Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 13hNO 👇 LIES DETECTED....... 31551051809 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8hUltra-wealthy donors are spending a staggering $430 million to fight state efforts to raise their taxes. If they can afford to drop millions of dollars to keep their taxes low, they can afford to pay slightly higher taxes. They’re making the case for taxing the rich better than anyone else could.levernews.comThe $430 Million War Against Taxing The RichUltrawealthy donors have spent nearly half a billion dollars trying to convince voters to keep their taxes low via the b 18759382454 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/10/2026So we are clear, "Russia Russia Russia" was *never* a hoax. 31776232754 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 14/10/2026What even is GOP’s sales pitch for the midterms? Inflation - up Gas prices - way up War in Ukraine - still going War in Iran - still going Houthis - out of control Beef prices - record highs Public health - people are dying from the fucking measles No wins to speak of. 41248531382 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDProf. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 14/10/2026Your 'bonus moment of doom' for today: "Earth’s climate system is moving deeper into uncharted territory. We present the 2026 update of planetary vital signs that track the state of Earth’s climate system ... Of 16 climate-related indicators, seven are currently at record extremes."academic.oup.comThe 2026 state of the climate report: challenges and opportunitiesAbstract. Earth’s climate system is moving deeper into uncharted territory. We present the 2026 update of planetary vital signs that track the state of Ear 11242147 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11/10/2026for as long as i've been alive, republicans have ran the same playbook: a few weeks before voting begins, they roll out completely fabricated smear campaigns. these things are always coordinated, so the talking points take over the news. the party is never electorally punished for their dishonesty. 11280941669 0
Tom Giordano, MD, PhD @tomgiordano.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The ‘Mean Girls’ Presidency www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...nytimes.comVideo: Opinion | The ‘Mean Girls’ PresidencyWe are living through the Regina George administration, argues the Opinion contributing writer Molly Jong-Fast. Yes, the very one from “Mean Girls.” President Trump’s administration is filled with wan... 010 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Billionaire families have spent $1.7 BILLION on the 2026 midterms so far — a 5,200% increase since the 2010 midterms. Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day. Big Money is the root of our dysfunction. 30391864020 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDJonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 10/10/2026"Every day I was crying, saying, my life is too short to live like this. "psychologicalscience.orgNIH Employees Lived in a Culture of Fear, So They Started Keeping ReceiptsSylvia Chou, former NIH program director, says “nobody’s OK” after massive disruptions to funding policies and infrastructure. 25517 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/10/2026Former President Barack Obama announces his endorsement of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, praising him for standing up to the “chaos, cruelty and corruption coming out of Washington.” “We need leaders like Josh Shapiro,” Obama says in a new video urging Pennsylvanians to vote. 7958541571 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDElizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Glad to see the @nytimes for reporting on the Trump administration's latest attempts to mess with the NSF. But not sure why did the paper characterized them as "creative ways to work around Congress." They seem pretty blatantly illegal.nytimes.comAgency 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. 18022 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“Donald Trump has showed us who he is again and again. We—and I mean an overwhelming number of American voters—better believe him this time.” www.americaamerica.news/p/i-can-do-w...americaamerica.news“I Can Do Whatever I Want,” Trump Says. Not If We Do Our Job.He told us who he was back in 2016. Finally, American voters can prove they believe him. 38790303 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026It’s hard to believe that CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz hasn’t had extensive training in research ethics. That means she’s intentionally going to let babies in Guinea-Bissau be infected with Hepatitis B by withholding vaccine when they have vaccine available. 17361107 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDElizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 08/10/2026A simple idea for regulating data center mania: "No large data center...should receive the permits or grid connection it needs unless its developer brings enough new carbon-free generation, energy storage and transmission online to meet its additional electricity demand—and pays the full cost."wsj.comOpinion | Let Physics Regulate the AI IndustryNo new data centers without enough clean power to run them. 34368106 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDRichard, Toad the Just, Earl of Sausagetoad 🇬🇧 🇺🇸🌊 @richardlordtoad.bsky.social · 08/10/2026They all knew, but sucked-up anyway... 21670693863 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It's almost like putting a quack anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist in charge of the nation's health policy has consequences. "The United States has now had more measles deaths in the past two years than we have had in the previous three decades combined...": www.ms.now/news/pennsyl...ms.nowPennsylvania’s measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the U.S.The state has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, health officials said Monday, making it the largest outbreak in the U.S. in more than three decades. 