Anna Turner
@asturner.bsky.social
The standard you walk past is the standard you accept.
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I don’t mean to alarm anyone, but the orcas now have two F/A-18 Hornets
May 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I don’t mean to alarm anyone, but the orcas now have two F/A-18 Hornets
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Judge Sessions: I will just express my own observation that this is a woman totally committed to her academic career. Reaches out to other members of her community in a caring and compassionate way! No evidence of violence, no criminal record! She has done nothing other than attend her university.
May 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Judge Sessions: I will just express my own observation that this is a woman totally committed to her academic career. Reaches out to other members of her community in a caring and compassionate way! No evidence of violence, no criminal record! She has done nothing other than attend her university.
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Brutal account of what it’s like to teach at the University of Florida right now in the NYT—extraordinary climate of fear. People afraid to say intersectional and talk about lynchings. Fake students trying to entrap Muslim faculty or just making things up altogether. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/o...
May 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Brutal account of what it’s like to teach at the University of Florida right now in the NYT—extraordinary climate of fear. People afraid to say intersectional and talk about lynchings. Fake students trying to entrap Muslim faculty or just making things up altogether. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/o...
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Not only are they ignoring climate change—they’re trying to cover up the cost. Shutting down NOAA’s disaster tracking so we can’t see the BILLIONS it’s costing us? This ain’t solving the crisis—it’s hiding it.
US will stop tracking the costs of extreme weather fueled by climate change
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it will no longer track the cost of weather disasters, including floods, heat waves, wildfires and more
abcnews.go.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Not only are they ignoring climate change—they’re trying to cover up the cost. Shutting down NOAA’s disaster tracking so we can’t see the BILLIONS it’s costing us? This ain’t solving the crisis—it’s hiding it.
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A FedEx board member will now be running the USPS. That’s going to entirely predictable places.
May 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
A FedEx board member will now be running the USPS. That’s going to entirely predictable places.
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CBP quietly revoked protections for at-risk people in custody—including pregnant women, infants, the elderly, and those with serious medical conditions—calling them “misaligned” with enforcement priorities. The rules required basics like diapers, formula, and water.
www.wired.com/story/cbp-re...
www.wired.com/story/cbp-re...
US Customs and Border Protection Quietly Revokes Protections for Pregnant Women and Infants
CBP's acting commissioner has rescinded four Biden-era policies that aimed to protect vulnerable people in the agency's custody, including mothers, infants, and the elderly.
www.wired.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
CBP quietly revoked protections for at-risk people in custody—including pregnant women, infants, the elderly, and those with serious medical conditions—calling them “misaligned” with enforcement priorities. The rules required basics like diapers, formula, and water.
www.wired.com/story/cbp-re...
www.wired.com/story/cbp-re...
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The CDC updated the numbers of measles cases in the country on Friday. Here's what they say and what it means for public health in the U.S.
Measles math: What to know about 1,001 measles cases across the country
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated the numbers of measles cases in the country on Friday. Here's what they say and what it means for public health in the U.S.
www.npr.org
May 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The CDC updated the numbers of measles cases in the country on Friday. Here's what they say and what it means for public health in the U.S.
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The Democratic members of an independent agency dedicated to protecting Americans from dangerous products and issuing recalls and safety warnings were fired by President Trump via an overnight email.
Trump fires all 3 Democrats on the Consumer Product Safety Commission
The Consumer Product Safety Commission works to protect Americans from dangerous products and issuing recalls and warnings. It's the latest attempt by Trump to exact control over independent agencies.
www.npr.org
May 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The Democratic members of an independent agency dedicated to protecting Americans from dangerous products and issuing recalls and safety warnings were fired by President Trump via an overnight email.
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Also out of Project 2025 abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
US will stop tracking the costs of extreme weather fueled by climate change
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it will no longer track the cost of weather disasters, including floods, heat waves, wildfires and more
abcnews.go.com
May 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Also out of Project 2025 abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
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Also directly out of Project 2025 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...
Trump Seeks to Strip Away Legal Tool Key to Civil Rights Enforcement
www.nytimes.com
May 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Also directly out of Project 2025 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...
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Directly out of Project 2025 apnews.com/article/trum...
Justice Department will switch its focus on voting and prioritize Trump's elections order, memo says
A new mission statement for the Justice Department unit that upholds voting rights shows it's being redirected toward prioritizing President Donald Trump's executive order on elections.
apnews.com
May 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Directly out of Project 2025 apnews.com/article/trum...
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Devastating news for many in the Greater Boston area who will be in even greater need of access to low cost healthy food options.
Non-profit neighborhood grocer Daily Table will be closing all of its locations.
Non-profit neighborhood grocer Daily Table will be closing all of its locations.
May 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Devastating news for many in the Greater Boston area who will be in even greater need of access to low cost healthy food options.
Non-profit neighborhood grocer Daily Table will be closing all of its locations.
Non-profit neighborhood grocer Daily Table will be closing all of its locations.
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Here's one of my best friends (who, before being illegally fired, was the data scientist at NEH) showing just how much money NEH could distribute back out to US taxpayers based on their lifetime contributions. Get ready to make it rain with thousands of pennies y'all!
As an elder millennial, I could trade my lifetime of tax contributions to the NEH for one month of Netflix and have just enough left over to get some avocado toast if I split it with two other people
May 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Here's one of my best friends (who, before being illegally fired, was the data scientist at NEH) showing just how much money NEH could distribute back out to US taxpayers based on their lifetime contributions. Get ready to make it rain with thousands of pennies y'all!
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It's honestly what fucks me off about a lot of attitudes to "AI" the most. It's a tool. There are uses.
But the idea you can use it to cut out entry level skills isn't just anti-society. It assumes expertise just appears. It doesn't. You get good at a thing by learning less complex stuff first.
But the idea you can use it to cut out entry level skills isn't just anti-society. It assumes expertise just appears. It doesn't. You get good at a thing by learning less complex stuff first.
May 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It's honestly what fucks me off about a lot of attitudes to "AI" the most. It's a tool. There are uses.
But the idea you can use it to cut out entry level skills isn't just anti-society. It assumes expertise just appears. It doesn't. You get good at a thing by learning less complex stuff first.
But the idea you can use it to cut out entry level skills isn't just anti-society. It assumes expertise just appears. It doesn't. You get good at a thing by learning less complex stuff first.
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Smoke from wildfires driven by climate change contributes to as many as thousands of annual deaths and billions of dollars in economic costs in the U.S., according to a new study.
Via AP: thenevadaindependent.com/article/smok...
Via AP: thenevadaindependent.com/article/smok...
May 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Smoke from wildfires driven by climate change contributes to as many as thousands of annual deaths and billions of dollars in economic costs in the U.S., according to a new study.
Via AP: thenevadaindependent.com/article/smok...
Via AP: thenevadaindependent.com/article/smok...
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
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This Rümeysa Öztürk hearing is radicalizing.
I've been a court reporter for many years, and I've never covered anything like this: A student deeply committed to her studies, imprisoned solely over writing an op-ed, being made to testify under oath for her own freedom.
Dark, dark stuff.
I've been a court reporter for many years, and I've never covered anything like this: A student deeply committed to her studies, imprisoned solely over writing an op-ed, being made to testify under oath for her own freedom.
Dark, dark stuff.
May 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This Rümeysa Öztürk hearing is radicalizing.
I've been a court reporter for many years, and I've never covered anything like this: A student deeply committed to her studies, imprisoned solely over writing an op-ed, being made to testify under oath for her own freedom.
Dark, dark stuff.
I've been a court reporter for many years, and I've never covered anything like this: A student deeply committed to her studies, imprisoned solely over writing an op-ed, being made to testify under oath for her own freedom.
