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More than 40 percent of U.S. citizens are in some form of medical debt.

These Americans explain why they left for Italy, South Korea and France, after crippling debt or a lack of coverage left them afraid to seek medical help at home.
Fed up with U.S. health care costs, these Americans moved abroad
Three Americans explain why they left for Italy, South Korea and France, after crippling medical debt or a lack of coverage left them afraid to seek medical help at home.
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August 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” isn’t just about tax cuts it quietly guts federal protections and reshapes entire agencies. Here’s what’s buried inside:
May 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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yellowdotstudios.bsky.social
Clean energy jobs vs fossil fuel jobs in 2024.

We're no mathematicians but... there's a sh*tload more of one than the other.
March 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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joycewhitevance.bsky.social
So on brand for these people. Never trust anyone who doesn’t love dogs.
crampell.bsky.social Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Mar 14
guys they're going to stop feeding TSA's bomb-sniffing dogs, per Fox News nat security correspondent:
March 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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gbbranstetter.bsky.social
Something that's been clear to me for some time is that a lot of progressive advocacy and politics has overindexed on finding just the right combination of words to say while ignoring the fact that no media ecosystem exists where people might actually hear you say them. New from @mmfa.bsky.social
Media Matters compiled a list of 418 popular online shows — podcasts, streams, and other long-form audio and video content regularly posted online — that were active during 2024, assessed ideological alignment, and found 320 online shows with an ideological bent (191 right-leaning and 129 left-leaning) that covered news and politics and/or hosted related guests. Nine of the 10 online shows from our study with the largest total following across platforms were right-leaning, accounting for at least 197 million total followers and subscribers. These are the online shows of: Joe Rogan: 39.9 million Ben Shapiro: 25 million Jordan Peterson: 23 million Russell Brand: 22.5 million Theo Von: 22.3 million Charlie Kirk: 18.6 million Nelk Boys’ Full Send Podcast: 16.7 million Candace Owens: 15 million Dr. Phil: 14.2 million Across streaming platforms including YouTube, Rumble, Twitch, Kick, and Spotify, the left-leaning online shows had at least 55.9 million total followers and subscribers — a figure which is dwarfed by the right-leaning online shows with at least 255.5 million. This content is further amplified on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok — social media platforms where the programs or hosts post full streams, clips, and show links. Left-leaning online shows had at least 48 million followers across these platforms, while the right-leaning online shows had more than 225 million followers. Of a cumulative 584.6 million followers and subscribers across all eight platforms, Media Matters found that right-leaning online shows accounted for roughly 82%, or 480.6 million — almost five times more than left-leaning shows’ nearly 104 million.
March 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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bornmiserable.bsky.social
[if Chuck Schumer replaced Liam Neeson in Taken]

CHUCK SCHUMER: [on phone] I don’t know who you are or what you want, but I will find you and I will help you kill my daughter
March 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Quid pro oh no

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March 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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blkahn.bsky.social
Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed
A vintage photo from the National Archives shows smog hanging over the New York skyline A vintage photo from the National Archives shows damaged oil drums piled high at an Exxon refinery. A vintage photo from the National Archives shows cars driving down a road as smoke spews from factories in the distance and air pollution hangs over everything. A vintage photo from the National Archives shows smog in Los Angeles taken from a high vantage point.
March 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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stsci.edu
Star formation alert! Henize 2-10, a dwarf starburst galaxy, is undergoing an extremely high rate of star formation. It also has a black hole contributing to its star formation, a reason to raise your eyebrows: bit.ly/3DMpYDV 🔭 🧪
The center of this dwarf starburst galaxy is filled with bright white gas and dust. Surrounding this central region are more dispersed, filamentary, brown and red clouds of gas and dust. Further out are many blue and orange dots clustered together, which are stars. The stars grow more diffuse the farther away they are from the center. Several white and orange foreground stars are strewn throughout the image.
February 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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coreyspowell.bsky.social
Far beyond Pluto, trillions of cold comets circle the sun in a lazy swarm called the Oort Cloud. A new simulation indicates what this comet-cloud looks like: a loose spiral that resembles a miniature galaxy. 🧪🔭

