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dayshell.bsky.social @dayshell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As the number of banned news outlets grows, maybe we should be asking Republican candidates what they think of state-run news.
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Kelly Guinan @kellyguinan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
New, one-minute learning, the modern School House Rock® of American History by @hcrichardson.bsky.social team #250to250 Washington's Letter to Hebrew Congregation Narrated by Laura Freedman Pedrick #WeAreAmerica250 #ReligiousFreedom #NoBigotry #NoPersecution #Pluralism youtu.be/fFdzvIKVj4k?...
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Washington’s Letter to Newport’s Hebrew Congregation, Narrated by Laura Freedman Pedrick
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dayshell.bsky.social @dayshell.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This is a rather devastating comparison of how Prime Minister Carney and President Trump approach international affairs. www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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Exclusive | Mark Carney’s Audacious Bid to Make Canada an ‘Associate Member’ of the EU
As trade talks with the U.S. collapse, prime minister pursues a major—and risky—pivot to Europe; an Ottawa book club plays its part.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2026
Trump: "Please right your right hand. I pledge to the greatest president in the history of the United States. That loves us so much he can't even breath. That I will go out with my family, my friends, I'll do it any way - I don't care if I'm registered or not, I'm going to try to cheat like hell..."
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It's like a parody, but it's deadly serious; the Commerce Department (which includes Census, NOAA, and others) has outright deleted "don't alter or suppress scientific findings for political reasons" from its scientific integrity rules. Seriously.
Protecting against "inappropriate influence" is no longer a "hallmark" of scientific integrity

The Commerce Department updated its policy for promoting a "culture of scientific integrity" in January 2025, days before Trump's second inauguration.

A new Trump administration order bans the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis from using statistical “noise,” or data for fuzzing survey results, to protect people’s privacy in their statistics.

The 2025 version included bans on attempts to shape or interfere in data collection, statistical analysis and other scientific activities "against well-accepted scientific methods and theories or without scientific justification."

The department's policy, the 2025 version said, involves ensuring scientific findings at its agencies "are not suppressed, delayed, or altered for political purposes and are not subjected to inappropriate influence," as well as making sure there's "independent review of facilities, methodologies, and other scientific activities as appropriate to ensure scientific integrity."

That language is missing, however, in the Trump administration's revision of the policy, according to an NPR analysis of text posted on the Commerce Department's website.

And while the revision adopts a definition for "scientific integrity" that is similar to the previous version, it no longer says that "protection from inappropriate influence" is among the "hallmarks of scientific integrity."
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Welp, there it is. The CDC is now officially manipulating data and their count of measles deaths in 2026 now stands at ZERO. My understanding of reportable diseases is that the CDC would usually use a state health department’s determination as the final say. The new CDC Director is failing us.
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The CDC left two measles-associated Pa. deaths out of its latest count after RFK Jr. sparred with Gov. Shapiro
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has accused Pennsylvania of not cooperating with the CDC in its handling of a measles outbreak.
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Science tikkun: a bioscience pandemic framework in a Hebrew tradition of global repair - Molecular Medicine
Over the past decade we have seen a steady increase in dangerous pandemic threats. They include two major Ebola epidemics and cholera in Africa; dengue, Zika, yellow fever in the Americas; a COVID-19 ...
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
When your government says it’s planning to open multiple prisons that will house up to 3,000 children, it’s time to demand a new government. There is no context in which this is legitimate or acceptable.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15/08/2026
"A new MAGA attack on Abdul El-Sayed is making the rounds. This one is about…how he supposedly oversaw an animal control unit that was rife with abuse and cruelty…But the attack appears to be nonsense.” Read the latest from @citizencohn.bsky.social:
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Debunking MAGA’s Puppy-Killer Smear Against Abdul El-Sayed
This sick attack is a preview of what he faces—and a case study in how lies become part of our political debate.
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Erin Conwell @erconwell.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The link to comment on this proposal is in the RFI. Please, please comment. This is nonsense.
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David M @dmoscotia.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Yet more stories & yet still there is no real mass uprising in the USA. The vast majority of the USA is going about its day like they live in a normal Country. WTF there is still not tens of millions on their streets surrounding these concentration camps is beyond me. WTF is wrong with the people.
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
“The committee ended the day by voting in favor of injectable TB-500, a peptide that, according to the F.D.A., was initially developed as a veterinary drug to boost performance in horse or greyhound racing.” IT HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN STUDIED IN HUMANS. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
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Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I did a bit of very minor digging and Taylor Farms also sells under the brands Earthbound Farm and Eat Smart. In addition to Taco Bell they also supply to Chipotle, McDonald's, Olive Garden, and Red Lobster. Are these compromised? Who fucking knows 🤷🏻‍♀️ but better safe than sorry.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The founders, in the Treaty of Tripoli -- begun under Washington, signed by Adams, ratified by a Senate filled with other crafters of the Constitution -- said "the Government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion." Tom Emmer is a dumb-as-dirt bigot.
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NPR @npr.org · 09/06/2026
Gregory Bovino was the face of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. Recently, he appeared at a conference alongside neo-Nazis and white nationalists. n.pr/4fvghdM
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What was Gregory Bovino doing at a 'remigration' conference in Portugal?
Gregory Bovino was the face of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. Recently, he appeared at a conference alongside neo-Nazis and white nationalists.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
as many of you will remember, I dug into detailed local reporting about a different ICE victim every day of Lent to meditate on their stories, and when you read them all lined up some clear patterns start to emerge. the starkest to me was that every employee of GEO Group should be sent to The Hague
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Again, Bill Pulte is a 38-year-old -- no really, 38 -- who only holds a BA in broadcast journalism and absolutely zero experience in the intelligence field. He has no qualifications for this job at all. Aside from being a psychotic lickspittle to the president.
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Bill Newton @nillbewton.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Gail... Something has happened. youtu.be/IjAuJXG7wfI?...
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Robin's On The Internet
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Now, for the "good" news: these are still proposed changes! They have not yet gone into effect. The public comment period is now open, and will run through July 13. You can file a comment about this proposed rule changes here: www.regulations.gov/document/OMB...
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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
tl,dr; Scientists no longer allowed to use federal funding to publish, attend meetings, or talk to the public. They cannot collaborate internationally. Grants can be cancelled for any reason, at any time, political appointees have a final say over what gets funded, and who gets funded.
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
“Some people judge, then they just guess the rest They can't understand, it don't mean that you're blessed They oughta catch the express, next stop nowhere… Jump up, hold on tight Can't trust a promise or a guarantee 'Cause the man 'round the curve says that he's never heard of you or me”
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"Jump Up / Hello Goodbye" Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Jon Batiste, Louis Cato & Stephen Colbert
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
“Let me start with what worked…the part of the story most Americans do not know. The Nebraska biocontainment unit now holding our returning passengers is a Level 1 Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Center… the highest tier of a national network built specifically for moments like this.”
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The hantavirus is a wake-up call. Will the Trump administration answer it?
Arriving in the isolation ward of a biocontainment hospital is an unsettling, scary experience. In 2014, I spent 19 days in one while being treated for
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Ok I'm bored and want to procrastinate work so let's do a thread instead. Wanna hear a story? Alright then, story it is. So gather around, children, because now we're going to talk about the most important science book you've probably never heard of. Ready? Off we go, then.
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
ICE agents came to a military base and grabbed the newlywed wife of a soldier who's about to deploy. The wife came to the U.S. as a toddler. She has no criminal record. None of this is how it used to work. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/u...
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ICE Agents Detain Newlywed Spouse of Soldier Training to Deploy
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 03/04/2026
NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken steps to block or delay promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military, according to nine U.S. officials familiar with the process.
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Hegseth has intervened in military promotions for more than a dozen senior officers
The defense secretary’s efforts to block or delay promotions to general or admiral for some officers has raised concerns that he may be targeting them because of race, gender or affiliation with the B...
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Gift link: www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...
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Americans Are Now a Target in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
A WSJ investigation tracked the U.S. citizens caught in the crosshairs of an aggressive federal campaign to detain and demonize dissenters.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
She really just said why are you talking about the mass coverup of child rape when you should be talking about money
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Minnesota House DFL @mnhousedfl.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Police in Bloomington, MN just announced that one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting was a **background checker for ICE agents.** He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/02/2026
Trump lawyers aim to deport five-year-old boy after judge ordered his release
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Trump lawyers aim to deport five-year-old boy after judge ordered his release
Liam Conejo Ramos and his father were seized by ICE in Minneapolis last month before a judge ordered their release Attorneys for the Trump administration are aiming to deport Liam Conejo Ramos, the five-year-old boy whose photograph wearing a bunny hat in snowy Minneapolis circulated globally after his detention last month by federal officials during the aggressive anti-immigration crackdown there. The child, Liam returned home to Minnesota earlier this week after being taken into custody alongside his father last month and transferred to a notorious family detention facility in Texas. Continue reading...
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 06/02/2026
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
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DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 06/02/2026
embarrass the administration and they will do everything in their power to ruin your life, even if the embarrassment is the result of their own cruel overreach vicious sadistic bullies all the way down
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘸𝘯 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵-𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 24/01/2026
Multiple federal agents can later be seen struggling with the man who is shot. One federal agent is seen approaching with empty hands, before reaching around the man’s waist.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 24/01/2026
Footage taken moments before a struggle shows that the man was filming, holding a phone in his right hand, backing up. His left hand is up, visible, palm facing out, as he backs away from the area. An agent uses his right hand, on the torso of the victim, pushing him back, while the man complies.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 24/01/2026
We’ve placed the available videos of the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis today into the same synchronised timeline and are continuing to analyse further.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
ALL MN PROTESTERS Absolutely nothing could be worse for our cause than violence and rioting. It is what ICE and Trump obviously want. Do not burn down our own city to protest invaders; they do not care; they will enjoy it. Do not do it. Do not let your fellow protesters do it.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Minnesota
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12/01/2026
Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
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E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Link: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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ICE agent was not in the vehicle’s path when he fired at driver, video shows
An analysis of video footage raises questions about claims by President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem about the fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 08/01/2026
Breaking news: A frame-by-frame analysis of video footage from a deadly encounter in Minneapolis between ICE agents and a 37-year-old woman raises questions about accounts from officials like Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem.
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Video shows ICE agent in Minneapolis fired at driver as vehicle veered past him
A frame-by-frame analysis of video footage raises questions about claims by President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
This breakdown confirms what anyone who looked at the video could see: that the DHS account was an obvious lie. *The agent put was not in her path, was not in danger. *He also fires *after* the car is moving away from him. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles show that the vehicle appears to be turning away from a federal officer as he opened fire.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
“For those who oppose the Russian invasion & want to see Ukraine prevail as a sovereign & democratic country, it is clear that Witkoff fully favors the Russians. He cannot be trusted to lead these negotiations.Would a Russian paid agent do less than he? He should be fired.” - Congressman Don Bacon.
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For those who oppose the Russian invasion and want to see Ukraine prevail as a sovereign & democratic country, it is clear that Witkoff fully favors the Russians. He cannot be trusted to lead these negotiations. Would a Russian paid agent do less than he? He should be fired.


John Jackson @@hissgoescobra • Nov 25
Here is the full transcript of Witkoff working directly for the war criminals Russia. It's like giving help to the Nazis to take France in WWII.
@SenatorWicker @SASCGOP @RepDonBacon
@RepFitzpatrick this cannot stand: ...

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Jen Howard @jenhoward.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
"The nation’s largest public funder of the humanities appears to be transforming into a vehicle narrowly tailored to the president’s agenda." Jenny Schuessler at the NYT with a deep dive into what's been happening at #NEH. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/a... [gift link]
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Fired Scholars and Big Grants to Favored Projects: Inside Trump’s N.E.H.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
“The Tucson Democrat stood on the House floor during a pro forma session that lasted less than three minutes, enough time for an opening prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Fellow Democrats chanted ‘Swear her in!’ But the Republican presiding over the House gaveled the session to an abrupt end.”
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Stalling Adelita Grijalva’s swearing-in also delays vote on release of Epstein files
Democrats say House Republicans are delaying the swearing-in of Adelita Grijalva – elected by landslide last week to replace her late father in Congress – to stall release of the Epstein files. The Tu...
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NPR @npr.org · 20/09/2025
The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.
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Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon
The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Ezra Klein is right and it matters he's saying this. The question is not "funding the government" or "shutting down the government." It's funding *this* government versus shutting down *this* government. It's not the definite article existing independent of who's in power. It is who's in power.
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Opinion | Stop Acting Like This Is Normal
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout. They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base. (🎥 AP)
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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 15/07/2025
Unbelievable. Just days after the tragic flooding in Texas, NOAA is demanding that public TV stations remove equipment from towers that is critical for these stations to send weather alerts. Trump’s ideological crusade against public broadcasting will cost lives.
Subject: Stop-Work Order for 1305M220CNWWR0059: NOAA Weather and All-Hazards Radio
Maintenance
Pursuant to FAR 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order (AUG 1989), effective immediately, the U.S. Department
of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Acquisition
Division is hereby issuing a stop-work order for NOAA Weather and All-Hazards Radio Maintenance.
This stop-work order is issued in accordance with implementation of Executive Order 14222.
You are hereby directed, effective by close of business day on July 13, 2025, to cease services or
materials related to these positions on the subject contract, to direct any subcontractors to comply with
the contents of this stop-work order if/where applicable, and to otherwise minimize costs to the
maximum extent practicable. This stop-work order shall remain in effect until you are notified otherwise
by a U.S. Department of Commerce Contracting Officer.
During the period of the stop-work order, please contact
with any questions regarding the contents of this notice.
Sincerely.
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