M.
@farrockaway.bsky.social
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Just I, myself, and me
“We’re either working on recovery or relapse.”
HRT: 9/29/23
Mastectomy: 1/29/24
Total Hysterectomy: 10/28/24
Quasi-news enthusiast. Pre-law. Some would say I’m passionate about sports.
Just I, myself, and me
“We’re either working on recovery or relapse.”
HRT: 9/29/23
Mastectomy: 1/29/24
Total Hysterectomy: 10/28/24
Quasi-news enthusiast. Pre-law. Some would say I’m passionate about sports.
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Just a year ago, the U.S. was better at predicting storms’ tracks than it had ever been. But now, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social reports, the country is rapidly losing state-of-the-art forecasting, just in time for hurricane season’s busiest months:
Hurricane Science Was Great While It Lasted
The U.S. is hacking away at support for state-of-the-art forecasting.
bit.ly
July 4, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Just a year ago, the U.S. was better at predicting storms’ tracks than it had ever been. But now, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social reports, the country is rapidly losing state-of-the-art forecasting, just in time for hurricane season’s busiest months:
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U.S. stocks are drifting lower as momentum wanes from a big rally that had brought the market to the brink of a record. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% in early trading.
Stocks open lower on Wall Street as the market pulls further below its record
U.S. stocks are drifting lower as momentum wanes from a big rally that had brought the market to the brink of a record. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% in early trading Thursday.
bit.ly
June 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
U.S. stocks are drifting lower as momentum wanes from a big rally that had brought the market to the brink of a record. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% in early trading.
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As part of Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," the House voted to end a retirement supplement aimed at helping federal employees who retire before they're 62.
She served the American people for 35 years. Now her retirement income is on the line
As part of Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," the House voted to end a retirement supplement aimed at helping federal employees who retire before they're 62.
n.pr
June 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
As part of Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," the House voted to end a retirement supplement aimed at helping federal employees who retire before they're 62.
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Donald Trump ordered 700 Marines to Los Angeles, and the defense secretary can’t even explain what authority enabled him to do so.
https://trib.al/ZBJGcDT
https://trib.al/ZBJGcDT
Hegseth Fumbles Basic Question on Trump Deploying Marines to L.A.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth can’t explain the main question at the heart of Trump’s decision to send the Marines to crush anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles.
trib.al
June 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Donald Trump ordered 700 Marines to Los Angeles, and the defense secretary can’t even explain what authority enabled him to do so.
https://trib.al/ZBJGcDT
https://trib.al/ZBJGcDT
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We are now up to five jets reportedly downed by Pakistan. This seems to corroborate NYT's report of yesterday (two jets) with the one from Reuters this morning (three).
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Pakistan claims to have downed Indian warplanes, vows response to strikes
India’s military said the strikes were made in retaliation for a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. Analysts warn the risk of escalation is rising.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
We are now up to five jets reportedly downed by Pakistan. This seems to corroborate NYT's report of yesterday (two jets) with the one from Reuters this morning (three).
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
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We now have:
- NYT citing an Indian official on three downed planes
- Reuters citing local gov't sources on three crashed jets, pilots in hospital
- The Hindu citing an Indian gov't official saying at least three crashed jets
These would represent heavy losses for the Indian air force.
- NYT citing an Indian official on three downed planes
- Reuters citing local gov't sources on three crashed jets, pilots in hospital
- The Hindu citing an Indian gov't official saying at least three crashed jets
These would represent heavy losses for the Indian air force.
NYT: "One Indian official confirmed the crash of three aircraft, but cautioned that the reasons were not clear. Two other Indian security officials confirmed reports that some Indian aircraft had gone down, but would not elaborate on the details"
May 7, 2025 at 10:52 AM
We now have:
- NYT citing an Indian official on three downed planes
- Reuters citing local gov't sources on three crashed jets, pilots in hospital
- The Hindu citing an Indian gov't official saying at least three crashed jets
These would represent heavy losses for the Indian air force.
- NYT citing an Indian official on three downed planes
- Reuters citing local gov't sources on three crashed jets, pilots in hospital
- The Hindu citing an Indian gov't official saying at least three crashed jets
These would represent heavy losses for the Indian air force.
