Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialEric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 08/09/2026OpenAI’s top scientist, in a blog post on Sunday, warns that artificial intelligence is evolving so rapidly that it is becoming increasingly difficult for humans to understand and control it. Here is the post: openai.com/index/an-ali... And a couple of small excerpts--clear warnings. 224319129
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialWilhelmina Jenkins @wilhelminaj.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Friends, a major problem in the demographics of ME/CFS studies is the absence of Black participants. If you know of any Black adults with ME/CFS, please suggest that they complete this survey. I have completed it and it is relatively untaxing. Thanks! 4118112
marydimmock.bsky.social @marydimmock.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Israel's far right has a plan to remove 250,000 Palestinians from Gaza in year 1 and the rest of roughly 2 million over the next six years. Forced removal of civilians in occupied territory is a war crime. How can the US support this? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comFar-right Israeli minister outlines plan for removal of all Palestinians from GazaItamar Ben-Gvir claims proposal for illegal forced displacement of 2 million people is ‘realistic’ and ‘concrete’ 000
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 03/09/2026the literal position of the trump administration is that any school that has any more than a smattering of black students is engaged in illegal racial discrimination against whites www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/b...nytimes.comTrump Moves to Strip Tax Exemption From Schools That Aid Minority Students (Gift Article)The Treasury Department released rules that would prevent schools with race-based programs from qualifying for tax-exempt status, a threat to both higher education and other private schools. 9041641393
marydimmock.bsky.social @marydimmock.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Trump et al have not only mistreated those on the aircraft carrier. They've also stranded families of soldiers who had to leave US mideast bases under attack. And the rest of the story? The reporter who wrote this article has now been fired for "insubordination." www.stripes.com/branches/nav...stripes.comNavy families evacuated from Bahrain face ‘uncharted territory’ amid bureaucratic confusionThe evacuation has left families in limbo and forced military officials to improvise solutions for support programs. 011
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialC.H. Romatowski @chromatowski.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Stanford is hosting its annual conference on the molecular basis of ME/CFS and there will be one day (Sept 11) open to the public. Register here: stanford.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 02510
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialMax Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 11/08/2026NEW: The NIH is quietly restricting funding for research that evaluates how public policy impacts human health. According to internal documents I obtained, the agency no longer considers policymakers "mission relevant" — a massive shift for the biomedical funder. My latest for @nature.com:nature.comNIH limits funding for research on the health effects of public policyUS biomedical agency no longer considers policymakers as ‘mission relevant’, leaving dozens of grants in limbo. 19526385
marydimmock.bsky.social @marydimmock.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Much needed video on managing post-exertional malaise www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na5z...youtube.comHow to Manage and Treat Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM)YouTube video by RTHM Health 010
marydimmock.bsky.social @marydimmock.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Clinicians lacks reliable information on caring for the severe #MECFS patient, leading to misguided and too often devastatingly harmful care. While directed to home care, this guidance should help to educate those working in healthcare facilities to not only do no harm but actually help. 092
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 07/07/2026BREAKING: in June 2026, *every single one* of the 1,062 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 7,727 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.rpc.state.gov 8639911904
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Folks can register to volunteer with @standupforscience.net! We are organizing in specific districts that are flippable, phone banking, wheatpasting, GOTV-ing, and organizing Congressional meetings! Standupforscience.net/take-actionstandupforscience.netTake Action NOW — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE"Get in dorks!" is our shared battle cry for joining the fight by signing our petitions, working on the ground to turn back Trump and donating to support our work of saving American science and health... 04717
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialTom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 20/06/2026"Being Informed: Understanding Treatment Pathways" emerge.org.au/starting-a-n... "Emerge Australia suggests before starting any treatment, including those claiming to cure or provide a pathway to recovery for ME/CFS or long COVID, consider asking the following ten questions..." #MEcfs #LongCovid 1178
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialJennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 14/06/2026Trump used the Armed Forces Full Honor Cordon — soldiers who escort fallen heroes and heads of state — to usher UFC fighters past Abraham Lincoln’s statue like they’re celebrities on a red carpet. I am LIVID. 36527951226
marydimmock.bsky.social @marydimmock.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Such a spoiled child - putting up a tarp so we can't see the letters being taken down? MSNOW Livestream 1:45 am 000
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialRebecca E ❌👑 @spoutiblegirl.bsky.social · 29/05/2026The prisoners at for profit Delaney Hall Torture Center are living in horrendous, subhuman conditions. Protesters are being beaten, pepper sprayed and more. Help get out the word #CLOSEDELANEYHALLFREETHEMALL #CLOSEDELANEYHALLTORTURECENTER #CLOSETHECAMPS #SHUTDOWNDELANEY #ICECAMPSKILL" 312499
marydimmock.bsky.social @marydimmock.bsky.social · 12/05/2026"Whatever our views of the Middle East conflict, we should be able to unite in condemning rape." Palestinians have reported "pattern of widespread Israeli sexual violence against men, women and even children — by soldiers, settlers, interrogators" and prison guards. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians 000
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialMichael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 30/04/2026The front page of today’s New York Times. 2153
marydimmock.bsky.social @marydimmock.bsky.social · 28/03/2026For those who want to go to a No Kings protest tomorrow but can't make it... 194
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 28/03/2026If you don’t care about this now, you will when you’re dying from a disease that would have been treatable 8593217
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialRowan Cardosa @rowanberry333.bsky.social · 27/03/2026theonion.com/it-is-journa...theonion.comIt Is Journalism’s Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As PossibleThe task of reporting is not a simple one. Each and every day, reporters and editors at publications like The Onion make difficult decisions about which issues should receive attention, knowing that o... 042221
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 26/03/2026No ICE. No wars. No Kings. Find your local protest and join us on Saturday. 👇nokings.orgNo KingsAs the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ... 16322129
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialEric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Title: "The United States is Driving a Public Heath Emergency of International Concern" www.bmj.com/content/392/... 521085
marydimmock.bsky.social @marydimmock.bsky.social · 17/03/2026NIH went from 756 funding announcements (NOFO) in 2024 to 120 in 2025 to just 14 so far this year. Reports this collapse due to number of policy changes including requiring every NOFO be approved by political appointees and now also by the Office of Management and Budget. The full impact is vast 293
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialEileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 16/03/2026A total collapse. The National Institutes of Health went from 756 funding announcements published to 14 in two years. One example of the effects: emerging threats will become harder to address quickly. Response to future health emergencies (like Covid) will be slower and less coordinated. 11506292
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialLong COVID Physio @longcovidphysio.bsky.social · 16/03/2026LongCovid Physio, together with LongCovid Kids, LongCovid SOS and LongCovid Support were core participants in Module 3 of the Covid Inquiry The report will be released on Thursday 19th March Please see our press release ahead of this day Thanks to LCS for posting 🙏 2126
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/03/2026Hassett: "If the war were to be extended, it wouldn't really disrupt the US economy very much at all. It would hurt consumers, and we'd have to think about what we'd have to do about that, but that's really the last of our concerns right now." 233180483364
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialSen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 10/03/2026Another alarm bell in this five alarm fire. Donald Trump is still trying to relitigate the 2020 election six years later. He wants to scare election officials and election workers ahead of the midterms. And he’s using the FBI to do it.politico.comTrump administration subpoenaing Arizona 2020 voting records, as Trump pushes to consolidate election powerThe administration has also obtained records from Fulton County, Georgia, as Trump continues to focus on the 2020 election he lost. 491096423
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 08/03/2026www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...wsj.comAmericans Are Now a Target in Trump’s Immigration CrackdownA WSJ investigation tracked the U.S. citizens caught in the crosshairs of an aggressive federal campaign to detain and demonize dissenters. 801877873
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 07/03/2026WH official: “We want to seize all the oil from Iran. The long-term benefit is getting massive oil reserves out of the hands of terrorists.” 2651284593
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialJonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 05/03/2026It is so damning of US news media that so many outlets refuse to just straight up say that Senator Tim Sheehy assaulted an activist. He did not "help" Capitol police. They did not need his help. He wanted to assault the guy and did. He should resign. 504199635640
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialhana martin @nitramanah.bsky.social · 02/03/2026"The answer is not to dehumanize us." -- Judge Salas 642993
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialBen “James Hell Brooks” Jay 🦇 @benjayingly.com · 25/02/2026Richmond County’s own Nicole Malliotakis giving off the same energy as one of the white people protesting southern school integration in photos from the 50s 17655561359
marydimmock.bsky.social @marydimmock.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Trump is pulling out all the stops for fossil fuel - revoking EPA's determination that greenhouse gases threaten public health & welfare. And here, ordering the Pentagon to buy coal fired electricity. Meanwhile, the Chinese are kicking are butts on clean energy. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/c...nytimes.comTrump Orders the Pentagon to Buy More Coal-Fired Electricity 000
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialTom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 07/02/2026(US) Protect Medicaid access for people with ME/CFS and Long COVID www.meaction.net/freakin-frail Screenshot from February 2026 AMMES newsletter #MEcfs #LongCovid #CFS #PwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome @meactnet.bsky.social 1137
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialIt's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 05/02/2026The Wayback is now so load-bearing we should be protecting it with our actual lives 203633911
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialEric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 03/02/20262) How the Pentagon is Quietly Building Trump’s Concentration Camps SCOOP: A repurposed Navy contract to funnel tens of billions to ICE for a nationwide "ghost network” of concentration camps—just got a lot bigger. migrantinsider.com/p/how-the-pe...migrantinsider.comHow the Pentagon is Quietly Building Trump’s Concentration CampsSCOOP: A repurposed Navy contract is funneling tens of billions into a "ghost network" of detention camps that can materialize anywhere in America overnight. 451110722
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Just after Trump “pivoted”, his former personal lawyer now Deputy head of DOJ granted ICE extraordinarily sewping powers to arrest people without warrants www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...nytimes.comICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants 11152101
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialG. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 30/01/2026Younger kid's whole middle school walked out today in solidarity with Minnesota. Apparently there were 13 year olds getting up and making impromptu speeches. They didn't prep a chant in advance, so they settled on "F*ck ICE" 975851833
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialAsher Langton @asherlangton.bsky.social · 31/01/2026lol, they’re trying to flood the ratings 681012145
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 30/01/2026BREAKING: Bernie Sanders is introducing an amendment to cut ICE’s $75 billion funding increase, and to use those funds to restore the federal cuts to health care. 447295436392
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Very important vote. It makes repealing ICE surge funding the mainstream position in the party, with bipartisan support. 6063571347
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialBilly Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 24/01/2026AP News: 'Man shot during Minneapolis immigration crackdown has died, hospital record shows' "One officer responded mockingly as he walked away, telling them: “Boo hoo.” Agents elsewhere shoved a yelling protester into a car." apnews.com/article/immi...apnews.comMan shot during Minneapolis immigration crackdown has died, hospital record showsA 51-year-old man shot by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis has died, a hospital record obtained by The Associated Press shows. Gov. 276
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 24/01/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...nytimes.comDemonstrators Flood Minneapolis Streets as Hundreds of Businesses Close to Protest ICE 702650621
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 23/01/2026Every Senate Democrat should unite against this bill, and Senate leadership should make sure they do. Now our job is to flood the Senate with calls demanding ICE Out For Good. Or you can send an email to your senators: act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...indivisible.orgTell the Senate: Not a penny more for ICE brutality | Indivisible 1327199
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 23/01/2026The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization. This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain. 16639161844
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialIn These Times @inthesetimes.com · 23/01/2026“No work. No spending.” Minnesota workers strike tomorrow to protest ICE. @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social with the Working People Podcast hosted a critical conversation with union leaders on the eve of a massive general strike. inthesetimes.com/article/work... 219565
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialCharlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 22/01/2026As it absorbs the scene from Davos yesterday, the world seems to be asking two questions: “What is wrong with Donald Trump?” And, “What is wrong with America?” open.substack.com/pub/charlies...open.substack.comTrump's Davos DumpAs it absorbs the scene from Davos yesterday, the world seems to be asking two questions: “What is wrong with Donald Trump?” And, “What is wrong with America?” 2739995
Reposted by @marydimmock.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 22/01/2026US law requires 2/3 Senate approval for international treaties 41855981860