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Illegal immigration at the U.S. southern border has dropped since Trump entered the White House. But the White House’s data use is misleading. (via @politifact.bsky.social)

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What happens if the courts can't stop the Trump Administration? “Then we’ve got to take to the streets in a different way,” Anthony Romero, the executive director of the A.C.L.U., tells David Remnick. “We've got to shut down this country.”

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seeing ppl post about about eating raw meat and drinking raw milk is like watching jackass but for food

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From the Department of Education, Medicaid, the CDC, and more - Trump and Elon Musk are gutting the agencies and programs that protect Americans every single day. They are trying to cut off the lifelines that our communities rely on.

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Call to Action: Nationwide General Strike incoming. At least 11 million people are needed to pledge, that's nearly 3.5% of the US population. When the number hits 11 million it's time to strike. Spread widely. Pledge today: generalstrikeus.com #3E #GSUS #USprotests

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Just got a tip from a guy at the FAA. You'll never believe who is still getting new government contracts while all the contracts at the Department of Education and USAID and other agencies are being nuked from orbit.

submitted 12 days ago • 672 comments

How walkable is where you live? Or where you must move? Or where you want to live?

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While the new administration tries to sabotage vaccination access - we are building strong community partnerships to bring vaccine clinics into our schools 💪🏼💉🦠 #publichealth #schoolnurse #pedsky fairbanks.indianapolis.iu.edu/news-events/...

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Can we make sure that everyone remembers this image when their grandma is kicked out of the nursing home because Elon chainsawed her Medicaid?

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BREAKING: For the first time in its more than 60-year history, the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) did not go out as scheduled because of a communications pause at federal health agencies issued by the Trump administration. #medsky www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

submitted 31 days ago • 2 comments

The shadow government begins...by the good guys...

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Do not reengage in a dispute that I have conceded. Just don’t. It will not end well for anyone.

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Too many of us didn't wanna hear this.

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www.nursingworld.org/news/news-re...

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Geographic rates of #syphilis vary widely from 0.5/100k in VT to 73.4/100k in SD (2023). The CDC recs universal screening in certain groups in high-risk areas, although this is not well-defined. Depending on your state, this may be an appropriate strategy to help stop the epidemic. #IDsky #medsky

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BREAKING — USDA says it accidentally fired officials working to combat bird flu and says it’s trying to rehire them www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog... by @allansmith.bsky.social

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"Elon Musk is stealing from the entire American public, stealing our data. Stealing the services that we all rely on. They're going to use everything they supposedly save to justify massive tax cuts for themselves." - @fedworkersunited.bsky.social #SaveOurServices

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"America has no king" seems like a good theme to rally around

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Was watching two pink haired teens with Fuck Fascism signs on the bus en route to a protest. Since we’ll be told soon enough by Serious Pundits that these kids are doing it wrong, or going too far or whatever: that’s because Serious Pundits are more comfortable with fascism than pink haired teens.

submitted 6 days ago • 6 comments

Me being a broken record on this: Don't trust consumer-facing "AI" for anything.

submitted 6 days ago • 132 comments

These headlines certainly tell a story...

submitted 6 days ago • 29 comments

Upon receiving the news that four of the City's Deputy Mayors have submitted their resignations, I sent the following letter to @nycmayor.

submitted 6 days ago • 240 comments

so far going anti-woke leads to less money and planes falling out of the sky

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this will end up leading to disaster and it will cost significantly more in taxpayer dollars for the trouble, and republican members of congress should be asked about it every single day, particularly if they serve on related committees

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Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash apnews.com/article/doge...

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We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.

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A simple reminder by the European movement:

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The Trump administration fired key nuclear safety workers but, upon realizing they actually needed them, couldn’t rehire them because their government emails were deactivated. Evidently, phone numbers were beyond them. This lack of foresight and planning is yet another example of their incompetence.

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I’m having great difficulty right now seeing how our political system doesn’t devolve into violence.

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The greatest business battle EVER to be fought will come when President Elon starts trying to implement AI for federal processes. The battle will be fought over which company’s AI will be used by the feds. This is a zero sum battle that will create more chaos than this country has ever seen

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the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

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Bernie Wagenblast, the iconic voice of @mta.info subways, has a message, the day after the feds took the letter "T" referring to trans people, off websites about the Stonewall National Monument. @thecity.bsky.social

submitted 9 days ago • 26 comments

How about figuring out what the fuck people in government do before you fire them?

submitted 8 days ago • 47 comments

Except that Americans have been pacified.

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Many of the employees fired by the US government this week were referred to as "probationary employees" but all that means in this case is that they had been hired within the last 2 or 3 years and didn't have "civil service protections" yet: #medsky #biosky

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My second post is now live on "Dispatches from the Blood-Brain Barrier." It's about the history of the removal of 'homosexuality' from the DSM, and it discusses key philosophical issues raised by this episode in the history of #Psychiatry. #Medsky #Philsky #Bioethics

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Roses are red Violets are blue SSRIs save lives And then those lives save you. #medtwitter valentine for posterity from this psychiatrist who sees healthcare workers

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I happen to be a white female in a white male-dominated field. But, there are other professions similar to baristas - teachers, nurses - where women and minority workers outnumber white men. Evidence is that it falls to women and people of color to do lower-income work. Correlation != causation.

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FULL HOUSE attendance during the public portion of bargaining between SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa nurses and professionals and the University of Iowa Board of Regents Watch the video here: www.facebook.com/share/v/1Aqn...

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Not surprised, but deeply saddened. Abortion bans are driving up infant deaths, disproportionately harming Black and Brown families. Access to care should never be a privilege. Ohio and our entire nation must do better. #AbortionIsHealthcare #ReproductiveJustice www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/h...

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I can’t say I’ve thought about inflation that much since the US Attorney in the district you and I both live in had to resign because the President wanted to make a corrupt deal with the Mayor, backed by the threat of a dangling DOJ prosecution, to terrorize immigrants and people of color here.

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NEW: At least three more DOJ Public Integrity Unit senior officials have resigned after meeting with Emil Bove on the Eric Adams case. Five in Public Integrity overall. That’s six officials who resigned, triple the number that happened during the Saturday Night Massacre.

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Measles is WAY more contagious than COVID-19; spreads like wildfire anywhere there are unvaccinated populations. And once it gets a foothold in one state, more chances for outbreaks elsewhere. Very, very dangerous for public health.

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Great example of the beneficial and impactful work done by the CDC. Almost all of us will need hip replacements or will be hospitalized and will want safe hospitals. CDC.

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People out here describing protected bike lanes and pedestrianization as massive social engineering project as if the automobile's takeover of American cities was a natural weather event

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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing. They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays. The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k. www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...

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AKA, Trump bends the knee to his dear leader… www.nationalmemo.com/trump-call-w...

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