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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Looks like the new Holy Father isn't a fan of JD Vance.
A tweet from Robert Prevost, the new pope, from February 3, 2025, saying "JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn't ask us to rank our love for others."
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
The new Pope is the total opposite of Donald Trump. Pope Leo is a decent, moral man, defender of social justice and fluent in English.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Robert Francis Prevost will be the next pope and has taken the name Leo XIV. An American Pope. I hope he promotes unconditional love and service, especially towards the poor and marginalized. Let's pray.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Cardinal Robert Prevost is the new pope, the first American to be pope.
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Someone just asked why we're buying apple juice from China when we have apple surpluses here sometimes. In addition to not having the processing infrastructure, if we were to try and replace the apple juice we import (~430 million gallons) we'd need to grow an additional 15 billion apples per year.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 07/05/2025
If you didn’t understand it before, you will now.
huffpost.com
Experts Reveal Exactly How Trump’s Tariffs Will Affect Food Prices — Particularly On Coffee
If you didn’t understand it before, you will now.
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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
omg. These people are awful. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Trump team urged Ukraine to take U.S. deportees amid war, documents show
The extraordinary request illustrates the administration’s aggressive bid to identify willing partners who will accept people expelled by the U.S.
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Ethics experts say what he did rhymes with “rhyme”
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Cartoonist who quit Washington Post in protest wins Pulitzer www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Cartoonist who quit Washington Post in protest wins Pulitzer
Cartoonist Ann Telnaes won the Pulitzer Prize for illustrated reporting and commentary on Monday, shortly after she resigned from The Washington Post over it reportedly censoring a cartoon critical .....
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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
My extremely traditional hypermasculine dad was complaining that, “you’re not allowed to be a man anymore” and I said, “no, you can, being a man is good, you just can’t be a dick to people,” and he thought about that for a minute then nodded. “Alright, yeah, that makes sense.” There’s still hope!
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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
QAnon is now official Trump administration policy
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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
NEW: We (mostly @noamross.net) launched a website to shine a brighter light on terminated NIH and NSF grants. grant-watch.us It links to our NIH & NSF trackers, grant info submission forms, and other info. We'll also add new analyses soon. Check it out and let us know what else you'd like to see.
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Grant Watch
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
This passage from @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social's book on Hitler's rise to power has long haunted me for the way it describes how so many ordinary Germans had their minds & souls gradually rewired by the changing political climate of the 1930s. Watching something similar happen here is terrifying.
goose-stepping Stormtroopers. Suddenly, the whole. thing looks close and familiar Alongside the viciousness of much of German politics in the Weimar years was an incongruous innocence: few people could imagine the worst possibilities. A civilized nation could not possibly vote for Hitler, some had thought. When he became chancellor nonetheless, millions expected his time in office to be short and ineffectual. Germany was a notoriously law-abiding as well as cultured land. How could a German government systematically brutalize its own people? German Jews were highly assimilated and patriotic. Many refused to leave their homeland, even as things got worse and worse.
Tam German and am waiting for the Germans to come back; they have gone to ground somewhere," Victor Klemperer wrote in his diary-he was the son of a rabbi and a veteran of the First World War who chose to stay, and miraculously survived.
Few Germans in 1933 could imagine Treblinka or Auschwitz, the mass shootings of Babi Yar or the death marches of the last months of the Second World War. It is hard to blame them for not foreseeing the unthinkable. Yet their innocence failed them, and they were catastroph-ially wrong about their future. We who come later have one advantage over them: we have their example before us.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Butterfly populations are crashing through the floor. One way people can help is rewilding their gardens. At the very least, mowing lawns less often. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Plea to gardeners after one of worst years ever for butterflies
Alarmed at declining numbers of the insects, conservationists are asking gardeners to keep grass long.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
More Americans are reporting using "Buy Now, Pay Later" plans to purchase groceries, according to a survey from Lending Tree. 25% of respondents said they used BNPL loans for groceries. That number was 14% in 2024.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
“.. a month after President Trump’s executive order to remove what he calls ‘improper ideology’ from Smithsonian museums.” @dcnewsnow.bsky.social @wutangforchildren.bsky.social www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-n...
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 27/04/2025
The gold rally has outperformed other asset classes this month, with trading of options on the SPDR Gold Shares ETF surpassing 1.3 million contracts, a record
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Gold’s Bullish Sentiment Seen Easing as Record Rally Stumbles
The gold rally has outshone other asset classes this month — even drawing some comparisons to bitcoin — as President Donald Trump’s tariff war reshapes the global economic order, pushing investors to look for safety. Now, shifts in options positioning has some market watchers saying it’s time to get cautious.
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Briana Mills, LMFT ♿️🏳️‍🌈 @brianamillslmft.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
The fact that they’re tracking autism and not the bird flu automatically tells you they’re operating on eugenics and not actually wanting people to be healthy. They want you sick, disabled, or dead.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 23/04/2025
A U.S. citizen sought out a police officer for help and was detained instead. Then the Department of Homeland Security’s official X account lied about what happened.
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U.S. Citizen Detained for 10 Days Says DHS Lied About Everything
Immigration officials detained Jose Hermilloso for over a week. He says their version of what happened is completely inaccurate.
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
I have a straightforward question for Professor Wurman. Are women birthright citizens of the United States?
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/04/2025
Wow. China just called out the Trump administration for blatantly lying about the existence of any ongoing negotiations between the U.S. and China.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/04/2025
BREAKING: Hegseth downloaded Signal on his desktop at the Pentagon to circumvent the lack of cell service in a classified space. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
washingtonpost.com
Hegseth had Signal messaging app installed on an office computer
The move was intended to circumvent a lack of cellphone service in much of the Pentagon and enable easier communication between Hegseth and other Trump officials, said people familiar with the matter.
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 23/04/2025
NHL legend Dominik Hasek has been a vocal critic of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This week, Hasek said he’s received death threats from former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, who is currently deputy head of Russia’s security council chaired by Vladimir Putin. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/630...
nytimes.com
Dominik Hasek says he received death threats from former Russian president
Hasek, a native of Czechia, has been a vocal critic of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine since it began.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 24/04/2025
President Trump raised a record $239 million for his 2025 inauguration celebrations, propelled by contributions from corporations and ultra-wealthy individuals — including more than a dozen people Trump has nominated to a variety of roles in his administration. Here are some of his top donors:
washingtonpost.com
Meet the top donors to Trump’s $239 million inauguration fund
The donors who gave at least $1 million to President Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration fund include crypto companies and people appointed to his administration.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
And he's a lame duck
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 23/04/2025
🚨URGENT RESPONSE CALL🚨 You’ve seen the bad news. Now it’s time for us to flood the zone. Over 400 NSF grants — gone. Trump’s cronies are cutting science funding and betting we won’t notice. But we’re not powerless. We’ve got 24 hours to make noise. Here’s how 🧵(1/3) ➡️
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/04/2025
The Trump administration is planning to cut funding for the national suicide hotline's service for LGBTQ youth. In February, the service received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
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HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 23/04/2025
World leaders from China to EU joined a private video call organized by the United Nations to discuss climate action without the US
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World Leaders From China to EU Hold Climate Meeting Without US
China’s Xi Jinping and the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen were among the leaders on a private video call organized by the United Nations.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23/04/2025
Trump bait and switch. One day he’s threatening to fire the Fed Chair, next day he’s not—and Wall Street jumps like it’s on a leash. That’s market manipulation.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/04/2025
From @theathletic.bsky.social: What did NBA players really think of the controversial Luka Dončić trade? They reacted similarly to the rest of us... with some notable exceptions. nyti.ms/4lKlFdx
NBA player Luka Dončić wearing a white Los Angeles Lakers jersey with the number 77, holding his head with both hands and looking off to the side. A quote from an NBA player on his reaction to Luka's trade: A fan told me at half court. … It’s one of those moments you won’t forget. Like when Michael Jackson died (or) 9-11 happened."
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Now it's nearly 270 university presidents who have signed onto this "unprecedented government overreach" public letter. It was less than 180 this morning. www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c... Universities, and judges, taking the lead in standing up.
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A Call for Constructive Engagement | AAC&U
A Call for Constructive Engagement
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 23/04/2025
Great news. Washington State Athletic Association vote to ban trans people from sports fails by a single vote. It would not have been binding anyway, but this is good news for trans Washington Staters. mynorthwest.com/mynorthwest-...
mynorthwest.com
Transgender student-athlete ruling falls one vote short
WIAA passed seven of 16 proposed amendments, but two amendments regarding transgender student-athletes in competition failed to move forward.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
4/ This honestly is perhaps the most insane thing we’ve heard since Jan 20. Musk, Thiel and Luckey want the US to pay for the creation of this network of surveillance and attack lasers and then the Pentagon will become a subscriber to the service. So the US won’t own our own missile defense.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 19/04/2025
Trump’s war on higher ed and public schools has expanded to an exciting new front: pre-K! Elon Musk and DOGE are shutting down a preschool near you. The richest government contractor in the world will stop those 3-year olds from defrauding our people.
