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sstrumello @sstrumello.bsky.social · 14h

Because the experience with Disney/ABC and Jimmy Kimmel taught NBC Universal nothing, apparently…

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19h

NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams

NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams

The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 19h

tfw your 1,000-word tweets aren't working

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Mamdani: "I just want to speak directly to the president. I will not be a mayor like Mayor Adams who will call you to stay out of jail. I won't be a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election. I can do those things on my own."

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 16h

They've been arguing in court repeatedly that there are no plans for a shutdown and that they will honor all statutory obligations.
Not sure what a legal system does with a government that simply isn't credible.

Reuters @reuters.com · 21h

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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Margaret Manto @margaretmanto.bsky.social · 1d

I went to a weekly MAHA outreach call and all I got was Russell Brand taking a bath:
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'Fluoride Disconnects One from God': Inside the Weekly Call With RFK Jr.'s MAHA Hype Squad

A growing weekly call gives insight into RFK Jr.'s biggest allies, showcasing how a fringe movement now holds legitimate power.

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Merrill Goozner @gooznews.bsky.social · Jul 21

How FDA Commissioner Marty Makary is undermining science-based decision-making at the agency.
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Opinion masquerading as science

Public trust in FDA decisions will plummet if Commissioner Marty Makary abandons the agency's "gold standard" principles.

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sstrumello @sstrumello.bsky.social · 1d

Alas, this only works for Type 2 diabetes where insulin-producing beta cells remain (T1D is an autoimmune disease which destroys endogenous insulin production, thereby necessitating exogenous insulin replacement therapy). But the science could help transplanted islets to thrive.

News Medical @newsmedical.bsky.social · 1d

Scientists have revived diabetic beta cells in the lab, revealing a gene-driven way to restore insulin function. Could JAK inhibitors change the future of diabetes treatment? 🧬💉 Read more: www.news-medical.net/news/2025101... #Diabetes #Insulin #Bcells

Scientists revive diabetic beta cells, revealing a new path to restore insulin function

Researchers demonstrated that pancreatic β cells from type 2 diabetes donors can partially regain glucose responsiveness when cultured outside the diabetic environment. This recovery, driven by specif...

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sstrumello @sstrumello.bsky.social · 1d

While there is some very limited domestic coffee production (notably from the State of Hawaii, as well as from certain territories such as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), the reality is that coffee typically must be imported from places with climates suitable for coffee bean production.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d

Tariffs have rapidly increased the price of coffee—a drink with almost no nutritional value and lots of functional substitutes. Yet coffee may also be the one thing Americans can’t live without, @elcush.bsky.social writes:

The Drink That Americans Won’t Give Up Without a Fight

Coffee has almost no nutritional value and lots of substitutes. It’s also, apparently, too important to lose.

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

The Supreme Court Tuesday rejected an appeal from Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as a hoax. n.pr/47qHJ7O

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of Sandy Hook shooting defamation judgment

The Supreme Court Tuesday rejected an appeal from Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as a hoax.

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

On Wednesday, the Delaware Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit over Tesla's record-setting compensation package for Elon Musk. n.pr/4h8gIcG

How much can Tesla pay Elon Musk? Delaware's Supreme Court will decide

On Wednesday, the Delaware Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit over Tesla's record-setting compensation package for Elon Musk.

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Adriel Bettelheim @abettel.bsky.social · 1d

“Window shopping” becomes a pain point in the ACA subsidy standoff. www.axios.com/2025/10/15/p...

Premium increases hit home for millions amid ACA turmoil

Sticker shock could lead many Americans to conclude health coverage is out of reach.

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News Medical @newsmedical.bsky.social · 1d

Scientists have revived diabetic beta cells in the lab, revealing a gene-driven way to restore insulin function. Could JAK inhibitors change the future of diabetes treatment? 🧬💉 Read more: www.news-medical.net/news/2025101... #Diabetes #Insulin #Bcells

Scientists revive diabetic beta cells, revealing a new path to restore insulin function

Researchers demonstrated that pancreatic β cells from type 2 diabetes donors can partially regain glucose responsiveness when cultured outside the diabetic environment. This recovery, driven by specif...

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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 1d

Hundreds of federal employees’ jobs have been cut during the government shutdown — though many of those affected may have no idea — according to documents filed in federal court in San Francisco.

