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Like you give away tax cuts to big corporations and the richest Americans?
Trump on SNAP: "Our country has to remain very liquid because problems, catastrophes, wars -- it could be anything. We have to remain liquid. We can't give everything away."
November 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Like you give away tax cuts to big corporations and the richest Americans?
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Kudos to @nejm.org for their work to #DefendResearch against censorship by launching this effort. The undermining of MMWR is a tragedy. #Academictwitter #PublicHealthTwitter
#StandUpForScience Sign the declaration to defend research @defendresearch.bsky.social!
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#StandUpForScience Sign the declaration to defend research @defendresearch.bsky.social!
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NEJM and public health group are launching rival to CDC’s MMWR publication
Two institutions are coming together to create an alternative to the CDC’s vaunted Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
www.statnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Kudos to @nejm.org for their work to #DefendResearch against censorship by launching this effort. The undermining of MMWR is a tragedy. #Academictwitter #PublicHealthTwitter
#StandUpForScience Sign the declaration to defend research @defendresearch.bsky.social!
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#StandUpForScience Sign the declaration to defend research @defendresearch.bsky.social!
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“If UC won’t stand up for research, we will. That’s why we’re rallying to let management know that we refuse to give up on science." Shame on UCSF—bring back our laid-off colleagues at the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases!
UC workers crash elite dinner, confront UCSF chancellor over layoffs
More than a dozen demonstrators staged an unannounced protest outside a high-profile dinner with the UC San Francisco chancellor at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on Tuesday evening.
www.sfgate.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
“If UC won’t stand up for research, we will. That’s why we’re rallying to let management know that we refuse to give up on science." Shame on UCSF—bring back our laid-off colleagues at the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases!
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Lol. Bay Area police chief commuting from Idaho. ACAB
California police chief accused of living at station, commuting to work from Idaho
https://abc7chicago.com/post/millbrae-police-chief-eamonn-allen-accused-living-california-station-allegedly-commuting-work-idaho/18077492/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/millbrae-police-chief-eamonn-allen-accused-living-california-station-allegedly-commuting-work-idaho/18077492/
California police chief accused of living at station, commuting to work from Idaho
Can a police chief work for a city if he's living 646 miles away? Concerns were raised that a chief is allegedly living at the station during workdays -- and commuting to Idaho when he's off.
abc7chicago.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Lol. Bay Area police chief commuting from Idaho. ACAB
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This is correct.
His cult keeps saying “well, he was elected president, he doesn’t have to follow the rules now” but the correct attitude is “well, he was elected president, and therefore he has to follow the rules.”
He even swore an oath to do that. Honest!
His cult keeps saying “well, he was elected president, he doesn’t have to follow the rules now” but the correct attitude is “well, he was elected president, and therefore he has to follow the rules.”
He even swore an oath to do that. Honest!
He was elected president, and as president, his highest duty is to ensure that the laws of the land be executed faithfully. His job is to uphold the constitutional order, not tear it down and remake it in his image.
October 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This is correct.
His cult keeps saying “well, he was elected president, he doesn’t have to follow the rules now” but the correct attitude is “well, he was elected president, and therefore he has to follow the rules.”
He even swore an oath to do that. Honest!
His cult keeps saying “well, he was elected president, he doesn’t have to follow the rules now” but the correct attitude is “well, he was elected president, and therefore he has to follow the rules.”
He even swore an oath to do that. Honest!
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CT families receiving SNAP benefits could lose nearly $200 monthly on average, a bigger hit than families would feel in any other state.
SNAP benefit cuts will hit CT harder than any other state, data says
CT families receiving SNAP benefits could lose nearly $200 monthly on average, a bigger hit than families would feel in any other state.
ctmirror.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
CT families receiving SNAP benefits could lose nearly $200 monthly on average, a bigger hit than families would feel in any other state.
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"Thomson Reuters ... has provided ICE with access to its [CLEAR] platform. CLEAR creates individual profiles of people by aggregating and connecting thousands of datasets full of typically hard-to-find information, such as court records, business filings, driving records and social media."
"Ahead of Thomson Reuters annual shareholder meeting in June, @bcgeu.bsky.social submitted a proposal raising concerns about the company’s AI product and its ties to President Donald Trump’s terror campaign against immigrants."
@mauriziogro.bsky.social reporting on one path of shareholder activism.
@mauriziogro.bsky.social reporting on one path of shareholder activism.
