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Daniel A Collier, PhD @dcollier74.bsky.social · 1d

Man what a lucky guess.........

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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 10h

repeating non-falsifiable claims undermines the entire premise of journalism

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

Trump, 79, has "cardiac age" of 65-year-old, doctor says reut.rs/4mZNZbu

Trump, 79, has "cardiac age" of 65-year-old, doctor says

Donald Trump was found to be in "exceptional health" in a medical evaluation, the U.S. president's doctor said in a memo released by the White House on Friday, with his "cardiac age" 14 years younger than in "chronological age."

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 10h

Multi billionaire conducts months of historical and theological research into the Antichrist. Discovers, shockingly, that one thing the Antichrist would definitely do is tax billionaires. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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He believes the Armageddon will be ushered in by an antichrist-type figure who cultivates a fear of existential threats such as climate change, Al and nuclear war to amass inordinate power. The idea is this figure will convince people to do everything they can to avoid something like a third world war, including accepting a one-world order charged with protecting everyone from the apocalypse that implements a complete restriction of technological progress. In his mind, this is already happening. Thiel said that international financial bodies, which make it more difficult for people to shelter their wealth in tax havens, are one sign the antichrist may be amassing power and hastening Armageddon, saying: "It's become quite difficult to hide one's money."

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Jane N @jdopinkie.bsky.social · 8h

We are amphifa

Monica Carmean @monicacarmean.com · 12h

Amazon prime frog costumes are sold out. Good job, America.

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Michael Paulauski♨️ @mike10010100.com · 9h

"I'm a journalist, it's not my job to call people in Pritzker's office to ask for a statement about what's happening and who ordered it or ask experts what Pritzker could conceivably do to stop this...

...no no, it's my job to speculate publicly that Pritzker doesn't mean what he says!"

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 11h

of course. And i get that. But I’m not a partisan, I’m a journalist. My job is to hold people— including journalists— to the highest moral standards

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🎃dutch(trick or)treat🎃 @dutchtreat.bsky.social · 9h

Jesus fuck

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 11h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Microplastics Spookmelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 11h

today in "predicted by 30 Rock"

Edie Falco on 30 Rock:
I MISSED THE VOTE ON A BILL TO LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL WHALE TORTURE.

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Doc Revan @docrevan.bsky.social · 10h

Anatoly Dyatlov: What does the breathalyzer say?
Alexandr Akimov: 0.337 BAC. But that's as high as the meter...
Anatoly Dyatlov: 0.337 - not great, not terrible.

Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 12h

Hey @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social I think you should know about this.

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Public Intoxication. Aggie Park. Contacted subject eating a sandwich with a water jug of whiskey. BAC was.337. Released to EMS. #BTHOflorida
7:14 PM • 10/11/25 • 22K Views

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🎃dutch(trick or)treat🎃 @dutchtreat.bsky.social · 11h

"Have you tried completely wiping your hard drive and reinstalling from scratch?"

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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 11h

“Can you explain this gap in your resume?”

Me thinking quickly on my feet to explain the period when I worked for ICE: “I was selling drugs… ,uh, to children.”

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 13h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social · 11h

Some of these people have now been fired and rehired TWICE since January. The current state of dysfunction is mind boggling.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 14h

OOOPS! UPDATE: Two HHS officials tell me that disease detectives, measles response officers, global health officials and the MMWR staff were laid off by mistake and will be reinstated. But Washington office is still RIFed

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

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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👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper @navmecheng.bsky.social · 19h

> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

> It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

Soldiers at the Bass Pro Shops pyramid in Memphis, TN.

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🎃dutch(trick or)treat🎃 @dutchtreat.bsky.social · 12h

#1 on that list should be: can never work in law enforcement again.

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∞ Monkeys @somanymonkeys.bsky.social · 12h

His stated goals of voter verifiable paper ballots & more transparent audits by reputable election security firms are fine. I'm skeptical the rebranding prevents Trumpy conspiracists from accusing him of stealing elections where Democrats win.

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🎃dutch(trick or)treat🎃 @dutchtreat.bsky.social · 12h

A bit reminiscent of this guy:

Former DOGE engineer says he was 'surprised' by 'how efficient' the government is

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience.

www.npr.org

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🎃dutch(trick or)treat🎃 @dutchtreat.bsky.social · 12h

I think it's the "restoring faith" part since it's mostly magats who have lost that faith, but eh if this was announced by some lefty we'd all be fine with it I think.

🎃dutch(trick or)treat🎃 @dutchtreat.bsky.social · 13h

The only good tory is a lavatory.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 13h

Time to hang up the gloves, @nytpitchbot.bsky.social

Michael Hirschorn in the New York Times:

Voting for Mamdani Taught Me Why Trump Won

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🎃dutch(trick or)treat🎃 @dutchtreat.bsky.social · 13h

Fuck yeah. I'm ready to deal with whatever negative consequences.

I mean, did we worry about possible negative consequences when we eradicated smallpox? No, the answer is no.

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🎃dutch(trick or)treat🎃 @dutchtreat.bsky.social · 14h

It'd be fun to make that list and for each action show which words the NYT used to describe it.

Mr. Trump’s budgetary maneuvering appeared unorthodox,

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 14h

Or as the New York Times puts it: “Mr. Trump's budgetary maneuvering appeared unorthodox…”

Mr. Trump's budgetary maneuvering appeared unorthodox, even though it may spare more than 1 million active-duty service members from the financial hardship of missing a paycheck next week. It was not clear how much money the administration had at its disposal, and how long it could rely on accounting moves to pay troops during the shutdown.

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neccomimi.bsky.social @neccomimi.bsky.social · 16h

It is so fucking frustrating to be under siege by the feds in Chicago, neighbors getting abducted, helicopters harassing us all day and all night, and see these assholes using the crisis as an opportunity to gatekeep resistance and big themselves up for being cynical layabouts.

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davidbowman17.bsky.social @davidbowman17.bsky.social · 20h

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Stephen Judkins @stephenjudkins.bsky.social · 18h

A reminder that Walz kept hitting the "weird" thing to the very end, neither Harris nor the vaguely defined "consultants" told him to stop, and the difference was the press stopped covering it

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🎃dutch(trick or)treat🎃 @dutchtreat.bsky.social · 20h

"Does this government expense do anything for us personally?"

If the answer is no it's being cut, simple as that.