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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 1h
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She’s Been to Gaza. She Met With the Iranians. Now She Has a Warning. (Gift Article)
As the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric goes to both sides of conflicts. She’s worried that our warring world is spiraling out of control.
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 2h
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Opinion | Hold A.I. Companies Liable (Gift Article)
A.I. companies must operate under our laws.
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 2h
Four Wrongs of a Public Execution snyder.substack.com/p/four-wrong...
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Four Wrongs of a Public Execution
Psychological, Historical, Political, and Ethical (Video and Text)
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Donna Mugavero aka Mugsy @msinformation.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I can’t be the only person who thinks it's a turn-on that this guy speaks in full sentences that are meaningful, cutting, and spot-on.
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Where Do Democrats Go From Here? With Rep. Jake Auchincloss snyder.substack.com/p/where-do-d...
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Where Do Democrats Go From Here? With Rep. Jake Auchincloss
A recording from Timothy Snyder's live video with Rep. Jake Auchincloss
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Video: Opinion | The Cybertruck Rorschach Test
Is extreme individualism leading to an uglier world? On “The Ezra Klein Show,” Debbie Millman, the host of the podcast “Design Matters,” argues that polarizing designs like the Tesla Cybertruck reflec...
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
C.D.C. Offers States $100 Million in Measles Support as Cases Climb www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...
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C.D.C. Offers States $100 Million in Measles Support as Cases Climb
States said the cash infusion will help bolster efforts to increase vaccinations and identify cases.
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Video: What Really Happened to Jeffrey Epstein? A Times Investigation.
Seven years after Jeffrey Epstein’s death was ruled a suicide, the theory that Epstein didn’t kill himself is held by many. In this special report, Natalie Kitroeff sits down with the New York Times i...
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The Siberian Plague Scare Reveals That America Is Unprepared www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/o...
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Opinion | Here’s What Worries Me About the Russian Plague Scare
America is not prepared for a major disease outbreak.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It’s simply unimaginable that CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz has just bowed to RFK Jr. and approved funding for an utterly unethical clinical trial that will withhold the birth dose of HepB vaccine in Guinea Bissau. It is to be conducted by researchers accused of academic misconduct.
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CDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study
“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Undermining the Post-WWII Order heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/underminin...
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Undermining the Post-WWII Order
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Voting rights groups are citing recent ICE activity near voting sites and new evidence of intimidation as they expand a lawsuit seeking to keep armed federal agents away from polling places during the midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE is already showing up near voting sites, bolstering lawsuit against armed agents at polls
Among the newest examples is an ICE detention that took place in the same area California voters had to pass through to reach a ballot drop box.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
There is a suspected outbreak of the plague in Russia. Yes, you read that right. And we cannot trust RFK Jr. and the Trump administration to be prepared to deal with this. We need a Democratic public health doctor in the US Senate.
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Scoop: White House monitors suspected plague outbreak in Russia
Administration is "aware, monitoring the outbreak, and assessing options," an official told Axios.
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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A Public Health-Minded Senator Asks: What Comes After Trump and Kennedy? (Gift Article)
Senator Patty Murray, a former chair of the Senate health committee, is forming a group of experts to examine how to insulate the C.D.C. from political interference.
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Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Grateful to join Senator Murray’s Public Health for America Working Group The work ahead is vital: restoring trust, strengthening the institutions that protect us, and reaffirming a simple idea—that public health is a shared promise we make to one another @murray.senate.gov
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A Public Health-Minded Senator Asks: What Comes After Trump and Kennedy?
Senator Patty Murray, a former chair of the Senate health committee, is forming a group of experts to examine how to insulate the C.D.C. from political interference.
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Opinion | ‘This Is Nuts.’ An OpenAI Insider Explains Why He Quit. (Gift Article)
David Robinson, who wrote OpenAI’s safety protocols, resigned last week over safety concerns.
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Essay | Exclusive | Michael Lewis on the Lone Security Guard Who Resisted DOGE
In an exclusive excerpt from “Blockers,” the inside story of the high-stakes D.C. standoff where security chief Colin O’Brien fought off DOGE operatives.
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Trump is conditioning foreign aid on deals
The State Department’s new approach to foreign aid is changing the way the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention works abroad.
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Trump Suggests Iran Could ‘Take Out’ L.A. or San Diego, Drawing Anger From California Leaders (Gift Article)
Gov. Gavin Newsom called the president “dangerous and deranged” after his remarks at a political rally, where Mr. Trump said the Iran war was necessary to “keep the world safe.”
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
October 4, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-4-...
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October 4, 2026
On Friday night, just before 11:00, Trump announced that his administration “will, immediately, begin sending ‘Checks’ of nearly $100 to over 20 MILLION wonderful Seniors to help pay for their Medicar...
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Dr Kiddo @drkiddo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Now Trump has decided to fence off Lafayette Park, another public space in DC. It's not up to him. It's not his park. The White House isn't his house. He's just a squatter. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Inside Trump's Plan to Fence Off a Historic Protest Site (Gift Article)
The president’s proposal to enclose a park in Washington could alter how the space has been used for generations.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
From the beginning of the war in Iran, I've warned one reason that Trump wants such a war is to provoke a terrorist attack at home. History is full of leaders - from Putin in Russia to Orban in Hungary - who have used foreign wars and real or manufactured threats to expand their authority.
