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Lord Blood

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Why hello there! Associate Professor UoM | Clinical Researcher at WEHI | Clinical Haematologist at RMH & PMCC | Clinical Informatics Lead PMCC CHSR orcid.org/0000-0001-9690-0879

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Jason Rabinowitz @airlineflyer.net · 07/04/2026
Reminder: All the amazing high quality video you’re seeing from the Artemis II mission is being transmitted back to Earth using a laser communications system first tested with a video of a cat named Taters youtu.be/GvJtVOmFs5Q?...
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The Video NASA’s Laser Communications Experiment Streamed From Deep Space
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Thomas Hansen @thomashansen.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
'Absolutely spectacular': #Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of #Moon #Nasa Artemis II mission crew described seeing far side of the Moon the first time. Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen have entered third day of mission on #Orion #spacecraft:
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'Absolutely spectacular': Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon
Astronauts on the Artemis II mission are on the third day of their journey around the far side of the Moon.
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Eliisa Kekäläinen @eliisakekalainen.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Need help! The most cost effective sequencing service for ready libraries for single-cell ATAC-seq? Share your best tips! Have money, just not lots of it. #sequencing #singlecell #atacseq
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Lord Blood @drng.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Q: What does Google/Alphabet now have that OpenAI and Anthropic don’t?
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Vincent Ledvina @vincentledvina.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
The first of the active region is now currently appearing over the Sun's eastern limb! Are you ready?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/10/2025
Pritzker: "Imagine it. Children who woke up that morning, expectant with joy & excitement to put on their costumes & celebrate with their neighbors in what they thought was a safe place at their homes. Armed, masked agents, terrorizing innocent people, especially children, is unconscionable."
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Lord Blood @drng.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Black hole sun Won't you come And wash away the rain? Black hole sun Won't you come… www.theage.com.au/national/wha...
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‘What the heck is that?’ Astronomers discover strange new black-hole stars
The James Webb Space Telescope has looked back into deep time to find “rubies” or “little red dots” stretched across the universe.
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Melanie Richter-Montpetit @mellimo.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
German study shows how far right sets agenda thanks to mainstream parties reshaping their communications to respond to what are initially fringe issues, boosting the spread of these ideas and signalling to voters that these ideas and stances were legitimate shorturl.at/OFfig
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German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds
Normalisation of far-right stances likely to affect success of such parties at ballot boxes across Europe, say researchers
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month
Headline reads: Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotic for adult users.
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EUwatch 🇪🇺 @euwatch.live · 15/10/2025
NATO seeks drone defense amid Russian airspace incursions
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NATO seeks drone defense amid Russian airspace incursions – DW – 10/15/2025
NATO defense ministers are meeting in Brussels after Russian drones and aircraft violated member states' airspace. Meanwhile, the WHO says one of its teams came under attack in Ukraine. DW has more.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12/10/2025
Fifty miles off the Tuscan coast, in a sparkling blue expanse, ancient creatures are roosting beneath the waves. They spend their days feasting on an unlikely source of nourishment: methane, a potent greenhouse gas that leaks out of cracks in the seafloor. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/c...
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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 12/10/2025
BIRD COMBAT SEASON: First time I've ever gotten a still of a bird grabbing another's tail merely to sit in a perch for 40 seconds. Woo! 🪶
To juvenile Western bluebirds. One is grabbing the tail of another in flight and the one that's having its tail grabbed looks like it's yelling. The one grabbing the tail looks like it's also stabbing the first one with its beak. The background is edited to create contrast on the image to highlight the scene
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Dr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
I need more foodie friends around here. I want to make pickled cauliflower, and my recipe makes approximately one metric fuckton of pickles. In an ideal world, I’d swap a jar or two with someone else.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
This government is a well-oiled machine that’s definitely not suffering from internal power struggles hastily papered over as technical mistakes
The employees "were sent incorrect
notifications, which was fixed last night and this morning with a technical correction," a senior administration official said. "Any correction has already been remedied."
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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S. Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world. www.nobelprize.org
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The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org
The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...
