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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2h
Leader of United States: “Ukraine needs a new leader.” Leader of Ukraine: “You first.”
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Dr. Merri 🐸 @merri24.bsky.social · 3h
We owe such a debt to President Zelenskyy. If he takes Putin out, I have a feeling a lot of the maga bs will crumble.
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JoeMyGod @joemygod.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Indian Govt: Vance Calling Immigrants On H-1B Visas "Foreign Indentured Servants" Is "Deeply Offensive" - Joe.My.God.
CNBC reports: India called comments by U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance about immigrants from the country “deeply offensive” in an official government statement published on Friday. Vance said on Thursd...
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JoeMyGod @joemygod.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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US To Charge Intl Students $70,000 For Work Permits - Joe.My.God.
Reuters reports: The US Department of Homeland Security has proposed that international students pay ‌at least $70,000 in training fees if they want to work in the country, according to a government n...
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
a few weeks old now
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
this matters
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JoeMyGod @joemygod.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Trump Admin Diverts $1.8B In Science Grants To AI - Joe.My.God.
The New York Times reports: The National Science Foundation, one of the biggest sources of federal research funding, withheld $1.4 billion that Congress had intended for research over the course of th...
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 01/10/2026
“Becca Good addressed the media for the first time, saying, ‘I’m Renee Good’s partner, and she was the love of my life.’”
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Live: Renee Good’s partner calls for ‘accountability’ in emotional statement
Renee Good was fatally shot on Jan. 7 in south Minneapolis by ICE agent Jonathan Ross.
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JoeMyGod @joemygod.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Fauci Accepts Award From LGBTQ Equality Forum - Joe.My.God.
The Washington Blade reports: Dr. Anthony Fauci accepted an award from the Equality Forum on Sunday in which he told the audience that he is honored to be part of the LGBTQ community’s history. “Over ...
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Grant Witness @grantwitness.org · 24/08/2026
Grant Witness tracks data on federal funding to defend American science and the rule of law. Visit grantwitness.org to keep up with with federal agency actions and grantmaking. Follow us for our investigations and analysis.
Summary dashboard showing 5,780 disrupted grants: 4,549 restored and 1,231 still disrupted; $15B total award value with $7.1B outlaid and $7.6B unpaid; lower section lists recent disrupted grants with individual outlaid and unpaid amounts.Line chart showing cumulative NSF awards by award date for FY2021–FY2026; FY2026 (orange) and FY2025 (gold) trail FY2021–24 (grey) with a vertical "TODAY" marker near September; data cards show FY2026 = 5,910, 2021–24 average = 9,707, −39% vs average.Website updates page showing a grid of announcement cards about AHRQ, NSF and NIH grant funding and data—each card shows a thumbnail chart or photo, date, and tag, with the left sidebar navigation highlighting "Updates."Weekly grant activity: terminations (orange bars), reinstatements (black bars), and cumulative net terminated grants (blue line) that drops sharply to about −2,300 in mid‑2025, then rises to roughly −1,000 and remains flat through mid‑2026.
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elizabethginexi.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Trump administration has cut or frozen up to $177 billion in federal grants since the president took office for his second term, according to a tracking tool released Wednesday by a pro-democracy nonprofit and a group of researchers and scientists. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump administration has cut or frozen $177 billion in grants across every state, analysis shows
An analysis finds that the Trump administration has cut or frozen up to $177 billion in federal grants since the president took office for his second term.
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Michelangelo Signorile @msignorile.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Catholic League and the extremist wing are going bananas over this www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/mamdani-wi...
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Invited by Pope Leo XIV’s New Archbishop, Mamdani Will Attend 9/11 Memorial Mass
Three sources say the mayor will join Archbishop Hicks at St. Patrick’s Thursday and stay for the reception. The Catholic League boss who wants him gone made $671,000 last year writing press releases.
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JoeMyGod @joemygod.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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NIH Is Holding Up Hundreds Of Medical Research Grants - Joe.My.God.
NOTUS reports: It used to be that once a National Institutes of Health grant award hit “status 19,” the money was about to go out the door. That’s not the case anymore. The Trump administration has en...
