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Matt Round @mattround.com · 16h

OpenAI’s strategy is very clear, it’s trying to get people - especially young people - so reliant on its products intellectually & emotionally (& now sexually!) that going without them becomes unthinkable. And they need signs of that strategy working to keep the funding flowing in

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 16h

There is simply no equivalent, not even close, of this anywhere on the center or far left. There is no ‘both sides’ here, media.

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 21h

"Together, the messages reveal a culture where racist, antisemitic and violent rhetoric circulate freely — and where the Trump-era loosening of political norms has made such talk feel less taboo among those positioning themselves as the party’s next leaders."

Can't call them fascists?

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Michael Girard, CA, PAA-NCGR @michaelmgirard.bsky.social · 14h

I’m very sorry she had to go through that. 🫂

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Michael Girard, CA, PAA-NCGR @michaelmgirard.bsky.social · 15h

I'm very sorry for your loss as well. 🫂

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Michael Girard, CA, PAA-NCGR @michaelmgirard.bsky.social · 15h

Thank you. I may take part of the day off.

It's tiring, trying to get grown adults to realize that public health is a civic responsibility.

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Michael Girard, CA, PAA-NCGR @michaelmgirard.bsky.social · 15h

Tomorrow would have been my mother's 74th birthday. She did not mask, and whoever gave COVID to her was likely unmasked, and may not have known that they had it.

She's dead, along with millions of others.

Don't rationalize preventable deaths.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

(and i think it is a demand that stems from fear more than a rational assessment of the threat environment)

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 17h

I’m very very tired of “living in fear” being lobbed at maskwearers by people who frequently say they can’t wear one because no one else around them is.

Living in fear is ignoring science and endangering lives and your own health because you’re terrified of not fitting in.

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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 16h

Anyone who legitimatized these buffoons owns this.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 16h

X post today from Homeland Security @DHSgov that says "Remigrate."
3:06 PM · Oct 14, 2025

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Michael Girard, CA, PAA-NCGR @michaelmgirard.bsky.social · 15h

Boooo! The ratio is the message: "Booooooo!"

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unidentified alien @afroalien.bsky.social · 1d

(things said by people who have not undertaken a rational assessment of the threat environment since 2021)

I wish liberal covid deniers would actually engage with the piles of evidence on the continued danger of covid, rather than deeming everyone who has insane.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

(and i think it is a demand that stems from fear more than a rational assessment of the threat environment)

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Michael Girard, CA, PAA-NCGR @michaelmgirard.bsky.social · 15h

Can't forget him whispering to that reporter "the pandemic...is...overrrrr...."

Michael Girard, CA, PAA-NCGR @michaelmgirard.bsky.social · 16h

A really disappointing take coming from you.

#MaskUp

a woman wearing a pink shirt is putting on a face mask .

ALT: a woman wearing a pink shirt is putting on a face mask .

media.tenor.com

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 1d

Oh look, a columnist for the NYT telling me that masking in public stems from fear instead of rational assessment of the threat

Nothing to see here

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

(and i think it is a demand that stems from fear more than a rational assessment of the threat environment)

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Michael Girard, CA, PAA-NCGR @michaelmgirard.bsky.social · 17h

It’s in the gospels of Matthew, Luke, and John, and it’s in the epistle to the Romans…

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

ERIKA KIRK: He did pray for his enemies, which is very hard, but he did

TRUMP: *shit-eating grin, shrugs*

ERIKA KIRK: I saw him do it

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Nicola Allan 💫 @nicola-allan.com · 1d

IT’S TIME! 🤩

After studying this endlessly fascinating and genuinely awe inspiring subject for over seven (!) years, a few weeks ago I quietly opened my books to clients and I’m very happy and extremely excited to announce that I am now available for astrology consultations! 💫

a smiling woman with dark blonde hair wearing a black shirt and holding a bunch of astrology books

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Elysian @elysianastro.bsky.social · 19h

This is so exciting!!

Book with her, you won't regret it!

Nicola Allan 💫 @nicola-allan.com · 1d

IT’S TIME! 🤩

After studying this endlessly fascinating and genuinely awe inspiring subject for over seven (!) years, a few weeks ago I quietly opened my books to clients and I’m very happy and extremely excited to announce that I am now available for astrology consultations! 💫

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Michael Girard, CA, PAA-NCGR @michaelmgirard.bsky.social · 18h

This is the perfect time for cancel culture. Keep them out of power.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Michael Girard, CA, PAA-NCGR @michaelmgirard.bsky.social · 19h

ALERT for anyone who uses protein powder! I will be shifting my purchasing habits accordingly.

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 22h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 22h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 19h

My God, what has the party of Barry Goldwater, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush, and George W Bush become?

The party of Barry Goldwater, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush, and George W Bush.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Michael Girard, CA, PAA-NCGR @michaelmgirard.bsky.social · 19h

Sounds like you've got a slander case there...

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Michael Girard, CA, PAA-NCGR @michaelmgirard.bsky.social · 19h

Just saw that an asteroid that is literally the *name of the man whose product I work on* is square my 10H new moon (even enclosed by each luminary! lol). #astrology #astrosky #astrosphere

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J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 1d

More on microplastics:

They're "released from exposure to heat," like when you pour coffee into a foam cup, brew a cuppa in a tea bag that has microplastics, & wash polyester fabric on high heat.

So "keeping your plastic away from heat is a low-hanging...

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Microplastics are everywhere. You can do one simple thing to avoid them.

The biggest sources of microplastics have one thing in common: Heat.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Michael Girard, CA, PAA-NCGR @michaelmgirard.bsky.social · 20h

Needs to be repeated: "Anyone who gets COVID-19 can get long COVID."

Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 22h

🎯PSA by @nychealthy.bsky.social on Twitter (why not post it here on bsky too?):

"Anyone who gets COVID-19 can get long COVID. However, some people have a higher chance of getting long COVID than others because they are at greater risk...
Learn more: nyc.gov/longcovid

OP: x.com/nycHealthy/s...

Anyone who gets COVID-19 can get long COVID. However, some people have a higher chance of getting long COVID than others because they are at greater risk of getting COVID-19 in the first place or having more severe illness.

Learn more: http://nyc.gov/longcovid

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