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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

“After school shootings, many Republicans try to shift the public conversation away from gun violence and toward mental health programs that might make mass shootings less likely. Student mental health grants had bipartisan support. “Trump is cutting them anyway.” www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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Student mental health grants had bipartisan support, but Trump is cutting them anyway

There’s no good reason for the Trump administration to cut grants for student mental health programs. It’s happening anyway.

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Everytown for Gun Safety @everytown.org · 10/05/2025

A recently released survey from the NSSF—the gun industry’s trade association—reveals that owners of AR- and AK-style rifles stockpile their weapons, owning 3.8 on average. Yet the gun industry still lobbies to roll back gun safety laws that would prevent dangerous people from amassing arsenals.

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NSSF Report: AR-15 Owners Stockpile Weapons, Seek Silencers

The NSSF report provides new insights about the owners of AR- and AK-style assault weapons and their purchasing habits.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10/05/2025

To argue that President Trump’s tariffs are a gift to the rich at the expense of everyday Americans, Democrats have spotlighted local entrepreneurs who describe being forced to raise prices, lay off workers and more as a result of his trade moves.

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Attacking Trump’s Tariffs, Democrats Focus on Small Business Struggles

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Trump's crypto venture is fleecing his supporters. 80% of the new or small-time crypto investors in Trump’s coin have been hit with big losses. Meanwhile, his team is making millions off the coin’s trading fees, which stay stable even when its value goes down. It’s a grift.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

This is a major blow to the Trump regime’s deportation blitz — issued by a Trump appointed judge. Some thoughts... robertreich.substack.com/p/the-alie…

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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

RFK Jr. is seeking to change how vaccines are approved, calling into question whether Covid boosters will be out in the fall. In '23-'24, they were credited w preventing 68,000 hospitalizations, mostly in older/immunocompromised --> w/ @sherylnyt.bsky.social GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u...

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Kennedy Issues Demands for Vaccine Approvals That Could Affect Fall Covid Boosters (Gift Article)

The plans amount to an extraordinary flex of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s power as health secretary to make decisions ordinarily left to career scientists at the Food and Drug Administration.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/04/2025

One product that got a tariff exemption is PET resin, used for plastic bottles. Reyes Holdings, a Coca-Cola bottler owned by two politically connected brothers, recently hired lobbyists with close ties to the Trump White House to advocate on tariffs. By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social

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Politically Connected Firms Benefit From Trump Tariff Exemptions Amid Secrecy, Confusion

The administration’s lack of transparency about tariff exemptions has experts concerned that some firms might be winning narrow carve-outs behind closed doors. “It could be corruption, but it could…

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Holly Kirk @hollykirk.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Today is the day you learn about goth caterpillars, hanging out in Hawaiian spiderwebs, eating leftover bits of other insects, covered in a suit of corpses. 🌏🧪🐛🕸️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Hawaiian caterpillar patrols spiderwebs camouflaged in insect prey’s body parts

Lepidoptera is the most herbivorous of all the insect orders, with predatory caterpillars globally comprising less than 0.13% of the nearly 200,000 moth and butterfly species. Here, we report a specie...

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 24/04/2025

In the hierarchy of terrible ideas, this one is pretty high up there. Whenever I’m traveling the state, whether it be the Northland, Greater Minnesota or the Metro, nowhere do I hear that we have too much funding for early childhood education. www.axios.com/2025/04/17/t...

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White House plan would eliminate Head Start, make sweeping health cuts

A leaked plan shows programs like Head Start, some mental health funding and efforts to prevent teen pregnancy could soon end.

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Allan @allan1.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Precisely, Governor Tim Walz.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

In case you hadn't noticed:

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

"46% of Head Start funding goes to rural areas, often in places without any other child care option..." www.axios.com/2025/04/16/h...

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Advocates worry over possible cuts to Head Start

The decades-old federal program provides childcare, nutrition assistance and other services to the nation's poorest families.

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

First Principle of Academic Freedom: Scientists must have the right to choose the paths of their studies, follow data where it leads, and freely write about it. Second Principle of Academic Freedom: Other scientists have the right to say we are wrong. The end. Let’s stand up for those. 🧪

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

"Every once in a while, Trump has a day — a single, 24-hour period — in which his authoritarian vision comes into sharp relief..." www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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Over 24 hours, Trump makes his authoritarian-style vision plain

Every once in a while, the president has a day — a single, 24-hour period — in which his authoritarian vision comes into sharp relief.

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Be SMART for Kids @besmartforkids.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Adults are always responsible for ensuring that children do not gain access to firearms. The best way to keep our children safe from unintentional shootings is by securely storing them: unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition.

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Moms Demand Action @momsdemandaction.org · 15/04/2025

Guns discharging inside children's backpacks is a uniquely American problem.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/04/2025

Elon Musk now admits his Department of Government Efficiency will produce only 15% of the savings it promised. But even that estimate is inflated with errors and guesswork. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/u...

Elon Musk is looking toward the camera. He is wearing a black shirt. A headline reads: "DOGE Is Far Short of Its Goal, and Still Overstating Its Progress." Photo by Eric Lee/The New York Times

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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

A new study found that the artificial sweetener saccharin may be able to kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Dr. @ronanmccarthy.bsky.social joins us to discuss the research and explain why saccharin could even be used in wound treatment.

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A Sweet New Treatment For Antibiotic Resistant Infections?

New research suggests the artificial sweetener saccharin could kill antibiotic resistant bacteria.

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Politico @politico.com · 09/04/2025

State governments scramble to keep millions of people from losing health coverage if Congress lets federal funding for Obamacare expire at the end of the year.

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States seek lifeline to protect Obamacare’s federal subsidies

The looming possibility of slashing Medicaid spending and not extending ACA subsidies has prompted a legislative scramble from Sacramento to Annapolis.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

IRS lawyers advise that what Trump wants to do with private tax information is likely illegal. They do it anyway. IRS commissioner resigns (3rd one gone in 3 months). Hello courts: your turn. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

The richest man in the world spent more money than most of us will see in our lifetimes to lose a state Supreme Court race by 10 points. And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 03/04/2025

Fact Checker by Glenn Kessler: Trump’s speech announcing a huge increase in tariffs on American trading partners was riddled with falsehoods and misleading statements on trade that he has made for years. Here’s a quick sampling, in the order in which he made them.

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Analysis | The false things Trump said about tariffs during his announcement

The president relied on claims that have been debunked many times before.

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Ben Stiller @benstiller.redhour.com · 01/04/2025

Thank you Senator Cory Booker. This guy truly cares about the people he represents.

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Josiah Hawthorne @josiahhawthorne.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Oh man, imagine we had been filibustering like this for the Hegseth nomination? For Vought? For RFK? Instead of treating it like business-as-usual? We can't change the past, but let's give them all the positive reinforcement to say YES GOOD JOB, MORE OF THAT

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

If Trump can disappear green card holders for protesting war, he can disappear you. If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you. If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you. We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

I, for one, welcome the “abundance” fight. It shows the left can fight Trumpism while wrestling with how we can be better than we’ve been. I have no interest in “actually the government has been doing great” liberalism.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Layoffs at NOAA, which warns us about severe weather Attacking NIH, which finds cures for illnesses Dismantling SSA, which administers Social Security payments Terminating food inspectors and food safety committees at the USDA... The "specifics" of DOGE put us all at risk.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

We need to fight the corruption of our democracy every day - every chance we get. So today, when the Foreign Relations Committee considered a resolution to condemn China's assault on democracy in Hong Kong, I filed an amendment to rewrite the whole thing. 1/ The quick story:

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Dona Dickinson @donadickinson.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

The level of corruption is off the charts. He purchased a president, and now wants #Wisconsin to give him a Supreme Court. Please tell this villain “no”! #VoteCrawford

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 28/03/2025

Prices are soaring, your 401k is in the tank, Social Security phone lines are hours long. Instead of addressing any of that – this administration is picking a fight with Denmark.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

In 2023, 13.5% of Americans struggled to buy food at some point — the highest rate in nearly a decade. How is the Trump regime addressing this crisis? By cutting $1 billion from federal programs that support food banks across the country. The cruelty is the point.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Republicans and DOGE are attacking public broadcasting, claiming it's "wasteful" and promotes an "agenda." But spending on public broadcasting is just 0.01% of the federal budget — and funding has bipartisan support. This is part of Trump's bigger war on an educated public.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Everything you need to know about Trump's tax cuts.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

The top 7 donors in the 2024 election — all GOP — gave a combined $1B to buy Trump a second term. It's a gigantic amount of money in total — but it's just pocket change to them. We must get Big Money out of politics. No one from either party should be able to buy an election.

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

This is painful, and saddening, and embarrassing. I feel like we're losing a member of the family - and for no good reason other than that some Americans wanted another season of the worst reality TV show in history.

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Yes. The situation at NIH is worse than the public realizes. The #NIH is on track to be effectively ended as a funder of evidence-based research within a year. That is not an exaggeration. The firings and consolidation announced today will create a new, MUCH worse NIH. 1/

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/03/2025

I'm no lawyer, but it seems like discussing war plans in Signal outside a SCIF is maybe just a little bit worse than using a private server to send emails that weren't even marked as classified. But what do I know.

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hillary clinton is smiling while speaking into a microphone in front of a crowd .

ALT: hillary clinton is smiling while speaking into a microphone in front of a crowd .

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 22/03/2025

Sharing the secrets of polymer-based heart valves ❤️‍🩹 #CamFest #CambridgeFestival 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #Cambridge

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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 22/03/2025

🚫💸 When aid is cut, children die. New research shows that aid sanctions lead to sharp rises in infant and maternal deaths – undoing decades of health progress. Sanctions may punish governments, but they often harm the people most. 🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #SciComm #GlobalHealth 🧪

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The impact of aid sanctions on maternal and child mortality, 1990–2019: a panel analysis

Over the period 1990–2019, infant, under-5, and maternal mortality rates among LMICs declined at average annualised rates of 2·6%, 3·2%, and 2·0%, respectively. Aid sanction episodes lasting 5 years—t...

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Bryant Furlow @bryantfurlow.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

The Trump administration’s new restrictions on mRNA research funding will hinder development of mRNA-based cancer treatments.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

REP. CROCKETT: “According to them the biggest issue we have is trans kids wanting to play sports… Since when?!”

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