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Charlie Poag
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I write stuff and photograph things, mostly about the military-connected community at Syracuse University. USMC Vet. (ComCam/ComStrat). Newhouse PR - Go Orange! 🍊
If I had no other context to this video I would assume it was in Portland.
wizard frog is insane
October 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Today I learned that the new owners of @militarydotcom.bsky.social axed @stevenbeynon.bsky.social *while he was on Guard duty*

I am going to burn this whole place down

www.npr.org/transcripts/...
Who will be left to cover the troops as the Pentagon limits journalists' access?
Smaller publications that cover the Pentagon are likely to be the most affected by a new press policy put into place by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
www.npr.org
October 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Today, Chancellor Syverud announced he will be stepping down at the end of the 2025-2026 academic year. As he announces his departure, he reflected on over 12 years of accomplishments across the university.

Read more → https://bit.ly/4lF6ktv
August 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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"This is the 'vet bro' Pentagon."

Hegseth spends a lot of time to look like the man for the troops.

But are the rank and file buying it?

www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Hegseth Works Hard to Portray Himself as a Man of the Troops. They Might Not Be Buying It.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and National Guardsman, has attempted to reframe the role of the Pentagon's top civilian leader during his first months on the job, casting himse...
www.military.com
May 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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I want politics to be about a better everyday life.

Here's what that can look like:
April 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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"In his new book, 'The Gilded Age on Syracuse’s James Street,' historian Dennis Connors takes his readers back to a time of stately mansions, gardens and carriage houses on the Salt City’s most fashionable road."
Syracuse mansion history explored in new book about our ‘most fashionable street’
Historian Dennis Connors' new book, "The Gilded Age on Syracuse’s James Street," shares the stories of 20 glamorous Gilded Age houses.
www.syracuse.com
April 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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At 26, Kat Abughazaleh is challenging a House incumbent who’s held the seat since before she was born.

Within three days after she uploaded her “Why I’m Running for Congress” video to YouTube, her campaign had raised more than $275,000 from over 7,000 individual donors.
Kat Abughazaleh, from YouTube to Congress?
Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old YouTube star, is challenging incumbent Democrat Jan Schakowsky for a House seat in Illinois.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 31, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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It's not in this video, but really appreciated @mobreezy213.bsky.social saying that as a veteran, "support the troops" means all the troops, including the trans soldier he served alongside
March 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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March 6, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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A team of volunteer archivists has recreated the Centers for Disease Control website exactly as it was the day Donald Trump was inaugurated. The site, called RestoredCDC.org, went live Tuesday and is currently being hosted in Europe. Read more: www.404media.co/archivists-r...
Archivists Recreate Pre-Trump CDC Website, Are Hosting It in Europe
The team used a Reddit-made archive of the CDC website to create a new live mirror of the site before it was purged.
www.404media.co
March 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Elon had the FDA employees who were reviewing his brain implant company fired: www.yahoo.com/news/fda-sta...
FDA staff were reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company. DOGE just fired them.
At least 20 staffers reviewing Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain implant company, were fired in an ongoing DOGE purge of federal workers.
www.yahoo.com
February 18, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Latest from YouGov (n=6,129 US adults, fielded today). People hate this.
February 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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200 years ago, the Erie Canal was finally completed. Learn more about this feat of engineering and the people who worked on it with our 40% off sale on select titles.
Erie Canal – Syracuse University Press
Harry F. Jackson
buff.ly
February 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Hey if anyone is considering backing up any datasets for some reason today, the Open Science Framework has free storage up to 5G/private repository, and up to 50G/public repository.

(The OSF is run by a 501c3 (Center for Open Science), so if you do this you might also consider making a donation.)
January 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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This comes via @jeannekc.bsky.social and all I can say is more of this please.
January 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Maxwell has partnered with the Volcker Alliance and We the Veterans to build career pathways and public service roles for military service members and veterans. Learn more about the new Service to Service initiative and other opportunities here: 🔗 bit.ly/42A9Qjg
Maxwell Joins Initiative to Support Military Veterans in Public Service
Through Service to Service, Maxwell connects veterans and military families with educational opportunities and post-graduate careers in public service.
bit.ly
January 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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📢We are running a call for papers on *understanding and countering disinformation and propaganda* for a special issue in Behavioral Science & Policy.

Check out details below👇, all disciplines welcome, please share and submit your work!

behavioralpolicy.org/wp-content/u...
October 18, 2024 at 2:36 PM
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The tell with Alito was that he was part of an alumni group angry that women and non whites were being admitted to princeton. “Angry about integration” is a character test with a 100% success rate bsky.app/profile/kevi...
Just thinking back to Alito’s confirmation hearing, when Democrats dared to suggest he was a bit partisan and then Republicans got furious because the rude questions made poor Mrs. Alito cry.
May 17, 2024 at 12:42 AM
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Reminder to be more vigilant in info environment than normal right now. Conflict exacerbates common problems: unconfirmed media speculation, false experts who weren’t Iran/Israel experts yesterday, bad OSINT takes, visuals lifted from other places/events…and that’s just from mostly real accounts.
April 13, 2024 at 9:45 PM
100% Grumblebee
Bees are coming out of winter hibernation all across the Northern hemisphere. Which ones are visiting YOUR backyard?
March 5, 2024 at 2:24 AM