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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 01/09/2026
BREAKING: Trump's DHS took a step back from seizing Fentanyl so that ICE could terrorize our streets. In just one year at HSI: - Fentanyl investigations down 24% - Fentanyl seizures down 39% - Hours spent countering fentanyl down approx. 30%
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I teamed up with the great @enirenberg.bsky.social on a piece for TIME magazine on RFK Jr's role in the awful, deadly measles outbreak in Samoa He is a liar, who has spent decades doing all he can to oppose vaccination
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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
“Seven days after the girl’s medical team infused trillions of viruses carrying the recipe for the base editor into her spinal fluid, she died of a severe immune reaction linked to the therapy…” This, in @science.org, is an important and tragic story. (It’s also an incredibly well reported one.) 🧪
science.org
Exclusive: Death of girl in Chinese gene-editing trial was never made public
Parents want accountability after study went disastrously wrong, Science and Retraction Watch investigation reveals
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Ken Mahan @weatherken.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Weather balloon launch schedules in high-severe weather risk areas have been changed: delayed or down to 1-per day. Forecasting accuracy has taken a hit with the GFS. Some warnings are an hour or less now. We're not supposed to be regressing. @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/28/m...
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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
SCOOP: Two weeks ago, the head of the CDC delayed publication of a report showing covid vaccine cut likelihood of ER visits and hospitalizations by half. Now that report is no longer allowed to be published in CDC’s flagship scientific journal. My latest. 1/2 www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
washingtonpost.com
CDC won’t publish report showing covid shots cut likelihood of hospital visits
The report, which had cleared the agency’s scientific-review process, had been delayed. It now won’t be published at all, people familiar with the decision told The Post.
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Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · 07/04/2026
We are simply not going to get free of this until our political class accepts the fact that the entire GOP led us here and must be destroyed.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
In a normal, modern democracy, the parliament would take a "vote of no confidence" in the Mad King, and a coalition of opposition parties and defectors from the leader's party would depose him. In our democracy, his removal is blocked by the two party system, the Senate, and a high court.
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 07/04/2026
I think not enough people understand that the pushback against renewables and EV's is money. Without getting too in the weeds: renewables cannot ever be as profitable as oil and gas. EV's don't make as much money as gas guzzlers. That's it. That's all you really need to know.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
"“These new disclosures suggest that Donald Trump stole documents so sensitive that only six people in the entire U.S. government had access to them, that the documents President Trump stole pertained to his business interests..." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
huffpost.com
DOJ Accidentally Gave Congress ‘Damning Evidence’ Against Trump, Jamie Raskin Says
The Justice Department accidentally gave Congress “damning evidence” of Trump’s guilt, according to Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.).
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public. I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are. 1/ Here's what I can share:
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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 01/03/2026
This is a graph of the death of US science.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 24/02/2026
I'm constantly trying (/failing) to get this point across. If you're a trained expert in a field, then it may be worthwhile to question the scientific consensus of your peers. If you're not, the scientific consensus is absolutely the best you can do and it's arbitrary foolishness to disregard it.
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Worth noting for NC 4th district voters
Anthropic, AI Company behind Claude, makes $280K Ad buy for Rep.g Foushee, as Apex battles Data Center plans
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Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
UK: Prince Andrew arrested. South Korea: Former President Yoon sentenced for life. Brazil: Former President Bolsonaro serving a 27-year sentence. USA: President Trump demands $10 billion payout from taxpayers.
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Cooper River Indivisible @crindivisible.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for gradient.horse
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Draw a horse, watch it run!
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mcmonkey.bsky.social @mcmonkey.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Is Ilia Malinin the second coming of Dolph Lundgren?
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Alexandre Dumoulin @axonsalex.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
A Sticky Dance Between a Cell and a Neuron. #neuroscience #science #mysterious #HiddenWorld #cell #FluorescenceFriday ➡️A Schwann cell precursor interacting with sensory axons 🔬🧫🧪
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Carolina Forward @carolinaforward.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Duke Energy is one of the biggest campaign contributors in the North Carolina state legislature (and it's the single biggest spender on lobbying). The corporation gives to both parties, but very unequally. Here's what their contributions have looked like over the last 25 years.
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Cato Institute @cato.org · 27/01/2026
Immigrants in the US consumed about 24% fewer welfare and entitlement benefits per capita than native-born Americans in 2023, new Cato Institute research finds. Learn more from Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo: ow.ly/2w4Z50Y4Bsj
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Scoiattolo @scarnecchia.net · 21/01/2026
This is a photo of someone being tortured, not someone being restrained
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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
I just want people to know that there is no active insurrection, no regular protests, no rioting or whatever. The only time people are in the streets is when masked armed ICE thugs descend on one of our neighbors to disappear them as part of a federal government-led ethnic cleansing campaign.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Director Bhattacharya received an award from the Brownstone Institute. He devoted some of his time to criticize the press, including about "taking sides" on global warming. 1/10
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
NC Triangle people: tomorrow, 11am-12.30pm, 211 W Parrish St, Durham ICE Out for Good LFG💪
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
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Dr Kathleen Millen @neurodevkathy.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
I don't think you non-science people realize what it takes to get a grant funded by NIH. Started experiments in Sept 2021 to generate 3 new mouse mutants to model human disease. Prelim dara shows they have relevant disease phenotypes worthy of study. Need a small grant first to characterize /1
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The Loar Axe @theloaraxe.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
The punishment for being a chiropractor is wasting several years in school learning fake medicine ("you've got ghosts in your spine, you should let me do karate about it.")
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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
It's hard to predict what the new #ACIP will do, but it looks like it will recommend that the universal birth dose for #hepatitisB be jettisoned. Experts warn even a delay of 2 months before the first dose will lead to chronically infected kids & deaths. www.statnews.com/2025/12/04/c...
statnews.com
CDC vaccine advisers appear likely to recommend delaying hepatitis B vaccine birth dose
A panel that issues advice on U.S. vaccine policy appears prepared to vote Thursday to recommend a delay in when most babies begin to be vaccinated against hepatitis B.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
So you should really watch this. Just 2 minutes. But a window into the truly radical nature of the people Trump is nominating. When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
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Jennifer Petitt @jenniferpetitt.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
This a wonky delight. If you live in Georgia, please watch! If you don’t, watch it anyway.
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ana valdivia @anavaldi.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results: - AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2% - ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1% - ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
I for one think the Epstein Ballroom will be magnificent. I love the decor theme of “what if Uday Hussein ran a Ramada Inn.” And giving it a theme song everyone will associate with it is a stroke of brilliance! “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” is very catchy.
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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Never forget they aren’t telling the truth when they say they care about stopping political violence. Few acts in history have done more to incentivize political violence than the January 6th pardons. And virtually every mainstream Republican supported letting them all out.
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Annette @resistnow2024.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
This. Said. It. All. ⬇️⬇️ Please. Share. So. Everyone. Knows. The. Truth.
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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
We are fighting for true freedom. The freedom to live a life of dignity and joy. A life of 80 hour work weeks, of constantly struggling to get by, being trapped in a shitty job by your health insurance — this is not freedom, and we are not free. But we could be. If we fight.
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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Read the full article here: www.gq.com/story/graham...
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Marine Turned Oysterman Graham Platner Is Ready to Fight Trump. Will MAGA Men Join Him?
In the battle for the soul of the Democratic Party, Senate candidate Graham Platner might be the perfect soldier. But in Maine, he’ll need to win over some Trump voters—if he can make it through the p...
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 08/10/2025
If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown. Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years. From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:
slate.com
MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.
A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.
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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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mcmonkey.bsky.social @mcmonkey.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
This is incredibly exciting! I started my science career studying Huntington's, and I'm so happy that patients finally have a treatment. It's also amazing to see that AAV therapies can work for neurodegenerative disease. I hope more are in the pipeline!
bbc.com
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.
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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Don’t waste much time thinking about any ideology or policy reason for the H-1B visa change. This is so tech companies will have to pay Trump for exemptions. Same as they paid him for tariff exemptions. It’s just a standard mob shakedown.
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Delthia Ricks @dricks.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Whooping cough cases are rapidly rising in Louisiana. The vaccine-preventable infection has already caused 2 deaths of infants. State leaders say it's the "worst whooping cough outbreak in the past 30 yrs." There has been no public health assistance from the CDC, which is now controlled by RFK jr👇
wdsu.com
Whooping cough cases rapidly rise in Louisiana, leading to two deaths
Whooping cough cases rapidly rise in Louisiana, leading to two deaths
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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
idk if you've seen this south korean editorial that ran a few days ago. google translate version scorched my eyebrows www.hani.co.kr/arti/opinion...
Maga is fundamentally a populist white racism.
The slogan "Make America Great Again" is more accurately described as "Make White
America Greater." The fact that the tariff policy insisted on a 50% tariff only on steel and aluminum stems from the concentration of these groups in the Rust Belt.The massive crackdown on illegal immigrants at the Hyundai-LG Energy Solutions joint venture plant in Georgia must be understood in this context. The scenes of our workers being chained and escorted away were reminiscent of the dragging of African slaves in the 18th and 19th centuries. The
Department of Homeland Security boasted of
"the largest single-site raid in history," and Immigration and Customs Enforcement even brazenly released footage of the raid, which was highly violating human rights, as if to boast of their "achievement."Far-right whites may have secretly rejoiced.
Even politicians like the Georgia governor and local lawmakers, who had been active in attracting factories, have shifted their stance and sympathized with their grievances. This is likely because it's difficult to ignore the anti-immigrant sentiment of native Americans. Like the McCarthyism that swept through American society in the 1950s, irrational madness dominates American society. The recent visa issue, which could have been resolved diplomatically with advance notice from an ally, is difficult to explain beyond political maneuvering. The fact that they mobilized helicopters and armored vehicles for show, as if they had been caught, is difficult to explain.
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Alexis Verger 🧬🧫🧪 @alexis-verger.cpesr.fr · 12/09/2025
Another tour-de-force from David Baker's lab : custom DNA-binding miniproteins to target specific DNA sequences for diverse applications in gene regulation and editing. With David, nothing is impossible !
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 11/09/2025
All this suggests is that the shooter wants people to believe they're a far-left ideologue. Maybe they are; without more evidence, we don't know. But a far-right "accelerationist" wanting civil war, more hatred, more violence would do the exact same thing.
Ammunition in Kirk Shooting Engraved with Transgender, Antifascist Ideology: Sources
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Sadie Gurman

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James Fanelli

Investigators found ammunition engraved with expressions of transgender and antifascist ideology inside the rifle that authorities believe was used in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, according to an internal law enforcement bulletin and a person familiar with the investigation.

The older-model .30 caliber hunting rifle was discovered in the woods near the scene of Wednesday’s shooting at Utah Valley University, wrapped in a towel with a spent cartridge still in the chamber, the sources said. There were also three unspent rounds in the magazine, all with wording on them.

Kirk, 31, was onstage going back and forth with a student about mass shootings involving transgender people when he was targeted, according to videos of the attack. The student has not been publicly identified.

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Delthia Ricks @dricks.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
In its new MAHA report, the Trump regime is calling on state public health agencies to investigate "vaccine injuries." The report's authors—overseen by RFK jr—think there should be more scrutiny of a vaccine link to autism. The report is packed w/ misinformation & was a waste of taxpayer money👇
medpagetoday.com
RFK Jr.'s Latest MAHA Report Calls for More Scrutiny of Vaccines and Autism
The report calls on government agencies to further research a wide range of issues
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Mike Caulfield @mikecaulfield.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
This is a good post on how to get better at using AI. It's the product of pretty intensive research on what consistently works although I don't surface that research directly in it. Bluesky and AI, so obviously comments on this are off. mikecaulfield.substack.com/p/is-the-llm...
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Is the LLM response wrong, or have you just failed to iterate it?
Many "errors" in search-assisted LLMs are not errors at all, but the result of an investigation aborted too soon. Here's how to up your LLM-based verification game by going to round two.
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