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Justin du Coeur @jducoeur.bsky.social · 17h

Bloody awful. More context: www.erininthemorning.com/p/fenway-hea...

Spread the word, especially to anyone you know who uses Fenway Health -- we need customers speaking up.

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Justin du Coeur @jducoeur.bsky.social · 8d

Knock on wood, I haven't been logged out again in the past 24 hours, so *hopefully* this was just some sort of glitch I stumbled into.

Justin du Coeur @jducoeur.bsky.social · 10d

Razza-frazzing #Bluesky is logging me out every time I look away, it seems like.

(Okay, it's clearly taking at least a few hours. But I'm having to log in multiple times a day in the browser - every time somebody sends me a link, pretty much.)

Anybody know if something changed recently?

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TProphet @tprophet.org · 21d

1/ Hi, I'm TProphet. I write the Telecom Informer for @2600.com. A lot of people have been asking me about www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat... given that I'm somewhat knowledgeable in the area.

Here's my take: I'm kind of astonished that this is public, and it isn't normal that it would ever be.

Secret Service agents dismantle network that could shut down New York cellphone system

Agents discovered electronic devices in five locations in and around the city that could be used to disable cellphone towers. The system could also be used for criminal activities.

www.nbcnews.com

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Justin du Coeur @jducoeur.bsky.social · 16d

Starting a new series of articles, trying to really drill into how to build a modern "Web of Trust", which seems to be desperately needed at this point: jducoeur.dreamwidth.org/1668137.html

Check it out, and join in the conversation!

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Kerry Reid (she/her) @kerryreid.bsky.social · Sep 2

A friend took this at a rally today and I barked laughing.

Sign at rally with picture of Malort bottle reading Go Ahead...Chicago Drinks Tear Gas By The Ounce.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · Sep 3

ACTION OPPORTUNITY: Public Comment Period for urging CDC to restore old guidelines that everyone get COVID vaccine access, opposing new restriction to high-risk only (which will reduce number of places stocking it & make it easier for insurance to deny coverage). Commenting takes literally 1 minute!

Alyson Smith @pedsaly.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨 HELLO folks who care about science, health, and kids 🚨

👋 Can I borrow you for a sec? Public comment for ACIP meeting opened today and there are only THREE entries 😳

Can you add your input? Ok to do anon. Brief comments fine - deadline Sept 13. Please share! ❤️⤵️
www.regulations.gov/docket/CDC-2...

regulations.gov

NONRULEMAKING DOCKET
Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices - September 2025
Created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Open for Comments
Docket Details
• Docket Documents 1
• All Comments on Docket 3

Go here to say what you think ACIP should do with pediatric vaccines. You don’t have to be a clinician or scientist - anyone can comment, and you can do so anonymously! ⤵️

https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CDC-2025-0454/document?withinCommentPeriod=true 🙂❤️

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Techdirt @techdirt.com · Jul 28

Oh My God, TAKE IT DOWN Kills Parody

Donald Trump is a notorious media bully. He uses lawsuits, executive power, and political pressure to punish critics and bend institutions to his will. Disney, Meta, and Paramount have since paid out multi-million-dollar settlements over content disputes. CBS…

Oh My God, TAKE IT DOWN Kills Parody

Donald Trump is a notorious media bully. He uses lawsuits, executive power, and political pressure to punish critics and bend institutions to his will. Disney, Meta, and Paramount have since paid out multi-million-dollar settlements over content disputes. CBS News leaders resigned. Colbert’s show was canceled. The AP was barred from the White House. Even Rupert Murdoch is now being sued…

www.techdirt.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jul 20

Good morning! I'm in Uganda to visit family and friends.

But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month.

See you soon, NYC.

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Justin du Coeur @jducoeur.bsky.social · Jul 23

For those who haven't already seen this horror story: it appears that at least some #Hyatt hotels are using smoke detectors *specifically designed* to falsely claim that you were smoking in your room, and slap a huge fine on you.

threadreaderapp.com/thread/19459...

Thread by @_ZachGriff on Thread Reader App

@_ZachGriff: I was just scammed by a @Hyatt hotel — and what I’ve uncovered so far points to a *much* bigger issue. A 🧵 (1/13) It started when I checked out of Hyatt’s Pell Hotel near...

threadreaderapp.com

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Justin du Coeur @jducoeur.bsky.social · Jul 17

#NameAndShame time -- #Citibank has managed to lose us as CC customers, after many years of using them heavily, by not only managing to charge us over $200 in late fees for a *four day* late payment, but then adding yet more because they *lost our check* for two weeks.

