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There are times for rude words and curses, and the time is right fucking now.
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lmao
I would get arrested again
April 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
lmao
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BREAKING: Yemen’s Houthi rebels raise casualty toll from U.S. airstrikes targeting oil port to 38 killed, 102 wounded.
US airstrikes targeting a Yemeni oil port killed 38 people, Houthis say
Yemen’s Houthi rebels raised the death toll Monday in U.S. airstrikes targeting the oil port of Ras Isa to 38 people killed and 102 others wounded.
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April 18, 2025 at 6:20 AM
BREAKING: Yemen’s Houthi rebels raise casualty toll from U.S. airstrikes targeting oil port to 38 killed, 102 wounded.
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Was not expecting to open the main CBC page this morning and see this!
In today’s climate, I feel our message is even more relevant than even just a few months ago when the interview was recorded.
www.cbc.ca
@christelvaneck.bsky.social @lydiamessling.bsky.social
In today’s climate, I feel our message is even more relevant than even just a few months ago when the interview was recorded.
www.cbc.ca
@christelvaneck.bsky.social @lydiamessling.bsky.social
April 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Was not expecting to open the main CBC page this morning and see this!
In today’s climate, I feel our message is even more relevant than even just a few months ago when the interview was recorded.
www.cbc.ca
@christelvaneck.bsky.social @lydiamessling.bsky.social
In today’s climate, I feel our message is even more relevant than even just a few months ago when the interview was recorded.
www.cbc.ca
@christelvaneck.bsky.social @lydiamessling.bsky.social
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The Americans are doing to Kseniia what the Russians did to Brittney Griner for having 0.7 grams of cannabis oil. Except no one is coming to negotiate her freedom and Harvard is sitting on their hands. I am so ashamed. Please share this story.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/s...
She Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed Her (Gift Article)
President Trump’s immigration crackdown ensnared Kseniia Petrova, a scientist who fled Russia after protesting its invasion of Ukraine. She fears arrest if she is deported there.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The Americans are doing to Kseniia what the Russians did to Brittney Griner for having 0.7 grams of cannabis oil. Except no one is coming to negotiate her freedom and Harvard is sitting on their hands. I am so ashamed. Please share this story.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/s...
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NEW: Blue Cross authorized mastectomies & breast reconstructions at one hospital, then refused to pay the full doctors' bills.
BUT...
The insurer did make some exceptions.
On several occasions, Blue Cross execs signed deals to pay for their wives’ treatment.
By @tchristianmiller.bsky.social
BUT...
The insurer did make some exceptions.
On several occasions, Blue Cross execs signed deals to pay for their wives’ treatment.
By @tchristianmiller.bsky.social
“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”
Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. A jury called it fraud and awarded the practice $421 million.
www.propublica.org
April 12, 2025 at 9:10 AM
NEW: Blue Cross authorized mastectomies & breast reconstructions at one hospital, then refused to pay the full doctors' bills.
BUT...
The insurer did make some exceptions.
On several occasions, Blue Cross execs signed deals to pay for their wives’ treatment.
By @tchristianmiller.bsky.social
BUT...
The insurer did make some exceptions.
On several occasions, Blue Cross execs signed deals to pay for their wives’ treatment.
By @tchristianmiller.bsky.social
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Breaking news: The U.S. Department of Energy today announced it is unilaterally cutting in half the overhead rate on its academic grants, something that a federal judge recently told the National Institutes of Health it could not do.
Energy Department cuts university overhead rates to 15% on research grants
Sudden move mirrors NIH cap on “indirect” costs that was ruled illegal
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April 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Breaking news: The U.S. Department of Energy today announced it is unilaterally cutting in half the overhead rate on its academic grants, something that a federal judge recently told the National Institutes of Health it could not do.
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Speeches by members of the US Congress have shifted away from language such as “logic” and “reason” and toward words such as “suspicion” and “gut" since the 1970s.
US congressional speeches are getting less evidence-based over time
An AI analysis finds that since the 1970s, speeches by US Congress members have shifted to favour language such as “fake news” and “mislead” over words such as “science” and “statistics”
www.newscientist.com
April 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Speeches by members of the US Congress have shifted away from language such as “logic” and “reason” and toward words such as “suspicion” and “gut" since the 1970s.
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why is *every* newspaper/programme running with the headline "tariffs are paused" when they haven't been.
What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.
What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.
April 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
why is *every* newspaper/programme running with the headline "tariffs are paused" when they haven't been.
What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.
What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.
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The Senate is considering repealing Section 230, the law that protects platforms from lawsuits over user comments. Without the law, platforms might decide to just block all controversial content. Bluesky without memes and political satire?
A law professor explores the implications:
A law professor explores the implications:
What would happen if Section 230 went away? A legal expert explains the consequences of repealing ‘the law that built the internet’
The law is the balance point between limiting hate speech and misinformation and keeping censorship in check. Here’s what could happen if Congress kicks it out from under the internet.
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April 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The Senate is considering repealing Section 230, the law that protects platforms from lawsuits over user comments. Without the law, platforms might decide to just block all controversial content. Bluesky without memes and political satire?
