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Noelle Mitchell

@noellemitchell.bsky.social
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I like to read, edit videos, and write on my blog. And coffee. Horror, mystery, and thrillers are my faves My blog: bookswithnoelle.wordpress.com

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
1/ Over the weekend, there was a reported case of plague in Russia. I’m seeing a lot of rumors about the event being spread without facts to back it up, so I wanted to jump on here to break down what we do and don’t know about this situation and whether or not you should be concerned.
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I hadn’t had plague down on my four horseman of the Apocalypse bingo card for 2026 More seriously, Putin — a master poisoner with Novichok and polonium — always accuses others of his own crimes, hence the whole Ukrainian biolabs bollox
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 05/10/2026
❗️The White House is monitoring reports of a suspected plague case in Russia, Axios reports. A worker at an anti-plague institute in Irkutsk died after reportedly breaking a tube containing a pneumonic plague pathogen. Nearly 200 contacts are under observation, but plague remains unconfirmed. #Russia
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“.. following the illness of an employee at an anti-plague research institute in Irkutsk.” @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2026/10/05/s...
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Cool, cool. Lots of reporting that theres a suspected pneumonic plague outbreak in Russia, and several hospitals are under forced quarantine. Obviously, it’s Russia, so accurate information is scarce.
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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Following a bio lab accident in Russia, which caused the breakout of the plague pathogen (pestis bacteria) and the death of at least one lab technician, 5 hospitals in the Irkutsk region have been put under strict quarantine. The quarantine is not voluntary.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 04/10/2026
⚡️Plague death triggers quarantine, mask mandates in Russia's Irkutsk region in Siberia. The measures come after Darya Shipilova, a lab technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Shelekhov, died after reportedly contracting plague on Oct. 2.
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Plague death triggers quarantine, mask mandates in Russia's Irkutsk region in Siberia
The measures come after Darya Shipilova, a lab technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Shelekhov, died after reportedly contracting plague on Oct. 2.
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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
School music programs are getting absolutely bodied by tariffs, per @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/b...
The effective tariff rate on instruments in June was about 13 percent, said Cullen Hendrix, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. That was down from a peak of nearly 24 percent last September but more than twice as high as before Mr. Trump’s second term.
Band and orchestral instruments have been hit the hardest, he said. In the second quarter of this year, imports of instruments were down nearly 20 percent from the same period in 2024. Imports of orchestral string instruments, including violins, violas and cellos, dropped 50 percent. Brass instruments fell 43 percent.

“It’s hitting the horns, it’s hitting the strings, it’s hitting the percussion,” Mr. Hendrix said. “All of those things combined are kind of sapping the available pool of tools that we can provide these children to begin their journey.”
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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Last night, country music star Zach Bryan performed at Gillette Stadium wearing a Free Palestine shirt, with drummer Nate Head and guitarist Noah Le Gros with Hind Rajab and Palestine jerseys. Brilliant solidarity following Robert Kraft's banning of Macklemore at the same stadium.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Whistleblower and former banker Simon Andriesz, 57, has died by suicide, The Banker reports. Andriesz exposed US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s past links to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The 988 suicide prevention hotline's Press 3 option — which provides specialized services to LGBTQ callers — has been restored more than a year after the Trump administration shut it down. Confirmed by HHS and the office of Senator Tammy Baldwin, who led on legislation that forced its restoration
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
More: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Meta is exploiting a tax credit loophole for its data centers, which allowed the company to skirt $3.9 billion in 2025 taxes.
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 28/09/2026
i don't think it's glib to say this: it's possible that nobody on earth cares less about consent than mark zuckerberg
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Meta Muse appears to read your Apple messages and upload them to the cloud even if you explicitly tell it not to: appleinsider.com/articles/26/...
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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I feel as disgusted about this Cornell case as I did the Canada Junior World Cup Hockey Team gang rape. They all got away with it, and some of them are in the NHL as we speak. The fucking DISGUSTING warped mind set of men who get a text message about free pussy, as if that organ is not connected
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
the cornell case has me thinking about christine blasey ford and how she so bravely testified in 2018 about how future supreme court justice brett kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her. i'm thinking about what i wrote at the time and how nothing has changed:
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Here's how we get Medicare for All done: Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!) Include vision, dental, and hearing. Begin extending to more people, starting with children. We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone.
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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 26/09/2026
Meta's platforms have repeatedly been caught running ads for deepfake "nudify" apps that let you virtually undress real people without their consent, but they won't run an a trailer for an upcoming documentary that reflects poorly on Elon Musk. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Ami Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com · 25/09/2026
Dr. Oz is on my flight right now. He is sitting in the very first seat, front row. I saw him get on the plane. So when I stepped off the jetway onto the plane I approached him and put my hand out. What the man in charge of healthcare for the people on the very margins of society said…was revealing
Dr. Oz on flight
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 24/09/2026
Macklemore announces Free Palestine tour to benefit humanitarian aid organisations
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Macklemore announces Free Palestine tour to benefit humanitarian aid organisations
The US rapper, removed from Ed Sheeran’s US stadium tour after voicing support of Palestine, has convened a charity show that will visit Dublin, Paris and London, with a North American run to be announced Macklemore has announced a “Free Palestine” tour, a series of live shows that will feature the US rapper performing alongside musicians and friends to raise funds for humanitarian causes in Palestine. The news comes after Macklemore (AKA Benjamin Haggerty) was removed from Ed Sheeran’s US stadium tour after he called for a “free Palestine” onstage and said he wanted the people of Gaza and “the occupied West Bank” to know “we have not forgotten about them”. Continue reading...
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Your Mask Reminds Them COVID Isn’t Over Source: x.com/PlaguePoems/...
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The main text is written in a heavy, white, sans-serif font with a thick black drop shadow and outline, resembling a traditional internet meme style. Certain key phrases are highlighted in a bright yellow colour for emphasis.
The full text reads:
"They are not angry with you for wearing a mask. They are angry with you for reminding them that the pandemic is not over."
At the very bottom center, smaller white text credits the creator of the quote: "By Plague Poems @PlaguePoems".
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is an absolute disaster from a national security perspective. Obviously, a lot on F-35s is classified, but a weapons-bay door and a canopy with radar-absorbing material are some of the most sensitive. Hard to describe how bad this is.
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Public Health Action Network @publichealthaction.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We've all gone on a journey with being the only mask-wearing person in the room or store. What's your journey with wearing a mask been like? Let us know in the comments.  #stillmasking #stillneedcleanhealthyindoorair #COVIDisntover #measlesishere
PHAN (Public Health Action Network) logo at the top. Large text reads “The Emotions of Being the Only Masked Person.” A teal pill-shaped banner repeats the phrase. A simple line graph traces five emotions: “confident,” “awkward,” “reassured,” “questioning myself,” and “proud.” A teal footer asks, “What has your journey been like? Let us know in comments.”
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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
PMC COVlD Update, Sep 21, 2026 (US) 🔥13th COVlD wave 🔥40 states/territories with outbreaks (see Alt text) 🔥3.8 million estimated weekly infections 🔥Outbreaks in NYC 🔥Extremely high levels on the Big Island of HI Mask up and get boosted. 🧵THREAD (1/4)
The US has at least 34 states and territories with COVlD outbreaks. These include Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawai'i, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia. Levels on the Big Island of Hawai’i are particularly high. Note also, the NYC area is seeing outbreaks.

There are likely outbreaks in additional states. The summary statistic of 40 only includes counties with observed data, rather than estimated data. For example, Idaho, Louisiana, Maryland, and Tennessee likely have outbreaks, but monitoring is poor.
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Mike 🎃👻 @smidg3n.art · 24/09/2026
I still can’t even fathom that this whole stupid discord-age-verification was just about administering gambling ads These people NEVER gave a shit about the kids as we’ve said, if this wasn’t a wake up call for some I don’t know what is
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 23/09/2026
Of course one of the best science fiction directors of all time understands the science of airborne virus transmission! Steven Spielberg is wearing a high quality mask during the California COVID surge.
