June Blender
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DHS's official X account is now copy-pasting anti-immigration posts from Stephen Miller's wife.
You can tell from the capitalization; they just added "POTUS" in front of the 2019 and 2020 bits, but didn't fix the capitalization of the sentence from Miller's post.
You can tell from the capitalization; they just added "POTUS" in front of the 2019 and 2020 bits, but didn't fix the capitalization of the sentence from Miller's post.
December 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
DHS's official X account is now copy-pasting anti-immigration posts from Stephen Miller's wife.
You can tell from the capitalization; they just added "POTUS" in front of the 2019 and 2020 bits, but didn't fix the capitalization of the sentence from Miller's post.
You can tell from the capitalization; they just added "POTUS" in front of the 2019 and 2020 bits, but didn't fix the capitalization of the sentence from Miller's post.
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This is the best political news I’ve seen in a very long time — so please pass it on👇
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
October 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This is the best political news I’ve seen in a very long time — so please pass it on👇
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
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SCOOP: Elon Musk’s associates at DOGE have begun vacating their headquarters at the General Services Administration in Washington, DC, and they’re leaving behind an apocalyptic scene of toddler play sets, mattresses, and pillows.
We got photos. 👇
We got photos. 👇
Photos: Here Are the Piles of Used Bedding and Children’s Play Sets Left Near DOGE’s Old Offices
Elon Musk’s DOGE minions have largely moved out of the General Services Administration. A dystopian scene of bedding and discarded kids’ toys remains.
www.wired.com
July 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
SCOOP: Elon Musk’s associates at DOGE have begun vacating their headquarters at the General Services Administration in Washington, DC, and they’re leaving behind an apocalyptic scene of toddler play sets, mattresses, and pillows.
We got photos. 👇
We got photos. 👇
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Wake up Democratic Party old guard establishment. This isn’t about New York City. This is the way the wind is blowing. Step aside for young people who this country will need over the next several decades long after you are gone. Enough with your egos and the big money interests.
June 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Wake up Democratic Party old guard establishment. This isn’t about New York City. This is the way the wind is blowing. Step aside for young people who this country will need over the next several decades long after you are gone. Enough with your egos and the big money interests.
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Former Jan. 6 defendant Kyle Colton says Donald Trump's pardon also covers his child pornography charge because it stemmed from the J6 search warrant.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
June 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Former Jan. 6 defendant Kyle Colton says Donald Trump's pardon also covers his child pornography charge because it stemmed from the J6 search warrant.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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At no point in this entire article of 16 paragraphs does ABC mention that another cop killed this cop by shooting her in the back. Nor does it mention the name of the cop who killed this cop. Nor does it mention that the civilians involved never fired at them.
ABC might as well be state media.
ABC might as well be state media.
June 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
At no point in this entire article of 16 paragraphs does ABC mention that another cop killed this cop by shooting her in the back. Nor does it mention the name of the cop who killed this cop. Nor does it mention that the civilians involved never fired at them.
ABC might as well be state media.
ABC might as well be state media.
@barbmcquade.bsky.social Please explain the phrase "as next friend on behalf of" in the title of some immigration cases. Thanks! #sistersinlaw
June 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
@barbmcquade.bsky.social Please explain the phrase "as next friend on behalf of" in the title of some immigration cases. Thanks! #sistersinlaw
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Law enforcement officers should never cover their faces when making arrests or conceal their identities (unless they are working undercover). They work for us. We have a right to know who they are. These face coverings are frightening & unAmerican, as though they're ashamed of what they're doing.
June 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Law enforcement officers should never cover their faces when making arrests or conceal their identities (unless they are working undercover). They work for us. We have a right to know who they are. These face coverings are frightening & unAmerican, as though they're ashamed of what they're doing.
If I ever called an explosion a "rapid unscheduled disassembly" in my work, all of my amazing editors, colleagues, and managers -- and the tech community -- would have disabled my login and withdrawn all permissions until I recovered my sanity. Who do they think they're fooling?
May 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
If I ever called an explosion a "rapid unscheduled disassembly" in my work, all of my amazing editors, colleagues, and managers -- and the tech community -- would have disabled my login and withdrawn all permissions until I recovered my sanity. Who do they think they're fooling?
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One of the best things about working in industry is sometimes you wind up *way* outside your comfort zone.
This (out today in B&B) was definitely that kind of project for me. 🧵
analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
This (out today in B&B) was definitely that kind of project for me. 🧵
analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
CRISPR‐Editing of the Vero Cell Line Improves Processability of Live Virus Vaccines by Enabling Targeted Proteolysis of Fibronectin
Removal of host cell components is a significant cost driver in the production of live virus vaccines. Filtration processes such as tangential flow filtration can be effective in this capacity by lev...
analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
One of the best things about working in industry is sometimes you wind up *way* outside your comfort zone.
This (out today in B&B) was definitely that kind of project for me. 🧵
analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
This (out today in B&B) was definitely that kind of project for me. 🧵
analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
This tactile model of the Gateway Arch is augmented with Braille descriptions. I wouldn't have noticed it were it not for the great explanations from @blindish.bsky.social
May 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This tactile model of the Gateway Arch is augmented with Braille descriptions. I wouldn't have noticed it were it not for the great explanations from @blindish.bsky.social
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My PhD student's NSF grant was terminated today. Her dissertation investigates why air pollution monitoring, metrics, and regulations don't properly capture the harms experienced by marginalized communities--esp in the most polluted Detroit neighborhoods. She and I are happy to talk with press etc.
NSF Award Search: Award # 2240343 - Constructing Credible Knowledge and Expertise in Air Pollution Regulation and Monitoring: The Problem of Quantification Lock
www.nsf.gov
April 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
My PhD student's NSF grant was terminated today. Her dissertation investigates why air pollution monitoring, metrics, and regulations don't properly capture the harms experienced by marginalized communities--esp in the most polluted Detroit neighborhoods. She and I are happy to talk with press etc.
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Good way to see the current tariffs, as of literally today, is no tariffs on high value add manufactured goods marketed to middle and upper middle classes. Massive tariffs for cheap consumer items which amount to the biggest economic privilege of working class/middle class life in US.
April 12, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Good way to see the current tariffs, as of literally today, is no tariffs on high value add manufactured goods marketed to middle and upper middle classes. Massive tariffs for cheap consumer items which amount to the biggest economic privilege of working class/middle class life in US.
What are the rules for transporting presumably innocent people in custody to another state or another country? #sistersinlawpodcast
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social @barbmcquade.bsky.social @jillwine-banks.bsky.social @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social @barbmcquade.bsky.social @jillwine-banks.bsky.social @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
What are the rules for transporting presumably innocent people in custody to another state or another country? #sistersinlawpodcast
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social @barbmcquade.bsky.social @jillwine-banks.bsky.social @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social @barbmcquade.bsky.social @jillwine-banks.bsky.social @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social
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A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.
March 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.
Trying a stranded colorwork crochet pattern with loose (10 DK/light slsts/7 cm) slip stitches. I'm struggling with gauge. Better to increase hook size beyond recommended or increase yarn weight (DK -> Light worsted)?
🧶 #crochet
🧶 #crochet
March 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Trying a stranded colorwork crochet pattern with loose (10 DK/light slsts/7 cm) slip stitches. I'm struggling with gauge. Better to increase hook size beyond recommended or increase yarn weight (DK -> Light worsted)?
🧶 #crochet
🧶 #crochet
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The free speech administration. If they like what you say.
March 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The free speech administration. If they like what you say.
Please. Take a few minutes and watch Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) describe the brazen corruption in just the first six weeks of Trump 2.0.
youtu.be/hycoCYenXls
This is not normal. If you think Biden or Obama or Bush, or any modern president did anything like this, you're mistaken.
youtu.be/hycoCYenXls
This is not normal. If you think Biden or Obama or Bush, or any modern president did anything like this, you're mistaken.
Murphy: Six Weeks In, This White House Is On Its Way To Being The Most Corrupt In U.S. History
YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy
youtu.be
March 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Please. Take a few minutes and watch Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) describe the brazen corruption in just the first six weeks of Trump 2.0.
youtu.be/hycoCYenXls
This is not normal. If you think Biden or Obama or Bush, or any modern president did anything like this, you're mistaken.
youtu.be/hycoCYenXls
This is not normal. If you think Biden or Obama or Bush, or any modern president did anything like this, you're mistaken.
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Utah sitting judge in the Box Elder County Justice Court, Kevin Christensen, has been arrested for child sex crimes.
ksltv.com/crime-public...
ksltv.com/crime-public...
March 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Utah sitting judge in the Box Elder County Justice Court, Kevin Christensen, has been arrested for child sex crimes.
ksltv.com/crime-public...
ksltv.com/crime-public...
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Just got an email from the Fulbright Association. As of right now, funding has been cut off to 12,500 US citizens currently abroad and and more than 7,400 foreigner scholars and students in the United States
March 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Just got an email from the Fulbright Association. As of right now, funding has been cut off to 12,500 US citizens currently abroad and and more than 7,400 foreigner scholars and students in the United States
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if you've had an NIH grant terminated, I want to hear about it. Signal: katherinejwu.12
March 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
if you've had an NIH grant terminated, I want to hear about it. Signal: katherinejwu.12
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Goldsmith on Trump v. United States, buff.ly/aTgChP4 - Jack Landman Goldsmith (Harvard Law School) has posted The Presidency After Trump v. United States on SSRN.
buff.ly
March 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Goldsmith on Trump v. United States, buff.ly/aTgChP4 - Jack Landman Goldsmith (Harvard Law School) has posted The Presidency After Trump v. United States on SSRN.