@pleasewashhands.bsky.social
PE PhD Environmental Engineer specializing in disinfection. University professor and wind enthusiast.
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Local police officers and sheriffs in Mobile, Alabama, are abducting a man from the waiting room of a car dealership mechanic shop on behalf of ICE/DHS. During the kidnapping, he is administered an unidentified sedative.
November 24, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Unreal: "The EPA is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing 'forever chemicals' as an active ingredient... The agency also announced plans to relax a rule requiring companies to report products containing PFAS and has proposed weakening drinking water standards for the chemicals."
November 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Unreal: "The EPA is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing 'forever chemicals' as an active ingredient... The agency also announced plans to relax a rule requiring companies to report products containing PFAS and has proposed weakening drinking water standards for the chemicals."
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How *dare* you take this as a sign that Trump and Musk and Thiel are planning to steal state and national elections using AI tech
Breaking news: The Trump administration is drafting an executive order that would direct the Justice Department to sue states that pass laws regulating artificial intelligence, according to a copy reviewed by The Post.
White House drafts order directing Justice Department to sue states that pass AI regulations
The draft order comes after Republicans in Congress failed to pass a federal ban on state AI regulation, as more lawmakers raise concerns about the technology.
wapo.st
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 AM
How *dare* you take this as a sign that Trump and Musk and Thiel are planning to steal state and national elections using AI tech
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Not only is teacher pay far lower than it should be, educators spend their own 💰on their classrooms while billionaires and corporations get tax cuts. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
November 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Not only is teacher pay far lower than it should be, educators spend their own 💰on their classrooms while billionaires and corporations get tax cuts. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
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US federal workers would lose whistleblower safeguards under Trump rule reut.rs/446m2YM
US federal workers would lose whistleblower safeguards under Trump rule
President Donald Trump's administration is close to implementing a rule that would end long-standing legal protections for whistleblowers among senior federal employees, according to documents reviewed by Reuters, prompting backlash from lawyers representing government workers.
reut.rs
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 AM
US federal workers would lose whistleblower safeguards under Trump rule reut.rs/446m2YM
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An incredibly Trump-era headline theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.
theintercept.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:57 AM
An incredibly Trump-era headline theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
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Women who get an abortion and anyone who helps them could face up to 30 years in prison under the bill.
It appears to ban any contraception that prevents a fertilized egg from implanting. That would ban IUDs and could strictly limit in-vitro fertilization.
It appears to ban any contraception that prevents a fertilized egg from implanting. That would ban IUDs and could strictly limit in-vitro fertilization.
Women Who Have Abortions Would Face Decades in Prison Under South Carolina Plan
Women who get abortions could spend decades in prison and IUDs would be outlawed under proposed legislation in South Carolina.
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Women who get an abortion and anyone who helps them could face up to 30 years in prison under the bill.
It appears to ban any contraception that prevents a fertilized egg from implanting. That would ban IUDs and could strictly limit in-vitro fertilization.
It appears to ban any contraception that prevents a fertilized egg from implanting. That would ban IUDs and could strictly limit in-vitro fertilization.
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Trump is not smart enough to know anything about this. Who is behind this?
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Trump is not smart enough to know anything about this. Who is behind this?
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Covid remains a serious, potentially deadly health risk, listed as the primary cause of death on 31,400 death certificates last year. By comparison, flu killed about 6,500 people and pneumonia, a common complication of the flu, killed an additional 41,600.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Conflicting Advice on Covid Shots Likely To Ding Already Low Vaccine Rates, Experts Warn - KFF Health News
About 1 in 4 American adults got a covid vaccine shot during the 2024-25 virus season, a fraction health care experts warn could be smaller this year as millions wrestle with conflicting advice from t...
kffhealthnews.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Covid remains a serious, potentially deadly health risk, listed as the primary cause of death on 31,400 death certificates last year. By comparison, flu killed about 6,500 people and pneumonia, a common complication of the flu, killed an additional 41,600.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Quality Community Note on Troy Nehls.
November 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Quality Community Note on Troy Nehls.
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“FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two other newly hired senior FBI staff members, exempting them from passing polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information…”
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
www.propublica.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:58 AM
“FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two other newly hired senior FBI staff members, exempting them from passing polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information…”
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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This sort of thing raises obvious ethical problems for lawyers & should lead to bar discipline.