21952232303 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“.. defense companies backed by the president's sons, including Anduril, have now raked in more than $6 billion dollars in active or promised government contracts since those investments were made, according to the government's official contract reporting. abcnews.com/Politics/tru... 1501287702 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDLarry Mason @larrymason.bsky.social · 07/10/2026If you have to constantly explain what the president meant when he says something stupid, you should probably try a president who doesn’t constantly say stupid things 341267221 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026And they voted for him anyway 😕 706102403915 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 07/10/2026We are facing a psychiatric emergency. We are facing a constitutional emergency. Anyone with eyes and ears who’s paying attention can see it. Our republic is teetering. The good news: We the people have the power to stop this accelerating descent before it’s too late. 1132905799 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDBluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 06/10/2026 18268532389 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The richest man owns X. The second richest man owns The Washington Post. The third and fifth richest men control Google. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?bbc.comParamount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood mergerThe merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition 675147746004 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026JON STEWART: “So in the FUTURE we WILL use A.I. to cure diseases… but right now it’s mostly murder, surveillance, and surge pricing for the McRib — What a trade! I’m getting the sense you guys might be full of shit.” 17999733243 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Guess which other narcissistic, mentally unstable authoritarian leader called for an arch and a ballroom to be built as grand monuments to his glory. I'm sure it's just a coincidence . . . 18044291671 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“We humans have a natural impulse to adapt to reality. It has been essential for the survival of our species and the development of civil society. But now, that same normalizing impulse is putting us in serious danger…we are under attack from an enemy within.” www.americaamerica.news/p/we-are-und...americaamerica.newsWe Are Under Attack From an Enemy WithinBy listening to our founders and refusing to go along with this, we can name and defeat the ongoing danger to our constitutional republic 13326811010 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 04/10/2026“.. Asked specifically where he diverges from Anthropic and its CEO Dario Amodei, Altman said, ‘we believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency.’” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/10... 263722277 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026Wolfers: Imagine we had a female president who was so idiosyncratic and so moody and whose policy decisions were up and down like crazy... Could you just imagine the coverage? It’s utterly bizarre what we allow to happen. 703261919 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDDoug Hammond @hammie777.bsky.social · 01/10/2026As hard as it is to believe, that is the actual position of the so-called law and order party. 337107913314 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026How do you defeat a president who’s trying to sabotage the midterms? 1. Use drop boxes. 2. Vote EARLY in person. 3. If mailing in your ballot, put it in the mail AT LEAST two weeks before Election Day. 4. Vote in person on Election Day. 5. Share these instructions with everyone you know. 661333692 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026I 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 907258576134 0
Tom Giordano, MD, PhD @tomgiordano.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Trump Is Going Viral in the Worst Ways www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Trump Is Going Viral in the Worst WaysOn the technological, diplomatic and biological fronts, Trump is creating a disaster. 011 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Trump’s attack on the free press is so transparent that we can all see through it. It’s not about national security, it’s about his inability to deal with criticism. Without a free press, we lose our ability to keep track of what our government is up to. joycevance.substack.com/p/consequenc...joycevance.substack.comConsequencesLast Thursday, the White House, almost as soon as Judge Kelly entered his order forcing the administration to restore access to CNN, MSNOW, and Politico, began searching for play in the joints. 31956270 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Like everything else Trump “fixes,” the reflecting pool (along with the war in Iran, gas prices, beef prices, and mortgage rates) is in exponentially worse shape than when he started. 27248701440 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDJayne4Freedom @jayne4freedom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026When a President if the United States has a picture of a Autopen instead if a picture if the 46 President of the United States and laughs about it with a Communist President . That's beyond disgraceful. It's sick. Where are Republicans saying this? Cowering to a Lawless president to keep their jobs 66767208 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam 6564022111828 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhD𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 24/09/2026This belongs in the Smithsonian. 407103942941 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 22/09/2026THIS 👇 TOO....... 18667462351 0
Reposted by Tom Giordano, MD, PhDThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026DAVE MATTHEWS: “I said it last night, but I’ll say it again - man, I’m so tired of this fuckin’ President.” 665259125985 0