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If Moderna is no longer bringing vaccine trials for Epstein-Barr virus (good evidence that EB causes Multiple Sclerosis), herpes, and shingles because of Trump appointees, I want prison time for those appointees.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
February 13, 2026 at 1:04 AM
If Moderna is no longer bringing vaccine trials for Epstein-Barr virus (good evidence that EB causes Multiple Sclerosis), herpes, and shingles because of Trump appointees, I want prison time for those appointees.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
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Google calls this illicit activity “model extraction” and considers it intellectual property theft, a somewhat loaded position given that the LLM was built from materials scraped from around the Internet.
Attackers prompted Gemini over 100,000 times while trying to clone it, Google says
Distillation technique lets copycats mimic Gemini at a fraction of the development cost.
arstechnica.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Google calls this illicit activity “model extraction” and considers it intellectual property theft, a somewhat loaded position given that the LLM was built from materials scraped from around the Internet.
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There has been a real shift in the overall culture. But I think conservatives basically bluffed us into thinking they'd gained more cultural ground than they had, and we sad-bastarded ourselves into thinking we'd become more out of touch than we had. www.offmessage.net/p/the-nonres...
The Nonresponse To Donald Trump
How an obscure quirk of statistics and human nature explains the liberal crisis of confidence—and why it may finally be lifting.
www.offmessage.net
February 13, 2026 at 4:43 PM
There has been a real shift in the overall culture. But I think conservatives basically bluffed us into thinking they'd gained more cultural ground than they had, and we sad-bastarded ourselves into thinking we'd become more out of touch than we had. www.offmessage.net/p/the-nonres...
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Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
February 12, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
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The FDA rejected Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine application using legal standards that don't actually exist in the law. A vaccine policy expert explains how this decision could undermine vaccine development and public health. buff.ly/eCsNVGZ #vaccineswork
FDA rejects Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine application - for reasons with no basis in the law
The move signals an escalation in the agency’s efforts to interfere with established procedures for testing and approving vaccines.
theconversation.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:29 PM
The FDA rejected Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine application using legal standards that don't actually exist in the law. A vaccine policy expert explains how this decision could undermine vaccine development and public health. buff.ly/eCsNVGZ #vaccineswork
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🚨BREAKING: An election-denying former Donald Trump campaign staffer who was subpoenaed by the FBI over his role in the attempt to steal the 2020 election is now taking credit for writing the sweeping voter suppression bill passed by the House Wednesday that could disenfranchise millions.
Election denier involved in fake electors plot wrote much of SAVE America Act, Trump-aligned think tank claims
“I’m here to do everything I can to make this work,” Thomas Lane wrote in a December 2020 email to other organizers of the Trump campaign’s fake electoral plot in Arizona.
www.democracydocket.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM
🚨BREAKING: An election-denying former Donald Trump campaign staffer who was subpoenaed by the FBI over his role in the attempt to steal the 2020 election is now taking credit for writing the sweeping voter suppression bill passed by the House Wednesday that could disenfranchise millions.
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In 2024, 19 places counted mail ballots that arrived after Election Day. In 2026, zero might. Here’s how many voters that could affect.
Here’s how many ballots are at risk if Trump gets his way on mail voting deadlines
In 2024, 19 places counted mail ballots that arrived after Election Day. In 2026, zero might. Here’s how many voters that could affect.
bit.ly
February 11, 2026 at 6:31 PM
In 2024, 19 places counted mail ballots that arrived after Election Day. In 2026, zero might. Here’s how many voters that could affect.
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We asked www.PAXIS.app
🚨 ICE BROKE THE LAW 🚨
Smashed legal observer’s window with a rifle and dragged them out. No warrant. No crime. Just retaliation
❌ 4A bans warrantless force
❌ 18 USC §242 = rights abuse
✅ Legal recourse: Bivens, FTCA, DHS complaints
Fight ICE: gofund.me/2dafa642c
🚨 ICE BROKE THE LAW 🚨
Smashed legal observer’s window with a rifle and dragged them out. No warrant. No crime. Just retaliation
❌ 4A bans warrantless force
❌ 18 USC §242 = rights abuse
✅ Legal recourse: Bivens, FTCA, DHS complaints
Fight ICE: gofund.me/2dafa642c
February 8, 2026 at 6:46 PM
We asked www.PAXIS.app
🚨 ICE BROKE THE LAW 🚨
Smashed legal observer’s window with a rifle and dragged them out. No warrant. No crime. Just retaliation
❌ 4A bans warrantless force
❌ 18 USC §242 = rights abuse
✅ Legal recourse: Bivens, FTCA, DHS complaints
Fight ICE: gofund.me/2dafa642c
🚨 ICE BROKE THE LAW 🚨
Smashed legal observer’s window with a rifle and dragged them out. No warrant. No crime. Just retaliation
❌ 4A bans warrantless force
❌ 18 USC §242 = rights abuse
✅ Legal recourse: Bivens, FTCA, DHS complaints
Fight ICE: gofund.me/2dafa642c
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Cruelty is a choice.
January 27, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Cruelty is a choice.