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betsy cooley @betsycooley.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Tonight's Harvest Moon, above the Oakland Hills. Emeryville, California. #moon #nature #eastcoastkin
Full moon.
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/10/2025
Before engineering the Trump administration's government shutdown response, Russ Vought spent years building Project 2025 strategy. “We want the bureaucrats to be traumatically affected,” he said in 2023. “When they wake up in the morning, we want them to not want to go to work.” (Pub. Oct. 2024)
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“Put Them in Trauma”: Inside a Key MAGA Leader’s Plans for a New Trump Agenda
Private videos reveal Trump adviser Russ Vought’s “shadow” plans for using the military on protesters, defunding the EPA and villainizing civil servants.
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NPR @npr.org · 03/10/2025
As President Trump ramps up efforts to send federal officers and troops into cities, criminologists are watching closely. Are the feds doing this in a smart way?
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National Guard presence may deter crime, but experts warn of the long-term costs
As President Trump ramps up efforts to send federal officers and troops into cities, criminologists are watching closely. Are the feds doing this in a smart way?
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Lord Blood @drng.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
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First woman appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury
Sarah Mullally, 63, worked as England’s Chief Nursing Officer in the early 2000s. She has advocated for creating an open and transparent culture in churches which allows for difference and disagreemen...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2025
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked for his ulcerative colitis, UnitedHealthcare decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims. (Published Feb. 2023)
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UnitedHealthcare Tried to Deny Coverage to a Chronically Ill Patient. He Fought Back, Exposing the Insurer’s Inner Workings.
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for r...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 23/09/2025
‘Don’t pay any attention to what Trump says about medicine’, Wes Streeting tells Britons – UK politics live
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‘Don’t pay any attention to what Trump says about medicine’, Wes Streeting tells Britons – UK politics live
Medical experts concerned alarms after US president warned pregnant women to avoid taking Tylenol in move contradicted by research Wes Streeting, the health secretary, has urged pregnant women to ignore Donald Trump’s claims about a link between taking paracetamol and autism. Speaking on ITV’s Lorraine, Streeting said: I trust doctors over President Trump, frankly, on this. I’ve just got to be really clear about this: there is no evidence to link the use of paracetamol by pregnant women to autism in their children. None. In fact, a major study was done back in 2024 in Sweden, involving 2.4 million children, and it did not uphold those claims. Between January and April 2020, Labour held a leadership contest. Evidence from that period suggests that the prime minister accepted potentially thousands of pounds’ worth of advice and polling via the members’ association Labour Together. A review of his register of members’ interests for that time reveals no record of these donations. The parliamentary rules are clear that “support in kind” from Labour Together should have been declared, but it was not. In 2021, the Electoral Commission fined Labour Together for failing to report donations covering the period 2017 to 2020. New evidence has since come to light which raises questions as to whether this failure was deliberate, in an attempt to mislead the Electoral Commission. At the time, the prime minister’s now Chief of Staff, Morgan McSweeney, was a director at Labour Together and responsible for legal compliance. Neither Keir, nor his leadership campaign accepted monetary or in kind donations from Labour Together during the leadership election. Continue reading...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 15/09/2025
We asked major AI chatbots to help craft a phishing scam. They did. From fake charities to urgent pleas, the bots delivered. This investigation shows how generative AI is fueling fraud — and why it’s so hard to stop. Read our findings here: reut.rs/3K400yU
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CNN @cnn.com · 15/09/2025
The mother of a 10-year-old girl killed during a mass shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis remembered her Sunday as a fierce, curious and funny child who “didn’t water herself down.” Read more: cnn.it/4ptwVNy
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15/09/2025
Channel 4 to mark Trump’s UK visit with ‘longest uninterrupted reel of untruths’
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Channel 4 to mark Trump’s UK visit with ‘longest uninterrupted reel of untruths’
Broadcaster to dedicate Wednesday night schedule to unpicking US president’s false or misleading statements More than 100 of Donald Trump’s inaccurate statements are to be dissected by Channel 4 to coincide with his state visit, in what it described as “the longest uninterrupted reel of untruths, falsehoods and distortions ever broadcast on television”. The US president is expected to arrive in the UK on Tuesday night. He will enjoy a huge amount of special treatment as ministers attempt to preserve the special relationship, including a ceremonial welcome at Windsor Castle for Trump and his wife, Melania. Continue reading...
