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Augusta Beaufort

@augustabeaufort.bsky.social
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Quietly independent, with a love for beautiful places, thoughtful conversations, and a life lived at my own pace

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Augusta Beaufort @augustabeaufort.bsky.social · 10h
A 16-year-old was wounded after a shooting linked to a house party in Antioch. Bullets also struck two nearby homes
cbsnews.com
16-year-old injured in Antioch shooting linked to house party
A teenager was hospitalized after he was wounded in a shooting linked to a house party in Antioch over the weekend, police said.
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 21h
The Chehalis tribe of Washington State just south of Olympia have retaken possession of land along the I-5 corridor. This is how they repurposed the billboard facing the freeway.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 13h
"Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men." ~ Plato
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 16h
Both parents feed & protect the chicks. “One of my all time favorite loon clips. This was the first time that I got 2 chicks on the parent’s back at the same time several years ago.” Canon R5 and 100-500mm lens IG: @harrycollinsphotography www.instagram.com/harrycollins...
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Augusta Beaufort @augustabeaufort.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Higher energy and borrowing costs are also hitting healthcare. Hospitals, laboratories and drug manufacturers face higher operating and financing costs.
en.sedaily.com
U.S. Stocks End Flat as Treasury Yields Surge
U.S. stocks closed mixed as the 30-year Treasury yield hit 5.50%, its highest since June 2004, and oil prices surged.
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
We’re not being governed, we’re being looted! 👇 👇 👇 👇
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21/09/2026
Trump’s Arctic adviser has a social feed filled with foreign news accounts, sometimes from outlets sympathetic to Putin. In May, he reposted a video of Putin taken by Russian state media, an action a policy expert later called “super-loaded.”
propublica.org
How a MAGA Influencer With Ties to Russia Became Trump’s Arctic Adviser
As head of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, Thomas Dans has backed a takeover of Greenland and other items on President Donald Trump’s list. But it’s not always clear where the administration’s ag...
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Augusta Beaufort @augustabeaufort.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Scientists are finding that Indigenous knowledge can improve Arctic Ocean modeling. Long-term local observations can provide information that conventional scientific monitoring may miss.
nature.com
Ocean sciences - Latest research and news | Nature
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/09/2026
Erection interference?
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Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
More cartoons. I think these are from the Democratic Underground.
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Lecia Michelle @leciamichelle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This red-shouldered hawk was huge! #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky
Red-shouldered hawk with brown, orange and white wings and orange and brown chest perched in a tree with green leaves.
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God @thegodshow.com · 20/09/2026
The president banned reporters for asking questions. He can’t defend his record. And if you can’t take the heat, then get out of the kitchen.
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Augusta Beaufort @augustabeaufort.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The FDA’s Sept. 23 workshop highlights NGS for detecting unknown pathogens in biologics—another sign that NGS is moving from research into routine bioproduct safety testing.
fda.gov
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Rick and Tired @sameastheold.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The constitution is just another piece of paper if nobody upholds it.
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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
White-eyed Vireo, South Carolina #birds #nature
Small yellow-green bird with a white throat and belly perched on a thin branch against a soft, blurred background.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Word! Hell yes I support this💙💛
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Jeanine 💙 @madammaleficent.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
If your business requires me to create an account, verify my email, accept seventeen cookies, download an app, and solve a captcha just to buy one thing, I no longer want the thing.
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Augusta Beaufort @augustabeaufort.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Fred Hutch scientists analyzed more than 60,000 RSV sequences and found that variants associated with resistance to two current monoclonal-antibody prevention tools remain uncommon. The study also provides a framework for monitoring viral evolution as new RSV prevention strategies are developed
fredhutch.org
Study supports effectiveness of RSV preventive antibody treatments for infants and provides new way to monitor viral resistance
A study published in the journal Nature of more than 60,000 RSV sequences found resistance-associated variants to two monoclonal antibody treatments are rare and provides a roadmap to help guide the d...
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Augusta Beaufort @augustabeaufort.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NASA's X-59 quiet-supersonic research aircraft continues its flight-test campaign, reaching roughly its 25th flight. The long-term goal is to generate the scientific data needed to make commercial overland supersonic travel more practical and acceptable
nasa.gov
More Aeronautics News
More Aeronautics News
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Augusta Beaufort @augustabeaufort.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's attempt to impose sweeping federal restrictions on mail voting. For now, states can continue operating under their existing election systems ahead of the midterms
apnews.com
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Augusta Beaufort @augustabeaufort.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
CDC surveillance of the 2026 Cyclospora outbreak continues even after officials declared the major outbreak over. The continuing data collection matters because foodborne outbreaks can remain epidemiologically important after transmission has declined
cdc.gov
Cyclospora Case Data
Latest data reported to CDC since the start of the <em>Cyclospora</em> season on May 1, 2026.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14/09/2026
Congrats team USA for winning the GOLD in the FIBA World Cup!
