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Tom Cooney MD

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Internal Medicine physician and educator | #IMProud | @acpinternist | Health Policy | environmental and climate health.| built infrastructure and micro mobility

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Bob Ortblad @bortblad.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Et tu @pbotinfo.bsky.social and #ODOT? @councilormorillo.bsky.social @councilorgreen.bsky.social @counciloravalos.bsky.social @councilorkanal.bsky.social @bikeportland.org @bikeloudpdx.bsky.social @cityobservatory.bsky.social
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No More Freeways @nomorefreewayspdx.com · 21/09/2026
Oregon's roads are in *terrible* shape - among the worst in the country! - and yet Governor Kotek, the Oregon Legislature and ODOT are still thinking about spending *billions* on a single hwy project to double the width of I-5 instead of maintaining our state's existing roads and bridges. enough!
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Oregon has one of the nation’s largest funding gaps to meet road maintenance needs • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The Beaver State has the second highest gap-to-expenditure ratio in the country, behind New York and tied with Connecticut.
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Trump bans CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House anntelnaes.substack.com/p/trump-bans...
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Trump bans CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House
and continues his attacks on our Free Press
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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Oregon has a long history as a datacenter state. But a new study details a wild imbalance that comes with the industry. Data centers consume ~23% of the state's electricity, but provide jobs for just 0.2% of the state's workforce
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Oregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new report
A first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities.
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#Corporate mercenary is a bipartisan profession open.substack.com/pub/populari... #AI #Amazon
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Corporate mercenary is a bipartisan profession
The AI industry tapped former Obama aide Jay Carney to rebuild ties with Democrats. He spent years at Amazon undermining privacy protections and fighting AI regulation.
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City Observatory @cityobservatory.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Carmaggedon? Here are two snapshots of weekday morming commute travel speeds on Portland freeways, one is from before the Rose Quarter shutdown, one is from after. Can you tell which is which?
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Well based on how often coyotes walk past our house, suspect same is true here in #PDX. #coyote #urban #wildlife www.washington.edu/news/2026/09... portlandcoyote.com
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Coyote density is 9 times higher in Seattle than in Washington’s wild lands | UW News
A new UW study shows a nine-fold increase in coyote density in Seattle compared to natural areas of Washington state. Coyotes in urban environments have fewer p
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Stay tuned. Let's see if the I-5 closure 'Carmaggedon' actually occurs or if, in fact, past outcomes predict otherwise, as well documented in @cityobservatory.bsky.social @pbotinfo.bsky.social @bikeportland.org cityobservatory.org/carmageddoni...
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Carmaggedon is coming to Portland! Or is it? – City Observatory
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Not sure what the message is here @pbotinfo.bsky.social @bikeportland.org Note placement of No Parking sign. NE Morris and MLK (Note: green paint and striping is new)
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Detailed evidence reviews that provide trustworthy recommendations for #influenza, #COVID19 and #RSV #vaccinations. All articles are free to the public. Evidence review for influenza: ja.ma/4xytloN Evidence review for COVID-19: ja.ma/3UwDGmB Evidence review for RSV: ja.ma/4wZKqXx #health
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Consistent with #Trump long record of bankruptcies..what happens when you elect a #kleptocrat who surrounds himself with incompetent sycophants. Unemployment rising, jobs report tanking, #diesel at record price. #MAGA #economy
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Mike Konczal @mtkonczal.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
BLS this morning, with revised 2Q data: "The labor share, which is the percentage of output that accrues to workers in the form of compensation, was 52.8 percent in the second quarter of 2026, the lowest level in the series, which begins in the first quarter of 1947."
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Love, love, love this. ht: @scottlincicome.bsky.social
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Incredible example of following the basic #science where it leads you. #Malaria research lab makes important discoveries on immunology of alpha-gal syndrome and possible novel treatment. #Meat #ticks www.jci.org/articles/vie...
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JCI - Human monoclonal antibodies targeting α-Gal restrict IgE engagement of α-Gal syndrome allergens
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Yul Ejnes @ejnes.net · 28/08/2026
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I’ve been boycotting since they went on strike, and what I’ve learned is that I do not need Starbucks in any way shape or form.
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JGME @jgmejournal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
