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Pete

@petestmarie.myatproto.social
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Healthcare Data Scientist. Family planning, ART, general Ob-Gyn, and everything else. Previous life: 20 years US military, mostly MASINT. Jew. He/Him. Blue in Red CT.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 13h
!!! LFG bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back
A rallying cry for a more just approach to the law that bolsters social justice movements by throwing out originalism—the theory that judges should interpret the Constitution exactly as conservatives ...
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victoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 12h
You know what doesn’t use PHP? That’s right the 1992 Jeep Cherokee XJ hell yeah brother gobbless
My jeep
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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 16h
A disgrace.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 20/10/2026
Look, we all knew Ramaswamy was a massive piece of shit but apparently he was really worried that we didn't know *just* how massive a piece of shit he was, so, great job, Vivek, you've certainly cleared that one up, haven't you
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 19/10/2026
I can't stop thinking of tulips for some reason
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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 19/10/2026
just a little bit of history repeating
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Strict Scrutiny Podcast @strictscrutiny.bsky.social · 19/10/2026
NEW: The hosts break down the Court's foray into Internet streaming privacy - and legal news, including the administration firing Mar-A-Lago-face women (but not men) & chilling attacks on Rep. Omar. Then Alice Ollstein talks her new book SIDE EFFECTS: crooked.com/podcast/sex-...
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Moira Rose: Internet People Can't Take That Away From You
Alt: Moira Rose: Internet People Can't Take That Away From You
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 19/10/2026
it was the fuck-aroundest of times, it was the find-outest of times (gift link) www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
WSJ : The Race Is On for Trump Staffers to Hire Lawyers in Case Democrats Win
Midterms
Cabinet officials, ordinary staffers preparing for possibility that Democrats could launch probes if party gains back Congress
By Lydia Wheeler, Meridith McGraw and Louise Radnofsky.
Oct. 18, 2026 at 8:00 pm ET
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Marco Langbroek @marcolangbroek.bsky.social · 17/10/2026
According to current orbital elements, the Russian #KOSMOS 2612 satellite is now within 1-2 km of #ICEYE-X36. Based on current elements, it might come within meters of the latter within a few hours from now. This is an #RPO without consent. (cont.)
diagram showing the evolution of the orbital altitude of ICEYE-X36 and KOSMOS 2612
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mariewalsh18.bsky.social @mariewalsh18.bsky.social · 17/10/2026
🤭🤨🤭🤗🤭🤗
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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 17/10/2026
Americans, please don’t worry about your child coming home from school a different sex. Worry about your child not coming home from school because they were shot to death.
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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Should’ve got Long-Lasting Press Secretary
Some arugula that lasted longer than Katie Zacharia did as Trump’s most recent White House press secretary
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ACLU of Connecticut @acluct.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Connecticut voters, the voter registration deadline is TOMORROW, Oct. 16th! If you haven’t already, check your voter registration and make sure you’re registered to vote today. Go to MyVote.CT.Gov to find the state’s online registration portal✨
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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
My PhD taught me research. I wish it had taught me how to answer ten emails without needing the rest of the day off.
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Matthew Salganik @msalganik.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Happy to share a new working paper: "Machine Learning Models Trained on a Longitudinal Survey Dataset Poorly Predict Hundreds of Life Outcomes" arxiv.org/abs/2610.17115 You can hear Emily Cantrell present it Thursday Oct 15 at Oxford: metrics-and-models.github.io (online participation possible)
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Machine Learning Models Trained on a Longitudinal Survey Dataset Poorly Predict Hundreds of Life Outcomes
Understanding the predictability of life outcomes is important for public policy and science, but existing studies focus on a limited number of outcomes and therefore struggle to describe the broad pa...
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 14/10/2026
Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centers sparked viral claims about a sudden drop in Russian influence operations on social media, but experts and disinformation monitors say there is no evidence to support this.
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No, Ukraine's strikes on Yandex data centers didn't cripple Russian influence ops
Ukrainian drone strikes against Russian data centers sparked viral claims about a sudden drop in Russian influence operations on social media — even as experts see no evidence to support this. Kyiv s...
