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nuclearmessenger.bsky.social
@nuclearmessenger.bsky.social
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Nuclear semiotics enthusiast.
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socialistdogmom.bsky.social
'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once
February 2, 2026 at 4:31 AM
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jamisonfoser.bsky.social
seems like the kind of piece that should contain an acknowledgement that other people saw what this guy missed but no that isn't how establishment media types roll so it's just open contempt for people who saw clearly when he did not. welcome to the party, you don't have to be a dick about it.
The Atlantic IDEAS Yes, It's Fascism Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny. By Jonathan Rauch NTIL RECENTLY, I resisted using the F-word to describe President Trump. For one thing, there were too many elements of classical fascism that didn't seem to fit. For another, the term has been overused to the point of meaninglessness, especially by left-leaning types who call you a fascist if you oppose abortion or affirmative action.
January 25, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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nathankhensley.bsky.social
the moment the second person comes into the frame to stand with his neighbor is so incredibly beautiful
dmbmeg.bsky.social Dumb Megan @dmbmeg.bsky.social · 13d
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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davidho.bsky.social
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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alamhigo.bsky.social
Today is the last day that you can repost this image
December 31, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
The goddamn nerve of Jeff Bezos' newspaper to talk shit about raising the minimum wage at a moment when workers at Jeff Bezos' online superstore -- who are paid so little half of them in one study were on SNAP benefits -- are going hungry.

The fucking arrogance.
stephenwest.bsky.social Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · Jun 26
Wow, sounds like Jeff Bezos is mad

(from A Washington Post editorial entitled "Zohran Mamdani’s victory is bad for New York and the Democratic Party")
Now, a man who believes that capitalism is “theft” is in line to lead the country’s biggest city and the world’s financial capital. His signature ideas are “city-owned grocery stores,” no bus fares, freezing rent on 1 million regulated apartments and increasing the minimum wage to $30. No doubt these might strike some voters as tempting ideas. But, as with so many proposals from America’s far left, the trade-offs would hurt the people they are supposed to help. A massive minimum wage would depress low-skilled employment. His rent freeze would reduce the housing supply and decrease its quality. Cutting bus fares would leave a
November 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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carnage4life.bsky.social
Perfect timing for this story to drop on the same day Amazon lays off 30,000 workers due to claims of AI efficiencies.

