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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

I would say that if you're middle aged and not living in Texas, ask your doctor now whether you should get a booster. Don't wait till it gets to your state and there's some rush on vaccines.

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

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The first transgender suicide hotline is now up and running in the U.S. You can reach Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Ahem ... Is this on? Yesterday our crew at @TPM launched our annual March membership drive. If you're not a member, I hope you'll consider joining. The link is right here. I wanted to take a moment to give you what I hope are good reasons to join. talkingpointsmemo.com/memberships?...

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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 04/03/2025

Wrote up something about Techdirt's recent coverage, and why (whether we like it or not) we need to be a "democracy blog" now, rather than just a "tech" blog (not that we've ever been just a tech blog). This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else. www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...

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Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)

While political reporters are still doing their view-from-nowhere “Democrats say this, Republicans say that” dance, tech and legal journalists have been watching an unfortunately recogn…

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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Gutting Section 230 would HELP giants like Meta & Google, who can afford armies of lawyers. It would devastate community-driven alternatives like Blueksy & Mastodon, and would enable widespread censorship. Want to hurt Big Tech? Pass strong privacy and antitrust legislation. BadInternetbills.com

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Bad Internet Bills

All of the bad internet bills. One website.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Today, a broad coalition of scientific professional societies who represent over 92,000 scientists are speaking out against the politicization and demonization of Federally funded science and government scientist jobs. It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎

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48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science

48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

All websites that depend on NOAA data should display something like this. earth.nullschool.net

Weather and climate data shown on this website and countless others are at risk.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is the U.S. agency responsible for global weather forecasting, hurricane prediction, ocean observation, and many other services vital to public safety. Its satellites, supercomputers, and research teams provide essential data that help us understand our planet and protect lives.

On February 27, the new U.S. administration initiated mass firings at NOAA. These actions are unethical and deeply disruptive to the talented scientists and engineers who dedicate themselves to the public good. The firings, along with expected budget cuts, have serious implications for the availability and quality of weather forecasts produced by the United States. They must be reversed immediately.

Much of the data on this website is downloaded directly from NOAA's servers. In this environment of uncertainty, access could be disrupted at any time. While I'll strive to keep all features on this website functional and switch to alternative data sources if necessary, some datasets have no substitute if they go offline.

If this concerns you, speak up. Share on social media. And if you're in the U.S., contact your representatives.

- Cameron

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lightninglouie @lightninglouie.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Seriously if I was like 20-25 years younger I'd be thinking of moving abroad for a bit. I just don't see how any of this works out in the short term.

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lightninglouie @lightninglouie.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Well, your country still seems relatively sane and normal, it's not quite the same on my end. I keep thinking I should move out of my deep red state before it's too late.

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lightninglouie @lightninglouie.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Warner Bros. released a box set of the entire series on Blu-Ray last year. It's reasonably priced, with extras. Haven't spoken in a while. I hope you're well.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

An invitation. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/are-y...

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Krystal Kavita Jagoo, MSW (She/Her/Hers) 🇹🇹👊🏽✍️🏾♊️♊️♏️ @equitableforall.com · 27/02/2025

I just realized that folx who saw the Parable of the Sower quote earlier may not know about Octavia Butler's 2000 Essence essay, in which, she recommends these strategies for navigating the future she predicted after a male journalist had the audacity to misquote her! 🔥 commongood.cc/reader/a-few...

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A Few Rules For Predicting The Future by Octavia E. Butler

Octavia E. Butler Octavia Butler was an author of moving and prophetic science fiction novels. She wrote an essay in 2000 for Essence Magazine that teaches us the capacity we have to understand the fu...

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Please look up the influenza epidemic of 1918-19 to understand that the CDC not selecting strains for next year’s vaccines sets the stage for a public health calamity that will, without doubt and at bare minimum, catastrophically and directly impact people you know. This is a five alarm fire.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Listen. This is important. There’s measles going around. Measles is the one and only thing (that we know of) that can erase your immune memory. It causes immune amnesia. You have to rebuild all your immunity. Go to your doc and get your measles antibodies checked. You do not want immune amnesia.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 24/02/2025

Like the saying goes: "Disability is the Only minority anyone can join at any time, and the only one everyone *will* join if they're lucky enough to live that long"

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Congrats on recreating the German Democratic Republic! Would you like a wall with that?

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 23/02/2025

Maybe hating on dick bosses is the great unifier, the thing that brings all Americans together.

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John Ganz @lioneltrolling.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

To me, a Nazi salute means, "I want to murder your family." There can be no irony about it: It puts deep anger and hatred in my heart to see it done and I will never forgive anyone who justifies or minimizes it.

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javier grillo-marxuach @okbjgm.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

hello fellow followers of #scriptsky - want to know how i write action scenes and what it takes to make them pop? here’s my handy guide/tutorial/essay! okbjgm.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/...

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

People must really hate Elon if they are willing to throw eggs in this trying time.

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Naturalist Nick @bigpappahope.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Go stand in the woods and stare at the lichen. Don't think about it just do it

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

If you're not reading Josh Marshall, well... @joshtpm.bsky.social you should be. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/infle...

Josh Marshall of the Talking Points Member blog writes:

I want to state again what I’ve been saying since November: your health care coverage for Elon’s tax cuts. That is the fundamental fulcrum on which the next two years of American history — and quite possibly many years into the future — will turn. This has always been and will remain fundamentally a battle for public opinion. The issue is not “kitchen table issues” versus democracy. The two are fundamentally conjoined. Any effective politics to confront the current moment must join the two together. Because they are joined together. To the extent that “democracy” has no tangible impact on anyone’s lived experience, it hardly matters. But of course it does impact everyone’s lived experience in tangible and graphic ways.

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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

has anyone called it a Volkischwagen, or is that too Germanic and obscure? [also: actual history of Volkswagen - www.volkswagen-group.com/en/volkswage... ]

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lightninglouie @lightninglouie.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I loved it and can't wait for the sequel!

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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

if you see someone crowing about how great it is to be able to use the r-word again, shame them into the ground

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Resistbot @resist.bot · 21/02/2025

We’re doing this again. Text USPS to 50409.

Cartoon of a mailwoman with three dogs and a cat carrying mail and packages with the copy, "sign the petition," and, "text USPS to 50409."

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Dave Zirin @edgeofsports.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

The Department of Homeland Security can now spy on you based solely on your “gender identity or sexual orientation.” I’m watching every fucking libertarian or “small c conservative” to judge how full of shit they are news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...

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DHS Scraps Ban on Surveillance Based on Sexual Orientation (1)

A Department of Homeland Security unit eliminated policies prohibiting personnel from conducting intelligence activities based solely on a person’s gender identity or sexual orientation.

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Meidas_SocietysChild @societyschild.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

🚨🚨🚨 PSA- Gov. Braun has banned the distribution of the Imagination Station books in Indiana. For those who do not know, Imagination Station is a program started by Dolly Parton which provides a free book each month to children from 0-5. 1/2

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Go to town hall meetings. When they get a reception like this, it absolutely scares the hell out of them.

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 19/02/2025

I just called my senators. You should too. This is something they can actively stop.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Your regular reminder that §230 protects YOU, the person reading this post, from being sued for reposting things just as much as it protects "Big Tech" from things that still wouldn't be a viable cause of action because your problem is not with §230, it's with the first amendment

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lightninglouie @lightninglouie.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Absolutely beautiful. I needed this today.

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Gailey 🍉 @sarahgailey.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

I am so moved to get to share this with you all: the fourth installment in the Love Letters essay series. Nell, or: This Is Practically The Way It All Happened (give or bloody take), Peter S. Beagle's reflections on a thirty-five year romance with the woman he still calls "my one love".

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Nell, or: This Is Practically The Way It All Happened (give or bloody take)

A Love Letters Feature by Peter S. Beagle - February 2025

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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Since federal health information is getting harder to come by, I thought I'd share this new resource. Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine launched an online Avian Flu Resource Center--a one-stop clearinghouse for trustworthy information on bird flu. www.vet.cornell.edu/highly-patho...

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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Resource Center

What is "bird flu" and why is it in the news so much lately?Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), also known as "bird flu," is circulating now in the United States and much of the world. This stra...

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Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Brian Eno's "Ambient 1" only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought it went on to start an airport.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/02/2025

(a bit of unsolicited writing advice: you should read your work out loud. read it in front of a mirror if you must. it will help you catch errors but also help you write in a way that is easy to follow and understand.)

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

I've been writing BLOOD IN THE MACHINE for months, but I was on the fence about going all-in. Recent events have made the call easier. Elon Musk, the Silicon Valley oligarchs and their AI are taking over. I want to do all I can to push back. I hope you'll join me, and I'm asking for your support.

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The tech oligarchs and their AI are taking over. Let's fight back.

Alright, I’m really doing this thing. Support Blood in the Machine and fearless independent tech journalism.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

This commission statement refers to people with Autism, ADHD, asthma, auto-immune disease, and chronic illness as a “dire threat to the American people and our way of life”. This is a manifesto against disability. This is the language of eugenics.

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Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

At TPM, your support and subscriptions do not go to bloated layers of middle management and creepy AI initiatives. We are a team of about 15 people and almost everyone works directly on reporting, editing, and running the site. And we're growing! talkingpointsmemo.com/careers

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Political Reporter TalkingPointsMemo.com, the respected pioneer of online political news currently celebrating...

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Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Another way the dictatorship might kill you. This is from a friend who is a retired air traffic controller.

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andy™ @andylevy.net · 16/02/2025

hey for anyone who might want to actually own their kindle books instead of renting them, or who might be thinking of switching to kobo etc and will want to convert them to epubs, you now only have one week before amazon kills your ability to download its ebooks www.theverge.com/news/612898/...

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Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books

It’s bad if you like to keep ebook backup copies.

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