A law professor explores the implications:
A law professor explores the implications:
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A quick note on Trump's new tariff plan. It's 10 percent across the board, 125 percent (!) on China. What's the effective tariff rate? Well, China was 13 percent of imports in 2024, so you might say .13*125+.87*10 = 24.95. But imports from China will fall, so how do we adjust it? 1/
April 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
A quick note on Trump's new tariff plan. It's 10 percent across the board, 125 percent (!) on China. What's the effective tariff rate? Well, China was 13 percent of imports in 2024, so you might say .13*125+.87*10 = 24.95. But imports from China will fall, so how do we adjust it? 1/
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Trump tells his followers to buy stock in the morning, minutes after the market opens, then announces he is pausing tariffs 4 hours later.
Nothing to see here.
Nothing to see here.
April 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Trump tells his followers to buy stock in the morning, minutes after the market opens, then announces he is pausing tariffs 4 hours later.
Nothing to see here.
Nothing to see here.
lol
Editor's Note: We updated the graphic to include China's new tariff rate (104%).
April 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
lol
No.
President Donald Trump nominated billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman to become NASA's 15th administrator. In written testimony, Isaacman said he would prioritize sending astronauts to Mars.
Billionaire spacewalker highlights Mars trip for astronauts in his bid to become NASA's next chief
The nominee for NASA's top job is outlining his vision for space exploration. President Donald Trump nominated billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman to become NASA's 15th administrator.
bit.ly
April 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
No.
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Yet another American child shot and killed by Israel. The US president will meet with the Israeli prime minister in DC today. Not a word will be said about this killing.
America First!
America First!
Palestinian American teen shot dead by Israeli soldiers in West Bank, official says | CNN
Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian American teenager and wounded two others in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, according to Palestinian officials.
www.cnn.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Yet another American child shot and killed by Israel. The US president will meet with the Israeli prime minister in DC today. Not a word will be said about this killing.
America First!
America First!
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Another unvaccinated child has died from the measles in Texas.
There are over 600 cases in the US right now.
Letting children die to a completely preventable disease is absolute insanity.
There are over 600 cases in the US right now.
Letting children die to a completely preventable disease is absolute insanity.
April 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Another unvaccinated child has died from the measles in Texas.
There are over 600 cases in the US right now.
Letting children die to a completely preventable disease is absolute insanity.
There are over 600 cases in the US right now.
Letting children die to a completely preventable disease is absolute insanity.
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Snakes have two tongue tips for the same reason you have two ears
Smelling in stereo – the real reason snakes have flicking, forked tongues
Two tongue tips are better than one – an evolutionary biologist explains why snakes have forked tongues.
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April 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Snakes have two tongue tips for the same reason you have two ears
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I need to change that alt text, they just announced I was off by an order of magnitude (it’s over 100k)
April 6, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I need to change that alt text, they just announced I was off by an order of magnitude (it’s over 100k)
Bluesky's April Fool's prank is adorable, lol.
April 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Bluesky's April Fool's prank is adorable, lol.
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I do not like that man Ted Cruz
I do not like his far right views
I do not like his stupid chin
I do not like his smarmy grin
I do not like him with a beard
I do not like him freshly sheared
I do not like Ted Cruz at all
That man Ted Cruz can suck my balls
- a poem by John Oliver
I do not like his far right views
I do not like his stupid chin
I do not like his smarmy grin
I do not like him with a beard
I do not like him freshly sheared
I do not like Ted Cruz at all
That man Ted Cruz can suck my balls
- a poem by John Oliver
April 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I do not like that man Ted Cruz
I do not like his far right views
I do not like his stupid chin
I do not like his smarmy grin
I do not like him with a beard
I do not like him freshly sheared
I do not like Ted Cruz at all
That man Ted Cruz can suck my balls
- a poem by John Oliver
I do not like his far right views
I do not like his stupid chin
I do not like his smarmy grin
I do not like him with a beard
I do not like him freshly sheared
I do not like Ted Cruz at all
That man Ted Cruz can suck my balls
- a poem by John Oliver
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Oh my God, I just had a full night’s sleep and Cory Booker is still going…
www.youtube.com/live/rCUK2Vb...
www.youtube.com/live/rCUK2Vb...
LIVE: Cory Booker speaks on the Senate floor
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Oh my God, I just had a full night’s sleep and Cory Booker is still going…
www.youtube.com/live/rCUK2Vb...
www.youtube.com/live/rCUK2Vb...
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Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs.
Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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March 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs.
Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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The Trump Administration says it wants to eliminate #FEMA. While it has argued for move state control over disaster response, experts say FEMA plays a crucial role in providing specialized personnel and resources. An emergency management and #publichealth expert explains: buff.ly/C2T4bJk
March 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The Trump Administration says it wants to eliminate #FEMA. While it has argued for move state control over disaster response, experts say FEMA plays a crucial role in providing specialized personnel and resources. An emergency management and #publichealth expert explains: buff.ly/C2T4bJk