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Molly White
5 months ago
Sundog, a memecoin by crypto billionaire Justin Sun, just posted a meme depicting its mascot controlling the White House. Sun has spent (or will shortly spend) a total of $213 million on Trump-connected crypto projects.
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The Washington Post
6 months ago
Earth will warm 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels in just two years, new data shows. Irreversible tipping points — like the melting of Arctic ice sheets or the collapse of coral reefs — are closer at hand than previously believed.
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Earth is likely to cross a key climate threshold in two years
A new World Meteorological Organization report spells the end of the world’s most famous climate goal.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/05/29/15degrees-celsius-world-meteorological-organization/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Jeff Tiedrich
6 months ago
here's today's post: "no gay boat for the Navy, because what if it turns all the other boats gay" — we’re trapped in the dumbest possible timeline. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —
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no gay boat for the Navy, because what if it turns all the other boats gay
we’re trapped in the dumbest possible timeline
https://bit.ly/3ZeYK0z
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Robert Reich
6 months ago
A recent study found that for every $1 invested in the National Weather Service, it produces $73 in value to Americans. Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
6 months ago
ICE agents have arrested nearly 20 immigrants in Norristown during the last two weeks, according to advocates who described an aggressive and ongoing enforcement campaign in the seat of Montgomery County.
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ICE arrests nearly 20 in Norristown as immigrant community prepares to confront Montco commissioners
As ICE moves aggressively in Norristown, Philly workers are warned of impending raids at the Italian Market. Immigrant advocates plan a Saturday protest.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/ice-arrests-norristown-montgomery-deport-20250604.html
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Carl Quintanilla
7 months ago
The dollar is lagging every G10 currency YTD. - Kevin Gordon $DXY
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Nature
7 months ago
The papers all follow a similar template and make misleading claims
https://go.nature.com/4kucwEH
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AI linked to explosion of low-quality biomedical research papers
Analysis flags hundreds of studies that seem to follow a template, reporting correlations between complex health conditions and single variables based on publicly available data sets.
https://go.nature.com/3H5I7Ou
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Kai Ryssdal
7 months ago
Just to be clear, when/if someone says the reconciliation bill the GOP has been debating in the dark of night won’t add to the debt and deficit, that’s a knowing lie.
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Don't bother waiting on FEMA, they're not coming.
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ProTip (AKA alt_localgov)
7 months ago
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Nature
7 months ago
Unemployed researchers face some tough career choices as they flood the job market after the Trump administration’s cuts to science
https://go.nature.com/45hoe0T
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#OpenToWork: how laid-off US scientists are coping with shattered careers
Unemployed researchers face some tough career choices as they flood the job market after the Trump administration’s cuts to science.
https://go.nature.com/4dwzdFY
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16 Dem votes for industry-friendly crypto bill with no brakes on corruption.
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Wow. Dems still voting for bad bills.
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Rise and Resist
7 months ago
At Central Library, Brooklyn A Trump exec order bans almost 300 words from being used by federal agencies, the military and any org that receives federal funds. These kinds of "editorial" decisions were popular in Germany in the early 30s. A running list can be found here:
pen.org/banned-words...
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Visiting a park this year? Bring your own trash bag to help!
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Alt US Forest Service
7 months ago
“‘There’s no way someone would be taking this action if they were aware of the risk to public safety this entails,’ said Rachel Granberg, a union representative for the National Federation of Federal Employees.”
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Pat O'Malley
7 months ago
14th Amendment: "ALL PERSONS BORN or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside...." It is not rocket science. It's reading at a fourth grade level.
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Comfortably Numb
7 months ago
Times hasn't changed. It has always been full of crap
bsky.app/profile/numb...
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Robert Reich
7 months ago
I agree with
@aoc.bsky.social
. The math isn't adding up in the Republicans' "big, beautiful bill."
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Will Bunch
7 months ago
They hide behind ski masks or balaclavas, wearing no badge, sloppy clothes. They threaten anyone who asks for ID or warrant with arrest, leave little kids alone in cars and push around 80-year-old congresswomen Why are ICE agents such cowardly wusses? My new column
www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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Why are ICE agents such cowardly wusses? | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, how the Trump-Leo divide was born in the ‘80s.
https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/attytood/ice-immigration-arrests-trump-pope-leo-xiv-villanova-20250513.html
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Rolling Stone
7 months ago
@delauro.house.gov
, the House’s ranking Democrat overseeing funding for the nation’s health systems, breaks down how RFK Jr. is dismantling them.
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RFK Jr.'s Assault on America's Health Is Worse Than We Ever Imagined
Rep. Rosa DeLauro breaks down the terrifying pace at which Robert F. Kennedy's Jr. is dismantling America's health systems.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/rfk-jr-assault-america-health-systems-1235325612/
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Mrs. Betty Bowers
7 months ago
White South African Racists? "Welcome to America!" Mexican Drug Dealers? "Welcome to America!" 4-year-old girl with cancer? "Get out of here!"
