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Welcome to the RFK Jr Era of Public Health.

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USAID’s inspector general—presumably operating from a remote base in the mountains—has just released a report on the staggering effect of the Trump Administration’s assault on the agency. oig.usaid.gov/sites/defaul...

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On Sunday, JD Vance dared to argue that federal courts “aren’t allowed” to limit the president's “legitimate power. George Conway is forewarning America, predicting that Donald Trump is setting us up for a constitutional showdown that could mean the end of U.S. democracy. On…

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“Mark my words. … They are going to basically tell the U.S. Marshals Service, do not enforce any of these orders, we will not obey them, … and, once that happens—I hope it doesn't … but I know in my heart that it will—our 236-year experiment … in American constitutionalism, is over.”

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AI systems could be ‘caused to suffer’ if consciousness achieved, says research

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Ash Regan reminds me of what President Mitterrand said about Margaret Thatcher: she has the mouth of Marilyn Monroe, and the eyes of Caligula

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This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942. I know. I was there in those camps.

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🇪🇺 Five years since Scotland was dragged out of the EU, people are still paying the price. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We’re ready to work with anyone who’ll help us rebuild Scotland’s ties with Europe, says @johnswinney.bsky.social in today’s @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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My wife was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma and 2017, since then Cancer Researchers have discovered many new drugs to help keep her and thousands of patients alive each year. Trump shutting down Cancer research is horrific and will cost an unprecedented amount of lives and jobs. This is barbaric!

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So it goes.

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"Even the story of his near-murder, his tragi-farcical trials, and his ordeal in the penal colony is told with humor—and humanity." Navalny's refusal to knuckle under is permanent, now that he is dead, and is still a threat to Putin's regime.

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You wanted a reality show host as a president, well now you’re on Survivor.

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Doctors are increasingly defying NHS rules to prescribe over-the-counter items like baby formula, shampoo, toothpaste and multivitamins for patients struggling to afford basic goods.

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Hello, you're through to the Marine Biology Department at Aberystwyth University. Please be aware that all calls are recorded for monitoring porpoises.

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In this week's addition of @privateeyenews.bsky.social 'you can't just call everyone you disagree with a facist'

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I figured out how to use two-thirds less water — and it only took a week to set up

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Greenland has universal healthcare, gender equality, and clean energy. Can they take over the USA instead?

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My new book, Everything Is Tuberculosis, explores the history of our deadliest infectious disease. It's also about our horrifying present: TB still kills kills over a million people per year, even though it's been curable since the 1950s. Signed copies can be ordered at everythingistb.com

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Me entering 2025 as the far right takes over Europe, climate change spirals out of control, bird flu looms, a thick rapist is about to be US President again, AI starts to advance so far nobody will know what’s real and the broligarch billionaires begin to use our revealing data against us.

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I just heard someone refer to Elon Musk as “Phony Stark” and now I can’t stop laughing. 😂😂😂

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Wikipedia is the last good website, the one staple of the early internet that hasn't been degraded by pursuit of profit. It's not an acceptable academic source—it's subject to change—but it's a great first cut, and has citations to acceptable sources. We can't let post-truth reactionaries ruin it.

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Love it when bookshops or libraries arrange their books appropriately...

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Canceled mine today!

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Please help us and take the short survey here...it's all about political donations...something I talk a lot about in my book Democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard The warrior @petergeoghegan.bsky.social who leads Democracy For Sale is taking this to MPs who support transparency PLEASE SHARE 🙏🏼

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After reading Atomic Habits, I’ve been following up with jamesclear.com/3-2-1/novemb...

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“The main question I was looking to answer when I started reading Hegseth’s collected works was whether he would follow a Trump command to shoot peaceful protesters. After having read them, I don’t think he would even wait for the order.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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Did you know that by substituting your morning coffee with green tea, you can eliminate up to 93% of what little joy you have left?

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It’s not a Russian spy ring. It’s a Justice Department graphic showing Venmo payments to girls by Gaetz and Greenberg.

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Today’s poem is called ‘And Now for the Weather’.

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People in the UK checking the weather forecast tonight

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Good advice from someone who knows

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Tune in at 12:00 midday for this week's #FullScottish with @douglasmackenzie.bsky.social and guests, Paul McLennan and Sandra White discussing the weeks Scottish and international news, including Ukraine, the middle east, COP29 and the rural economy. www.broadcastingscotland.scot/full-scottis...

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I had my leg X-rayed today. The doctor said: 'Your patella measures 2.54cm'. I said: 'Inch-high knees?' He said: '您的髌骨是2.54厘米高.'

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Hello Blue Sky! Goodbye to toxic X!

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