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Chris Wright, an oil and gas industry executive appointed by Trump, downplayed the threat from extreme weather and suggested that climate action is part of a plot to “grow government power” and “shrink human freedom.”

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‘My paedophile letters’: French surgeon to stand trial accused of abusing 299 patients, mostly children

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‘Exploited’ migrant farm workers in UK paid for picks, not hours

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Maybe the real national security threat is just basic competence?

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Annexation is implausible because Canadians know just how much the U.S. has shredded its own social safety net.

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After all that whining and lying about FEMA in North Carolina, look who's cutting the FEMA staffing now.

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Can we get some love and support for FEMA?

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FEMA firings are set to increase tonight, even after Trump approved FEMA funding for Kentucky. He calls FEMA worthless but then utilizes it?

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Pentagon says it will cut 5,400 probationary workers starting next week

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I’ve been warning that the Tech Bros want the S.F. Presidio for a “freedom city”. Now this. 👇 1/

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Worm-like creature with ‘dark secret’ wins New Zealand bug of the year

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40% of the workforce isn’t saving enough for retirement, according to research by Boston College’s Center for Retirement Research.

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As Trump’s second term threatens progress, activists and lawmakers are using state constitutions to protect and expand women’s rights.

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Because they're not on Bsky as yet, and I was talking about them with someone else: www.youtube.com/@IndigenousF... from natifs.org (North American Traditional indigenous Food Systems)

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Lol. Lmao, even www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

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A memorable scene from one of my favorite Stephen King adaptations ("The Dead Zone") www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJJY...

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Truth Sandwich: 1. Start with the truth. The first frame gets the advantage. 2. Indicate the lie. Avoid amplifying the specific language if possible. 3. Return to the truth. Always repeat truths more than lies. —George Lakoff Hear more in Ep 14 of FrameLab w/@gilduran76

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Catch “Never Cry Wolf” on @Youtube while you can!!! youtube.com/watch?v=v-i8...

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#BREAKING Over 200 dead in Sudan paramilitary assault in south: lawyers

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Neocons are committing #globalgenocide by any means possible.

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If you’re thinking “they’re attacking research funding and higher ed, but hey at least we have EduTubers”—think again. @minuteearth.bsky.social, notably, was one of the earliest, most enthusiastic, and kindest supporters of March for Science. #ScienceNotSilence #SciComm 🧪 youtu.be/LQjFGx9mEPw?...

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Guess what! Pressuring your professional orgs WORKS! In an act of apparent anticipatory obedience, AGU quietly took down their DEI pages. Its members noticed and collectively spread the word and applied pressure—a few days later, the pages returned. #ScienceNotSilence 🧪 bsky.app/profile/cele...

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1900s photo, smallpox vaccination: Left boy was unvaccinated and developed severe smallpox, Right boy was vaccinated and remained healthy. This pic was widely used to demonstrate the effectiveness of vaccination. Thanks to efforts like this, smallpox was officially eradicated in 1980 🧪

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Dinner! Senate Bean Soup, Ish. I used homemade chicken stock instead of just water. 😋 #SoupySunday #dinner #food #foodie

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Duration of frozen days show a strong decline in the Northern Hemisphere mainly driven by autumn temperature increase www.the-innovation.org/article/doi/...

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Just wow

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What if we started paying attention to the budgets where the money is spent on the border-industrial complex, which tell quite a different story than the one we’ve come to expect?

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Anduril (founded by Palmer Lucky & backed by DOGE advisor Marc Andreessen, a close ally of Musk & Thiel) recently bragged that it’s “taking over the @USArmy's Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) program pending @DeptofDefense approval.” Lucky says that he’s >10X more “crazy” than u think.

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This tax season, we're here to remind you about TurboTax's 20-year fight to stop Americans from filing their taxes for free. (Published Oct. 2019)

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One of the more openly corrupt lobbying actions in the last two decades. Infuriating.

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Maryland National Guard backs out of Frederick Douglass birthday parade because opposing slavery is now apparently illegal

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As always, @kyledcheney.bsky.social with such timely reporting. Reporting on decisions at 6 am, midnight, and 3 am.

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European leaders scrambled to force their way to the table for any talks on the Ukraine war, as Washington announced a team of senior US officials was planning to meet in Saudi Arabia with counterparts from Moscow and Kyiv ➡️ https://u.afp.com/SoMX

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The use of a reduced-sodium, added-potassium salt substitute significantly reduced the risks of stroke recurrence and death and is a novel and practical therapeutic option for patients with stroke. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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If democrats or progressives are so smart, we’d be living in paradise not in global poverty, with endless wars on a dying planet.

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* Stop believing the fantasy democrats will work for the 99%. * Stop repeating neocon TPs. * Take action #RunForSomething. Run for local, city, county, State, & Federal offices. * Be wary of all charities, $ may be supporting neocons more than the mission.

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BTW “lawful” is used here in order to try and fool the public. The order is lawful in the sense that agencies under the executive branch have to follow it, it does not mean anyone else or any organization has to follow this directive.

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The new supercomputer could help Elon Musk in his quest to shrink the actually human federal workforce.

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Did you know that all Sherlock Holmes stories are now in the public domain in the U.S.? For decades, the Doyle estate kept a tight grip on Holmes, even suing creators over "emotional depth" in later stories. Now, anyone can reinvent the famous detective. #DidYouKnow #Copyright #SherlockHolmes

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The World Health Organization released new findings about an ‘alarming’ lack of awareness about alcohol's link to cancer across Europe and called for clear and prominent tobacco-style warnings in the region with the world's heaviest drinkers reut.rs/3D00wdN

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