Barb Duffy
@barbpnp.bsky.social
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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
January 21, 2026 at 5:46 PM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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JUST NOW: “You know you’re out of order.”
Ag chair @RepChrisTodd broke the rules and completely ignored Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social as he requested a hearing to help Tennessee farmers getting crushed by Trump’s tariffs🧑🌾
Ag chair @RepChrisTodd broke the rules and completely ignored Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social as he requested a hearing to help Tennessee farmers getting crushed by Trump’s tariffs🧑🌾
January 20, 2026 at 4:20 PM
JUST NOW: “You know you’re out of order.”
Ag chair @RepChrisTodd broke the rules and completely ignored Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social as he requested a hearing to help Tennessee farmers getting crushed by Trump’s tariffs🧑🌾
Ag chair @RepChrisTodd broke the rules and completely ignored Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social as he requested a hearing to help Tennessee farmers getting crushed by Trump’s tariffs🧑🌾
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Isaiah Blackwell used his body as a shield in guiding Jake Lang away from counterprotesters before two Black women were his unexpected getaway drivers.
Former Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak said, “Lang saw that Black man as less than him. The Black man saw Lang as a human being.”
Former Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak said, “Lang saw that Black man as less than him. The Black man saw Lang as a human being.”
The Black man and women who rescued right-wing influencer Jake Lang from protesters in Minneapolis
Isaiah Blackwell used his body as a shield in guiding Lang away from counterprotesters before two Black women were his unexpected getaway drivers.
bit.ly
January 19, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Isaiah Blackwell used his body as a shield in guiding Jake Lang away from counterprotesters before two Black women were his unexpected getaway drivers.
Former Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak said, “Lang saw that Black man as less than him. The Black man saw Lang as a human being.”
Former Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak said, “Lang saw that Black man as less than him. The Black man saw Lang as a human being.”
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"Babies in the randomized, controlled trial will or will not receive the vaccine at birth...
"It is a breach of scientific ethics to withhold an intervention that has been proven safe and effective."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
"It is a breach of scientific ethics to withhold an intervention that has been proven safe and effective."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’
Experts decry ‘neocolonialist’ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babies
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"Babies in the randomized, controlled trial will or will not receive the vaccine at birth...
"It is a breach of scientific ethics to withhold an intervention that has been proven safe and effective."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
"It is a breach of scientific ethics to withhold an intervention that has been proven safe and effective."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Just yesterday he tried to rollout a “healthcare plan” that he couldn’t describe at all. Nothing.
It’s like 800 words of fluff and he has no idea what’s in it.
It’s like 800 words of fluff and he has no idea what’s in it.
"There comes a point where we have to start questioning whether or not he’s actually aware of what’s happening around him & the harm he’s doing. It’s similar to historical figures like Nero or Caligula. Their madness took over & they started doing wildly destructive things. Trump is in that place."
Simon Rosenberg on Trump’s no good, very bad year
"It’s grotesque. He’s become a grotesque figure."
www.publicnotice.co
January 17, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Just yesterday he tried to rollout a “healthcare plan” that he couldn’t describe at all. Nothing.
It’s like 800 words of fluff and he has no idea what’s in it.
It’s like 800 words of fluff and he has no idea what’s in it.
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Wow! Yay! The Senate just rejected Trump’s proposed science cuts, voting 82–15 to boost funding for NOAA, NASA, and the NSF. The bill already passed the House 397–28. Strong bipartisan support for science still exists.
US Senate passes bill to boost federal science spending after White House sought major cuts
The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts proposed by President Donald Trump in space and other areas.
www.reuters.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Wow! Yay! The Senate just rejected Trump’s proposed science cuts, voting 82–15 to boost funding for NOAA, NASA, and the NSF. The bill already passed the House 397–28. Strong bipartisan support for science still exists.
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RFK Jr. has said previous dietary guidelines were untrustworthy because advisers had ties to food-industry groups. But so do several advisers on his dietary guidelines — just different parts of the industry, including red meat and dairy.
Kennedy Said His Dietary Advisers Would Have ‘No Conflicts of Interest.’ Some Did.
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:45 PM
RFK Jr. has said previous dietary guidelines were untrustworthy because advisers had ties to food-industry groups. But so do several advisers on his dietary guidelines — just different parts of the industry, including red meat and dairy.
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Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”
January 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”
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JUST NOW: 17 republicans voted with Dems to restore lapsed Obamacare subsidies and keep health care costs from skyrocketing. (0 from Tennessee)
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 8, 2026 at 11:13 PM
JUST NOW: 17 republicans voted with Dems to restore lapsed Obamacare subsidies and keep health care costs from skyrocketing. (0 from Tennessee)
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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WITNESS: "I just can't let this narrative of self-defense go any further. That’s absolutely not what it was… ICE agents didn’t let anyone help her for 15 minutes, then medics couldn’t get through with their ambulance.”
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 AM
WITNESS: "I just can't let this narrative of self-defense go any further. That’s absolutely not what it was… ICE agents didn’t let anyone help her for 15 minutes, then medics couldn’t get through with their ambulance.”
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@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
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Excellent, damning analysis of the video of the killing of Ms Good, from the NYT, including a quick debunking of the “evidence” the President showed other Times reporters last night.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Excellent, damning analysis of the video of the killing of Ms Good, from the NYT, including a quick debunking of the “evidence” the President showed other Times reporters last night.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made
January 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made
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The destruction doesn't make for a photo-op like tearing down the East Wing of the White House or bulldozing the Rose Garden, but it's every bit as bad. Generations of American children learned to spell and count, learned the Preamble to the Constitution, from watching shows produced by the CPB.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The destruction doesn't make for a photo-op like tearing down the East Wing of the White House or bulldozing the Rose Garden, but it's every bit as bad. Generations of American children learned to spell and count, learned the Preamble to the Constitution, from watching shows produced by the CPB.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
Banks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel Debt
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business.
bloom.bg
January 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
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Merry Christmas, everyone!
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Merry Christmas, everyone!
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I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
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So many more people gonna see this now
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
So many more people gonna see this now
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Truly incredible to go now back and read that Bari Weiss NYT resignation letter, where she whined about “self-censorship” and “fitting a predetermined narrative” and “satisfying a narrow audience rather than allowing a curious public read” stories: www.bariweiss.com/resignation-...
December 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Truly incredible to go now back and read that Bari Weiss NYT resignation letter, where she whined about “self-censorship” and “fitting a predetermined narrative” and “satisfying a narrow audience rather than allowing a curious public read” stories: www.bariweiss.com/resignation-...
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VANDY POLL: “Tennesseans’ economic anxiety surges… concern about ability to pay for medical emergencies, cover bills, save for retirement increased by double digits since Trump elected…” news.vanderbilt.edu/2025/12/11/v...
December 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
VANDY POLL: “Tennesseans’ economic anxiety surges… concern about ability to pay for medical emergencies, cover bills, save for retirement increased by double digits since Trump elected…” news.vanderbilt.edu/2025/12/11/v...
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
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ON XAI IN MEMPHIS: “There’s a horrible, sulfurous smell in the air… residents don’t want to open their windows… BOXTOWN is 90% Black… Musk did everything behind closed doors… environmental racism… not many jobs, no direct investment in BOXTOWN…”
December 15, 2025 at 3:21 AM
ON XAI IN MEMPHIS: “There’s a horrible, sulfurous smell in the air… residents don’t want to open their windows… BOXTOWN is 90% Black… Musk did everything behind closed doors… environmental racism… not many jobs, no direct investment in BOXTOWN…”