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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 4h

How could anyone know this wasn’t a carjacking?!?

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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 2h

U.S. surpasses 4,000 measles cases with infections confirmed in 45 states. Most cases are among those unvaccinated or with an unknown status. abcnews.com/Health/us-su...

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US surpasses 4,000 measles cases with infections confirmed in 45 states: CDC

Measles cases in the United States have surpassed 4,000 this year, according to data updated Friday from the CDC.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 13h

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854

Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…

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Data Report @datareport.bsky.social · 13h

More breaking news: Kentucky has passed 100 cases of measles just days after stating they were not concerned because they were below 100 cases of measles. Also, it would appear they added another county to the list.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h

> @cnn.com $SPCX www.cnn.com/2026/10/08/i...

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 14h

“The out group, having been marginalized, dehumanized, scapegoated, and targeted, become less than human. Monsters. Animals. Vermin. A collective mass that must be isolated, persecuted, controlled, and destroyed for the posterity of humankind.” 🧵

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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 14h

Vaccinefinder.org is especially important, given that vaccines.gov, run by the CDC, isn’t working. share.google/o1tvY3As6Het...

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Find pharmacies near you

Vaccines.gov helps you find nearby pharmacies in the United States.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14h

With deep sorrow and regret I must report that President Donald J. Trump did not win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. I know how devastated all of you must be. But inevitably, someday, in the not-too-distant-future, he will give the world something much greater to celebrate.

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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 17h

"No beardos. No weirdos."

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Liliana Segura @lilianasegura.bsky.social · 14h

Every time I drive on 1-81 in VA I think of Will Morva, a severely mentally ill man executed by Terry McAuliffe in 2017. That case has stayed with me and will remain with me forever. If there's one bright spot it is that VA has since ended the death penalty. But it makes it all the more senseless.

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Will Virginia Execute a Man Whose Crimes Were Driven by Delusions?

William Morva is set to die on July 6, despite evidence he is severely mentally ill. Will Gov. Terry McAuliffe kill him anyway?

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Liliana Segura @lilianasegura.bsky.social · 14h

The court hearing was the first time we saw Justin Sneed IRL--the man who admitted to committing the murder & whose account formed the basis of the state's case against Glossip. Sneed has said several times he wants to recant his testimony. Yet here we are decades later. w/ @jordansmith.bsky.social

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The Key Witness Against Richard Glossip Just Returned to Court. It Didn’t Go Well.

Decades after blaming Richard Glossip for his own actions, Justin Sneed is less credible than ever — and prosecutors know it.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

"Next month, Trump is hosting the 'most exclusive dinner in the world' at his golf club in Virginia — & you’re invited! Well, only if you can pony up millions to buy his scammy meme coin. It’s just another breathtaking bit of corruption that, by now, is depressingly routine." — @snipy.bsky.social

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Trump’s meme coin grift hits a new low

Buyers have lost almost everything. He keeps pumping them anyway.

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henricodems.bsky.social @henricodems.bsky.social · 19h

You just woke up. You're wondering. WTAF?!?!?! Well... ❌ Trump appointed him ❌ MAGA Senators confirmed him ❌ Wittman NEVER challenges him ❌ Even though he's on the Armed Services Committee! Welcome to Rob Wittman's Virginia Vote for @shannontaylorva.com

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Jon M @concernedcitizenva.bsky.social · 14h

Well they are good at regurgitating what the current status quo likes to hear!

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026

I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.

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David Ryan Miller @davidryanmiller.com · 08/10/2026

As a political science professor, I can confidently say: If I asked a student to define "socialism" on an exam and they wrote that, they would get an F

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Thomas [DARK MODE], DO @tom.medsky.social · 08/10/2026

In 18 years of general pediatrics which includes ordering thousands of vaccines there has only been one time where I filed a VAERS report. An infant had a 3mm grey dot on their thigh from where they received their hib vaccine.

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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

hello, it is us, the enemy.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

my main comment is, do they remember who won the battle of the alamo bsky.app/profile/dber...

