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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
not a single member of Congress has commented on this video as far as I can tell
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Office of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 @mayorwu.boston.gov · 24/01/2026
The ongoing invasion of our cities by a dangerous and out-of-control federal administration must be stopped.
STATEMENT ON ICE SHOOTING
OF ALEX PRETTI

After another gruesome act of fatal violence by federal agents on the streets of Minneapolis, all Americans must demand that the Trump Administration end its deadly, unlawful, and unconstitutional occupation of the Twin Cities.

The ongoing invasion of our cities by a dangerous and out-of-control federal administration must be stopped. This week, the City of Boston led 44 cities around the country in supporting the federal lawsuit to end the illegal ICE surge in Minnesota.

Our hearts are with Alex Pretti's loved ones and the people of Minnesota and we share their grief. While we mourn once again a tragic and needless death, we urge the court to take immediate action to stop the violence, end the occupation, and help local leaders in the Twin Cities restore peace to these communities under siege.

MAYOR MICHELLE WU
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/01/2026
The video makes clear that Alex Pretti was not holding a weapon in the lead-up to the shooting, or when federal agents forcefully took him to the ground
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Video contradicts Trump administration account of Minneapolis killing
Once again, DHS appears to be lying.
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polerin @polerin.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Not could. Have. Fred Hampton.
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Ice cream social @icecreamsocialist.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
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Ted Cruz called the FBI on me @weareronin.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
How to talk to babies.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Whether it’s freaking out about the new Cracker Barrel logo or some other bogeyman, remember this: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption, worker oppression, and staggering wealth inequality.
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
The NIH budget will INCREASE by $400 million — not slashed by 40%, as Trump proposed — according to a proposal by Senate appropriators, says Sen Murray. "Some have asked if there will even be an NIH by [2029]. The commmittee's resounding message is yes—Congress has your back", she says.
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 31/07/2025
Senate committee endorses NIH budget increase, rebuking Trump administration’s proposed 40% cut www.statnews.com/2025/07/31/n...
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Senate committee endorses NIH budget increase, rebuking Trump administration’s proposed 40% cut
Senators from both parties endorsed a $400 million increase to the budget of the National Institutes of Health on Thursday
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 28/07/2025
Listen to this mealy-mouthed non-answer about the billions in CANCER RESEARCH funding Trump's budget chief is illegally blocking. Clinical trials have been cut short. Research is shutting down. We're talking irreparable harm. Keep speaking up until they get this money out.
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Jack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Note also that the lawsuit alleges that because race and class are correlated, providing free tuition to lower income students is also racial preference. They just want a pure aristocracy of inherited wealth
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bingley567 @bingley567.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 09/06/2025
🚨BREAKING: 300+ NIH employees call out the harm of censorship & politicized science in scathing email to Bhattacharya, demanding an end to political interference, a lift on funding freezes, & rehiring of fired staff whose work saves lives. This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle. 🧵(1/5)
Front-page-style graphic titled “BREAKING NEWS” with photos of RFK Jr. and Dr. Bhattacharya in front of a government hearing chamber. Text reads: “NIH Scientists Sound the Alarm as Health Research Faces Historic Threat” and “NIH Employees Send Trump Cronies Scathing Wake-Up Call.”
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Share broadly: deep thanks to all those signatories (and beyond) working to pursue discoveries in medical research in the face of threats to careers and academic freedom. www.cnn.com/2025/06/09/h...
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NIH employees publish ‘Bethesda Declaration’ in dissent of Trump administration policies | CNN
Staffers at the US National Institutes of Health published a letter of dissent, taking issue with what they see as the politicization of research and destruction of scientific progress under the Trump...
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
New powerful article up in the New York Times on cancelled and delayed grants www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump (Gift Article)
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 08/05/2025
Economists warn: Trump’s science cuts threaten the U.S. economy. Slashing funding for NIH, NSF, and NASA hurts every American. These cuts are killing jobs, stalling innovation, and shrinking our economic future. We all pay the price when science is defunded. www.npr.org/2025/05/08/n...
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Economists warn Trump's research cuts could have dire consequences for GDP
President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