Bloody incompetents...

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Phil Foglio @thephilfoglio.bsky.social · Jul 17

#girlgenius Hated to do it, but we started a GoFundMe. These are chaotic times, and no mistake, and all of a sudden we realized they were chaosing all over us. (www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-f...) Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Donate to Help the Foglios Through Unexpected Challenges, organized by Phil Foglio

We are Kaja & Phil Foglio, creators of the Girl Genius webcomic and owners … Phil Foglio needs your support for Help the Foglios Through Unexpected Challenges

www.gofundme.com

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METR @metr.org · Jul 10

We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.

The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.

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Arisia @arisia.bsky.social · Jul 16

The Arisia Long Range Planning Committee would like you to join them to talk about...The Future of Arisia.
In-person: Th, July 24, 7-9pm at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge
Online: Sun, July 27, 2-4pm on zoom at buff.ly/b7hAi1z
If you can’t make either meeting, email us at [email protected]

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Mr. Blabalino 🇳🇴🇺🇸💙 @blabalino.com · Jun 25

Due to Donald Trump, the US now has zero global credibility. It will take many years to repair this damage.

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Justin du Coeur @jducoeur.bsky.social · Jun 19

Horrible to realize that something like this has largely been missed in all the other horrors: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The idea that veterans can lose their hospital support for their political views is very on-brand for the Trumpists, but wildly anti-American...

VA hospitals remove politics and marital status from guidelines protecting patients from discrimination

Department of Veterans Affairs says the changes come in response to a Trump executive order ‘defending women’

www.theguardian.com

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Justin du Coeur @jducoeur.bsky.social · Jun 15

Reported numbers vary widely for each, but the No Kings protests probably got between twenty to a hundred times as many people as Trump's pathetic little parade. (Maybe even more.)

It was loud, joyful, and generally great.

Stuff like that gives me hope that we will yet get out of this mess...

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Justin du Coeur @jducoeur.bsky.social · Jun 10

For those in the US who haven't already heard -- Trump's birthday (and tinpot-dictator military parade) on Saturday is an *excellent* time for nationwide mass protest: nokings.org

Y'all join in if you can -- it's time to upstage the asshole.

Spread the word!

No Kings

On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...

nokings.org

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Chris Dwan (he/him) @somershade.bsky.social · May 1

Clicking the "previous story" link at the bottom of the article (just below the credulous quote from the Mayor's chief of staff) brings us to a more balanced take from just two weeks ago.

The Mayor's intransigence on four years terms has cost us -years-.

www.cambridgeday.com/2025/04/12/m...

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Mayor's call for four-year terms by 2028 holds up Somerville charter change process, councilors say - Cambridge Day

The clock is ticking on an attempt to let voters decide this fall on changes to the governing system and structure of the city, and some officials in Somerville are frustrated that approval is delayed...

www.cambridgeday.com

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Justin du Coeur @jducoeur.bsky.social · Apr 29

Things are getting scarier, and this one is particularly worth paying attention to. Note the later provisions here, and think about their implications. Put it together, and this is none-too-quietly laying the groundwork for martial law: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Strengthening and Unleashing America's Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:Section 1. Purpose and

www.whitehouse.gov

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · Apr 26

There are over 700 Oregon businesses that have chosen to be listed as pro-MAGA businesses on this website, including the CrossFit gym in my neighborhood. www.publicsquare.com/search/busin...

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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · Apr 25

"The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat."

www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...

USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry

The Agriculture Department says it is withdrawing a plan to limit salmonella bacteria in poultry products.

www.seattletimes.com

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · Apr 23

Christ alive.

We’re all doomed.

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Justin du Coeur @jducoeur.bsky.social · Apr 19

Shepherd of the faithful and master of the sick burn...

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Apr 19

"Pope Francis skipped the Vatican’s official meeting with Vice President JD Vance Saturday, instead having his No. 2 give the vice president a lecture on compassion, according to a Vatican statement."

Pope Sends Deputy to Lecture Vance on Compassion at Vatican

Vance had an “an exchange of opinions” with Cardinal Pietro Parolin that touched on migration, the Vatican said.

www.thedailybeast.com

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