Ethical Hedonist
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Senate phone system just went down under the strain. My calls were going through until a few minutes ago. On to local office numbers…
February 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Senate phone system just went down under the strain. My calls were going through until a few minutes ago. On to local office numbers…
So, is there going to be a protest on President’s Day? When all the federal workers have the day off…
February 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
So, is there going to be a protest on President’s Day? When all the federal workers have the day off…
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
This needs an immediate response by the appropriate oversight committee in congress.
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This needs an immediate response by the appropriate oversight committee in congress.
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Some good news!
apnews.com/article/pig-...
apnews.com/article/pig-...
The only person in the world with a functioning pig organ is thriving after a record 2 months
An Alabama woman is thriving a record 61 days and counting after receiving a pig kidney, a new milestone in the quest for animal-to-human transplants.
apnews.com
January 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Some good news!
apnews.com/article/pig-...
apnews.com/article/pig-...
Perhaps lost in the shuffle, this accountability for the Sacklers is a big win and sets a good example for other executive wrongdoing.
apnews.com/article/purd...
apnews.com/article/purd...
Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement of lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin
Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion to settle lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller.
apnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Perhaps lost in the shuffle, this accountability for the Sacklers is a big win and sets a good example for other executive wrongdoing.
apnews.com/article/purd...
apnews.com/article/purd...
I thought this was a pretty sober analysis of what could come next for Democrats.
A guest post from my @ragingmoderates.bsky.social co-host @jessicatarlov.bsky.social. www.profgalloway.com/how-to-survi...
How to Survive the Next Four Years | No Mercy / No Malice
Jessica Tarlov, a panelist on Fox’s The Five and my Raging Moderates co-host, has emerged as an important voice in American politics. This week I asked her what big lessons we should take from the ele...
www.profgalloway.com
January 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I thought this was a pretty sober analysis of what could come next for Democrats.
This is a heartwarming thing I never knew about!
apnews.com/article/sant...
apnews.com/article/sant...
Santa's annual train visit delivers hope and magic to one corner of coal country
Since 1943, the people of Appalachian Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee have looked forward to Santa’s arrival. Not in a sleigh on their rooftops, but on a train.
apnews.com
November 29, 2024 at 1:38 PM
This is a heartwarming thing I never knew about!
apnews.com/article/sant...
apnews.com/article/sant...
If you live in a state that even sniffs at this kind of thing, go show up and tell them how you feel. Not only do we need the right to decide who we marry, but also to decide who we are not married to.
apnews.com/article/divo...
apnews.com/article/divo...
Repealing no-fault divorce has so far stalled across the US. Some worry that'll change under Trump
Warnings have been popping up on social media urging women who might be considering divorce to “pull the trigger” while they still can ever since President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect ...
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November 26, 2024 at 9:12 PM
If you live in a state that even sniffs at this kind of thing, go show up and tell them how you feel. Not only do we need the right to decide who we marry, but also to decide who we are not married to.
apnews.com/article/divo...
apnews.com/article/divo...
I just read Loose Change, the @ynabofficial.bsky.social (verify your account already!) newsletter, and I loved the bit about caring about your money with the same effort you put into earning it. If you think of it as part of our scarce, collective resources, too, I think it helps a lot. #ynab
November 25, 2024 at 2:52 PM
I just read Loose Change, the @ynabofficial.bsky.social (verify your account already!) newsletter, and I loved the bit about caring about your money with the same effort you put into earning it. If you think of it as part of our scarce, collective resources, too, I think it helps a lot. #ynab
An update on the #EV charger plug wars. I am not interested in giving any money to Tesla, but I’m looking forward to Rivian opening up their chargers one day.
Tesla won the plug war. Enter the age of the EV charging adapter
The auto industry is embracing Tesla's charging technology in order to share its vast Supercharger network. This is going to be a slow transition — expect to see a lot of adapters.
www.npr.org
November 24, 2024 at 3:52 PM
An update on the #EV charger plug wars. I am not interested in giving any money to Tesla, but I’m looking forward to Rivian opening up their chargers one day.
Trying to keep the momentum going, but ran out of steam at 3p. On the plus side, led the first retro at my new job, to positive responses!
November 21, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Trying to keep the momentum going, but ran out of steam at 3p. On the plus side, led the first retro at my new job, to positive responses!
We have to find a new line between municipal order and humanity. This is hopefully the saddest thing I’ll read today.
ProPublica spoke with 135 people who had experienced "sweeps" of homeless encampments. We also distributed notecards so people could write about it in their own words.
In Portland, Teresa Stratton told us her husband’s ashes were taken in a removal: propub.li/4fW8YIT
In Portland, Teresa Stratton told us her husband’s ashes were taken in a removal: propub.li/4fW8YIT
November 21, 2024 at 2:30 PM
We have to find a new line between municipal order and humanity. This is hopefully the saddest thing I’ll read today.
This seems like a good, common-sense adjustment. Urge senators to make it see the light of day
apnews.com/article/cong...
apnews.com/article/cong...
What to know about the congressional push to expand some Social Security benefits
The House has passed legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of people.
apnews.com
November 17, 2024 at 3:54 PM
This seems like a good, common-sense adjustment. Urge senators to make it see the light of day
apnews.com/article/cong...
apnews.com/article/cong...
Is there any more clever way to change accounts in #bsky than going into the settings? I need to manage two accounts throughout the day…
November 15, 2024 at 11:21 PM
Is there any more clever way to change accounts in #bsky than going into the settings? I need to manage two accounts throughout the day…
This is so much like 2007 Twitter (but with more features), it’s not even funny. Everybody is like “we’re here…and we’re definitely still figuring it out.”
November 15, 2024 at 3:01 PM
This is so much like 2007 Twitter (but with more features), it’s not even funny. Everybody is like “we’re here…and we’re definitely still figuring it out.”
Like one blue bird on @bsky.app and get so many blue birds on your feed. #algorithm
November 14, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Like one blue bird on @bsky.app and get so many blue birds on your feed. #algorithm
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This Trump decision will perhaps kill the most people, ultimately.
JUST IN: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a former presidential candidate who has a history of spreading conspiracy theories, including about vaccines — is poised to have a key health role in the Trump administration.
Trump picks RFK Jr. for health role
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a former presidential candidate who has a history of spreading conspiracy theories, including about vaccines — is poised to have a key health role in the Trump administration.
www.npr.org
November 14, 2024 at 11:06 PM
This Trump decision will perhaps kill the most people, ultimately.
Hello world!
November 14, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Hello world!