But assuming regulators have an appetite for a case like this (do they, @gokp.bsky.social @dodrummond.bsky.social @badlawyerpod.bsky.social?), I imagine proof would be difficult.
But assuming regulators have an appetite for a case like this (do they, @gokp.bsky.social @dodrummond.bsky.social @badlawyerpod.bsky.social?), I imagine proof would be difficult.
A favored technique for Trump is the use of fraudulent or collusive litigation to funnel large sums of money into the pockets of his cronies. This case involving twice indicted felon Michael Flynn is a prime example of how this works.
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This sort of thing raises obvious ethical problems for lawyers & should lead to bar discipline.
But assuming regulators have an appetite for a case like this (do they, @gokp.bsky.social @dodrummond.bsky.social @badlawyerpod.bsky.social?), I imagine proof would be difficult.
But assuming regulators have an appetite for a case like this (do they, @gokp.bsky.social @dodrummond.bsky.social @badlawyerpod.bsky.social?), I imagine proof would be difficult.
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This is actually kind of interesting.
On the one hand, the ACA *already* has absurdly strict Hyde protections, so that's clearly a poison pill stunt.
On the other hand, the fact that he's even talking about negotiating over an income cap suggests a tiny possibility that he's serious. 1/
On the one hand, the ACA *already* has absurdly strict Hyde protections, so that's clearly a poison pill stunt.
On the other hand, the fact that he's even talking about negotiating over an income cap suggests a tiny possibility that he's serious. 1/
Mike Johnson: "If there was gonna be an extension, you'd be massive reforms. You'd need income caps. You should not be subsidizing healthcare for wealthy people. You'd also need Hyde protections on those things and other innovations."
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This is actually kind of interesting.
On the one hand, the ACA *already* has absurdly strict Hyde protections, so that's clearly a poison pill stunt.
On the other hand, the fact that he's even talking about negotiating over an income cap suggests a tiny possibility that he's serious. 1/
On the one hand, the ACA *already* has absurdly strict Hyde protections, so that's clearly a poison pill stunt.
On the other hand, the fact that he's even talking about negotiating over an income cap suggests a tiny possibility that he's serious. 1/
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🚨 HEADS UP
Washington State has reported a suspected human H5N1 case with no cattle exposure likely bird-linked (or from contaminated milk).
The patient is severely ill in hospital.
Clade pending (D1 vs B3). CDC confirmation awaited.
If confirmed, it will be Washington’s first H5N1 case of 2025.
Washington State has reported a suspected human H5N1 case with no cattle exposure likely bird-linked (or from contaminated milk).
The patient is severely ill in hospital.
Clade pending (D1 vs B3). CDC confirmation awaited.
If confirmed, it will be Washington’s first H5N1 case of 2025.
November 14, 2025 at 3:23 AM
🚨 HEADS UP
Washington State has reported a suspected human H5N1 case with no cattle exposure likely bird-linked (or from contaminated milk).
The patient is severely ill in hospital.
Clade pending (D1 vs B3). CDC confirmation awaited.
If confirmed, it will be Washington’s first H5N1 case of 2025.
Washington State has reported a suspected human H5N1 case with no cattle exposure likely bird-linked (or from contaminated milk).
The patient is severely ill in hospital.
Clade pending (D1 vs B3). CDC confirmation awaited.
If confirmed, it will be Washington’s first H5N1 case of 2025.
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Wait, Ken Starr was introducing Jeffrey Epstein to Jed Rubenfeld? Rubenfeld the husband of Tiger Mom Amy Chua who was JD Vance's mentor. Rubenfeld who was later forced to take leave because of his own sexual harassment.
This is a very, very small world.
This is a very, very small world.
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Wait, Ken Starr was introducing Jeffrey Epstein to Jed Rubenfeld? Rubenfeld the husband of Tiger Mom Amy Chua who was JD Vance's mentor. Rubenfeld who was later forced to take leave because of his own sexual harassment.
This is a very, very small world.
This is a very, very small world.
