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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 42m

Did Fox News host Emily Compagno just suggest that I am a self-hating Jew?

I think she did.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2h

Fox News host Emily Compagno claims that the backlash to Bari Weiss being named CBS News editor-in-chief is due to her being Jewish:

"This kind of thing would make me laugh if there was not an antisemitic thread in there."

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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 35m

the chat logs leaked clearly show members are aware they’re posting compromising messages, they’re even talking about how cooked they be if it leaked

bc the social function of extremist rhetoric is that in-group members bond and attain status by transgressing with one another as witnesses

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Racheline Maltese @racheline.bsky.social · 49m

1. I hate this
2. Oh wow this really really really explains some stuff going on in our culture.
2. Fuck I really hate this

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 2h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 2h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 36m

Truly, SS7 is the surveillance gift that keeps on giving: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you

Inside the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.

www.motherjones.com

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 19h

”[The study] found that the virus altered molecules in RNA in the fathers' sperm, some of which are "involved in the regulation of genes that are known to be important in brain development… These findings suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic could have long-lasting effects on future generations…”

COVID's Surprising Effect on Sperm May Impact Future Generations

COVID-19 infection causes changes to sperm in mice that may increase anxiety in their offspring, a study released Saturday said, suggesting the pandemic's possibly long-lasting effects on future gener...

www.sciencealert.com

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Ariel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 1h

once again I will say that if Variety can come up with balanced, mutually-exclusive response scales in their fun little embedded-article reader surveys, so can everyone else

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A Dave you know you know @notjustdave.bsky.social · 3h

Pair this: "Since the United Conservative Party came into power six years ago, Alberta’s government has tabled a series of changes to the Education Act that reflect the priorities not of Alberta parents, but of U.S. neoconservatives seeking to dismantle the public education..." #AbLeg

Ximena González @ximenaka.bsky.social · 22h

I began writing this story with a naive question in mind: What do we lose when public education is privatized? A lot, actually.

By following the MAGA playbook, the UCP’s push against public education not only undermines democracy, it jeopardizes the possibility of a better future for all Albertans.

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.

thetyee.ca

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winston the third @winston.cc · 4h

but as it stands right now, the domains shaped like "business" thrive by treating every new technological development as a frontier unparalleled in human history, and domains shaped like "academia" are required to catalog every relevant idea in order to propose a new one, and maybe there's a middle?

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winston the third @winston.cc · 4h

i would like to theorize a concept like "concept permanence" similar to object permanence (you know, the thing we learn as toddlers). i read all these AI blog posts excitedly talking about the BRAND NEW CHALLENGES of AI systems and

it's the same brand new challenges every new technology faces

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Yvonne Lam @yvonnezlam.bsky.social · 3h

I think tech lacks concept permanence because newness and frontiers are core to its identity.

winston the third @winston.cc · 4h

i would like to theorize a concept like "concept permanence" similar to object permanence (you know, the thing we learn as toddlers). i read all these AI blog posts excitedly talking about the BRAND NEW CHALLENGES of AI systems and

it's the same brand new challenges every new technology faces

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Jjinandtonic @jjinandtonic.bsky.social · 3h

“dipshit rich guy buys up your functioning company and tanks it intentionally/negligently” is such a depressingly frequent story

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 21h

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Linsey Marr @linseymarr.bsky.social · 6h

Healthy indoor air is a proven prescription for public health that can help fortify our buildings and enhance people’s health, protecting against respiratory diseases and illnesses, cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline.

resources.wellcertified.com/press-releas...

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Joshua Murray-Nevill @joshuamurraynevill.bsky.social · 3h

I'm starting to think we shouldn't have let the 'create a website to rate campus girls' people design the modern world.

Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 22h

I don't know how many times to point out that is absolutely ghoulish and non-consensual and disgusting behavior.
To exploit the image of a dead woman who was also exploited in real life so you can live out your momentary fantasies of "what is possible" with AI is bad science journalism, also.
Sick.

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Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Happen Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Screenshot includes an AI generated image of what looks like a human cross between Daenaerys Targaryen and Marilyn Monroe on the back of a dragon.

