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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Please share: OHSU is hiring an Assistant Prof. in the Dept. of Chemical Physiology & Biochemistry. We are looking for a chemical biologist who will apply novel chemical tools in physiological systems. Apply online: www.ohsu.edu/human-resour... (Job # 2026-41667).
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OHSU Faculty, Physician and Academic Jobs in Oregon
Find higher education faculty, physician and research jobs and build your academic health career at OHSU in Portland, Oregon.
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NoDr. Michiel 🇳🇱 NoPhD. @michiel3282.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Don't you know? It's now the "freemium" market. You get to subscribe to nothingness! Isn't it great how available it is and how easy the payment system is while customer service is now a Kafkaesk labyrinth? Daedalus couldn't even make that one.
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Stephen Spaulding @stevespaulding.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today the Trump administration hit a new milestone. It filed its 41st application on the Supreme Court's shadow docket. Forty-one. That's how many it filed during the president's *entire* first term.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration cannot leverage grants meant to help prevent terrorist attacks to force states and local governments to adopt a slate of new anti-voting measures, a federal judge ruled Monday in a major win for voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Judge strikes down Trump’s bid to cut states’ anti-terror funds unless they impose new voting restrictions
The judge ruled that FEMA had no “authority to extract unfunded reforms from states in exchange for grants.”
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 28/09/2026
“The clearest example of that is George Santos." David Flippo was required to file a financial disclosure in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. Instead, the Nevada Republican has turned in nothing while running for Congress.
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The mysterious millions powering a Nevada Republican’s bid for Congress
David Flippo, who has reported funneling nearly $2.5 million to his campaigns, has repeatedly failed to file financial disclosure forms since 2023.
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AltUSCustoms @altuscustoms.altgov.info · 28/09/2026
Grrrr. Okay. It is illegal to have federal officers at the polls for any reason. They can’t be there to observe and “keep the peace,” they can’t be there to serve/execute warrants, they can’t be there. Which is what makes this whole shitshow so infuriating. The law doesn’t matter.
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Lauren Miller Karalunas @lmillerkaralunas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
BREAKING: Today a federal court ruled that DHS can't withhold antiterrorism funding to force compliance with the Trump administration's election rules. 1/4 www.brennancenter.org/media/16287/...
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RogueNOAA @roguenoaa.altgov.info · 28/09/2026
“For the current performance review cycle, OPM is requiring all agencies to set a 40% agency-wide limit on the share of General Schedule employees who can receive the highest two rating levels, combined.” federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/20...
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OPM sets 40% cap on high performance ratings for federal employees - Federal News Network
The new limit is “a ceiling, not a target,” OPM said, adding that a smaller pool of high-performing employees should mean bigger bonuses for those at the top.
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Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 28/09/2026
The SPLC has sent notice to Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Julie Marcus that the county is at risk of violating federal and state law unless an early voting site is added in South St. Petersburg, which houses the highest concentration of Black voters in the county. bit.ly/3Tz92su
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026
Requirements for becoming a private school teacher vary by state. We recently reported on a woman who pled no contest to felony child abuse charges in Florida, but was still able to open a school. Here's how you can research private schools like an investigative reporter:
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How to Research Private Schools Like an Investigative Reporter
It can be really hard to get transparent, comprehensive information about private schools. Our investigative reporters share some suggestions for parents and guardians who want to collect it themselve...
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Neil deGrasse Tyson @neildegrassetyson.com · 28/09/2026
On the creation of NOAA & EPA under his signature: “Congress, the Administration and the public all share a profound commitment to the rescue of our natural environment, and the preservation of the Earth as a place both habitable by and hospitable to man” —Richard Nixon 1970
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Aaron Becker @aaronjbecker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In a few days the south shore of Lake Ontario went cold. One week of surface currents, hour by hour, 16 to 23 September 2026, colored by water temperature. Watch cold water well up along the New York shore. Data: NOAA GLOFS (model) #LakeOntario #GreatLakes #dataviz
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Top 0.01% of all Todds @toddadam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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NIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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BikeLoudPDX @bikeloudpdx.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In the first half of 2026, 8 people died by gun homicide in PDX. In the first half of 2026, 17 people died as a result of transportation crashes on PDX streets. May they rest in peace. Traffic violence is real. Safety should always be prioritized over car speed (and more car lanes and car parking).
