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Nelly Bly
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Writer / Author https://bollywoodtalk.blogspot.com/?m=1 The only effective response to neocons is to run for office. https://runforsomething.net/book/
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Nelly Bly @blynelly.bsky.social · Nov 18
Will create an alternative media BlueSky list for the following:
@theguardian.com @TheNorthStar @progvoice @truthout @democracynow @Salon @Truthdig @grist @theintercept @TheRealNews @slate @TPM @thenation @motherjones
@alternet @benjaminpdixon @gaslitnation @freespeechtv
@sarahkendzior @Greg_Palast
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · Jan 4
“A total game changer in our understanding of how microbial communities change over time.”

How little we understand about the #biodiversity we are fast trashing

phys.org/news/2025-01...
Lake bacteria evolve like clockwork with the seasons, study reveals
Like Bill Murray in the movie "Groundhog Day," bacteria species in a Wisconsin lake are in a kind of endless loop that they can't seem to shake. Except in this case, it's more like Groundhog Year.
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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · Jan 4
Three tigers and a leopard died after contracting H5N1 bird flu at Gorewada Rescue Centre in Nagpur, India, according to the Times of India.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · Jan 4
Why is Jeremy Hunt wrong to say businessmen should take over running the country? Why is Sir Keir wrong to privilege business perspectives over others?

Making money and creating a functional, healthy society are two VERY different jobs, I told @lbc.co.uk
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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · Jan 4
In severe bird flu cases, the virus can mutate as it lingers in the body.

As the seasonal flu picks up, there are even more opportunities for the bird flu to acquire mutations as the different influenza viruses mix, experts say to NBC News.
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Climate Desk @climatedesk.org · Jan 3
It takes approximately 700,000 megawatt hours of electricity to power Chicago’s more than 400 municipal buildings every year. As of January 1, every single one of them is running on renewable energy, thanks largely to Illinois’ newest and largest solar farm.
Chicago keeps its New Year's resolution: All city buildings now use 100% clean power
To achieve its climate goals, the city helped finance the largest solar farm east of the Mississippi River.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · Jan 3
Found dead in the snow − how microbes can help pinpoint time of death for forensic investigations in frigid conditions
Found dead in the snow − how microbes can help pinpoint time of death for forensic investigations in frigid conditions
An accurate estimate of when someone died is a critical part of forensic investigations. In extremely cold conditions, molecular biology can provide critical information where the naked eye cannot.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · Jan 3
The U.S. and Israel are intensifying strikes on Yemen, but the Houthis — also known as Ansarallah — are unlikely to stop rerouting ships in the Red Sea while Israel's war on Gaza continues, says Yemeni American scholar Shireen Al-Adeimi. https://www.democracynow.org/2025/1/3/yemen_israel_strikes
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Rob Fields @robfields.bsky.social · Jan 3
It'll be interesting to see these numbers. A thread.
gregpalast.bsky.social Greg Palast @gregpalast.bsky.social · Jan 3
We are working feverishly to get the data to calculate the effect of racist voter suppression trickery on the election’s outcome. 🧵
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · Jan 3
Ohio law enforcement agencies can now charge up to $750 per video.
Police Bodycam Footage Is Going Behind a Paywall
Ohio becomes the latest state to allow police to charge high fees for access to video footage.
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Daniel🌈Davis @dandavisdemocrat.bsky.social · Jan 3
Buy this book!
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lovemoz1🐠#Moorea🪸 #PandemicResearch🦠It IS 13 o’clock 🕐 @lovemoz1.bsky.social · Nov 25
Laurie Garrett documents it’s decline beginning decades ago in BETRAYAL OF TRUST: The Collapse of Global Public Health,
published in 2000.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Zandi Sussex @zandisussex.bsky.social · Jan 3
Netflix is not here to play!😩 CEO Ted Sarandos has shared Meghan’s cooking show on his own Instagram account!👏🥳

#MeghanOnNetflix
#WithLoveMeghan
#SussexSquad
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · Jan 3
What does 2025 hold for interest rates, inflation and the American consumer?
What does 2025 hold for interest rates, inflation and the American consumer?
‘Forecasting is for the weather,’ economists say. But it can be fun anyway.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · Jan 3
Atlantic Ocean is headed for a tipping point − once melting glaciers shut down the Gulf Stream, we would see extreme climate change within decades, study shows
Atlantic Ocean is headed for a tipping point − once melting glaciers shut down the Gulf Stream, we would see extreme climate change within decades, study shows
Scientists now have a better understanding of the risks ahead and a new early warning signal to watch for.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · Jan 2
Tech companies often market #cybersecurity products by playing on fear.