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Head Start funding lags by nearly $1 billion this year, causing some preschool closures
Federal databases show Head Start centers across the U.S. have received nearly $1 billion less in federal funding compared with this time last year.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20/04/2025
On the bright side—at least farmers won’t have to suffer through all that “socialist” government money anymore.
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Dr. Tessa Fisher @tessafisher.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
One of the funniest things about American college football to me is that the official live mascot for the University of Washington Huskies, Dubs, is not in fact a husky but an Alaskan Malamute
Dubs, a black-and-white coated Alaskan Malamute, sitting in the UW end zone during a football game.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/04/2025
Exclusive: Immigrants falsely labeled dead by the Social Security Administration are showing up at field offices with documents proving they are alive, leading staff to reinstate nearly three dozen people over the past week, according to records obtained by The Post.
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Immigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death label
The immigrants who have requested a reversal and been reinstated in Social Security databases include a Haitian asylum seeker and a minor child.
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Mark Poloncarz @markpoloncarz.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Tonight, Erie Co. is joining others to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's famous ride when he warned all "The British are Coming!" 2 lights are burning in Old County Hall's windows to symbolize the 2 lights on display in the Old North Church in Boston. They will be up all night.
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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
NEW: The National Intelligence Council determined in a secret assessment early this month that Venezuela is not directing an invasion of the United States by the prison gang Tren de Aragua, a judgment that contradicts Trump’s public statements www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
washingtonpost.com
U.S. intelligence contradicts Trump’s justification for mass deportations
The determination is the most comprehensive assessment to date undercutting the president’s rationale for deporting suspected Tren de Aragua members without due process.
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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
The administration has no authority to compel private speakers to promote any viewpoint. This and what they’re trying with Harvard is already way more serious than anything uncovered in the so-called Twitter Files. This is what government coercion actually looks like. They hate the First Amendment
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Luke Russert @lukerussert.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
It’s brutal. Every NYC neighborhood needs that 8am-4am bar. That’s New York.
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Anton Shadow @antonshadow.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
95% Of The Firings Are Not Lawful, Which The Federal Courts Have Been Ruling For 2 Months.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
38 of the 43. "38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic. "The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..." www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
washingtonpost.com
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
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Ben Ross @benross.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 17/04/2025
Florida State announced the cancellation of all home athletic events through Sunday following an active shooter situation on campus on Thursday.
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Florida State cancels athletics events through Sunday after campus shooting
Florida State announced the cancellation of all home athletic events through Sunday following an active shooter situation on campus on Thursday.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 17/04/2025
⚡️‘This is a murder’ – Zelensky rebukes Trump for calling deadly Sumy strike a mistake. “Excuse me, but this is a murder. This strike went to the (city) center, it did not go to the front line,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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‘This is a murder’ – Zelensky rebukes Trump for calling deadly Sumy strike a mistake
“Excuse me, but this is a murder. This strike went to the (city) center, it did not go to the front line,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/04/2025
Elizabeth Warren on CNBC explains why Trump illegally firing Jerome Powell would wreck the economy and take the US down a fast track toward dictatorship
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 17/04/2025
NEW: The Fourth Circuit REJECTS the Trump admin's appeal of Judge Xinis's orders to "facilitate" Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release: "We shall not micromanage the efforts of a fine district judge attempting to implement the Supreme Court's recent decision." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge, with whom KING and THACKER, Circuit Judges, join:
Upon review of the government's motion, the court denies the motion for an
emergency stay pending appeal and for a writ of mandamus. The relief the government is
requesting is both extraordinary and premature. While we fully respect the Executive's
robust assertion of its Article II powers, we shall not micromanage the efforts of a fine
district judge attempting to implement the Supreme Court's recent decision.
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
RFK Jr. wants to eradicate autistic people and also has no idea what an autistic person is
"These are kids who will never pay taxes," Kennedy declared. "They'll never hold a
job. Theyl never play baseball. They'Il never write a poem. They'll never go out
" on a date. Many of them will never use a toilet unassisted. We have to recognize
doing this to our children.
we are
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16/04/2025
Glad House Dems are demanding a full briefing—because immigration agents showed up at L.A. elementary schools, and DHS lied about it. Watch the video. Hear the truth from L.A.’s superintendent. Then ask why the hell Homeland Security is targeting kids. Don’t let this go!!!
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