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Portland Traffic Fatality Tracker | Portland Families for Safe Streets
A person-centered record of people killed in transportation crashes on Portland streets and transportation facilities.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
Murphy: "On April 30 -- a Thursday -- Reynolds makes an $8m donation. On Saturday, they have lunch w/POTUS & tell him they want a change in rules for flavored vapes. The president calls FDA commissioner & HHS sec, & on Tuesday new guidance is issued paving way to the sale of flavored vapes ... "
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Whitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The youngest person his pager attack killed was 9-year-old Fatima Abdullah, who had just started 4th grade. The pager was on a table when it went off and she picked it up to take to her dad. It exploded in her face and reports said it covered the room in her blood. She wanted to learn English.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Chat GPT helped a kid plan a mass shooting. “Van Rootselaar carried out a suicidal mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School this past February, killing a total of eight people and injuring dozens of others.” www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 24/09/2026
The legal community can use its collective voice and resources to help ensure that judges can carry out their constitutional duties independently, safely, and without fear. bit.ly/47c83lc
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Five Ways the Legal Community Can Protect Judges and the Rule of Law
From speaking in defense of judges to advocating for greater judicial security funding, lawyers and legal organizations can play a critical role as threats against judges escalate.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Can’t believe our tax dollars are being used for political ads. The White House is now airing a taxpayer-funded ad during commercial breaks on Fox News. The 30-second spot has all the markings of a campaign ad, except the disclaimer at the bottom says: “Paid for by the U.S. Government.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump’s and his real base of support — billionaires, Big Oil, Big Tech, defense contractors, & Wall Street — are looting the country at an unbelievable rate. They are pumping money into the Nov 3 midterms because this election may limit what they can get away with moving forward. Know the stakes.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 17/09/2026
A bill is quietly moving through Congress that would broaden DHS' power to surveil anyone shopping in a strip mall or picking up groceries. Retailers shouldn't be deputized to help ICE.
retaildive.com
How the retail crime bill could bolster ICE
Concerns are mounting that organized retail crime-fighting legislation, which passed the U.S. House and is now before the Senate, could drag retailers into mass deportations that have little to do wit...
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ProTip (AKA alt_localgov) @protip.altgov.info · 17/09/2026
He’s saying we’re pirates, thieves, bullies, international criminals … just like him. Is that who you are? Is that who you want America to be?
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Paul Graf @paulginva.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
14 Russian spy satellites moved over a US military base in Saudi Arabia two days before a devastating attack by Iran. The timing & sequencing of the spacecraft gave them access to a large spectrum of data which, sources say, helped Iran conduct some of its most precise attacks against US assets.
cnn.com
CNN Investigates: Iran has improved targeting of US assets. Here’s how Russian satellites likely have helped | CNN
Fourteen Russian spy satellites moved over a US military base in Saudi Arabia two days before a devastating attack by Iran. The timing and sequencing of the spacecraft gave them access to a large spec...
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Homeland Security officers were told to pull your birth date and partial Social Security number. Then log into your state's voter site as you. Forty a day. Twelve minutes each. Someone inside talked. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/congress-j...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
JUST NOW: A confused, clearly not-there McConnell votes “AYE” after almost voting NO with Dems but getting *corrected* by handlers around him
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 16/09/2026
“There’s no other nation, only Somali people in Guantanamo Bay, in the prison. And when we ask them why we are here, they tell us…Washington…ordered to keep Somali people in the Guantanamo Bay.” from @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The Trump administration is imprisoning Somali immigrants in Gitmo
“Nobody tell us that we’re going to Guantanamo Bay.”
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jc-82.bsky.social @jc-82.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
So Flock doesn’t want anyone invading its privacy by copying the data it stores.
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RogueResistanceKnitter 🥄🐸 @rogueresistknitter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Interesting.
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James Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It's official: Per MS NOW's Mychael Schnell, the House is canceling tomorrow's votes. They're going home until after Election Day, to avoid voting on Thomas Massie's impeachment resolution against Pete Hegseth.
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Greg the Ghost @gregkosh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Your whole country should stop working every time they do. Get some balls US. You look like a bunch of cowards.
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BluesterB @bluesterb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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🐆National Chair, Leopards Eating People's Faces Party 🐆 @algocompsynth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It's worse than it looks. Once the dust settles from the election, it'll be weeks of lawsuits and a lame duck GOP trifecta jamming every last bit of fascism down our throats they possibly can. Buckle up, folks.
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Dean Booth 🦆🐇 @deanbooth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
New York Times, 1932: Germany‘s parliament is dissolved to "Avoid Certain Adverse Vote."
