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Bruce Esrig @cayugan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Anyone want to play "transparency" with physical mail? Judd Legum has a webapp for you: paidforby.info Works for visual ads on web and TV too. Especially at the Federal level.

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Who paid for this?

Find out who really paid for political mailers and TV ads.

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Bruce Esrig @cayugan.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Empowering Europe. Tatsächlich ist es ihretwegen, dass das kulturelle Erbe Europas mehr ist als ein Museumsbestand. Sie sind es, die es freien Menschen ermöglichen ... furchtlos Kritik ... zu üben und ihre Regierungen ohne Blutvergießen zu wechseln. www.festwochen.at/eine-rede-an...

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Eine Rede an Europa 2026 – Anne Applebaum

Lesen Sie die vollständige Rede an Europa 2026 von Anne Applebaum mit dem Titel „Die Stunde Europas“, gehalten am 13. Mai 2026 auf dem Judenplatz in Wien.

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dixiepiglet.bsky.social @dixiepiglet.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

On February 9th, Country First will launch a major nationwide seven-figure voter education campaign that will run through 2026. This will be one of our most ambitious and far-reaching campaigns in Country First’s five years of operation. www.country1st.com/days_of_action

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Days of Action

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Brittany Trang @brittanytrang.com · 08/11/2025

A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death. Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written." Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating. 🧪🧬🧫

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James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers

James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Trump destroying Eleanor Roosevelt‘s legacy (the east wing) feels a little on the nose.

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Frank Cogliano @frankcogliano.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Graduate seminar did a deep dive on Thomas Paine’s Common Sense yesterday. At the line, “in America the law is king,” they (14 students from 6 countries) burst out laughing. I've been doing this for 35 years and this is the first time that was a laugh line.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Regrettably relevant research today Disguised Repression: Targeting Opponents with Nonpolitical Crimes to Undermine Dissent www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

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Mikie Sherrill @mikiesherrill.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

We've got an authoritarian in the Oval Office, Republican legislators leaving our most vulnerable communities out to dry, and Jack’s all for it.

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Not true. We have a growing number of brand meds. The only reason we don’t have all brand meds is because the big PBMs threaten to reduce sales of the brand’s meds if they work with us. They know we will do to brand pricing what we did to generics.

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Bruce Esrig @cayugan.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Government spending, n. 1. Expenditures that pay for public goods that are not naturally provided by the free market. 2. Tax cuts.

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Bruce Esrig @cayugan.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Protect, vt. 1. Shield from harm; prevent reduction of value or fitness 2. Extract value from, disregarding certain harms.

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Bruce Esrig @cayugan.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Give hazards a chance to kill. Might as well tear up sidewalks and have people walk in the streets.

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Bruce Esrig @cayugan.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Great work on designing remotes, and very accessible explanation of the process. "Align".

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Birder K @birderk.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Several nights of higher migration are queuing up, starting tonight. Tell friends, family, coworkers, etc about this amazing phenomenon and how they can help these birds with a simple flip of a switch! www.audubon.org/news/bird-sa... #LightsOutForBirds #birds #spring #migration

BirdCast’s three day forecast showing moderate to high bird migration across much of the central and eastern parts of the states, plus’s along the west coast over the next three nights.

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Mikie Sherrill @mikiesherrill.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

I am so beyond disgusted at the incompetence, the cover up, and the lack of concern for our national security by everyone in that Signal chain. Pete Hegseth should be fired immediately.

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Alt18F @alt18f.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

We're sorry we couldn't make it, of course—but you're going to want to hear @waldo.net tell this story. (The presentation starts about 8 minutes in at www.youtube.com/watch?v=olm9.... Short version: *How* government pursues software modernization matters.)

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Appropriations: Subcommittee on General Government - 3/20/2025

YouTube video by Michigan House of Representatives

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 21/03/2025

Honestly: From the 2013 failure of healthcare.gov to today, the government *almost* learned how to build software. We were close. Then a bunch of white men in suits swooped in to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Maybe they are just incompetent. But I think it's worse than that.

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Eric Muller @elmunc.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Left: government declaration filed yesterday in the Alien Enemies Act case. Right: Lt General John DeWitt, Final Report: Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast 1942 Sometimes history rhymes damn near *perfectly*. #LawSky #Skystorians

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Bruce Esrig @cayugan.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

@xianlandia.com I'm surprised to no longer see the Organization Name field in the Tax Exempt Organization search at apps.irs.gov/app/eos/

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ACLU of New Jersey @aclu-nj.org · 28/02/2025

Today, along with 75+ partners, we sent a letter to @govmurphy.bsky.social asking him to conditionally veto A5116/S4142. This ballot design bill allows for the creation of a ballot that can be used to influence voters, threatening the foundation of our democracy. Read more ⬇️⬇️

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Bruce Esrig @cayugan.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

What the government needs (design of better ways of delivering value for the public) is what 18f.org does. Or did. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18F

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18F - Wikipedia

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

NEW: Trump and Musk's slash-and-burn tactics to remake the government have become the key sticking point in talks to prevent a shutdown Dems are demanding language to make admin spend Congress-directed money. Republicans say that’s a red line. Deadline: March 14 www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

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Trump and Musk's slash-and-burn tactics are a sticking point in talks to prevent a shutdown

Sen. Patty Murray, the top Democratic appropriator, urged Republicans to help stop Trump from usurping Congress’ spending powers and not to “follow Elon towards a shutdown.”

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Joan Hussey Local Elections Matter @joanhussey1.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

New Jersey #DontCutOurMedicaid #CD2 Van Drew 202) 225-6572 #CD4 Smith (202) 225-3765 #CD7 Kean (202) 225-5361 #DemVoice1 bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 12/02/2025

Anyway, here's a map from our 1st Edition (1768).

Map of Western Hemisphere from Britannica 1st Edition.

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Bruce Esrig @cayugan.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

My mother positioned a print of Modigliani's depiction of a woman with a hat where she could briefly drink it in during her daily routine. I think it was a source of strength for her that reminded her of her own identity.

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Bruce Esrig @cayugan.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Northern New Zealand was hearing about CO2 when my grandfather was turning eight. Single-digit Gigatons per year in 1912. Over 35 Gigatons in 2024 according to Statista. That growth rate converts centuries to decades, and here we are.

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Bruce Esrig @cayugan.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Let's take HIPAA protections as an example of the responsibilities of HHS. HHS is responsible for enforcing those, as published in 45 CFR Part 160. The legal authority comes from 42 USC 1302(a) and further authorities cited in the reference. www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/45/...

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45 CFR Part 160 - PART 160—GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

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Bruce Esrig @cayugan.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Blackbird, sung by David Crosby and Joan Baez. From the Pete Seeger fb group, Bob Wolpert, moderator. www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8Ff...

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Joan Baez and David Crosby Sing Blackbird at The Beacon - 1/27/2016

YouTube video by Chris from Jam Buzz

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Bruce Esrig @cayugan.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

On BlueSky, when you love a repost, credit goes to the original post. As it should.

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Bruce Esrig @cayugan.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

For language buffs, watching the closed captioning on the tennis channel is a riot ... at least when the game is called in French. Quinze, trente, quarante .. you never know how it will come out.

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