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Fed-up Republican @feduprepublican.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This is eugenics. RFK Jr. is a eugenicist.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026

Q: Do you have any reaction to a US ambassador asking someone to pay off debt in exchange for access to other government officials? VANCE: Well, so -- with that hypothetical, obviously I don't love that, but I, you know, I don't know exactly who you're talking about, I don't know the full details

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Whether it's Bill Clinton using tax-payer money to pay for the postage on letters back to people who wrote to his cat or Donald Trump steering hundreds of millions of dollars in government contracts to his son's companies, both presidents engaged in corruption on an unprecedented scale.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

there is a word "grandiosity"

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/10/2026

Oh the irony of the gaffe with the giant Trump knife ad.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Jeff Bezos is the 2nd richest person in the world yet he's still a sad suck-up to Trump in order to protect his ability to exploit his workforce and make even more money. Greed and humiliation before pride and decency. That's the Bezos way.

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form.

, it's
and I
have some personal news to share with you.
Being a mom is one of the greatest joys of my life, and I feel deeply that we should have salad tonight
This year has been challenging in many ways, and I have immense gratitude for the kindness and support of family, community, and people like you who have continued to stand by me through everything. It means the world, and I wanted you to be among the first to know that squash is in the oven and kale is in the fridge.

As many of you are aware, ve been navigating one of the most challenging periods of my day while waiting for dinner.
Facing baseless federal hunger brought on by not eating since lunch, fighting for the working kids of this country, and now caring for a mean toddler and helping him grow up in a world that isn't always easy. But it has also reminded me exactly why I do this work and who I do it for.
I will never stop working to eat dinner. I will never stop fighting for what is right, even when there is also some feta in the fridge. And I will never stop being so very thankful that you are by my side in this important work and that there is tahini in the pantry for dressing
With love and gratitude,
stop to end

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toilet bones @toiletbones.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Found the email I sent when I got accidentally added to the faculty listserv of an orthopedic surgery clinic and nobody would remove me so I sent this email to all faculty/staff/med students and they removed me almost immediately

Hello Bone Colleagues,
I have invented a new type of ankle and I'm very excited to show it to you. Early raccoon trials suggest a 60% increase in scurrying speed and dramatic increases in fine motor banditry. I know we are not supposed to create super raccoons, but I think you'll change your mind and professional ethics when you see how cute they are. I believe we are on the cusp of a new era in advanced human scurrying because if medical science has taught me anything, it's that improvements in raccoons correspond 1:1 to improvements in humans.

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[My name]
Chief Bone Inventor
Chair, Department of Foot and Leg Innovation
Lord Mayor, Musculoskeletal Medicine
Hartford HealthCare,
The Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital.

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Christine Kinser @ckinser.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🆘 THEY’RE GOING 2 KILL GRAY Please hurry! 2X at ACC. Last time reclaimed by shitty owner fr Kill Command 1st time, owner had her carted away by👮‍♂️ who darted her; didn’t leave info abt her. 2 months later back as stray🤬 Sweetie was scared 1st time, more so now💔 She deserves security& ❤️❤️❤️ 🙏repost

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"Yeah, sorry your kid died or whatever. What do you think about my chandeliers?"

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Sorry for your loss. Please exit through the gift shop.

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Jon M @concernedcitizenva.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

what an amazing story, thanks for sharing!

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Miyamura spent the rest of his life humbly running his gas station and serving as a youth leader. In 2007, the city of Gallup honored him by opening Hiroshi H. Miyamura High School. He died on Nov. 29, 2022, at age 97, leaving a legacy as one of America’s greatest exemplars of quiet courage. /end

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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

via the Matthew Shepard Foundation

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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Troy Jackson: As late as 2024, the FBI was circling around Senator Collins. They had emails, they knew about meetings. They've got a big check for $150,000. It's a pay-to-play scheme involving her office and our taxpayer dollars. When Trump came back, his administration dismantled the investigation.

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Christine Kinser @ckinser.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🆘JOLLOF 2B KILLED 2nd time @ ACC in 5 months 💔 Jollof loves toys “& he is happy w/each & every one...Jollof alternates between running about the yard w/his treasures & soliciting petting & attention from us…he’s the sweetest little man around” See video in post below 🙏Repost

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.

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bjkeefe @bjkeefe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Good explainer of some financial shenanigans.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The reckoning is here…

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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin was on-site last week at a new ICE facility for unaccompanied kids that’s about to open at an airport in Louisiana. Mullin reiterated the Trump regime’s “worst of the worst” baloney. www.thequeenzone.com/new-ice-faci...