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Usdi Crittenden

@lilusdi.bsky.social

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Same doofus as on twitter. Ndn anarcho-judaism. Non-dirtbag leftist. Unemployed cell/molecular biologist with a powerful rage for health misinfo. Wants to see pictures of your pets. Wondering how long I can make a descri

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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · May 20

My policy on sharing campaigns:

I will automatically consider gfm campaigns to be legitimate. @mommunism.bsky.social has touched on this before, and I've seen it firsthand with a friend who is trying to help his fiance escape Russia: gfm heavily vets all campaigns. They often err on the side of

Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · Nov 26

In-progress thread of my own Palestinian-made gift sources!

Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · Nov 26

I definitely am seconding the recommendation of Canaan brand and Handmade Palestine (which is run by a delightful couple in Ramallah), but would also like to recommend the Al-Ard brand (run by the Anabtawi family) for their oils and foods. You can shop at alardproducts.com or look in your local

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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 10h

NHANES is an invaluable tool that many researchers including myself use to report on conditions in the general population.

Like the fact that ~40% of 12-21yo females are iron deficient.

Tinyurl.com/JAMAFe

And so much more important work.

But they’re destroying it all.

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CatFrat @catfrat.bsky.social · 11h

This is why ridicule is an effective form of protest. Convening an Emergency Naked Bike Ride is ridiculous in the first place; having it give Mike Johnson such vapors that he calls it “the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet” is so over the top it’s ridiculous. Just perfection

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 9h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · 9h

I realized some of the issue is actually the stereo speakers because my commute sends me over a steep incline and plugs my ear so I can't hear well in my right ear rn

Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · 9h

Based on the headline you'd almost expect that he was (accurately) pointing out how non-threatening the protests are, but no.
Mike Johnson, third in line for the US presidency, feels threatened by naked bicyclists.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 9h

"The most threatening thing I’ve seen yet was the naked bicyclers in Portland who were protesting ICE down there," said U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Tuesday.

U.S. House Speaker calls Portland naked bike ride ‘most threatening thing I’ve seen yet’

"The most threatening thing I’ve seen yet was the naked bicyclers in Portland who were protesting ICE down there," said U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Tuesday.

www.oregonlive.com

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 9h

"The most threatening thing I’ve seen yet was the naked bicyclers in Portland who were protesting ICE down there," said U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Tuesday.

U.S. House Speaker calls Portland naked bike ride ‘most threatening thing I’ve seen yet’

"The most threatening thing I’ve seen yet was the naked bicyclers in Portland who were protesting ICE down there," said U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Tuesday.

www.oregonlive.com

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OPB @opb.org · 9h

Environmental groups and the State of Oregon are seeking a court injunction to force federal dams on the Columbia River to lower reservoirs and increase the amount of water they spill downstream.

Salmon advocates seek injunction to change Columbia River dam operations

Environmental groups and the State of Oregon are seeking a court injunction to force federal dams on the Columbia River to lower reservoirs and increase the amount of water they spill downstream.

www.opb.org

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 9h

Tuition at the University of Utah will be free for some students with families earning less than $100,000 a year, the state’s flagship higher education institution announced Tuesday morning.

via @utahnewsdispatch.com

University of Utah tuition will be free for state families earning less than $100,000 annually

Tuition at the University of Utah will be free for some students with families earning less than $100,000 a year, the state’s flagship higher education institution announced Tuesday morning.

www.newsfromthestates.com

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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · 9h

So the thing about Link is they're always trans but the direction depends on the game. Twilight Princess Link is transmasc. BOTW Link is transfemme.

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Missouri Independent @missouriindependent.com · 17h

Abortion will remain available at Planned Parenthood clinics in Missouri, the Western District Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday, rejecting a request by the attorney general’s office to reinstate several restrictions on the procedure. #moleg #mogov

Missouri appeals court rules against attorney general, allows abortions to continue • Missouri Independent

A Missouri appeals court unanimously rejected arguments by the attorney general that abortion regulations do not cause "irreparable harm."

missouriindependent.com

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 14h

I don't think people realize what an immediate impact this is going to have on outbreak response and containment.

Ferric Fang, MD @fangferric.bsky.social · 14h

According to a state epidemiologist, "CDC personnel who normally share information with state officials during outbreaks have been eliminated."

Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 1d

“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.””

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javier grillo-marxuach @okbjgm.bsky.social · 1d

the degree to which i feel like i am living in the pre-title montage of a post-apocalyptic movie cannot be overstated.

Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 1d

This is an alarming compression of the planetary destruction timeline: with the massive growth of the AI bubble, data centers are expected to consume up to 12% of total US electricity by 2028, up from 4.4% in 2023.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/t...

