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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 3h

Holy crap. This is terrible.

The article states it's "not related to the current U.S. government shutdown". But of course it is: they are both connected by the GOP destroying everything good about this country from the top down and the bottom up.

Reuters @reuters.com · 5h

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 1h

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information

Defense department policy requires outlets to vow not to obtain unauthorized files and restricts access to some areas

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Immunoprof (she/they) @immunoprof.bsky.social · 2h

This is the point of the National Guard. May everyone be safe as they help rescue folks in need.

Alt US Coast Guard @altcoast.altgov.info · 4h

There are no press releases during the shutdown, making it difficult to find this kind of news.
But the AK Air/Army National Guards, and the USCG, are conducting SAR operations. The flooding is in remote areas, and affecting primarily small villages, it appears.

taskandpurpose.com/news/alaska-...

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Eli Perencevich @eliowa.bsky.social · 2h

Good thing we’ve defunded the CDC and the NIH, so we can’t do anything about this.

Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 3h

W.H.O. Warns of Sharp Increase in Drug-Resistant Infections.
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W.H.O. Warns of Sharp Increase in Drug-Resistant Infections

The U.N. health agency found that one in six infections worldwide was resistant to the most commonly available antibiotics.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 2h

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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Andrius Kubilius @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu · 6h

Sobering words from the German intelligence services - “We must not sit back and assume that a possible Russian attack would come in 2029 at the earliest. We are already under fire today.”

For deterrence now we must take the necessary decisions now.
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German spy chief says Russia won't shy from military confrontation | Euractiv

Germany’s foreign intelligence chief, Martin Jaeger, warned on Monday that Russia posed a direct threat and the current “icy peace” with the EU could erupt at any moment into “heated confrontation”. J...

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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 9h

🇩🇪⚠️ German intelligence has stated that Putin is ready to start a war with Europe "at any moment."

Moscow intends to test the strength of European borders, and this could happen at any time, stated head of BND.

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 9h

The newsletter from agricultural producer news site WATT Poultry is now a primary source of my anxiety. H5N1 is exploding in North American poultry. Every day, a headline like this.

But no human cases. Either there aren't any or there's no testing. Given CDC's dismantling, I can guess.

Headline: "Avian flu invades flock of nearly 2 million Washington hens"

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 5h

A conversation with Dr @angierasmussen.bsky.social Angela Rasmussen about the CDC open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...

A conversation with Dr Angela Rasmussen about the CDC

A recording from Dr. Angela Rasmussen and Steve Schmidt's live video

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 5h

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Over 150 schoolchildren quarantined as US measles cases hit 33-year high

The children in South Carolina were unvaccinated, as were many of the 1,563 people infected in the US this year.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 9h

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 8h

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Trump plan to invite Netanyahu to Gaza summit aborted after Erdoğan warning

Turkish president threatens to pull out of Sharm el-Sheikh conference unless Israeli PM’s attendance ruled out

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 8h

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What’s with the Alberta post-secondary funding panel’s detour into anti-DEI crusading? - Alberta Politics

The report of the so-called Expert Panel on Post-Secondary Institution Funding and Alberta’s Competitiveness released last week calls for the government to stop telling universities, colleges and tech...

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 9h

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Finland's 'sand battery' listed among Time Magazine's best inventions of 2025

Polar Night Energy, the firm behind the technology, says sand batteries can help cut emissions and reduce costs.

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 9h

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

After 738 days, all living Israeli hostages were released from Hamas captivity in Gaza

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 9h

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ANALYSIS | The Trump administration is investing in Canadian critical mineral companies. But Ottawa can stop it | CBC News

The Trump administration has purchased a stake in two Canadian critical mineral companies, a move experts say is unusual, and which raises questions about whether Ottawa should block the deals in the ...

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 9h

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‘It’s a road to destruction’: climate defenders facing surge in reprisals, says UN expert

Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur for human rights defenders, accuses US, UK and other governments of paying lip service to climate goals while criminalizing activists

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 9h

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 9h

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Gaza ceasefire: all living Israeli hostages freed as Trump arrives in Egypt for summit – latest updates

US president receives standing ovation in Knesset as 20 hostages come home and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners are released

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 9h

Safe Drugs on Trial: DULF's Trafficking Case Begins via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Safe Drugs on Trial: DULF’s Trafficking Case Begins | The Tyee

The founders are charged with trafficking. Their lawyers argue they had a legal exemption from drug laws.

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 9h

In OneBC's World, Political Opposition Is Branded as Harassment via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

In OneBC’s World, Political Opposition Is Branded as Harassment | The Tyee

The party’s message isn’t about fixing what’s broken. It’s about creating fear and resentment.

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 9h

As Denialism Grows, Look to Our History of Coming Together via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

As Denialism Grows, Look to Our History of Coming Together | The Tyee

We can choose which traditions to uphold. Here’s my choice.

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 9h

Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education | The Tyee

MAGA’s Project 2025 has become a blueprint for undermining Canada’s schools in the name of profit and privilege.

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Marc Hudson @marchudson.bsky.social · 10h

A protester who was threatened with arrest under the Terrorism Act for holding a Palestine flag and signs saying “free Gaza” and “Israel is committing genocide” has received an apology from police, including for “unlawful false imprisonment”.

And damages.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Kent police apologise to protester threatened with arrest for holding Palestine flag

Force agrees to pay damages to Laura Murton, 43, who also had sign saying ‘Israel is committing genocide’

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 10h

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Madagascar: France Evacuates Madagascar President Amid Protests and Army Revolt

Madagascar's president Andry Rajoelina has been evacuated from the country by a French military plane as protests and a military mutiny threaten to topple his government, RFI has confirmed.

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