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This is an actual post from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth: Praising ICE after Alex Pretti was killed, blaming the Democratic leadership of Minnesota, and writing that ICE is greater/better than Minnesota.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
January 24, 2026 at 10:26 PM
This is an actual post from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth: Praising ICE after Alex Pretti was killed, blaming the Democratic leadership of Minnesota, and writing that ICE is greater/better than Minnesota.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
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US citizen. Public servant. Licensed to carry a firearm but had no weapon in hand when killed. Attacked by ICE agents with chemical munitions for no reason, then shot.
The time for talking is over. If you are an elected leader you have to tell us *now* what you are doing to end this nightmare ASAP.
The time for talking is over. If you are an elected leader you have to tell us *now* what you are doing to end this nightmare ASAP.
Minneapolis shooting: What we know about Alex Pretti, the man killed by Border Patrol agent
Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was fatally shot Saturday morning by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis.
www.fox9.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:53 PM
US citizen. Public servant. Licensed to carry a firearm but had no weapon in hand when killed. Attacked by ICE agents with chemical munitions for no reason, then shot.
The time for talking is over. If you are an elected leader you have to tell us *now* what you are doing to end this nightmare ASAP.
The time for talking is over. If you are an elected leader you have to tell us *now* what you are doing to end this nightmare ASAP.
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Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
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ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
January 23, 2026 at 5:32 PM
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
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"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
January 23, 2026 at 3:22 PM
"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
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Journalists and bystanders are capturing what JD Vance really doesn’t want us to see.
Is this the country we want to live in?
Is this the country we want to live in?
January 23, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Journalists and bystanders are capturing what JD Vance really doesn’t want us to see.
Is this the country we want to live in?
Is this the country we want to live in?
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(AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court seems inclined to reject President Donald Trump’s effort to immediately oust Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook after hearing arguments Wednesday ..
@apnews.com
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@apnews.com
apnews.com/live/supreme...
January 21, 2026 at 5:20 PM
(AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court seems inclined to reject President Donald Trump’s effort to immediately oust Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook after hearing arguments Wednesday ..
@apnews.com
apnews.com/live/supreme...
@apnews.com
apnews.com/live/supreme...
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This angle shows Trump’s ICE agent standing on the side of the vehicle and firing into the open window at the driver. This was murder.
January 7, 2026 at 6:55 PM
This angle shows Trump’s ICE agent standing on the side of the vehicle and firing into the open window at the driver. This was murder.
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Abolish ICE. Really.
Trump: "I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting ... "
January 7, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Abolish ICE. Really.
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"In Alabama, a U.S.-born construction worker has been detained not once but twice, at different job sites twenty miles apart from one another. The first time, agents kept him handcuffed for over an hour even after seeing his REAL ID."
Trump Is Walloping Construction Businesses. The Industry Stays Quiet.
Raids on work sites. Roofers under siege. But builders keep mum.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"In Alabama, a U.S.-born construction worker has been detained not once but twice, at different job sites twenty miles apart from one another. The first time, agents kept him handcuffed for over an hour even after seeing his REAL ID."
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Did Trump’s DOJ really think dropping hundreds of blacked-out pages counted as complying with the law?
I know it’s a bunch of unqualified folks with no backbone over there, but this is next-level.
I know it’s a bunch of unqualified folks with no backbone over there, but this is next-level.
December 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Did Trump’s DOJ really think dropping hundreds of blacked-out pages counted as complying with the law?
I know it’s a bunch of unqualified folks with no backbone over there, but this is next-level.
I know it’s a bunch of unqualified folks with no backbone over there, but this is next-level.
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"As stupid as the idea was then, it's exponentially stupider now after the natural gas and shale revolution"
@timmiller.bsky.social and @davidfrum.bsky.social discuss the absurdity of Trump wanting to go to war for oil.
@timmiller.bsky.social and @davidfrum.bsky.social discuss the absurdity of Trump wanting to go to war for oil.
December 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"As stupid as the idea was then, it's exponentially stupider now after the natural gas and shale revolution"
@timmiller.bsky.social and @davidfrum.bsky.social discuss the absurdity of Trump wanting to go to war for oil.
@timmiller.bsky.social and @davidfrum.bsky.social discuss the absurdity of Trump wanting to go to war for oil.
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The RFK, jr effect.
December 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The RFK, jr effect.
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A landmark study on the safety of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the controversial herbicide Roundup, has been formally retracted by its publisher, raising new concerns about the chemical’s potential dangers.
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
Science journal retracts widely cited study that claimed Roundup is safe
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
www.motherjones.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
A landmark study on the safety of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the controversial herbicide Roundup, has been formally retracted by its publisher, raising new concerns about the chemical’s potential dangers.
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
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SCOOP — Gregg Phillips, a conspiracy theorist with no emergency management experience who helped produce the election-denying documentary ‘2000 Mules’ with Dinesh D’Souza and has faced numerous legal inquiries, has been named head of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery.
My story:
My story:
Conspiracy theorist election denier given FEMA’s second-most important role
Gregg Phillips will lead the Office of Response and Recovery, “the heart of what FEMA does.”
www.thehandbasket.co
December 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
SCOOP — Gregg Phillips, a conspiracy theorist with no emergency management experience who helped produce the election-denying documentary ‘2000 Mules’ with Dinesh D’Souza and has faced numerous legal inquiries, has been named head of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery.
My story:
My story: