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radiofreetom.bsky.social
As David Frum said at the start, one day you will not believe how much this all didn’t happen
December 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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idothethinking.bsky.social
And in more Berkeley news, this new article details how Berkeley, Calif. transformed from a punchline of anti-housing development activity to one of the most pro-housing cities in California.
www.westerncity.com/article/how-...
How Berkeley turned firestorm housing fights into routine votes - Western City Magazine
“When I started development at Berkeley 35 years ago, I would go to public meetings and be compared to Hitler, Attila the ...
www.westerncity.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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idothethinking.bsky.social
Big News! SAHA will be the developer of the low income housing/homeless housing component of the Peoples Park project. This comes after RCD dropped out after the CEQA lawsuit. This for sure means the VLI and ELI units are going ahead.
news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/11/u...
UC Berkeley announces partner for supportive and affordable housing at People's Park - Berkeley News
Construction of apartments for formerly unhoused and low-income people is planned to begin after the fall 2027 opening of a new student housing building — named Judith E. Heumann House — and revitaliz...
news.berkeley.edu
December 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
oakwtf.bsky.social
May the slop be with you
moreperfectunion.bsky.social More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 9h
BREAKING: Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI, and will allow its iconic characters to be on the company's Sora AI video generator.
December 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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walkerbragman.bsky.social
SCOOP: Academy Award-nominee Liam Neeson narrated a recent anti-vaccine documentary that glorifies RFK Jr.’s rise to power.

In the film, Neeson—a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador—calls the COVID-19 vaccines “dangerous experiments.”

www.importantcontext.news/p/liam-neeso...
Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary
The Taken actor can be heard calling mRNA COVID vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
www.importantcontext.news
December 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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jonathancohn.bsky.social
Congrats to the Dems who voted to end the shutdown and were so convinced that they would get a deal.
December 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
oakwtf.bsky.social
I may have actually L. O. L. ‘ed at this one.
December 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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charlesornstein.bsky.social
COVID-19 vaccines protect children from severe illness, a new report from (~checks notes~) CDC finds. Meanwhile, the administration no longer recommends COVID-19 shots for kids.
Effectiveness of 2024–2025 COVID-19 Vaccines in Children...
This report describes COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness among children ages 9 months to 17 years.
www.cdc.gov
December 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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carlbergstrom.com
Computer scientists: "So with machine learning we can extract subtle patterns from massive datasets. What shall we do with it?"

Business school professors, every single time: "You know, I think phrenology got a raw deal in the late 1800s."
Can Your Face Predict Your Salary? Using AI Personality Assessments in Hiring
A new study from Wharton faculty explores how AI can extract personality traits from facial images — and what that means for your career.
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu
December 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
In case you ever needed proof that the Heritage Foundation is not a conservative organization, here we have them cheering on the Federal Government threatening to strip all funding from a state that does not make political decisions the President likes. Any true conservative would be howling.
ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h
The US government is now a mafia organization.
December 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
oakwtf.bsky.social
Looks like Clipper 2 upgraders have swamped the website. I guess that's good?
December 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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bencollins.bsky.social
The prophet.
Eric Adams is amazing because when he won every media person was leaping over each to go “this is the normal sane leadership that the political left doesn’t understand normal sane Americans crave", then every day since that Eric Adams has been like “Leprechauns are real and I’m going to cook one”
December 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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rickperlstein.bsky.social
This dense person does not grasp that he is admitting that he had tons of information information about Robert F. Kennedy, relevant to, eg, his Senate confirmation, but is only revealing it now, to talk about himself.
December 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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joycewhitevance.bsky.social
The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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dominicervolina.com
Couple of things here:

1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently

2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"

3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"

4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I've stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an "aura" around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks - Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to "ace" this Examination and, in fact, most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am "slowing up," am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am "slowing up," but it's not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it's seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean "THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES." They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful "source" of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! 908 ReTruths 3.07k Likes Dec 09, 2025, 9:11 PM
December 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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pbump.com
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an “aura” around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks — Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to “ace” this Examination and, in fact, most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am “slowing up,” am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am “slowing up,” but it’s not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean “THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful “source” of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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ai6yr.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy
THE FOG

LA Times: ‘Extreme’ cloud bank for 16 days and counting in Central Valley; record-cold December possible

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-12-09/persistent-fog-clouds-central-california-could-bring-record-cool-december

#cawx #fog
'Extreme' cloud bank for 16 days and counting in Central Valley; record-cold December possible
After more than two weeks of intense fog and clouds across the Central Valley, officials say the weather pattern is forecast to persist for several more days.
www.latimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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angierasmussen.bsky.social
Acting CDER Director Tracy Beth Høeg is not wasting any time ensuring that babies are as vulnerable as possible to preventable diseases that kill them.

Now she's going after preventive RSV meds based on unverified claims from an anti-vax blogger.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Exclusive: US FDA launches fresh safety scrutiny of approved RSV therapies for infants
U.S. health regulators informed senior executives at Merck, Sanofi and AstraZeneca last week that their approved protective RSV treatments for infants would face fresh safety scrutiny following concer...
www.reuters.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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aprilglick.bsky.social
Less than six points with 92% of the vote counted. Wow.
The orc meme but it says: Looks like red districts are back on the menu, boys
December 3, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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reyturner.bsky.social
I also perform better in evaluations when you disallow the people who outperform me from participating.
December 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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atrupar.com
Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
jesus christ
post from reddit, title "Plastered all over the Pentagon today." poster on a column that says "I WANT YOU TO USE AI" with a illustration of pete hegseth pointing
December 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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bumblsbounce.bsky.social
Every Olivia Nuzzi book passage I read makes me want to travel back in time to stop myself from becoming literate.
December 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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doctorzen.net
This picture has been making the rounds again, and is being misidentified again.

This is a GOOSEFISH.

This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.

It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.

fullfact.org/online/tasse...
GOOSEFISH
December 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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leahmcelrath.bsky.social
The wire-cloth monkey experiment comes to mind.
moreperfectunion.bsky.social More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 2d
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"

Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM