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Herb

@dropthet.bsky.social
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Lifelong liberal (aka "the far right" of Bluesky). Healthcare worker. The wrong type of gay man #TermLimits #AgeLimits #RankedChoiceVoting

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L'istessotempo @listessotempo.bsky.social · 1h
We are still paying the price for Ford’s pardon of Nixon, which established the precedent that our highest officials are above the law.
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Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · 1h
Teens who owned a smartphone at 12 had a 67% higher risk of binge-eating symptoms at 14 than peers who did not own one at 12. doi.org/hck8hn
medicalxpress.com
Smartphone ownership linked to higher risk of eating disorder symptoms among 12-year olds
Take a walk down the street, and you'll see that most people are holding a smartphone. From older people to toddlers, screens have taken over much of our lives.
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 3h
The plane was filled with Jews, & on the way to Tel Aviv, & the pilot attempting to crash the plane is from Oman. Oman is essentially 100% Muslim. And yet this jihadi attack continues to be reported in the leftist media as a "fight in the cockpit!" & not terrorism? What other evidence is needed?
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 3h
"El-Sayed, who holds a medical degree but does not appear to have practiced as a licensed physician, is running as an economic populist from the Democratic left..." Finally a leftist media source willing to live in reality.
yahoo.com
El-Sayed scores double polling boost weeks before midterms
Two surveys show the Democrat ahead of Mike Rogers, strengthening his position in Michigan's closely watched Senate contest.
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dame @dame.is · 30/09/2026
re: “Why use Claude to help build a vinyl collection?” Why use Google search to find books you might enjoy? Why find recs on Goodreads? Why trust “You might also like” suggestions? Just talk to a friend instead. Just go to the library and ask a librarian. Computer bad.
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Chiropractors should be culled.
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I've been doing this for years.
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Look at how differently NYT is reporting this terror attack? 🤷 And I'm an NYT subscriber...
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"think about the environment!!!1! 🫪" 😂
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The median *household* income in Hazle Township, PA is $34,352. These same people are enraged that their gas prices have gone up by 20¢/gallon & their dozen crapty white eggs at Walmart (the ones pumped out by demoralizing factories with chickens in tiny cages) are now $3.19 😱.
tomshardware.com
Data center developer offers $10,000 checks to 4,500 households if the 1,300-acre facility is approved — locals push back over noise and 'bribe' concerns
Report says that many residents are rejecting the offer due to fears of noise, falling property values, and mistrust.
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If you think young adults are totally f*cked in the head already, just wait for what they'll be like 5-10 years from now; the ones that lived their entire lives in the age of perfectly addictive, free range social media.
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OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"We are seeing in intelligence data that Russia is planning new acts of sabotage and, in fact, attacks on our democracy – to divide our societies, to intimidate our societies, and to prevent them from providing assistance to Ukraine," stated European Union representative Kaja Kallas.
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The Orphaned Progressive @therealaubrey.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Palestine movement’s behaviour towards Ed Sheeran demonstrates how they operate. If you hold an opposing view, you’re pro-genocide. If you’re trying desperately, at least publicly, to remain neutral? Pro-genocide. Sympathize with Palestinians but won’t recite the slogans? Still pro-genocide.
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I've seen a few of these at charging stations & they are preposterously large & unwieldy. Plus the range is terrible (no wonder I see them charging when I've never seen one actually on the road)
electrek.co
Volkswagen delays its electric minibus for the US — again
Volkswagen’s electric minibus will not return for the 2027 model year as expected, after another delay. Volkswagen pushes back ID....
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Wow!
theguardian.com
Earth microbes survive simulated conditions of Saturn moon’s ocean
Experiment suggests organisms could live in harsh environment under Enceladus’s icy crust, strengthening possibility moon could support life
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Rahm Emanuel would be an incredible president, & he's far more qualified than any of the other potential candidates by far, but getting primary voters to vote for you has very little to do with any of that. I think he knows that, too. I think he's running for VP or a top job.
nytimes.com
Rahm Emanuel, Eyeing 2028, Makes His 2026 Play (Gift Article)
The longtime Democratic insider has emerged as a behind-the-scenes force in his party’s push to win back Congress. After that, he’ll think about the next presidential race.