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
My comments with CBC Canada www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
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Canadian health reporter Helen Branswell dead at 69, remembered as 'pretty kickass' journalist | CBC News
Helen Branswell, a journalist celebrated for her years of coverage on public health and infectious diseases, has died at the age of 69.
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🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.com · 13/10/2026
just a reminder that appliances are physical objects and you can kill them with a hammer
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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Fully agree. It feels inarguable to me. But I feel that way about banning boxing and football, but apparently we as a society feel all sorts of labor abuses are fine as long as we’re entertained. www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/10/no-m...
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No More Child Actors - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Breaking Bad would not have worked without Walter White Jr. As played by RJ Mitte, Walter Jr. (or, as he sometimes preferred to be called, Flynn) was not the heart of the show, as innocent characters ...
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
there's an off-the-books slack channel started by centers for medicare and medicaid for tech companies to exchange ideas on making money off of AI tools that access all of your medical records. insane story i missed from last week.
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AI, Tech Leaders Are Lobbying Trump Health Officials in a Government-Run Chat Room - KFF Health News
A Slack workspace managed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has served as an extraordinary war room for AI industry insiders and Trump administration officials to launch a rapid campaign...
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Koen Van den Eeckhout @vandeneeckhoutkoen.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Now that we know all the winners for the 2026 #NobelPrize, we can complete our #infographic! This year, we have 8 male laureates (Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, and Economics) and 2 female laureates: Anne Carson for Literature and Navi Pillay for Peace. 1/9 #dataviz
Tall infographic “Women of the Nobel Prize”: six strip charts, one per prize category, showing women laureates in pink among tan bars for men. Since 1901, 935 prizes went to men and only 70 to women. Women’s share ranges from 2.2% in Physics to 15.4% in Literature, and pink bars cluster toward recent decades. In 2026, Anne Carson (Literature) and Navanethem Pillay (Peace) are the two women laureates.
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Kate Shaw @kateshaw.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I’ve got a piece in the @nytimes.com this morning about why Supreme Court reform has to be at the top of any agenda for democratic repair www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/o...
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Opinion | Democrats Need a Plan for Supreme Court Reform. Here’s a Start. (Gift Article)
Why Democrats must prioritize court reform.
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Dr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Diphtheria. Yeah, you heard that right. www3.erie.gov/health/press...
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Statement from Erie County Department of Health on Diphtheria Case | Erie County Dept of Health
The Erie County Department of Health confirmed one travel-related case of diphtheria in October. We expect this individual to make a full recovery. Our case investigation identified schools within the...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13/10/2026
But his laptop
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Welcome to the ‘Neporuption’
The fathers wield the power. The sons cash in.
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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 12/10/2026
That's not logic. That's brain damage from huffing your own farts. www.businessinsider.com/ai-researche...
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
In MBH99, we stated the "1998 [was] the warmest year, at moderately high levels of confidence". That was based on a continuous record of annual mean temperatures & careful estimates of the uncertainty in the annual values. We're not yet close to having that for El Niño for the past thousand years.
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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Happy Indigenous People's Day! We are still here :)
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/10/2026
Steffen Skjottelvik wanted to follow in the footsteps of Norway’s great adventurers. He planned a multiyear trek through rivers, forests and snow in the Canadian wilderness. Only his sled dogs returned, and rescuers found an SD card containing more than 20 hours of video diaries from his journey.
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How Steffen Skjottelvik's Journey Across Canada Came to a Tragic End
For three years and 750 miles, Steffen Skjottelvik lived a life of adventure. Until the adventure took his life.
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mollycad.bsky.social @mollycad.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This is well worth a read
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Ellison family consolidates dozens of media outlets: Cool, no problem, go ahead guys. Media coordinates to protest Trump's first amendment violations: Oh, that's antitrust! www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/b...
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Justice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage (Gift Article)
Major TV networks were notified on Friday that the department was examining whether they violated antitrust laws when they suspended pool coverage of President Trump.