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Hey #Colorado #NoCo call our senators and tell them to vote against the awful compromise! Phone Numbers
Senator Bennet: 202-224-5852
Senator Hickenlooper: 202-224-5941
@berthoudindivisibl.bsky.social @indivisible-co.bsky.social
Senator Bennet: 202-224-5852
Senator Hickenlooper: 202-224-5941
@berthoudindivisibl.bsky.social @indivisible-co.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Hey #Colorado #NoCo call our senators and tell them to vote against the awful compromise! Phone Numbers
Senator Bennet: 202-224-5852
Senator Hickenlooper: 202-224-5941
@berthoudindivisibl.bsky.social @indivisible-co.bsky.social
Senator Bennet: 202-224-5852
Senator Hickenlooper: 202-224-5941
@berthoudindivisibl.bsky.social @indivisible-co.bsky.social
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This story raises two major concerns: aside from the devasting impact on bat populations, this also provide a potential transmission route for various zoonotic pathogens to jump from bats 🦇 to rats 🐀 to humans 🚶
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Rats filmed snatching bats from air for first time
Stunning hunting behaviour captured in German cave
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This story raises two major concerns: aside from the devasting impact on bat populations, this also provide a potential transmission route for various zoonotic pathogens to jump from bats 🦇 to rats 🐀 to humans 🚶
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www.science.org/content/arti...
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Strikingly, of the 45 Minneapolis Police officers whose videos we've just released, more than 24% have killed community members while on duty, and a large swath of other officers had numerous accounts of egregious actions against the community. 🚔
🚨🚨 NEW: Body Cameras Show How Police Acted During Minneapolis’ Largest Mass Arrest
Unicorn Riot is releasing the footage of 73 Minneapolis Police videos from the arrest of over 646 people the night after the 2020 elections.
View the story, videos, & a curated media guide at our website. 🧵
Unicorn Riot is releasing the footage of 73 Minneapolis Police videos from the arrest of over 646 people the night after the 2020 elections.
View the story, videos, & a curated media guide at our website. 🧵
November 6, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Strikingly, of the 45 Minneapolis Police officers whose videos we've just released, more than 24% have killed community members while on duty, and a large swath of other officers had numerous accounts of egregious actions against the community. 🚔
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Heartbreaking: Under Trump's ICE terror, a 2-year-old Chicago girl was tear-gassed while walking with her mom-burning eyes, screams of
'Ouch! Mommy!' This isn't enforcement; it's state-sponsored child abuse.
'Ouch! Mommy!' This isn't enforcement; it's state-sponsored child abuse.
Chicago residents say kids tear-gassed due to nearby immigration enforcement
A Chicago mother tells NBC News she and her 2-year-old were hit with a chemical agent. Many residents say the city wasn’t a “war zone”— until immigration agents swept through.
www.nbcnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Heartbreaking: Under Trump's ICE terror, a 2-year-old Chicago girl was tear-gassed while walking with her mom-burning eyes, screams of
'Ouch! Mommy!' This isn't enforcement; it's state-sponsored child abuse.
'Ouch! Mommy!' This isn't enforcement; it's state-sponsored child abuse.
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Stunning and incredibly depressing piece about how the MAGA/MAHA folks are dismantling scientific research
Great article from @virginiagewin.bsky.social showing that across the Federal science ecosystem, research that benefits the American public is being delayed or completely halted, and remaining programs are being consolidated under close partisan political control. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Dismantling of US federal agencies will ‘destroy science’
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and ...
www.nature.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Stunning and incredibly depressing piece about how the MAGA/MAHA folks are dismantling scientific research
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Researchers have connected neurotoxins from algal blooms to brain changes associated with an Alzheimer’s-like disease in dolphins in Florida. This connection does not bode well for human communities exposed to those same substances.
www.popsci.com/environment/...
www.popsci.com/environment/...
Dolphins may be getting an Alzheimer's-like disease due to this neurotoxin
The neurotoxins, found in algal blooms, primarily affect the body's nervous system.
www.popsci.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Researchers have connected neurotoxins from algal blooms to brain changes associated with an Alzheimer’s-like disease in dolphins in Florida. This connection does not bode well for human communities exposed to those same substances.
www.popsci.com/environment/...
www.popsci.com/environment/...
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O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
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Two new deaths and seven more illnesses have been reported in an expanding outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to recalled pasta meals sold at grocery stores.
apnews.com/article/list...
apnews.com/article/list...
New deaths and illnesses reported in listeria outbreak tied to recalled pasta meals
Two new deaths and more illnesses have been reported in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to precooked pasta meals sold in grocery stores in many states.
apnews.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Two new deaths and seven more illnesses have been reported in an expanding outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to recalled pasta meals sold at grocery stores.
apnews.com/article/list...
apnews.com/article/list...