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Larrish 💙 @larrish.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This mural is titled "New York Avenue". It was created by artist Jenna Morello. It’s on the Bywater Building in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Photo credit: Rueben Garcia. #streetart #art #mural #atlanticcity #newjersey #flowers
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 01/08/2026
The elimination of a Medicare drug plan subsidy will leave seniors paying more out of pocket for the prescription drugs they need. For many older Americans living on fixed outcomes, even modest increases in drug costs can make essential treatment hard to afford. Article: zurl.co/n2uIP
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Trump Administration to End Medicare Drug Plan Subsidy — The Wall Street Journal
Program that held down premiums not renewed for 2027, resulting in higher costs for some seniors
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Lesson: The United States needs immigrants to fight off the racist instincts of native born Americans.
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I don’t think Trump would do anything about a 9/11
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JoeMyGod @joemygod.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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DOJ Drops Case Against Reflecting Pool "Vandal" - Joe.My.God.
CNN reports: The Justice Department is admitting that a President Donald Trump-prompted $14 million renovation on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, was flawed, and is dropping th...
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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Michigan Maple Man 🍁🇨🇦 🇬🇱🥄🌲🐓⛷️🚵🏼‍♀️🎻🏕️🔨💋🐝🪵🌻🌈❄️🛶💙📎🐸 @mimapleman.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The Fauci hearing was a disgrace. Here are some reminders of how it really went down in 2020. Never forget.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
When Harvey Levin is telling you to cool your jets... www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...
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TMZ’s Harvey Levin Calls GOP Attacks On Dr. Fauci ‘Heartbreaking,’ Compares It to McCarthyism
TMZ's Harvey Levin used his platform's social media channels to blast Sen. Rand Paul's pursuit of Dr. Anthony Fauci as a "heartbreaking" example of the Senator's years-long "witch hunt."
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Rand Paul holding a now lifelong grudge against one expert for making him look like the total fool he is is very Trump-like re: Obama’s WHCD joke
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Judy Weston @westonjk.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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holybullies.bsky.social @holybullies.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Don't blame Fauci for the COVID pandemic. Blame Donald Trump. Here are the receipts. holybulliesandheadlessmonsters.blogspot.com/2026/07/dont...
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Don't blame Fauci for the COVID pandemic. Blame Donald Trump. Here are the receipts.
In March 2020, Trump told reporter Bob Woodward that he was deliberately downplayed the dangers of COVID. Earlier today, Senate Republicans ...
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
It ‘s one of the things I worry about. A lot.
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Rep. George Latimer @repglatimer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
As we recognize Disability Pride Month, we are reminded that the work is never finished. We’ve come a long way since the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, but we must continue to create a country that is equitable, inclusive, and accessible to everyone.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This never gets old 🎶🎶🎶
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Goodnight 🌙 Here’s a little lullaby… pure brilliance 🎶 🎶🎶 Enjoy!
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JoeMyGod @joemygod.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
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Car Drives Into Crowd At Berlin Pride Event [VIDEO] - Joe.My.God.
CNN reports: A car drove into a crowd near Berlin’s Pride celebrations on Saturday evening, injuring several people, Berlin police said. Police said on the social media platform X they were responding...
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Michelangelo Signorile @msignorile.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Terrible. httpshttps://apnews.com/article/germany-berling-lgbtq-pride-parade-8b3c8ded8033ab246cb55f7bd1c47e2f://apnews.com/article/germany-berling-lgbtq-pride-parade-8b3c8ded8033ab246cb55f7bd1c47e2f
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Several people are injured at Berlin's LGBTQ+ march after a car drives into the crowd
Several people have been injured after a car drove into a crowd during Berlin’s famed LGBTQ+ parade, prompting police to call off the event in the German capital.
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JoeMyGod @joemygod.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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NYT: Trump Admin Admits Canceling Billions In Energy Grants For States That Didn't Vote For Trump In 2024 - Joe.My.God.
The New York Times reports: When the Trump administration canceled more than $7.5 billion in Biden-era federal grants for clean energy projects in October, it framed the move as an urgent corrective t...
