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Longrod von Hugendong @avitoholeus.bsky.social · 23h

They're so damn sensitive, when's the last time any of their fucking panties were unbunched? These are the "tough" leaders of our country 😂😂 Acting like pubescent middle school children with their goddamn temper tantrums.

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NPR @npr.org · 5d

They're framing it as a way to share data and messages about threats, emergency preparedness and public health policy at a time when the federal government isn't doing its job in public health. n.pr/48PdMQj

Democratic governors form a public health alliance in a rebuke of Trump

They're framing it as a way to share data and messages about threats, emergency preparedness and public health policy at a time when the federal government isn't doing its job in public health.

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WIRED @wired.com · 5d

Seems like a good time to share this too...

Turning on a VPN, using a privacy-focused mobile browser, and adding an ad blocker can all help reduce the location data you leak during mobile browsing.

I Tried Breaking the Best VPNs. Here Are the 5 That Survived

Every VPN says it’s the best, but only some of them are telling the truth.

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Annie Andrews, MD @drannieandrews.com · 8d

There was a mass shooting in South Carolina last night and all we get from the GOP is thoughts and prayers.

Here’s my plan.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 8d

⚠️ STATES, LOCALS, TRIBAL NATIONS, TERRITORIES ⚠️

HHS has eliminated EVERY SINGLE SAFEGUARD FOR DATA PROTECTION AT CDC. Giving data to CDC is no longer safe and puts your residents at risk.

Unless and until all CDC’s data protections are restored you should consider CDC a bad actor.

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NPR @npr.org · 11d

A new poll shows trust in federal health policies is plummeting, and what -- or who -- people believe increasingly depends on their politics. n.pr/3KF1CiO

59% of Americans disapprove of RFK Jr.'s moves as health secretary, a new poll says

A new poll shows trust in federal health policies is plummeting, and what -- or who -- people believe increasingly depends on their politics.

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NPR @npr.org · 11d

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says. n.pr/47hcegr

Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

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CNN @cnn.com · 16d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16d

Revlimid has its origin in a pill that cost patients $7.50 each.

Decades later, the cancer drug costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply — even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.

Read @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social's award-winning investigation:

The Price of Remission: This Cancer Drug Saves Lives — but Costs a Fortune. I Wanted to Know Why.

When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...

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404 Media @404media.co · 19d

BREAKING: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has bought access to a surveillance tool that is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data from hundreds of millions of mobile phones, according to ICE documents reviewed by 404 Media.

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ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day

Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20d

Our world is hurtling into climate disaster and what do politicians give us? Oilfields and new runways | Bill McGuire

In the name of ‘pragmatism’, green measures are being ditched, net zero derided. Be very clear: without slashing emissions we are in deep, deep trouble, says UCL professor Bill McGuire

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WIRED @wired.com · 23d

Customs and Border Protection agents searched nearly 15,000 devices from April through June of this year, a nearly 17 percent spike over the previous three-month high in 2022.

Phone Searches at the US Border Hit a Record High

Customs and Border Protection agents searched nearly 15,000 devices from April through June of this year, a nearly 17 percent spike over the previous three-month high in 2022. "The real issue is the…

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25d

Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth.

Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.”

(Published Dec. 2022)

She Says Doctors Ignored Her Concerns About Her Pregnancy. For Many Black Women, It’s a Familiar Story.

Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a B...

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Longrod von Hugendong @avitoholeus.bsky.social · 26d

Imagine antifa being terrorism but not the fascism...

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 26d

Trump’s EO labeling antifa a “domestic terrorist organization” can and will be used to threaten journalists and sources.

Journalists who cover antifa or report on ICE must now risk being accused of “terrorism.”

The EO is illegal, but it still chills speech. The intimidation is the point.

Trump signs order labeling antifa ‘domestic terrorist organization’

President Trump on Monday signed an order designating the anti-fascist movement antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, following through on a pledge in the wake of the killing of Charlie…

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Longrod von Hugendong @avitoholeus.bsky.social · Sep 20

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#AOC2028

IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · Sep 20

The Democrats are already planning for the next US election, and according to a new report from Axios, they’re positioning Rep.

Democrats given major potential boost in 2028 US Presidential race

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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · Sep 17

Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez testified before a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday that she was fired after just 29 days because she refused to pre-approve vaccine recommendations or fire career officials for no reason, reports @jennifershutt.bsky.social.

Former CDC chief says she was fired for resisting RFK Jr. orders on vaccines • West Virginia Watch

Former CDC Director Monarez testified that she was fired because she refused to pre-approve vaccine recommendations.

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404 Media @404media.co · Sep 16

Major airlines, including American Airlines, United, and Delta, are selling access to five billion plane ticketing records to the government for warrantless searching and monitoring of peoples’ movements, including by the FBI, Secret Service, ICE.

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Airlines Sell 5 Billion Plane Ticket Records to the Government For Warrantless Searching

New documents obtained by 404 Media show how a data broker owned by American Airlines, United, Delta, and many other airlines is selling masses of passenger data to the U.S. government.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · Sep 16

SPECIAL REPORT: A large swath of the U.S. currently does not have the basic, ground-level immunity necessary to stop the spread of viruses that had once receded into the past, a six-month NBC News investigation in collaboration with scientists at Stanford University finds.

Data investigation: Childhood vaccination rates are backsliding across the U.S.

A monthslong NBC News data investigation finds that much of the U.S. doesn't have the protection needed to stop the spread of deadly diseases. St. Louis is a window into the problem communities face n...

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NPR @npr.org · Sep 16

RFK Jr.'s hand-picked panel of vaccine advisors is expected to vote to delay the hepatitis B shot for newborns. Doctors warn that could fuel a return of a disease virtually eradicated in U.S. kids.

Kennedy's vaccine panel expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot in children

RFK Jr.'s hand-picked panel of vaccine advisors is expected to vote to delay the hepatitis B shot for newborns. Doctors warn that could fuel a return of a disease virtually eradicated in U.S. kids.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Sep 15

Under President Trump, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been transformed into a "grievance apparatus for white, straight, Christian people.”

Right-wing fanatics are weaponizing America's anti-discrimination agency

How the White House made the EEOC a "grievance apparatus for white, straight, Christian people."

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · Sep 15

If the president of the United States threatening a U.S. city with “WAR” is not a red line for constitutional democracy, then nothing is.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Sep 14

Extreme gerrymandering. Nationalizing voter suppression. Weaponizing law enforcement. Occupying Democratic cities.

Trump is pulling out all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to rig the next election.

Project 2026: Trump's plan to rig the next election

From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their…

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 14

“It will take decades to recover from this, if we ever do.” America’s cancer research system, which has helped save millions of lives and is in one of its most productive moments, is under threat by the Trump administration.

Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer

America’s cancer research system, which has helped save millions of lives, is under threat in one of its most productive moments.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · Sep 14

ICE officers used to have to fill out paperwork before they arrested someone. trib.al/0v1xg16

Now, likely in service of President Trump’s deportation agenda, that requirement has been removed.

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