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Because this platform is moderated. This is not Twitter. There is no Elon Musk dominating an algorithm that drags down the platform
Bluesky is unique. We need it to grow.
Bluesky is unique. We need it to grow.
The problem with calls for “discourse,” is that MAGA isn’t interested in an exchange of ideas. It wants to leverage the rules of polite to destroy discourse. It wants to walk in, shout us all down, spit lies, and thumb their noses at us.
Shout “if you’re so tolerant why don’t you tolerate my hate?”
Shout “if you’re so tolerant why don’t you tolerate my hate?”
February 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Because this platform is moderated. This is not Twitter. There is no Elon Musk dominating an algorithm that drags down the platform
Bluesky is unique. We need it to grow.
Bluesky is unique. We need it to grow.
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February 9, 2025
February 9, 2025
On Friday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order “protecting Second Amendment rights.” The order calls for Attorney General Pam Bondi to examine all gun regulations in the U.S.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
February 9, 2025
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Elon—the richest man on Earth—is gutting the world’s largest provider of food aid. He could end world hunger single-handedly and still be the richest man alive. But he won’t.
Instead, he spent 40 million on Super Bowl ads attacking USAID!
Stand with USAID: share this counter-ad…
Instead, he spent 40 million on Super Bowl ads attacking USAID!
Stand with USAID: share this counter-ad…
February 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Elon—the richest man on Earth—is gutting the world’s largest provider of food aid. He could end world hunger single-handedly and still be the richest man alive. But he won’t.
Instead, he spent 40 million on Super Bowl ads attacking USAID!
Stand with USAID: share this counter-ad…
Instead, he spent 40 million on Super Bowl ads attacking USAID!
Stand with USAID: share this counter-ad…
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Now under Trump, the NIH says it is cutting ~$9 billion in federal research grants supporting medical research ranging from cancer to Alzheimer's diseases.
“I think it’s going to destroy research universities in the short term, and I don’t know after that." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
“I think it’s going to destroy research universities in the short term, and I don’t know after that." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
Deep Cuts to Medical Research Funds Could Hobble University Budgets
Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. Proposed funding cuts would leave colleges with large budget gaps.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Now under Trump, the NIH says it is cutting ~$9 billion in federal research grants supporting medical research ranging from cancer to Alzheimer's diseases.
“I think it’s going to destroy research universities in the short term, and I don’t know after that." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
“I think it’s going to destroy research universities in the short term, and I don’t know after that." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
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February 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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In December, NYT revealed that Elon Musk and SpaceX were failing to meet govt reporting protocol designed to protect state secrets while they haul in billions in Pentagon contracts.
This triggered three reviews, according to the NYT. One was from the Defense Department inspector general. 1/
This triggered three reviews, according to the NYT. One was from the Defense Department inspector general. 1/
February 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
In December, NYT revealed that Elon Musk and SpaceX were failing to meet govt reporting protocol designed to protect state secrets while they haul in billions in Pentagon contracts.
This triggered three reviews, according to the NYT. One was from the Defense Department inspector general. 1/
This triggered three reviews, according to the NYT. One was from the Defense Department inspector general. 1/
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These ghouls need oversight and, likely, orange jumpsuits.
When Musk talks about destroying the "deep state," what he really means is he wants to scoop in billions in federal contracts and remain deeply intertwined w/national security bureaucracy without facing oversight constraints. This is untenable. 8/
newrepublic.com/article/1913...
newrepublic.com/article/1913...
February 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
These ghouls need oversight and, likely, orange jumpsuits.
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Hiring freeze ordered at US Dept of Veterans Affairs, which operates dozens of hospitals, 100s of clinics and veterans benefits programs nationwide
January 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Hiring freeze ordered at US Dept of Veterans Affairs, which operates dozens of hospitals, 100s of clinics and veterans benefits programs nationwide