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Verena Mischitz @vmischitz.bsky.social · 8h

shit‘s getting real

Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating

CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening

www.theguardian.com

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 5d

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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 16h

Los Angeles has just declared a state of emergency.

Not because of wildfires. Not because of riots. But because of an invasion by federal government troops.

We can see where this is going.

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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The Desert Veteran @jkz12769.bsky.social · 4h

All the press reporters have handed in their press badges to the Pentagon, even Fox propaganda News handed in their press badges. The regime is losing control. We the People are fighting back. The regime is going to increase the violence to try to get us back down. Don't stop the resistance.

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Marella @marellaishere.bsky.social · 13m

That's awful, nearly all (exception bluesky) owned and influenced by MAGA-billionaires.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 9d

Bad news: Anti-vaxxers have been given leadership positions at US health agencies and are doing everything they can to take away vaccines.

Good news: Despite all their spin, in reality they have been too incompetent to do anything effective to restrict vaccine access in any meaningful way so far.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 8d

"Secretary Kennedy is entitled to his views. But he is not entitled to put people’s health at risk. This is bigger than politics. It’s about putting the health of Americans first."

- Six former U.S. surgeons general, who have served under both Republican and Democratic administrations

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 7d

🎵 They did the Monster Slash 😭 @ellecordova.bsky.social

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 4d

Source:

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 4d

They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.

I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 4d

So now the Administration are saying that the mass firing of CDC scientists, including many responsible for preventing outbreaks, was an “error” and many will be brought back.

Whether by intention or incompetence, dismantling public health will kill people.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 1h

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

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Marella @marellaishere.bsky.social · 1h

War irgendwie klar.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 4h

I’m old enough to remember when we had a system of checks & balances that involved Congress, when Congress controlled the purse and legislated, and the president respected the Constitution & rule of law. I’m old enough to remember when a U.S. president wouldn’t want to be King George or a dictator.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3h

Again, it is a full-blown federal felony crime for anyone in the White House or Executive Office of the President to order tax investigations into anyone.

And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.

26 U.S. Code § 7217 - Prohibition on executive branch influence over taxpayer audits and other investigations
U.S. Code
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(a)Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for any applicable person to request, directly or indirectly, any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service to conduct or terminate an audit or other investigation of any particular taxpayer with respect to the tax liability of such taxpayer.

(b)Reporting requirement
Any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service receiving any request prohibited by subsection (a) shall report the receipt of such request to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

(c)Exceptions
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any written request made—
(1)to an applicable person by or on behalf of the taxpayer and forwarded by such applicable person to the Internal Revenue Service;
(2)by an applicable person for disclosure of return or return information under section 6103 if such request is made in accordance with the requirements of such section; or
(3)by the Secretary of the Treasury as a consequence of the implementation of a change in tax policy.
(d)Penalty
Any person who willfully violates subsection (a) or fails to report under subsection (b) shall be punished upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.

(e)Applicable person
For purposes of this section, the term “applicable person” means—
(1)the President, the Vice President, any employee of the executive office of the President, and any employee of the executive office of the Vice President; and
(2)any individual (other than the Attorney General of the United States) serving in a position specified in section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3h

ICE has arrested a mother of a three-year-old for playing her clarinet outside an ICE facility in Portland, as reported by her husband.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 3h

Donald Trump and JD Vance can find money to launch missiles over the I-5 during a government shutdown, but not a dime for Americans’ health care.

I-5 may be shut down due to concerns over live-fire military event at Camp Pendleton

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office is weighing whether to close parts of Interstate 5 beginning Friday amid concerns over what it says is a White House-directed plan to use live ordnance during a military ann...

www.latimes.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3h

While Trump plays trade war like he’s holding all the cards, our executives are coming back from China terrified.

They’re walking through “dark factories” where robots run the show so efficiently the lights don’t even need to be on.

One exec saw a plant pumping out phones with zero human workers.

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Teri G @terilg.bsky.social · 7h

When a picture says a thousand words…

#TrumpsShutdownDragsOn

When a picture says a thousand words…

Photo of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson biting his lip

#TrumpsShutdownDragsOn

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 6d

This indictment of Letitia James is not a prosecution; it is a politically-motivated persecution. Donald Trump is using a weaponized Department of Justice to punish a public servant who dared to hold him accountable. This sham proceeding is a direct assault on the Rule of Law.

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Legal AF @legalafmtn.bsky.social · 6h

Popok: Why isn’t Mike Johnson swearing her in and allowing her to serve the people who elected her? Because she’s promised to be the 218th signature on the discharge petition related to the Epstein files.

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Sascha Pallenberg @palle.bsky.social · Nov 25

Mein #Bluesky HowTo inkl umfangreicher Tool-Liste ist da:

- Statistiken
- Feeds, Listen & Starterpacks
- Migrations-Tools (Twitter Accounts finden etc.)
- Alternative Clients & Crossposter
- und noch so viel mehr

Wuerde mich freuen, wenn ihr diese Ausgabe mit euren Follower:innen teil!

Danke 🙏

Bluesky HowTo und Tools

Der Kurznachrichtendienst Bluesky waechst als gaebe es kein Morgen mehr. Ein durchaus kritischer Blick auf die Plattform, deren Erfolgsrezept und eine Sammlung der wichtigsten Tools, die den Einstieg ...

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Oliver Das Gupta @oliverdasgupta.bsky.social · 6d

Ein #Agent aus Ungarn hat Recherchen des SPIEGEL & anderer Partner zufolge versucht, Spitzel in EU-Institutionen zu installieren und Beamte zu rekrutieren. Ein Sprecher hat nun bestätigt, dass sich die #EU-Kommission mit dem Vorwurf beschäftigt.

Das das könnte unschön werden für Team #Orban.

Nach SPIEGEL-Bericht: EU-Kommission kündigt Untersuchung zu ungarischen Agenten an

Ein ungarischer Agent hat laut einer SPIEGEL-Recherche versucht, Informanten in EU-Institutionen zu installieren und Beamte zu rekrutieren. Ein Sprecher hat nun bestätigt, dass sich die Kommission mit...

www.spiegel.de

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Inge Rosenberger @ingerosenberger.bsky.social · 5d

„Schon wieder diese renitente Mutter“ – so lautet der abwertende Kommentar einer Behörde, die mich regelmäßig als lästigen Störfaktor abstempelt. Das Buch von @meisnerwerk.bsky.social und Paul Starzmann macht klar, dass Renitenz notwendig ist, um sich ein- und durchzusetzen. Das stärkt mich enorm.

Buchcover von ‚Mut zum Unmut – Eine Anleitung zur politischen Widerspenstigkeit‘ von Matthias Meisner und Paul Starzmann. Das Cover ist gelb mit einer blauen Grafik einer Ziege und auffälligen roten und blauen Schriftzügen.

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Darth Wutze @darthwutze.bsky.social · 4d

Zum Wohle des Volkes...

Ach.
Ach was.

Echt jetzt?

Wer keine Lobby hat, nun dessen Wohl kann jederzeit eingeschränkt werden.

361-grad.eu/2025/10/11/D...

Des Kaisers neue Kleider - Reboot 2025

Trete nach unten, lächle dabei und nenne es Reform.

361-grad.eu

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