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JoeMyGod @joemygod.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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WH Admits Using Keywords To Kill Research Grants - Joe.My.God.
The Associated Press reports: Federal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California last year admitted that they used keywords related to diversity, gen...
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 22/07/2026
Had to stop myself from liking our own posts. We shall persist!
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Rep. George Latimer @repglatimer.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I spoke on the House floor to extend my support to our Ukrainian friends and allies on their statehood day. The cruelty and the fear these innocent people must live with everyday on account of an incessant dictator must come to an end. Today, and everyday, I stand with Ukraine.
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JoeMyGod @joemygod.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
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Mamdani Blows A Kiss From NYC March: "Happy Pride!" - Joe.My.God.
The New York Times reports: A stream of ticker-tape confetti marked the start on Sunday morning of the New York City Pride March, the jubilant and rainbow-bedecked celebration of the L.G.B.T.Q. commun...
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Bill-a Lugosi's Dead @neokefka99.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Mel Brooks is a greater piece of American heritage than the Confederacy.
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
ok it is time for a thread of NYC PRIDE PARADE PICS starting with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @mayor.nyc.gov
mandami laughing, helping to carry a banner that says fighting for queer new yorkers
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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
<me cleaning the house the night before my wife gets back from a week long vacation>
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Gipsy Kings - Hotel California
YouTube video by Paulo Augusto
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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Still got it
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
This is spectacular
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 27/06/2026
There are only 1️⃣6️⃣!! days left to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding. Take action here: zurl.co/HxmCO #standupforscience #savescience #vought #omb #sciencesaveslives #scienceforall
Graphic from Stand Up for Science with a large red "16" and the text "Days Left" on the left side. At the top center, bold text reads, "Help Us Stop Vought From Destroying American Science." On the right is a cutout photo of Russell Vought in front of a muted green circle, partially overlapping an image of the U.S. Capitol. Along the bottom, the graphic urges viewers to "Submit a Comment on the OMB Proposal" and directs them to the "Link in Bio to Take Action." The Stand Up for Science logo appears in the upper left corner.
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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Summer Solstice captured from Stonehenge yesterday. At first light, the sun climbed up behind the Heel Stone and threaded itself straight through the center of Stonehenge exactly where the builders aimed it nearly 5,000 years ago. Ethereal Earth on FB
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JoeMyGod @joemygod.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
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LGBTQ Soldiers And Veterans Lead Kyiv Pride March - Joe.My.God.
The Kyiv Independent reports: Some 5,000 people joined the annual Pride March in Kyiv on June 21, marking it the largest turnout since the start of Russia’s full-scale war, according to organizers. Th...
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Pauline Park @paulinepark.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
#MichaelSchwerner, #AndrewGoodman & #JamesChaney were murdered by Klansmen #OnThisDay in 1964 while trying to register #AfricanAmericans to vote in Mississippi during Freedom Summer; the struggle against #VoterSuppression continues to this very day... www.history.com/this-day-in-...
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
“I carry with me a photo of a Muslim child who, during my visit to Lebanon, was standing there holding a sign that said ‘Welcome, Pope Leo,’ and in this latest phase of the war, he was killed. “As a Church, I say again: as a pastor, I cannot be in favor of war.” — Pope Leo XIV
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JoeMyGod @joemygod.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
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Orlando Marks 10th Anniversary Of Pulse Massacre - Joe.My.God.
The Orlando Sentinel reports: A decade ago, the Orlando community came together in grief and tragedy when a gunman burst into the Pulse nightclub and claimed the lives of 49 people, wounding dozens of...
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JoeMyGod @joemygod.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
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Iconic UK Gay Artist David Hockney Dies At Age 88 - Joe.My.God.
The New York Times reports: David Hockney, the English artist whose deftly designed and suavely colored paintings turned trans-Atlantic attention to figurative and narrative art beginning in the late ...
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Bonny Resist! 🏳️‍🌈 @bll4ever.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
"I have tasted freedom. I will not give up that which I have tasted." ~Harvey Milk 😷🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 #LGBTQ
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