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Jake K

@jakekpgh.bsky.social
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digital humanist, visualizer, taiko player, maker, pinball aficionado, pens fan

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.
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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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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In two years we've gone from a standard where the President's budget proposal was a set of suggestions Congress would ignore to where Congressional appropriations are now a set of suggestions the President ignores.
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Here's another fascinating bat-fact: When bats of the same species hunt in the same area, they pitch their echolocation calls to avoid confusion with their neighbors. Common bat courtesy! Scientists documenting their calls can use this to differentiate animals in a group.
"Spectrogram of 3 common pipistrelles (45-50khz) and 2 serotine bats (20-25kh) (and a noctula, 15-20khz). When individuals of the same species of bats forage in close proximity, they slightly change their pitch to avoid confusion"
CREDIT:  u/Munnin41
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Mike Johnson on what Republicans will do if they hold the House: "What we would do in the next two years is exactly what we have been doing already"
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Jake K @jakekpgh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
All. All FBI Employees.
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Meta Muse appears to read your Apple messages and upload them to the cloud even if you explicitly tell it not to: appleinsider.com/articles/26/...
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'm thrilled to share that my new book about #SCOTUS, "The Court We Need: What's Really Wrong With the Supreme Court—and How to Fix It," is now available for pre-orders: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/812983... The book is set to be published by @vikingbooks.bsky.social on May 4, 2027.
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The Court We Need by Stephen Vladeck: 9798217061815 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A brilliant and bracing account of the Supreme Court’s rise, its unraveling, and what it will take to save it, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Shadow Docket Richard Nixon turned...
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Happy Stanislav Petrov Day He passed in 2017. As Encyclopedia Britannica puts it, “He is survived by his two children, two grandchildren, and the entire human race.” If you don't know his story, please take 3 minutes now to learn it. @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social
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Happy Stanislav Petrov Day
Take five minutes to not destroy civilization
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reni 🦌 @reniadeb.com · 25/09/2026
this is just to say i have eaten the moon that was in my orbit and which you were probably wanting to observe forgive me it was delicious so crunchy and so cold
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Gabriel Kahn @gabekahn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
U.S. military sends top-secret F-35 parts by UPS from Australia. China intercepts package in Hong Kong, won't give it back.
bloomberg.com
China Is Holding Sensitive F-35 Parts Diverted to Hong Kong
The Chinese government has taken possession of potentially sensitive F-35 stealth aircraft parts that were inexplicably diverted to Hong Kong while being sent to the US from Australia, people briefed ...
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
That the electorate could even contemplate such a man rather than reject him outright shames us all. That our founding laws could permit him to get in a position where the electorate could choose him shames our laws. That our institutions have not bodily removed him shames our institutions.
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ATTENTION, NERDS ANOTHER DINO-MUMMY HAS BEEN FOUND IN THE HELL CREEK FORMATION IT IS A T-REX AND THE PALEONTOLOGISTS WORKING ON IT ARE TEASING INDISPUTABLE EVIDENCE OF FEATHERS THIS IS NOT A DRILL www.youtube.com/shorts/PQ0dg...
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Rex Jr | A T. Rex Mummy May Reignite the Feather Debate #animals #dinosaur #evolution #fossil
YouTube video by Zeke Darwin
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Yes having our fertilizer shipped from a Russian proxy dictator half the world away is surely a better way to arrange things than getting it from our democratic, once-friendly neighbor here in the North America
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Crystal Fleming is on sabbatical @alwaystheself.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Pro tip: If you're traveling in the EU and your flight is delayed/cancelled for mechanical issues (not weather), you may be eligible for compensation. Our Delta flight from Paris was delayed, cancelled then rebooked 7 hours later. I knew this meant we were owed €600 *each*. Airline never announced +
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Jake K @jakekpgh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Kavanaugh stop: US citizen briefly detained followed by a brief stop in the hospital afterwards. Hardly any inconvenience, right?
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 20/09/2026
📣📣 Protect vaccines: Make a public comment DEADLINE: Sun Sept 20 📝 www.regulations.gov/document/HHS... Lots of anti-vaxxers have already commented 😨 - now it’s up to all of us to add some common-sense points. Confused about what’s going on? Let’s dive in (🧵)
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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
bloomberg.com
Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 18/09/2026
i'm not over Alito saying we shouldn't count ballots that are mailed on or before Election Day but arrive shortly afterwards bc they can “radically flip” the “apparent outcome” cannot stress enough that, until all ballots are counted, there's no outcome to flip! ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/alito...
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A Brief History of Sam Alito’s Delusional Obsession With Voter Fraud
His conduct in several recent cases suggests that Alito is deep in the right-wing conspiracy theory weeds.
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thanks to @michaelannica.bsky.social for flagging this infuriating news update on administrative burden in SNAP. The AZ agency tasked with verifying SNAP eligibility dropped OVER 3 MILLION CALLS in 18 months amid SNAP cuts and only 13% of calls led to complete interview! www.kjzz.org/politics/202...
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Data shows DES failed to complete most SNAP eligibility interviews, resulting in massive cuts
The state agency responsible for confirming which Arizonans qualify for SNAP benefits reported dropping more than 3 million calls with potential beneficiaries during an 18 month period — as nearly hal...
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The utter lack of self-awareness is beyond belief.
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Jake K @jakekpgh.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Let’s be clear: blame his party too cuz they could have stopped some of his worst policies. They didn’t even try because they all fear a mean tweet more than him doing actual harm to America.
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Anu @nofirstorder.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“Leave things alone to preserve your independence” is pure mafia speak for “Nice central bank you got there, shame if something happened to it.”
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Jake K @jakekpgh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Naysayers just like the ones who worried Iran might close the Strait of Hormuz
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 12/09/2026
I would have gone out and found like an 8th generation Texan family who had an adult trans kid who fled Texas and cut an ad with them going "i voted the way i did to keep this texas family together, but Ken Paxton drove them apart. When the government reaches into the home, I begin to question it."
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Texas is delaying the release of the state’s maternal mortality statistics until after the midterms. www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
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Texas' first post-Roe look at maternal deaths won't be ready by midterms
Democrats say the timing is suspicious, given the Dec. 1 deadline is after Gov. Greg Abbott and other Republicans who supported the state’s abortion ban are up for reelection.
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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Have seen this Nature piece about the effects of X's algorithm mentioned again and it bears repeating; exposure to a right wing algorithm makes you - measurably and predictably - more right wing, even after you stop using it. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...
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Jake K @jakekpgh.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Whenever I see something like this I have to wonder if he talked a doc into giving him T supplements.
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Peer-reviewed. Large sample size. Sound methodology. An antiviral pill has, for the FIRST time, been shown to PREVENT COVID-19 in individuals exposed to SARS-CoV-2. Ensitrelvir blocks the enzyme coronaviruses need to make new copies of themselves.
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Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
There are about as many trees in Canada as stars in the milky way
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/09/2026
Bessent: "Everyone in this audience and every news outlet should be ashamed for taking a lying regime at face value"
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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Well, that can't be good for LeTHaLitY
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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 01/09/2026
I'm a Disney Adult in that I'm a dirty little fiend for infrastructure and the processes required to manage humans. Seriously cannot get enough of that shit. Rides? No. Mouse? Fuck off. Systematic analysis of moving thousands of tons of garbage without showing your hand? HOOK IT TO MY VEINS!!!
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Jake K @jakekpgh.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Many of us knew the answers to these questions in Nov 2024
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Welp, there it is. The CDC is now officially manipulating data and their count of measles deaths in 2026 now stands at ZERO. My understanding of reportable diseases is that the CDC would usually use a state health department’s determination as the final say. The new CDC Director is failing us.
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The CDC left two measles-associated Pa. deaths out of its latest count after RFK Jr. sparred with Gov. Shapiro
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has accused Pennsylvania of not cooperating with the CDC in its handling of a measles outbreak.
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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
There are only two stories that won a Hugo whose screen adaptation also won a Hugo. “All Systems Red” is the second one. The other is “Dune” Congratulations @marthawells.com.
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Diren Kocakuşak, Ph.D. @direnkocakusak.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The U.S. loses 390–540 GW of wind, solar, and storage over the next decade under current policy. This will result in an average utility bill increase of $230/year by 2035. 🔌💡 @nrdc.org www.nrdc.org/press-releas...
