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Nancy Levine Stearns 🌎 @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 3d

CEO OF E.L.F. BEAUTY SAYS ‘DIVERSITY IS KEY’ TO BRAND’S SUCCESS

Tarang Amin, e.l.f. Beauty CEO, is reaffirming his company’s dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

$ELF

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CEO OF e.l.f. Beauty Says 'Diversity Is Key' To Brand's Success

e.l.f. Beauty CEO Tarang Amin says DEI is what drives the cosmetic brand's success, and the company will not abandon the community it serves.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 2d

The entire CDC Washington office is gone. This is the office that informs and advises Congress, whose members represent the American people. 🇺🇸

Bobby has erased anyone in DC who can speak for CDC officially. 🙉🙈🙊

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migas7.bsky.social @migas7.bsky.social · 3d

Stephen Miller Accidentally Says “I” When Discussing Trump’s Powers newrepublic.com/post/201663/... via @newrepublic.com

Stephen Miller Accidentally Says “I” When Discussing Trump’s Powers

Miller’s slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge.

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Nicole Mark (she/her) @nicoledesignsdata.com · 3d

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How To Read This Chart @howtoreadthisch.art · 3d

The first edition of the new newsletter is out! Check it out IF YOU DARE (halloween)
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The glorious return of How To Read This Chart

Chapter 1 So, uh, what have you been up to? The last time anyone received an issue of "How To Read This Chart," President Trump hadn't yet deployed the military to D.C., the Mets were only a game-and...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

The mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties.

Hello?

Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party.

Enough of the false equivalence.

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JonZoidberg @jonzoidberg.xyz · 5d

How fucked is it in the year 2025, Marjorie Batshit Greene is the lone voice of reason in the Dipshit party?

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Once a loyal foot soldier for Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene is increasingly bucking her party

From the Gaza war to the Epstein files to the government shutdown, the MAGA-aligned congresswoman has grown critical of her fellow Republicans.

www.nbcnews.com

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Nicole Mark (she/her) @nicoledesignsdata.com · 3d

Dogs know.

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Nicole Mark (she/her) @nicoledesignsdata.com · 3d

Rooting for you from Delaware!

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 3d

magine trying to put a woman in jail
bc she had proven to a jury
that you’re a crook.

Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 4d

NYC earlier today: Following yesterday's political-motivated indictment of Attorney General Letitia James by the fascist Trump regime, protesters in New York City rallied and chanted "Hands off Tish!" in support of her.

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Sam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 3d

Dems floated a narrow bill to fund the military, which can’t move because the House isn’t in session. Meanwhile, DoD is now going to spend funds not appropriated by Congress to ensure military paychecks continue.

POTUS now both commands and provisions the military. Unconstitutional and SO dangerous

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.
A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC
News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 3d

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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Nicole Mark (she/her) @nicoledesignsdata.com · 3d

Fuck him.

Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 3d

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Trump slashes mental health agency as shutdown drags on — NPR

Sources tell NPR that more than 100 employees have been laid off at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had some cuts reversed late Saturday.

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 3d

So if Russ Vought and Bob Kennedy were deliberately trying on behalf of an enemy to sicken and kill Americans by destroying the public health structure - what would they be doing differently?

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 3d

I’m not trying to give @pbs.org ideas for raising money—but I am. I would buy women’s fit T-shirts of all my favorite childhood shows. Reading rainbow, 321 contact, square one, zoobiliee zoo. I feel like two generations will run to donate even more money for shirts with Levar Burton on them…

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 4d

The Portland thing gives me some hope because we, as a society, glorify violence because our government IS violence. But the cycle of retaliation can never stop without some really intense problem solving and big picture work.

To see de-escalation with frog suits, of all things.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 3d

More than 5,000 federal employees have received layoff notices. We’re working to ensure that the administration isn’t using state voter rolls to target registered Democrats for termination. More details soon.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d

A second generation nepo baby, raised by a pair of sociopaths and given every advantage in the world. I'm sure this story will end well.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 5d

Post this everywhere‼️
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RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 5d

Guy who is zip-tying American children and shooting pastors on the head with pepper balls wants Peace Prize.

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Nicole Mark (she/her) @nicoledesignsdata.com · 5d

Vaxxed up and ready to fight fascism!

lacey @byelacey.bsky.social · 5d

it's that time of year, it's time to get your flu and covid booster shot unless you're from massachusetts then it's time for your flu and covid borcester shot

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Nicole Mark (she/her) @nicoledesignsdata.com · 5d

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 5d

MIT President Sally Kornbluth just issued a statement to the campus community saying NO to Trump’s authoritarian compact

“And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.”

Dear Madam Secretary,
I write in response to your letter of October 1, inviting MIT to review a "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." I acknowledge the vital importance of these matters.
I appreciated the chance to meet with you earlier this year to discuss the priorities we share for American higher education.
As we discussed, the Institute's mission of service to the nation directs us to advance knowledge, educate students and bring knowledge to bear on the world's great challenges. We do that in line with a clear set of values, with excellence above all. Some practical examples:
• MIT prides itself on rewarding merit.
Students, faculty and staff succeed here based on the strength of their talent, ideas and hard work. For instance, the Institute
was the first to reinstate the SAT/ACT requirement after the pandemic. And MIT has never had legacy preferences in admissions.

• MIT opens its doors to the most talented students regardless of their family's finances. Admissions are need-blind. Incoming undergraduates whose families earn less than $200,000 a year pay no tuition. Nearly 88% of our last graduating class left MIT with no debt for their education. We make a wealth of free courses and low-cost certificates available
to any American with an internet
connection. Of the undergraduate degrees we award, 94% are in STEM fields. And in service to the nation, we cap enrollment of international undergraduates at roughly
10%.
• We value free expression, as clearly described in the MIT Statement on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. We must hear facts and opinions we don't like - and engage respectfully with those with whom we disagree.

These values and other MIT practices meet or exceed many standards outlined in the document you sent. We freely choose these values because they're right, and we live by them because they support our mission - work of immense value to the prosperity, competitiveness, health and security of the United States. And of course, MIT abides by the law.
The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific
funding should be based on scientific merit alone.
In our view, America's leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence. In that tree marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences.
Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education.

As you know, MIT's record of service to the nation is long and enduring. Eight decades ago, MIT leaders helped invent a scientific partnership between America's research universities and the
U.S. government that has delivered extraordinary benefits for the American people.
We continue to believe in the power of this partnership to serve the nation.
Sincerely,
Sally Kornbluth
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Ms. May Mailman
Mr. Vincent Haley

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Andrew Mercer @awmercer.bsky.social · 5d

I have gotten a bunch of interesting/useful resources from these. If you are someone who manages research data, this is definitely worth checking out.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 5d

I like how they gave the Nobel Prize to someone fighting for democracy in Venezuela, instead of someone sinking fishing boats off their coast.

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