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Táim Aunt Aoife
Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine.
(People live in each other's shadows)
earthling 🌍
seasoned Caoimhe
anti-fascist
concert enthusiast
Gaeilgeoir ag foghlaim - leabhair Gaeilge liom
Táim Aunt Aoife
Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine.
(People live in each other's shadows)
earthling 🌍
seasoned Caoimhe
anti-fascist
concert enthusiast
Gaeilgeoir ag foghlaim - leabhair Gaeilge liom
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My apologies. Apparently she goes by Myranda Kazos.
If you see this, a politely worded email to the media armof Propublica wouldn't be a bad idea. Media @ propublica dot org. They need to comment on this. Theft of research is serious, and if it happened it shouldn't be swept under the rug.
If you see this, a politely worded email to the media armof Propublica wouldn't be a bad idea. Media @ propublica dot org. They need to comment on this. Theft of research is serious, and if it happened it shouldn't be swept under the rug.
November 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
My apologies. Apparently she goes by Myranda Kazos.
If you see this, a politely worded email to the media armof Propublica wouldn't be a bad idea. Media @ propublica dot org. They need to comment on this. Theft of research is serious, and if it happened it shouldn't be swept under the rug.
If you see this, a politely worded email to the media armof Propublica wouldn't be a bad idea. Media @ propublica dot org. They need to comment on this. Theft of research is serious, and if it happened it shouldn't be swept under the rug.
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I love the reporting from @propublica.org and this story by @josh-kaplan.bsky.social is stellar. HOWEVER, credit should be given to Myranda Kazos, the independent reporter who did the real ground work and uncovered the story.
ProPublica, please amend your story and issue an apology!!
ProPublica, please amend your story and issue an apology!!
We found that a company with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly got money from DHS contracts.
“It’s corrupt, is the word,” a contract law expert said. “Hiding your friends as subcontractors is like playing hide the salami with the taxpayer.”
“It’s corrupt, is the word,” a contract law expert said. “Hiding your friends as subcontractors is like playing hide the salami with the taxpayer.”
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I love the reporting from @propublica.org and this story by @josh-kaplan.bsky.social is stellar. HOWEVER, credit should be given to Myranda Kazos, the independent reporter who did the real ground work and uncovered the story.
ProPublica, please amend your story and issue an apology!!
ProPublica, please amend your story and issue an apology!!
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Josh, any comment on the work Myranda Kazos did and sent to Pro Publica which seems to have shown up in your article without attribution?
www.tiktok.com/@myrandapoli...
www.tiktok.com/@myrandapoli...
My work was stolen by a major media outlet- now they are all profitting from it. MSNBC, Media and ProPublica should be paying me. #breakingnews #propublica #kristinoem #jenpsaki #msnbc
TikTok video by Myranda Kazos Sievers
www.tiktok.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Josh, any comment on the work Myranda Kazos did and sent to Pro Publica which seems to have shown up in your article without attribution?
www.tiktok.com/@myrandapoli...
www.tiktok.com/@myrandapoli...
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After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing millions of chickens and spiking egg prices, the federal government didn’t investigate if the virus was airborne.
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing millions of chickens and spiking egg prices, the federal government didn’t investigate if the virus was airborne.
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
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Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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This is what disabled adults lose with Medicaid cuts. youtube.com/shorts/LxMfk... @motherjones
This is what disabled adults lose with Medicaid cuts.
youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This is what disabled adults lose with Medicaid cuts. youtube.com/shorts/LxMfk... @motherjones
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Always, always, always read @zacheverson.com (who threads his stories here as well as publishing them).
New: Alt5 Sigma, one of Trump's key business partners, told the SEC that it suspended its CEO in mid-October.
An internal email, though, says he was placed on “temporary leave” more than a month earlier.
me, for @forbes.com
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An internal email, though, says he was placed on “temporary leave” more than a month earlier.
me, for @forbes.com
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Trump Crypto Partner Alt5 Sigma May Have Violated SEC Rules With Filing On CEO
One of Trump's key business partners told the SEC it suspended its CEO in mid-October. Internal records suggest he was on “temporary leave” more than a month earlier.
www.forbes.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Always, always, always read @zacheverson.com (who threads his stories here as well as publishing them).
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"Shortly after his request, the guards strapped him into an electrified vest, intended to keep violent inmates under control. Then they filmed him screaming and convulsing while they shocked him."
The video in this article is extremely hard to watch.
The video in this article is extremely hard to watch.
Rankin County guards mock intellectually disabled man - Mississippi Today
Days after Rankin County jail guards used an electric vest to shock an intellectually disabled man in exchange for a Coke, they shared videos of him singing Happy Birthday and falling for pranks.
mississippitoday.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
"Shortly after his request, the guards strapped him into an electrified vest, intended to keep violent inmates under control. Then they filmed him screaming and convulsing while they shocked him."
The video in this article is extremely hard to watch.
The video in this article is extremely hard to watch.
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The USPTO wants new rules that would slam the door on inter partes review—the only affordable way the public can fight junk patents.
The Patent Office Is About To Make Bad Patents Untouchable
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has proposed new rules that would effectively end the public’s ability to challenge improperly granted patents at the Patent Office itself. We need EFF sup...
www.eff.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The USPTO wants new rules that would slam the door on inter partes review—the only affordable way the public can fight junk patents.
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The AI data company Maximus has the Medicare contact to make those decisions. They denied my benefits that are covered by Medicare. They're horrendous. Medicare is trying to force Maximus into a contract rebid. Maximus filed a 6.6 billion lawsuit to stop the rebid process. Google it.
