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art by @projecttiger.bsky.social from 2020
#umineko #うみねこ #umitober
art by @projecttiger.bsky.social from 2020
#umineko #うみねこ #umitober
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This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
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Gifting this article from The Atlantic by a judge appointed by Reagan, who is resigning so he can speak out about how Trump is destroying the rule of law. Must read.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Gifting this article from The Atlantic by a judge appointed by Reagan, who is resigning so he can speak out about how Trump is destroying the rule of law. Must read.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
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I'd focus my anger on an organ that is forced to be more intimately connected to the base: the DSCC.
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Phone (202) 224-2447
info@dscc.org
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Phone (202) 224-2447
info@dscc.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I'd focus my anger on an organ that is forced to be more intimately connected to the base: the DSCC.
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Phone (202) 224-2447
info@dscc.org
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Phone (202) 224-2447
info@dscc.org
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DSA and Working Families Party have meetings FYI
To repeat: I have studied a lot of cases of autocratization over the past 15 years. Wrote about them, taught about them, consulting about them.
I do not recall an opposition so apathetic, ignorant, and inept as the @democrats.org. They cling to their power, rather than fight for democracy. Shame.
I do not recall an opposition so apathetic, ignorant, and inept as the @democrats.org. They cling to their power, rather than fight for democracy. Shame.
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
DSA and Working Families Party have meetings FYI
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Every clip I see from Fox News or any of the business channels is basically a higher-resolution version of this. Probably fine!
April 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Every clip I see from Fox News or any of the business channels is basically a higher-resolution version of this. Probably fine!
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP - the legit one) has started a web page to fact check some claims relevant to pediatric health, meant for pediatricians, parents and media seeking the best information.
#PedSky #PedsID
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
#PedSky #PedsID
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
Fact Checked
Pediatricians weigh in to address the latest misinformation by providing clear, science-backed messaging to support children and families.
www.aap.org
April 4, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP - the legit one) has started a web page to fact check some claims relevant to pediatric health, meant for pediatricians, parents and media seeking the best information.
#PedSky #PedsID
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
#PedSky #PedsID
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
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Wow have a lot of thoughts about this… What’s been far more prevalent & detrimental to to me is how many high budget bad movie ~screenplays~ in past 20 years have attempted to replicate a screenwriter’s experience playing a game…
1917 was an early precursor, but with Nickel Boys, Presence, and Flow we are really seeing the cinematography of video games begin to influence film instead of the other way around.
March 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Wow have a lot of thoughts about this… What’s been far more prevalent & detrimental to to me is how many high budget bad movie ~screenplays~ in past 20 years have attempted to replicate a screenwriter’s experience playing a game…
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Trump's egregious union-busting order rests on shaky legal ground and will certainly be contested in court
March 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Trump's egregious union-busting order rests on shaky legal ground and will certainly be contested in court
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Remember: Reagan's 1981 firing of air traffic controllers was so devastating in part because labor's overall response was so anemic, which signaled to all bosses that they could act with impunity
Unless there's a massive pushback against Trump's EO, all workers will be next
Unless there's a massive pushback against Trump's EO, all workers will be next
March 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Remember: Reagan's 1981 firing of air traffic controllers was so devastating in part because labor's overall response was so anemic, which signaled to all bosses that they could act with impunity
Unless there's a massive pushback against Trump's EO, all workers will be next
Unless there's a massive pushback against Trump's EO, all workers will be next
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If you're a unionized worker looking to fight back, get in touch with your union as well as @fedworkersunited.bsky.social
www.federalunionists.net/join-us
www.federalunionists.net/join-us
Federal Unionists Network - Join Us!
Join Us!
www.federalunionists.net
March 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
If you're a unionized worker looking to fight back, get in touch with your union as well as @fedworkersunited.bsky.social
www.federalunionists.net/join-us
www.federalunionists.net/join-us
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Trump's executive order tonight has illegally cancelled union contracts for 67% of the federal workforce & 75% of unionized federal employees — roughly 700,000 union workers
This may be the single biggest attack on the labor movement in American history
This may be the single biggest attack on the labor movement in American history
March 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Trump's executive order tonight has illegally cancelled union contracts for 67% of the federal workforce & 75% of unionized federal employees — roughly 700,000 union workers
This may be the single biggest attack on the labor movement in American history
This may be the single biggest attack on the labor movement in American history
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The situation at the NIH and for all biomedical and cancer cure research in the United States is MUCH MUCH WORSE than you realize.
Ruining studies and potentially harming research subjects...
Abruptly terminating clinical trials...
Ignorant and evil
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Abruptly terminating clinical trials...
Ignorant and evil
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
The NIH’s Most Reckless Cuts Yet
Ending clinical trials with no warning can put patients at risk.
www.theatlantic.com
March 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The situation at the NIH and for all biomedical and cancer cure research in the United States is MUCH MUCH WORSE than you realize.
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Michael Lin (Stanford) reports his grant on anti-COVID meds was terminated.
Pandemics become endemic.
Endemic diseases require treatments.
Treatments require research.
Research requires continuity of support.
Continuity of support requires federal funding.
But the WH just doesn't get it.
Pandemics become endemic.
Endemic diseases require treatments.
Treatments require research.
Research requires continuity of support.
Continuity of support requires federal funding.
But the WH just doesn't get it.
March 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Michael Lin (Stanford) reports his grant on anti-COVID meds was terminated.
Pandemics become endemic.
Endemic diseases require treatments.
Treatments require research.
Research requires continuity of support.
Continuity of support requires federal funding.
But the WH just doesn't get it.
Pandemics become endemic.
Endemic diseases require treatments.
Treatments require research.
Research requires continuity of support.
Continuity of support requires federal funding.
