Reposted by Kristin 🌻Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 9hGood. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comLetitia James appointed special prosecutor in alleged gang-rape at CornellNew York attorney general brought in by governor after recent questions raised over university’s 2024 investigation 0474
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13hJohn Kennedy before he adopted his Foghorn Leghorn MAGA character. 1751864490
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 13hWhat happened in Tennessee with the botched execution of Christa Pike is just one more reason we need to get rid of the death penalty. 021
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18hSubverting democracy isn't new to John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney Barrett. All three were on George W. Bush's "Florida Recount Team," which lay the groundwork for stopping vote counting in Florida—and Bush v. Gore, the politically-motivated SCOTUS decision that gave Bush the election. 59082233545
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"COVID fatigue linked to reduced brain blood flow" Brain scans found lower overall cerebral blood flow in people with Long COVID, especially in regions involved in attention, sensory processing and cognitive control. Lower blood flow was also linked to slower reaction times and concentration.medicalxpress.comCOVID fatigue linked to reduced brain blood flowPlaying with your children or meeting a friend for coffee are everyday activities that many people move between without giving much thought to how much mental or physical energy they take. 6327140
Reposted by Kristin 🌻David Tuller @davetuller1.bsky.social · 18hHere's my interview with Guardian columnist @georgemonbiot.bsky.social about his recent column on the awful treatment of people with ME/CFS: virology.ws/2026/10/01/t...virology.wsTrial By Error: Interview with George Monbiot on Recent Guardian Column | Virology BlogBy David Tuller, DrPH As I mentioned last week, George Monbiot, the British investigative journalist and longtime contributor to The Guardian, published a c ... 04614
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 18hThey are competing to say howlingly racist things to grab attention and drum up the hate in advance of the election. This is what they're running on. 3731190
Reposted by Kristin 🌻FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026CBS NEWS PARTNERS WITH KALSHI CBS News is partnering with Kalshi to integrate prediction-market data into its 2026 midterm coverage. CBS joins CNN, Fox News and NBC News in highlighting prediction markets as part of their coverage 569129
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/10/2026“It’s kind of a let’s-take-matters-into-your-own-hands situation. No one’s coming to save us; we have to save ourselves.”motherjones.comInside the clandestine network of abortion-pill mules“There may come a time where we are one of the only, if not the only, option for the nation.” 010627
Reposted by Kristin 🌻𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 01/10/2026We still have to get out and vote but, wow, this is encouraging. 911447346
Reposted by Kristin 🌻The Associated Press @apnews.com · 01/10/2026California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have penalized people for using smart glasses to record people without their permission in changing rooms, doctor's offices and other spaces people generally consider private.bit.lyNewsom vetoes measure that would have penalized the use of smart glasses to secretly record peopleCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have penalized people for using smart glasses to record people without their permission in changing rooms, doctor’s offices and other spaces people generally consider private. 51177101
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Adam Hamilton @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Here are the facts. 64623
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Apparently people are trying to doxx Cornell’s Jane Doe. I have never felt so concerned about a Jane Doe in my entire life. I am shaken. It is so incredibly difficult for women to pursue justice. Sexual assault causes higher PTSD rates than war. This excerpt is by Rebecca Solnit. 17250122
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Solve M.E. @solveme.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Today, we're celebrating advocacy in action! Advocate & caregiver to her son, Gabe, Rebecca Groble secured an Illinois Senate Resolution acknowledging the prevalence & impact of ME/CFS across the state. Thanks, Rebecca, for your dedication to raising awareness! #MEAwarenessHour 084
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It’s not ‘voluntary’ that manufacturers include seatbelts in cars. It’s not ‘voluntary’ that new medicines gain FDA approval before hitting the market. Congress has the ability and responsibility to regulate AI. 920158
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 29/09/2026MPR: 'Long COVID affects many Minnesotans years after the pandemic' 'And we want to hear from you, too.' Coming up at 9AM on Wednesday, 9/30/26 www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...mprnews.orgLong COVID affects many Minnesotans years after the pandemicIt’s been six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but many Minnesotans are still suffering its aftermath. Coming up at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the extre... 24520
Reposted by Kristin 🌻HCR HQ @hcrhq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Scott Colom’s campaign for Senate is picking up momentum in Mississippi. He’s one of the folks redefining the Democratic Party. He’s great, and his opponent Cindy Hyde-Smith is just a rubber stamp for Trump. @scolom.bsky.social Colom joined @hcrichardson.bsky.social in April to chat: https:/ 6356100
Reposted by Kristin 🌻valebodi.bsky.social @valebodi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Sleep in #ME/CFS shows marked night-to-night fluctuation under free-living conditions-results from a matched case-control study #pwMElink.springer.comSleep in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome shows marked night-to-night fluctuation under free-living conditions—results from a matched case-control study - Journal of Clinical Sleep M...Purpose Unrefreshing and non-restorative sleep is a hallmark complaint in people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). However, little is known about their habitual sleep a... 0268
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I spoke to @usatoday.com about data on sexual violence at Cornell. Victimization rates are increasing and reporting rates are falling. “Together… those two trendlines tell me that all students, including victims and perpetrators, believe that there is impunity for sexual assault at Cornell.”usatoday.comCornell rarely expels students in sex assault cases | ExclusiveA third of undergraduate women say they've been sexually assaulted. But on average, Cornell reported expelling just one attacker per year. 9467166
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 30/09/2026In case anyone missed it at the time, a part of why schools handle sexual violence so badly is because perpetrators were more involved in writing Trump’s 2020 Title IX regulation. It literally comes up in the Epstein files.nwlc.orgJeffrey Epstein Loved Trump’s Changes to the Title IX Rule. That Tells You All You Need to Know. - National Women's Law CenterContent warning: reported sexual violence, reported homicide As an attorney who focuses on gender-based violence, I wasn’t surprised that the “Epstein files” confirmed what my gender justice comrades ... 28437
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 30/09/2026And another story about how entire sections of the regulation were written by men’s rights groups—and added into the final text without *any* revision:thenation.comHow Men’s Rights Groups Helped Rewrite Regulations on Campus RapeE-mails shared with The Nation reveal a deep collaboration between the Department of Education and organizations that believe in a crisis of false rape allegations. 14317
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This would seem like bigger news, but it was buried inside today's NYT. Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Saysnytimes.comTrump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says (Gift Article)President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale. 22612
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NIH: 'Antiviral drug did not improve Long COVID symptoms' 'The findings suggest that other approaches to manage symptoms and treat Long COVID are needed.' 'This study is part of a large NIH initiative called Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER).' www.nih.gov/news-events/...nih.govAntiviral drug did not improve Long COVID symptomsA clinical trial for Long COVID found that treating patients with a common antiviral drug for up to 25 days did not improve symptoms. 0125
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026Send Stephen Miller to The Hague. 21275282472
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The reflecting pool isn't reflecting. The Kennedy Center is boarded up. The WH grounds include a demolition site. Not even 2 years in office. 1278
Kristin 🌻 @kjkrathwohl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Live now! Heather Cox Richardson & Troy Jackson Community Conversationyoutube.comCommunity Conversation w/ Troy Jackson and Heather Cox Richardson | Solidarity Forever TourYouTube video by Troy Jackson for Maine 000
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Please don't give the DA reopening the Cornell case any cookies. District Attorney Matthew Van Houten all but called Jane Doe a liar today. He said that in Doe's initial statement, she described "her participation in drug use and sexual conduct as voluntary, conscious, and consensual.” CONSENSUAL 732608632
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026When I say we desperately need a Democratic doctor in the US Senate I mean it. 538159764450
Kristin 🌻 @kjkrathwohl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Well, Halle-Fuckin-Lujah. What took you so long, boys? Never mind, we know why. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.nytimes.comCornell Sexual Assault Investigation to Be Reopened (Gift Article)After outrage over allegations in a lawsuit, the Tompkins County district attorney will revisit the decision not to pursue criminal charges against seven fraternity members. 000
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I’m listening. We all should be. Video: buff.ly/tnaKUD8 210518
Reposted by Kristin 🌻emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Now would be a good time for @pallone.house.gov to send Fox a letter promising an investigation into why they accepted this ad and how much they got paid to run it. 291962526
Reposted by Kristin 🌻emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026FWIW, @delauro.house.gov and @hoyer.house.gov did send a letter to Susie Wiles. I'd prefer if they send a criminal referral to the Fraud Task Force. www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do... 536077
Reposted by Kristin 🌻David Tuller @davetuller1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Another blistering Guardian column about ME/CFS from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social: virology.ws/2026/09/26/t...virology.wsTrial By Error: Blistering New Monbiot Column on ME/CFS Mistreatment, Neglect | Virology BlogBy David Tuller, DrPH George Monbiot, the British investigative journalist and longtime contributor to The Guardian, has written a corker of a column about ... 05812
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/09/2026Q: Mr Sununu, would you have voted for a war powers resolution in the Senate? JOHN SUNUNU:🚶🚶🚶 Q: Would you admit that Trump’s war was a bad decision, or are you just going to do everything that Trump tells you to do? JOHN SUNUNU:🚶🚶🚶 2172589655
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is a good response to Tammy Duckworth's infuriating commentsyoutube.comWhat should Democrats do if they win?YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie 76112
Reposted by Kristin 🌻DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Donald Johnson is 81. He has driven over 200,000 miles delivering lost luggage as his wife Josephine has cancer & he needs to pay her medical bills. “It’s the only job that will hire me.” Vote blue for a country where 81-year-olds get to care for their wives. #BlueWaveIn40Days 11253137
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026When you put it this way, it sounds pretty bad! 441999
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 24/09/2026CIDRAP: 'More than 1 in 10 US healthcare workers report ongoing long-COVID symptoms, study finds' www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/mor...cidrap.umn.eduMore than 1 in 10 US healthcare workers report ongoing long-COVID symptoms, study finds 1178
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Watch a woman get arrested and dragged away after quietly speaking about Flock at a city council meeting. This comes just before experts will speak to the Senate today about ALPR Read more here: www.404media.co/woman-arrest... 610450
Reposted by Kristin 🌻ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Jeannette Perreault (Canadian Artist, born 1958) "Blue Irises, Matisse Style", 2025. Oil on Canvas, 36" × 24". Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt 0216
Reposted by Kristin 🌻ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Kate Lewis Born (1977) American “Colorful Comfort,” 2024 Acrylic canvas 61 x 46 cm #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt 0177
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026 22261132
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Adrian Carrasquillo @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Truly horrifying story. ICE took him of the hospital, he’s in federal detention, hasn’t received medical attention, and still has the bullet in his back 👇🏽 0205
Reposted by Kristin 🌻It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026And that, as they say, is the ball game. 🧪 arstechnica.com/science/2026...arstechnica.comRussel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grantsPending move comes over the objections of the NIH director. 1317797
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Yaneer Bar-Yam @yaneerbaryam.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Steven Spielberg, interviewed outside at the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art on September 19, 2026, wearing a respirator. A reminder that some people are still taking airborne infection seriously. Respiratory protection can be an ordinary part of everyday life. 02810
Reposted by Kristin 🌻Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/09/2026NEW: The Trump Administration is planning to slash human subject research regulations by redefining informed consent. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/trump-plan...muellershewrote.comTrump Plans to Redefine Informed Consent for Human Research SubjectsThe Department of Health and Human Services has noticed a forthcoming rule on the OMB regulatory information site to redefine what undue influence means for vulnerable human research subjects 1881622871