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Augusta Beaufort @augustabeaufort.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Healthcare data breaches remain a major and growing U.S. cybersecurity problem. Medical records are particularly valuable because they combine identity, insurance, clinical and financial information into a detailed profile of an individual
hipaajournal.com
Healthcare Data Breach Statistics
Healthcare data breach statistics from 2009 to 2026 in the United States, HIPAA violation statistics, and fines and penalties.
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Wildlife @worldwildlife.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis): 10.9cm (4.3in). This is a medium sized hummingbird of the Talamancan montane forests, Costa Rica & western Panama. Adult birds have brillant green body plumage & a dark blue tail. A remarkable photo taken by Alfredo Irizarry in Costa Rica #hummingbird
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Augusta Beaufort @augustabeaufort.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Researchers have described a new owl species from the Andes of Peru. Its recognition relied on a combination of morphology, vocalizations and geographic evidence, highlighting how much biodiversity can remain hidden even among familiar groups of birds.
sci.news
New Owl Species Discovered in Peru | Sci.News
A horned owl living in a narrow strip of high-Andean grassland in northern Peru is a species new to science, according to a paper published in July 2026 in the journal Audiornis.
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Augusta Beaufort @augustabeaufort.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The U.S. SPAC market is experiencing a major resurgence, with 143 SPAC IPOs raising roughly $28 billion so far this year. Investors are again chasing high-risk themes such as AI, robotics, space, quantum computing and nuclear energy, despite SPACs’ poor historical performance after mergers.
reuters.com
Breakingviews - COMMENTARY: Wild SPAC deal-hounds howl at moonshots
Shell companies abound again, accounting for 62% of US market debuts ​this year. The $28 bln raised ​also amounts to more than traditional ⁠IPOs in hotspots like Hong Kong ​and Shanghai. Ambitious tec...
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THEE NWMagpie - I Don't Argue With Ppl John Brown Would've Shot @thenwmagpie.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I enjoyed Mike Luckovich for years, and then he created this cartoon. I sat and cried for several minutes. Then I cut it out of the Los Angeles Times, and I've kept it ever since. Thank you, Mr. Luckovich.
Mike Luckovich's editorial cartoon showing the 9/11 NY firefighters who died in the collapse of the Twin Towers, finally making it to the top.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
JUST IN: A federal judge concludes that DHS leaders arbitrarily decided to cut FEMA staff by 50% even though it damaged the agency's ability to fulfill its mission — and leaders hid their comms about it on auto-delete Signal chains. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12/09/2026
I absolutely LOVE this. Christian Bale spent roughly 17 years fighting to make this happen. This week, his foster-care village opened in Palmdale, California: 12 homes built specifically to help keep siblings together when they enter foster care.
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Augusta Beaufort @augustabeaufort.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A federal appeals court kept a block on the Trump administration's new mail-ballot restrictions. The fight is now moving toward the Supreme Court with the midterms approaching.
reuters.com
US appeals court rejects Trump mail-in ballot restrictions as Supreme Court considers rule
A ​U.S. appeals court on Thursday declined to allow President Donald Trump's administration to implement a new U.S. Postal Service rule that would ‌tighten mail-in voting requirements before November'...
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Augusta Beaufort @augustabeaufort.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Supreme Court blocked Missouri from using a Trump-backed congressional map for November, forcing the state back to its 2022 districts. The ruling is a setback for Republicans who hoped the new map would produce another House seat
reuters.com
US Supreme Court blocks Republican-drawn congressional map in Missouri
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked Missouri on Thursday from using a redrawn ​congressional map that favors Republicans in November's midterm elections, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump and the...
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Augusta Beaufort @augustabeaufort.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
U.S. plant science is increasingly combining gene editing, AI, satellites, robotics and real-world field data. The biggest shift is from isolated laboratory experiments toward integrated systems that can be tested directly in farms and forests.
science.nasa.gov
Unlocking Forest Diversity from Above: Fieldwork at Smithsonian’s BiodiversiTREE - NASA Science
Laying groundwork for using airborne remote sensing to better understand the characteristics of forest species diversity.