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NPR @npr.org · 14/09/2025
Tens of millions of voters have had their information run through the tool — a striking portion of the U.S. public, considering little has been made public about the tool's accuracy or data security.
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33 million voters have been run through a Trump administration citizenship check
Tens of millions of voters have had their information run through the tool — a striking portion of the U.S. public, considering little has been made public about the tool's accuracy or data security.
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NPR @npr.org · 13/09/2025
Some 154 million people in the United States get health care through their employer — and for many, their costs are about to go way up.
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Health care costs are soaring. Blame insurers, drug companies — and your employer
Some 154 million people in the United States get health care through their employer — and for many, their costs are about to go way up.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 13/09/2025
The governors of Arizona and Maine have signed orders intended to make COVID-19 vaccines available in pharmacies for people without individual prescriptions.
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States are taking steps to ease access to COVD-19 vaccines as they await federal recommendation
The governors of Arizona and Maine have signed orders intended to make COVID-19 vaccines available in pharmacies for people without individual prescriptions.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/09/2025
In Opinion | In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s killing, our columnist Thomas L. Friedman writes that instead of focusing on talks between Ukraine and Russia or the Israelis and Palestinians, Trump should “make peace at home. Make peace between Americans.”
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Opinion | A Plea for President Trump With a Fragile Country on Edge
Even if it sounds unrealistic, Trump can do something important with the entire country frayed and on edge: push for calm and unity.
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NPR @npr.org · 12/09/2025
South Africa has reopened the investigation into the death of anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko — 48 years after he was killed in police custody.
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South Africa reopens inquest into death of Steve Biko
South Africa has reopened the investigation into the death of anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko — 48 years after he was killed in police custody.
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Cancer Science Institute of Singapore @csisingapore.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
NUS-led study, among the largest ex-vivo drug testing efforts, confirms AI-guided personalized medicine for lymphoma. QPOP accurately predicted treatment response in ~75% of 117 patients, showing its potential to tailor therapies. #CancerResearch #AI #PrecisionMedicine ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...
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Prospective Clinical Validation of a Combinatorial Functional Precision Medicine Platform in Relapsed/Refractory Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma | JCO Precision Oncology
PURPOSEDespite initially responding to first-line treatment, many patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) eventually relapse or are refractory. These patients are empirically subjected to salvage t...
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allPhoto Bangkok / Advanced Ventures @allphotobangkok.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Eli Lilly launched TuneLab, an AI platform for biotechs to access drug discovery models trained on its data. biztoc.com/x/873133c60ddc9497 #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #BioTech #DrugDiscovery
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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
YES HAVE A GOOD LUNCH PADDY
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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Hello, I didn’t check the delivery address when I ordered some Chipotle delivery just now so if you are in Chicago and would like a chicken burrito go to: The Chicago Hotel Ambassador 1301 N State Pkwy Chicago, IL 60610 It’s at the front desk. Enjoy!
A sad little brown bag on a counter in a hotel lobby
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Anthropic settles with authors in first-of-its-kind AI copyright infringement lawsuit #authors #AI www.npr.org/2025/09/05/n...
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Anthropic settles with authors in first-of-its-kind AI copyright infringement lawsuit
A U.S. district court is scheduled to consider whether to approve the settlement next week, in a case that marked the first substantive decision on how fair use applies to generative AI systems.
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Brian Phillips, CRS @themobilebroker.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
⚖️🤖🌐 Google dodges the harshest antitrust penalties. A judge blocked exclusive search deals but spared Chrome and its $20B Apple pact. Wall St. cheered, DOJ fumed, and AI may prove the real disruptor. 🔗 t.ly/DCxLC #Antitrust #BigTech #AI #Google #Apple
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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
post your dream ride
The Montreal Expos bullpen cart
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Johann Neem @johannneem.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
In my contribution to @newrepublic.com's issue on Trump and history, I argue that Trump has wrapped himself in the mantle of the American Revolution while undermining its principles.
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Trump Is the Enemy of the American Revolution
He has produced a crisis much like the one the colonists faced two and a half centuries ago. Now it’s our responsibility to uphold the Founders’ legacy.
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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Exclusive: CDC Director Susan Monarez met with its vaccine-focused center to talk about yesterday’s shooting. I listened to a recording. Scientists and officials are shaken & pointing fingers at RFK Jr. Many said his vilification and misinfo turned them into targets. www.msnbc.com/opinion/anal...
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A deadly shooting at the CDC shook its scientists. Now they want answers from RFK Jr.
CDC Director Susan Monarez convened an online all-hands meeting of the agency division that focuses on vaccines, and employees called out Kennedy’s rhetoric specifically.
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APHA @apha.org · 10/08/2025
APHA comments on shooting at CDC. Read full statement online: www.apha.org/news-and-med...
Reports of the shooter’s alleged motive are very concerning and highlight the inherent danger and human cost of disinformation surrounding life-saving vaccines and other evidence-based protections. As we wait to learn more, we must emphasize that disinformation negatively affects our health and makes us less safe. 

Let us ensure this attack on the CDC, a beacon for science and knowledge, is a rallying point for support for this critical institution and all those who dedicate their lives to improving our health. And let us make the death of the officer, who was rushing to protect people, a reminder of the terrible epidemic of gun violence that continues to threaten communities across the nation.
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Read @kashhill.bsky.social: Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/t...
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Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens.
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Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
If I could change one thing about #ScientificPublishing I'd ask funding bodies to stipulate all work they fund be published in non-profit journals. The knock-on effects would alleviate most of the strain on #AcademicSky. This isn't hard. It's big, but actually, it's pretty easy. 1/n
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The strain on scientific publishing
Abstract. Scientists are increasingly overwhelmed by the volume of articles being published. The total number of articles indexed in Scopus and Web of Science has grown exponentially in recent years; ...
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
When you combine these things, you get the differences below. First pic shows vintage Levis (shuttle loom, natural fading, chain stitching). Second pic shows jeans from the mid-1990s, when denim was almost entirely mass produced (projectile loom, pre-washed, lockstitch).
Vintage Levi's that have been naturally faded.Trump in the late 1990s wearing pre-processed jeans.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
I've had enough. In this thread, I will tell you, definitively, whether Sydney Sweeney has great jeans. This way, you will be more informed when shopping for your wardrobe . 🧵
Sydney Sweeney in an American Eagle ad wearing a denim jacket and jeans.
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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 04/08/2025
🧪 New Science Poetry Podcast 🖋️ 'Version Drift' Research published in ‪The Lancet found nearly half of 232 US health datasets were changed, mostly replacing 'gender' with 'sex', without logging or explanation. 🔗 scipoetry.podbean.com/e/episode-31... #SciComm 🍎 🐡 #Poetry #Health #Data
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Mayor Karen Bass @mayor.lacity.gov · 02/08/2025
My office just received word that the 9th Circuit ruled in favor of Angelenos. The Temporary Restraining Order to stop unconstitutional and reckless raids has been upheld. This is a victory for Los Angeles — I will ALWAYS fight for our city. mayor.lacity.gov/news/mayor-b...
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Mayor Bass: “This is a Victory for the City of Los Angeles”
En Español한국어9th Circuit Rules in Favor of Angelenos And Against Trump Administration, Maintaining Temporary Restraining Order To Stop Unconstitutional Raids
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
The 9th district court affirmed what we already knew: you can’t just snatch people up for being brown and working hard. Not in the fields, not in a Home Depot parking lot, and NOT on our watch. This is a victory for the many, and not by the few. 1/
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Anne-Marie W. Clark 👩‍👧‍👦🐶⚖️😷🌎🚢📚🌦️⚜️ @amwclark.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Obviously this young mathematician is amazing. But the article is an enjoyable read about the universal human story of looking for a path, for proof, the value of interaction w other great minds, & the silliness of institutions' valuing traditional credentials over the advances she *had* achieved.
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