Take control of your online safety instead of just panicking with practical tips from a trusted computer science professor: https://buff.ly/4gCTcDx (Doug Jacobson, Iowa State University) #computerscience #technology #fear
Selling fear: Marketing for cybersecurity products often leaves consumers less secure
Ever feel like throwing up your hands and giving up on taking control of your online security? How technology companies market their cybersecurity products might have something to do with that.
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Truthdig @truthdig.com · Jan 2
One recent analysis of the global scientific literature identified 94 separate incidents of lab leaks between 2000 and 2021, infecting 309 people and killing eight.
As Biolabs Multiply, Concerns About Oversight Grow - Truthdig
India’s policymakers have ambitious plans for pathogen research. Can safety infrastructure keep up?
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · Jan 2
#TodayInHistory 80 years ago, the Japanese American Aochi family (seen in this photo) was released by military order from the U.S. government detention camp in Rohwer, Arkansas, where they had been imprisoned for three years because of their Japanese heritage.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · Jan 3
The private and in-schooling tutoring market in the U.S. has grown substantially since the COVID-19 pandemic.

These 4 articles from The Conversation’s archives explore the effectiveness of tutoring programs in the U.S. and the advantages it has created for students from affluent families.
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Nelly Bly @blynelly.bsky.social · Jan 3
It does not surprise me.
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Nelly Bly @blynelly.bsky.social · Jan 3
Well, corporate tech is biased towards people who can afford the latest devices.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Jan 3
Silicon Valley eugenics ⬇️

"In the US, varied datafication methods—from IQ exams and immigrant literacy tests, to criminal databases, biometric archives—were deployed by eugenic researchers in an effort to not just track and surveil the poor, and to argue for their segregation."
Eugenics isn't dead—it's thriving in tech
A new book takes on the throughline from the rise of 20th-century eugenics to Silicon Valley.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · Jan 2
Meta has been dominated by Republican operatives for years. I wrote about it in OCTOBER 2019.

The idea that big tech was ever "left wing" is a myth created by the right.
The Republican political operatives who call the shots at Facebook
This is the online version of the Popular Information newsletter.
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Truthdig @truthdig.com · Jan 2
Israel is riding high after carrying out the most audacious campaign of military conquest of any nation since the 1940s.
Israel’s Downward Spiral - Truthdig
The nation's success on the battlefield masks the beating it is taking as an international pariah.
www.truthdig.com
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The Lever @levernews.com · Jan 2
🚨 Back in the ’90s, insiders described competition in the frozen potato industry as “fierce.”

Now, just FOUR firms control 97% of $68 BILLION in sales.

Behind the Big Potato “cartel” 👇
www.levernews.com/the-rise-of-...
The Rise Of Big Potato
Allegations of price collusions among the potato cartel reveal the new, sophisticated methods food corporations are using to keep prices high.
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Brazen Hussy @josephbenjaminl.bsky.social · Jan 2
Meghan is wearing the Freesia Gown in Blue Sleeveless Silk by Ulla Johnson. #SussexSquad #WithLove,Meghan on #Netflix
https://ullajohnson.com/products/freesia-gown-slate-blue?variant=40527262548064&flow_country=USA&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIk7um8MnXigMVhUpHAR3dzxbqEAQYAyABEgIXRvD_BwE https://ullajohnson.com/products/freesia-gown-slate-blue?variant=40527262548064&flow_country=USA&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIk7um8MnXigMVhUpHAR3dzxbqEAQYAyABEgIXRvD_BwE
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