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Michael G @ducksinvermont.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Welcome back, MapQuest! techcrunch.com/2026/08/31/m...
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MapQuest's app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake Ontario | TechCrunch
MapQuest is getting an unexpected boost from its decision to defy President Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario.
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Michael G @ducksinvermont.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
When tRump came on the jumbotron, and then 28 seconds later after NYers had a chance to express their opinion. She gets it.
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Michael G @ducksinvermont.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
These are what a "hate America" rally looks like. Trump praised and pardoned these insurrectionists.
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Michael G @ducksinvermont.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
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24 hours outside ICE: What is really going on in Portland
Starting Thursday, Oct. 9 at midnight, we will begin a 24-hour livestream outside of the Portland ICE Facility. Our aim is to show the public everything we see.
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Michael G @ducksinvermont.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Kimmel (& Colbert) would have a strong First Amendment case against the FCC and DJT. From the National Law Review regarding last year's unanimous NRA v. Vullo ruling: is.gd/kozBuT "The Supreme Court confirmed that government officials cannot use their authority to silence dissenting viewpoints."
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US Supreme Court Upholds First Amendment Rights in NRA v. Vullo
On May 30, the US Supreme Court, in National Rifle Ass’n of Am. v. Vullo, 602 US __ (2024), unanimously held that the National Rifle Association (NRA) plausibly alleged in a complaint that it filed in...
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Michael G @ducksinvermont.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
“The court finds and rules that [NIH’s] explanations are bereft of reasoning, virtually in their entirety” Will this administration follow the law this time or will it defy the courts, again? www.science.org/content/arti...
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Judge orders NIH to restore hundreds of grants cut under Trump
William Young calls terminations illegal, berates agency for discrimination
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Michael G @ducksinvermont.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
In case you need to remind anyone what insurrection really looks like. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXnH...
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Video Of Capitol Riot Shown During First Jan. 6 Committee Hearing
YouTube video by NBC News
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Reuters @reuters.com · 09/04/2025
Eight people in South Sudan, including five children, died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment for cholera after US aid cuts forced local health services to close, the UK-based charity Save the Children said reut.rs/3E9kB27
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South Sudan cholera patients died walking to clinic after US cut aid, charity says
Eight people in South Sudan, including five children, died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment for cholera after U.S. aid cuts forced local health services to close, the UK-based charity Save the Children said on Wednesday.
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Michael G @ducksinvermont.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
One-third of married women, 14% citizens over 80, & 24% citizens aged 18-29 lack the documents needed to vote under the SAVE act. The Kansas version of the law noncitzens blocked from voting "statistically indistiguishable from zero". is.gd/cAxEGQ Stop the SAVE! Let citizens vote. is.gd/9Vi6i2
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
All you need to know about Twitter
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Michael G @ducksinvermont.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog Trump has escalated an authoritarian turn in last few days. - CBC News is.gd/jJ4mJp
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ANALYSIS | U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog | CBC News
Possibly defying a court order. Urging his Justice Department to prosecute nemeses. Repeatedly calling the media 'illegal.' Declaring a predecessor's pardon null and void. U.S. President Donald Trump ...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Worst. Episode. EVER.
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Michael G @ducksinvermont.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Draconian cuts to biomedical research announced on Friday. On Monday, 22 states sue to stop them. is.gd/o3cLad
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Nearly two dozen states sue the Trump administration to halt cuts in medical research funding
Attorneys general from 22 states have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for slashing funding for medical and public health research at universities nationwide.
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Michael G @ducksinvermont.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
This administration working to kill science and education. UVM alone reports $49M NIH funding with $13.5M in indirect costs in 2024. This isn't about saving money; it's a culture war. Project 2025, page 355: "...help reduce federal taxpayer subsidization of leftist agendas." tinyurl.com/bs3eh2dp
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The NIH’s drastic cut to indirect cost rates is a critical threat to U.S. research infrastructure
The drastic reduction in indirect costs is not a path to innovation or cost savings — it’s a threat to U.S.’s position as global leader in medical research.
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Michael G @ducksinvermont.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Climate Science Legal Defense Fund track government interference in science. They are going to be BUSY! climate.law.columbia.edu/Silencing-Sc...
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Silencing Science Tracker | Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Per an NIH source: “Discussions with colleagues have suggested that if the universities all come together and raise hell about the delays to funding caused by not holding meetings, that might move the needle. From every state. There are well-funded universities in red states that will be impacted.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Trump has taken a sledgehammer to government ethics by: -Rescinding Biden's EO outlining ethics commitments for political appointees -Firing 18 federal inspectors general -Launching a self-enriching crypto coin This will be the most corrupt administration in history.
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Michael G @ducksinvermont.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
More information in this report from Mother Jones about those NIH study section cancelations. is.gd/hZYcBD
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What the Hell Is Going on at NIH?
Scientists sound the alarm about Trump’s unprecedented “Big Brother” research crackdown.
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Brian Schatz @schatz.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
The story of this first week is corruption. Billionaires seated on the inaugural stage in front of the cabinet, crypto pump and dump, and the illegal firing of IGs. The media is acting like this is too chaotic and bewildering to interpret, but they are just afraid of sounding shrill. It’s corrupt.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
NEW: Inspectors general say Trump's removals may be illegal since they fail to comply with 2022 law requiring 30 days notice to Congress WH will likely argue this is unconstitutional, but it will be a fight w/ @meganmesserly.bsky.social @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
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Michael G @ducksinvermont.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
I don't want to overreact, but this is not a particularly good sign for science under this administration. is.gd/QIGLG3
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Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings prompts confusion, concern
A flurry of scientific gatherings and panels across federal science agencies were canceled on Wednesday, at a time of heightened sensitivity about how the
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Trump's Day One executive orders: -Ended recognition of birthright citizenship -Withdrew from WHO and Paris Climate Accord -Rescinded Biden's EO to lower Rx costs -Pardoned Jan 6 rioters -Renamed the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America So much for helping working families.
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Trump is now attacking Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde who admonished him to recognize the dignity of all people. Here is a portion of the admonition from Tuesday’s National Prayer Service that Trump took issue with. Trump can’t stand a message that is essentially “love thy neighbor.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Remember: The GOP uses dangerous smears against trans people, immigrants, and people of color to deflect attention from the near record share of the nation’s income and wealth now going to the richest Americans. Don't let them get away with it.
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Michael G @ducksinvermont.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
He almost died from COVID. Hundreds of thousands of US citizens did die needlessly due to his downplaying of the severity, promotion of unproven treatments, and hostility towards recommended preventation. But yeah, let's blame the WHO. Many will die because of this decision. is.gd/BbBwx4
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Trump pulled the US out of the World Health Organization, again. Here’s why
Trump removed the U.S. from the World Health Organization during his first term as well
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Michael G @ducksinvermont.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Renewed my membership. @aclu.org "If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way" – Martin Luther King Jr.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Biden preemptively pardoned J6 police officers who were beaten and injured, to protect them against retribution from the insurrection leader because they dared to testify truthfully before Congress. Trump pardoned the thugs who beat them.
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 20/01/2025
Hell is empty, And all the devils are here.
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Michael G @ducksinvermont.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Lest anyone forget, Trump was the one that (tried to) ban TikTok in the first place. I've never used it, so I'm not personally affected, but I'll bet Zuckerberg's thrilled as folks switch to his Reels and Instagram. trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential...
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Executive Order on Addressing the Threat Posed by TikTok – The White HouseOpen MenuWhiteHouse.govCopy URL to your clipboardOpen SearchShare on FacebookShare on TwitterCopy URL to your clipboardWhiteHo...
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