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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
"Why can't we run government like a business?" asked the morons of America. This is why. You get marketing rebrands instead of governance, scams & bankruptcies instead of fiscal stability. You get humans reduced to "consumers," & public goods treated as "inefficiencies" or as resources to exploit.
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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The countless people who glossed over disinformation and normalized MAHA in any way should recognize this the result of their actions. We no longer have to wonder how the Tuskegee experiments were allowed to happen. We are seeing it for ourselves.
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mikerevolution.bsky.social @mikerevolution.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I just read @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu's latest in the @theatlantic.com and it explains why these fascist goons want to break up Canada www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
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Cat Hicks @grimalkina.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Beyond parody actually
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 10/10/2026
"My days-long decisive victory over Iran is now in its 8th humiliating, oil-price-inflating month, so I'm going to go secure like a day's worth diesel by helping Putin pay the bills on his >4 year long 3 day military special operation."
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Ive been thinking about lynching postcards a lot this year both because of the increasing evidence that this dark desire to witness and take joy in the suffering of the other has gone nowhere, but also, because Im teaching Pain and the Humanities again
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 10/10/2026
Maybe fix the reflecting pool before colonizing the moon.
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Timmons Roberts @timmonsroberts.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
So, so morally bankrupt to do this. And on a practical level--stupid. “If we get diesel from Russia, basically it means that their existing customers are not going to get it and they’ll have to go somewhere else, and that will keep the price basically where it is now” apnews.com/article/trum...
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Boosting US oil supplies with Russian diesel unlikely to have much impact on prices, experts say
A new pact that calls for Russia to boost the U.S. supply of diesel over the next few months is unlikely to make a dent in painfully high prices at the pump or elsewhere, energy policy experts say.
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Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
300,000 tons of diesel is something like 2.25 million barrels, which is considerably less than what the U.S. goes through in a single day (~4.0 million barrels). I assume he chose the bizarre unit of "tons" rather than the more familiar barrels to mask this fact.
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damniel spookradski @self.agency · 09/10/2026
Mishnah Makkot 1:10
A Sanhedrin that executes a transgressor once in seven years is characterized as a destructive tribunal. Since the Sanhedrin would subject the testimony to exacting scrutiny, it was extremely rare for a defendant to be executed. Rabbi Elazar ben Azarya says: This categorization applies to a Sanhedrin that executes a transgressor once in seventy years. Rabbi Tarfon and Rabbi Akiva say: If we had been members of the Sanhedrin, we would have conducted trials in a manner whereby no person would have ever been executed.
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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Pillay is really well known to people who advocate for & study international human rights; she also couldn’t be more different in some ways than last year’s winner. Selecting Pillay, I imagine, is a way to underscore the value of defending human rights in an increasingly regressive, repressive world
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Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for 'efforts to promote peace and international law'
Some 287 candidates have been nominated for the prestigious prize, which was won last year by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.
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Agence France-Presse @afp.com · 09/10/2026
🕊️🇿🇦 Le prix Nobel de la paix a récompensé la juriste sud-africaine Navanethem "Navi" Pillay "pour ses efforts pour promouvoir la paix et le droit international" ⤵️ 📸 Fabrice Coffrini
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Republicans will get innocent people killed.
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Dr. Meredith Wills ⚾️⚾️👀 @bbl-astrophyscs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Godammit. The Onion should not foreshadow real life.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/10/2026
a livestreamed execution is just a lynching
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bryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 07/10/2026
ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
old photos of a woman (Margaret Hamilton) standing next to a tall stack of books (printouts of Apollo space mission software source code)
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David Burbach 🇺🇸 @dburbach.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Jupiter just entering and just leaving occultation by the Moon on Tuesday morning. Io, Callisto, Europa to the right of Jupiter exiting
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Pete @petestmarie.myatproto.social · 07/10/2026
"...and logistics!" "The five main elements of land power are..."
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Wait. Is this real? Please say it isn't. This is Seb Gorka-level powerpointing
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