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I'm old enough to remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs.
We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives.
What RFK Jr. is doing to public health in America is a disgrace.
We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives.
What RFK Jr. is doing to public health in America is a disgrace.
September 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I'm old enough to remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs.
We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives.
What RFK Jr. is doing to public health in America is a disgrace.
We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives.
What RFK Jr. is doing to public health in America is a disgrace.
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i like that the administration is run by dilettantes whose pathological unseriousness is illustrated by their total disregard for human life
It's full steam ahead for NASA, according to Sean Duffy, the agency's acting administrator. During an internal employee town hall, Duffy warned of "letting safety be the enemy of progress" when it comes to winning the space race, according to a recording obtained by NBC News.
Interim NASA head tells agency that it will beat China back to the moon
Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy also told agency employees not to let "safety be the enemy of progress."
nbcnews.to
September 7, 2025 at 12:06 AM
i like that the administration is run by dilettantes whose pathological unseriousness is illustrated by their total disregard for human life
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The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from.
(Published April)
(Published April)
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.
www.propublica.org
September 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from.
(Published April)
(Published April)
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September 7, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Sponsorship information available at this link. bit.ly/4nbyD46
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RAFE, XENI. & MEEGAN are here!
Catch up with these Loose Ends today!
💖 bookshop.org/p/books...
💖 www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
💖 www.therippedbodice....
#booksky #romancesky
Catch up with these Loose Ends today!
💖 bookshop.org/p/books...
💖 www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
💖 www.therippedbodice....
#booksky #romancesky
September 5, 2025 at 9:16 AM
RAFE, XENI. & MEEGAN are here!
Catch up with these Loose Ends today!
💖 bookshop.org/p/books...
💖 www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
💖 www.therippedbodice....
#booksky #romancesky
Catch up with these Loose Ends today!
💖 bookshop.org/p/books...
💖 www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
💖 www.therippedbodice....
#booksky #romancesky
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BREAKING: A mass Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital has killed at least two people and injured 11, Ukrainian officials said.
Russia hits Kyiv with drones and missiles, killing at least 2
Ukrainians officials say a mass Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital has killed at least two people and injured 11.
bit.ly
September 7, 2025 at 3:42 AM
BREAKING: A mass Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital has killed at least two people and injured 11, Ukrainian officials said.
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The Church of the Gesù in central Rome was packed, as a procession with a cross in rainbow colors moved up the central aisle.
The service marked the first officially recognized pilgrimage of LGBTQ Catholics to Rome.
The service marked the first officially recognized pilgrimage of LGBTQ Catholics to Rome.
A historic pilgrimage: Why LGBTQ Catholics hope Pope Leo will take up Francis’ legacy | CNN
The first officially recognized pilgrimage of LGBTQ Catholics to Rome comes as gay Catholics look to Pope Leo XIV to continue down the bold path of his predecessor to welcome into the church a group t...
www.cnn.com
September 7, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The Church of the Gesù in central Rome was packed, as a procession with a cross in rainbow colors moved up the central aisle.
The service marked the first officially recognized pilgrimage of LGBTQ Catholics to Rome.
The service marked the first officially recognized pilgrimage of LGBTQ Catholics to Rome.
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Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
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The notoriously woke Tom Hanks www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
West Point alumni group cancels award ceremony for Tom Hanks
The decision follows a series of political controversies involving the Trump administration that have rattled the prestigious military institution.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The notoriously woke Tom Hanks www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Russian attack sparks fire at Ukraine's government building in Kyiv reut.rs/3JNJOS5
Russian attack sparks fire at Ukraine's government building in Kyiv
A fire broke out on the top of an administrative building in Kyiv's Pecherskyi district after a Russian attack on the city, Timur Tkachenko, the head of the military administration of the Ukrainian capital said on Sunday on social media.
reut.rs
September 7, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Russian attack sparks fire at Ukraine's government building in Kyiv reut.rs/3JNJOS5
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PHILLY:
"Transgender kids’ lives are on the line as CHOP fights Trump over patient medical records, parents say"
"DOJ wants CHOP to hand over medical records for children receiving gender-affirming care. Many parents support CHOP’s fight to protect their private information."
