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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 20h

“One veteran researcher who still has his job (and, like other public-health workers I spoke with for this story, requested anonymity for fear of losing it) told me he believes that Kennedy’s ultimate goal is to “silence the scientific voice of career CDC scientists.””

Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 21h

"Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things"
- Peter Drucker

You’re Fired. Just Kidding!

How much more whiplash can the CDC withstand?

www.theatlantic.com

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 21h

I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 1d

Please share the news about these students working to get transparency on why books were removed from a statewide reading bowl (including a book ON book banning!!)

bookriot.com/helen-ruffin...

And then sign their petition here: www.change.org/p/ensure-tra...

A Georgia Reading Bowl Bans Titles from Competition, Including a Book on Book Bans

Eight books, including a book about the current spate of book bans and their impact on teens, have been banned from a Georgia Reading Bowl.

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TheCatMan @bigbrohem.bsky.social · 3d

As they are now adding 10,000 more "agents" (goons)

"We know what that kind of breakneck expansion of the workforce may result in because we’ve seen it before, in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks: an explosion of corruption and misconduct."

Opinion | The Chicago raids send a worrying signal about the ideal ICE agents in Trump's America

The agency is on a hiring spree. But we know what that kind of breakneck expansion of the workforce can result in because we’ve seen it before.

www.msnbc.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 1d

Your favorite free apps aren’t really free. You pay with your data.

App companies collect detailed information about you and turn it into billions in ad revenue.

Here’s how your daily clicks fuel a massive data economy (although not here!):
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The hidden cost of convenience: How your data pulls in hundreds of billions of dollars for app and social media companies

Many of the apps and social media platforms you use every day may not charge you money, but often there is a price to pay – your privacy.

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 1d

Greek historian Herodotus saw the Persian monarchy’s downfall in 479 B.C.E. as rooted in its rulers’ belief in their own absolute authority.

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Authoritarian rulers aren’t new – here’s what Herodotus, an early Greek historian, wrote about them

Herodotus showed how human beliefs and choices affected the fate of nations. His insights are still relevant.

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Sy Islam @iosyislam.bsky.social · 2d

Saw this Guy! He put together suchh an amazing cosplay that i almost punched him!

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Sy Islam @iosyislam.bsky.social · 2d

I also received these awesome nyc civics comics that can be found online here. They're great reads for kids sites.google.com/schools.nyc....

NYC Social Studies & Civics Hub - Comics Group

Civics for AllComics Group

sites.google.com

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 2d

I'm a huge fan of standardized tests because they help match students who are more likely to succeed, increase social mobility, and diversify societies leaders.

See this fantastic analysis from Raj Chetty to learn more: opportunityinsights.org/wp-content/u...

https://opportunityinsights.org/wp-co…

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 2d

Princeton is requiring #SAT scores again for admission because test scores predict student success
But using SAT scores also increases social mobility!
Rich students (top 1%) benefit immensely when there are no test scores because they have legacy & non-academic points (which don't predict success)

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Sy Islam @iosyislam.bsky.social · 2d

Had a lovely chat with the great @gregpak.net and got to tell him about Iron Hulk aka Amadeus Cho on the new Iron Man and his awesome friends series that my son enjoys. I hope Marvel sent him a memo about Amadeus appearing in the show and perhaps a check along with it

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Sy Islam @iosyislam.bsky.social · 2d

Got to meet @cullyhamner.bsky.social at NYCCC he brought back my Malibu Ultraverse dreams with this drawing of Alec Swan Firearm! A reference only @devinagonistes.bsky.social will appreciate!

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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 2d

Seeing a lot of celebration of this as a win.

But at NIH we have seen this exact play before.

It looks like it is the Vought strategy -and to stop the lawless firings we have to see the bigger picture.
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Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Sy Islam @iosyislam.bsky.social · 2d

Oh boy

a man wearing a cape says so much to catch up on

ALT: a man wearing a cape says so much to catch up on

media.tenor.com

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Sy Islam @iosyislam.bsky.social · 3d

Great writer! His work on the 80s Transformers and GI Joe isn't iconic. I'll need to check out this 2010 run

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 3d

The mass layoffs of federal workers on Friday night swept up the top two leaders of the federal measles response team, those working on Ebola and dozens of other infectious disease experts
(Gift article)

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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Kristina Šekrst @epiphenomenal.bsky.social · 3d

Accurate.

#academia #academy #philsky #philosophysky #philosophy #science

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 4d

Great point from @mjtoma.bsky.social: Millions of us absolutely do see what's happening to the USA.

"We are horrified, shocked, enraged, and ashamed. We are acting, in a thousand ways, to oppose it. This cannot, and will not, be how the United States ends."

newrepublic.com/post/201625/...

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

newrepublic.com

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Bill McBride @calculatedrisk.bsky.social · 4d

Goldman: “We estimate that seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims increased to about 235k for the week ended October 4th, by combining the Department of Labor (DOL)’s pre-released seasonal factors with this afternoon’s release of state-level claims.”

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 4d

High inflation and lack of jobs leave Americans frustrated with the economy
#NumbersDay
www.marketwatch.com/story/high-i...

High inflation and lack of jobs leave Americans frustrated with the economy

Americans have soured on the prospect of finding new jobs, a new survey shows. And they’re still frustrated by persistent inflation, giving them little confidence that the economy will improve soon.

www.marketwatch.com

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 4d

Our latest paper in @jamanetworkopen.com where we asked: Following the #COVID pandemic, has SARSCoV2 circulation been associated with health-related absences from work and labor force exits? @yaleemd.bsky.social @princetonecon.bsky.social @brookings.edu 1/ jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Enduring Outcomes of COVID-19 Work Absences on the US Labor Market

This cohort study examines the extent to which COVID-19 continues to generate work absences and decrease labor force participation beyond the pandemic period in the US.

jamanetwork.com

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𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗡𝔠𝔢𝔫𝔱 𝔓𝔯𝔦𝔠𝔢 @outlawvern.bsky.social · 4d

In 2018 I was going through some stuff and I wrote a very personal essay interpreting what was then the entire HALLOWEEN franchise. I think it's pretty good so check it out some time.