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We're David Skroob Pumpkins @pseudonymble.bsky.social · Aug 8

Not only have we not attained endemicity for SARS-CoV-2, we have destroyed endemicity for many other viral and bacterial infections like tuberculosis, polio, & staph-A. It's just not the case specifically because of immune system damage from covid. libguides.mskcc.org/CovidImpacts...

MSK Library Guides: COVID Impacts: Immune

Detailed information and resources on the long-term health consequences of COVID-19 infection and the broad social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic

libguides.mskcc.org

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We're David Skroob Pumpkins @pseudonymble.bsky.social · 2h

That's not what happened. Our $300 checks were in '08 thanks to bank deregulation, the tax cuts were before 9/11 in 2001. They did that the second they finished stealing the election.

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We're David Skroob Pumpkins @pseudonymble.bsky.social · 2h

The Clinton Surplus was not a good thing. Federal budget deficit means more money in private hands, the problem is regulating the distribution of those dollars, not eliminating a theoretical deficit of unrelated transactions.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 4h

"It's not going to be forgotten... by many Americans... who saw an administration that said it was working tirelessly for a ceasefire and kept providng the weapons that ensured that the fire would never cease." - ex-Biden MidEast official Rob Malley to me.

Full interview: zeteo.com/p/robert-mal...

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 6h

"Even if you never develop long COVID, you will feel its impact when hospitals lose nurses, classrooms lose teachers."

"[C]are and justice have never come from the market or from political leaders' goodwill — they've always been won through collective struggle."
#USA #Healthcare

I Am One of 20 Million in US With Long COVID. RFK Pulled the Rug From Under Us.

RFK Jr. has shut down the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice, gutted funding, and derailed trials and studies.

truthout.org

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Lori Lou Freshwater @lorifreshwater.bsky.social · 4h

Well I'll tell you where they were at least. Donating to Donald's destruction of the East Room. Welcome to the "I helped destroy the room where Lincoln laid in state" club you absolute doofuses.

Who are the Winklevoss twins, Tyler and Cameron, and where are they now?

Twins Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss’ Gemini Trust was one of three companies accused of concealing losses and defrauding investors to the tune of US$1 billion this year – so what went wrong?

www.scmp.com

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Lori Lou Freshwater @lorifreshwater.bsky.social · 5h

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Aozora @aozorasf.bsky.social · 5h

This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com

Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 4h

A call everyone should be demanding:

“Dr Morris Tidball-Binz, a physician specialising in forensic science and a UN rapporteur, said: “A call should be made for independent and impartial forensic assistance to assist efforts to examine and identify the dead.””

Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 4h

At least 135 mutilated bodies of Palestinians had been held at notorious Israeli jail, say Gaza officials

Documents indicate they came from Sde Teiman, which already faces allegations of torture and unlawful deaths

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

At least 135 mutilated bodies of Palestinians had been held at notorious Israeli jail, say Gaza officials

Documents indicate they came from Sde Teiman, which already faces allegations of torture and unlawful deaths

www.theguardian.com

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Roger Cormier: Built for Fall @yayroger.bsky.social · 4h

Pardon me, sir

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 4h

A spokesperson for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott argued his office’s emails with Elon Musk are confidential under a “common-law privacy” exception to public records laws because they may include “intimate and embarrassing” information.

(Published July)
With @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org

Texas Governor’s Office Says Its Emails With Elon Musk May Be, in Part, Too “Embarrassing” to Release to the Public

We asked Abbott for his and his staff’s emails with Elon Musk and Musk’s companies. The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not...

www.propublica.org

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We're David Skroob Pumpkins @pseudonymble.bsky.social · 5h

The Sith have only one goal. Don't ask what they want it for, though. They don't know.

a man is screaming with the words " unlimited power " behind him

Alt: Palpatine is screaming the words "Unlimited power" as electricity shoots from his fingers

media.tenor.com

We're David Skroob Pumpkins @pseudonymble.bsky.social · 5h

Bulldoze the east wing for a giant party room for rich people, no less.

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 7h

Timeline cleanser

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We're David Skroob Pumpkins @pseudonymble.bsky.social · 6h

And Tyler Labine!

Own. The pumpkin.
youtu.be/7E2KP6jvdVE?...

Reaper - Sock is the underwear man

YouTube video by testknight2

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This skeet will self destruct @pardoguerra.bsky.social · 6h

“China is the example of what an energy transition looks like”

The energy transition:

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 7h

Oh nooooo, Lindsey Halligan, this is not how any of this works

(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

Screenshot of a text exchange via Signal between Anna Bower and Lindsay Halligan.

Halligan: By the way - everything I ever sent you is off record. You're not a journalist so it's weird saying that but just letting you know.

Bower: I'm sorry, but that's not how this works.
You don't get to say that in retrospect.

Halligan: Yes I do. Off record.

Bower: I am really sorry. I would have been happy to speak with you on an off the record basis had you asked. But you didn't ask, and I still haven't agreed to speak on that basis. Do you have any further comment for the story?

Halligan: It's obvious the whole convo is off record.
There's disappearing messages and it's on signal. What is your story? You never even told me about a story.

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Keung Hui @keunghui.bsky.social · 8h

Facing possible detention or deportation, NC father leaves on his own terms. The Rivera family are among those living in the Triangle who say they're facing the hard decision of whether a loved one should self deport. (Via @nathanpcollins.bsky.social) www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a... #ncpol

Facing possible detention or deportation, NC father leaves on his own terms

After 30 years in the U.S., a North Carolina father who entered the country illegally went back to Mexico rather than face detention or deportation.

www.newsobserver.com

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Boo Gurnett @bobgurnett.com · 8h

Hey at what point were you going to reveal that the woman who the story is based on is the Chief Marketing Office at a VC firm that is invested in a bunch of AI firms??????

www.canvas.vc/portfolio

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We're David Skroob Pumpkins @pseudonymble.bsky.social · 8h

You heard it here first, AI is as impractical and wasteful as cabinets full of Tupperware that were used once decades ago.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 8h

“Prompt parties,” gatherings of women over cheese and wine to chat about how ChatGPT can help them, are emerging as the next-generation of Tupperware party in San Francisco.

Wine, Cheese and ChatGPT: Ladies’ Night in San Francisco

www.nytimes.com

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 9h

"sir a second Nazi groupchat infodump has hit Politico"

President George W. Bush being informed about the second plane reaction jpg

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Laura Rodríguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · 9h

Multiple community reports indicate that ICE and Border Patrol agents in unmarked vehicles are targeting construction workers, landscapers, and roofers today in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.

Here are a few videos/ images shared.

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We're David Skroob Pumpkins @pseudonymble.bsky.social · 8h

Jesse, because of the white collar

a man with a beard and a mohawk is asking who is your saviour .

Alt: Jesse from the show Preacher with a beard and spiky hair asking who is your saviour .

media.tenor.com

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 13h

No Other Land is available NOW to rent or purchase on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, Google Play, YouTube, Gathr, and Kinema. You can also organize your own public or community screening anywhere in the US here.

100% OF REVENUE GOES DIRECTLY TO THE COMMUNITIES OF MASAFER YATTA.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 13h

You can now watch Oscar Award winning documentary No Other Land in the United States of America.

Link below.

No Other Land Film - Support Masafer Yatta - Watch No Other Land

supportmasaferyatta.com

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We're David Skroob Pumpkins @pseudonymble.bsky.social · 8h

"Kennedy never discusses the optics of the five most conservative, Republican-appointed justices opting to hand the presidency to Bush in an opinion that found an equal protection problem with Florida’s vote counting, but also told lower courts and plaintiffs to never cite the case again."

Gautam Hans @gshans.bsky.social · 12h

As the @ballsandstrikes.org book critic, I come to you with a consideration of Anthony Kennedy's latest (derogatory). Thanks to @jaywillis.net for letting me reference The Godfather. ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

Anthony Kennedy Hasn’t Learned a Thing

The throughline of the former justice’s memoir is his supreme confidence that he has always been right.

ballsandstrikes.org

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Tsi'ya•Ꮵꮿ @ironriverotter.bsky.social · 12h

if they'd plant a single cover crop they wouldn't be dealing with the water just washing their topsoil out
(which causes droughts)

Sára 🍞 @ndntacocat.bsky.social · 12h

Farmers "struggling to comply" & reduce groundwater usage get so mad when someone points out their egregious groundwater slorthing is increasing subsidence. They've been knowing this was happening for 100 yrs, they just don't want US to know they know? We know they know! Kick them tf out of CA.

Subsidence photo op stirs bad feelings in already bitter groundwater clash – SJV Water

Already heated tensions flared Friday when a southern Tulare County dairy farmer noticed what appeared to be signs illustrating subsidence levels being

sjvwater.org

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