Dr. W.
@nicholborn.bsky.social
Consultant, researcher, and educator in operations management, sustainability, and industrial engineering.
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Trump’s team says they won’t be able to disburse anymore SNAP funds due to the shutdown, but the USDA’s shutdown plan says just the opposite.
The Lapse of Funding Plan has been removed from the agency’s website. trib.al/09GTkYV
The Lapse of Funding Plan has been removed from the agency’s website. trib.al/09GTkYV
October 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!!!
We are sorry we stole your land, murdered & raped your ancestors, then blamed you for wanting to exist in peace.
Please forgive us.
We are sorry we stole your land, murdered & raped your ancestors, then blamed you for wanting to exist in peace.
Please forgive us.
October 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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They are not just evil; they are incredibly stupid. 🙄
Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."
October 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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October 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Nebraska confirmed its first case of bird flu in a dairy cattle herd, showing that the virus continues to spread in livestock.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Nebraska confirms first case of bird flu in dairy cattle herd
Nebraska confirmed its first case of bird flu in a dairy cattle herd, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday, showing the virus continues to spread in livestock after an outbreak began last year.
www.reuters.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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The Epstein files aren't a 'hoax.' And they need to be released.
Releasing the files is not about scoring political points or winning elections. It’s about justice.
Releasing the files is not about scoring political points or winning elections. It’s about justice.
The Epstein files aren't a 'hoax.' And they need to be released.
Releasing the files is not about scoring political points or winning elections. It’s about justice.
www.msnbc.com
September 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Do Fox News hosts and commentators agree with their colleague Brian Kilmeade that the United States should "just kill" homeless people?
He still has a job. No apology. No retraction.
Just let us know, Fox.
He still has a job. No apology. No retraction.
Just let us know, Fox.
September 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Wow, our food recovery program is doing some incredible work, if we do say so ourselves!
September 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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“Let’s begin by saying that we are living through a very dangerous time.” So opens “A Talk to Teachers,” which James Baldwin delivered to a group of educators in October, 1963.
James Baldwin’s Lesson for Teachers in a Time of Turmoil
Rigorous lessons are not mutually exclusive from culturally and politically relevant ones.
www.newyorker.com
September 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Reminder: Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.
Mass Shooters Are Not Disproportionately Transgender
Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.
www.motherjones.com
September 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Where is the tariff inflation shock? Inflation this year (purple) is tracking higher than it has at this point in the year in 2023 and 2024, so inflation has certainly picked up. But there just isn't a major inflation shock from tariffs, even with a Dollar that's fallen a lot. Totally bizarre...
August 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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There's all kinds of reasons people give for why the Dollar has fallen so much this year. But at the root of all that stuff is a simple macro story: tariffs were supposed to lift inflation and that just didn't happen as fast or forcefully as expected. Well, it's happening now. Inflation is coming...
July 31, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Trump’s habit of referring to any damaging information as a “hoax” has never been more laughable or concerning than it is here. https://trib.al/MFGDzdt
Donald Trump Is Trapped
Why the president’s usual tactics won’t end the Epstein scandal
trib.al
July 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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July 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Targeting our Afghan allies is unconscionable & cruel. Zia S. entered & resided in the United States legally, after serving bravely alongside American forces fighting against tyranny & oppression. 1/
Ex-U.S. military translator from Afghanistan arrested by ICE in CT. Attorney calls it ‘nonsensical.’
The 35-year-old husband and father of five was taken into custody by ICE agents outside a routine green card appointment in East Hartford.
www.courant.com
July 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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"If this can happen to Colbert and a storied franchise, this can happen to anyone": www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning
CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.
www.motherjones.com
July 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Nauru is the 3rd smallest country in the world after the Vatican and Monaco. But more importantly right now, it's also the Kyrgyzstan of Micronesia. China's exports to Nauru are up 1400% in May from a year before. A sign how desperate China's exporters are to offload their stuff with US tariffs...
July 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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The amount of mental gymnastics is crazy.
“The file is on my desk.”
“There is no file.”
“Obama and Hillary made the file to smear me.”
“Okay but actually there was never a file to begin with.”
“The file is on my desk.”
“There is no file.”
“Obama and Hillary made the file to smear me.”
“Okay but actually there was never a file to begin with.”
July 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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July 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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China is doing huge transshipment of goods to the US via third countries to avoid tariffs. That means tariff collection is currently still "low" versus where it should be, but this effect will fade as the US pushes out more Vietnam-style trade agreements that penalize transshipments...
July 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Donald Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared.
July 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Concerned family members are desperate for answers after they say a disabled U.S. veteran and citizen was taken during a federal immigration raid at a cannabis farm in Camarillo.
Disabled veteran who is a US citizen was taken during Camarillo immigration raid, family says
Concerned family members are desperate for answers after they say a disabled U.S. veteran and citizen was taken during a federal immigration raid at a cannabis farm in Camarillo.
abc7.com
July 12, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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WTF?!? Border Czar Tom Homan claimed that ICE and Border Patrol agents don’t need probable cause to detain people they suspect are undocumented, saying they can do so based on factors like physical appearance. This is straight-up racial profiling, not law enforcement.
July 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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The US is experiencing its worst measles outbreak in over 30 years, with 1,288 cases reported just six months into the year. The vaccine-preventable disease has led to three deaths, two children in Texas and an adult in New Mexico, and dozens of hospitalizations.
July 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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