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At max, you can expect to infect 5-7 people with COVID. That’s considered pretty transmissible, which is why we (tried to) lock down about it. An infected person will give measles to 16-18 other people. It’s extremely virulent It’s long past time for you to wear a mask again.

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I wrote about why the most important Oscar nominee is the movie about how living under authoritarian rule can feel surprisingly normal.

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Professional associations need to step up to catch what government is dropping. Here's a great example.

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thank you to the Toronto Blue Jays for just posting a bunch of their players holding Squirtle, this is what I needed

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Democracies stand with Ukraine.

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Heute beginnt eine besonders gefährliche Phase für Europa. Wir haben den langjährigen Garant unserer Sicherheit über Nacht verloren, auch wenn seine Aussenposten noch auf unserem Kontinent stehen. Es wird Zeit brauchen, auf eigenen Füßen zu stehen. Aber es wird sich sehr gut anfühlen.

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Three times in history, German chancellors made strategic choices that strengthened Europe—always in alignment with the US. Now, Germany must act against US policy under Trump. Will it seize the moment? 🇪🇺 🔗 Read @fromtga.bsky.social ’s latest: buff.ly/3QXyTpr

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Ukraine is not alone. Germany together with our European allies stands united alongside #Ukraine - and against the Russian aggression. Ukraine can build on unwavering support from Germany, Europe and beyond. Their defence of democracy & their quest for peace & security is ours.

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Ukraine is Europe! We stand by Ukraine. We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor. Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.

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TRUMP: "You're not in a good position, you don't have the cards right now" ZELENSKYY: "I'm not playing cards"

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Czech President Petr Pavel: “We stand with Ukraine more than ever. Time for Europe to step up its efforts.”

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Petulant crybaby Trump has just cut the presence of the USAID agency in Ukraine from 64 to 8 employees.

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Does America have any idea what people around the world are thinking of it tonight? Where are the protests? Where is the opposition? Heartbreaking to see a nation's moral collapse like this.

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That press conference was choreographed for an audience of one and he sits in Moscow. Once, we fought tyrants. Today Trump and Vance are bending America’s knee. And that weakens us.

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Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.

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Zelensky can wear whatever the fuck he wants. I'm partial to this outfit.

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This scrum of pot-bellied, sunken-chested betas trying to bully an all-black clad badass Eastern European wasteland survivor while dressed like Men’s Wearhouse mannequins is peak cinema.

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Zelensky is a wartime leader watching his people suffer and die under Russian attacks every day. To be lectured and lied to by Trump and Vance, as they defend the war criminal dictator committing these atrocities, is unimaginable agony. An everlasting shame for America.

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Der Präsident eines Staates, der seit drei Jahren geschunden und zerstört wird und dessen Bevölkerung vergewaltigt wird, muss sich vom US-Präsidenten vor der ganzen Welt anbrüllen lassen. Was für eine Schande

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Europa, der Westen, die ganze freie Welt wird hier gerade von diesem US-Präsidenten, der sich wie ein Mafiosi benimmt, gedemütigt.

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"If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you..." (Rudyard Kipling, "If") Slava Ukraini!

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk responds, something we hopefully see a lot more of that from other European leaders. It's never been clearer than in this moment that Trump is Putin's ally, not Europe's.

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I will never forget the photo of Zelenskyy’s face after he saw Russia’s war crimes in Bucha in 2022. He seemed to age years in an afternoon. Watching him constantly cross the world asking for aid that should have been thrown at him is one of the deepest shames of our age.

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For all those idiots who claim history doesn’t repeat - yeah, it does. Those of us who study it know what comes next. The pattern has been on repeat for centuries. It doesn’t change.

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thats why you dont tell him "welcome home," joe.

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A message from Zelensky through his actions. Honor and dignity. Some things can only be surrendered. They can't be taken away.

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Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

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The Capitol Hill townhouse is owned by a major Republican donor. It's the headquarters of a little-known political influence project that has reached a number of powerful Republican politicians.

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General. Fiction. Is. A. Thing. And, AND, it can even be romantic, or have romance in it. Not everything has to be classified as a Romance!!!!!

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Nov 8, 2025! Join us for #Pictcon1 A one day, SF convention in Perth, Scotland. A chance to talk about books, games, films etc. Emphasis on Scottish writers. @effjayem.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pictcon1-t...

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"Yesterday, all I could think about was 'I want my mom. And when I left the landfill, I felt like I was abandoning her again. I felt like I was leaving her." www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7469880

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Your essential thread of the day. At least 8 of my own books were pirated, bundled with thousands of other pirated works into the Books3 dataset, and used without my consent to train LLMs, so I despise the tech. But beyond being born of theft, it cannot ever fully understand the words it steals.

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Just an amazing photo. (📸 Pool, via AP)

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DOGE recommends cuts to the FAA. Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps. Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems. See how this works?

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Transgender Youth Have Better Emotional Health after Taking Hormones, New Study Finds

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Ahoy 🏴‍☠️ We’re absolutely blown away by the swashbuckling “Our Flag Means Death” fans who are bidding to snag fan-made merch, props + giveaways from cast members, & more in support of our Trans Youth Emergency Project. Learn more & place your bids before March 1st: www.themarysue.com/never-undere...

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As a child, I never thought my adult years would just consist of me yelling "Does everyone have brain worms?!" at other adults, while a man who does actually have brain worms bans vaccines.

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The @washingtonpost.com has just broken the story about my cancelled art show that was three-plus years in the making and due to open in three weeks. A press statement is being prepared, and further responses will be announced. For those of you who have already expressed support, thank you.

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