arxiv.org/abs/2502.11252
The spiral structure in the inner Oort cloud viewed by a distant observer along the Galactic node direction (intersection of the Galactic and ecliptic planes). The distribution of bodies was obtained from the Galaxy simulation in Nesvorny ́ et al. (2023). To show things clearly, here we isolated the inner Oort cloud from the more spherical outer Oort cloud by plotting bodies, 34,000 in total, with a < 5,000 au. If the outer Oort cloud were plotted in the figure, it would appear as a large, roughly spherical envelope of the spiral. The classical Kuiper belt with r < 100 au is not shown here – it would appear as a doughnut-like central concentration of bodies aligned with the ecliptic plane. The spiral structure in the inner Oort cloud viewed by a distant observer along the Galactic plane. The distribution of bodies was obtained from the Galaxy simulation in Nesvorny ́ et al. (2023). To show things clearly, here we isolated the inner Oort cloud from the more spherical outer Oort cloud by plotting bodies, 34,000 in total, with a < 5,000 au. If the outer Oort cloud were plotted in the figure, it would appear as a large, roughly spherical envelope of the spiral. The classical Kuiper belt with r < 100 au is not shown here – it would appear as a doughnut-like central concentration of bodies aligned with the ecliptic plane.
February 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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atrupar.com
Bernie Sanders: "They will use the enormous media operations they own to deflect attention away from the impact of their policies while they entertain us to death."
February 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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hermanywong.bsky.social
Johns Hopkins officials said the NIH funding cut puts at risk approximately 600 current and ongoing clinical trials at Hopkins, including open clinical trials in cancer, pediatrics and children’s health, heart and vascular studies and the aging brain. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...
Johns Hopkins sues federal government over NIH funds
Johns Hopkins University joined several universities in a lawsuit on Monday evening suing the federal government over NIH funding.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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February 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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these webb/hubble images are truly incredible. the fact that we can see the universe in different wavelengths of light and spot so many unseen details is mind-blowing 🌌
Two observations of a portion of the galaxy NGC 628 are split diagonally, with Webb’s observations at top left and Hubble’s at bottom right. The galaxy’s core is roughly centered and the galaxy’s arms appear to rotate counterclockwise. The spiraling filamentary structure looks somewhat like a cross section of a nautilus shell. In Webb’s image, the spiny spiral arms are composed of many filaments in shades of orange, with prominent dark gray or black “bubbles,” and there is a blue haze near the core. In Hubble’s image, the spiral arms are a mix of bright blue star clusters, pink star forming areas and dark brown dust lanes, and the core is a pale yellow. Two observations of the galaxy NGC 1300 are split diagonally, with Webb’s observations at top left and Hubble’s at bottom right. The galaxy’s core is centered, connected to a prominent diagonal bar structure. The galaxy’s two distinct spiral arms begin at the end of the bar and rotate counterclockwise. Together, the arm and bars form a backward S shape. In Webb’s image, the bar and spiral arms are composed of many filaments in shades of orange, and are anchored by its central region, which is circular and light yellow. In Hubble’s image, the spiral arms are a mix of bright blue star cluster and dark brown dust lanes, and the bar and core are a pale yellow. Two observations of the galaxy NGC 1512 are split diagonally, with Webb’s observations at top left and Hubble’s at bottom right. The galaxy’s core is centered and circular, with two prominent dust lanes crossing the large diagonal bar structure appearing toward the top left and bottom right. The central bar is blue at top, looking like a gap until a closer examination shows it feeds a larger, oval shape that looks braided with many spiral arms. In Webb’s image, the spiral arms are composed of many filaments in shades of orange. In Hubble’s image the bar is a light pinkish-brown and the spiral arms are a mix of bright blue star clusters and dark brown dust lanes. Two observations of the galaxy NGC 3351 are split diagonally, with Hubble’s observations at top left and Webb’s at bottom right. The galaxy’s core is centered and the galaxy’s arms rotate clockwise and form a distinct outer ring. In Hubble’s image, the galaxy’s roughly horizontal bar structure is a pale yellow and the spiral arms are a mix of bright blue star clusters and dark brown dust lanes that form half of the large circular ring. In Webb’s image, the spiral arms form the other half of the large ring, which is made of many filaments in shades of orange. They are anchored by its central region, a hazy blue bar, connected to the central core. The core has a small orange oval around a more circular light yellow oval, with a blue dot at its center.
February 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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natureportfolio.nature.com
Blood biomarkers in a middle-aged population suggest that SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with greater brain β-amyloid plaque accumulation. The findings published in Nature Medicine suggest that SARS-CoV-2 may increase the risk of future Alzheimer’s disease. #Medsky 🧪
Plasma proteomic evidence for increased β-amyloid pathology after SARS-CoV-2 infection - Nature Medicine
Blood biomarkers in a middle-aged population suggest that SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with greater brain β-amyloid plaque accumulation.
go.nature.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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jwstfeed.bsky.social
Arp 321.
a compact group of five galaxies located in the constellation Hydra. It's a fascinating object for astronomers because these galaxies are in close proximity and interacting with each other.
Processed Hubble data by Dr. Mehmet Hakan Özsaraç.
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This Hubble image captures Arp 321, a compact group of interacting galaxies. The galaxies display distorted structures and bright star formation regions, evidence of their gravitational dance. The dominant galaxies show prominent spiral arms and bright cores.
February 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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joshtpm.bsky.social
Several conversations today w people in the key executive departments. And while the particulars are hard to pin down my impression is that the Musk take over stuff is considerably worse than is being presented in the press. By this I don’t necessarily things they *done* yet but the level of …
February 2, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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altnps.bsky.social
Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).
February 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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kenklippenstein.bsky.social
Just got this tip from an airline pilot
January 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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scinews.bsky.social
An executive order is in the works that would halt U.S. funding for research that makes viruses that are more virulent or contagious