New filings detail chaos of mass federal employee firings amid shutdown

Hundreds of federal employees’ jobs have been cut during the government shutdown — though many of those affected may have no idea — according to documents filed in federal court in San...

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

CNN, Fox News, NPR, Newsmax, and over a dozen other outlets refuse to accept the Trump regime’s demands on restricting Pentagon reporting: “The public has a right to know how the government and military are operating.”

US news outlets reject Pentagon press access policy

At least 20 news organizations declined to sign a new Pentagon access policy for journalists, warning of the potential for less comprehensive coverage of the world’s most powerful military ahead of a Tuesday deadline to accept new restrictions.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

He can't be serious.

Trump Blasted After Bizarrely Claiming That Watergate Was A 'Hoax' In Unhinged Rant

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KFF @kff.org · 1d

How much do people with employer plans spend out-of-pocket?

Our chart collection shows how out-of-pocket costs, such as copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles, have changed over time: https://on.kff.org/491G0ai

Line graph titled "Out-of-Pocket Costs, Inflation Have Grown at Similar Rates Since the COVID-19 Pandemic," showing cumulative growth in out-of-pocket and total health spending for people with employer coverage from 2013 to 2023. Both out-of-pocket costs and health wage spending lines increase sharply after 2019, mirroring inflation trends. Data sourced from KFF analysis of Merative/MarketScan Commercial Databases. Chart presented by Health System Tracker.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

Trump administration in court filing says it laid off nearly 800 health agency workers in error reut.rs/47vFPSz

Trump administration in court filing says it laid off nearly 800 health agency workers in error

President Donald Trump's administration in a court filing on Tuesday said 778 employees of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were laid off in error last week amid a partial government shutdown.

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modernhealthcare.bsky.social @modernhealthcare.bsky.social · 1d

The health system is onboarding staff, rescheduling appointments and surgeries and moving some patients visits online during the five-day strike.

More than 45,000 Kaiser Permanente workers strike in 4 states

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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 1d

The question isn’t whether an AI bubble is about to burst, but how San Francisco will handle what comes next, and what the city will become because of it.

Even AI’s biggest champions worry we’re in a bubble. What does it mean for S.F.?

The question isn’t whether an AI bubble is about to burst, but how San Francisco will handle what comes next, and what the city will become because of it.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

All he does is whine.

Trump Accuses 'Time' Magazine Of Using Worst Photo Of Him 'Of All Time' For Gaza Peace Deal Cover

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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 1d

Right-wing media are conflating lawfully present immigrants, who can qualify for some health benefits, with undocumented immigrants, who can’t. They’ve joined the Trump administration's campaign to dismantle the American health care system: www.mediamatters.org/health-care/...

Right-wing media falsely claim benefits go to undocumented immigrants as millions of Americans face health coverage losses

On October 1, the federal government shut down after Republican majorities in the House and the Senate failed to negotiate a funding extension with Democrats, who are looking to prevent millions of Am...

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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 1d

Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) came to the Capitol on Tuesday to protest his party's approach to the government shutdown.

Republican Shows Up In DC To Demand House Reconvene

Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) came to the Capitol on Tuesday to protest his party's approach to the government shutdown.

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CAP Action @americanprogressaction.org · 1d

What Trump is doing is unconstitutional—his own party knows it.

A political graphic with a dark background and a title that reads: "Even Republican governors are speaking out against Trump's use of the National Guard." The image features photos of two Republican governors and their quotes in white boxes:

Left Box (Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-OK)): "We believe in the federalist system—that’s states’ rights. Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma."

Right Box (Gov. Phil Scott (R-VT)): "I don’t think the military should be used against our own people. In fact, it’s unconstitutional."

The bottom of the image features portraits of the two governors.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Trump claims ICE’s reign of terror in Chicago is targeting the “worst of the worst.”

But out of the 1,000 undocumented immigrants that have swept up, the agency has only cited 10 men with a criminal background.

Don’t believe his lies for a second.
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Trump says migrants drive violent crime in Illinois. But ICE can’t find many violent criminals.

Masked ICE agents and other federal forces showed up in Chicago to go after gangsters. Instead, they keep catching people who are just living their lives.

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Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 2d

The federal government has repeatedly attempted to dismantle or severely limit federal funding for Medicaid.

Our report highlights why expanding Medicaid in the Deep South is a matter of racial & disability justice, uplifting the voices of those most impacted.

https://bit.ly/44vmJva

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