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This is what my inbox is like - it's been 10 months since the Trump Regime took power. And the public health people are sending "oh fuck" texts at midnight.
CDC dot gov now saying "[t]he claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim" and "[s]tudies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities."
Andrew Wakefield should be tried for crimes against humanity.
Andrew Wakefield should be tried for crimes against humanity.
November 20, 2025 at 5:28 AM
This is what my inbox is like - it's been 10 months since the Trump Regime took power. And the public health people are sending "oh fuck" texts at midnight.
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TRUMP’S
“…constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore. A people that can no longer distinguish between truth and lies cannot distinguish between right and wrong…With such a people, you can do whatever you want.”
~Hannah Arendt
“…constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore. A people that can no longer distinguish between truth and lies cannot distinguish between right and wrong…With such a people, you can do whatever you want.”
~Hannah Arendt
November 20, 2025 at 4:36 AM
TRUMP’S
“…constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore. A people that can no longer distinguish between truth and lies cannot distinguish between right and wrong…With such a people, you can do whatever you want.”
~Hannah Arendt
“…constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore. A people that can no longer distinguish between truth and lies cannot distinguish between right and wrong…With such a people, you can do whatever you want.”
~Hannah Arendt
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Last gasp of white supremacy is gruesome to witness
November 20, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Last gasp of white supremacy is gruesome to witness
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Interviews and records show the White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
The incident is the latest in a string of matters where the Trump administration has inserted itself to help friends and target foes.
The incident is the latest in a string of matters where the Trump administration has inserted itself to help friends and target foes.
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Interviews and records show the White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
The incident is the latest in a string of matters where the Trump administration has inserted itself to help friends and target foes.
The incident is the latest in a string of matters where the Trump administration has inserted itself to help friends and target foes.
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Genuinely curious how any WaPo editor justifies using "despite" in this headline?
Doesn't a "growing toll of Palestinian casualties" provide pretty clear evidence of one party *violating* the ceasefire?
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Doesn't a "growing toll of Palestinian casualties" provide pretty clear evidence of one party *violating* the ceasefire?
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
November 20, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Genuinely curious how any WaPo editor justifies using "despite" in this headline?
Doesn't a "growing toll of Palestinian casualties" provide pretty clear evidence of one party *violating* the ceasefire?
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Doesn't a "growing toll of Palestinian casualties" provide pretty clear evidence of one party *violating* the ceasefire?
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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literally think about this daily
we just gave the world to like 5 people and nothing works anymore
we just gave the world to like 5 people and nothing works anymore
I wish we, like, regulated shit nowadays. Between car bloat, blinding headlines, and neighbourhoods packed with rental suites but no on-property parking, driving is an absolute nightmare now.
Nearly all drivers say vehicles' lights are too bright in study
The study, commissioned by the Department for Transport, was completed by Berkshire's TRL.
www.bbc.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:10 AM
literally think about this daily
we just gave the world to like 5 people and nothing works anymore
we just gave the world to like 5 people and nothing works anymore
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"Women at Harvard deserve educators who respect them."
"By any consistent standard, if Summers is unfit to work for each of these institutions [from which he resigned], he is equally unfit to teach at our school. Harvard should not be the only institution in America where Summers remains above reproach."
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www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
The Professor and the Pedophile | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
Summers should choose the most straightforward path and resign. Should he refuse to, though, the University must cut ties with its former president to the greatest extent possible.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:09 AM
"Women at Harvard deserve educators who respect them."
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MacCALLUM: You're implying that Trump might do something they wouldn't want to uphold. What are you talking about?
CROW: The protests at Lafayette Square where he said, 'Can't you just shoot them in the legs'
MacCALLUM: That's not an order. That's a comment
CROW: That's coming from the president
CROW: The protests at Lafayette Square where he said, 'Can't you just shoot them in the legs'
MacCALLUM: That's not an order. That's a comment
CROW: That's coming from the president
November 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
MacCALLUM: You're implying that Trump might do something they wouldn't want to uphold. What are you talking about?
CROW: The protests at Lafayette Square where he said, 'Can't you just shoot them in the legs'
MacCALLUM: That's not an order. That's a comment
CROW: That's coming from the president
CROW: The protests at Lafayette Square where he said, 'Can't you just shoot them in the legs'
MacCALLUM: That's not an order. That's a comment
CROW: That's coming from the president
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Did the Daily Mail ask a single seismologist about these data? Did they interview a volcanologist? Did they talk with anyone who studies this volcano for a living?
No. Here's their data source: "volcano watchers on social media". 15/n
No. Here's their data source: "volcano watchers on social media". 15/n
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Did the Daily Mail ask a single seismologist about these data? Did they interview a volcanologist? Did they talk with anyone who studies this volcano for a living?
No. Here's their data source: "volcano watchers on social media". 15/n
No. Here's their data source: "volcano watchers on social media". 15/n
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Speaking of bad science in media (and I am using the term "media" pretty loosely here), allow me to use The Daily Mail as evidence of why you should get your science information from reputable agencies rather than crap websites. I'm not going to link the article, but it looks like this:
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November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Speaking of bad science in media (and I am using the term "media" pretty loosely here), allow me to use The Daily Mail as evidence of why you should get your science information from reputable agencies rather than crap websites. I'm not going to link the article, but it looks like this:
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My takeaway here is that Nvidia is the only big company making money on AI, and it was only $32 billion. Forgive me if that doesn’t quiet my AI bubble talk
Nvidia's record $57B revenue and upbeat forecast quiets AI bubble talk | TechCrunch
Nvidia's earnings were dominated by its data center business.
techcrunch.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
My takeaway here is that Nvidia is the only big company making money on AI, and it was only $32 billion. Forgive me if that doesn’t quiet my AI bubble talk
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By characterizing abortion as health care, international orgs have pushed back against abortion exceptionalism. The World Health Organization recognizes that “[a]bortion is a simple health care intervention.” Numerous countries have adopted laws and policies to align with WHO recommendations.
