For years, officials in the Czech Republic had pushed a dam project to protect a river south of Prague, and the critically endangered species living in it. But the project stalled. In the meantime, the beavers of Prague simply built dams themselves, saving the government some 1.2 million euros.

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Well, they did it: the city of Fremont CA (in the southeast area of the San Francisco Bay Area) made it a misdemeanor to “aid or abet” a homeless person. Government policies make people homeless, then make it illegal to help homeless people. Unbefuckinglievable. www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...

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So, the House Republicans published their official budget resolution today, which, as expected, calls for gutting Medicaid/CHIP. As a reminder, nearly 80 million Americans rely on Medicaid/CHIP for their healthcare coverage...nearly half of whom are children. acasignups.net/25/01/30/psy...

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It's like if beanie babies were made of asbestos.

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It’s Darwin Day everybody!!

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Been a while since I've written about pain and painkillers. www.salon.com/2025/02/10/t...

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