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Dawn Stover

@dawnstover.bsky.social
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Independent journalist and contributing editor @thebulletin.org Nature bats last. // tips: send to dstover.90 on Signal

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Dawn Stover @dawnstover.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Hunter Biden is full of delightful surprises lately
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Ol' Chef Dan @olchefdan.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Honestly, one of the funniest tweets I've ever seen.
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Lauren Deschain @thatnerdchick.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Thanks, Vonnegut. 💜
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Trump's frequent trips to Walter Reed raise new questions about Joe Biden's health.
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Dawn Stover @dawnstover.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
There's no excuse for plagiarizing 4 sentences. But imagine having to read glowing reviews for a Simon & Schuster book that lifted 40 paragraphs virtually intact from five magazine articles you wrote. I'm still waiting for an apology from author John (Jack) Heidenry and his editor Rebecca Saletan.
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New York Magazine reviewing work of writer facing plagiarism allegations
The high-profile writer, who has written a forthcoming book about New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, is being investigated by the magazine after being called out for copying the work of other writers.
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François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Why are we studying nuclear winter now? Against a backdrop of rising global tensions, nuclear risks are back front and center—but the landscape has completely changed since the Cold War. I'm launching a new weeklong series for the @thebulletin.org. Here is why it matters: 👇 1/ 🧵
Grid of alternating hand-drawn snowflakes and mushroom clouds on a black background, arranged in three rows and five columns.
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Dawn Stover @dawnstover.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
So many messengers killed.
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National Science Board a victim of the Trump administration’s cancel culture
The proposed cuts to basic science threaten to cede our longstanding leadership to other countries, most notably China.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
😍👍💙
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Appreciate this detail from CBS News reporter Jennifer Jacobs. It's an important part of the story that seems to be missing from a lot of comments & coverage.
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The shooting happened on the level above the ballroom where the White House Correspondents Association dinner was. 
I don't think people hearing about this -- or even those of us in the room -- realized how far from the president, VP and other guests this incident was. It was on another floor, up some stairs and several sets of security away. 
Because the Washington Hilton's hotel and other public spaces were open for other functions, the entire building wasn't secured by the Secret Service, just the specific areas where the WHCA dinner was held, law enforcement officials told @CBSNews
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
“Everybody needs to turn down the rhetoric.” -supporters of a guy who threatened to destroy an entire civilization of 90 million people
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
They never want to talk about the guns. Ever. Under any circumstances.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 23/04/2026
Wasn't there once some issue where the President's son was supposedly (though without much evidence) profiting off of his father's Presidency and it was the worst thing in the world during the last administration...
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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Inside Palantir, people are finally waking up to the fact that they might actually be the bad guys Great reporting once again from @makenakelly.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/palant...
wired.com
Palantir Employees Are Starting to Wonder if They're the Bad Guys
Interviews with current and former Palantir employees, along with internal Slack messages obtained by WIRED, suggest a workforce in turmoil.
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Dawn Stover @dawnstover.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
RFK Jr. yesterday told a Senate committee his department is recommending that all children get the measles vaccine, which he called “safe and effective.” But that hasn't been his public message.
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As measles outbreaks grow, the economic cost of anti-vaccine misinformation could become clearer
Health economists are growing concerned about the future economic consequences of falling vaccination rates in the United States. In some regions, they are well below the level necessary to stop outbr...
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 22/04/2026
A disastrous AI incident is no longer a matter of if, but when, writes Juhyun Nam. AI governance needs to be prepared for that day—and for the "policy window" that will open when it happens.
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AI policy is built for oversight, not crisis. That needs to change
A disastrous AI incident is no longer a matter of if, but when. AI governance needs to be prepared for that day—and for the “policy window” that will open when it happens.
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Dawn Stover @dawnstover.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Why is nobody talking about Iran’s plutonium at Bushehr? Are Trump and Vance even consulting with any nuclear experts who could tell them why enriched uranium isn't the only issue?
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Dawn Stover @dawnstover.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
"Weak on crime"
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Dawn Stover @dawnstover.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Pope Derangement Syndrome strikes again.
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Jessica McKenzie @jessimckenzi.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
My story on the 57 forest service research stations that are going to be closed is up now
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‘It’s just madness’: Trump administration to close three-quarters of Forest Service research stations
Between funding cuts, facility closures, and the inevitable resignations that will follow, there’s virtually no way for the Forest Service to continue to do research at its current level or quality, w...
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Dawn Stover @dawnstover.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
AI image of Trump as Jesus was posted two months earlier by Nick Adams, special presidential envoy for American tourism. It was altered before Trump posted it, turning one of the soldiers hovering over Trump's shoulder into a horned demon that gives off anti-Christ vibes. WTH?
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Dawn Stover @dawnstover.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Forest Service biologist: "You can’t manage wildfire, whether it’s fuel reductions or climate, weather, invasive species, if you don’t know what changes are occurring in those dynamics." @jessimckenzi.bsky.social @thebulletin.org
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‘It’s just madness’: Trump administration to close three-quarters of Forest Service research stations
Between funding cuts, facility closures, and the inevitable resignations that will follow, there’s virtually no way for the Forest Service to continue to do research at its current level or quality, w...
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Dawn Stover @dawnstover.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Unnamed government official says this isn't about "generating cannon fodder." It's about "effective manpower generation."
theintercept.com
Trump Administration Wants to Make It More Difficult to Evade a Military Draft
With automatic Selective Service registration, it would be harder for Americans to dodge a potential military draft.
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Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com · 09/04/2026
Hall of fame FT correction
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Another one of those what-if-it-happened-in-another-country moments: The president is suing the government for $100 million dollars for searching his home for the classified documents he stole, and the attorney who represented him on those charges is currently leading the Justice Department.
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Rachel Santarsiero @rsanta.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Absolute must read by @thebulletin.org’s @jessimckenzi.bsky.social. One of the most thorough takedowns of climate coverage at The Free Press and the web of climate denialism: “the same narrow band of experts again and again.” thebulletin.org/premium/2026...
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Reasonable doubt? How The Free Press covers climate change
The Free Press likes to publish provocative takes that punch holes in established ideologies. When that ethos is applied to the subject of climate change, the result is a largely one-sided perspective...
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Geoff Brumfiel @gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Over the weekend, LeMonde and @francoisdm.bsky.social published a VERY interesting image of what appears to be some of Iran's highly enriched uranium enroute to a secure base in Isfahan last June. Amidst all this talk of seizing Iran's uranium, it's worth discussing in a little more detail...🧵
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
oh my god is it a calf, please tell me its a calf
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Jessica McKenzie @jessimckenzi.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
i started working on this um, a while ago, and it doesn't feel especially urgent, but just in case you're curious about the classified 'national security threat' posed by wind farms (if you remember that): judges have had the opp to review the classified docs and said "uh, no"
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Judges aren't buying claims that wind farms threaten national security, for good reason
The supposed national security threat that the Trump administration has used as an excuse to try to kill five energy projects that would provide cheaper, cleaner electricity to 20 states and Washingto...
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Dawn Stover @dawnstover.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
"I think I could do anything I want with it." As if entire countries are just there for his personal taking.
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 16/03/2026
It might seem like conspiracy theories are everywhere today, and that people are more inclined to believe them than in the past. But that isn't true, says political scientist Joseph Uscinski, in an interview with Bulletin contributing editor Dawn Stover @dawnstover.bsky.social.
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Why people believe conspiracy theories: A political scientist’s view
Political scientist Joseph Uscinski, a professor at the University of Miami, talks about conspiracy theories and the people who believe them. Uscinski’s research has found that conspiracy theories…
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Dawn Stover @dawnstover.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Billionaires who sucked all the wealth out of the middle class don't belong here? Okay then
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John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
What he said.
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Dr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
It is *fascinating* to me how quickly some people have gone completely from “we all must work in the office! human collaboration is vital and only happens in person!” to “I can replace all these pesky people with chatbots!” Definitely some commentary there about our society and who gets to choose.
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Dawn Stover @dawnstover.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
I interviewed an expert on conspiracy theories. My favorite part is when he talks about people who don't trust vaccines but DO trust medical science if they break their arm. You'll never hear them say "I don't trust Big Plaster. I'd rather have my arm grow back naturally, without a cast."
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Why people believe conspiracy theories: A political scientist’s view
Political scientist Joseph Uscinski, a professor at the University of Miami, talks about conspiracy theories and the people who believe them. Uscinski’s research has found that conspiracy theories are...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Truly unbelievable stuff. Just up there shamelessly lying his ass off
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
There are a very limited number of countries to which we sell the Tomahawk missile, and Iran isn't among them.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/03/2026
There's something deeply obscene and broken about the fact that Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are bombing elementary schools in an illegal war of aggression, and there's still a sense among the opposition that it has to be explained in terms of gas prices in order to get American voters to care.
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Dawn Stover @dawnstover.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
A montage of videos from the Iran war that shows what it looks, sounds, and feels like to be living in that part of the world right now.
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War in Iran: Views from the ground
As war escalates in the Middle East, videos are being shared by those people experiencing missile and drone attacks firsthand.
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 03/03/2026
So, in launching a huge bombing campaign on Iran they apparently didn't plan for: - Who takes over; - Interceptor shortages from sustained drone retaliation; - How to defend US bases in the region; - Threats to ships in the Strait of Hormuz; and - How to evacuate Americans with airspace closed.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
They spent billions on regime change in Venezuela and left the Maduro's head of torture in charge. They are now spending billions on regime change in Iran, knowing the most likely outcome will be harder line leadership. We do not have serious people running our country.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
These guys were selling t-shirts until they needed a war to cover up the intentional damage they did to the economy and the president's involvement in a pedophilia scandal.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
👇🏽 🎯 🇺🇸 😕
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Steve Postman 🇨🇦 @steve1970peng.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Eisenhower
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SorryHat @sorryhat.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Never forget who you’re fighting for.
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John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
> @covie93.bsky.social
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The Onion @theonion.com · 28/02/2026
Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started
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David Burbach 🇺🇸 @dburbach.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Historically, these are TERRIBLE polling numbers for day 1 of a major US use of force, particularly against a well known and disliked adversary. Usually it only goes down from the start
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
"I, a member of <checks notes> the Senate Committees on Finance, Budget, Judiciary, Foreign Relations, & Select Intelligence, have no better idea than you what the hell is happening as the President of the United States takes us into a an illegal war." bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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