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A part of me thinks Ted Kaczynski would be the biggest hero of the far left in the 21st century, if he were committing his crimes today. Another part of me thinks 90% of these kids would get bored reading his manifesto & go back to TikTok within like 3 sentences.
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I just learned that diced olives are damn good mixed in with egg salad. Not sure if others already knew about it
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
They repealed this in my home state as well. This goes to show you how paternalistic our supposedly liberal politicians are, giving us only what they tell us we want as opposed to anything we actually asked for. But that's what you get when you're only 2% of society in a democracy, I guess.
yahoo.com
Unearthed: El-Sayed called for repealing law that made sex without disclosing HIV status a felony
Abdul El-Sayed once called Michigan's HIV criminalization law "hateful" and "discriminatory," a stance now under scrutiny in his Senate race.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We have to prepare for the day when Donald Trump will permanently leave the White House. And, even more importantly, the day after that.
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Ofherb 🟦🌈🕎🌻🎶🐈 @bestsurvivor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In a legal settlement, UC Berkeley offers a dance scholar a position it denied her because she's Israeli. forward.com/fast-forward...
forward.com
In a legal settlement, UC Berkeley offers a dance scholar a position it denied her because she's Israeli.
The University blamed 'miscommunication' for waiting nine months to make good on the settlement
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Hen Mazzig @henmazzig.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Where is the outrage and the marches?”
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
From having worked here I guarantee this stemmed from DEI measures
petapixel.com
Stanford AI-Edits Photo to Change Student’s Race and Gender
It's a breach of the university's policies.
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Arday's book had a full glowing writeup in the New York Times & elsewhere. It only sold 433 copies in the US in the first five days after its release.
sg.news.yahoo.com
Cambridge Abandons Full Investigation Into Hiring of Late Professor Jason Arday
Cambridge's narrowed inquiry may leave key questions about “Great and Unfortunate Things" author Jason Arday's story unanswered.
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
😡 Canada is becoming a safe haven for antisemitism. Tolerating it is encouraging it, & it NEVER ends well.
jewishnews.co.uk
Jewish journalist ‘pulled off air’ after filming protest outside a synagogue on Yom Kippur - Jewish News
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 25/09/2026
Advice about mindful eating, enjoying exercise and getting good-quality sleep was at least as effective for treating depression as cognitive behavioural therapy
newscientist.com
Lifestyle changes may be as effective as therapy at easing depression | New Scientist
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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israelinsight.substack.com
Universities and US Ed Department conceal the purpose of $12.1 billion in Arab funding
Beyond five academic institutions with campuses in Doha, the case for direct influence across the 62 others receiving support from Qatar, the largest giver of funds, remains unestablished.
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Ofherb 🟦🌈🕎🌻🎶🐈 @bestsurvivor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Al Jazeera went beyond covering Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad and allegedly provided them with infrastructure for disseminating propaganda, recruiting operatives and inciting violence. www.ynetnews.com/article/rkjs...
ynetnews.com
Al Jazeera fires 24 Gaza staff amid US lawsuit alleging Hamas, Islamic Jihad ties
Qatari network gave no public explanation for dismissing reporters, photographers and producers; several were identified by the IDF as terrorists and are cited in a US lawsuit accusing Al Jazeera of a...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25/09/2026
"Nikole Hannah-Jones and her husband had hoped that by putting their daughter into one of those failing schools, and modeling the kind of involved parenting that such places often lack, they could make a difference. They could not." This might:
lnk.thebulwark.com
Nikole Hannah-Jones Has the Wrong Answers on Schools
. . . but she’s asking the right questions.
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
One of the top comments is something like "now when I go into my doctor's office, he has to be careful what he says. His boss is listening to him" 😂😆 The doctor themselves has chosen, of their own volition, to write their notes that way. They could choose to type it instead!
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Another in the long line of examples where businesses want to displace blame onto AI for all manner of problems that had been trending linearly upward for years prior to AI even being a word anyone used. The use of AI in major healthcare workflows is still in a frontier stage today. Let alone 2024.
