JanetOG
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Does anyone else find it crazy that you can walk into a bookshop and be charged £9.99 for a paperback novel that took the author a year to complete, but £17.99 for a completely blank notebook?
July 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Does anyone else find it crazy that you can walk into a bookshop and be charged £9.99 for a paperback novel that took the author a year to complete, but £17.99 for a completely blank notebook?
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May 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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You’ll never guess why this crowd just gave Pete Buttigieg a standing ovation. 😂👏
May 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
You’ll never guess why this crowd just gave Pete Buttigieg a standing ovation. 😂👏
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“Unfortunately, right now, it looks like the polluters won.”
Experts say that the mass of scientists being forced out of the EPA will slow down any future regulation of chemicals.
Experts say that the mass of scientists being forced out of the EPA will slow down any future regulation of chemicals.
The EPA Will Likely Gut Team That Studies Health Risks From Chemicals
Reorganizations at the EPA may get rid of the agency’s fundamental program for research around the risks of toxic chemicals.
www.wired.com
May 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
“Unfortunately, right now, it looks like the polluters won.”
Experts say that the mass of scientists being forced out of the EPA will slow down any future regulation of chemicals.
Experts say that the mass of scientists being forced out of the EPA will slow down any future regulation of chemicals.
Never did I think this could be happening in the United States!
"Air traffic controllers lose radar and radio contact with planes approaching and departing #Newark for 90 seconds – again #travel #UnitedAirlines #makeAmericaSafeAgain
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"Air traffic controllers lose radar and radio contact with planes approaching and departing #Newark for 90 seconds – again #travel #UnitedAirlines #makeAmericaSafeAgain
www.cnn.com/us/controlle...
Controllers handling flights around Newark Liberty International Airport experience another outage | CNN
The blackout included losing radar for about 90 seconds at Newark Terminal Radar Approach Control at 3:55 a.m. local time, a source with knowledge of the incident tells CNN.
www.cnn.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Never did I think this could be happening in the United States!
"Air traffic controllers lose radar and radio contact with planes approaching and departing #Newark for 90 seconds – again #travel #UnitedAirlines #makeAmericaSafeAgain
www.cnn.com/us/controlle...
"Air traffic controllers lose radar and radio contact with planes approaching and departing #Newark for 90 seconds – again #travel #UnitedAirlines #makeAmericaSafeAgain
www.cnn.com/us/controlle...
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Full quote: “The world’s richest man has been involved in the deaths of the world’s poorest children,” Gates told me, exhibiting a rare burst of real anger about the cuts to U.S.A.I.D. “He put it in the wood chipper, because he didn’t go to a party that weekend.”
May 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Full quote: “The world’s richest man has been involved in the deaths of the world’s poorest children,” Gates told me, exhibiting a rare burst of real anger about the cuts to U.S.A.I.D. “He put it in the wood chipper, because he didn’t go to a party that weekend.”
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Btw @melindagates.bsky.social has said it clearly too, including in this podcast interview with me: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
Why Melinda French Gates is Betting On Women in Politics, Business and Tech
Podcast Episode · On with Kara Swisher · 04/17/2025 · 54m
podcasts.apple.com
May 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Btw @melindagates.bsky.social has said it clearly too, including in this podcast interview with me: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
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Spot on by Bill Gates. I knew he thought this but am glad he finally said it publicly. He has put up with such shitty misinformation from Musk over vaccines too.
May 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Spot on by Bill Gates. I knew he thought this but am glad he finally said it publicly. He has put up with such shitty misinformation from Musk over vaccines too.
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Trump administration has shut down CDC's infection control committee
Trump administration has shut down CDC's infection control committee
Four members said they were informed of the termination Friday, but it had already taken effect in late March, according to a CDC letter.
www.nbcnews.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Trump administration has shut down CDC's infection control committee
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We’ve been warning about this on @pivotpod.bsky.social for 6 months now.
If there’s one thing I’ve taken away from reporting on the current DOGE collection of govt data, it is that the people who’ve previously spent their careers carefully handling this information believe there is almost no limit to how it could be abused (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
American Panopticon
The Trump administration is pooling data on Americans. Experts fear what comes next.
www.theatlantic.com
April 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
We’ve been warning about this on @pivotpod.bsky.social for 6 months now.
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Live shot of tech moguls on holiday by @jessearmstrong.bsky.social youtu.be/jxsyXc-LpKk
Mountainhead | Official Teaser | Max
YouTube video by Max
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April 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Live shot of tech moguls on holiday by @jessearmstrong.bsky.social youtu.be/jxsyXc-LpKk
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While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.
April 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.
Protesters fill the streets in cities across the US to denounce Trump agenda.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Protesters fill the streets in cities across the US to denounce Trump agenda
Organizers call for 11 million people to march and rally in this weekend’s effort to ‘protect democracy’
www.theguardian.com
April 20, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Protesters fill the streets in cities across the US to denounce Trump agenda.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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This is the game. Unite and then manipulate the data for whatever mischief you want to do www.wired.com/story/doge-i...
DOGE Is Just Getting Warmed Up
DOGE has tapped into some of the most sensitive and valuable data in the world. Now it’s starting to put it to work.
www.wired.com
April 20, 2025 at 3:57 AM
This is the game. Unite and then manipulate the data for whatever mischief you want to do www.wired.com/story/doge-i...
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A national grassroots action against the Trump administration’s policies is expected to unfold across 50 states and D.C. on Saturday.
The rallies are loosely organized under the 50501 movement — which stands for “50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement.”
The rallies are loosely organized under the 50501 movement — which stands for “50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement.”
What to know about the nationwide ‘50501’ protests planned against Trump
Organizers say the demonstrations are expected in cities across the U.S., focused on different issues and with ‘day of action’ community service elements included.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A national grassroots action against the Trump administration’s policies is expected to unfold across 50 states and D.C. on Saturday.
The rallies are loosely organized under the 50501 movement — which stands for “50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement.”
The rallies are loosely organized under the 50501 movement — which stands for “50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement.”
And we can put a stop to Republicans....
April 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
And we can put a stop to Republicans....
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NEW: AmeriCorps, the US federal agency that oversees volunteerism and service work, abruptly pulled teams of young people out of a variety of community service projects across the country on Tuesday, @wired.com has learned. @mollytaft.com w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/doge-c...
DOGE Cuts Pull AmeriCorps Volunteers Off of Disaster Relief Jobs
The youth volunteers who were working on projects ranging from rebuilding homes destroyed in storms to distributing supplies for hurricane recovery were suddenly pulled from service. Why? DOGE cuts.
www.wired.com
April 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
NEW: AmeriCorps, the US federal agency that oversees volunteerism and service work, abruptly pulled teams of young people out of a variety of community service projects across the country on Tuesday, @wired.com has learned. @mollytaft.com w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/doge-c...
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I really do think we’re well beyond this point.
If you pretend that your differences with friends and coworkers and family are about “politics” when in fact they’re about right versus wrong and fascism versus the rule of law, you’re doing your country a grave disservice.
If you pretend that your differences with friends and coworkers and family are about “politics” when in fact they’re about right versus wrong and fascism versus the rule of law, you’re doing your country a grave disservice.
April 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I really do think we’re well beyond this point.
If you pretend that your differences with friends and coworkers and family are about “politics” when in fact they’re about right versus wrong and fascism versus the rule of law, you’re doing your country a grave disservice.
If you pretend that your differences with friends and coworkers and family are about “politics” when in fact they’re about right versus wrong and fascism versus the rule of law, you’re doing your country a grave disservice.
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"The New Deal was not just a domestic program, but an international one: it opened the US to the world...FDR pursued institutional remedies to foster international development and cooperation. This wise and farsighted policy regime [is] being reversed now."
www.unpopularfront.news/p/franklin-d...
www.unpopularfront.news/p/franklin-d...
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Free Trader
A Little Understood Part of the New Deal
www.unpopularfront.news
April 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
"The New Deal was not just a domestic program, but an international one: it opened the US to the world...FDR pursued institutional remedies to foster international development and cooperation. This wise and farsighted policy regime [is] being reversed now."
www.unpopularfront.news/p/franklin-d...
www.unpopularfront.news/p/franklin-d...
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Former SSA Commissioner @martinomalley.bsky.social is right: DOGE wants to intentionally destroy Social Security so they can rob our earned benefits!
April 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Former SSA Commissioner @martinomalley.bsky.social is right: DOGE wants to intentionally destroy Social Security so they can rob our earned benefits!
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The Trump tariffs hit Antarctic islands inhabited by zero humans and many penguins: www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump Tariffs Hit Antarctic Islands Inhabited by Zero Humans and Many Penguins
The Heard and McDonald Islands are among the dozens of targets of President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs. But they have no exports, because no one lives there.
www.wired.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The Trump tariffs hit Antarctic islands inhabited by zero humans and many penguins: www.wired.com/story/trump-...
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This was….five months ago
April 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
This was….five months ago