DECREE DISSOLVES REICHSTAG TODAY;
Hindenburg Will Carry Out von Papen Cabinet's Decision to Avoid Certain Adverse Vote. PROGRAM TO BE BROADCAST Ministry Will Rule by Decree Until Elections, Probably in Second Half of July. HITLER OFFERS COALITION But Declares It Must Be Founded Upon Nazi Principles and "Class Hatred Must End."
June 4, 1932
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Liza Goitein @lizagoitein.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
On Sunday, the Trump administration missed a statutory deadline to declassify a FISA Court opinion from March that reportedly finds more Section 702 compliance issues affecting Americans’ rights. The administration is now in violation of the law. 1/18
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 14/09/2026
For viewers eager to condemn the Proud Boys, the documentary, Homegrown, replaces moral distance with something more uncomfortable: the idea that these men are not extraordinary.
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The Proud Boys next door
"Homegrown" digs into American extremism—and argues it's far more familiar than we let on.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 14/09/2026
We’re ONE SIGNATURE AWAY from forcing a vote on a bill that would protect over 4 million immigrants. Tell your member of Congress to support the Dream and Promise Act now.
aclu.org
Pathway to Citizenship Now
ICE has shot and killed people in our streets. Dozens have died in ICE custody. These aren’t isolated events. We need solutions today and the Dream and Promise Act is a critical piece of that. Take action now
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 14/09/2026
After 9/11, the United States built a vast, powerful, and generally unchecked national security apparatus. Now, Trump is using agencies and emergency powers that sprung up in the aftermath of the 2001 attacks to threaten domestic dissidents and anyone else he views as an enemy.
motherjones.com
Trump keeps using “national security” to do what he wants
From the "war on terror" to the war on trumpets and wind turbines.
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wisemet well met @wisemet.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
He is dutifully fulfilling the goals of Project 2025 including destabilizing the dollar. Have to weaken it to let all your cronies scoop it up. Sounds like exactly what Bessent did in 1992 when he broke the Bank of England.
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WCY @wangchungyooon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Eric Dew @drewthedoo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The super wealthy may have moved to the euro or renminbi or whatever other foreign currencies. Then they want to tank the US$ and then buy them back at a huge discount. Or just buy US-based assets with foreign currencies.
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Dr Oddman - #AntiFa @droddman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
USA now has concentration camps, ‘secret’; concealed unidentifiable, and masked special ‘police’, limitations of speech, suppression of journalistic criticism, rampant corruption, collapsing rule of law and the three branches of government, and electoral manipulation! See a pattern?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Republicans win control of the White House, enact trickle-down tax cuts, and collapse the economy. Feel like we've been here before? Here's why it keeps happening.
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How Does This Keep Happening?
Republicans win the White House, enact trickle-down tax cuts, and collapse the economy.Feel like we've been here before?
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 14/09/2026
The contents of this report are horrifying.
motherjones.com
A new DHS report proves Alligator Alcatraz detainees were right all along
The inspector general's findings match what advocates and families had been reporting since last summer.
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 14/09/2026
NEW: Today, in a cruel disregard for people's health, the Trump administration rolled back critical power plant carbon standards. The EPA is prioritizing fossil fuel industry profits while saddling the public with the costly, harmful consequences of carbon pollution. 🧵⬇️
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“Cruel Disregard for People’s Health”—EPA Repeals Power Plant Carbon Standards, Proposes Eliminating Its Authority to Regulate Heat-trapping Emissions from Coal and Gas Plants
“Cruel Disregard for People’s Health”—EPA Repeals Power Plant Carbon Standards, Proposes Eliminating Its Authority to Regulate Heat-trapping Emissions from Coal and Gas Plants
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is a big deal and it deserves a lot more attention. A federal whistleblower is sounding the alarm about a nationwide DHS operation called the “Unlawful Voter Initiative.” According to the disclosure, hundreds of employees at U.S. Citizenship and
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 14/09/2026
ICYMI: Wyoming’s wolf hunting season begins tomorrow, putting Mollie’s Pack and other Yellowstone wolves at risk of being killed by trophy hunters the moment they cross the invisible boundary of the park.
A text block centered over a blurred background. The text is a quote from Kristine Akland, our Northern Rockies director. It reads "Yellowstone’s longest continuously existing wolf family could be dead within weeks if Wyoming doesn’t step up to protect them. Mollie’s Pack has been studied by scientists and enjoyed by visitors for decades. It would be a massive loss for Wyoming and the millions of Yellowstone visitors if Wyoming Game and Fish let them be killed this hunting season."
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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 14/09/2026
Of course they are.
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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 14/09/2026
More grotesqueries.
theguardian.com
‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn
Big manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres
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