"Transgender kids’ lives are on the line as CHOP fights Trump over patient medical records, parents say"
"DOJ wants CHOP to hand over medical records for children receiving gender-affirming care. Many parents support CHOP’s fight to protect their private information."
Transgender kids’ lives are on the line as CHOP fights Trump over patient medical records, parents say
Trump’s justice department wants CHOP to hand over medical records for transgender children receiving gender-affirming care. Many parents support CHOP’s fight to protect their private information.
share.inquirer.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
PHILLY:
"Transgender kids’ lives are on the line as CHOP fights Trump over patient medical records, parents say"
"DOJ wants CHOP to hand over medical records for children receiving gender-affirming care. Many parents support CHOP’s fight to protect their private information."
"Transgender kids’ lives are on the line as CHOP fights Trump over patient medical records, parents say"
"DOJ wants CHOP to hand over medical records for children receiving gender-affirming care. Many parents support CHOP’s fight to protect their private information."
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When even Rand Paul thinks you’re despicable.
September 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
When even Rand Paul thinks you’re despicable.
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Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago on Saturday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to the city.
Photos capture Chicagoans’ protest against ICE and Trump’s intervention plans
CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago on Saturday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to the city.
bit.ly
September 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago on Saturday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to the city.
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This. 👇👇👇
JB Pritzker: "Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: Once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next?”
JB Pritzker: "Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: Once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next?”
September 6, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This. 👇👇👇
JB Pritzker: "Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: Once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next?”
JB Pritzker: "Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: Once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next?”
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Associated Press reporters saw a plume of smoke rising from the roof of Kyiv’s cabinet of ministers building, but it was not immediately clear if the smoke was the result of a direct hit, which would mark an escalation in Russia’s air campaign.
Russia hits Kyiv with drones and missiles, killing at least 2
Ukrainians officials say a mass Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital has killed at least two people and injured 11.
bit.ly
September 7, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Associated Press reporters saw a plume of smoke rising from the roof of Kyiv’s cabinet of ministers building, but it was not immediately clear if the smoke was the result of a direct hit, which would mark an escalation in Russia’s air campaign.
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No Donald, Chicago is not your war zone
September 7, 2025 at 1:18 AM
No Donald, Chicago is not your war zone
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My God.
BREAKING: ICE is sending Russian dissidents back to Russia. When the dissidents arrived in Russia, the Russian authorities were given documents relating to their asylum applications in the US which under US law are confidential. This seems to be part of a secret agreement between Trump and Putin.
‘I escaped a Russian prison — only to end up in an American jail’
Dozens of Russian dissidents have been expelled from the US and forcibly returned to Russia with the co-operation of immigration authorities
www.thetimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 4:26 AM
My God.
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The suit claims the popular service may be recording and processing millions of users' private conversations without consent.
Class-action suit claims Otter AI secretly records private work conversations
The suit claims the popular service may be recording and processing millions of users' private conversations without consent.
n.pr
August 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The suit claims the popular service may be recording and processing millions of users' private conversations without consent.
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Mark Zuckerberg has spent $110M to buy 11 houses in one Palo Alto neighborhood.
He's turning the homes into a compound.
That's on top of his 30 bedroom, 30 bathroom compound in Hawaii and another in Lake Tahoe.
I don’t want to hear that billionaires can’t afford a wealth tax.
He's turning the homes into a compound.
That's on top of his 30 bedroom, 30 bathroom compound in Hawaii and another in Lake Tahoe.
I don’t want to hear that billionaires can’t afford a wealth tax.
www.nytimes.com
August 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Mark Zuckerberg has spent $110M to buy 11 houses in one Palo Alto neighborhood.
He's turning the homes into a compound.
That's on top of his 30 bedroom, 30 bathroom compound in Hawaii and another in Lake Tahoe.
