Ira Chalphin
@ichalphin.bsky.social
Grandfather of Sophia Chalphin and father of her Dad, Dr Alexander Chalphin, MD, Pediatric Surgeon
American University 1976-1980
American University 1976-1980
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BREAKING: In a reversal, all NOAA Research sites will now remain online with "no interruption in service," according to the agency. NOAA had previously moved to cancel the research division's cloud services contract.
Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Weather Agency to Preserve Research Websites in Reversal
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency will preserve access to websites tied to its research division, after previously moving to cancel a cloud web services contract that supports many of its...
www.bloomberg.com
April 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
BREAKING: In a reversal, all NOAA Research sites will now remain online with "no interruption in service," according to the agency. NOAA had previously moved to cancel the research division's cloud services contract.
Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was laid off. This division addresses issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead poisoning, and cancer clusters.
April 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was laid off. This division addresses issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead poisoning, and cancer clusters.
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The Lithuanian president showed up to honor dead American soldiers as their remains departed his country.
The American president did not show up to receive their remains as they arrived in the US.
He had a golf tournament to get to.
The American president did not show up to receive their remains as they arrived in the US.
He had a golf tournament to get to.
…U.S. soldiers were honored by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausada, as well as other dignitaries, during a dignified departure ceremony from Lithuania.
"We consider US soldiers in Lithuania as our own. The farewell ceremony once again demonstrated our society's solidarity, respect, and…
"We consider US soldiers in Lithuania as our own. The farewell ceremony once again demonstrated our society's solidarity, respect, and…
April 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The Lithuanian president showed up to honor dead American soldiers as their remains departed his country.
The American president did not show up to receive their remains as they arrived in the US.
He had a golf tournament to get to.
The American president did not show up to receive their remains as they arrived in the US.
He had a golf tournament to get to.
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Byron York kind of accidentally made a commercial for @theatlantic.com "It's basically the leading resistance magazine." Juliet Jeske the person behind Decoding Fox News is a longtime subscriber. Now I have to figure out how to get the tote bag!
April 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Byron York kind of accidentally made a commercial for @theatlantic.com "It's basically the leading resistance magazine." Juliet Jeske the person behind Decoding Fox News is a longtime subscriber. Now I have to figure out how to get the tote bag!
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Law profs, no disrespect, but y'all need to stop arguing the THEORY of habeas for Abrego Garcia.
Look at FACTS!
It is a LIE that, magically, Trump has no control.
Trump is paying an off-source contractor (albeit a govt) to imprison and torture.
Ask for Garcia back, back he will come!
Order it!
Look at FACTS!
It is a LIE that, magically, Trump has no control.
Trump is paying an off-source contractor (albeit a govt) to imprison and torture.
Ask for Garcia back, back he will come!
Order it!
April 1, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Law profs, no disrespect, but y'all need to stop arguing the THEORY of habeas for Abrego Garcia.
Look at FACTS!
It is a LIE that, magically, Trump has no control.
Trump is paying an off-source contractor (albeit a govt) to imprison and torture.
Ask for Garcia back, back he will come!
Order it!
Look at FACTS!
It is a LIE that, magically, Trump has no control.
Trump is paying an off-source contractor (albeit a govt) to imprison and torture.
Ask for Garcia back, back he will come!
Order it!
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“We’re asking people to divest from Target because they have turned their back on our community,” Rev. Jamal Bryant, a prominent Atlanta-area megachurch pastor who started the boycott. #BoycottTarget
Target is facing a 40-day consumer boycott starting Wednesday over the company’s shift away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.
A 40-day Target boycott starts today. It couldn’t come at a worse time for the company | CNN Business
Target is facing a 40-day consumer boycott starting Wednesday over the company’s shift away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.
www.cnn.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
“We’re asking people to divest from Target because they have turned their back on our community,” Rev. Jamal Bryant, a prominent Atlanta-area megachurch pastor who started the boycott. #BoycottTarget
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I want to tell you a story. In 2015, I was in the small Lithuanian city of Panevežys, standing with the locals, watching a military parade. But this was no ordinary parade, because marching alongside the Lithuanian troops were our American allies.🧵1/17
February 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I want to tell you a story. In 2015, I was in the small Lithuanian city of Panevežys, standing with the locals, watching a military parade. But this was no ordinary parade, because marching alongside the Lithuanian troops were our American allies.🧵1/17
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“No amount of diplomatic palaver can paper over Russia’s record of kidnapping Ukrainian children, executing POWs, and targeting civilians.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-are-neg...
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-are-neg...
We’re Negotiating with War Criminals
No amount of diplomatic palaver can paper over Russia’s record of kidnapping Ukrainian children, executing POWs, and targeting civilians.
www.thebulwark.com
February 23, 2025 at 9:41 AM
“No amount of diplomatic palaver can paper over Russia’s record of kidnapping Ukrainian children, executing POWs, and targeting civilians.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-are-neg...
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-are-neg...
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“More than a quarter of the contracts listed by DOGE were actually already paid, the Journal found, saving no money. For instance, DOGE listed $168,000 in savings for terminating a contract with HHS for an Anthony Fauci museum exhibit. It had already been fully paid.”
Beyond parody.
Beyond parody.
February 23, 2025 at 5:43 AM
“More than a quarter of the contracts listed by DOGE were actually already paid, the Journal found, saving no money. For instance, DOGE listed $168,000 in savings for terminating a contract with HHS for an Anthony Fauci museum exhibit. It had already been fully paid.”
Beyond parody.
Beyond parody.
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“I’m deeply worried by the darkening shadow that’s going over the world, a shadow that we have to call fascism”
Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry
February 23, 2025 at 10:30 AM
“I’m deeply worried by the darkening shadow that’s going over the world, a shadow that we have to call fascism”
Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry
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New:
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
February 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
New:
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
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The Republican party is now aligned with Putin & European neo Nazi parties.
February 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The Republican party is now aligned with Putin & European neo Nazi parties.
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The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) was established by Benjamin Franklin in 1775 when the Second Continental Congress appointed him as the first Postmaster General.
February 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) was established by Benjamin Franklin in 1775 when the Second Continental Congress appointed him as the first Postmaster General.
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No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.
February 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.
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Got to say I LOVE the Trump Administration negotiating to get Rare Minerals from Ukraine, for 2 reasons:
1. It reduces our dependence on China for Lithium and Graphite (China provides near 70% of world supply)
2. More than 50% of those minerals are in Russian Annexed land.
1. It reduces our dependence on China for Lithium and Graphite (China provides near 70% of world supply)
2. More than 50% of those minerals are in Russian Annexed land.
February 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Got to say I LOVE the Trump Administration negotiating to get Rare Minerals from Ukraine, for 2 reasons:
1. It reduces our dependence on China for Lithium and Graphite (China provides near 70% of world supply)
2. More than 50% of those minerals are in Russian Annexed land.
1. It reduces our dependence on China for Lithium and Graphite (China provides near 70% of world supply)
2. More than 50% of those minerals are in Russian Annexed land.
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And who they didn't like
February 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
And who they didn't like
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Here is the full legal argument, from Lawrence Tribe and others
rdi.org/articles/mak...
rdi.org/articles/mak...
Making Putin Pay – RDI
The Legal, Practical, and Moral Case for Transferring Russian Sovereign Assets to Ukraine Authors Laurence H. Tribe, Raymond P. Tolentino, Kate M. Harris, Jackson Erpenbach, and Jeremy Lewin Read the ...
rdi.org
February 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Here is the full legal argument, from Lawrence Tribe and others
rdi.org/articles/mak...
rdi.org/articles/mak...
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Let me help those who just get mad and post.
It will take years and possibly decades to build infrastructure anywhere in Ukraine to be able to mine these minerals.
Then, the biggest refiner is China.
It will take a decade for the first $
If Zelensky gets what he wants, who benefits the most ?
It will take years and possibly decades to build infrastructure anywhere in Ukraine to be able to mine these minerals.
Then, the biggest refiner is China.
It will take a decade for the first $
If Zelensky gets what he wants, who benefits the most ?
February 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Let me help those who just get mad and post.
It will take years and possibly decades to build infrastructure anywhere in Ukraine to be able to mine these minerals.
Then, the biggest refiner is China.
It will take a decade for the first $
If Zelensky gets what he wants, who benefits the most ?
It will take years and possibly decades to build infrastructure anywhere in Ukraine to be able to mine these minerals.
Then, the biggest refiner is China.
It will take a decade for the first $
If Zelensky gets what he wants, who benefits the most ?
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The cars keep lurching to the far right.
Tesla is recalling more than 375,000 vehicles due to a power steering issue.
Tesla recalling more than 375,000 vehicles due to power steering issue
Tesla is recalling more than 375,000 vehicles due to a power steering issue.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
February 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The cars keep lurching to the far right.
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Not. A. Single. Freaking. Time. Have. They. Trashed. Russia. For. Exterminating. Ukraine. Instead. Of. Blaming. Ukrainians. For. Resisting.
February 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Not. A. Single. Freaking. Time. Have. They. Trashed. Russia. For. Exterminating. Ukraine. Instead. Of. Blaming. Ukrainians. For. Resisting.
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Well, it seems as if someone has hacked into my dormant X account. And I can’t seem to close it. So if anything appears there, it’s not me
February 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Well, it seems as if someone has hacked into my dormant X account. And I can’t seem to close it. So if anything appears there, it’s not me
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A foreign service worker whose pregnant wife was denied emergency medical transport while stationed abroad has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging its “rushed, haphazard and cruel” push to shut down the agency has placed the mother and unborn daughter at risk.
Foreign service worker sues Trump after pregnant wife faces 'life-threatening' complications amid USAID shutdown
“Our lives are acceptable collateral damage for their political gain,” the worker charged in a federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A foreign service worker whose pregnant wife was denied emergency medical transport while stationed abroad has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging its “rushed, haphazard and cruel” push to shut down the agency has placed the mother and unborn daughter at risk.
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Note to the media: There are no Ukraine peace talks in which Ukraine does not participate.
February 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Note to the media: There are no Ukraine peace talks in which Ukraine does not participate.
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At the behest of Wall Street donors, Congressional Republicans are trying to overturn the CFPB's new rule against predatory overdraft fees.
The rule would have capped overdraft charges at $5, saving consumers $5B annually.
The GOP is the party of junk fees.
The rule would have capped overdraft charges at $5, saving consumers $5B annually.
The GOP is the party of junk fees.
Banks Approve of Republicans Increasing Bank Fees
A Biden-era CFPB rule limiting overdraft fees is under challenge, and lawmakers used bank lobbyists for their testimonials.
prospect.org
February 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
At the behest of Wall Street donors, Congressional Republicans are trying to overturn the CFPB's new rule against predatory overdraft fees.
The rule would have capped overdraft charges at $5, saving consumers $5B annually.
The GOP is the party of junk fees.
The rule would have capped overdraft charges at $5, saving consumers $5B annually.
The GOP is the party of junk fees.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi disbanded an FBI task force investigating foreign influence operations, including those targeting U.S. elections. Additionally, she restricted enforcement actions against individuals who fail to disclose lobbying on behalf of foreign governments.
February 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Attorney General Pam Bondi disbanded an FBI task force investigating foreign influence operations, including those targeting U.S. elections. Additionally, she restricted enforcement actions against individuals who fail to disclose lobbying on behalf of foreign governments.