Dark, dark stuff.
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There are legitimate issues with the pharmaceutical industry and how it's regulated; the wellness industry is even more predatory, like it's not even close. Woo woo bullshit on par with leeches and humors
May 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
There are legitimate issues with the pharmaceutical industry and how it's regulated; the wellness industry is even more predatory, like it's not even close. Woo woo bullshit on par with leeches and humors
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In this episode, Alan Bernstein, the director of global health at the University of Oxford, discusses with David Frum how misinformation, distrust in science, and extremist rhetoric are fueling a deadly resurgence of preventable diseases in the U.S.
America’s Pro-Disease Movement
How the Trump administration is worsening a public-health crisis
bit.ly
May 9, 2025 at 7:15 AM
In this episode, Alan Bernstein, the director of global health at the University of Oxford, discusses with David Frum how misinformation, distrust in science, and extremist rhetoric are fueling a deadly resurgence of preventable diseases in the U.S.
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In 2012, fact-checking guru @billadair.com was asked by a CSPAN caller, "Brian," who lied more--Republicans or Dems.
Adair said he didn't know.
That was a lie. He did know.
This bugged him for years, so he set out to find Brian.
And that search makes for one great story
www.cjr.org/analysis/pol...
Adair said he didn't know.
That was a lie. He did know.
This bugged him for years, so he set out to find Brian.
And that search makes for one great story
www.cjr.org/analysis/pol...
Brian from Michigan
Thirteen years ago, I lied to a guy named Brian on national television. So I decided to find him and apologize.
www.cjr.org
May 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
In 2012, fact-checking guru @billadair.com was asked by a CSPAN caller, "Brian," who lied more--Republicans or Dems.
Adair said he didn't know.
That was a lie. He did know.
This bugged him for years, so he set out to find Brian.
And that search makes for one great story
www.cjr.org/analysis/pol...
Adair said he didn't know.
That was a lie. He did know.
This bugged him for years, so he set out to find Brian.
And that search makes for one great story
www.cjr.org/analysis/pol...
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"How, then, can we tell whether America has crossed the line into authoritarianism? We propose a simple metric: the cost of opposing the government. In democracies, citizens are not punished for peacefully opposing those in power." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Opinion | No One Has Ever Defeated Autocracy From the Sidelines
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"How, then, can we tell whether America has crossed the line into authoritarianism? We propose a simple metric: the cost of opposing the government. In democracies, citizens are not punished for peacefully opposing those in power." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
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This is a serious problem. Read @jilldlawrence.bsky.social
Federal data is an invaluable national asset and economy driver. But for Trump & Co., it's "woke" and must disappear, or it's personal, private, and perfect for weaponization against people and groups they don't like. My latest at @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...
www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...
Donald Trump’s Information Warfare Against America
Federal data used to be economic jet fuel. Now much of it is either gone or weaponized.
www.thebulwark.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This is a serious problem. Read @jilldlawrence.bsky.social
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you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"
May 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"
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I tested it, because it seemed so craven, grotesque, and absurd, but if you put in the original URL it changes to the "DEI" version automatically.
www.defense.gov/News/Feature...
www.defense.gov/News/Feature...
March 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I tested it, because it seemed so craven, grotesque, and absurd, but if you put in the original URL it changes to the "DEI" version automatically.
www.defense.gov/News/Feature...
www.defense.gov/News/Feature...
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Milwaukee mother deported to Laos
A country she has never been to, where she doesn’t know anyone and doesn’t speak the language
A country she has never been to, where she doesn’t know anyone and doesn’t speak the language
Milwaukee mother deported to Laos, a country she has never been to
‘The United States sent me back to die,’ Ma Yang, a mother of five, said
www.independent.co.uk
March 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Milwaukee mother deported to Laos
A country she has never been to, where she doesn’t know anyone and doesn’t speak the language
A country she has never been to, where she doesn’t know anyone and doesn’t speak the language