AI-enabled analysis of clinical notes, electronic health records, and narrative assessments can give GME programs valuable new insights into resident learning, but its outputs may be misleading, inequitable, or disconnected from what trainees actually learn tinyurl.com/4hwa4zfx #MedEd
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This is what a true public-private partnership looks like @mayorkwilson.bsky.social @pdxcouncilmembers.bsky.social #Blazers #Subprime #Dundon #NBA share.google/xoK8vQbcoWtZ...
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City Council Considers Bank of America Stadium Upgrades
Charlotte City Council is considering allocating funds to help renovate and update Bank of America Stadium. Council is also considering extending the lease of Tepper Sports & Entertainment (TSE), whic...
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mitchgreen.bsky.social @mitchgreen.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🚨PHD economist JC Bradbury of Kennesaw State University studies stadium deals, and says the Moda deal on the table is NOT a market-rate deal, as the mayor and others have said, but rather a total outlier, where the people have to sign the check without knowing what they’re even paying for.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Vaccine benefit in children "Since 1974, vaccination has averted 154 million deaths, including 146 million among children younger than 5 years of whom 101 million were infants younger than 1 year." www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... The most striking benefit was for vaccination vs measles (Figure)
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
" #gun dealer IV Guns and Ammo in Cave Junction had made repeated sales of Beretta #pistols and Smith & Wesson .22-caliber #rifles to four people who shared the same addresses in Medford" But no responsibility or accountability for dealer? #firearms reader.theoregonian.com/man-bought-d...
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Man bought dozens of guns from Oregon gun dealer
The Mexican citizen admitted to buying 91 firearms from a Cave Junction dealer.
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
" About 60% of women surveyed said they avoided #cycling because they feared theft or assault, 40% expressed concerns about being hit by a #vehicle and nearly one-third said they had never learned to ride a bicycle." #transportation www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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‘They were told bikes were for men’: how Latin America’s city of cycling is breaking gender barriers
With less than a third of cycling journeys taken by women, Colombia’s capital, Bogotá, is installing bike lanes, teaching cycling and making sure ‘stereotypes are left behind’
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Uber’s Strategy for Fighting #Sexual Assault Suits: ‘What Were You Wearing?’ www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/b... A really good reason to use #Lyft and not #Uber "Uber’s lawyers scour women’s private communications, medical records, therapy notes .. sensitive details, including other sexual assaults"
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Uber’s Strategy for Fighting Sexual Assault Suits: ‘What Were You Wearing?’
The ride-hailing giant promised to handle legal claims “in a way that is best for the survivor.” Its lawyers are pursuing a far more aggressive strategy.
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
There is a simple solution that would reduce the $$$, eliminate need for expansion, and finance the #highway caps and ongoing maintenance: congestion pricing. @tinakotek.bsky.social @cityobservatory.bsky.social #transportation #cars reader.theoregonian.com/price-tag-of...
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Price tag of Portland’s Rose Quarter road project jumps past $3B as funding gap balloons, records show
The project’s funding gap raises questions about whether it will proceed as planned.
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Greg Wilson @joke2power.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Check out this documentary on the very subject matter "Taken for a Ride' www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-I8...
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Taken for a Ride - The U.S. History of the Assault on Public Transport in the Last Century
YouTube video by PEACE REBEL
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Two women led the resistance to Infantino’s World Cup sell-off. That matters www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...
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Two women led the resistance to Infantino’s World Cup sell-off. That matters (Gift Article)
Lise Klaveness and Laura McAllister were instrumental in collapsing FIFA's controversial plan last week
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Needs to dismiss with prejudice! Otherwise they are free to bring the same charges back again. #Piro #reflectingpool
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The league has to get rid of this Dundon guy. He bought the Blazers to hold the city of Portland hostage for arena money and now he's telling all of his underlings to shittalk the city so he can move to Kansas City or something. Cut this shit out or the league will be held hostage by similar ghouls.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
NEW: Under Bari Weiss, CBS News has shifted to the right to try to grab some of Fox News' audience. Not only have they failed to do that, but they've driven off so much of their core audience that CBS Mornings is now perilously close to getting beaten by Fox & Friends. zeteo.com/p/mamdani-de...
Since taking over CBS News last fall, Weiss has actively shifted the network to the right in an apparent effort to capture some of the conservative audience that regularly watches Fox. At the same time, she wants to appeal to the supposed “70% of the audience that identifies themselves as center-left to center-right,” as her boss David Ellison asserted after he purchased her anti-woke blog The Free Press.

