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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 2d

When Fox News lies, people die | We explain on PBS Newshour how the antiscience disinformation spread by the Murdoch media empire and especially Fox News, likely lead to hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths in the U.S. And that's just COVID-19. Their fossil fuel disinformation is as deadly.

Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 4d

"Authors of 'Science Under Siege' warn of concerted effort to discredit science" | My #ScienceUnderSiege co-author @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & I spoke with @wbrangham.bsky.social of the @pbs.org #Newshour:
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 2d

When Fox News lies, people die | We explain on PBS Newshour how the antiscience disinformation spread by the Murdoch media empire and especially Fox News, likely lead to hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths in the U.S. And that's just COVID-19. Their fossil fuel disinformation is as deadly.

Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 4d

"Authors of 'Science Under Siege' warn of concerted effort to discredit science" | My #ScienceUnderSiege co-author @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & I spoke with @wbrangham.bsky.social of the @pbs.org #Newshour:
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Authors of 'Science Under Siege' warn of concerted effort to discredit science

From its embrace of dubious research about autism, its skepticism over vaccines and its wholesale rejection of the consensus about climate change, the Trump administration has set off alarm bells with...

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sharonfisher68.bsky.social @sharonfisher68.bsky.social · 5h

Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 8h

Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Mike Johnson: "Republicans are the party that are fixing healthcare. We just demonstrated that in the one big beautiful bill."

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 8h

Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Mike Johnson: "Republicans are the party that are fixing healthcare. We just demonstrated that in the one big beautiful bill."

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sharonfisher68.bsky.social @sharonfisher68.bsky.social · 5h

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sharonfisher68.bsky.social @sharonfisher68.bsky.social · 5h

Captain Revo @captainrevo.bsky.social · 7h

“I was on Facebook, and-“

Let me stop you right there, because I see the problem.

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Captain Revo @captainrevo.bsky.social · 7h

“I was on Facebook, and-“

Let me stop you right there, because I see the problem.

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sharonfisher68.bsky.social @sharonfisher68.bsky.social · 5h

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 6h

A major coastal storm is headed our way tonight and into Monday, which is likely to bring heavy winds and rainfall. Please take precautions!

Report locations of downed trees at NYC.gov/311 or call 311. Report power outages to 1-800-75-CONED.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 6h

A major coastal storm is headed our way tonight and into Monday, which is likely to bring heavy winds and rainfall. Please take precautions!

Report locations of downed trees at NYC.gov/311 or call 311. Report power outages to 1-800-75-CONED.

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sharonfisher68.bsky.social @sharonfisher68.bsky.social · 10h

Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 11h

Trump isn’t the first president to pit states against each other with hostile military action. There was also Jefferson Davis.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 11h

Trump isn’t the first president to pit states against each other with hostile military action. There was also Jefferson Davis.

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sharonfisher68.bsky.social @sharonfisher68.bsky.social · 11h

Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 1d

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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sharonfisher68.bsky.social @sharonfisher68.bsky.social · 11h

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 15h

9-yr-old Ukrainian Sasha Paskal has won gold&bronze medals at the All-Ukrainian Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition "Black Sea Cup"

In the summer of 2022she was seriously injured by a Russian strike and underwent a leg amputation

Sasha didn’t give up.She went through rehabilitation
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 15h

9-yr-old Ukrainian Sasha Paskal has won gold&bronze medals at the All-Ukrainian Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition "Black Sea Cup"

In the summer of 2022she was seriously injured by a Russian strike and underwent a leg amputation

Sasha didn’t give up.She went through rehabilitation
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sharonfisher68.bsky.social @sharonfisher68.bsky.social · 11h

Sparky MD/PhD @neurospark.bsky.social · 1d

Whe. People have had a stroke. They often recover much of the motor function when they are doing well. When there is a new stress on the system, line sleep deprivation or an infection. The old deficits come out again. Called, Recrudescence. Looks like this.

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Sparky MD/PhD @neurospark.bsky.social · 1d

Whe. People have had a stroke. They often recover much of the motor function when they are doing well. When there is a new stress on the system, line sleep deprivation or an infection. The old deficits come out again. Called, Recrudescence. Looks like this.

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sharonfisher68.bsky.social @sharonfisher68.bsky.social · 12h

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

"A future president, even dumber than you, will allow Qatar, the country that harbored Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the architect of the plane attacks in NY, PA, and DC today, and whose royal family will help him escape capture by the US, to build a military base on US soil to train Qataris to fly jets."

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

"A future president, even dumber than you, will allow Qatar, the country that harbored Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the architect of the plane attacks in NY, PA, and DC today, and whose royal family will help him escape capture by the US, to build a military base on US soil to train Qataris to fly jets."

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sharonfisher68.bsky.social @sharonfisher68.bsky.social · 12h

Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1d

Hello Idaho, we’re here to keep your potatoes safe from Antifa.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1d

Hello Idaho, we’re here to keep your potatoes safe from Antifa.

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sharonfisher68.bsky.social @sharonfisher68.bsky.social · 12h

paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 23h

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sharonfisher68.bsky.social @sharonfisher68.bsky.social · 12h

Sara Nović @novicsara.bsky.social · 1d

People are really asking me why the mainstream news is barely reporting the closing of special ed dept at DoEd like all our big media companies aren't owned and run by absolute psychopaths.

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Sara Nović @novicsara.bsky.social · 1d

People are really asking me why the mainstream news is barely reporting the closing of special ed dept at DoEd like all our big media companies aren't owned and run by absolute psychopaths.

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sharonfisher68.bsky.social @sharonfisher68.bsky.social · 12h

Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 1d

That's a first-ballot winner for the Both Sides hall of fame

Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.