Nick Sammons
@nickct.bsky.social
Biotech Scientist, News Junkie. Twitter refugee.
That's nuts. With modern fire codes something must have gone seriously wrong for so many people to die.
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Dozens presumed dead after New Year’s bar fire at Swiss ski resort
At least 100 were injured when a fire broke out at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, police said. Crans-Montana is a ski resort in the Swiss Alps.
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January 1, 2026 at 3:33 PM
That's nuts. With modern fire codes something must have gone seriously wrong for so many people to die.
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Is it weird that this guy and Bukele are both of Palestinian heritage?
Breaking News: Honduras declared Nasry Asfura the presidential winner by a razor-thin margin in a race upended by President Trump.
Honduras Declares Nasry Asfura, Trump Ally, Winner of Presidential Election
Nasry Asfura was endorsed by President Trump in a contentious election. The process of counting votes experienced technical problems, revisions of disputed ballot boxes and claims of fraud.
nyti.ms
December 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Is it weird that this guy and Bukele are both of Palestinian heritage?
Not a bad omen.
WATCH: Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong winds in Guaíba, Brazil
December 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Not a bad omen.
lolz. Googling "Best way to dispose of a body". I think that's the first thing they teach you not to do in murder school.
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Brian Walshe murder trial: Jury finds husband guilty of killing and dismembering wife
Brian Walshe pleaded guilty to lying to police following her disappearance and improperly disposing of her body, though he denied he killed his wife.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
lolz. Googling "Best way to dispose of a body". I think that's the first thing they teach you not to do in murder school.
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Tip-of-the-cap to Indianna for trying to break this ridiculous tit-for-tat gerrymadering saga.
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Indiana Lawmakers Reject Trump’s New Political Map
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December 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Tip-of-the-cap to Indianna for trying to break this ridiculous tit-for-tat gerrymadering saga.
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The implication that it would be hard to sneak out of Venezuela is balony.
Just think about how hard it is for America to prevent people from sneaking in. Now imagine how easy it would be a banana republic like Venezuala to keep people in.
Just think about how hard it is for America to prevent people from sneaking in. Now imagine how easy it would be a banana republic like Venezuala to keep people in.
Nobel laureate María Corina Machado’s journey to Norway this week involved secret travel through Venezuela, hours on a fishing boat in rough seas and a flight from Curaçao to Oslo, according to the man who helped her escape.
How Nobel laureate María Corina Machado escaped from Venezuela
Machado’s journey to Norway this week involved secret travel through Venezuela, hours on a fishing boat in rough seas and a flight from Curaçao to Oslo.
wapo.st
December 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The implication that it would be hard to sneak out of Venezuela is balony.
Just think about how hard it is for America to prevent people from sneaking in. Now imagine how easy it would be a banana republic like Venezuala to keep people in.
Just think about how hard it is for America to prevent people from sneaking in. Now imagine how easy it would be a banana republic like Venezuala to keep people in.
Claiming that "China makes all our windmills. But they don't have any wind farms", definitely classifies as a one of Trump's bolder fibs.
China generates more wind power than any other country.
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China generates more wind power than any other country.
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BBC Verify Live: Using verified video to track Thailand-Cambodia border clashes
Latest updates from the BBC's specialists in fact-checking, verifying video and tackling disinformation.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Claiming that "China makes all our windmills. But they don't have any wind farms", definitely classifies as a one of Trump's bolder fibs.
China generates more wind power than any other country.
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China generates more wind power than any other country.
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Time served seems a little light. The dude came close to killing 80 people. "I was on shrooms" doesn't seem like a good excuse. A little jail time seems like it would have been appropriate.
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Flight deck audio reveals details on ex-Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to shut plane's engines off mid-flight
Joseph Emerson pleaded guilty to a federal charge of interfering with a flight crew and pleaded no contest to state charges of endangering an aircraft and 83 counts of endangering another person.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Time served seems a little light. The dude came close to killing 80 people. "I was on shrooms" doesn't seem like a good excuse. A little jail time seems like it would have been appropriate.
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www.cbsnews.com/news/joseph-...
This is the right question really.
You gotta imagine that if the police decided they were going to start drone striking cars they knew were transporting drugs on I95 instead of pulling them over, people would have questions.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
You gotta imagine that if the police decided they were going to start drone striking cars they knew were transporting drugs on I95 instead of pulling them over, people would have questions.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
Second Strike Scrutiny Obscures Larger Question About Trump’s Boat Attacks
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December 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This is the right question really.
You gotta imagine that if the police decided they were going to start drone striking cars they knew were transporting drugs on I95 instead of pulling them over, people would have questions.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
You gotta imagine that if the police decided they were going to start drone striking cars they knew were transporting drugs on I95 instead of pulling them over, people would have questions.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
Impressive they caught the dude after all this time. I wonder what led them to the guy.
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FBI arrests suspect in 2021 D.C. pipe bomb case, sources say
Sources say the FBI has arrested a man suspected of placing pipe bombs outside RNC and DNC headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Impressive they caught the dude after all this time. I wonder what led them to the guy.
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The pollution in Monterrey is sorta nuts.
When we offshore manufacturing, we also offshore pollution.
