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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 2h

Give me a break. Photo caption says Trump is listening to Zuck speak. IMO, he's a lecherous old man probably gawking at some woman that looks like Ivanka.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 20h

Voters don’t think the economy is working for them, and they think it’s being rigged more and more in favor of a precious few who are cozied up to our nation’s leaders. It’s not just the economy: “It’s the corruption,” too. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...

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Opinion | The Trump Brand Has Tanked. The G.O.P. May Pay the Price. (Gift Article)

He went from outsider businessman to disappointing politician.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hurricane Polo associated rain flowing into New Mexico.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Putin has condoned murder of people and animals. Not a war. Genocide.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Total bullshit. An election subterfuge. Trump is a dotard and not really in charge of immigration malfeasance; it's the Nazi Steven Miller who is committing genocide. I don't believe any of this excrement. Hall of mirrors – watch what they do, pay no attention to what they say.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The GOP is *not* pro-life for women. ProPublica analyzed the data collected from every state by the CDC to look for patterns. The analysis shows a growing divide for women in states with strict abortion bans compared with those without. www.salon.com/2026/09/13/e...

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Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. It’s worse in states with abortion bans - Salon.com

ProPublica’s analysis of CDC data found that almost 200 women died after an ectopic pregnancy from 2020 to 2025

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

SCOTUS still enabling Trump “The harm caused by burdening or disenfranchising even a few lawful voters outweighs the nonexistent harm that the Government experiences when it is prevented from taking an action that it likely lacks the authority to take” – KBJ www.them.us/politics/ket...

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Why Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Warning About the Latest SCOTUS Ruling Includes Forgotten Voters Like Transgender Americans

“Taken together, these requirements are likely to present an unnecessary and undemocratic obstacle to voting for many transgender people,” National Center for LGBTQ+ Rights legal director Shannon Mint...

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Went to ABQ for meetings yesterday during Monsoon. Carnage on the roadways. Slow down and drive safely.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Ed Burmila argues these subsequent defeats are in part because Democrats are addicted to a safe, milquetoast approach of casting themselves as centrist and competent, instead of pushing a core set of values and policies. newrepublic.com/article/2155... via @newrepublic.com

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The Mistakes That Democrats Keep Making

Author Ed Burmila says Democrats must get out of the pattern of winning elections based on anti-GOP sentiment but then governing in a milquetoast way that helps Republicans get back in power.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

And what else do we *not know* about this incident. And how many others are simply not reported at all? Trump is an idiot for saying he is the only regulator needed for AI agents.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

New Mexico National Guard on stand-by. We need the water. More due today and tonight. www.krqe.com/video/heavy-...

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Heavy rain leads to rescues and flood damage throughout New Mexico

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Trump changed from democratic gov't to patrimonialism, in which the state is run as the leader’s personal property and family concern. In a patrimonialist system, expert bureaucracies and neutral rules are replaced by — or subordinated to — the head of state’s will. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/o...

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Opinion | Trump Has Finally Lost the Plot (Gift Article)

It is now apparent that many Americans — probably enough Americans — are determined to live within the truth rather than the lie.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Trump's admin clown show. Defund the gov't ["tear it all down"] and this is what it gets you: MAJOR hack of the FBI. Better idea is updating systems to account for todays cyberwarfare. www.404media.co/we-hacked-th...

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‘We Hacked the FBI:’ Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI Employees

A sample of 5,000 alleged agents seen by 404 Media includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and details on FBI employees' spouses.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

*Now* will the GOP act to remove this loathsome man? Maybe to save their own positions of power? Cowards that they are.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Trump's kleptocracy. Other democracies have gone down this road and figured out how to recover from a political party becoming so corrupt it sanctions theft from, and even the open murder of, its own citizens. open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...

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America Lost Trust in Its Government. Now Comes the Dangerous Part.

With 89 percent saying corruption is widespread, history shows what can follow when citizens stop believing their institutions will hold criminals and the powerful accountable…

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Finally the NYT is on board. The new ban is alarming for two reasons: It continues Trump’s attempt to prevent the free flow of information in American society and his utter disregard of the law. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/o...

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Opinion | Trump Is Lashing Out at the Media to Distract From His Failures (Gift Article)

The new ban continues Mr. Trump’s attempt to prevent the free flow of information in American society.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This editorial lays out core principles for governing artificial intelligence. The overriding idea behind A.I. policy must be that the companies building the technology cannot be left to police themselves. Those who stand to profit the most should not make the rules. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/o...

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Opinion | Humanity Has Avoided Apocalypse Before. Let’s Do It Again. (Gift Article)

It is up to all of us, through our government, to shape what A.I. becomes.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It's been a rainy week in The City Different. Today's Farmer's Market should be delightful. santafefarmersmarket.com

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The coming crisis: "Trump and his Republican congressional allies are even more determined to prosecute the president’s war against American democracy to its catastrophic end than they were on January 6, 2021 – Michael Luttig newrepublic.com/article/2151... via @newrepublic.com

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The Final Battle for America’s Democracy

Forget November 3. It’s January 3 when Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans might bury our democracy once and for all. Here’s how.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

AI’s tendency to erode our attention spans has been clear for some time. Letting the technology shoulder the burden of thought atrophies our ability to sustain mental effort. 🎁 www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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The Other Way AI Impairs Our Thinking

Suddenly the technology is sapping people’s concentration in a new way, one that abstaining from AI won’t fix.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"Last Tuesday, President Trump demonstrated for the few who remain in doubt that his mind is trapped in a fictional world where he is the heroic savior of the nation, if not all mankind." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/o...

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Opinion | Trump Has Untethered Himself From Reality (Gift Article)

The president’s distortions have an impact on much more than belief in his claims about what he was doing on Sept. 11.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

By now, it’s no longer in doubt that Donald Trump’s towering unpopularity—driven by a Trumpian trifecta of failure comprised of inflation, tariffs, and war—is allowing Democrats to contest some pretty red territory this fall. newrepublic.com/article/2155... via @newrepublic.com

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Trump’s Epic Unpopularity Is Forcing His PAC to Spend in MAGA Country

Trumpworld is spending tens of millions to defend House districts he carried by sizable margins in 2024. Not a good sign for him.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

And Trump's – the worst president – approval rating is in the toilet. His foreign policy expertise is bullying, extortion, threats, and whining. It's so embarrassing to be an American in Trump's presidency.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Dr. Amodei’s most basic point is that A.I. is inexorable but that it is also extremely difficult — or maybe impossible — to control. “I believe we are entering a rite of passage, both turbulent and inevitable, which will test who we are as a species.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/t...

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How Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s Writings Help Explain A.I. Fears (Gift Article)

The collected essays of Dario Amodei help explain why some people are so worried about artificial intelligence.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"Russia Russia Russia" – Trump Nothing to see here.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

OpenAI’s 6 newly disclosed incidents suggest that the Hugging Face attack was not a standalone episode. OpenAI said the incidents covered behavior observed over roughly the past 6 months and that they largely emerged while its systems were being developed and tested. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/t...

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OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning' A.I. Behavior (Gift Article)

The artificial intelligence company also released a framework for reporting when its systems go wrong.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"Global investors are balking at U.S. bonds. Talk of the dollar’s dwindling power is getting louder. Foreign governments are hauling their gold out of American vaults." Trump's economic atrocities are screwing us and the world. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...

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The World Economy Is Becoming Wary of the U.S. (Gift Article)

America’s position of global economic stability is starting to look shakier as the Trump administration piles on debt and doubles down on sanctions.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ethnocentrism: "These findings suggest that Trump will head into the general election with support from voters who are reluctant to admit their preferences to a live person in a phone survey, but who may well be inclined to cast a ballot for Trump on Election Day." www.nytimes.com/2016/05/11/o...

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Opinion | How Many People Support Trump but Don’t Want to Admit It? (Gift Article)

Donald Trump polls better online than he does by phone. Does that tell us something about November?

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Is Skynet operational? "Moreover, something in AI development happened in the last month, maybe last week, and it's evidently scared people deep inside the industry, scared them into a willingness to self-regulate by slowing themselves down." www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...

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Blind panic signals something monstrous just unraveled in an AI lab

Humanity's last 300 years have seen its share of paradigm shifts: the power of steam mechanics, electric power, the assembly line, robotic automation, computers, the net. They all upended the status q...

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Bobcat in the rain. Yes we finally got moisture.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

End of times fascists: 'Religious fundamentalists, ethnonationalists and tech oligarchs are successfully hastening the destruction of the world as we know it. They believe that they’re primed to thrive on the other side of catastrophe, everyone else be damned.' 👀 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/m...

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Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Say the End of the World Is Now on the Table (Gift Article)

In a new book, the writers argue that a powerful coalition of “end times fascists” is just fine with the earth’s demise.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Iran's Houthis Trump is so far out of his depth on Iran that it is laughable except his malfeasance affects all of us. www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...

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Iran’s Second Front

The Houthis’ bold advance has transformed the Middle East’s wars.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

MAGA recites the 'Trump Pledge.' Trump made the election about himself, demanding that Americans vote based not on their assessment of the Republicans who are actually running, but on their loyalty to him. He is thoroughly panicked MAGA won't vote. Good. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Trump’s Weird Loyalty Pledge

In a night of wild emotions and odd ideas, one moment stood out.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Documentary by Bel Trew, The Independent's foreign correspondent and recipient of the Marie Colvin award. The world had been on track to end the AIDS pandemic by 2030 – instead the death toll is set to triple by the decade’s end. youtu.be/rUZj42OldKQ

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Death Sentence: The real cost of Trump’s aid cuts on HIV | Full Documentary

YouTube video by The Independent

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

For the anti-abortion movement, overturning Roe v. Wade was never meant to be the end of the road. Complicated case re medication abortion and out-of-state prescribing. Regardless of the lower courts decision, SCOTUS will get this case. newrepublic.com/article/2153... via @newrepublic.com

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The Accelerating Project to Extend Abortion Bans to All 50 States

In a legal challenge to abortion access at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Department of Justice and Louisiana are on opposite sides. But they want the same thing.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Trumpapaloser Trump remains a trickster. None of his previous promises of 'dividend' money materialized. His audacious trillion-dollar proposal to redistribute wealth is just foxfire.

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