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Piyush Mittal @piyushmittal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Gender Gap Has Taken a Strange Twist www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/o...
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Opinion | The Gender Gap Has Taken a Strange Twist
Republican and Democratic voters are seeing masculinity and femininity very differently.
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Opinion | The Science That Has Oil Companies Running Scared (Gift Article)
However the U.S. Supreme Court rules, the work of holding oil companies accountable for climate change has a bright future.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/10/2026
Gov. Josh Shapiro: "Measles was eliminated back in the year 2000. And now, 26 years later, we’re dealing with it coming roaring back. Pennsylvania has now eclipsed 1,000 cases across 39 counties, with five deaths." Shapiro says amid the outbreak, vaccinations have now doubled.
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Assisted Death Is Not a Choice of Last Resort in Canada www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...
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Opinion | Assisted Death Is Not a Choice of Last Resort in Canada
Assisted dying accounts for more than 5 percent of deaths in Canada.
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Basic Political Wisdom (Kharkiv Meditations, 10/10) snyder.substack.com/p/basic-poli...
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Basic Political Wisdom (Kharkiv Meditations, 10/10)
Kharkiv Meditations, 10/10
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Outside money can’t buy voter enthusiasm for Republicans” macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/outside-mo...
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“Outside money can’t buy voter enthusiasm for Republicans”
Some very important data points are emerging - and they favor Democrats
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The whistleblower, age 57, is dead....
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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How US commerce secretary's Epstein links were uncovered by British whistleblower
Simon Andriesz made the discovery about Howard Lutnick in publicly released Epstein files.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Latest AI safety guy to quit and issue a dire warning about the risks and the fecklessness of those in charge:
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I Quit OpenAI Because Its Culture Is Broken
The industry’s approach to safety will guarantee more failures unless something changes.
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Dying Patients Are Inundated by Misinformation. My Dad Was One of Them. (Gift Article)
Cancer patients are being persuaded to spend tens of thousands on unproven treatments by alternative-medicine clinics.
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Video: How Trump Directed Tax Dollars to Ads Praising Him
President Trump personally directed the use of taxpayer money for ads praising his presidency, according to people familiar with the matter. Our White House correspondent, Maggie Haberman, explains.
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Just Lilo @justlilo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
People need to hear this. On Russ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
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Who’s the Shadow President?
Podcast Episode · Paper Trail · October 1 · 36m
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Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Our immigration enforcement system is simply broken. The deportation of children and innocent families is inhumane and unacceptable. No small child should face a judge without an attorney. 
It’s time to abolish ICE.
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“The AAP recommends that babies..get the antibody..ideally before leaving the hospital. Many birthing hospitals don't offer it, largely because insurers' bundled payment for the birth stay excludes the roughly $500 antibody” www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-poli...
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Long COVID, disputing measles deaths, and newborns without RSV protection: The State of US Vaccine Policy
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Opinion | Stop Talking About A.I. Like a Human (Gift Article)
If we want to figure out the proper way to control A.I. models, we need to recognize what they really are.
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A Scene before the Senate Judiciary Committee heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/confidentl...
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A Scene before the Senate Judiciary Committee
To read this letter, click here:
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trump Wants to Get His Hands on the Power of the Purse www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/o...
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Opinion | Trump Wants to Get His Hands on the Power of the Purse
The search for fraud in the federal government must always end in the same place.
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kvconner.bsky.social @kvconner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🎁Gift Article Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak Grows to Nearly 900 Cases State health officials said 55 new cases had been reported since Wednesday. In all, 890 measles cases have been reported across 39 counties so far this year www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak Grows to Nearly 900 Cases (Gift Article)
State health officials said 55 new cases had been reported since Wednesday. In all, 890 measles cases have been reported across 39 counties so far this year.
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
‘I Write This to Frighten You’: How Scientists Took On Existential Risk Once Before www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/b...
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‘I Write This to Frighten You’: How Scientists Took On Existential Risk Once Before
Artificial intelligence workers may have leverage to make the world safer.
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The Mighty Jungle💙💛 @ocanannain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ken Paxton’s Christian identity politics obscure a history of scandal. The Texas Senate candidate rose to power as a culture warrior. His record is a marriage of hypocrisy and cynicism -- Sidney Blumenthal
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Ken Paxton’s Christian identity politics obscure a history of scandal | Sidney Blumenthal
The Texas Senate candidate rose to power as a culture warrior. His record is a marriage of hypocrisy and cynicism
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell 9/29/26 | 🅼🆂🅽🅱️🅲 Breaking News Today September 29, 2026
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Opinion | Bill Gates’s Blunt Warning on A.I. (Gift Article)
As A.I. capabilities accelerate, the technologist is shocked by the “complete lack of engagement” with the question of how to manage its risks.
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Opinion | I’m Exhausted. You’re Demoralized. We Weren’t Built for a World Like This. (Gift Article)
A greatly underappreciated virtue of other presidents was that you could forget about them for weeks at a time.
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Chaos @homeagain.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Man Shot by ICE Agent in Austin Is Charged With Assault www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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Body Camera Captured Incident Between ICE Agent and Driver in Austin
The charge reveals the existence of body camera footage of the shooting, though that video has not been released.
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