Sora 2 and ChatGPT are consuming so much power that OpenAI just did another 10 gigawatt deal | CNN Business

OpenAI is partnering with Broadcom to design and develop 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips and systems, a massive amount of power that will use as much electricity as a large city. The move further high...

www.cnn.com

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betsy ladyzhets 😷 @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social · 14h

Today @thesicktimes.org: Some workplaces that require in-person work are outright banning masks, while others have implicit anti-mask attitudes. Here's how some workers and organizers are pushing back.

By Nadica Zimmerman: thesicktimes.org/2025/10/14/d...

Despite the ongoing pandemic, some companies are banning employees from masking - The Sick Times

While some anti-mask policies have failed — a win for workers — there is a larger effort to ban masks in the U.S. on state and local levels. And more businesses may attempt to ban masks in the workpla...

thesicktimes.org

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 10h

Some of us are truly only functioning due to medications working just enough, but even mild Long Covid can be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 14h

It’s really disheartening to see people who admit this regime is doing eugenics fail to understand the ways in which chronically ill, disabled, and immunocompromised people are just absolutely fucked by Long Covid

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 10h

But that 120 year legacy changed on October 1st, when US customs announced a phase-out of Canadian access to the library.

Canadians with existing cards could still enter via an emergency exit until October 1st, but now must go through border control to enter their library.

Are we the baddies, etc.

Locals feel a loss as the U.S. limits Canadian access to cross-border library

Canadians will no longer be allowed to freely use the American entrance to the cultural building that sits on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border.

www.npr.org

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Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 10h

His non-apology apology is really something.

Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 10h

Lol, fired for being dumb enough to put it in print

Staten Island Republican fires chief of staff over alleged text comments, including ‘I love Hitler’

The alleged texts exchanged via Telegram chats among young Republican leaders was obtained by Politico over a seven month period.

www.silive.com

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 11h

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 17h

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 10h

it wasn't enough that our cities and states already paid far more than they receive from the federal government. the people who elected trump want to steal more from us, to give to Argentina, to give to ICE, to give to billionaires. Intolerable

Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 11h

Trump admin has frozen or cancelled $28 b for projects, almost all in Dem districts. Small amount of frozen funds in GOP districts are in predominately Dem states (CA, OR, WA, CO, MN, IL, NY, MD), or in predominately Dem cities (St Louis, Atlanta, Greenville) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump admin is freezing or cancelling billions of dollars in funding for projects in Democratic areas.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16h

The USC Thornton School of Music has appointed Solange as the school’s first scholar in residence

She will she will teach a course on music curation, host student-focused workshops and more

Solange to build programming and teach course at USC Thornton School of Music

Grammy winner Solange Knowles is bringing her expertise to the USC Thornton School of Music, where she has been named the school's first all-school scholar in residence.

www.latimes.com

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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · 9h

EXCUSE ME

Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 19h

Just so everyone is clear, the main issue in the Supreme Court voting rights case tomorrow is whether it's racist against white people to enforce the Voting Rights Act.

I'm dead serious. We live in incredibly stupid times.

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 10h

Spent all day reading briefs in Louisiana v. Callais and watching white people argue that the 14th amendment is a race-neutral colorblind amendment and citing Plessy for that proposition has me so angry. Just.. come the fuck on.

The Reconstruction Amendments were not intended to be race-neutral.

Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 19h

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Senior Scallywag @mcduffg.bsky.social · 21h

The GOP wants us to be afraid. Afraid of each other, afraid to speak up, afraid to stand up against tyranny...just frozen in fear.
But we are going to play music, be joyful, and join together in peaceful protest against those who would destroy our country.

Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 1d

War torn Portland.
I am

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 10h

What Ceasefire? Israel Is Back to Its Genocidal Ways as Trump Demands a Peace Prize.

Trump's alleged historic peace deal is about as real as a diploma from Trump University, yet that hasn't stopped Republicans from kissing up to their King and ignoring a genocide.

open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 10h

"He's got no plan... so he'll go talk about trans athletes..."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Tim Walz: "Here's what I'd challenge Trump to do: find three soybean farmers who will stand with you and say that's okay. Just three. I challenge you to do that because you're not gonna find them."

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 10h

Nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners were released on Monday in a prisoner exchange deal with Israel, however over 9,100 Palestinians remain in Israeli jails

Over 9,000 Palestinians remain in Israeli jails after Gaza prisoner swap

Many are held without charge, routinely facing torture and harsh conditions

www.middleeasteye.net

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