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Noelle Mitchell @noellemitchell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I only deleted the Threads app off of my phone earlier today but I can already feel my mental health improving 😆 I really need to just permanently leave that platform
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Teach the Facts.
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onion person @junlper.beer · 23/09/2026
destroy the global economy mode activated
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Noelle Mitchell @noellemitchell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Just deleted the Threads app from my phone for the millionth time. There was way too much rage and misinformation on there. People don’t know basic stuff anymore. They’re not informed about common sense things. It was too much. I can get information on what’s going on in the world on Bluesky.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"And so son that's how the 47th president of the United States died, starving to death whilst standing at a podium at the UN in New York waiting for someone, anyone, to applaud his reprehensible speech."
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In an Uber. Driver having loud phone conversation with someone in Spanish. A little annoying, but it happens. He hangs up. Says, “Mi hermano. La Migra.” And starts weeping.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, this argument should be chilling. Trying to limit freedom of the press under the guise of national security is what tinpot dictators do. That’s not how a functioning democracy works.
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 22/09/2026
‘The rise in diesel and agricultural commodity prices means grocery store prices will almost certainly accelerate into year-end. In short, the "shock tax" that Americans feel at the pump and the grocery aisle will only increase over the rest of the year.’ www.businessinsider.com/us-economy-s...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
CEO pay is up 1,316% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 28%. CEOs are now paid 325 TIMES as much as the typical worker in their industry, according to @epi.org Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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WholesomeMemes @wholesomememe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Noelle Mitchell @noellemitchell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Oh wow Discord is rolling out age verification tomorrow?? I guess I’d better delete my account. I’ve been meaning to anyway. 👀😅
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FALKE-6416 @drone6416.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Oh we're so fucked. Cancel your nitro IMMEDIATELY they're dropping this shit on us TOMORROW with no warning. Awesome.
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Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Incredible Facebook slop ad I just got
Horse pin with an illustration of a horse and the following text:
"Give a man a horse he'll eat in a day, teach a man to horse. and make him drinks water."
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Frozen Ocelot @frozenocelot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Once again a reminder. Don't give them a damn thing and CANCEL YOUR NITRO!
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
ProPublica dropped the first story in a new series on corruption in Congress, and it starts with Sen. Susan Collins. A defense contractor illegally funneled $150,000 to a pro-Collins PAC. The company’s CEO later pleaded guilty to unlawful campaign contributions.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal court REJECTS lawsuit seeking to compel Washington State to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. Another victory for Elias Law Group and its clients. DOJ is 0-25. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/washin...
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🚨 United States of America v. Hobbs
Learn more.
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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 22/09/2026
This is a 2-page ad from 1962 ExxonMobil* boasting about how they supplied enough energy to melt 7 million tons of glacier EACH DAY. *then Humble Oil and Refining, the company is now known as ExxonMobil
2-page ad from 1962 ExxonMobil (then Humble Oil and Refining) boasting about how they supplied enough energy to melt 7 million tons of glacier each day. The ad text brags, "This giant glacier has remained unmelted for centuries. Yet the petroleum energy Humble supplies converted into energy could melt it at the rate of 80 tons per second!". The image shows glacier ice mountains rising up from the sea, against a blue sky with white clouds. 
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I want to be 100% clear: @gavinnewsom.bsky.social's fingerprints are all over this deal and he owns the consequences. He has handed control of America's media ecosystem to Trump's top enablers and he should have to answer for it every day for the rest of his career. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...
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Paramount Settles States’ Lawsuit, Clearing Way for Warner Bros. Merger
By resolving a lawsuit filed by a group of states, the media mogul David Ellison removed the last major hurdle he faced in buying Warner Bros. Discovery.
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
From the people who told you that straight white male privilege doesn’t exist…
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Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: Major TV networks — ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC — agreed to suspend their pooled coverage of President Trump after the White House blocked CNN from its duties.
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