www.wsj.com/health/trump...
Exclusive | Trump Order Seeks to Stop Virus Research That Critics Have Linked to Covid
An executive order is in the works that would halt U.S. funding for research that makes viruses that are more virulent or contagious.
www.wsj.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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drnereide.bsky.social
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For those who missed it, this recent image from Webb's NIRCam features a part of the Leo P dwarf galaxy (the blue stars at lower right) along with countless other galaxies in the background.

Reference➡️ esawebb.org/images/LeoP/

A team's research, done

🔭 🧪 #extragalactic #Webb #JWST
This image from Webb's NIRCam features a portion of the Leo P dwarf galaxy (the blue stars at lower right) along with countless other galaxies in the background.
January 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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protectthewild.bsky.social
Fox hunting is not a sport—it's a cruel and inhumane practice. Exploiting legal loopholes, hunters continue killing innocent foxes under the guise of "fun." 🦊💔

It's time to put an end to this outdated and barbaric tradition. 🐾 Share if you agree!
January 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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nywolforg.bsky.social
Where’s the beef? Don’t ask wolves...

Despite their big, bad reputation, a recent study found that wolves account for .009% of unintended cattle losses nationwide - fewer than are lost to domestic dogs, theft, or birds.
January 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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romangoergen.bsky.social
🍄⚡ Swiss scientists🧪 have taught fungi to generate #electricity. Mushroom bio-batteries could revolutionize green energy 🌱🌎🔋. Discover how this breakthrough is turning nature into power: www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...

#GreenTech #Innovation #Sustainability #BioEnergy
www.euronews.com
January 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM