@roger-d.bsky.social
Former economic intelligence; freelance producer; MWD fan.
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The main political nonprofit groups tied to the 2024 presidential candidates raised almost $900 million last year from donors whose identities remain secret, revealing the extraordinary scope of a shadow campaign-finance system in modern contests for the White House.
Nearly $900 Million Flowed in Secret to Help Harris and Trump in 2024
The main dark-money group backing Kamala Harris and Joe Biden raised a staggering $613 million last year, while its pro-Trump counterpart brought in $275 million, new filings show.
nyti.ms
December 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The main political nonprofit groups tied to the 2024 presidential candidates raised almost $900 million last year from donors whose identities remain secret, revealing the extraordinary scope of a shadow campaign-finance system in modern contests for the White House.
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The Trump administration is proposing to almost double what’s considered safe exposure levels to formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical found in many consumer products, as part of a broader overhaul of its approach to regulating carcinogens.
Starting With Formaldehyde, Trump Administration Reassesses Chemical Risks
A draft memo from the E.P.A. assumes a safe threshold exists for formaldehyde, upending earlier findings that there is no safe level of exposure to the carcinogen.
nyti.ms
December 11, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The Trump administration is proposing to almost double what’s considered safe exposure levels to formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical found in many consumer products, as part of a broader overhaul of its approach to regulating carcinogens.
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You know millions of people are asking ChatGPT and other chatbots health-related questions. But some are going further, uploading years of medical records and test results, which brings privacy risks in addition to the risk of inaccurate information.
People Are Uploading Their Medical Records to A.I. Chatbots
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
You know millions of people are asking ChatGPT and other chatbots health-related questions. But some are going further, uploading years of medical records and test results, which brings privacy risks in addition to the risk of inaccurate information.
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Americans still find animal cloning creepy, but it’s happening every day. In June, Bianca Bosker reported on the big business that has sprung up to produce faster horses, superior cattle, and immortal pets:
Inside the Big Business of Cloning Animals
Faster horses, superior cattle, immortal pets
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Americans still find animal cloning creepy, but it’s happening every day. In June, Bianca Bosker reported on the big business that has sprung up to produce faster horses, superior cattle, and immortal pets:
Sorry for your loss, Liz. He will protect you.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Sorry for your loss, Liz. He will protect you.
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Law firms have an established duty to uphold the integrity of the system they work in, not only for their own benefit but for the benefit of society. If more of them had stood up to Trump, they might have curbed his lawlessness.
What if the Big Law Firms Hadn’t Caved to Trump?
It’s not inconceivable that, had the firms resisted the President’s executive orders, his momentum for lawlessness might have been curbed.
www.newyorker.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Law firms have an established duty to uphold the integrity of the system they work in, not only for their own benefit but for the benefit of society. If more of them had stood up to Trump, they might have curbed his lawlessness.
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A psychotherapist decided to treat ChatGPT as if it were his patient. The experience left him “alternately gratified and horrified,” and, above all, unable to pull himself away.
Putting ChatGPT on the Couch
When I played doctor with the chatbot, the simulated patient confessed problems that are real—and that should worry all of us.
www.newyorker.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
A psychotherapist decided to treat ChatGPT as if it were his patient. The experience left him “alternately gratified and horrified,” and, above all, unable to pull himself away.
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@jamescomey.bsky.social. We're with you, James.
September 26, 2025 at 2:54 AM
@jamescomey.bsky.social. We're with you, James.
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How did 3M’s “forever chemicals” end up in all of us? Sharon Lerner reports the inside story of the corporate scientists who discovered—then helped to conceal—the dangers of its chemicals.
How 3M Discovered, Then Concealed, the Dangers of Forever Chemicals
The company found its own toxic compounds in human blood—and kept selling them.
nyer.cm
July 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
How did 3M’s “forever chemicals” end up in all of us? Sharon Lerner reports the inside story of the corporate scientists who discovered—then helped to conceal—the dangers of its chemicals.
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Lol what are the chances!
May 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Lol what are the chances!
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I have never heard of lawyers being allowed anonymity, anywhere
Lawyers for ICE are increasingly hiding their identities in court. This is completely unprecedented.
“We’re not really doing names publicly,” said Judge ShaSha Xu — after stating her own name and those of the immigrants and their lawyers.
theintercept.com/2025/07/15/i...
“We’re not really doing names publicly,” said Judge ShaSha Xu — after stating her own name and those of the immigrants and their lawyers.
theintercept.com/2025/07/15/i...
ICE Lawyers Are Hiding Their Names in Immigration Court
ICE attorneys fighting to deport immigrants are able to obscure their identities — no masks required.
theintercept.com
July 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I have never heard of lawyers being allowed anonymity, anywhere
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“There is no compromise with a government that regards its own army as expendable material and someone else's nation as a temporary mistake.”
tomorrowsaffairs.com/negotiations...
tomorrowsaffairs.com/negotiations...
Negotiations with Russia are not possible unless it is forced to do so
Real negotiations with Russia are only possible when it is forced to sit at the table because it has to, not because it wants more time
tomorrowsaffairs.com
May 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
“There is no compromise with a government that regards its own army as expendable material and someone else's nation as a temporary mistake.”
tomorrowsaffairs.com/negotiations...
tomorrowsaffairs.com/negotiations...
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“When the Russian ambassador in Belgrade organizes a propaganda event in the capital of a European country, he is not spreading culture but cynically testing the extent of our passivity.”
www.kyivpost.com/opinion/51944
www.kyivpost.com/opinion/51944
Opinion: Monument to Cynicism: Russia Celebrates ‘Truth’ While Killing Journalists
Russia’s “Died for the Truth” exhibition in Belgrade celebrates its journalists who have exposed “Ukraine’s crimes” while ignoring its attitude to the “Fourth Estate.”
www.kyivpost.com
May 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“When the Russian ambassador in Belgrade organizes a propaganda event in the capital of a European country, he is not spreading culture but cynically testing the extent of our passivity.”
www.kyivpost.com/opinion/51944
www.kyivpost.com/opinion/51944
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The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds
April 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds
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The Keystone pipeline system, which carries crude oil from Canada to the U.S., was shut down on Tuesday because of a leak that spilled an estimated 3,500 barrels of oil in southeastern North Dakota, government and company officials said.
Oil Spill in North Dakota Prompts Shutdown of Keystone Pipeline
An estimated 3,500 barrels of oil spilled in a field near Fort Ransom, N.D., and the release was contained, the pipeline’s operator said.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The Keystone pipeline system, which carries crude oil from Canada to the U.S., was shut down on Tuesday because of a leak that spilled an estimated 3,500 barrels of oil in southeastern North Dakota, government and company officials said.
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The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account:
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March 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account:
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