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Arturo Portnoy

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Professor of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez / The pandemic ends when infections end, not when your attention span ends.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 12h
Turn that warning into a promise and you've got a deal
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Bean & Sprout's Mom @beansproutsmom.bsky.social · 12h
Two things can be true. Yes, AI bad for brains. AND ... the lengths people will go to to ignore the impact of mass, repeat COVID infection of all our children, esp since Omicron (the HUGE wastewater spike shown below) is astonishing. #NeuroCOVID
Last 6 years of COVID in Canada wastewater, each year overlaid in different colour. Omicron spike is a shocking magnitude.
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cbum-in-co.bsky.social @cbum-in-co.bsky.social · 11h
I can’t even imagine what we will find out 👇👇
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Love @celiebug.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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S.E. Danesti @seedanesti.bsky.social · 15h
The President of the United States is a traitor and a rapist.
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Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 11h
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A new statue titled “The Orange Plague”, also known as “King of Injustice”, by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt has been unveiled inside the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, where it will remain through 8 October. Remember to stop by for a selfie if you have a chance. 😏📸
This sculpture is a satirical piece titled "[The Orange Plague] created by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt.

The Imagery: The 2.6-meter-tall, gold-plated bronze sculpture depicts a naked, oversized Donald Trump riding on the back of a smaller man. He is holding a golf club in one hand and a pair of scales in the other. 

The Meaning: According to Galschiøt, the piece is a satirical commentary on modern political power, climate policy, and the subversion of the rules-based international order. 

Recent Exhibition: In October 2026, the statue drew global headlines when it went on public display inside the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France, organized by Danish MEP Per Clausen.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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S.E. Danesti @seedanesti.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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S.E. Danesti @seedanesti.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The President of the United States is a traitor and a rapist.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Tennessee has had two failed executions this year. The death penalty should be abolished. Christa Pike wasn’t afraid to die. She was afraid they would screw it up and make her suffer. Which is exactly what happened. We shouldn’t allow the government to kill people.
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Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt
Media witnesses say Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday.
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Arturo Portnoy @portna.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Arturo Portnoy @portna.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Mi chingué a las Michiganders..."
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Mike Rogers' estimated net worth in 2013: $380,000 Mike Rogers' estimated net worth in 2026: $14,600,000 He cashed in and sold out Michiganders.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.
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Arturo Portnoy @portna.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ozhole.
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He's an Ozhole.
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Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Every politician who has ever voted or will vote to raise the retirement age and then every politician who has voted to try to get rid of Social Security, not just needs to be voted out, but they need to be put in jail for trying to steal from seniors
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
For just a moment, the world saw their true nature. This is a real photo. F*cking chilling.
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S.E. Danesti @seedanesti.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The President of the United States is a traitor and a rapist.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: At least 550,000 voters registered or updated their registration last week, according to final tallies the nonpartisan nonprofit National Voter Registration Day shared exclusively with Democracy Docket Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Exclusive: Over half a million voters registered in a single day last week
At least 550,000 voters registered or updated their registration last week, according to final tallies the nonpartisan nonprofit National Voter Registration Day shared exclusively with Democracy Docke...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.
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S.E. Danesti @seedanesti.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The President of the United States is a traitor and a rapist.
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Arturo Portnoy @portna.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Excess deaths USA. Enjoy your new normal, zombies! www.mortality.watch/s/e589c19b1077
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Deaths - United States of America · Year (Jan-Dec) · Mortality Watch
Excess deaths data for United States of America. Interactive charts and analysis from Mortality Watch.
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MadAsHell-NeverTrumper 🌊💙🌈 @janl99.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Why does the Congress allow him to besmirch and embarrass the USA on the world stage?!? DO YOUR JOB! APPLY THE CHECKS AND BALANCES THAT ONLY YOU CAN!
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Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The GOP members of Congress should all serve their next term in Federal Prison. x.com/arbazkakkar5...
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The GOP members of Congress should all serve their next term in Federal Prison.
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S.E. Danesti @seedanesti.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The President of the United States is a child rapist.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Perpetually “concerned” Susan Collins should be VERY concerned by the latest reporting from ProPublica, revealing her involvement in an alleged bribery/pay to play scheme of awarding defense contracts to a specific firm right after that company made campaign “donations." youtu.be/f2fFlCPjKnk?...
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GOP Senator CAUGHT RED-HANDED In MASSIVE BRIBERY SCHEME Probe!?!
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Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Freedom of the Press, if it means anything at all, means the freedom to criticize and oppose" ~ George Orwell
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Arturo Portnoy @portna.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
COVID PR 😷
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fraugenau.bsky.social @fraugenau.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The president of the United States is a rapist.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 20/09/2026
Giving an external committee power to veto research funding because it doesn’t align to a political agenda will not only harm science, it is a threat to democracy.
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White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)
Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.
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Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Clever little virus www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Secreted ORF8 reprograms macrophages to enhance SARS-CoV-2 infection of lung epithelial cells
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) primarily targets the respiratory epithelium, yet severe disease features diffuse lung injury and hyperinflammatory syndromes driven by dys...
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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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Arturo Portnoy @portna.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
When government loses its sense of smell, and it's not due to COVID. A political essay infused with the pathogen of our times...
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Arturo Portnoy @portna.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I'm sorry that my mask makes you feel like I don't want to breath your exhalations, but let me assure you: I SURE AS HELL DON'T WANT TO. 😷
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