I don’t want to hear that billionaires can’t afford a wealth tax.
He's turning the homes into a compound.
That's on top of his 30 bedroom, 30 bathroom compound in Hawaii and another in Lake Tahoe.
I don’t want to hear that billionaires can’t afford a wealth tax.
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States are moving to send hundreds of members of their National Guard to the nation’s capital to assist in the Trump administration’s takeover of the city’s police department.
States move to send hundreds of National Guard members to Washington
States are moving to send hundreds of members of their National Guard to the nation’s capital to assist in the Trump administration’s takeover of the city’s police department.
bit.ly
August 17, 2025 at 12:46 AM
States are moving to send hundreds of members of their National Guard to the nation’s capital to assist in the Trump administration’s takeover of the city’s police department.
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One Texas private school awarded $5M+ to a construction firm owned by a board member. Others handed out loans — often reaching $100,000 or more — to school leaders.
While such practices typically violate state laws governing public schools, private schools are largely exempt from these rules.
While such practices typically violate state laws governing public schools, private schools are largely exempt from these rules.
Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.
An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state…
www.propublica.org
August 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
One Texas private school awarded $5M+ to a construction firm owned by a board member. Others handed out loans — often reaching $100,000 or more — to school leaders.
While such practices typically violate state laws governing public schools, private schools are largely exempt from these rules.
While such practices typically violate state laws governing public schools, private schools are largely exempt from these rules.
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So if a group of men -- all of them wearing masks, with no uniforms or badges visible, driving unmarked cars -- approach anyone on the streets of DC, they're just supposed to submit?
August 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
So if a group of men -- all of them wearing masks, with no uniforms or badges visible, driving unmarked cars -- approach anyone on the streets of DC, they're just supposed to submit?
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will replace the first woman to lead the U.S. Naval Academy and nominate a Marine Corps general to oversee the institution for the first time in its nearly 180-year history.
Hegseth replaces Naval Academy superintendent, first woman to hold post
Yvette Davids will be nominated for another post in the Navy. Her expected replacement, Michael Borgschulte, would be the first Marine to lead the Naval Academy.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will replace the first woman to lead the U.S. Naval Academy and nominate a Marine Corps general to oversee the institution for the first time in its nearly 180-year history.
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ICE detained a veteran and U.S. citizen for three days.
They didn’t let him contact his family or a lawyer. They didn’t let him change or shower. They didn’t give him a reason for his detention.
Under this regime, no one is safe. apnews.com/article/us-a...
They didn’t let him contact his family or a lawyer. They didn’t let him change or shower. They didn’t give him a reason for his detention.
Under this regime, no one is safe. apnews.com/article/us-a...
Army veteran and US citizen arrested in California immigration raid warns it could happen to anyone
A U.S. Army veteran arrested during an immigration raid at a California marijuana farm says he was sprayed with tear gas and pepper spray before being dragged from his vehicle on his way to work.
apnews.com
July 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
ICE detained a veteran and U.S. citizen for three days.
They didn’t let him contact his family or a lawyer. They didn’t let him change or shower. They didn’t give him a reason for his detention.
Under this regime, no one is safe. apnews.com/article/us-a...
They didn’t let him contact his family or a lawyer. They didn’t let him change or shower. They didn’t give him a reason for his detention.
Under this regime, no one is safe. apnews.com/article/us-a...
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Let’s be clear: This is political censorship. Just as CBS’ parent company handed Trump $16 million to settle a spurious lawsuit, this decision is about preemptively bowing to a regime that demands obedience.
We stand with Stephen Colbert and every voice that Trump wants silenced.
We stand with Stephen Colbert and every voice that Trump wants silenced.
Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning
CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.
www.motherjones.com
July 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Let’s be clear: This is political censorship. Just as CBS’ parent company handed Trump $16 million to settle a spurious lawsuit, this decision is about preemptively bowing to a regime that demands obedience.
We stand with Stephen Colbert and every voice that Trump wants silenced.
We stand with Stephen Colbert and every voice that Trump wants silenced.