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This is a surprisingly uninformed take from the usually incisive @mcuban.bsky.social. If you're uneducated in a field, you won't know what to ask or how to weed out the useful from the irrelevant and false information in the AI response.

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An interesting essay on atomic art presented in an arresting way by the inimitable Thomas Gaulkin. thebulletin.org/2025/02/the-...

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Meanwhile, so much for “free speech” over at The Bad Place.

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Important.

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Colman Domingo was interesting to watch and listen to last night at the Santa Barbara Int’l Film Festival. Oprah gave a little backstory as to how she knew him while giving him an award.

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This is fascism.

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l'etat c'est moi

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What Trump has been saying about the senselessness of a new nuclear arms race is (wait for it) smart. Really. Take a listen. thebulletin.org/2025/02/trum...

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Now this is quality editorial cartooning

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Quite the photo.

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An interesting comparison of atomic bomb- and climate chage-related firestorms. thebulletin.org/2025/02/hiro...

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One hopes the judge responds appropriately.

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Never obey in advance. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...

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This is really—really—worth your attention. thebulletin.org/2025/02/why-...

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This piece raises the real question: What will Americans do about an administration that breaks the law on a grand scale?

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Alexandra Bell @atomicbell.bsky.social, a nuclear policy expert with experience in government and nonprofits, became the Bulletin’s president and CEO today. Bulletin editor-in-chief John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social interviewed Bell on her plans for the Bulletin and a host of related subjects.

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I enjoyed this interview. Especially the dumpling discussion. thebulletin.org/2025/02/an-i...

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Access to this data is worth billions of dollars. Providing access to it to an unauthorized individual is almost certainly a violation of a variety of federal statutes. Musk aides gain access to sensitive Treasury Department payment system

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An inane effort to avoid saying the obvious, straight out: The president spouted specious nonsense, without even a nod toward attribution. Https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/us/trump-dei-plane-crash-fact-check.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

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This @nytimes.com article is another example of the continuing idiotic use of the "without evidence" trope. Reality: Without any way of knowing whether it is true, the president of the United States made an outlandish claim that is, at its heart, racist and cruel. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/u...

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PBS newshour is pretty good at trying to actually explain reality.

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Carlin and Hecker are always worth reading re North Korea: thebulletin.org/2025/01/a-le...

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This @columjournreview.bsky.social article tells you exactly what's so very, very wrong with the White House press corps—in the WH press corps' own words. No wonder all the "reporters" quoted didn't go on the record with their own names.

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It's a fascist/Nazi salute, and you cannot make a fascist/Nazi salute in public without knowing that you are advocating fascism. The fascism that killed millions, and that hundreds of thousands of Americans died to defeat in WW II. Shocking that mainstream media are not laser-focusing on it.

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Some smart thinking here. And lots of good ideas a president could take credit for. thebulletin.org/2025/01/memo...

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🚨 We published a series of memos to Trump—including five on nuclear issues—with policy recommendations the new president might actually like. Curated by @thebulletin.org editors, with introduction by chief editor @meckdevil.bsky.social - 1/6 thebulletin.org/2025/01/memo...

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Any day now, they'll be sending Bob Woodward to investigate the discontent of the regulars in every small diner in Iowa.

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This is an amazing tale.

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Some important investigative journalism to start your week: thebulletin.org/premium/2025...

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Made me smile.

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I think the “Dunning-Kruger tech bros” label should win some kind of truth-in-sarcasm award.

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Good piece to counter some of the bloviating coming from Republican politicians. thebulletin.org/2025/01/spre...

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Passing this along for my journo-friends: .@CFR_org is now accepting applications for the 2025–26 Edward R. Murrow press fellowship. Applications are due by March 1, 2025. Visit www.cfr.org/fellowships/edward-r-murrow-press-fellowship.

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The gizmodo piece @jfallows.bsky.social links to is quite hilarious. And on-🎯.

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Read the Financial Times piece by Peter Thiel, linked in the second post in this string. It's at 10 on the 10-point scale for batshit-ness.

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The difference in how the @nytimes.com and the @washingtonpost.com play Elon Musk's spread of batshit/false info about the L.A. fires is interesting. I like the Post's approach, but what say you? The Post: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... The TImes: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/u...

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We agree. RFK has an alarming track record of ignoring science and promoting false claims about public health. Confirming RFK would be a reckless decision by Senators, showing complete disregard for the health and welfare of the people they were elected to serve.

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Yep. A little elaboration from a climate and water expert: thebulletin.org/2025/01/spre...

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The 2025 Doomsday Clock announcement will be held on January 28th in Washington, DC. The announcement will occur during an in-person news conference at 10:00am EST/1500 GMT. Read about this year's speakers, how to watch, and more below.