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jj skolnik @modernistwitch.myatproto.social · 6h

look at this absolute robber baron

Tammi, yeah, that one. 2.1 @tammi.bsky.social · 10h

I found a 19th century Cat Villain!

A huge chonk of a fluffy cat sitting on a table near an open fire. The cat is cream and grey and appears to be shaped like a barrel in a fur coat. They are scowling fiercely with their moustache and bewhiskered ears apparently flowing back into the cold wind. There's a definite vibe that this villainous cat twirls their moustache as they evict orphans into the aforementioned blizzard and think Scrooge was an easy-going lightweight. They are magnificent.

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Maia Szalavitz @maiasz.bsky.social · 2d

Ask me anything about addiction & drug policy! upcoming event here www.swiny.org/2025/07/octo...

October 21: An Evening With Addiction Expert Maia Szalavitz

Science Writers in New York invites you to join us for a conversation with journalist and author Maia Szalavitz, who writes about drugs, addiction and public policy.

www.swiny.org

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 7h

Happy holidays to all who celebrate www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/its...

It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers

First published on October 9, 2009, this classic by Colin Nissan is our most-read article of all time. We’re celebrating the 16th anniversary of th...

www.mcsweeneys.net

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 8h

Live from the Emergency Naked Bike Ride 🚲 where the crowd hase just erupted in cheers with the arrival of the Unipipier

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 14h

💣CDC Cuts💥
Even with some staff having their firing rescinded, CDC has been deeply damaged by the cuts from 🧠🪱 that remain intact. We do not have a complete list as this was done in secrecy. 🧵

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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 1d

Mandatory recovery treatment doesn't solve homelessness, building affordable housing does.

I CAN'T BELIEVE PEOPLE HAVE A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING THIS .....

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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 2d

Journalist here

I’m interested in talking to a federal agency scientist who was fired, then rehired. I can keep you anonymous. I’m on Signal ginnyg.04

Reposts are appreciated!

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

Back when we had some standards still

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Bob Mann @robertmannbooks.com · 2d

This is true. I went to CVS just now to pick up some meds and the pharmacist gave me a $1000 in cash.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "Drug prices are going to be going down 100%, 400%, 600%, 1,000% in some cases."

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Maia Szalavitz @maiasz.bsky.social · 2d

Ask me anything about addiction & drug policy! upcoming event here www.swiny.org/2025/07/octo...

October 21: An Evening With Addiction Expert Maia Szalavitz

Science Writers in New York invites you to join us for a conversation with journalist and author Maia Szalavitz, who writes about drugs, addiction and public policy.

www.swiny.org

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Maia Szalavitz @maiasz.bsky.social · 3d

that's why there are no Jewish autistic people.... oh wait....

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 4d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 4d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Maia Szalavitz @maiasz.bsky.social · 4d

Met amazing colleagues & friends in science journalism; helped organize a group to help change the distorted media narrative about addiction & pain (changingthenarrative.news), got lots of great new sources. twitter was once great for ideologically diverse collaboration in areas of agreement.

Changing the Narrative | Drug Use & Addiction

Changing The Narrative is altering the way media represents drug use and addiction. Our mission is to help journalists and opinion leaders provide accurate, humane, and scientifically-grounded informa...

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Rosa Lafer-Sousa @rosalafersousa.bsky.social · 5d

Over the weekend ICE abducted an NIH contractor when he showed up to a courthouse for his green card hearing. He is documented. His wife is a citizen.

He is also member of the skeleton crew of animal care staff that works through a shutdown, to ensure the health and wellbeing of research animals.

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Boycott Citizens Bank @boycottcitizens.bsky.social · 7d

This generational trauma ICE is inflicting will reverberate for longer than we realize, in ways we can only begin to imagine.

Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 7d

ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.

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Maia Szalavitz @maiasz.bsky.social · 8d

but imagine the therapy bills your child will have if they realize they got named by a bargain namer ;-)

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Runs with scissors in the dark @tevistickles.bsky.social · 8d

Good #caturday morning everybody!! I slept in and I am not sorry.
🐈.

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 9d

this is the only purpose of prohibitionist drug law.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9d

Trump says the US is in "armed conflict" with drug cartels.

Meanwhile, his DOJ is disbanding a task force that took on cartels.

Trump doesn't care about stopping drug trafficking — he wants to be able to declare war on anyone he labels an enemy.

This is a power grab.

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Maia Szalavitz @maiasz.bsky.social · 9d

interesting idea about applying harm reduction to journalism itself.....

Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 10d

"If we want different results, we have to abandon standard practice."

YES.

Finally, someone put together what I and many other critics have been saying about political coverage — then took it further. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/harm-reducti...

Author Michael Hauser Tov is 28 years old.

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Maia Szalavitz @maiasz.bsky.social · 9d

p.s. here's how to get naloxone (narcan) for free if needed www.getnaloxonenow.org#getnaloxone

Get Naloxone Now

Get Naloxone Now is a free online resource to train people (lay bystanders and professional first responders) to respond effectively to an opioid overdose emergency.

www.getnaloxonenow.org

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 9d

It's almost as though all he did last year was brazenly lie, and it should have always been covered as brazen lying. apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goals

President Donald Trump is now openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign.

apnews.com

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Maia Szalavitz @maiasz.bsky.social · 9d

If your state has a suspiciously low overdose death rate, check it out! (also, know the signs: if someone's snoring weirdly, breathing infrequently, looks blue on skin or nails... USE Narcan! & keep it in every first aid kit so it's there) [excellent piece!] flatwaterfreepress.org/we-dont-know...

We don’t know the real number of Nebraskans dying from drugs. It’s costing us. - Flatwater Free Press

Every year, Nebraska undercounts overdoses, say state officials, public health experts, on-the-ground treatment workers and a new Flatwater Free Press analysis. Laws and money are impacted. And lives ...

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Leslie Brick @lesliebrickphd.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 Position Alert! 🚨
I am looking for a full-time Research Scientist 1 to join my lab in Albuquerque, NM at the Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addiction (CASAA). We will be studying how stress and trauma influence cannabis and substance use. 🧠🌿 (1/5)

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 10d

No they fucking didn’t—they said another manufacturer can make generic mifepristone, the same drug that’s been on the market for 25 years

Washington Post push alert:
Breaking News
The Trump administration quietly approved a new abortion drug, infuriating the right

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