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Robert H. Lustig, MD, MSL @robertlustigmd.bsky.social · 18h

This study found that eating sugar while on antibiotics made gut damage worse and fueled the growth of a harmful bacterium. Feed the garden, not the weeds? (via Nature) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Sugar-rich foods exacerbate antibiotic-induced microbiome disruption - Nature

Avoiding a diet rich in simple sugars during treatment with antibiotics may mitigate microbiota disruption.

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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This is the 300-year-old Yew Tree Tunnel at Gormanston Castle in County Meath, Ireland 🇮🇪

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social is simply 1 of the greatest, most inspirational candidates to emerge in years, running against Ken Paxton, one of the most disgracefully corrupt politicians of all-time. So the Texas GOP responds by doing what comes naturally to them, of course: CHEATING! 🤮

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/09/2026

how i be getting around in my car now that Apple Maps and Google Maps are dead to me

pic of printed out paper Mapquest directions mounted to rearview mirror

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/08/2026

Gill: All 100 senators last week passed a non-binding resolution condemning any pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell. They're simultaneously considering confirming the guy who met with her and moved her to a low-security facility as the top cop in the United States. That is so insane to me.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

This Thursday, SpaceX insiders will be released from their first post-IPO stock lockup and can cash out early. As I've been saying, this has all the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme.

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

i'm sick, this dog is living my best life

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Elon Musk is planning to spend at least $100 million to help Republicans in this year’s midterms. That’s just 0.014 percent of his current $702 billion net worth. Oligarchs can rig the system at the expense of everyone else, and only spend pennies doing so. We must get Big Money out of politics.

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Patrícia Ferreira @patferreira.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The gut group after an amazing and stimulating Gut session at #ICBF2026 in Vancouver! @wilson-jm.bsky.social @dgerman.bsky.social

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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Moray eel, grouper, and grey reef shark cross paths on the same reef corner. Three apex predators, one tense standoff.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/07/2026

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear sent a public letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell requesting a full update on his health, citing weeks of limited information since McConnell’s June 14 hospitalization. Beshear called for transparency about his ability to serve.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The Trump regime is ramping up its deportation agenda again. ICE quietly arrested 10,000 people in just 5 days last week. There are now 63,000 people in ICE detention, while deaths in detention are at a record high. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/us/polit…

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Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

BREAKING: Alligator Alcatraz has officially closed. A lot of outlets won’t report on this, but the Miccosukee Tribe played a key role in the fight.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I think JD and I are kind of saying the same thing

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Nothing else to say.

Mary Lasker’s iconic quote, "If you think research is expensive, try disease."

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Coral City Camera @coralcitycamera.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Manatee navigated gingerly through Coral City using only one flipper 🥹〰️🐮〰️ #manatee #manateesofcoralcity #seapotato #seacow #coralcitycamera

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Two of the most important biomedical breakthroughs came from science of the Gila lizard venom (GLP-1s) and yogurt (CRISPR genome editing). "The system that turned that lizard into a medicine is now being dismantled." gift link nytimes.com/2026/06/20/o...

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Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

turns out being deliberately antagonistic towards the people who elected you in order to court people who would under no circumstances ever vote for you is not smart

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Blue lobsters are very rare: 1 in 2 million by some estimates. But SPLIT COLOR LOBSTERS are 1 in *50* million. This lobster is a chimera of two fertilized eggs that fused together, with two distinct genomes: male on one side, female on the other. (📷: Woods Hole Science Aquarium/NOAA Fisheries)

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Norm Clark @normsmusic.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Scientists have identified RFK Jr.’s brain worm as Stephanus milleri, a parasitic larva from the Miller tapeworm family. Symptoms include fever dreams of authority, allergic reactions to compassion, and an uncontrollable urge to turn public health into a border-control experiment.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Where’s the uproar about waste, fraud, and abuse now?

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Michael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 28/05/2026

President of MIT not mincing words today in @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/s...

So let me say it as clearly as I can: Without basic scientific research, supported by the kind of farsighted public investment that allows large-scale, undirected, curiosity-driven inquiry, the scientific pipeline will run dry.
In daily life, people may not feel the effects right away, or even in 10 years. But we will feel it. And when someone we love needs therapies that could have emerged but didn't or when other countries now
investing in science can launch new science-based industries or run their societies on vast resources of fusion energy or reap the benefits of quantum computing power or advanced medical breakthroughs, America will wish it sustained its leadership in scientific research here and now.
Sally Kornbluth is the president of MIT.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Colbert guest hosted a public access TV show in Monroe, Michigan a day after the Late Show ended. Guest star: Jeff Daniels Special appearance by: Eminem Musical director: Jack White Genius. youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...

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Only In Monroe --- May 22, 2026

YouTube video by Stephen Colbert

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

This gave me chills. Watch.

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

The oxygen that keeps us alive comes from natural ecosystems: half on land, half at sea. It's not complicated: we are TOTALLY dependent on the living world. Yet it's still treated as nothing but 'resources', to exploit and destroy for profit.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/05/2026

No one in this regime will face federal criminal accountability unless we reform the Supreme Court first. That's what folks should be running on. That should be the lesson of the Jack Smith prosecutions: it doesn't matter who the AG is.

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Donovan P. German @dgerman.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Truth! Happens all the time. Get something. Want to get it again, nope. They stopped carrying it. Especially with coffee.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social in Montgomery: “We’re here united to take on this new confederacy, 60 years after the Selma March… because we know their intent is to dismantle everything gained during the civil rights movement.”

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

"An ICE takedown caught on camera left a 19-year-old bleeding and requiring stitches to his head. Cellphone video showed the teen get tackled by agents. Once they figured out they had made a mistake, they dropped him off at a park, bloody and bruised..." www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/d...

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DHS responds to claim of wrongful ICE detention

The Dept. of Homeland Security has responded after a Bronx man said he was injured during what he described as a case of mistaken identity involving immigration agents in Norwood. Jeury Concepcion tol...

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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Butterfly eggs, perfected micro-geometry which distributes stress across the shell resisting impact, pressure and deformation.-Alix Willemez

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

There is no way to do anything interesting in any sustained way in any field without immersion in that field. That's just a fundamental fact of being human, and there's no getting around it.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Residents in Fayette County, Georgia noticed their water pressure was unusually low. Turns out that a data center 20 miles away had been drawing 30 million gallons of water in secret through connections the county didn't know existed. Is it any wonder why so many are opposed to data centers?

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

sure gas is headed to $8/gallon but at least cornell got rid of their gender studies classes. or at least i think they did, i haven’t checked and if im being honest i wouldnt really know if they had or hadnt because it doesnt affect me but it makes $8/gallon gas all worth it

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Did you know every MAGA influencer is in a group chat with people close to the administration where they’re regularly given scripts? They also have a website to sign up for influence campaigns that they never disclose. They’re making bank off of lying to you.

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Donovan P. German @dgerman.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Say, isn't the R's who state that the protestors are all paid to be there at the rallies? Huh. Projection every time.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

oh that's embarrassing. iowastartingline.com/news/politic...

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Lisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

1/ Tear gas was created to incapacitate grown men. So when I started seeing reports of kids hurt by tear gas deployed by federal immigration agents, I wondered how often it was happening. My colleagues and I started to count:

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

For years, Hungary's Viktor Orban gerrymandered his opposition out of power. But in the end, all the dirty tricks in the world couldn't save him from sinking approval ratings and massive voter turnout. There's a lesson here for us.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 04/05/2026

A new report this morning revealed historic levels abuse by ICE against detainees. And the government was documenting it all. www.adamkinzinger.com/p/top-news-c...

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Mike Feher @saxmike71.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Same energy:

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

on set. what about YOU?

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 27/04/2026

The United States now has the most government restrictions on academic freedom of any high-income country. www.chemistryworld.com/news/academi... Raw data from @vdeminstitute.bsky.social —> academic-freedom-index.net/research/Aca...

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Richard Bernabe @bernabephoto.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Sunrise in Chilean Patagonia this morning ⛰️

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Gorgeous, Giant Pacific octopus off Vancouver Island: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

If you were horrified watching elected leaders run & scramble because of gun violence, just imagine how my daughter Jaime felt in school running from an active shooter before she was killed. Now, become a part of the solution & only vote for people determined to address gun violence in America.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Meal portions served to sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln according to Newsweek.

Plastic trays with tiny portions of unpleasant looking food

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