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NEW: After DOGE outed Mohammad Halimi on social media, Taliban intelligence agents blindfolded and took three of his family members to a remote prison.
They were repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi and his recently publicized work for the United States.
They were repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi and his recently publicized work for the United States.
DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family.
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U...
www.propublica.org
August 22, 2025 at 10:34 AM
NEW: After DOGE outed Mohammad Halimi on social media, Taliban intelligence agents blindfolded and took three of his family members to a remote prison.
They were repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi and his recently publicized work for the United States.
They were repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi and his recently publicized work for the United States.
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Germany is stepping up to create an alternative to PubMed that could be used globally. PubMed is a database that includes all of the critical scientific journal articles that researchers use.
They are doing this because of serious concerns that PubMed will be pulled offline by The Regime.
They are doing this because of serious concerns that PubMed will be pulled offline by The Regime.
May 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Germany is stepping up to create an alternative to PubMed that could be used globally. PubMed is a database that includes all of the critical scientific journal articles that researchers use.
They are doing this because of serious concerns that PubMed will be pulled offline by The Regime.
They are doing this because of serious concerns that PubMed will be pulled offline by The Regime.
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Breaking news: A hotline connecting air traffic controllers at Washington National Airport and their counterparts at the Pentagon had been “inoperable” since March 2022, a Federal Aviation Administration official confirmed Wednesday.
National Airport, Pentagon hotline had been disconnected for three years
Aviation officials learned of the issue after controllers at National had to order two flights to abandon landing attempts this month due to an Army helicopter heading to the Pentagon.
wapo.st
May 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Breaking news: A hotline connecting air traffic controllers at Washington National Airport and their counterparts at the Pentagon had been “inoperable” since March 2022, a Federal Aviation Administration official confirmed Wednesday.
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A man pulled up to a gas station to fill up his truck. ICE agents surrounded him and took him away. But his children were left behind.
“They arrested someone,” witness said. “They left the children inside the truck.”
www.sfgate.com/centralcoast...
“They arrested someone,” witness said. “They left the children inside the truck.”
www.sfgate.com/centralcoast...
ICE raids have 'overwhelmed' coastal California communities
Communities in three California counties "overwhelmed" as ICE raids ramp up in the region.
www.sfgate.com
May 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
A man pulled up to a gas station to fill up his truck. ICE agents surrounded him and took him away. But his children were left behind.
“They arrested someone,” witness said. “They left the children inside the truck.”
www.sfgate.com/centralcoast...
“They arrested someone,” witness said. “They left the children inside the truck.”
www.sfgate.com/centralcoast...
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Some federal employees have been identified after Attorney General Pam Bondi began seeking records and testimony from journalists.
May 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Some federal employees have been identified after Attorney General Pam Bondi began seeking records and testimony from journalists.
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The open source software easyjson is used by the US government and American companies. But its ties to Russia’s VK, whose CEO has been sanctioned, have researchers sounding the alarm.
Security Researchers Warn a Widely Used Open Source Tool Poses a 'Persistent' Risk to the US
The open source software easyjson is used by the US government and American companies. But its ties to Russia’s VK, whose CEO has been sanctioned, have researchers sounding the alarm.
wrd.cm
May 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The open source software easyjson is used by the US government and American companies. But its ties to Russia’s VK, whose CEO has been sanctioned, have researchers sounding the alarm.
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ICE would post up outside the manger to disappear Mary to a foreign torture prison after snatching the baby Jesus and holding him in a private, for-profit tender-age detention facility.
May 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
ICE would post up outside the manger to disappear Mary to a foreign torture prison after snatching the baby Jesus and holding him in a private, for-profit tender-age detention facility.
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In one email to Veterans Affairs HQ, doctors in PA said a hiring freeze was causing “severe and immediate impacts” and that more than 1,000 veterans would lose access to treatment for cancer, kidney disease and traumatic brain injuries.
By @ericumansky.bsky.social & @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
By @ericumansky.bsky.social & @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
Internal VA Emails Reveal How Trump Cuts Jeopardize Veterans’ Care, Including To “Life-Saving Cancer Trials”
Despite a congressional mandate to expand care for veterans, internal Veterans Affairs messages obtained by ProPublica paint a stark portrait of how chaotic cost cutting has already imperiled tests…
www.propublica.org
May 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
In one email to Veterans Affairs HQ, doctors in PA said a hiring freeze was causing “severe and immediate impacts” and that more than 1,000 veterans would lose access to treatment for cancer, kidney disease and traumatic brain injuries.
By @ericumansky.bsky.social & @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
By @ericumansky.bsky.social & @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
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Staple this to RFK Jr’s forehead.
April 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Staple this to RFK Jr’s forehead.
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It's not just that the FDA is suspending food testing due to staff cuts
It's that a rare, 100& fatal, "mad-cow like" brain disease is killing people in Oregon
www.livescience.com/health/virus...
It's that a rare, 100& fatal, "mad-cow like" brain disease is killing people in Oregon
www.livescience.com/health/virus...
