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@localnightowl.bsky.social
Midwest • Physical Media Enthusiast
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If you ever feel imposter syndrome just remember that Joe Rogan gets paid millions of dollars but only figured out that Trump is a fascist about a decade after the rest of us did
July 5, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Breaking news: Former New York state governor Andrew Cuomo has conceded to progressive rival Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primary for New York City’s next mayor www.ft.com/content/e4b8...
June 25, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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Three years ago today, the Supreme Court overturned our constitutional right to abortion care nationwide.

No matter what, we're committed to fighting for reproductive rights, regardless of where we live.
June 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

What's happened since?

A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
Criminalizing pregnancy: A record number of women were prosecuted the year after Dobbs
They were targeted for substance use, miscarriages, and stillbirths, largely driven by fetal personhood laws.
www.motherjones.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Your periodic reminder that you have the right to find out why your health insurer denied your claim.

We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file…
projects.propublica.org
April 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Study Links Binge Eating To Stress, Contentment, Depression, Joy, Boredom, Anger, Relaxation
theonion.com/study-l...
April 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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April 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Trump was at the UFC.
Bernie was at Coachella.

That is basically 2025 in a fucking nutshell.
April 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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They fired Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield—not because she couldn’t do the job, but because she wouldn’t hang up pictures of Trump and Hegseth. This ain’t about merit—it’s about ego.
Trump fires a top US military official to NATO
Conservative media has targeted Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield for comments she made about diversity.
www.politico.com
April 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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it's the big horrible things, but it's also the small stupid shit www.404media.co/doge-gsa-mag...
Another Masterful Gambit: DOGE Moves From Secure, Reliable Tape Archives to Hackable Digital Records
DOGE claimed it saved "$1M per year" by converting 14,000 magnetic tapes to digital storage.
www.404media.co
April 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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The treatment that cured my lymphoma didn't become standard of care until 1993, when I was 13, and was supported by literally dozens of NIH grants. The treatments that will cure our children's cancers are being wiped out by the Trump administration as we speak. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
April 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Trump’s heartless cuts, freezes, & firings to the NIH & HHS are having devastating effects in real time—delaying breakthrough research & hindering life-saving care for patients. Not only is this an attack on science, but it's an attack on American families. www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
NIH scientists have a cancer breakthrough. Layoffs are delaying it.
A big step forward in cancer therapy has been slowed by layoffs and new restrictions at the National Institutes of Health, where it was developed.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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This #NationalLibraryWeek, we're celebrating the power of libraries to endure—even in the face of unprecedented challenges.

In our latest Vanishing Culture essay, @brewster.kahle.org shares why preserving the library system matters now more than ever: blog.archive.org/2025/04/07/v...
April 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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The worst catastrophes of history are caused by men who are malevolent, ignorant, and have exceptional wills.
April 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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"All we say to America is, 'Be true to what you said on paper.'"

These words — spoken by MLK Jr. shortly before he was killed on this day in 1968 — ring just as true now.

Let's honor his legacy by continuing the fight for social and economic justice.
April 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Leaders from PBS and NPR appeared before the House DOGE subcommittee on Wednesday, facing questions about federal support for public broadcasting. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
WATCH: PBS and NPR leaders testify on federal support for public broadcasting in House hearing
Leaders from PBS and NPR appeared before the House DOGE subcommittee on Wednesday, facing questions about federal support for public broadcasting.
www.pbs.org
March 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Oh to know what OSINT is in a time like this
NEW BOMBSHELL REPORTING FROM DER SPIEGEL

Mobile numbers, email addresses and even some passwords belonging to top Trump officials including Mike Waltz, Pete Hegseth, and Tulsi Gabbard have been found online, revealing an additional grave, previously unknown security breach at the highest levels. 1/
Hegseth, Waltz, Gabbard: Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online
Donald Trump's most important security advisers used Signal to discuss an imminent military strike. Now, reporting by DER SPIEGEL has found that the contact data of some of those officials, including ...
www.spiegel.de
March 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Der Spiegel, Wired ... seems like everyone is doing OSINT on the participants of the chat now. 🫠
March 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Some good news — Rep. @natrixdreammom.bsky.social (D-Nashville), who ran for her seat to change gun laws after her son Akilah was killed at Waffle House, and won… just got “Akilah’s Law” passed through subcommittee🎉
March 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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When I post encouragement for folks to get vaccines/boosters, I get assholes yelling at me "Shut up you're not THAT kind of doctor."

I'd like to dedicate this "fuck off and eat razors" to every one of them. To date, I've had dozens of thank yous from folks who have scheduled+ needed reminding.
March 26, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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6/ is meaningless.
March 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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5/ threats about money. Those threats are plainly illegal. But that's where you need courts to stop him if he says to Pennsylvania: change your election law or all the money for roads and all your social security and medicare checks stop tomorrow. That's what this is about. The EO itself ...
March 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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4/ threatened numerous times: do what I want or I'll cut off federal in your state: money for roads, money for your hospitals, Social Security checks for people who live in your state. There's not even a place to start for Trump to do the things he demands in this EO. It's all about his ...
March 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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3/ ability to review state election laws for compliance with federal law and the federal constitution. President's don't have any role in that other than filing lawsuits to enforce federal law or constitutional protections. Look at the actual EO and Trump is trying again to do what he's ...
March 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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2/ They're more or less like tweets. They have no legal standing in courts beyond being statements of the Presidents goals and directives to members of the executive branch. States run elections. The Congress has a limited ability to make rules for the conduct of federal elections. Courts have ...
March 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM