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www.reuters.com
In Trump 2.0, MAGA-aligned influencers and media emerge as the new mainstream - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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Volcanic activity may have worsened the spread of the Black Death in medieval Europe. A study in Communications Earth & Environment suggests that climatic cooling and famine prompted Italian city-states to import grain from the Black Sea, potentially carrying the plague bacterium. 🏺 ⚒️ 🧪
Climate-driven changes in Mediterranean grain trade mitigated famine but introduced the Black Death to medieval Europe - Communications Earth & Environment
Post-volcanic climate downtown in southern Europe around 1345–1347 CE caused widespread famine, leading to Italian maritime republics importing grain from the Black Sea region and introducing fleas carrying the plague bacterium that caused the Black Death, according to tree ring analysis and documentary sources.
go.nature.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Volcanic activity may have worsened the spread of the Black Death in medieval Europe. A study in Communications Earth & Environment suggests that climatic cooling and famine prompted Italian city-states to import grain from the Black Sea, potentially carrying the plague bacterium. 🏺 ⚒️ 🧪
The Race for the Next Generation of Rockets, with Jeff Thornburg youtu.be/kuK8Z7sxX_8?... via @YouTube
The Race for the Next Generation of Rockets, with Jeff Thornburg
YouTube video by StarTalk
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The Race for the Next Generation of Rockets, with Jeff Thornburg youtu.be/kuK8Z7sxX_8?... via @YouTube
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A sizzling conversation between @atrupar.com and @thorbenson.bsky.social in PN:
"As is often the case with Trump, the recent rollout of his “media offenders” website feels a bit like something Richard Nixon would’ve done, only turned up to 11."
www.publicnotice.co/p/kevin-krus...
"As is often the case with Trump, the recent rollout of his “media offenders” website feels a bit like something Richard Nixon would’ve done, only turned up to 11."
www.publicnotice.co/p/kevin-krus...
Kevin Kruse on Trump making Nixon look like a choir boy
"Trump is engaged in a constant war with the media like we’ve never seen from a president before."
www.publicnotice.co
December 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A sizzling conversation between @atrupar.com and @thorbenson.bsky.social in PN:
"As is often the case with Trump, the recent rollout of his “media offenders” website feels a bit like something Richard Nixon would’ve done, only turned up to 11."
www.publicnotice.co/p/kevin-krus...
"As is often the case with Trump, the recent rollout of his “media offenders” website feels a bit like something Richard Nixon would’ve done, only turned up to 11."
www.publicnotice.co/p/kevin-krus...
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Trump: "I've been fully briefed on the Brown University situation. What a terrible thing it is. All we can do right now is pray for the victims." (Trump falsely posted that the shooter is in custody.)
December 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Trump: "I've been fully briefed on the Brown University situation. What a terrible thing it is. All we can do right now is pray for the victims." (Trump falsely posted that the shooter is in custody.)
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Spencer Hakimian:
WOW. Fox News BLAMES RFK Jr. for RISING MEASLES RATES across the country.
Me: As they should.
WOW. Fox News BLAMES RFK Jr. for RISING MEASLES RATES across the country.
Me: As they should.
December 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Spencer Hakimian:
WOW. Fox News BLAMES RFK Jr. for RISING MEASLES RATES across the country.
Me: As they should.
WOW. Fox News BLAMES RFK Jr. for RISING MEASLES RATES across the country.
Me: As they should.
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Yes, NYT, you got everything wrong, beginning to end. And it was never a close question. www.newsweek.com/mamdani-effe...
"Mamdani effect" is seeing more people moving to New York, not leaving it
The exodus of wealthy New Yorkers from the city that Florida realtors expected has yet to materialize, data shows.
www.newsweek.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Yes, NYT, you got everything wrong, beginning to end. And it was never a close question. www.newsweek.com/mamdani-effe...
Police respond to shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island. Multiple victims reported - no one in custody
apnews.com/article/brow...
apnews.com/article/brow...
Police respond to shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island. Multiple victims reported
Authorities say police have responded to an active shooting at Brown University near an engineering building on the campus in Providence, Rhode Island.
apnews.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Police respond to shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island. Multiple victims reported - no one in custody
apnews.com/article/brow...
apnews.com/article/brow...
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Trump: “This was an ISIS attack … we will retaliate”
December 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Trump: “This was an ISIS attack … we will retaliate”
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Fraud cost older adults up to $81.5 billion in 2024 — more lost at least $100,000 www.cnbc.com/2025/12/13/f...
Financial fraud cost older adults up to $81.5 billion in 2024, FTC estimates — more are losing at least $100,000
From 2020 to 2024, the 60-plus age group's reported losses have jumped 300% to $2.4 billion from $600 million, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
www.cnbc.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Fraud cost older adults up to $81.5 billion in 2024 — more lost at least $100,000 www.cnbc.com/2025/12/13/f...
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by @atrupar.com @thorbenson.bsky.social
1/2 “‘We certainly in the past have had antagonistic relationships between members of the press and the president, especially under Nixon,’ Kruse, a professor of history at Princeton University, told us. ‘But what we see now is the president..
1/2 “‘We certainly in the past have had antagonistic relationships between members of the press and the president, especially under Nixon,’ Kruse, a professor of history at Princeton University, told us. ‘But what we see now is the president..
Kevin Kruse on Trump making Nixon look like a choir boy
"Trump is engaged in a constant war with the media like we’ve never seen from a president before."
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
by @atrupar.com @thorbenson.bsky.social
1/2 “‘We certainly in the past have had antagonistic relationships between members of the press and the president, especially under Nixon,’ Kruse, a professor of history at Princeton University, told us. ‘But what we see now is the president..
1/2 “‘We certainly in the past have had antagonistic relationships between members of the press and the president, especially under Nixon,’ Kruse, a professor of history at Princeton University, told us. ‘But what we see now is the president..
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Trump 2024 campaign video: “All other presidents failed. They didn’t know what they were doing. I defeated ISIS in just a matter of weeks. Thank you.”
December 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Trump 2024 campaign video: “All other presidents failed. They didn’t know what they were doing. I defeated ISIS in just a matter of weeks. Thank you.”