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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 22/06/2025

Trump’s attacks on Iran were based on vibes, not new intel, two administration officials tell Rolling Stone. “There is no intel,” one of the sources says. “The intelligence assessments have not really changed”

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'There Is No Intel': Trump's Attacks on Iran Were Based on Vibes, Sources Say

Trump’s decision to strike three Iranian nuclear facilities was not based on new intelligence, administration officials say.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

“Forget about intelligence” is a pretty good mantra for this administration

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Phil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

I just wanna write about astronomy and talk about Star Trek and make high-level puns and post fun photos but instead we have secret police and federally sponsored kidnappings and horrifically repressive legislation jammed through and oh yeah also a massively illegal war in the Middle East. Dammit.

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Matt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · 22/06/2025

I don’t want Khamenei to have access to a nuclear weapon. But then I also don’t want Putin, Netanyahu, or Xi Jingping to have access to a nuclear weapon. And I definitely don’t want Kim Jong Un or Trump to have access to a nuclear weapon. The only person I’d trust with one is David Attenborough.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

As our nation girds for possible Iranian terrorist attacks, this is the person Trump put in charge of terrorism prevention. 22 years old. Recent work experience: landscaping/grocery clerk. Never worked a day in counter-terrorism. But he’s a BIG Trump fan. So he got the job.

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WIRED @wired.com · 22/06/2025

The axolotl seems like something out of science fiction, possessing a superpower that defies biology as we know it: the ability to regenerate entire limbs. But how does it happen? Scientists have unraveled a key piece of this biological puzzle.

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Scientists Discover the Key to Axolotls’ Ability to Regenerate Limbs

A new study reveals the key lies not in the production of a regrowth molecule, but in that molecule's controlled destruction. The discovery could inspire future regenerative medicine.

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Sean O’Kane @okane.fyi · 22/06/2025

We requested comms between Tesla and the Texas DOT ahead of today’s Robotaxi launch — and Tesla sent a letter to the Texas AG trying to block the request. Plus some on-the-ground details from @niedermeyer.online Story with @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social: techcrunch.com/2025/06/22/t...

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Tesla launches robotaxi rides in Austin with big promises and unanswered questions | TechCrunch

Tesla has started giving rides in driverless Model Y SUVs in Austin. Details are still sparse, but limited service is open to vetted and invited riders.

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Chortle @chortle.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Saturday catch-up: Watch James Acaster on Seth Meyers dlvr.it/TLTg6b

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WIRED @wired.com · 27/05/2025

And in case you missed it, last week, 200 people won seats to a private dinner with Trump by purchasing large quantities of Trump’s memecoin—some holding millions of dollars’ worth. This was the dinner: www.wired.com/story/a-heli...

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

This is insane. Republicans have inserted language into the budget reconciliation bill that would ban states from regulating AI in any capacity for 10 years. from @404media.co www.404media.co/republicans-...

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para6 graph (2), no State or political subdivision thereof
7 may enforce any law or regulation regulating artifi8 cial intelligence models, artificial intelligence sys9 tems, or automated decision systems during the 10-
10 year period beginning on the date of the enactment
11 of this Act.

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British Future @britishfuture.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

59% of the public, and 64% of 2024 Labour voters, agree that migrants living in the UK and paying taxes should be eligible to apply for citizenship after five years or less, according to our new Focaldata research. www.britishfuture.org/white-paper-... #ImmigrationWhitePaper

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Melissa Taylor @melissamctastic.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Weird, because when we had close to 97% vaccine rate that literally was the answer you dickwad.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

I am still amazed they let people this dumb on television.

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Amazing. After nearly losing her house, and being locked away in a legal battle for years because of one innocuous line in her last TED Talk, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social returns to the Lion’s Den, and calls out the Broligarchs This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE?...

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This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 10/04/2025

1. The Trump administration is about to release it's own anti-science "Cass Review," a sham review with pseudoscience that will be used to justify sweeping crackdowns on trans care in the United States. No experts are involved in its drafting. Subscribe to support my journalism.

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The Trump Administration Is About To Release It's Own Anti-Trans, Junk-Science "Cass Review"

The review is expected by insiders to establish new standards of care to justify state bans, with no expert participation in its crafting.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 10/04/2025

An update on this, feat @keshaunpearson.bsky.social "I’m here because today we’ve learned that xAI is using 35 methane gas burning turbines.....they have submitted a permit to our Shelby county health department for 15, yet they are using double that amount with no permit"

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Elon Musk’s xAI powering its facility in Memphis with ‘illegal’ generators

Advocacy group says the firm has doubled the number of methane gas burning turbines it’s using without permits

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 10/04/2025

Striking that both Trump’s enemies and diehards are all convinced this is a masterplan. Either that he’s deliberately shorted the market or it’s all a strategy to make other countries negotiate. This is his great ability: he convinces everyone he’s one step ahead. Most of the time he is simply not.

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Mariah McCourt @monsterteatime.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Autism is not an "epidemic" because it's not a disease. Saying we don't know what "causes" it is absurd. It's genetic and, what's more, NORMAL FOR HUMAN BRAINS TO BE DIFFERENT FROM ONE ANOTHER.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

🔔MARKET CLOSES DOW DOWN 2.5% ⬇️ S&P 500 DOWN 3.49% ⬇️ NASDAQ DOWN 4.19% ⬇️

Front page of today’s Irish Daily Star.
The headline say “The Arse of the Deal” underneath the mini headline saying Trump’s Climbdown

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 10/04/2025

New: MAGA influencers are straining to explain why Trump's tariff meltdown and stock-market chaos are actually good. "Losing money costs you nothing. ... In fact, it builds quite a bit of character" wapo.st/42DceoJ

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Pro-Trump creators play down market turmoil: ‘Losing money costs you nothing’

After Trump’s tariff pledge led to a stock market crash, pro-MAGA influencers scrambled to offer alternative explanations.

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Good old Matt.

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

“In a sweeping executive order signed late Tuesday, Trump ordered AG Pam Bondi to ‘stop the enforcement of State laws’ on climate change that the administration says are unconstitutional, unenforceable or preempted by federal laws.” The order names CA, NY & VT as specific targets. 1/ 4/9/25

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Trump declares war on state climate laws

The president signed an executive order late Tuesday that aims to "stop the enforcement" of a broad swath of state climate regulations.

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Matt McDermott @mattmfm.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

The US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index just hit such a historic high under Trump that it’s literally exploding off the chart.

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

To those commenting that it was a premeditated insider trading setup and not a climbdown - I suspect it was both. Economically illiterate Trump intended to unleash high global tariffs and was forced by the market to U-turn - but also fully intended to enrich his cronies whichever way the ride went.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Trump has confirmed that tariffs on China now stand at 145% not 125%.

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CNN @cnn.com · 09/04/2025

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukrainian intelligence had identified 155 Chinese citizens fighting alongside Russian forces, a day after Ukraine said two Chinese nationals were captured in the country.

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Ukrainian intelligence has identified 155 Chinese citizens fighting for Russia, Zelensky says | CNN

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that Ukrainian intelligence had identified 155 Chinese citizens fighting alongside Russian forces, a day after Ukraine said two Chinese nationals ...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/04/2025

of all the things the administration is doing, i am a little mystified by this effort to completely destroy the science, technology and medical research sector in the united states

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Media challenge: try writing headlines without using the word "antisemitism". Stop using Trump's framing for his authoritarian actions. "Trump administration now monitoring immigrant social media" would be shorter and more accurate, since no-one really believes this is about anti-semitism.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Guys, guys, guys. It’s not math. It’s not finance. It’s not economics. It’s all about psychology. Abnormal psychology. Read the DSM-5’s chapters on Cluster B personality disorders. And then it all becomes clear. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/b...

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Robert Armstrong @robarmstrong.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

you can't spell "tariffs" without "FFS"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/04/2025

WARNER: Can you explain how it helps natl security or our trade balance - I loved your fancy Greek formula which was bad math on steroids - how with a trade surplus Australia got hit with a 10% tariff as well? GREER: Australia has the lowest rate available WARNER: We have a trade surplus!