The problem is that her strategy appears to be driving an increasing number of CBS News’s core audience away while failing to attract any of Fox’s viewers. In fact, according to Nielsen data obtained by Zeteo, the news network’s weekday offerings are in danger of getting passed by Murdoch’s cable news programs head-to-head.

During July, ‘CBS Mornings’ averaged just 1.623 million total viewers per day, compared to the 1.436 million that ‘Fox & Friends’ pulled in for the month. The gap between the shows, now at 13%, has narrowed considerably. When Weiss became the head of the network, ‘CBS Mornings’ held a 26% advantage over Fox’s morning program. July was the lowest-rated month in ‘CBS Mornings’ history.

And while the summer months typically bring lower ratings for news shows, the gap between ‘CBS Mornings’ and ‘Fox & Friends’ is tighter than it was last July – when the CBS show held a 23% advantage.

Additionally, ‘CBS Evening News’ is on track for its worst month since Weiss installed Tony Dokoupil as its anchor, averaging just 3.814 million total viewers a night. It is also the fourth consecutive month that the program has attracted fewer than 4 million viewers.

When reached for comment, a CBS News spokesperson shared a Paramount press release boasting that ‘CBS Evening News’ was narrowly up 2% in total viewers compared to last year, which was the program’s worst July in history.
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper is investing an additional $500 million into ongoing stadium renovations to improve overall fan experience Attention ' @trailblazers.bsky.social owner, 'sub-prime' Tom Dundon... #PDX #Blazers reader.theoregonian.com/a-super-bowl...
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A Super Bowl in Charlotte? It could happen.
Panthers owner David Tepper’s additional $500 million investment aims to transform Charlotte into a world-class sports and entertainment destination.
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Douthat leaves his multi year sinecure at The NYT. Great news for the op-ed quality at NYT. Suspect he will fail epically at 60 Minutes, even with Bari propping him up.
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Bob Ortblad @bortblad.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The IBR’s “Tunnel Concept Assessment” falsely claims a costly casting basin is needed to fabricate immersed tunnel segments. Steel shell tunnel segments can be fabricated a several local shipyards. IBR also fraudulently inflated dredging & excavation by four million cubic yards.
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Blake PDX @pdxblake.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This 👇 "This is bullshit. They won the ‘77 title and the 50th anniversary is coming up, and that’s all that city should be talking about. They shouldn’t be worried about this fucking guy [Dundon]." -Bill Simmons www.blazersedge.com/trail-blazer...
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Bill Simmons Rips Tom Dundon, Pledges Support to Portlanders
Simmons comes to Portland’s aid with a passionate defense of the fans.
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Rather blatant violent conduct that was a clear red card by @gothamfc.bsky.social Jordynn Dudley that on-field official and VAR blew. @nwslsoccer.com @xowngoals.com @phuocerman.bsky.social @tayvincent6.bsky.social @womensgamemib.bsky.social @thornsfc.com
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Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 25/07/2026
The best player to never appear in a major tournament for the USWNT is baaack!
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Portland Thorns Morgan Weaver Amazed Reaction
ALT: Portland Thorns Morgan Weaver Amazed Reaction
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Executive summary: #FDA decision was based on junk #science or no science but rather the monetary interests of #media #influencers, 'wellness' and 'anti-aging' charlatans. "F.D.A. staff scientists... citing a lack of #safety and efficacy data in humans" www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/w...
nytimes.com
What to Know About Peptides the FDA Is Considering for Use
The agency is considering whether compounding pharmacies should be allowed to produce BPC-157, TB-500 and other previously banned peptides.
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
"In the weeks before Thursday’s hearing, his office nominated eight new members to the committee of academics and doctors that would review the issue, six of whom have sold peptide products, some banned, with health claims backed by minimal #science." #FDA #peptides
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
#FDA Panel Supports Lifting Restrictions on Four #Peptides, Despite Scientists’ Objections Snake oil approval to follow... www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/h...