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Constant Screaming @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
We are very close to a near cure for two of the highest-mortality cancers we know: glioblastoma and pancreatic cancer. These are both mRNA based treatments which are losing their funding during stage I and II trials. Thousands will die needlessly because of this motherfucker and his lies.
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(Self) Regulators, mount up! @bankuei.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
The part every strategist around the world is stressing right now is that really no one has gamed out "What if America didn't even have it's own empire interests at heart?" as part of the strategy. All the usual rules of negotiation & deterrence work on people who understand what they might lose.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
"Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty." - Hannah Arendt
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Ice cream social @icecreamsocialist.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Chet Baker on a rainy day in the end of the world.
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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
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Ice cream social @icecreamsocialist.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
youtu.be/LJ25-U3jNWM?...
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Nina Simone: Mississippi Goddam
YouTube video by Aaron Overfield
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Ice cream social @icecreamsocialist.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Cutting indirects is telling scientists to do science without buildings, equipment, electricity, and any support staff. These are your hospitals and colleges, your friends and children. And it’s only week three. www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
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NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Get in Dorks, we are going protesting. STAND UP FOR SCIENCE. MARCH 7th 12-4pm. DC AND YOUR STATE CAPITALS. More information to come.
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Suzanne Blier @suzanneblier.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
A guide on how to sabotage fascism in the workplace. www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26184... It was written by the CIA during WW II. University faculty worked on this their whole lives. Its uncanny as a description of faculty meetings & faculty behavior. Here are some examples of advice to workers:
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/01/2025
it is, effectively, a view that nothing should be done to solve any problem if there might be a trade-off somewhere for someone who you could code as “marginalized.” it is just anti-government conservatism with a different aesthetic!
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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
I don't think we are supposed to individually prepare ourselves 3x meals a day every day for our whole lives I think we're supposed to have community and sharing
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Sweet Jesus, this is why we need local newspapers. If you don't subscribe to yours, do it.
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Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
It’s the pop-tarts that are cheering the sacrificial death of their fellow breakfast treat that hits me
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Jason Alexander @i-jasonalexander.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Happy Festivus everyone. Always amazed this crazy episode birthed a real celebration that seems to be enjoyed by so many around the world. So may your feats be strong and your grievances few. Enjoy.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 20/12/2024
John Locke: If you have been very Nice and your parents do not buy you a Nintendo Switch, you have license to replace them with parents who will.
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Great Philosophers on Santa’s Naughty and Nice Lists
(With thanks to Dr. Henry Gorman) - - -Aristotle: Be good for goodness’ sake. Plato: To be “good” or “nice” is to cultivate one’s knowledge of Sant...
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Sean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
How many Sean Carroll's does one universe need? At least two, apparently, since there is both biology and physics out there. Here I am talking with courtesy Sean B. Carroll at @nautil.us magazine. nautil.us/the-sean-car...
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The Sean Carrolls Explain the Universe
Why are we here? Is there life on other planets? The renowned scientists who share a name share their answers to life’s big questions.
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Ice cream social @icecreamsocialist.bsky.social · 10/08/2024
Apparently 31 is the age when you start to wish every gift was just a Home Depot gift card.
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Ice cream social @icecreamsocialist.bsky.social · 04/08/2023
Can we please add a comments section to Zillow?
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Ice cream social @icecreamsocialist.bsky.social · 02/07/2023
Everyone in Buffalo, Bills fans included, hates that our tax dollars are paying for this new stadium. There won’t be enough seats for current season ticket holders because they are prioritizing suites. We pay for it, the Pagulas make money off it, and most of the city is excluded from the games.
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Ice cream social @icecreamsocialist.bsky.social · 04/06/2023
“Can we do like a live podcast?” He meant just like have a conversation.
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