Rare, 100% fatal brain disease strikes 3 people in Oregon
Hood River County in Oregon reported three cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare human brain disease very similar to "mad cow."
www.livescience.com
April 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
It's not just that the FDA is suspending food testing due to staff cuts
It's that a rare, 100& fatal, "mad-cow like" brain disease is killing people in Oregon
www.livescience.com/health/virus...
It's that a rare, 100& fatal, "mad-cow like" brain disease is killing people in Oregon
www.livescience.com/health/virus...
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Ramp investor Keith Rabois is part of the “PayPal Mafia,” which also includes Musk and Thiel. He and his husband, Jacob Helberg, hosted a fundraiser for Trump’s 2024 campaign. Trump has nominated Helberg for a senior role at the State Dept.
By @chrisbing.bsky.social and Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @chrisbing.bsky.social and Avi Asher-Schapiro
Trump Team Eyes Politically Connected Startup to Overhaul $700 Billion Government Payments Program
A little-known firm with investors linked to JD Vance, Elon Musk and Trump could get a piece of the federal expense card system — and its hundreds of millions in fees. “This goes against all the…
www.propublica.org
April 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Ramp investor Keith Rabois is part of the “PayPal Mafia,” which also includes Musk and Thiel. He and his husband, Jacob Helberg, hosted a fundraiser for Trump’s 2024 campaign. Trump has nominated Helberg for a senior role at the State Dept.
By @chrisbing.bsky.social and Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @chrisbing.bsky.social and Avi Asher-Schapiro
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New from me: As RFK Jr. fearmongers about autism being an "epidemic," the Department of Health and Human Services terminated a grant that would have researched how to reduce suicide among LGBTQ+ #ActuallyAutistic people. via @the-independent.com www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
RFK Jr. talks about an ‘autism epidemic.’ HHS cut money to reduce suicide in autism
Laura Graham Holmes received a grant to find interventions to reduce suicide among autistic people. Now that grant has been cut
www.independent.co.uk
April 18, 2025 at 4:25 AM
New from me: As RFK Jr. fearmongers about autism being an "epidemic," the Department of Health and Human Services terminated a grant that would have researched how to reduce suicide among LGBTQ+ #ActuallyAutistic people. via @the-independent.com www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Here's a description of the Russian attempted access to NLRB from the whistleblower complaint.
whistlebloweraid.org/wp-content/u...
whistlebloweraid.org/wp-content/u...
April 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Here's a description of the Russian attempted access to NLRB from the whistleblower complaint.
whistlebloweraid.org/wp-content/u...
whistlebloweraid.org/wp-content/u...
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We've reached the point in our descent into fascism where the Jewish governor's house getting firebombed on Passover by a guy trying to bash his head in with a sledgehammer is overshadowed by the story of the President saying he wants to build foreign gulags for US citizens.
April 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
We've reached the point in our descent into fascism where the Jewish governor's house getting firebombed on Passover by a guy trying to bash his head in with a sledgehammer is overshadowed by the story of the President saying he wants to build foreign gulags for US citizens.
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My @houstonchronicle.com OpEd is out in today's Sunday paper!
"Without federal funds, health-related scientific work will grind to a halt....You can make a difference."
Please read & share! 🙏
@bcmhouston.bsky.social
@sbm.org
@academyhealth.bsky.social
@altnih4science.bsky.social
"Without federal funds, health-related scientific work will grind to a halt....You can make a difference."
Please read & share! 🙏
@bcmhouston.bsky.social
@sbm.org
@academyhealth.bsky.social
@altnih4science.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
My @houstonchronicle.com OpEd is out in today's Sunday paper!
"Without federal funds, health-related scientific work will grind to a halt....You can make a difference."
Please read & share! 🙏
@bcmhouston.bsky.social
@sbm.org
@academyhealth.bsky.social
@altnih4science.bsky.social
"Without federal funds, health-related scientific work will grind to a halt....You can make a difference."
Please read & share! 🙏
@bcmhouston.bsky.social
@sbm.org
@academyhealth.bsky.social
@altnih4science.bsky.social
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occam's razor is that the people trying to make him respectable just agree with him
Because people are talking abt Hanania again, here’s my story exposing his white supremacist past - and, I would argue, present. Straight-up eugenicist who wrote for Richard Spencer. Wtf are we doing here, why are people so determined to make him respectable www.huffpost.com/entry/richar...
This Man Has The Ear Of Billionaires — And A White Supremacist Past He Kept A Secret
Hanania is championed by tech moguls and a U.S. senator, but HuffPost found he used a pen name to become an important figure in the “alt-right.”
www.huffpost.com
April 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
occam's razor is that the people trying to make him respectable just agree with him
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I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it a thousand times more: If you love freedom but don’t care if it applies to everyone, what you actually love is privilege.
April 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it a thousand times more: If you love freedom but don’t care if it applies to everyone, what you actually love is privilege.
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3 days ago RFK Jr. told the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation, claiming it was a neurotoxin (this is a lie).
Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development
Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development
CDC denies help for lead poisoning in Milwaukee schools due to layoffs
The CDC rejected a request for help "due to the complete loss" of their lead poisoning experts.
www.cbsnews.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
3 days ago RFK Jr. told the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation, claiming it was a neurotoxin (this is a lie).
Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development
Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development