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FDA Panel Supports Lifting Restrictions on Four Peptides
In an all-day hearing, the agency’s scientists argued against allowing broad access to unproven drugs that the agency had banned three years ago.
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
"While, #pedestrian and #vehicle occupant #deaths rose over that time in six countries – including the #UnitedStates” "In the past decade, many countries achieved notable reductions in road injuries, but others, including Ghana and the USA, saw increases" www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Global, regional, and national burden of road injuries 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
Although global incidence, mortality, and DALY rates from road injuries have declined, progress remains uneven, with pronounced disparities across income groups reflecting systemic inadequacies in inf...
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Booted Docs Charge #Censorship at #Diabetes Journal www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth... #health #healthcare #science #ADA
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Booted Docs Charge Censorship at Diabetes Journal
Unable to publish in their own journal, deputy editors turned to popular online repository
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Misguided #Trump changes to visa programs that will have very negative impact on US #physician #workforce. Example: no surgical training is <=4 years yet all visas limited to 4 years, with need to reapply. #healthcare #health www.dhs.gov/news/2026/07...
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Trump Administration Issues Final Rule to End Foreign Student Visa Abuse | Homeland Security
DHS announced the publication of a final rule that officially eliminates the “duration of status” loophole that allowed foreign students, exchange visitors, and media representatives to remain in the ...
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
“President #Trump made at times outlandish claims about the safety of American #voting systems in a White House address on Thursday night, drawing selectively from documents” #elections www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...
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Here’s the latest.
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Making history for sure @nwslsoccer.com #NWSL
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Blake PDX @pdxblake.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Dundon and Silver can get lost. They are negotiating with blackmail and lack of transparency in bad faith. The @trailblazers.bsky.social and @nba.com need Portland more than Portland needs them. They need to negotiate in good faith. www.wweek.com/news/2026/07...
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NBA Commissioner Says Blazers Arena Deal “Seems to Have Gone Off Track”
In a press conference Tuesday evening, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver expressed dismay at the pace of negotiations over renovating Moda Center, and said a potential deal to keep the Trail Blazers in Por...
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
The owner of X is embracing an explicitly fascist ideology which is opposed to liberalism, universal suffrage, and racial equality—and yet every Democrat in Congress and most journalists still use his website every day. It’s absolutely disgusting.
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
"Legal traditions from hundreds of years ago are apparently vitally important if one wants to ban abortion or strike down restrictions on firearms, but they become barbaric anachronisms the second they diverge from the policy goals of the Republican Party." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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These Justices Are Not Impartial
Why such a slim Supreme Court majority upheld birthright citizenship
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
So @jonfavs.bsky.social, @jaimeharrison.bsky.social and @tomsuozzi.bsky.social and the Dems complain about the progressives in the party and then give us…this? 1/
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The average life expectancy of a Russian recruit, from arrival at a training ground to death in a combat zone, is estimated to be between 10 days and 3 weeks. Once sent into combat in Ukraine, however, their survival time is reported to be just 20 to 35 minutes. 200.zona.media
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Mark Somers @marksomers.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
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