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Delthia Ricks @dricks.bsky.social · 5m

Under the ceasefire deal, Israel freed dozens of doctors, nurses, paramedics & other medical personnel captured during horrific raids on hospitals. But more than 100 remain in Israeli prisons, including Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, who became the face of the struggle apnews.com/article/gaza...

Israel frees some Gaza medical staff, but a prominent hospital chief remains imprisoned

Israel freed dozens of doctors, nurses and other medical workers as part of this week's release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees under the Gaza ceasefire deal.

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Delthia Ricks @dricks.bsky.social · 17m

A person living in New York has tested positive for mosquito-borne chikungunya virus in what state health officials say is the first reported transmission of the infection in the U.S. in 6 years apnews.com/article/chik...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 5h

Boom! Who’s winning the shutdown debate? THE ACA.

More Republicans than Democrats use the ACA marketplace. So the GOP’s base is relying on the same program their party is causing premiums to skyrocket.

45% of ACA marketplace enrollees are Republicans, and most live in GOP-held districts.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Bessent: "This crazy No Kings rally this weekend, which is gonna be the farthest left, the hardest core, the most unhinged in the Democratic Party, which is a big title. No Kings equals no paychecks."

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4h

We are living in one of the stupidest times in history.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 19h

This isn’t a peace plan. It’s a ceasefire. Why is the media calling it a peace plan?

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John Ross @johnrossmd.bsky.social · 19h

As Robert Stone once observed, sometimes it's nice to see a real loser really lose.

Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 1d

The Supreme Court has denied an appeal by Alex Jones over a his $1.4 billion defamation judgment for his false claims that the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School was a hoax, which leaves in place the record-breaking sum he was ordered to pay in 2021. www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme...

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook case

The Supreme Court turned away an appeal by Alex Jones over a $1.4 billion defamation judgment for his false claims that a 2012 school shooting was a hoax.

www.cbsnews.com

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Delthia Ricks @dricks.bsky.social · 23h

U.S. measles cases continue to climb w/ outbreaks across the country. The US has confirmed 1563 cases in 2025, according to the CDC—the highest yearly total in >3 decades. The true total could be even higher, says Dr. Paul Offit of the Vaccine Education Center in Philadelphia—closer to 5000 cases👇

U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.

www.npr.org

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Delthia Ricks @dricks.bsky.social · 19h

In France, officials are tackling flu season. In the U.S. not a peep:

Translation: The #flu vaccination campaign begins in France on October 14. Faced w/ a potentially harsh winter, those over 65 & at-risk individuals have priority, but everyone can get vaccinated. Five free vaccines are available

David Ojcius @ojcius.bsky.social · 2d

La campagne de vaccination contre la #grippe démarre en France ce 14 octobre.

Face à un hiver potentiellement sévère, les +65 ans et personnes à risque sont prioritaires, mais tout le monde peut se faire vacciner. 5 vaccins gratuits disponibles.

www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti... #flu #MicroSky #IDSky

Lancement de la campagne de vaccination contre la grippe, alors qu’une épidémie d’ampleur est redoutée durant l’hiver

Les plus de 65 ans peuvent bénéficier de vaccins offrant une meilleure protection contre le virus, responsable de 17 600 morts l’an dernier en France. Si les personnes vulnérables sont invitées en pri...

www.lemonde.fr

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Current Research in Microbial Sciences @microbesinfect.bsky.social · 1d

Reduced Fitness and Enhanced Immunogenicity of M. #tuberculosis Ural Family Isolates Limit Global Spread

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #OpenAccess #TB #MicroSky #IDSky

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TRAstonDrs @castltrastondrs.bsky.social · 1d

#Medsky🧪 @uk.theconversation.com
Every medical student learns #anatomy from historical illustrations, but few ask who those dissected bodies belonged to…
theconversation.com/the-dark-his...

The dark history of medical illustrations and the question of consent

Historical anatomy textbooks are built on the bodies of prisoners, the poor and the powerless – and we’re still using them today.

theconversation.com

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 23h

Thousands of posts from a private Young Republican Telegram chat reveal a culture of casual racism/antisemitism, rape jokes and celebration of Hitler/Nazism.

Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Peter Giunta, chair of the New York State Young Republicans

Bobby Walker, vice chair of the New York State Young Republicans

William Hendrix, communications assistant for Kansas’ Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 23h

And then they all went back to claiming that George Soros pays protesters

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

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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Delthia Ricks @dricks.bsky.social · 23h

U.S. measles cases continue to climb w/ outbreaks across the country. The US has confirmed 1563 cases in 2025, according to the CDC—the highest yearly total in >3 decades. The true total could be even higher, says Dr. Paul Offit of the Vaccine Education Center in Philadelphia—closer to 5000 cases👇

U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.

www.npr.org

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Ivan Radin @radinbio.bsky.social · 2d

Here are some “leaf” or phyllid cells from moss Physcomitrium patens gametophore. Cells are expressing a green fluorescence marker that labels the vacuolar membrane. Chloroplasts' autofluorescence is in magenta.
Can you spot dividing chloroplasts?
#microscopymonday #moss #plantcells

The image shows several elongated rhomboid-shaped cells, filled with ovoid chrooroplasts in magenta, as well as a network of bubble-like vacuoles.

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Delthia Ricks @dricks.bsky.social · 2d

The World Health Organization has renewed its warning of widespread resistance to common antibiotics. The problem is global— and worsening www.who.int/news/item/13...

WHO warns of widespread resistance to common antibiotics worldwide

One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections causing common infections in people worldwide in 2023 were resistant to antibiotic treatments, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) r...

www.who.int

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Delthia Ricks @dricks.bsky.social · 2d

Some of Friday's job cuts at the CDC were walked back on Saturday in the latest federal whiplash. Hundreds of CDC layoffs reversed www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/faus...

Opinion | Hundreds of CDC Layoffs Reversed

Some of Friday's cuts were walked back on Saturday in the latest federal whiplash

www.medpagetoday.com

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Delthia Ricks @dricks.bsky.social · 2d

Highly contagious infectious disease weaponized? Governments usually don't do this. But there may be a lesson to be learned from the sudden upsurge in U.S. measles cases👇

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 3d

History gives us plenty of examples of disease used as a weapon. There are fewer cases of governments deliberately using disease against their own citizens. We are living (or dying) through one right now.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

www.nbcnews.com

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Delthia Ricks @dricks.bsky.social · 2d

RFKjr suggests circumcision is linked w/ autism. Of course he provided no evidence for making such an absurd assertion. This is what he said: "There's 2 studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It's highly likely because they are given Tylenol"👇

RFK Jr. suggests circumcision is linked to autism. Here's what experts say.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested there may be a link between autism and circumcision while reasserting the unproven theory that Tylenol causes the condition. Here's what doctors say.

www.cbsnews.com

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Zeromaru, the Ninja Klutzbax @ninjalombax.bsky.social · 2d

A poster that has ICE soldiers and a peaceful protestor in a frog costume that says RESIST.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 2d

This is a powerful account from a PhD student whose fellowship was terminated by NIH because it was part of a "diversity" program without any other considerations or understanding of what the program or the students were actually doing.

undark.org/2025/10/09/o...

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NIH Student Grant Cancellation Will Weaken Scientific Innovation

The termination of federal F31 diversity fellowships puts many graduate students in a bind — and U.S. science at risk.

undark.org

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 2d

Part of California reinstates mask mandates in healthcare facilities.
#Medsky
www.newsweek.com/mask-mandate...

Mask mandate returns to parts of California

The order in Sonoma County is designed to protect the "most vulnerable populations" in health care facilities during fall and winter.

www.newsweek.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

Here’s how tariffs work. Your costs go up, and that money gets transferred to the wealthy.

Whether you’re progressive, liberal, leftist, libertarian, communist, socialist, moderate, democrat, conservative, Christian, atheist, Gen Z, Boomer… we have the same enemy. It’s the oligarchs.

No Kings

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

Thugs. And we're paying for them.

Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 2d

In Portland, an ambulance was summoned to the ICE office to treat an injured protester (not clear how he was injured). But when the patient was loaded inside, ICE officers refused to let the ambulance leave and threatened to shoot the ambulance driver: 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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