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Brandon Whitcher
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Statistician, craft beer fanatic, medical image analysis, early-phase drug development, data scientist, R/Python programmer
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npr.org
NPR @npr.org · 1d
Dave Willat was just 11 years old when he showed up for what he thought would be a routine church choir practice in 1965. He and his fellow singers ended up making history.
We caught up with one of the kids who sang on 'A Charlie Brown Christmas.' He's 72 now
Dave Willat was just 11 years old when he showed up for what he thought would be a routine church choir practice in 1965. He and his fellow singers ended up making history.
n.pr

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 2d
Articles on net zero used to always explain the scientific background. But not anymore.
We analysed 73,000 articles and found the UK media is divorcing ‘climate change’ from net zero
Articles on net zero used to always explain the scientific background. But not anymore.
tcnv.link

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warren.senate.gov
Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 4d
Big tech companies like Amazon and Meta may be passing the costs of building and operating their data centers on to YOU.

That’s right. You could be bankrolling the electricity costs of trillion-dollar tech companies.

I'm launching an investigation.

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privateeyenews.bsky.social
Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 6d
The new Lily Allen album: decoded.

Private Eye tried to get to the bottom of the biggest mystery in popular music.... Who is Lily Allen making references to?

Reposted by Jonathan Hopkin, Brandon Whitcher, James M. Thomas

theonion.com
The Onion @theonion.com · 7d
Trump Still Polling Well With Working-Class American Pedophiles 
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Trump Still Polling Well With Working-Class American Pedophiles 

Reposted by Els Torreele, Brandon Whitcher

sanders.senate.gov
Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 8d
We are spending $1 trillion every year on the military. That's more than the next NINE nations combined.

Meanwhile, millions lack health care & we have the highest childhood and senior poverty rate of almost any major country.

Congress needs to get its priorities straight.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 9d
The Trump Admin wants to turn the clock back to 2008 and let Wall Street run wild.

We all know how that ended – with taxpayers bailing out Wall Street while millions lost their homes and got fired from their jobs.

Donald Trump could be setting the stage for the next crash.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d
Bessent: "These 2008, 2009, 2010 financial rules were too tight. They hamstrung the American financial system. It was time for a change ... we have to take the financial system out of this straitjacket ... the regulated system is too constrained."

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theonion.com
The Onion @theonion.com · 9d
Give the gift of The Onion. https://membership.theonion.com/gifts

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 11d
By now the broad story of USAID’s ruin has been widely told: The decree handed down by President Donald Trump; Elon Musk and Russell Vought to scuttle the agency and undo decades of humanitarian work in the name of austerity. 1/x

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 16d
Trump says it's an A++++ economy. He's right. His billionaire friends have never had it better.

If you're a working class person:
👉60% live paycheck to paycheck
👉Grocery prices at record highs
👉Premiums to double for 20+ million

The economy must work for all, not just the 1%

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theonion.com
The Onion @theonion.com · 18d
American Classmates Having Difficulty Understanding Better Educated Foreign Exchange Student https://theonion.com/american-classmates-having-difficulty-understanding-bet-1828551698/
American Classmates Having Difficulty Understanding Better Educated Foreign Exchange Student

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warren.senate.gov
Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 20d
Remember: RFK Jr. fired his last CDC director because she refused to ram through his anti-vax agenda.

Yesterday, RFK Jr.’s handpicked vaccine skeptics threw out DECADES of settled science — and Donald Trump gave a thumbs-up.

This will hurt American kids and families.
CDC advisory panel rolls back universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation
The change upends decades of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance and goes against widespread public health consensus.
www.nbcnews.com

Reposted by Andrew Leyshon, Brandon Whitcher

theguardian.com
The Guardian @theguardian.com · 24d
The most misleading thing about Rachel Reeves’s budget? Who it was really for | Aditya Chakrabortty
The most misleading thing about Rachel Reeves’s budget? Who it was really for | Aditya Chakrabortty
Labour backbenchers have been cheering it as a win for the most vulnerable in socety. In fact it was aimed at the bond markets, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Raffaella Ravinetto, Brandon Whitcher, Virginia Sapiro

sanders.senate.gov
Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 25d
Every year since 1988, the United States has recognized World AIDS Day — until now.

