Coleen Murphy
@ctmurphy1.bsky.social
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Scientist, citizen, mom, and occasionally athletic
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ctmurphy1.bsky.social
Reviewing NIH grants right now is also very strange
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debtpeon.bsky.social
The faces of the young Republicans are not great. (It's ok to make fun of them)
Peter Giunta participates in a CNN-POLITICO Grill discussion at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, July 16, 2024. | Rod Lamkey Jr. for POLITICO Samuel Douglass. | Vermont Legislature William Hendrix during a portrait shoot in Tokeka, Ks., July 16, 2021. | Evert Nelson/The Capital-Journal Bobby Walker speaks at the NYSYR 2023 Winter Conference and 6th Annual Rising Stars Reception. | NYSYR
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jaredlholt.bsky.social
One of the craziest stories I've seen in a long time. If you think Trump and his administration are extreme and depraved, just wait until you learn about the young guns who are positioning themselves to take over the reigns in the next few decades

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.

If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.
atrupar.com
Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."
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just-jack-1.bsky.social
Apparently, they don’t hand out a Nobel Peace Prize to those who negotiated a ceasefire they had sabotaged a year ago just to get elected.
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unraveledpress.com
Thinking about how much of their violence has been normalized already, how scenes that caused shockwaves 6 weeks ago are now part of the rhythm of daily life. Watched a TikTok from a daughter who has to do her parents' laundry & get their groceries because they're in hiding. This is just it now
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nicholasgrossman.bsky.social
So much of the reaction to the latest Gaza deal acts as if Trump took office amidst a raging war, which simply isn't true.

There's a tendency in US media to praise Trump whenever the opportunity arises, as if they need to make up for all the factually accurate reporting that makes him look awful.
Opinion | Trump’s Nobel peace prize campaign is the least important part of the Gaza deal
If the ceasefire holds, the administration deserves much credit. But the fixation on Trump getting a prize distracts from things that actually matter.
www.msnbc.com
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nicholasgrossman.bsky.social
Trump took office with a Israel-Hamas ceasefire in place, then announced a vision for Gaza as a US-owned resort, with most Palestinians living there gone. Israel restarted military ops in March and imposed famine. Thousands of dead Palestinians later, the Trump admin helped broker another ceasefire.
Opinion | Trump’s Nobel peace prize campaign is the least important part of the Gaza deal
If the ceasefire holds, the administration deserves much credit. But the fixation on Trump getting a prize distracts from things that actually matter.
www.msnbc.com
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thetnholler.bsky.social
FLORIDA now requires public schools to share space with charter schools, and “one charter operator intends to occupy space in more than 100 public schools (!)” 🤔

Privatizing public schools at breakneck speed, filling their pockets with taxpayer funds. www.fox13news.com/news/charter...
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nycsouthpaw.bsky.social
Auspicious start for the new CBS News, laundering unattributed cop shit-talking through the incoming editor-in-chief’s blog and failing to correct a misspelling of the story subject’s name in the web headline for three days.
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davidho.bsky.social
Nobel Prize given for showing the importance of investing in science for innovation and long-term economic growth. Basically the opposite of what the US is doing. 😭
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briantylercohen.bsky.social
Multiple airports are now announcing they will refuse to play Kristi Noem’s government-funded video blaming “Democrats” for the government shutdown.

“We believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits use of public assets for political purposes and messaging,” one airport said.
ctmurphy1.bsky.social
This is what I'm getting so irritated about! It's not like there is a shortage of photos of any of these organisms.
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clairewillett.bsky.social
do you guys ever think about how in a better world José Andres could just like. have some restaurants. and instead he’s consistently doing the work we’re supposed to have governments for
phillewis.bsky.social
Government workers 👇🏾
Lunch is on the house:

Being in the heart of downtown DC, we love that so many of our Federal employees stop by during lunch for a Donburi at China Chilcano or a Fútbol Club at Jaleo. And just because the government is shut down doesn't mean you have to miss out on your favorite lunch spot- because this time, its on us!
Join us for lunch from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM at any of our participating restaurants and enjoy a free lunch item when you present your government ID-you heard that right! Dine in with us Monday through Friday and choose your favorite: a sandwich at Jaleo, a donburi at China Chilcano, a wrap or pita at Zaytinya, or a torta at Oyamel.
We've always believed in serving our community with open arms and good food-no shutdown can stop that.
ctmurphy1.bsky.social
I think I will steal this
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rmcarpiano.medsky.social
Given recent CDC news, now might not be a bad time for cable and streaming to start airing movies/docs on infectious disease outbreaks to help the US public appreciate how much more at risk they are. Of course, as I've long said, a public health PR campaign is overdue.
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muellershewrote.com
The reason Mike Johnson is able to keep the House closed and not pass bills to pay the military or fund the government is because Trump is going to circumvent congress and illegally steal that money from other government programs. All to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
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grahamformaine.bsky.social
We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
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drcaberry.bsky.social
#DementiaDon it’s a shame we have to do this because they lie so much 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️play detective with records
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kylegriffin1.bsky.social
Sens. Schumer, Merkley, Murray, and Peters are calling for the resignation of OMB Director Russell Vought.

"By impounding billions of dollars … and aggressively pursuing the illegal use of pocket rescissions, Vought has done everything in his power to gut the federal government piece by piece."
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brianrwasik.bsky.social
There's nothing stopping Congress from deauthorizing/defunding the OMB Director and his office.
robertcruickshank.com
This is good. The next step is to impeach him or defund his office.
kylegriffin1.bsky.social
Sens. Schumer, Merkley, Murray, and Peters are calling for the resignation of OMB Director Russell Vought.

"By impounding billions of dollars … and aggressively pursuing the illegal use of pocket rescissions, Vought has done everything in his power to gut the federal government piece by piece."