If companies have less work for people to do, they don’t give you Fridays off, they lay off people until everyone has a full workweek.
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan says AI will shorten our workweek | TechCrunch
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan says that, in a few years, we should be working a 3-4 day workweek because of AI.
techcrunch.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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whstancil.bsky.social
To check if a pundit is being honest, ask “would he have made this claim a year ago, before he knew it would be a defense of Trump” and folks, I’m 100% certain Douthat would not have argued “The president needs to demolish the East Wing and build a palace” last year
October 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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parsnip.bsky.social
does anyone know what this actually means? like obviously andreesen horowitz as a major investor having
a hand in controlling the algorithm isn’t good either, but that’s not quite the same as how i would read control by “the united states”
September 21, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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jeanniebabies.bsky.social
God bless whoever put up this pro-upzoning poster in Edgewater, please put up more
A flier taped to a streetlight pole that reads: “I also have access to a printer, And I say Upzoning is cool and good and it is my friend Let ‘em build some housing! What're you worried about, people with jobs and homes using the Red Line? Atraid of density? then why did you move to the big city my good friend [emoji making a ‘this guy’s nuts!’ gesture] ‘But I wanna drive my car!’ The bus is better because you can read a book on the bus Dear ‘Save Edgewater’: If I ever see you again claming that increasing supply increases prices I will spank your bottom and enroll you in an econ class at Loyola Say YES to proposed Upzoning in Edgewater Email: Leni@the48thward.org Call: (773) 784-5277
July 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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geauxgabrielle.bsky.social
JUST IN: All job sectors except healthcare are down. We are in a “no hire” economy. And unemployment for young people just hit 10%. - Bureau of Labor Statistics
September 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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indivisible.org
Trump is piloting a program to let AI review seniors’ medical information and decide what Medicare covers for them — while giving AI companies a profit-incentive to deny coverage. We must call on every Member of Congress to block this. 👇
Tell Congress: Stop Trump's Plan to Let AI Deny Medicare Coverage
Donald Trump and Dr. Oz want to let Artificial Intelligence (AI) choose which procedures Medicare will cover for individual patients -- with AI companies being paid based on how much money they save b...
act.indivisible.org
September 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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luckytran.com
When a top CDC scientist resigns citing eugenicist rhetoric from federal health agencies, everyone should absolutely be paying attention.
Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated and is derivative of a legacy that good medicine and science should continue to shun. The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud. I am resigning because of the cowardice of a leader that cannot admit that HIS and his minions' words over decades created an environment where violence like this can occur. I reject his and his colleagues
August 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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henninghampress.bsky.social
Trump gains when newspapers downplay martial law in peacetime
August 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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maiamindel.bsky.social
"Clearing homeless camps" is quite literally whack-a-mole
rivertam.bsky.social River_Tam @rivertam.bsky.social · Aug 17
Homeless camps are a policy failure, but "clearing homeless camps" isn't a policy solution, it's the state harassing people for the crime of embarrassing the state with its policy failure.
jeffsharlet.bsky.social Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · Aug 14
Press needs to stop repeating govt euphemism of “clearing homeless camps.” I’ve witnessed it in other cities: massive destruction of personal property. Not just bedrolls & tents; family photos, Bibles, meds. Times I’ve seen it people weren’t even given option to move their things.
August 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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michaelhobbes.bsky.social
Rethink your mayoral endorsement
August 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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beyerstein.bsky.social
On nutrition, Jeffrey Dahmer has broken sharply with the mainstream.
On Vaccines, Kennedy Has Broken Sharply With the Mainstream While many officials and scientists embrace other parts of the secretary’s agenda, his stance on vaccines is alienating allies who fear a public health crisis.
August 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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ugarles.bsky.social
this is why i joined bean club
July 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social
ICE GOONS hanging out in the lobby of Glendale Memorial Hospital
July 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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ajbauer.bsky.social
Wild that right-wing families somehow aren’t to blame for their longstanding and systematic snubbing of queer and lefty children.
New York Times guest essay “is it time to stop snubbing your right-wing family?”
July 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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jtp.bsky.social
headline: "democrats lost voters on transgender rights."
the article:
July 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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annabookwriter.bsky.social
UPDATE: he’s being booed now. Loudly. By so many people security and his goon squad can’t shut it down. Many, many fuck yous.

Good.
annabookwriter.bsky.social Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · Jul 13
While JD takes his kids through Disneyland to silent stares and protests outside the park, I am thinking about the kids—citizens—who won a trip there and instead got locked up in Ferndale.

I am thinking of the cast members he’s exploiting for his fun while ICE pick them off on their way home.
July 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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profwolff.bsky.social
#WolffBites: The Anne Frank story reverberates decades after the Nazis did their horrors. Now a new generation of Anne Frank type stories arises around ICE tactics in Los Angeles.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Workers living in fear of ICE raids in Los Angeles are hiding ‘like Anne Frank’
Immigration officials inspiring climate of ‘insanity and fear’ in California city leaving many too scared to leave their homes or go to work, locals say
www.independent.co.uk
July 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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michaelhobbes.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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drinfosec.bsky.social
🚨🧵shared by Prof @michael-hoerger.bsky.social on the word choices researchers have to carefully balance if they want to be considered for funding via US federal sources:
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19347...

Link to the tool Mike used (tool from @drseanmullen.bsky.social): tinyurl.com/scanassist
1) Here's a quick example of how the federal government is censoring the best scientific research. It's not just cuts to ongoing research. It's new grant submissions too... Below the text is a screenshot showing two sentences: "Scan completed" and "No forbidden words found"
June 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM