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@nickdag.bsky.social
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Just some guy who wants to help make the world better — for all of us — than when I found it.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 6h
these people would say it was "unclear" why more people in germany didnt openly identify as jewish in 1942
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h
jesus christ i have never heard a democratic talk this bluntly about an opponent
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
"You hired half the Third Reich to staff your office ... If John Lewis were marching today, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club" -- here's a supercut of Jon Ossoff SMASHING Mike Collins during tonight's debate
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 3h
This afternoon in Marble Hill, a New Yorker was shot by an ICE agent in a residential neighborhood. Early reports indicate agents surrounded him and a 5-year-old child in his car before firing multiple rounds. We believe the child was physically unharmed.

This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation. I have called the President; when we speak I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city. I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities.

Our thoughts are with the injured New Yorker and his family tonight. We are praying for his recovery.

Get ICE out of our neighborhoods. Get ICE out of our hospitals. Get ICE off our streets. Get ICE away from our children.

Abolish ICE.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 16m
begging with all my heart for more Democrats running in this election cycle to pick up what Jon Ossoff is putting down CALL 👏 THEM 👏 NAZIS 👏 TO 👏 THEIR 👏 FACE
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10h
I think in reality what socialism actually means in the American context is that trillionaire Elon Musk got $38 billion from the U.S. government and you got rejected trying to buy a $1 soda on SNAP benefits.
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Nick @nickdag.bsky.social · 10h
Let’s not just test his theory but prove it can come back different and *better* than before.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Nick @nickdag.bsky.social · 10h
I really appreciate you explicitly saying “vote blue”. I have the impression that many scientists & health professionals like to leave that last part off to avoid bad reactions. But I suspect for many people, they’re not sufficiently informed to know which party is responsible for which outcomes.
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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.
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COVID fatigue linked to reduced brain blood flow
Playing 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.
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Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I don’t care where you started out on the political spectrum If your kid comes out as trans & you don’t become a rainbow-clad, parade-cheering ally & rock-solid supportive girl/boy/enby dad/mom? You were never a parent at all You were a doll collector furious they didn’t stay in their packaging.
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 07/10/2026
there's a lot going on right now, but the ability to buy elections in order to stay out of prison is on the ballot whether you realize it or not
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Nick @nickdag.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I get the reference, but using “Light” to describe Trump’s life is way too kind. His life has been nothing but an endless hamster wheel of grift and hate, all in a vain attempt to bring light to a life full of darkness.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trump Rages, Rages Against the Dying of the Light talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
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Trump Rages, Rages Against the Dying of the Light
Donald Trump’s manic building and naming spree has been a core feature...
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 07/10/2026
reading this, recalling how quickly the killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman slipped out of the news
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Holy shit.
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wermed.bsky.social @wermed.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The modern GOP base is just people who suck and want to force everyone else to pretend they don't suck.
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The most psychotic possible framing of this archive.is/202609271858...
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
NYT ME Carolyn Ryan scolds Mamdani for what I think was a very intentional and wise decision NOT to conflate antisemitism and criticism of Israel. I guess her repoters have their marching orders now. www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-yo...
I was struck that Mamdani just released his plan to combat anti-Semitism, and he sidestepped the question of Israel, seeing it as separate from anti-Semitism. For us, these issues intersect and overlap.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Wow. In case you think this is only about the economy, data we obtained shows that in South Texas, Latinos now disapprove of Trump *on immigration and the border* by huge margins. South Texas was locus of the vaunted "realignment." Immigration has helped unravel it. newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Wasn’t there something else that he did which was really, really evil?
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/10/2026
pedocon theory is a theory like gravity is a theory www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...
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Dennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies (Gift Article)
The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Former Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert died this morning. For 16 years, while he was a coach and government teacher at Yorkville High School in Yorkville, Illinois, Hastert sexually abused at least four boys (and likely more). (thread)
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 06/10/2026
over at the newsletter I wrote about the useful bogeyman that is "polarization":
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The Problem Is Right Wing Extremism, Not 'Polarization'
Ambiguous media whining about "polarization" or "partisan tribalism" redirects attention away from the real cause of modern U.S. division: violent right wing extremism.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Justice Alito devotes an entire chapter of his new book to the emergency docket—and to responding to people like me (“the most prolific academic critic of the emergency docket”). As I explain over at “One First,” it … didn’t go well: www.stevevladeck.com/p/256-so-une...
In the pre-publication galleys to his new book, So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country, Justice Alito spelled my last name inconsistently. This is, I suspect, the pettiest possible point on which to open in discussing a Supreme Court justice’s new memoir, and I would never have mentioned it except for the fact that inconsistency turns out to be the organizing feature of the chapter in which I (“the most prolific academic critic of the emergency docket”) repeatedly appear.The central inconsistency of Chapter 8, which is devoted to the emergency docket, is structural: Rather than tackle the subject holistically (as one might expect in a book), Alito mashed together the speech he gave five years ago at Notre Dame Law School with a “postscript.” The former was deeply flawed even at the time (among lots of other things, Alito repeatedly insisted that there was “nothing new” about the Court’s behavior on emergency applications during the first Trump administration and COVID); and the latter tries to move the goalposts away from the specific phenomena to which critics like me have actually objected.The result is to leave readers with a disjointed, inaccurate, and misleading sense of what the debate is even about—to say nothing of how the Court’s own behavior since September 2021 (including Alito’s) has only further undermined the already-flawed claims Alito made back then. Somewhere between the galleys of Alito’s book and the final product (which hits bookstores today), someone apparently figured out that my last name should be spelled the same way (and correctly!) throughout. The other, more significant inconsistencies were, apparently, harder to fix.
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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW: In March the White House released an FY27 budget request that zeroed out the National Science Foundation's directorate of Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE). For months it was unclear what would happen. Now, with FY26 over, the damage to SBE is coming to light. My reporting:
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‘Complete devastation’: How NSF gutted its social sciences research
Agency body that funds sociology, linguistics, and archaeology studies in U.S. gave 90% fewer new grants this year
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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 06/10/2026
as longtime readers know i am a longtime hegseth hater, but i think bouie is right here to note that hegseth's remark that "trannies" are out of the military is, by itself, an impeachable offense obviously much else besides, but i want to dwell on this
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Pete Hegseth: Bully, Bigot and the Biggest Loser Imaginable
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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Luís Nassif @luisnassif.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Lula diz estar convencido de vitória no segundo turno e cobra mobilização da campanha Em discurso a apoiadores e candidatos que não conseguiram se eleger no primeiro turno, Lula disse que não vê razões econômicas, sociais ou políticas que impeçam sua vitória jornalggn.com.br/eleicoes/lul...
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Lula diz estar convencido de vitória no segundo turno e cobra mobilização da campanha
Em discurso a apoiadores e candidatos que não conseguiram se eleger no primeiro turno, Lula disse que não vê razões econômicas, sociais ou políticas que impeçam sua vitória
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Silverman on Security @silvermansecurity.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I've not heard of either publication, one is the author's substack, so I can't evaluate how good either of them are in terms of reporting. The author seems to have a decent resume. I do find it hard to believe that anyone at the CIA or read onto the compartment for this assessment would leak it. 1/
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Plantão Brasil @plantaobrasil.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Lula redefine estratégia do 2º turno: ofensiva nas ruas, debate cara a cara, segurança e enquadro no STF para esmagar a extrema direita e virar a eleição! www.plantaobrasil.net/noticia/1573...
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Lula convoca mobilização para o 2º turno, defende busca pelos eleitores ausentes e parte para o confronto direto com a extrema direita
O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reuniu a coordenação de campanha e aliados para traçar a ofensiva do segundo turno e reverter a pequena vantagem obtida...
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A whole political movement should be stood up against this arrogant and sociopathic bullshit www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The loss of living memory of the Second World War is absolutely catastrophic
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Just a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.
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J.D. Vance Defends False Claims Against Haitians: 'If I Have to Create Stories… That's What I'm Going to Do'
J.D. Vance defended his debunked claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.
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Cris @crisvector.com · 05/10/2026
Por isso, mais do que nunca, devemos muito valorizar a mídia independente, dar audiência, dar apoio financeiro, não importa se vc gosta mais de um canal ou outro, devemos fortalecer e criar nossa rede mais e mais forte. Eu acho que começa por ai.
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump defends the men in the Cornell gang rape case, saying he “feels bad” for them and they won't get a “fair shake”
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The 2028 election may create "an historic opportunity for Democrats to establish a 'New New Deal,'" writes @davidrlurie.com. The challenge: building "a broad and resilient" coalition to lead us out of our political and economic crises. Yes please. No infighting. 🙂 www.publicnotice.co/p/democratic...
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Will Democrats offer Americans a New New Deal?
A new social pact will be needed in the wake of Trump’s trail of ruin.
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Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Remember this is why we need Democrats to take back power in DC so that they can stop some of these cuts that take effect after the election. #LetsGetVoteReady by checking your voter registration status, vote early and vote all the way down the ballot. Your vote is your voice so use it.
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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Oh
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Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Bruh, you literally JUST SAID "no fatties" and "no weirdos"
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fucking barbaric. If I didn't already oppose the death penalty on grounds there is no way to make the process equitable and error-free, I would oppose it on grounds of it being state-backed torture.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Just 5 Infections Responsible For More Than 2 Million New Cancer Cases Annually" 🦠H. pylori 🦠Human papillomavirus (HPV) 🦠Hepatitis B virus (HBV) 🦠Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) 🦠Hepatitis C virus (HCV)
sciencealert.com
Just 5 Infections Responsible For More Than 2 Million New Cancer Cases Annually
Cancer may seem like an inevitable part of life, but there are so many factors that can help reduce your risk.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline. Comic book villainy.
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Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A great reflection post by Dr. Paul Sax on three recent studies which have examined very different approaches to addressing LongCOVID. We do not have a home run yet but it is a good thing that we are casting a wide net to find answers for the many affected. voices.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Three Very Different Ways to Treat Long Covid
Two that are promising, and one that is difficult to talk about
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Aimee Witteman @aimeewitteman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This recent NYT story on the rise of tick-borne illnesses hit very close to home when it was published last month. I’ve spent much of my career working on climate change. I didn’t expect one of its health impacts to become quite so personal. Consider this a PSA. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/m...
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The Summer the Ticks Took Over
A scientific and civilizational horror story.
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 29/09/2026
This period will go down as one of the greatest moments for Democrat attack ads in history. We're seeing LBJ "Daisy"-level spots daily.
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 29/09/2026
A key component of the Cambridge Analytica outrage was your friends subjecting you to data theft without your consent or knowledge. Facebook is running the same playbook on your text messages. Even if you’re not on Meta properties, they’re ingesting your interactions.
Aten installed Muse on both his iPhone and a Mac mini that he uses to test out various Al agents and tech. It took Meta a single day to begin "helpfully" pitching article ideas based on texts he'd sent to a podcast co-host.
When he asked Muse how it got the information, it said that it read banners from incoming texts. But that's not true, either.
After doing a little digging, Aten says Muse synced 187,000 lines from his Messages database, despite Full Disk Access being Off.Unless Aten is the most popular person on the face of the planet, I sincerely doubt he'd gotten 187,000 lines of text in roughly 24 hours. What happened is that, without permission, Muse went into the app and downloaded the information.
He had not given Muse permission to access Messages, and full disk access was not enabled. It just went ahead and uploaded those texts anyway.
Muse can take "unexpected actions" indeed.
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Deb Houry @drdebhoury.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
First time speaking as CDC Director at a health conference and she doesn't address measles or vaccines; and won't answer a question on 4th PA measles related death- not sure this is the path to rebuilding trust... which she states is her priority www.ajc.com/news/2026/09... @altcdc.altgov.info
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In first public appearance, new CDC director vows to rebuild trust
Dr. Erica Schwartz avoided commenting on measles deaths in Pennsylvania.
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Nick @nickdag.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Dr. Topol, what makes these otherwise intelligent organization make such naive assessments, other than wishful thinking? I honestly lose confidence in our legitimate medical community when I see them acting so ignorantly regarding the attacks on their very foundations.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The irony of it all Yesterday, @NEJM posted a new essay suggesting that the US government attacks on biomedical science will subside. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... On the same day, it was announced the President wants control of NIH funding
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A striking thing about the various estimates of how many people Musk killed when he shuttered USAID is that, while of course the exact number is unknown, the estimates all point to a figure of about 750,000 deaths within a year, of which 500,000 were kids Mass murder isn’t “ill fated cost-cutting”
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