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Yet explain why people continue to think the opposite for all these years! I still hear that EV batteries wear out quickly, etc from people when talking about mine
theguardian.com
High-mileage electric cars are more reliable than petrol ones, study finds
EVs with 90,000 to 120,000 miles on the clock are more likely to pass MOTs than petrol models of the same age
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Two things about this 1) the cat is enjoying this immensely because you are sticking your fingers all around its butthole, and 2) the cat's tail almost certainly tastes like the litter box
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I don't see how Sununu can win New Hampshire; he has all the macro trends working against him. People HATE the idea of just voting for the same people over & over right now, & it's a blue wave year in a blue state. Even with all the out of state tax haven entrants to NH.
newsweek.com
Chris Pappas reverses polling trend in New Hampshire Senate race
The new poll shows a flip in possible momentum in Democrats' favor less than 6 weeks out from Election Day.
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Abdul El-Sayed has never treated a single solitary patient anywhere in the world. Not even as a resident. Zero. He has no credentials as a doctor & never has. Rand Paul actively sees patients to this day & how hard do I have to look for references to him as Dr. in NYT. They never do. Rand Paul MD!
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It continues to blow my mind just how dedicated NYT is to referring to Abdul El-Sayed as "Dr." at every opportunity. They couldn't fit another instance of "Dr. El-Sayed" into this article edgewise if they tried. There are *actual practicing physicians in Congress* that are never referred to as Dr.
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Democratic communist candidate Angie Nixon in Florida claims to no longer be communist now, or something. We would have had a Senate seat in Florida too if not for this ridiculous sideshow.
cbsnews.com
Florida Senate nominee Angie Nixon says "this is not about three letters" amid DSA criticism
Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon, a state representative, said that "this is not about three letters" amid GOP criticism about her membership in the Democratic Socialists of America.
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NH politics is Very F*cking Weird
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Fascinating how low politicians & social media influencers are on the trustworthy index when these are primary sources of reality for so many. Maybe we are just hyper-exposed to that 11-12% on social media.
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
He assaulted an officer & didn't even have to make a trip to MCJ. Booked & released from f*cking Malibu. I'd say the whole thing about 2 justice systems but in CA it's f*cked all the way down
ew.com
‘Home Improvement’ star Jonathan Taylor Thomas arrested, accused of public intoxication and kicking deputy
‘Home Improvement’ star Jonathan Taylor Thomas was arrested in L.A. on Monday, Sept. 21, on charges of obstruction and public intoxication, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
FYI, when the transactivists say that the increased risk of death in transgender people is due to transphobia; transphobia does not cause cancer.
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
According to a large study of transgender patients taking hormone therapy compared to the general population of patients, all aged 15 & above, the risk of death at any time for transidentified males was 3.9x higher than baseline, & for transidentified females it was 9.03x higher than baseline.
research.monash.edu
All-cause and cause-specific mortality among transgender and gender diverse people: a nationwide cohort study in Australia
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Two of the three beneficiaries of the George Floyd GoFundMe campaign are now calling for an investigation of just what happened with the $14.7-19 million raised from individual donors. The funds were only to be used on funeral arrangements, & schooling & related expenses for Floyd's children.
timesofindia-indiatimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org
In 2020, George Floyd’s memorial GoFundMe raised $14.7 million; six years later, three of his siblings are asking brother Philonise for a full accounting of the fundraiser and its distributions - The ...
The Times of India brings the Latest & Top Breaking News on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Cricket, Sports, Business, Bollywood News and Entertainment, Science, Technology, ...
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Acute (1-time) vs chronic effects of cannabis use continue to show a wide gulf in outcomes.
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Remotely controlled basic laborer robots could easily be outlawed. Most of these issues could be regulated out of existence without needing to focus all of our energy on random nonspecific things like all data centers anywhere. (when 80+% of data centers have 0 to do with AI)
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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
By this measure, the Palestine "rights" movement in the west 40x in size within 10 days of the 10/7 massacre of Israeli citizens. Many of these people had BLM & other pieces of flair on their social profiles before 10/7. Then all of that got discarded. What about 10/7 caused this rapid shift?
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Helen @futurestand.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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fatimawa.bsky.social @fatimawa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Boston Globe has just published a shockingly sober article about the nonexistent genocide supposedly targeting the transgender community. archive.ph/VqhlI
archive.ph
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Brap @brap.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This part:
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No Escalators @noescalators.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Have you ever wondered “what if Bluesky was a physical place?” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/22/m...
bostonglobe.com
A Western Mass. lesbian bar required KN-95 masks. When it changed the rules, all hell broke loose. - The Boston Globe
Last Ditch Bar in Greenfield wanted to build community. They got a firestorm instead.
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