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Perry Fightin’
@periphyton.bsky.social
Ecologist.

Get off my lawn.
Let’s face it, Idaho, flying a Trump flag from your truck is basically the same thing as ‘truck nuts.’

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Idaho governor signs bill criminalizing public breast exposure and ‘truck nuts’ • Idaho Capital Sun
Supporters say the bill modernizes indecent exposure law. Opponents say it could punish transgender Idahoans.
idahocapitalsun.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Unbelievable news.

Pancreatic is one of the deadliest cancers.

New paper shows personalized mRNA vaccines can induce durable T cells that attack pancreatic cancer, with 75% of patients cancer free at three years—far, far better than standard of care.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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I math-ed it out, and right now your DOGE dividend is on track to be $4.29.

Let me show my work.
February 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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NEW: Data analysis by @dfrlab.bsky.social and @algorithmwatch.bsky.social shows how Elon Musk's promotion of AfD on X ahead of Sunday's German election brought the far right party a massive new online audience.

Read more here:

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February 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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You don’t hate us when we call an ambulance to save your life, put out wildfires before they reach your home, rescue your lost kid, keep your water clean, or build the trails you love. But now they want to defund us? No rangers, no rescue, no wildfire response. Think about that.
February 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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This week, the Washington Post backed out of a “Fire Elon Musk” advertising order that was to run as a wrap on some of its Tuesday editions, according to the advocacy group Common Cause. 

The group said it signed a $115,000 agreement.
February 17, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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New: Last night, hundreds of CDC post-doc fellows were fired, including all in the group who call themselves the "disease detectors," and are the future of public health lab leaders. One senior official told me, "It is going to cripple public health for decades."

www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
CDC 'disease detectors' among hundreds fired as Trump administration ramps up agency cuts
Administration officials last week informed CDC leaders of plans to cut up to 10% of its workforce as it targeted federal probationary employees.
www.nbcnews.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Excuse me, waiter? There’s been a mistake. I ordered my Super Bowl without the side of propaganda. #superbowl
February 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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NEW: An internal email obtained by WIRED from a threat intelligence team monitoring US Treasury systems advised labeling DOGE operatives an "insider threat," adding that it recommended suspending their access "immediately."
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www.wired.com/story/treasu...
February 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Government spending is the reason you know who Elon Musk is. #WelfareQueen
Welfare Queens | No Mercy / No Malice
What’s the most successful venture capital firm in history? Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital backed many Internet-era success stories. Andreessen Horowitz? No, one organization towers above. This f...
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February 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM