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Haydon

@haydonmp.bsky.social
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Dad, husband, double hoo. Previously - firefighter, medic, stroke researcher, remote medicine and foreign policy. Opinions my own, especially when they're wrong. Reposts are not endorsements unless it’s woodworking, maybe beagle posts too.

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WOWK 13 News @wowk13news.bsky.social · 1h
The West Virginia Pumpkin Festival is in full swing in Milton. This year's theme is Stars and Stripes and Pumpkin Delights. www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia-p… 
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intracranial aneurysm (spooky, scary) @chemotaxis.bsky.social · 59m
the late great hannibal lecter
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Dj @djsoke.bsky.social · 1h
There is no functional difference between a Talarico +0.5 poll and a Paxton +0.5 poll But the the difference in psychological impact on this site if the eventual NYT poll printed at a rounded +1 vs -1 is at the cosmic level
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Haydon @haydonmp.bsky.social · 1h
Ugh not promising but va5 was going to be a reach
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xpostfactoid @xpostfactoid.bsky.social · 2h
Some time not too distant, countries will compete for immigrants.
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Haydon @haydonmp.bsky.social · 2h
“I am going to make public moves that will highlight that I am about to escalate the war the electorate hates right after they could have a chance to do anything about it.” is the kind of petulant approach to governance we all need to expect as the baseline for the remainder of Trump II.
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politiburb @politiburb.bsky.social · 3h
Real heads knew this would end up being Bernie's legacy from day one
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Brittany Trang @brittanytrang.com · 7h
Be my colleague! STAT is hiring for a pharma reporter (suggested amount of experience: at least 5 years covering biopharma/business of health). Remote within the U.S. is okay (though we have offices in Boston and DC); salary is $74,911 – $120,000. #journojobs #journalismjobs #journalism
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National Pharma Correspondent
About STAT In November 2015, STAT was launched as a new national media brand focused on health, medicine, and life sciences. Since then, we have grown to
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Haydon @haydonmp.bsky.social · 5h
Oh I LIKE this approach
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 9h
For a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing
Since returning to office, Trump has marveled at AI’s capabilities. He is increasingly in thrall to the tech executives courting him. In December 2025, Elon Musk returned to the Oval Office for a clandestine meeting. Trump spent hours asking Grok, Musk’s AI chatbot, questions about his presidency and legacy, according to an official present. At the time, Trump was ordering missile strikes against Venezuelan boats he alleged were smuggling drugs into the U.S. He asked Grok how Venezuelans would react if the U.S. captured Maduro. According to the official present, the chatbot responded that Maduro was a repressive and deeply unpopular dictator and that many Venezuelans would likely celebrate his downfall. After Trump ordered the mission to seize Maduro, the following month, celebrations broke out in the streets. Trump, according to officials, came away thinking Grok was ingenious.
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Haydon @haydonmp.bsky.social · 10h
The fastest way to bring a smile to my face is to say “Christmas pork stockpile”.
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Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 11h
Here's your midterm ad, Democrats.
But if I spoke to the American people, and if I got a fair press on, which I never would, I would like to have data centers. It doesn't mean I want them right next to my house, but certainly I like them in my county. They show a data center, and I go up right next to a guy's house, and I wouldn't necessarily like that.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 11h
I should note: the debate over Trump's decision to end the "sensitive locations" policy is arguably one of the biggest religion stories of his 2nd term, involving dozens of faith orgs/denominations in 4 separate lawsuits. Over and over, it has directly pitted the admin against religious leaders.
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Rob Sand @robsandia.bsky.social · 11h
Happy Bow Season Opener to all who celebrate! (Old pic of me and one of my boys.)
A photo of Rob Sand and his son in camouflage hunting in Iowa.
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Haydon @haydonmp.bsky.social · 11h
Would there be any interest in a thread about what it looks like to do emergency medical response into a prison? I’ve not done a crash intubation in an execution chamber, but the thumbnail below is a very familiar image to me. Burned into my mind after many late nights.