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 4h

www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...

Why ‘empathetic’ AI can be too persuasive for Canadians to resist

New research shows artificial intelligence can be very persuasive with medical advice and experts say our faith in it is eating into a patient’s valuable time with an actual doctor.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Adam P Olsen @adampolsen.bsky.social · 1d

“There is a growing chorus of voices telling Canadians that reconciliation is impossible. They craft a narrative of winners and losers… Yet there is another story. There is another tradition of coming together.”

Read my latest in The Tyee: thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

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

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

thetyee.ca

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 4h

"we are getting close to system collapse": Weekend chaos at the CDC open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...

Weekend chaos at the CDC

And bird flu is back, patching together the disease "weather" report, measles continues to burn through, teen depression rates are falling, and more! The Dose (October 14).

open.substack.com

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John Dupuis @dupuisj.bsky.social · 4h

Everyone's got a little brain damage these days!

johndupuis.substack.com/p/immunosupr...

Immunosupremacy, Everyone’s got a little brain damage these days, Long Covid is here to stay, and more

Bonus One mutation away from the next global pandemic

johndupuis.substack.com

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Jenka @jenka.bsky.social · 4h

like if u were to tell me a neurologically damaging virus arrived and children were infected with it over and and over what would happen half a decade later, would it not be this
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NPR @npr.org · 9h

New 2025 testing data shows third- through eighth-graders scored far below 2019 levels in reading. In math, some grades have made gains, but all are lagging compared to before the pandemic. n.pr/473xAwC

In reading, the nation's students are still stuck in a pandemic slump

New 2025 testing data shows third- through eighth-graders scored far below 2019 levels in reading. In math, some grades have made gains, but all are lagging compared to before the pandemic.

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Sheep in Fog @brebis.bsky.social · 23h

Health officials have issued a warning after new figures revealed that cases of tuberculosis (TB), dubbed the world's deadliest infectious disease, are climbing rapidly across England.

Rise in 'world's deadliest infection' that could be mistaken for Covid

Health officials have urged the public to be alert to the signs of tuberculosis (TB) after new figures revealed cases of 'the world's deadliest infectious disease' are continuing to rise across Englan...

www.dailymail.co.uk

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isabella zavarise @isabellazavarise.bsky.social · 5d

Sim giving final comments. A lot going on. Doubles down on zero means zero. He brings up that Bligh invests in bitcoin. Says non abc councillors support a 6-7 property tax increase. Bligh is now responding bc her personal investments were brought up. She says has every right to invest her personal $

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 15h

Vancouver doesn't deserve much but we can certainly do better than this

why was he suddenly talking about bitcoin right before the vote on the (recklessly irresponsible and unlawful) Zero means Zero motion

anyone...

The mayor, who is a chartered accountant and former investment banker, said that no matter what staff recommends in the report that he will ensure that more work will be done on crypto.

“if they miss the mark, if they come up with recommendations that are factually incorrect or based on the wrong data, i will be personally filing an amendment to correct those discrepancies, and then we'll vote on that as well, and then it will pass,“ he told the crowd.

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Kara McNair @karamcnair.bsky.social · 15h

this is the “polish submarine with a screen door” joke I’ve heard but PLEAAAASSSE tell me it’s true and let me see that it is

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pony pony huckabuck @spindlypete.bsky.social · 16h

My neighbor told me neptune
keeps
eating his
submariners
so l asked
how many submariners he has and he said he just goes to the shelter and gets
a new
submariner
afterwards so l said it
sounds like he's just feeding
sub-
mariners
to neptune
and then his jefferson davis
started crying.
10:03 • 2019-09-30 - Twitter for iPhone

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Matt Wallace @mattfnwallace.bsky.social · 17h

STOP adapting 80-year-old books into movies and TV series. Stop it. There are a million new novels published every year and 99% of their authors are broke. Stop giving dead people’s descendants money. Books were NOT better a century ago, they were WORSE. They were ALL
WORSE. Create in THIS century.

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