But the WH just doesn't get it.
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RESULT #2: Dems defended a state House seat, also in Pennsylvania (HD35).
This gives back Dems the majority of the state House, 102-101.
(Dem won by 29%; Harris won by 16% here.)
This gives back Dems the majority of the state House, 102-101.
(Dem won by 29%; Harris won by 16% here.)
March 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
RESULT #2: Dems defended a state House seat, also in Pennsylvania (HD35).
This gives back Dems the majority of the state House, 102-101.
(Dem won by 29%; Harris won by 16% here.)
This gives back Dems the majority of the state House, 102-101.
(Dem won by 29%; Harris won by 16% here.)
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RESULT: Democrats have flipped a state Senate seat in Pennsylvania.
Dem James Malone won by 1%, in a red district Trump won by 15%.
This is the second Dem legislative flip in 2025, after a red state Senate seat in Iowa earlier this year.
Dem James Malone won by 1%, in a red district Trump won by 15%.
This is the second Dem legislative flip in 2025, after a red state Senate seat in Iowa earlier this year.
March 26, 2025 at 2:21 AM
RESULT: Democrats have flipped a state Senate seat in Pennsylvania.
Dem James Malone won by 1%, in a red district Trump won by 15%.
This is the second Dem legislative flip in 2025, after a red state Senate seat in Iowa earlier this year.
Dem James Malone won by 1%, in a red district Trump won by 15%.
This is the second Dem legislative flip in 2025, after a red state Senate seat in Iowa earlier this year.
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I am genuinely begging @schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social to believe the evidence of their senses and not whatever horseshit pablum James Carville and his stable of would-be successors is feeding them
The Democrat who just flipped a very Trumpy seat in Pennsylvania’s Senate made opposition to Elon Musk front and center in his campaign.
(lancasteronline.com/news/politic...)
(lancasteronline.com/news/politic...)
March 26, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I am genuinely begging @schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social to believe the evidence of their senses and not whatever horseshit pablum James Carville and his stable of would-be successors is feeding them
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Some astonishing numbers in here:
-OpenAI loses $2 for every $1 it makes
-OpenAI projects annual losses of $14 billion by 2026
-To break even OpenAI needs to increase revenue 25x in just 5 years
-33% of VC portfolios are committed to AI
-5 AI-heavy stocks account for 29% of the S&P 500's value
-OpenAI loses $2 for every $1 it makes
-OpenAI projects annual losses of $14 billion by 2026
-To break even OpenAI needs to increase revenue 25x in just 5 years
-33% of VC portfolios are committed to AI
-5 AI-heavy stocks account for 29% of the S&P 500's value
Bubble Trouble
An AI bubble threatens Silicon Valley, and all of us.
prospect.org
March 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Some astonishing numbers in here:
-OpenAI loses $2 for every $1 it makes
-OpenAI projects annual losses of $14 billion by 2026
-To break even OpenAI needs to increase revenue 25x in just 5 years
-33% of VC portfolios are committed to AI
-5 AI-heavy stocks account for 29% of the S&P 500's value
-OpenAI loses $2 for every $1 it makes
-OpenAI projects annual losses of $14 billion by 2026
-To break even OpenAI needs to increase revenue 25x in just 5 years
-33% of VC portfolios are committed to AI
-5 AI-heavy stocks account for 29% of the S&P 500's value
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The Democrat who just flipped a very Trumpy seat in Pennsylvania’s Senate made opposition to Elon Musk front and center in his campaign.
(lancasteronline.com/news/politic...)
(lancasteronline.com/news/politic...)
March 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The Democrat who just flipped a very Trumpy seat in Pennsylvania’s Senate made opposition to Elon Musk front and center in his campaign.
(lancasteronline.com/news/politic...)
(lancasteronline.com/news/politic...)
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Calling Independents and Democrats! In three days, we get to show Elon Musk and Josh Parsons that billionaires can’t control Lancaster! Special election happens March 25! Vote.pa.gov
March 26, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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oh snap, the Moonies have been defeated
A court orders the Unification Church in Japan dissolved
The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court after a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
www.clickondetroit.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:22 AM
oh snap, the Moonies have been defeated
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It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
March 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
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I’m a biomedical researcher who lost his wife to cancer. Finding cures is personal to me. What’s happening at the NIH is devastating. Here’s my editorial in my hometown newspaper.
www.vindy.com/opinion/edit...
www.vindy.com/opinion/edit...
DOGE ends America’s golden age of biomedical research
Biomedical research impacts all of us. I became curious about how drugs work after my mom was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when I was a small boy. She received “gold shots” as treatment, which ...
www.vindy.com
March 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I’m a biomedical researcher who lost his wife to cancer. Finding cures is personal to me. What’s happening at the NIH is devastating. Here’s my editorial in my hometown newspaper.
www.vindy.com/opinion/edit...
www.vindy.com/opinion/edit...
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🚨 Attention NIH & NSF grantees!
AAAS is hosting a rapid response webinar this Friday, 12-1 pm ET, on responding to federal research grant terminations.
NIH and NSF will be case examples.
Register here: aaas.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
AAAS is hosting a rapid response webinar this Friday, 12-1 pm ET, on responding to federal research grant terminations.
NIH and NSF will be case examples.
Register here: aaas.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
March 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
🚨 Attention NIH & NSF grantees!
AAAS is hosting a rapid response webinar this Friday, 12-1 pm ET, on responding to federal research grant terminations.
NIH and NSF will be case examples.
Register here: aaas.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
AAAS is hosting a rapid response webinar this Friday, 12-1 pm ET, on responding to federal research grant terminations.
NIH and NSF will be case examples.
Register here: aaas.zoom.us/webinar/regi...