Jeff zient Archived
@jeffzient.bsky.social
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The president has demanded an explanation from Beijing and accused it of aligning itself with Russia in the war. www.ft.com/content/930c...
April 9, 2025 at 6:59 AM
The president has demanded an explanation from Beijing and accused it of aligning itself with Russia in the war. www.ft.com/content/930c...
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Eight people in South Sudan, including five children, died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment for cholera after US aid cuts forced local health services to close, the UK-based charity Save the Children said reut.rs/3E9kB27
South Sudan cholera patients died walking to clinic after US cut aid, charity says
Eight people in South Sudan, including five children, died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment for cholera after U.S. aid cuts forced local health services to close, the UK-based charity Save the Children said on Wednesday.
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April 9, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Eight people in South Sudan, including five children, died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment for cholera after US aid cuts forced local health services to close, the UK-based charity Save the Children said reut.rs/3E9kB27
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If you’re wondering why, as I have been, here’s the answer. From Ben Meiselas.
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April 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
If you’re wondering why, as I have been, here’s the answer. From Ben Meiselas.
open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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Analysts have said that if Apple passed on tariffs to its customers, the iPhone 16 could increase from $799 to more than $1,100. Uncertainty has spurred anxious shoppers to panic-buy iPhones. Wirecutter experts do not recommend panic buying anything.
Wirecutter's Expert Advice on How to Navigate the New Tariffs
While much remains unpredictable, the advice we’ve always given still remains true.
nyti.ms
April 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Analysts have said that if Apple passed on tariffs to its customers, the iPhone 16 could increase from $799 to more than $1,100. Uncertainty has spurred anxious shoppers to panic-buy iPhones. Wirecutter experts do not recommend panic buying anything.
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The chat room whiskeyleaks crew should all lose their jobs.
March 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The chat room whiskeyleaks crew should all lose their jobs.
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This is a real tweet posted by the official White House government account. Yes, really.
March 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This is a real tweet posted by the official White House government account. Yes, really.
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This was probably the most helpful thing I learned from @simonwdc.bsky.social this week. It concerns how we handle the onslaught of executive orders.
“We have to STAY FOCUSED not on what’s new but what’s important.”
“We have to STAY FOCUSED not on what’s new but what’s important.”
Stop "Chasing the New"
YouTube video by Democracy Network
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March 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This was probably the most helpful thing I learned from @simonwdc.bsky.social this week. It concerns how we handle the onslaught of executive orders.
“We have to STAY FOCUSED not on what’s new but what’s important.”
“We have to STAY FOCUSED not on what’s new but what’s important.”
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March 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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March 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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I keep wondering if other nations or factions will decide any of the America war criminal terrorist chucklefucks are appropriate targets for a bombing raid over a hotel or apartment complex and return the favor.
March 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I keep wondering if other nations or factions will decide any of the America war criminal terrorist chucklefucks are appropriate targets for a bombing raid over a hotel or apartment complex and return the favor.
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“There is no reason why they’re being held,” the judge said.
“If this was a criminal case. … I’d throw you out of my chambers.”
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
“If this was a criminal case. … I’d throw you out of my chambers.”
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Judge releases detained Venezuelan couple with temporary protected status
The judge said the detention of the couple was baseless and unlawful.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
“There is no reason why they’re being held,” the judge said.
“If this was a criminal case. … I’d throw you out of my chambers.”
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
“If this was a criminal case. … I’d throw you out of my chambers.”
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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People are taking things into their own hands
March 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
People are taking things into their own hands
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We will not be distracted.
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
We will not be distracted.
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
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This is important! Fighting back can work.
UPDATE: RECOVER Long COVID pathobiology grants restored - The Sick Times
Long COVID research grants from the National Institutes of Health’s RECOVER program will be restored following news stories about their abrupt cancellations and advocacy to restore the funding, accord...
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March 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This is important! Fighting back can work.
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March 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Sanders: You have a president who is suing ABC and CBS and the Des Moines register. He is threatening to investigate PBS and NPR. He loves media that fawns on him.. If you cannot take the criticism, get the hell out of politics
March 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Sanders: You have a president who is suing ABC and CBS and the Des Moines register. He is threatening to investigate PBS and NPR. He loves media that fawns on him.. If you cannot take the criticism, get the hell out of politics
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Just goes to show: No amount of money can buy some people even a single clue
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick: "Let's say Social Security didn't send out their checks this month, my mother-in-law wouldn't call and complain. She just wouldn't."
March 22, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Just goes to show: No amount of money can buy some people even a single clue
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the people who told you to calm down about Roe are the same people telling you to calm down about Social Security, in case you hadn't noticed
March 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
the people who told you to calm down about Roe are the same people telling you to calm down about Social Security, in case you hadn't noticed
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Does this impact any Republican districts in Maine ?
If so, Ask that representative why he is putting Trump ahead of his district !
Canadians to Maine: No, thanks!
www.cnn.com/2025/03/20/t...
If so, Ask that representative why he is putting Trump ahead of his district !
Canadians to Maine: No, thanks!
www.cnn.com/2025/03/20/t...
Canadians to Maine: No Thanks! | CNN
Canadian tourists make up about 30-40% of the revenue for many businesses in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. This year, many are choosing to skip their regular getaway, given President Trump’s antagonistic ...
www.cnn.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Does this impact any Republican districts in Maine ?
If so, Ask that representative why he is putting Trump ahead of his district !
Canadians to Maine: No, thanks!
www.cnn.com/2025/03/20/t...
If so, Ask that representative why he is putting Trump ahead of his district !
Canadians to Maine: No, thanks!
www.cnn.com/2025/03/20/t...
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AOC: If you are an LGBTQ kid or family, we cannot throw you under the bus in order to win an election. In this house, we stand together
March 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
AOC: If you are an LGBTQ kid or family, we cannot throw you under the bus in order to win an election. In this house, we stand together
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2022: "The Supreme Court would NEVER overturn Roe v. Wade!"
2025: "The administration would NEVER take away Social Security!"
2025: "The administration would NEVER take away Social Security!"
March 22, 2025 at 1:49 AM
2022: "The Supreme Court would NEVER overturn Roe v. Wade!"
2025: "The administration would NEVER take away Social Security!"
2025: "The administration would NEVER take away Social Security!"