November 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The AI data company Maximus has the Medicare contact to make those decisions. They denied my benefits that are covered by Medicare. They're horrendous. Medicare is trying to force Maximus into a contract rebid. Maximus filed a 6.6 billion lawsuit to stop the rebid process. Google it.
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Who voted for this?
November 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Who voted for this?
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🎶The stars at night, are big and bright
*clap clap clap*
Deep in the heart of Moscow🎶
*clap clap clap*
Deep in the heart of Moscow🎶
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
🎶The stars at night, are big and bright
*clap clap clap*
Deep in the heart of Moscow🎶
*clap clap clap*
Deep in the heart of Moscow🎶
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Many of us utilize signal app for various reasons . This is very concerning. Please be careful my friends.
November 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Many of us utilize signal app for various reasons . This is very concerning. Please be careful my friends.
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This interview is a snapshot into where tech companies are with online harassment right now.
They know how to end it, but they decided not to spend the money. They’re prioritizing growth (and profit) above all else. And they’re blaming YOU for logging on to the platform they designed to be unsafe.
They know how to end it, but they decided not to spend the money. They’re prioritizing growth (and profit) above all else. And they’re blaming YOU for logging on to the platform they designed to be unsafe.
We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This interview is a snapshot into where tech companies are with online harassment right now.
They know how to end it, but they decided not to spend the money. They’re prioritizing growth (and profit) above all else. And they’re blaming YOU for logging on to the platform they designed to be unsafe.
They know how to end it, but they decided not to spend the money. They’re prioritizing growth (and profit) above all else. And they’re blaming YOU for logging on to the platform they designed to be unsafe.
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New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page
"The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."
www.motherjones.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
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People forget what Khashoggi was investigating when he was murdered. He was writing about Kushner turning over classified info to MBS, who used it to hunt down, arrest and murder his opponents.
November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
People forget what Khashoggi was investigating when he was murdered. He was writing about Kushner turning over classified info to MBS, who used it to hunt down, arrest and murder his opponents.
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These posters started popping up ahead of next week’s We Ain’t Buying It boycott.
From Nov 27 - Dec 1, folks are stepping back from corporate chains like Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. People are done being squeezed, so they are using the leverage of their wallets 💥
From Nov 27 - Dec 1, folks are stepping back from corporate chains like Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. People are done being squeezed, so they are using the leverage of their wallets 💥
November 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
These posters started popping up ahead of next week’s We Ain’t Buying It boycott.
From Nov 27 - Dec 1, folks are stepping back from corporate chains like Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. People are done being squeezed, so they are using the leverage of their wallets 💥
From Nov 27 - Dec 1, folks are stepping back from corporate chains like Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. People are done being squeezed, so they are using the leverage of their wallets 💥
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Notice a difference in how Democracy Docket framed Trump's threats vs how legacy media did? This is no accident. They are more interested in normalizing Trump to please their corporate overlords. Democracy Docket is only interested in providing you the truth. Support its work. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
November 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Notice a difference in how Democracy Docket framed Trump's threats vs how legacy media did? This is no accident. They are more interested in normalizing Trump to please their corporate overlords. Democracy Docket is only interested in providing you the truth. Support its work. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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Drug companies have hired over 500 lobbyists this year to gut the Inflation Reduction Act's drug price negotiation provisions.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Drug companies have hired over 500 lobbyists this year to gut the Inflation Reduction Act's drug price negotiation provisions.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
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Dang - how bad was the Border Patrol invasion in North Carolina?
None other than Thom Tillis himself is blasting DHS for gross overreach, and demanding lists of those detained, property damage caused by CBP agents, and their plan for restitution.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
None other than Thom Tillis himself is blasting DHS for gross overreach, and demanding lists of those detained, property damage caused by CBP agents, and their plan for restitution.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Dang - how bad was the Border Patrol invasion in North Carolina?
None other than Thom Tillis himself is blasting DHS for gross overreach, and demanding lists of those detained, property damage caused by CBP agents, and their plan for restitution.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
None other than Thom Tillis himself is blasting DHS for gross overreach, and demanding lists of those detained, property damage caused by CBP agents, and their plan for restitution.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
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The Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild has published a clear FAQ on Refusing Illegal Orders.
FAQ on Refusing Illegal Orders - Military Law Task Force
This FAQ (drafted by members of the MLTF) can also be found in printable PDF format here: Illegal Orders FAQ – 11NOV2025 DoD Instruction 1325.06 permits a servicemember to possess a single copy of this document. FAQs on refusing illegal orders Version 2 – released November 11, 2025 Do I have the right to […]
nlgmltf.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild has published a clear FAQ on Refusing Illegal Orders.
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If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
November 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
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California's child farmworkers: Exhausted, underpaid & toiling in toxic fields, with little state oversight
www.latimes.com/california/s... appalling. & preedictably ICE raids keep increasing how many kids work at farms & their reliance upon them. Even tho many are citizens, there’s no consequences…
www.latimes.com/california/s... appalling. & preedictably ICE raids keep increasing how many kids work at farms & their reliance upon them. Even tho many are citizens, there’s no consequences…
California's child farmworkers: Exhausted, underpaid and toiling in toxic fields
State officials are failing to protect the health and safety of thousands of young field laborers, an investigation has found.
www.latimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
California's child farmworkers: Exhausted, underpaid & toiling in toxic fields, with little state oversight
www.latimes.com/california/s... appalling. & preedictably ICE raids keep increasing how many kids work at farms & their reliance upon them. Even tho many are citizens, there’s no consequences…
www.latimes.com/california/s... appalling. & preedictably ICE raids keep increasing how many kids work at farms & their reliance upon them. Even tho many are citizens, there’s no consequences…