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Andrew Perez
7 months ago
Republicans are planning to finance their tax cuts for the rich by raising taxes on the poor, gutting Medicaid and food stamps, and raising health care costs. w/
@nikkimcr.bsky.social
@rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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10 Terrible Policies in Trump and the GOP's Bill to Cut Taxes for the Rich
Donald Trump and the GOP's tax plan includes several provisions that benefit the rich and hurt the poor, while raising the national debt by trillions.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/republican-tax-bill-helps-rich-hurts-poor-1235338933/
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Who are these sadistic ICE agents?
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7 months ago
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Prepping for war in Europe
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ProTip (AKA alt_localgov)
7 months ago
Remember when we felt all icky about arresting people for brazenly defying Congressional subpoenas, treason, and perjury? These m’f’k’rs don’t seem to share our noble sensibilities. Fascism is here, folks, and our leadership had better pull their heads out of their butts and fight.
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RogueResistanceKnitter 🥄🐸
7 months ago
I'm sure he'd have plenty to say if this was being offered to Biden.
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George Takei
7 months ago
The Chief Justice helped create this disaster. He needs to help fix it.
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Miss Cami
7 months ago
Remember when “Barack HUSSEIN Obama” was their terrifying Muslim boogeyman who would destroy democracy? Now they’re defending a $400 million floating palace for their cult leader, courtesy of Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. They didn’t just break the word hypocrisy, they obliterated it.
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Mehdi Hasan
7 months ago
The man who wanted to ban all Muslims from entering the United States because of terrorism is meeting this week with the former head of Al Qaeda in Syria.
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Jamie Gangel
7 months ago
New: “This is not a man who respects the rule of law, nor one who seeks to understand it.” Judge Luttig’s new piece on President Trump and “The End of Rule of Law in America”
@judgeluttig.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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The End of Rule of Law in America
The 47th president seems to wish he were king—and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he wants.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/05/law-america-trump-constitution/682793/
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Anton Gerashchenko
7 months ago
French intelligence has released data on Russia's large-scale espionage and sabotage activities against France. A 16-page report titled "Russian Threats and Actions Against France" refers to cyberattacks, espionage, sabotage and attempts to influence political processes⤵️
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Tim Onion
7 months ago
It's 2015. President Barack Obama has accepted a "sky palace" jumbo jet from the Qatari government, which he'll own after he leaves office. "Everybody relax," he says in an interview with the New York Times. Everyone does. The networks then televise the military parade in his honor on his birthday.
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Alt National Park Service
7 months ago
Over 90% of NIOSH employees have received “reduction-in-force” letters, placing them on administrative leave ahead of permanent layoffs.
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Alt National Park Service
7 months ago
Congress established NIOSH in 1970 under the Occupational Safety and Health Act to “assure as far as possible every working man and woman in the Nation safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources.”
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Christopher Mathias
7 months ago
part of why white supremacists & the wider right have worked so hard to falsely frame immigration as an "invasion," & why it has manufactured propaganda about a "great replacement," is to create the pretext for precisely this: an authoritarian government that gets to decide who it gets to disappear
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Will Bunch
7 months ago
How wild that the world's most disruptive political figure (Trump), its richest person (Musk), and its most prominent spiritual leader (Leo) all got their college degrees in and around Philly?
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Alejandra Caraballo
7 months ago
It shouldn't have to be said but if you're law enforcement and you have to cover up your face while doing your job, you are not the good guys in this situation.
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Josh Marshall
7 months ago
lol. she thinks it's a town lending library?
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Will Bunch
7 months ago
Habemus papam but no habeas corpus??
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stephen fowler
7 months ago
One privacy advocate called the unprecedented data demands "absolutely alarming" and "reckless." Others warn the data could be used to enable deportation and mass surveillance efforts –– and would do little to address improper SNAP payments.
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USDA, DOGE demand states hand over personal data about food stamp recipients
The Department of Agriculture is demanding sensitive data from states about more than 40 million food stamp recipients, as DOGE is amassing data for immigration enforcement.
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/09/nx-s1-5389952/usda-snap-doge-data-immigration
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Let them eat cake!
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Securely Built
8 months ago
Where will the innovation come from when
#grants
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#universities
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MSN
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-administration-freezes-22-billion-in-grants-after-harvard-rejects-policy-changes/ar-AA1CVixr
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Securely Built
8 months ago
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OpenAI spends millions to process polite phrases such as "Thank You" and "Please" with ChatGPT
Sam Altman considers it a worthwhile expense.
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/openai-spends-millions-to-process-polite-phrases-such-as-thank-you-and-please-with-chatgpt
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Securely Built
7 months ago
This should send shivers down the spine of anyone in the public sector that is charged with protecting critical data and systems. I just couldn't imagine being on the security team when this drops on you....Not going to lie, I'd probably pack my things that day.
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Whistleblower org says DOGE may have caused 'significant cyber breach' at US labor watchdog
A whistleblower complaint says that Elon Musk's team of technologists may have been responsible for a "significant cybersecurity breach," likely of sensitive case files, at America's federal labor watchdog.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/whistleblower-org-says-doge-may-have-caused-significant-cyber-breach-us-labor-2025-04-15/
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Josh Marshall
7 months ago
It's wild how many points he gets wrong and how many times he contradicts himself in like 30 seconds. you're privacy is assured; it's not private information. um okay.
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Schooley
7 months ago
Germany: Never again. USA: How about now?
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