The Data Brokers Fueling ICE’s Deportation Machine—And the Union Shareholders Fighting Back
"As investors, we are thinking about this as a risk to our investments, but also as a social and ethical issue.”
inthesetimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"Thomson Reuters ... has provided ICE with access to its [CLEAR] platform. CLEAR creates individual profiles of people by aggregating and connecting thousands of datasets full of typically hard-to-find information, such as court records, business filings, driving records and social media."
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Working on a series of Frogby MBTA mini comics for MICE! One for each of the lines. Combining two of my favorite things: public transit and a little frog pal
October 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Working on a series of Frogby MBTA mini comics for MICE! One for each of the lines. Combining two of my favorite things: public transit and a little frog pal
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NEW: The Kavanaugh stop, 50 days later. "What a sick world."
I asked Justice Brett Kavanaugh about his September 8 concurrence and the reality that has followed. Because he should be asked. He, unsurprisingly, did not respond.
Today, at Law Dork:
I asked Justice Brett Kavanaugh about his September 8 concurrence and the reality that has followed. Because he should be asked. He, unsurprisingly, did not respond.
Today, at Law Dork:
The Kavanaugh stop, 50 days later
"What a sick world." And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
NEW: The Kavanaugh stop, 50 days later. "What a sick world."
I asked Justice Brett Kavanaugh about his September 8 concurrence and the reality that has followed. Because he should be asked. He, unsurprisingly, did not respond.
Today, at Law Dork:
I asked Justice Brett Kavanaugh about his September 8 concurrence and the reality that has followed. Because he should be asked. He, unsurprisingly, did not respond.
Today, at Law Dork:
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Purdue’s Student Paper in response to the news:
October 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Purdue’s Student Paper in response to the news:
Excellent news! It's great to finally see higher ed institutions publicly standing up and pushing back!!! More, please!!!! #Resist! #HigherEducation #Academia
MIT, Brown, Penn, and now USC have all rejected the compact. As we like to say, courage is contagious.
October 17, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Excellent news! It's great to finally see higher ed institutions publicly standing up and pushing back!!! More, please!!!! #Resist! #HigherEducation #Academia
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I was having a discussion about that Politico article and the “young” men involved in the racist, misogynistic, and violent discourse.
Part of our discussion was how long white men stay “young” and are excused for their “youthful” indiscretions.
Yeah, youth ain’t the explanation.
Part of our discussion was how long white men stay “young” and are excused for their “youthful” indiscretions.
Yeah, youth ain’t the explanation.
NEW @motherjones.com: Nobody in that GOP group chat praising Hitler or making racist comments was a “kid,” as JD Vance claimed today
I tracked down their ages. (Weirdly, it seems nobody else did.)
Eight of the 11 in the group chat range from 24 to 35. Ages of others are unclear.
But… no “kids”!
I tracked down their ages. (Weirdly, it seems nobody else did.)
Eight of the 11 in the group chat range from 24 to 35. Ages of others are unclear.
But… no “kids”!
No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"
We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.
www.motherjones.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I was having a discussion about that Politico article and the “young” men involved in the racist, misogynistic, and violent discourse.
Part of our discussion was how long white men stay “young” and are excused for their “youthful” indiscretions.
Yeah, youth ain’t the explanation.
Part of our discussion was how long white men stay “young” and are excused for their “youthful” indiscretions.
Yeah, youth ain’t the explanation.
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Uncomfortable facts left out of the movie Landman:
The oil industry uses solar to power their oil fields, and it’s cheaper 😏
The oil industry uses solar to power their oil fields, and it’s cheaper 😏
October 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Uncomfortable facts left out of the movie Landman:
The oil industry uses solar to power their oil fields, and it’s cheaper 😏
The oil industry uses solar to power their oil fields, and it’s cheaper 😏
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This is a jaw-dropping, terrifying number. The CDC's workforce has decreased by 3,000 people since January.
A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone
Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January.
www.wired.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This is a jaw-dropping, terrifying number. The CDC's workforce has decreased by 3,000 people since January.
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Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.
October 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.
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AOC: You're damn right that it's a Democratic priority to keep people from getting poisoned, from dangerous chemicals
You're damn right that it's a Democratic priority to bring down the cost of housing
If they want to say that that's a Democratic priority, they're right,
You're damn right that it's a Democratic priority to bring down the cost of housing
If they want to say that that's a Democratic priority, they're right,
October 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
AOC: You're damn right that it's a Democratic priority to keep people from getting poisoned, from dangerous chemicals
You're damn right that it's a Democratic priority to bring down the cost of housing
If they want to say that that's a Democratic priority, they're right,
You're damn right that it's a Democratic priority to bring down the cost of housing
If they want to say that that's a Democratic priority, they're right,
Continued #censorship of harassment of scholars. The need to #DefendResearch and #researchers remains! #TakeAction today--sign the Declaration, talk to a friend, call an elected official, write a letter to the editor. We have resources to help you speak up! defendresearch.org #Academia #ScholComm
October 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Continued #censorship of harassment of scholars. The need to #DefendResearch and #researchers remains! #TakeAction today--sign the Declaration, talk to a friend, call an elected official, write a letter to the editor. We have resources to help you speak up! defendresearch.org #Academia #ScholComm
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Community science datasets identify the spatial occurrence and hotspots of flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Community science datasets identify the spatial occurrence and hotspots of flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius
Here, we use two longitudinal community science datasets to investigate the occurrence of flapper skates in Irish waters
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October 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Community science datasets identify the spatial occurrence and hotspots of flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c
October 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c
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It's the end of #BannedBooksWeek, but not the end of book bans. Local involvement with your library is the best way to fight back and defend everyone's access to knowledge. Check out For The People's excellent new Libraries 101 video to learn how! www.librariesforthepeople.org/resources#10...
How to help your public library
YouTube video by For the People Libraries
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October 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It's the end of #BannedBooksWeek, but not the end of book bans. Local involvement with your library is the best way to fight back and defend everyone's access to knowledge. Check out For The People's excellent new Libraries 101 video to learn how! www.librariesforthepeople.org/resources#10...
I am proud of MIT, where our branch of AAUP has voted unanimously to endorse this statement urging MIT leadership and the MIT Corporation to reject the Compact wholesale
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Letter Regarding Compact
MIT Chapter of the American Association of University Professors October 6, 2025 Statement on the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” MIT has been invited by the federal governmen...
docs.google.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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In June, the NYC Legislature passed The Freedom to Read Act, a bill to protect school libraries and librarians from book bans.
Such legislation draws a critical line in the sand in an era of Project 2025, Moms for Liberty, and censorship.
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Such legislation draws a critical line in the sand in an era of Project 2025, Moms for Liberty, and censorship.
buff.ly/T6sus61
Restore school libraries to aid reading freedom
It’s Banned Book Week, and New York City is not immune from ever-increasing attempts to curtail freedom of speech and ban books. Recognizing this threat, in June the Legislature passed The Freedom …
nydailynews.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
In June, the NYC Legislature passed The Freedom to Read Act, a bill to protect school libraries and librarians from book bans.
Such legislation draws a critical line in the sand in an era of Project 2025, Moms for Liberty, and censorship.
buff.ly/T6sus61
Such legislation draws a critical line in the sand in an era of Project 2025, Moms for Liberty, and censorship.
buff.ly/T6sus61
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Dr. Jane always said that each animal matters – not only for the role they play to support life, but for their intrinsic value.
"The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves," she said.
Photos: Kristin Mosher / Rob Sassor / Stacey Lorraine / Susana Name / Sylvie Le
"The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves," she said.
Photos: Kristin Mosher / Rob Sassor / Stacey Lorraine / Susana Name / Sylvie Le
October 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Dr. Jane always said that each animal matters – not only for the role they play to support life, but for their intrinsic value.
"The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves," she said.
Photos: Kristin Mosher / Rob Sassor / Stacey Lorraine / Susana Name / Sylvie Le
"The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves," she said.
Photos: Kristin Mosher / Rob Sassor / Stacey Lorraine / Susana Name / Sylvie Le
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Congressional District Interactive Map: How Much Will ACA Premium Payments Rise if Enhanced Subsidies Expire? | KFF www.kff.org/affordable-c...
Congressional District Interactive Map: How Much Will ACA Premium Payments Rise if Enhanced Subsidies Expire? | KFF
This analysis and interactive map illustrate how much more enrollees in Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans would pay in premiums at the congressional district level if the enhanced subsidies ...
www.kff.org
October 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Congressional District Interactive Map: How Much Will ACA Premium Payments Rise if Enhanced Subsidies Expire? | KFF www.kff.org/affordable-c...