Global Approaches to Abortion as Health Care - O'Neill
The O’Neill Institute believes that the law is a fundamental tool for solving critical health problems.
oneill.law.georgetown.edu
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
By characterizing abortion as health care, international orgs have pushed back against abortion exceptionalism. The World Health Organization recognizes that “[a]bortion is a simple health care intervention.” Numerous countries have adopted laws and policies to align with WHO recommendations.
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Someone should be talking to a lawyer.
Like now.
Like now.
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Someone should be talking to a lawyer.
Like now.
Like now.
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wow! the largest data leak in history - 3.5 billion accounts & it’s even worse - researchers discovered how an attacker can downgrade WhatsApp encryption. Meta turned a blind eye to these findings for a year.
3.5 Billion Accounts: Complete WhatsApp Directory Retrieved and Evaluated
Vienna researchers retrieved all WhatsApp numbers. The 3.5 billion profiles represent the largest data leak in history—and it's worse than you might think.
www.heise.de
November 20, 2025 at 3:40 AM
wow! the largest data leak in history - 3.5 billion accounts & it’s even worse - researchers discovered how an attacker can downgrade WhatsApp encryption. Meta turned a blind eye to these findings for a year.
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I would say, "This is what's happening on X," but this is also today's Washington Post.
This is the sort of toxic shit Jeff Bezos is paying for.
When he said "free markets and personal liberties" if apparently means "the free market never hurts white guys," and "personal liberties" are well ...
This is the sort of toxic shit Jeff Bezos is paying for.
When he said "free markets and personal liberties" if apparently means "the free market never hurts white guys," and "personal liberties" are well ...
November 20, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I would say, "This is what's happening on X," but this is also today's Washington Post.
This is the sort of toxic shit Jeff Bezos is paying for.
When he said "free markets and personal liberties" if apparently means "the free market never hurts white guys," and "personal liberties" are well ...
This is the sort of toxic shit Jeff Bezos is paying for.
When he said "free markets and personal liberties" if apparently means "the free market never hurts white guys," and "personal liberties" are well ...
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I'm sure after 14-15 hours everything to be said about them has been said, but I was just informed about elon's shoes
November 20, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I'm sure after 14-15 hours everything to be said about them has been said, but I was just informed about elon's shoes
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VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM, YOU FLAMING SHITBIRDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, NOT IGNORED YOUR NOW-DEFUNCT HYPOTHESIS. WE INVESTIGATED IT TO THE TUNE OF STUDIES WITH DATA FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, NOT IGNORED YOUR NOW-DEFUNCT HYPOTHESIS. WE INVESTIGATED IT TO THE TUNE OF STUDIES WITH DATA FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS.
November 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM, YOU FLAMING SHITBIRDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, NOT IGNORED YOUR NOW-DEFUNCT HYPOTHESIS. WE INVESTIGATED IT TO THE TUNE OF STUDIES WITH DATA FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, NOT IGNORED YOUR NOW-DEFUNCT HYPOTHESIS. WE INVESTIGATED IT TO THE TUNE OF STUDIES WITH DATA FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS.
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i love writing about crypto crime because these dudes do this constantly
![However, the brothers' Google search history in the weeks after the theft for phrases including "how to wash crypto”, “top crypto lawyers”, “wire fraud statute / wire fraud statue [sic] of limitations”, and “prison or jail worse” suggest that perhaps the brothers had some clue that their actions could be interpreted criminally, as do the brothers' own descriptions of their plan as “sus”.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:exrxvyu6bpoym6mbnctke5tn/bafkreicpwu5pjoddgp2ovmaka2kfu6d6uc7uijrld5a4hovz5qpaqlkk5u@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 3:19 AM
i love writing about crypto crime because these dudes do this constantly
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Women are dying because they can’t access pregnancy related care due to abortion bans.
They’re being arrested for miscarriages.
They’re being left to bleed out in parking lots.
Reproductive healthcare IS healthcare.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
They’re being arrested for miscarriages.
They’re being left to bleed out in parking lots.
Reproductive healthcare IS healthcare.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Women are dying because they can’t access pregnancy related care due to abortion bans.
They’re being arrested for miscarriages.
They’re being left to bleed out in parking lots.
Reproductive healthcare IS healthcare.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
They’re being arrested for miscarriages.
They’re being left to bleed out in parking lots.
Reproductive healthcare IS healthcare.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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the nuzzi story is fun and all but at the center of it is the elevation of a man who has dedicated his life to making children catch preventable diseases to a position where he can enact harm at enormous scale
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 3:19 AM
the nuzzi story is fun and all but at the center of it is the elevation of a man who has dedicated his life to making children catch preventable diseases to a position where he can enact harm at enormous scale
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Steve Witkoff’s “peace deal” looks like a Russian wish list, and Ukraine is not biting
A terrible American-Russian proposal to end the war in Ukraine
Steve Witkoff’s “peace deal” looks like a Russian wish list, and Ukraine is not biting
econ.st
November 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Steve Witkoff’s “peace deal” looks like a Russian wish list, and Ukraine is not biting