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deniseks.bsky.social
Medical-Physicist, BiomedE, MPH Health & science writer … fiction. #PublicHealth #Environment #ClimateAction Hate: dis/misinformation by media & billionaires dictating policies. Love: languages, woodworking, cooking & Jane Austen. Sydney, Australia
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"51 employees at CIA and the Office of Director of National Intelligence received calls Friday from their human resources office telling them to report to the visitors center at CIA headquarters in Virginia at 8AM on Tuesday with their badges and without lawyers..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

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Pay attention today

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A new “topological” approach to quantum computing may address longstanding challenges with the technology.

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“After we’ve discriminated against, deported, or disparaged all the immigrants, the gay and lesbian and transgender people, the developmentally disabled, the women, and minorities. Once we’ve ostracized our neighbors and betrayed our friends… what comes next?” - Gov. JB Pritzker

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Big, growing crowd just west of the U.S. Capitol protesting Trump, Musk and DOGE on President’s Day. “Hey Congress, grow a spine,” they shout, gathering for a rally around the reflecting pool.

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Heart wrenching podcast with testimonials from several US government employees who lost their jobs. youtu.be/UczqHLeRdNg?...

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@nytimes.com @maddow.msnbc.com Ref.: dead people receiving Social Security (SS) COBOL (SS language) experts explained here and X that, when the date of birth is unknown, the year is defaulted to 1875 ➡️ d.o.b. 1875 (150 YO) means the real date is unknown — most likely black and native Americans

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@thepopokfirm.bsky.social In a video, you mentioned that the judge wanted proof of harm, before giving/writing an injunction. 150 years old in Social Security means simply that the real d.o.b. is unknown — most likely black and native Americans. Search COBOL in BlueSky. My own experience ⬇️

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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

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This is probably the most accurate take.

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Peter Dutton plans to butcher the public service, DOGE style. The last time the LNP tried that they just shoveled cash to the big 4 consulting firms so we got shocking waste, corrupted governance, rampant secrecy & hopeless service. #TaxLawLeak #auspol

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The real Peter Dutton #auspol

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Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.

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Thank you @norlund.bsky.social for keeping us informed, at a time when the legacy media has absconded. Just in case you haven’t seen, please watch the video ⬇️ Now that truth & facts are just a few drops, in an ocean of misinformation, they are ESSENTIAL as blood. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKSf...

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Great point.

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It was never about “free speech.”

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Which hates more ?

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I hath written a poem for Tulsi Gabard. Butt kissing decorum dissing antique honey pot Vapid lying Russian spying DEI afterthought hand-wringing shit-flinging hair so ick and skunky Cold-ass lies Dead-ass eyes Putin's latest flunkie

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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

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Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

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