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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 14h

If I send you this, know I’ve lost my shit

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vijay iyer @vijayiyer.bsky.social · 1d

In case you’re hearing about the “protest that turned violent” in Boston last week, here’s the “violence” in question, per the police report

Following the protest, four officers were taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries. One officer had a broken nose and had his glasses broken, another was treated for pepper spray exposure, one sustained a finger injury while handcuffing and another sustained a lower back injury attempting to make an arrest.

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Premium Steve @premiumsteve.bsky.social · 5h

Uh, the thing that killed the Aztecs was the fact that they DID subjugate their neighbors, a fact the Spanish were happy to exploit when looking for allies

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 8h

"Sapiens" is so normal for the first 70,000 years of human history but then goes absolutely buckwild as soon as it gets to colonialism

Had the Aztecs and Incas shown a bit more interest in the world surrounding them - and had they known what the Spaniards had done to their neighbours - they might have resisted the Spanish conquest more keenly and successfully.

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Claire 🇦🇺 @matchingpegs.bsky.social · 6h

Why stop at schools. Let’s do hospitals, workplaces, shopping centres, churches, gyms, all public buildings!

LET'S AIR @nousaerons.bsky.social · 23h

A Secret Weapon for Improving Student Outcomes: Better Air Quality. Research shows that test scores and attendance improve when schools install air filters and upgrade ventilation. Thanks to @davidcarel.bsky.social for this reminder.
www.the74million.org/article/a-se...

A Secret Weapon for Improving Student Outcomes: Better Air Quality

Carel: Research shows that test scores and attendance improve when schools install air filters and upgrade ventilation.

www.the74million.org

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 14h

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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Sharon (she/her) @chubacca.bsky.social · 12h

@nome.bsky.social woohoo!

gravelgal.bsky.social @gravelgal.bsky.social · 13h

It’s my understanding that Denver also refuses

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Jon Shaffer @jonshaffer.bsky.social · 1d

Write to your Senators and Representative NOW!

Demand **ALL CDC employees to be reinstated as part of any agreement to reopen the government**.

actionnetwork.org/letters/writ...

@defendpublichealth.bsky.social @gregggonsalves.bsky.social

Write to Congress: CDC Employees must be Reinstated

**Please write now to your Senators and Representative demanding that ALL CDC employees be reinstated as part of any agreement to reopen the government.** Late on Friday, October 10, the Trump Admin...

actionnetwork.org

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · Apr 15

oh. okay

NEW YORK POST
New York Post @nypost

Salmon are swimming faster due to painkillers dumped into rivers: study trib.al/IA2WwK6

[picture is salmon jumping out of a stream]

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 1d

ICE agents blocked an ambulance that was trying to take an injured protester to hospital.

"We are still not being allowed to leave by ICE officers.” an EMT said on radio

When driver tried to get out, an agent yelled, "DON’T YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN, I WILL SHOOT YOU"

www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 1d

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 2d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
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Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

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James Hesky @james-hesky.bsky.social · 1d

Outfielders be shoppin'

Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 1d

It’s called multitasking. Women do it every day!!

Mariners outfielder Victor Robles flubs a ball with a defensive positioning card in his mouth.

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🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 1d

the spice extends life, expands consciousness

Ann Monster Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 1d

Enjoying your catnip there, little buddy?

Calico rolling in catnip set out on a paper plate. Eyes wide. She is soooo stoned.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

one thing perhaps worth emphasizing is that under federal law an escaped enslaved person was a criminal. an "illegal," you might say.

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conure 🐦 @conure.cc · 2d

the cost of denying another's humanity is paid with one's own

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Trash Mob Minis @trashmobminis.bsky.social · 2d

It really is heartbreaking watching DriveThruRPG and DMs Guild become AI slop cesspools. Shame on those platforms for not dropping the ban-hammer on slop day 1, instead offering a “human made” honor system toggle 🤮

youtu.be/P6W7-mXhLGU?...

AI slop D&D is already here and I hate it

YouTube video by DnD Shorts

youtu.be

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

Anyone come to mind?

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Eddy Webb - Pugsteady @pugsteady.com · 2d

Surprisingly, I'm in a second Humble Bundle! I contributed a short story reframing Hamlet as a noir film to BY NO MEANS VULGAR, and I might have a wrestling crime story in one of the Fate Codex Anthologies? A lot of great games in here, so check it out!

www.humblebundle.com/books/magpie...

Humble RPG Bundle: Magpie Games Extravaganza

Get tabletop role-playing games perfect for any occasion—laughs, suspense, action, and more—with the Magpie Games Extravaganza Bundle.

www.humblebundle.com

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Some of the layoffs at CDC are being REVERSED.
Here is my updated story.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

More than 1,000 CDC staff receive layoff notices during government shutdown

Another round of mass layoffs has struck CDC. The agency had already been cut during a reorganization this year, and more employees are now being shed amid the government shutdown.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 2d

There’s a March for Health and Science being organized in DC for Wednesday, November 5.

MARCH FOR HEALTH & SCIENCE
Washington DC, November 5@4PM

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 2d

They are trying to kill us

Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 2d

C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases

www.nytimes.com

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Guillotine Hunger Force @themilfmag.net · 3d

and theyll have u blv the negativity comes from the voters

A furious person labeled both democrats and republicans screeches I hate you and hope you die at an innocent happy person labeled Zohran who is saying I like New York City

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Disability Rights Watch (US) @disrightswatch.bsky.social · 3d

Breaking: per internal sources, the entire Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), including OSEP and RSA beneath them, was RIFed last night at the Department of Ed. Developing story. DoEd union says may take 1-2 days for all affected employees to receive official notice.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 3d

For some context the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report in addition to being just a good read, to quote wikipedia, "is the main vehicle for publishing public health information and recommendations that have been received by the CDC from state health departments. "

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 3d

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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tm @catturd2.bsky.social · 3d

uh shutting down MMWR is, in no uncertain terms, crisis level damage for dissemination of accurate info throughout the medical profession

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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