Why not? Maybe because the Trump administration doesn’t want to acknowledge that its foreign aid cuts led to nearly 150,000 deaths from AIDS, according to Boston University researchers.

Shameful.
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com

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mr dog @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social · 25d
Your brain is supposed to help! And yet... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Who would be a young person? A new terrible study | First Dog on the Moon
We must not let things be this way! Yet while we should do everything to change these things we do not
www.theguardian.com

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theonion.com
The Onion @theonion.com · 26d
Local Man Hates Self, Family, Others
Local Man Hates Self, Family, Others

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warren.senate.gov
Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Nov 6
Not enough people are talking about this:

Even before Trump cut off SNAP funding, he and Republicans in Congress made the biggest cuts to food assistance in U.S. history.

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thedailyshow.com
The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · Nov 6
Election Day enthusiasm had Gen Z-ers fired up and glitching out

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atrupar.com
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Nov 6
RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · Nov 5
Mr. "I Don't Take Responsibility At All" thinks the MASSIVE BLUE WAVE was because he wasn't on the ballot, not
a Major Referendum on his 2nd Term.

Turns out folks prefer feeding the hungry over building expen$ive, tacky Ballrooms.

Looking forward to the midterms... 🌊

#AccountabilityIsComing

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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · Nov 5
President Trump claimed the National Guard was needed in "war-ravaged" Portland. But a @propublica.org review of protests in the months leading up to his claims -- including more than 700 (!!) videos -- show a different reality.

via @robwdavis.bsky.social and Steve Suo
What Really Happened in Portland Before Trump Deployed the National Guard
In the two months before Trump’s decision, criminal charges were announced against only three people. On nights when physical conflict did erupt, it often came from police firing on, shoving, pepper-s...
www.propublica.org

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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · Nov 2
My collage for this @us.theguardian.com piece 👇👇
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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maddow.bsky.social
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · Nov 1
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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warren.senate.gov
Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Oct 30
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Trump Sidelines Financial Cops; Costs Americans Who Were Cheated $360 Million
President Trump repeatedly promised to lower costs for families on Day One.
open.substack.com

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theonion.com
The Onion @theonion.com · Oct 30
China Agrees To Purchase 11 U.S. Soybeans
China Agrees To Purchase 11 U.S. Soybeans
SEOUL—In a historic trade agreement that President Donald Trump touted as a major win for an American farmer, China reportedly agreed Thursday to purchase 11 U.S. soybeans. “I am extremely honored tha...
theonion.com

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theonion.com
The Onion @theonion.com · Oct 25
Diplomatic Talks Break Down Between Trump, Motion-Activated Ghost Decoration
Diplomatic Talks Break Down Between Trump, Motion-Activated Ghost Decoration
WASHINGTON—In what they described as a disappointing turn in the ongoing negotiations, White House officials confirmed Wednesday that diplomatic talks had broken down between President Donald Trump an...
theonion.com

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warren.senate.gov
Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Oct 25
What do these corporate donors expect in return for their money?

It looks like bribery for special favors from the Trump administration.

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thedailyshow.com
The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · Oct 21
Trump may not technically be a king, but he does have some king-esque qualities...

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warren.senate.gov
Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Oct 21
Under Trump, wealthy Americans are getting ahead while everyone else is falling behind.

Our economy should work for all Americans – not just the wealthy.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Oct 21
I'm not a West Wing obsessed lib or anything but the more I see pictures of this the more fucked up I think it is. It's like he cut off one of the hands of the Lincoln memorial with an angle grinder so he could add a big gun to it.