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Daniel Donner @donnermaps.bsky.social · 11h
The election is coming... time to get maps ready! We have both normal maps and our hexmap cartogram available for you as image files, shapefiles, and svg files. The cartogram can also be found on Datawrapper under USA>>Congressional Districts Elections 2026 (hexmap) docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Cartogram of 2026 US Congressional districts2026 congressional district map, normal style
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MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 13h
You can't "defund" the police, that's dumb. But you could change a lot: 1 end the death penalty, completely. It makes us the Saudis. 2 end sherriffs 3 No more camo, anywhere. Real uniforms, nametags, and 'street' uniforms with reflective/hi-vis yellow or orange. You're here to HELP, look like it
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Cloud's Strife @jmgreene28.bsky.social · 12h
Actor Benny Safdie as theoretical physicist Edward Teller wearing protective goggles and sunscreen on his face during the Trinity test scene in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer (2023).
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Haydon @haydonmp.bsky.social · 12h
The president’s brain juices are no longer operating optimally, they are not laminar in flow they are very turbulent It is disturbing the wildlife
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Chicken Riding a Roomba
Alt: Chicken Riding a the president of the United States
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eek @eke.bsky.social · 12h
lol
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 12h
time.com/article/2026...
time.com
Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 12h
guys that article is so fucking funny
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Haydon @haydonmp.bsky.social · 12h
More, but also less
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Louis @louisevans.bsky.social · 12h
NATALIE HARP WAS IN THE ROOM FOR THE TIME INTERVIEW
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John Cluverius @johncluverius.bsky.social · 12h
fuck it we're doing Ms. Rachel fave/unfaves
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Sally Duncan @sallyforsupervisor.bsky.social · 13h
Happy we have more people (and the appropriate people) talking about this cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-...
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Dillenbeck: 15 ACPS employees have been placed on leave in last 30 days - Cville Right Now
Albemarle School Board member Jim Dillenbeck held a community town hall Wednesday, speaking candidly about the division's issues.
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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 13h
it's a trash publication and you should block it and anyone it employs
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Haydon @haydonmp.bsky.social · 13h
“Threat to ‘what’ Mr Pape?”
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❀°。Der Siebenschläfer *.゚✿ ⋆ @sababausa.bsky.social · 13h
As Chris said, SCOTUS is hardly alone or even first its responsibility for yesterday’s horror, but they took affirmative & highly unusual steps to open the door They’ve gone beyond standing aside, and moved to actively abusing the shadow docket—it makes them much more than complicit
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 13h
Child victims in a gruesome abuse case have been awarded $4.4 million in a settlement with the state Department of Human Services due to Child Protective Services failures in the case, reports @amelianews.bsky.social.
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WV pays $4.4M in historic child abuse case after CPS didn’t rescue kids from slave-like conditions
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Andrew @tjsleakyroof.bsky.social · 13h
man we’ve got kids doing walkouts to protest opaque leadership changes dictated by the main office, using like 1990’s voice disguiser shit on the news presumably due to fear of reprisal. independent investigation now.
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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 14h
The thing people forget about Ossoff is he is John Lewis's last student.
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Haydon @haydonmp.bsky.social · 14h
Jay Jones has the courage
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AG Jones seeking out former federal attorneys for his federal overreach unit
While many attorneys left the Department of Justice in the wake of Trump taking office, a recruiter tells Radio IQ there’s still some left.
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Haydon @haydonmp.bsky.social · 14h
Are you kidding me??? What the hell?? Anyone that’s given these kind of drugs to people knows that LD50 is a bad proxy for humans generally but THE WHOLE POINT IS TO KILL THEM. It’s so crazy to me that this is literally a dosing problem.
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Haydon @haydonmp.bsky.social · 15h
“Are you a part of a frat?” “No, but I’ve been thrown out of and banned from several of them.” “Okay you’re safe.”
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Haydon @haydonmp.bsky.social · 15h
Rookie numbers, pump them up etc
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Haydon @haydonmp.bsky.social · 15h
The push to create a “humane” method of execution does nothing but lead to further suffering. I’ve never seen evidence to the contrary, and I think opponents of capital punishment own some responsibility for where we are now too.
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Alessandro Nai @alessandronai.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
You know those (rare) papers that really make you proud? In new piece out at APR, we show that #AffectivePolarization likely spills onto other types of non-political polarization - notably, PREFERENCES FOR CATS VS. DOGS (aka “affective PAWlarization”) paper: tinyurl.com/jn48bypp data: osf.io/4p2zu
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 16h
apnorc.org/wp-content/u...
