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Next big protest from #50501 et al is on March 4

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DOGE staffer Edward “Big Balls” Coristine is the grandson of Valery Martynov - a “former” KGB spy. That’s right, one of Elon Musk’s young cyber criminals — related to a former KGB spy, and who seemingly did not have to undergo a background check — now has unprecedented access to…

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I transcribed remarks from Steve Bannon at CPAC, about Jews and Israel. Video attached. It's a master class in how the far-right spreads blatant antisemitism, but disguise it by including Israeli Jews within the category of those threatened by perfidious rootless Jewish billionaires.

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i have come to call this “recursive antisemitism” because it all over the place these days. a feigned concern with antisemitism is itself injected into an antisemitic frame. the antisemitic conspiracy is then offered as an explanation for the rise in antisemitism

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They are coming increasingly close to directly saying that Jewish people are the enemy, but they continue to frame it as a defense of Israel

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March 4th Protest 📣 @50501movement.bsky.social

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Rep Stephen Lynch (D, MA-8), when asked if he would commit to voting against Republican legislation, ends up yelling at his own constituents "I get to decide that!" www.masslive.com/politics/202...

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Why do tumors have so many nonstem cancer cells when only stem cells can propagate them? Our study uses evolutionary models to explore this paradox, suggesting that some tumors may have functional division of labor. #CancerResearch #EvolutionaryBiology

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WYOMING: “Thank you, Madam chairman.” “I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.” “Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”

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Mr. Hegseth has previously said that General Brown should be fired because of his “woke” focus on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the military. Replaces a Black four-star fighter pilot with a white man who does not meet the statutory qualifications supposedly over DEI.

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Hey just a reminder to faculty that it's always good to keep a spare tool set in the office, you never know what kind of small repairs you need to do on your own and a little tool set like this one from Home Depot can really be helpful!

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We set up a concentration camp for asylum seekers in the Panama jungle. We set up a concentration camp for asylum seekers in the Panama jungle. We set up a concentration camp for asylum seekers in the Panama jungle.

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it's the end of the world and we're posting it's the end of the world and we're posting it's the end of the world and we're posting on bluesky

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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

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NEW: Not only is DOGE's man in the Treasury Department keeping his day job as CEO of Cloud Software Group, his company currently has millions of dollars in government contracts. Including with the Treasury Department. More from @peard33.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/krause...

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I now have a new favorite example of animal cooperative behavior! h/t @amberying.com

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Even ethics aside, if you have enough nerve this is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for any semi-senior Democrat who wants a strong shot at a presumptive '28 election. A shitstorm of malevolent idiocy is also, ipso facto, a target-rich environment. via @evodynamics.bsky.social

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How it started. How it’s going

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If you still have friends/family who think this administration will help them, talk to them about money....

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Gov. Mills tells Trump to his face that Maine will not be bullied into complying with his anti-transgender order. “We’re going to follow the law sir. We’ll see you in court,” she said. mainemorningstar.com/2025/02/21/g...

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No sign of this kind should last 24 hours without being defaced. Make them regret every penny they spend putting these up.

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PLOS has issued a statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity. We are determined to stand firmly behind our mission, our values and our principles, and against any attempt at censorship or undermining of the core principles of scientific inquiry. plos.io/3D4O8cH

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We’ve had some great feedback on our report on Progressive Activists and are keen to work with orgs that want to get the best from progressive workforces. Though I’ve seen a handful of people have interpreted what we’re saying as progressives need to be more centrist and wanted to respond to that. 🧵

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UVA students are gathering outside the rotunda to protest a closed meeting of the board of visitors scheduled to discuss the fate of gender affirming care at UVA hospital

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I don't want to hear a single thing about "fighting antisemitism" from the pro-Nazi party or any of its supporters

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Elon Musk is running around with Holocaust denying 20 something year olds ransacking the US gov. JD Vance endorsed the German far-right to the point where actual Jews in Germany are aghast. Nazi salutes have come back en vogue on the American right.

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#StandUpforScience2025 in the Boston Globe! 🌎 www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/20/m...

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Extraordinary story the Wall Street Journal. X is threatening advertisers that if they don’t spend more, Elon Musk will use his influence in government to block company mergers. That’s extortion.

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Ah shit it turns out the problem with conservatism is that conservatives are all evil

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“If DOGE is a federal agency, it can’t shield its records from the public. If it’s not an agency, then DOGE’s tens of millions of dollars in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend.” www.propublica.org/article/doge...

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This will kill people.

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The Booker Prize is awarded each year to the booker who has booked the best book

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New — Social Security Administration (SSA) probationary employees were told today that they have eight hours to agree to be reassigned to a field office, tele-service center or payment center and waive all rights to appeal reassignment, or they will be fired, agency source tells me.

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BREAKING — I've confirmed the DOGE staffers at SSA. They are Marko Elez (who was previously fired for racist posts and then reinstated), Ethan Shaotran, Nikhil Rajpal, and Gautier Cole-Killian. This is per Social Security Works, a non-profit working to protect/expand Social Security.

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"Democrats should be positioning themselves not as the guardians of America’s institutions but as the defenders of the American people’s concrete interests..." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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They are not correct that you cannot change your sex.

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SCOOP: On his second day as HHS secretary, RFK Jr., the onetime environmentalist, killed climate change programs at NIH that research and prepare for the health effects of extreme weather and a warming planet. This is not going to make Americans healthy. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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This is a very important story by @charliesavage.bsky.social — it lays out how the Trump admin is effectively circumventing judges’ orders to keep federal spending frozen. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...

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Scene from Rutgers "Hands Off Our Research" Protest. Professor Monica Driscoll - National Academy of Sciences member - rallies our undergrads, grad students, postdocs, staff, faculty, and community. The resistance is growing!!! @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social @aaup.bsky.social #celegans

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Major news! A court in Montana has just declared SB458, a bill that "defines sex" in a way that ends the legal recognition of transgender people in Montana, as facially unconstitutional. This is the first time a bill defining sex has been ruled on! Huge win for trans people in MT!

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I escaped poverty because I am a scientist. And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation. A 🧵:

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