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NRDC Report: How Trump’s Actions Are Hiking Utility Bills and Destroying Investments
The full suite of President Trump’s actions is set to destroy a massive $700 billion in new power investments over the next decade, leading utility bills to spike by an average of $230 a year, while o...
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Hugo Awards!!!
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Here Are the Winners of the 2026 Hugo Awards - Reactor
On Sunday, the 2026 Hugo Awards were presented at LAcon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention. The awards were voted on by members of the 2025 and 2026 World Science Fiction Conventions; the ce...
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The Lever @levernews.com · 28/08/2026
And we uncovered that a Pentagon official who emerged as a central figure in the Anthropic blacklisting held millions of dollars in stock in Perplexity AI — an Anthropic competitor.
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The Lever @levernews.com · 28/08/2026
BREAKING: A judge just ruled that the Trump administration illegally retaliated against Anthropic after the AI company resisted government demands over mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. But there’s more to this story.... ⬇️
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Jake K @jakekpgh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Antivaxers saying giving sugar to children is bad in 3 2 1…
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Please take a moment and read Lara Korte’s last story that she filed for Stars and Stripes published 3 hours ago. Thank you Lara for your professional dedication and journalistic values. www.stripes.com/branches/nav...
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Today, I was informed that the Department of Defense is firing me for insubordination after I told a CBS reporter that I work for Stars and Stripes - not the Pentagon, not any administration, and not any policy maker.
3:29 PM • 8/21/26 • 155K Views

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@lara_korte • 1h
I consider it a great privilege to live alongside members of the military and share their stories. It's a shame for the institution and service members, who swore to defend the Constitution and deserve right to a free and independent press.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Reporter on Bond Market: The yields have come back up since then. Have you talked to Bessent about another type of intervention.? Trump: The ultimate intervention is our military. And if we have to use that, we will.
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 19/08/2026
I agree that the tech backlash has a lot to do with the fact that Silicon Valley has pretty much given up on giving us cool things - and has trained us to assume that tech products that *seem* cool are probably secretly evil. I wrote about this last year:
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I Just Want a Cute Robot Lamp That Isn't Evil
Apple's engineers have figured out how to design a robot lamp so adorable that everyone I've shown the video to says they'd die for it. By studying how to translate human expression into the movement...
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Jake K @jakekpgh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
It also begs the question of what IT vetting and bug sweeps her portable printer has received. I’m guessing it’s within reach pretty much all the time she’s with the president.
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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
🚨BREAKING 🦠 On Friday, the US CDC arbitrarily shifted higher COVlD levels into lower categories depicted with cooler colors. Much of what was Very High is now "High." What was High is now "Moderate" or "Low." Low is "Very Low." 1/
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Jake K @jakekpgh.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
James Comey, famously known by his FBI colleagues as “the gov’ner”, was a well-known practitioner of British Slang
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
All ICE funding should be transferred to MRNA research and development . www.wsj.com/health/pharm...
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Novel Cancer Vaccine Prevents Melanoma From Returning in First for mRNA
Result in high-risk patients validates decades of research into mRNA-based therapeutic cancer vaccines.
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WESA @wesa.fm · 18/08/2026
Resolve Crisis Services offers several options for people experiencing a mental health crisis in Allegheny County, including telephone support, a walk-in center and a mobile crisis service that can respond in the community.
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'Still Here': Pittsburgh group builds community for people who have considered suicide
“People will connect in the group conversation like, ‘I heard you say that, and I feel the same way. And this is how I get through it,’” recalled Jeremy Carter, founder of Pittsburgh nonprofit Still H...
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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Please enjoy these Pittsburgh Press illustrations from 1899 of some of Pittsburgh's inclines that existed at the time.
A hand-drawn illustration of the Knoxville Incline showing homes along a hillside and an incline car A hand-drawn illustration of the Monongahela Incline with three tracksA hand-drawn illustration of the Duquesne InclineA hand-drawn illustration of the 17th Street incline with a view up the hill to the upper station house
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Jake K @jakekpgh.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Wow, whoever made those staffing cuts sounds really irresponsible , and the person at the top should be held to account. If only there was a newspaper who could help us get that information.
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