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Deja Kelly called game 💫
May 7, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Deja Kelly called game 💫
An executive order ended 'illegal DEI' program to stop raw sewage from infiltrating Alabaman homes - NBC News
May 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
An executive order ended 'illegal DEI' program to stop raw sewage from infiltrating Alabaman homes - NBC News
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May 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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We really are wasting obscene amounts of money harassing immigrants and depriving them of their civil rights.
The Rising Cost of ICE Flying Immigrants to Far-Flung Detention Centers
The increase in long-distance transfers makes it harder to fight deportation and boosts taxpayer expense.
www.bloomberg.com
May 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
We really are wasting obscene amounts of money harassing immigrants and depriving them of their civil rights.
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ICE is now asserting it's a federal crime for bystanders to request that masked people in plain clothes show identification as they're handcuffing folks and stuffing them into unmarked vans.
ICE says they will bring charges against the two Immigration Rapid Response Hotline volunteers who demanded that agents show their badges before seizing two men from the Charlottesville courthouse. dailyprogress.com/news/local/c...
ICE promises bystanders who challenged Charlottesville raid will be prosecuted
After ICE raided a downtown Charlottesville courthouse and arrested two men, the federal agency is promising to prosecute the bystanders who challenged their authority.
dailyprogress.com
April 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
ICE is now asserting it's a federal crime for bystanders to request that masked people in plain clothes show identification as they're handcuffing folks and stuffing them into unmarked vans.
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The three greatest deceptions
Cauliflower steak
The pants that make everybody look thick
People who can see wearing glasses
Cauliflower steak
The pants that make everybody look thick
People who can see wearing glasses
April 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The three greatest deceptions
Cauliflower steak
The pants that make everybody look thick
People who can see wearing glasses
Cauliflower steak
The pants that make everybody look thick
People who can see wearing glasses
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Imagine hating Black people so much you don't want clean milk or healthy kids.
April 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Imagine hating Black people so much you don't want clean milk or healthy kids.
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Shedeur Sanders was live on Twitch the moment he found out he was going to the Browns.
🎥 shilosanders/Twitch
🎥 shilosanders/Twitch
April 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Shedeur Sanders was live on Twitch the moment he found out he was going to the Browns.
🎥 shilosanders/Twitch
🎥 shilosanders/Twitch
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Civil rights groups, labor organizations and politicians praised Alexis Herman as a "trailblazer" who fought for the rights of women, Black people and American workers over the course of decades.
Alexis Herman, the first Black secretary of labor in U.S. history, dies at age 77
Civil rights groups, labor organizations and politicians praised Alexis Herman as a "trailblazer" who fought for the rights of women, Black people and American workers over the course of decades.
www.npr.org
April 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Civil rights groups, labor organizations and politicians praised Alexis Herman as a "trailblazer" who fought for the rights of women, Black people and American workers over the course of decades.
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No ejections, equal number of technical fouls on both sides for Clippers/Nuggets, so those offset.
Zach Zarba basically says play on.
Zach Zarba basically says play on.
April 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
No ejections, equal number of technical fouls on both sides for Clippers/Nuggets, so those offset.
Zach Zarba basically says play on.
Zach Zarba basically says play on.
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You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.
April 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.
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Your periodic reminder that one way to think about privilege is: who's allowed to make mistakes?
April 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Your periodic reminder that one way to think about privilege is: who's allowed to make mistakes?
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AUTISM IS NOT AN EPIDEMIC, PEOPLE WITH AUTISM ARE NOT BROKEN
RFK Jr: "By September we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and we will be able to eliminate those exposures."
April 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
AUTISM IS NOT AN EPIDEMIC, PEOPLE WITH AUTISM ARE NOT BROKEN
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there is no “epidemic,” he is almost certainly going to say it is vaccines and, well, stay safe everyone.
RFK Jr: "By September we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and we will be able to eliminate those exposures."
April 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
there is no “epidemic,” he is almost certainly going to say it is vaccines and, well, stay safe everyone.