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Augusta Beaufort @augustabeaufort.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Nebraska researchers are focusing on Palmer amaranth, a highly herbicide-resistant weed spreading through U.S. cropping systems. In some areas, its resistance is advancing faster than new chemical controls
agronomy.unl.edu
Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar Series | Department of Agronomy and Horticulture | Nebraska
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I’ve been hesitant to go this far - because I think party division will only hurt us in November - but seriously, fuck Fetterman.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10/09/2026
That’s $1.35 trillion dollars.
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Augusta Beaufort @augustabeaufort.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
U.S. officials accuse six Chinese AI companies, including DeepSeek, Moonshot and Alibaba, of large-scale model distillation using outputs from American AI systems. China has not responded to the latest allegations, which could further intensify the U.S.-China technology race
reuters.com
US accuses Chinese AI firms of 'malicious' copying of AI technology
The U.S. government on Tuesday accused Chinese ​artificial intelligence companies of maliciously copying technology from American AI firms, ‌potentially complicating relations ahead of a planned meeti...
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Augusta Beaufort @augustabeaufort.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The U.S. Commerce Department is putting roughly $100 million into each of Rigetti, D-Wave and Quantinuum while taking minority stakes. Washington is increasingly treating quantum computing as strategic infrastructure rather than a purely academic experiment
barrons.com
Rigetti and D-Wave Finalize $100M CHIPS Act Deals as Government Takes Equity
Rigetti Computing, D-Wave Quantum, and Quantinuum are set to receive $100 million each from the U.S. Commerce Department.
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Augusta Beaufort @augustabeaufort.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
OpenAI says an internal AI system has solved a major part of the long-standing Navier–Stokes problem, but mathematicians are still debating the claim and the underlying research contributions. AI is clearly entering elite mathematical research, but the result still needs broader independent scrutiny
theguardian.com
OpenAI claims to have solved maths problem that stumped humans for decades
Company behind ChatGPT says 10,000 of its AI systems cracked the Navier-Stokes problem in 88 hours
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/09/2026
NEW: Mayor Mamdani has released 170,000 documents that suggest New Yorkers were misled about the safety of the air quality following the 9/11 attacks. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/n...
nytimes.com
After 9/11, Documents Suggest, New Yorkers Were Misled About Air Quality
The Mamdani administration released more than 170,000 pages of documents related to the air quality around the World Trade Center site in the months after the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 08/09/2026
For years, New Yorkers have demanded access to City records about the lasting health impacts of the horrific September 11th attacks. For years, they have been denied and ignored. That ends today. nyc.gov/sept11docs
nyc.gov
September 11 Docs
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Sen. @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social understands the stakes. Mike Rogers moved to Florida and got rich off the corporations he was supposed to be regulating while in Congress. Now he expects us to let him take another turn through the revolving door.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Supreme Court DENIES Missouri’s emergency stay application leaving the 2022 congressional map protecting Black voters in Kansas City in place for the midterms. A victory for Elias Law Group, its client and voters of Missouri! www.democracydocket.com/cases/missou...
democracydocket.com
🚨 von Glahn v. Hoskins
Learn more here.
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God @thegodshow.com · 09/09/2026
Trey Parker & Matt Stone announce that ‘SOUTH PARK’ will be renamed to ‘SOUTH AMERICA’. “Inspired by the bravery & patriotism of Apple & Google, we are changing the name of South Park to SOUTH AMERICA. We especially want to thank our parent company Paramount — a Skydance Capitulation.”
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
There have been so many impeachable offenses, but lying about how you were a hero on a day that 2,753 people died in NYC in the 9/11 disaster—when you were on the other side of town, safely calling local media to brag about how you now had the tallest downtown building—is such a despicable one
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Augusta Beaufort @augustabeaufort.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
California’s offshore drilling debate is back. Supporters point to energy production and jobs, while environmental groups warn that another major spill could threaten beaches, fisheries and marine habitat
apnews.com
Trump administration ratchets up its fight to get more oil flowing from California
The Trump administration has been fighting with California officials over offshore oil projects and the state's coastal commission, which works to protect the state's shores.
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Augusta Beaufort @augustabeaufort.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Biomanufacturing is becoming a strategic industry as the U.S. competes with China to build large-scale biological production. The technology could affect everything from medicines to food and industrial materials
nationaldefensemagazine.org
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Augusta Beaufort @augustabeaufort.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The Trump administration has reached or announced drug-pricing agreements with more than 20 pharmaceutical companies. The real test will be whether patients actually see lower prices at the pharmacy
reuters.com
Global pharma companies that have publicly announced Trump drug pricing agreements
U.S. President Donald Trump has struck drug-pricing deals with more than 20 pharmaceutical companies in a bid to reduce prescription costs that are often nearly three times higher than those paid by p...
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