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When we offshore manufacturing, we also offshore pollution.
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Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’
Polluting facilities in Monterrey, which has close ties to the US, are pumping toxic heavy metals into the city’s air and threatening residents’ health
www.yahoo.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The pollution in Monterrey is sorta nuts.
When we offshore manufacturing, we also offshore pollution.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
When we offshore manufacturing, we also offshore pollution.
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Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
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December 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
mRNA vaccine may be effective, but the short-term side effects are not acceptable.
If someone is 3-times more likely to experience acute side effects from mRNA versus traditional, folks just won't accept that.
No one wants regular vaccination making them sick.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
If someone is 3-times more likely to experience acute side effects from mRNA versus traditional, folks just won't accept that.
No one wants regular vaccination making them sick.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Efficacy, Immunogenicity, and Safety of Modified mRNA Influenza Vaccine | NEJM
Influenza remains a major health burden despite the use of licensed vaccines. Nucleoside-modified
messenger RNA (modRNA) influenza vaccines have shown promising immunogenicity against
influenza and...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
mRNA vaccine may be effective, but the short-term side effects are not acceptable.
If someone is 3-times more likely to experience acute side effects from mRNA versus traditional, folks just won't accept that.
No one wants regular vaccination making them sick.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
If someone is 3-times more likely to experience acute side effects from mRNA versus traditional, folks just won't accept that.
No one wants regular vaccination making them sick.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
If Russia destroyed infrastructure within the EU/NATO, that's a pretty significant escalation.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
If Russia destroyed infrastructure within the EU/NATO, that's a pretty significant escalation.
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The parallels between US/UK politics are sorta amazing.
In many ways, I think Mamdani is NYC's apology for unleashing Trump on America.
Khan could have been interpreted to be London trying to make up Borris Johnson, who in some ways was the UK's Trump.
apnews.com/article/mamd...
In many ways, I think Mamdani is NYC's apology for unleashing Trump on America.
Khan could have been interpreted to be London trying to make up Borris Johnson, who in some ways was the UK's Trump.
apnews.com/article/mamd...
Zohran Mamdani and London's Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan, have much in common, but also key differences
As a left-leaning Muslim politician, London Mayor Sadiq Khan shares similarities with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. But they also share many differences.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The parallels between US/UK politics are sorta amazing.
In many ways, I think Mamdani is NYC's apology for unleashing Trump on America.
Khan could have been interpreted to be London trying to make up Borris Johnson, who in some ways was the UK's Trump.
apnews.com/article/mamd...
In many ways, I think Mamdani is NYC's apology for unleashing Trump on America.
Khan could have been interpreted to be London trying to make up Borris Johnson, who in some ways was the UK's Trump.
apnews.com/article/mamd...
I was really expecting there to be a recession earlier this year. Looks like it will actually be a Q3 or Q4 recession.
Wonder who will take the blame for it.
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Wonder who will take the blame for it.
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The Fed cuts interest rates again as concerns grow about the job market
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point Wednesday, because the central bank is more concerned about the job market than it is with battling inflation.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I was really expecting there to be a recession earlier this year. Looks like it will actually be a Q3 or Q4 recession.
Wonder who will take the blame for it.
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Wonder who will take the blame for it.
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For anyone who questions whether the US Govt is bought and paid for by the techno-oligarchy :
fortune.com/2025/10/26/3...
fortune.com/2025/10/26/3...
Meet all 37 White House ballroom donors funding the $300 million build, including Silicon Valley tech giants, crypto bros and the Lutnicks | Fortune
The list, reviewed by Fortune, did not mention specific dollar amounts offered by each contributor.
fortune.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
For anyone who questions whether the US Govt is bought and paid for by the techno-oligarchy :
fortune.com/2025/10/26/3...
fortune.com/2025/10/26/3...
Out of many, one people.
One love.
God speed Jamaica. For the next 24 hours, we are all Jamaican.
One love.
God speed Jamaica. For the next 24 hours, we are all Jamaican.
What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
October 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Out of many, one people.
One love.
God speed Jamaica. For the next 24 hours, we are all Jamaican.
One love.
God speed Jamaica. For the next 24 hours, we are all Jamaican.
Spare a thought for our friends down in Jamaica facing Melissa.
Stay safe y'all. One love.
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Stay safe y'all. One love.
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Category 4 Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica and Haiti
Melissa has intensified into a category 4 hurricane and could develop further to become a category 5 as it approaches Jamaica.
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October 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Spare a thought for our friends down in Jamaica facing Melissa.
Stay safe y'all. One love.
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Stay safe y'all. One love.
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These guys may not have been "spies" in the classic sense, but they were basically passing insider political information that could potentially used by foreign states to achieve aims against the interest of the British public.
They should have been prosecuted.
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They should have been prosecuted.
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The controversy over the UK's collapsed China spy case explained
The government is facing questions about why the case collapsed just weeks before a trial was due to go ahead.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
These guys may not have been "spies" in the classic sense, but they were basically passing insider political information that could potentially used by foreign states to achieve aims against the interest of the British public.
They should have been prosecuted.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
They should have been prosecuted.
www.bbc.com/news/article...