CUR2. Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as
president?
CUR3. If don’t know, skipped, or refused in CUR2
If you had to choose, do you lean more toward approving or disapproving of the way Donald Trump is
handling his job as president?
CUR3A. If approve in CUR2
Would you say you approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president strongly or do
you approve just somewhat?
CUR3B. If disapprove in CUR2
Would you say you disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president strongly or do
you disapprove just somewhat?
[HALF SAMPLE ASKED RESPONSE OPTIONS IN REVERSE ORDER]
AP-NORC
Approve
NET
Strongly
approve
Somewhat
approve
Lean
toward
approv
-ing
Not
lean
either
way
Disapprove
NET
Lean
toward
disapproving
Somewhat
disapprove
Strongly
disapprove DK
SKP
/REF
09/24-28/2026
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31 15 15 * * 69 * 18 51 * 1
07/23-27/2026
(N=1,165) 33 16 17 * 1 66 21 18 47 - *
06/11-17/2026
(N=3,040) 37 19 18 * * 62 * 13 48 * 1
05/14-18/2026
(N=1,117) 37 18 19 * * 62 * 14 49 - *
04/16-20/2026
(N=2,596) 33 17 16 * * 67 * 17 49 * *
03/19-23/2026
(N=1,150) 38 18 20 * 1 60 * 12 48 - *
02/05-08/2026
(N=1,156) 36 18 18 * 1 62 1 16 46 - 1
01/08-11/2026
(N=1,203) 40 20 20 * 1 59 * 12 47 - *
12/4-8/2025
(N=1,146)
36 18 18 * 1 61 * 15 47 - 1
11/6-10/2025
(N=1,143)
36 18 17 * 1 62 - 13 49 - 1
10/09-13/2025
(N=1,289) 37 19 18 1 1 61 * 17 43 - 1
09/11-15/2025
(N=1,183) 39 21 18 * 1 60 * 18 42 - 1
08/21-25/2025
(N=1,182) 45 25 19 * 2 53 * 13 40 - *
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Haydon @haydonmp.bsky.social · 16h
It’s because the onion is a wrecker publication for the low information high engagement caucus.
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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 30/09/2026
don't bother addressing a congregation unless you're in the baroque creature pulpit
Baroque pulpit ca. 1750, rebuilt 1856, Parish church in Dobroszów.

a fanciful scaled sculpture where the serpents open mouth serves as the pulpit
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Hare LockwoOoOoOod @harelockwood.com · 30/09/2026
[with gritted teeth] the WHIMSY will be INCREASED proportional to the DIFFICULTIES
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Dublin Fire Brigade @dubfirebrigade.bsky.social · 16h
Class 2/2026 passed out from our training centre in Marino yesterday. 38 recruit firefighters for Dublin Fire Brigade and Limerick Fire & Rescue held their passout parade and the Silver Axe award for best recruit went to R/FF Sophie Thompson.
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Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 17h
incoming insult of all time is gonna be "this cornell group chat looking motherfucker". feel free to use immediately.
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gg @ggold328.bsky.social · 16h
we as a society, and a species, have failed her from the beginning of her life as a sexually abused toddler until the end when she was killed with no mercy
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Haydon @haydonmp.bsky.social · 17h
This is so unimaginably fucked up too. You’re now forcing people to resuscitate a condemned woman, only to… what? I can’t imagine getting called a god damned execution chamber to intubate a patient. What a nightmare.
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Steven Hale @iamstevenhale.bsky.social · 22h
I got back home a bit ago from Tennessee's execution of Christa Pike. We sat in the witness room for nearly 2 and a half hours as she received two rounds of pentobarbital. She was taken away in an ambulance shortly after that and I can't say for sure if she is dead or alive at this moment.
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Haydon @haydonmp.bsky.social · 17h
I’m not as opposed to the death penalty as some are on here but I am totally opposed to lethal injection as it is currently practiced in the United States. It’s really not hard to kill someone chemically and medicalizing execution just creates problems and prolongs suffering.
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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 17h
We are about to finally get serious about fighting woke on Mars
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Haydon @haydonmp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The democratic socialist in this scenario is also running on regime change in Iran
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