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damniel spookradski @self.agency · 08/04/2025

in case you're wondering, "what's the harm in claiming an extinct species has been brought back from the dead" when it most certainly has not, our interior secretary is already using it to justify taking animals off the endangered species list

The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is to work with others to “conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.”

The Department of the Interior is excited about the potential of “de-extinction” technology and how it may serve broader purposes beyond the recovery of lost species, including strengthening biodiversity protection efforts and helping endangered or at-risk species.

The Endangered Species List has become like the Hotel California: once a species enters, they never leave. In fact, 97 percent of species that are added to the endangered list remain there. This is because the status quo is focused on regulation more than innovation.

It’s time to fundamentally change how we think about species conservation. Going forward, we must celebrate removals from the endangered list - not additions. The only thing we’d like to see go extinct is the need for an endangered species list to exist. We need to continue improving recovery efforts to make that a reality, and the marvel of “de-extinction” technology can help forge a future where populations are never at risk.

Since the dawn of our nation, it has been innovation – not regulation – that has spawned American greatness. The revival of the Dire Wolf heralds the advent of a thrilling new era of scientific wonder, showcasing how the concept of “de-extinction” can serve as a bedrock for modern species conservation.

The Dire Wolf revival carries profound cultural significance as it embodies strength and courage that is deeply encoded within the DNA of American identity and tribal heritage.

Breakthroughs of this nature will inspire leading minds and future generations of innovators to chase the impossible, capture it, and unleash its potential!

The Department of the Interior looks forward to a vibrant future full of innovation that advances core missions such as wildlife conservation.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

‘In a briefing earlier Tuesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters, "Americans do not need other countries as much as other countries need us."’ There are a lot of other countries. The US can’t even make Coca-Cola without them. Probably not even the dyes for the US flag.

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Andrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 08/04/2025

A federal judge (appointed by Trump) rules for the Associate Press, against the Trump administration's banning it from WH coverage, finding a violation of the 1st Amendment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/04/2025

Remember SignalGate? (One of Trump's superpowers is being involved in so many scandals all the time that very few of them end up having staying power beyond a news cycle or two.)

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Rowan Jetté Knox 🇨🇦 @mavenofmayhem.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Change is happening. Keep looking for lights in dark places. ❤️🏳️‍⚧️

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 08/04/2025

Trump is about to classify coal as a "critical mineral" to ramp up production to purportedly power data centres Everything is so silly here on like 20 different levels simultaneously techcrunch.com/2025/04/08/t...

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Trump to endorse coal for data center power in the face of grim market realities | TechCrunch

President Donald Trump is reportedly set to sign an executive order aimed at boosting coal's flagging fortunes.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 08/04/2025

It's not about immigration. It's not about gang activity. It's about the Trump administration seeking the absolute power to send anyone they see fit — citizens included – without due process on one way trips to overseas concentration camps from which no one ever returns.

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Martin Wolf is not messing around here www.ft.com/content/d96d...

The debate over whether to take Trump literally or seriously is over. He has now learnt how to be the tyrant he always wished to be.
That took a while. But, with the help he has received, he is there. His administration is engaged in a comprehensive assault on the American republic and the global order it created. Under attack domestically are the state, the rule of law, the role of the legislature, the role of the courts, the commitment to science and the independence of the universities. All these were the pillars on which US freedom and prosperity rested.
Now, he is destroying the liberal international order. Soon, I presume, Trump will be invading countries, as he proceeds to restore the age of empires.

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Andrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 08/04/2025

Welcome to the Dark Ages

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

"Public health experts have warned for years that such a shift would open the door to increased dental disease, especially in low-income communities. But the guy who thinks wi-fi causes cancer and 'leaky brain' is apparently unconvinced..." www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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RFK Jr. adds anti-fluoride effort to his seemingly endless to-do list

Public health experts have urged officials to support fluoridated drinking water. Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. doesn’t seem to care.

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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

I’m sure the tariffs aren’t helping but in this specific case it might be more because we’re locking tourists up in detention centers

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