wordmerchant
@thalkowski.bsky.social
Researcher studying language-in-use in clinical (and other) settings. Views my own. #emca #ConversationAnalysis #ethnomethodololgy https://sites.google.com/view/thalkowski/home
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The malice and vengefulness with which RFK Jr. treats legitimate science and scientists will haunt us all for decades.
That this man is at the top of US science and healthcare should mean that no Senator who voted to confirm him should have a viable chance at reelection.
That this man is at the top of US science and healthcare should mean that no Senator who voted to confirm him should have a viable chance at reelection.
November 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The malice and vengefulness with which RFK Jr. treats legitimate science and scientists will haunt us all for decades.
That this man is at the top of US science and healthcare should mean that no Senator who voted to confirm him should have a viable chance at reelection.
That this man is at the top of US science and healthcare should mean that no Senator who voted to confirm him should have a viable chance at reelection.
Good lunch time run.
November 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Good lunch time run.
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It's even more outrageous because Biden actually had a very good economy to boast about and if NPR reporters are too ignorant to know that, they are in the wrong line of work.
NPR were playing this game this morning. Trying to claim that Biden "bragging" about the economy is the same as Trump bragging about the economy. No explainers, no context just bald false-equivalence, it's infuriating. This is how the media constantly legitimize Republican propaganda.
November 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It's even more outrageous because Biden actually had a very good economy to boast about and if NPR reporters are too ignorant to know that, they are in the wrong line of work.
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And now you all understand why Schumer made that offer publicly. They all knew this was going to be the GOP response. It's making them own the shutdown even more, just as air travel cuts are being made.
REPUBLICANS REJECT DEMOCRATS' OFFER TO END SHUTDOWN: GOP AIDE
November 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
And now you all understand why Schumer made that offer publicly. They all knew this was going to be the GOP response. It's making them own the shutdown even more, just as air travel cuts are being made.
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Sad, but that’s the reality in the U.S.
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Sad, but that’s the reality in the U.S.
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This blood is on your hands, Elon.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This blood is on your hands, Elon.
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"Republicans are keeping the government closed, starving kids, and making you miss your Thanksgiving flights because they want your healthcare costs to go through the roof" is actually a pretty effective message for Democrats
November 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"Republicans are keeping the government closed, starving kids, and making you miss your Thanksgiving flights because they want your healthcare costs to go through the roof" is actually a pretty effective message for Democrats
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For months, certain right-wing pollsters on here have accused me of rigging my POTUS approval average against Trump. They say I weight pollsters like YouGov too highly and am "bat shit insane"
Avg bias of right-leaning firms in 2025 gov: 8 pts pro-R (2x 2024 POTUS err)
YouGov avg error: 1pt
Avg bias of right-leaning firms in 2025 gov: 8 pts pro-R (2x 2024 POTUS err)
YouGov avg error: 1pt
November 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Northern lights tonight, central WI.
November 6, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Northern lights tonight, central WI.
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On four separate occasions, Donald Trump lied about the outcome of the 2020 election. Not once did O’Donnell correct him. None of these lies made it into the final broadcast. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/60-m...
60 Minutes Obeys in Advance
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
On four separate occasions, Donald Trump lied about the outcome of the 2020 election. Not once did O’Donnell correct him. None of these lies made it into the final broadcast. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/60-m...
Celebrated my next trip around the sun with a nice track workout.
November 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Celebrated my next trip around the sun with a nice track workout.
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Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”
November 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”
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ProPublica had a whole piece on 170 U.S. citizens detained or arrested. Link in replies.
October 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM
ProPublica had a whole piece on 170 U.S. citizens detained or arrested. Link in replies.
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Cartoon by @rob-rogers.bsky.social.
October 31, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Cartoon by @rob-rogers.bsky.social.
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FBI: "We didn't zip tie children."
REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old."
FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."
REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old."
FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."
October 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
FBI: "We didn't zip tie children."
REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old."
FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."
REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old."
FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."
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The print version of @theonion.com is worth every dime.
October 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The print version of @theonion.com is worth every dime.
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you know this is the kind of picture premise that begs for ai. good on tim onion for sending a photographer out to capture a real picture instead.
RFK Jr. Greets Trick-Or-Treaters With Big Bowl Of Ape Glands https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-greets-trick-or-treaters-with-big-bowl-of-ape-glands/
October 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
you know this is the kind of picture premise that begs for ai. good on tim onion for sending a photographer out to capture a real picture instead.
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What did you think we meant by the phrase "dead language?"
Remember today that some ghosts may just be trying to speak to you in Latin.
October 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
What did you think we meant by the phrase "dead language?"
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When I worked in WaPo Opinions in 2017-2018, senior editors specifically told junior editors not to factcheck Marc Thiessen and other MAGA columnists, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to publish anything by them at all, and “we need them for intellectual diversity.”
It’s very telling that opening your publication to MAGA “thought” requires a massive downgrade in quality control.
October 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
When I worked in WaPo Opinions in 2017-2018, senior editors specifically told junior editors not to factcheck Marc Thiessen and other MAGA columnists, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to publish anything by them at all, and “we need them for intellectual diversity.”
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Video: bsky.app/profile/atru...
KFF affirmed the 114 percent increase in a Quick Look article yesterday: www.kff.org/.../aca-insu...
KFF affirmed the 114 percent increase in a Quick Look article yesterday: www.kff.org/.../aca-insu...
October 31, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Video: bsky.app/profile/atru...
KFF affirmed the 114 percent increase in a Quick Look article yesterday: www.kff.org/.../aca-insu...
KFF affirmed the 114 percent increase in a Quick Look article yesterday: www.kff.org/.../aca-insu...