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The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

Intranasal vaccine against #H5 avian flu provokes broad immune response in adults in phase 1 trial

Even without a booster, the vaccine triggered mucosal and systemic immunity.

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Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how

Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.

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Screenshot of Reductress post. Jake tapper sitting next to Hakeem Jeffries Text reads: Establishment Democrats Just Not Sure if Mamdani Went About Decisive, Crushing Victory the Right Way @reductress Reductress*

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Hayley Williams Joins Rico Nasty In LA: Watch Paramore leader Hayley Williams makes her own music, and sometimes she even plays her own shows. Much more often, though, she loves jumping up onstage at other people’s shows. In the past few months, ...

Watch Hayley Williams join Rico Nasty for "Smack A Bitch" in LA

15 Years Capturing Lightning in a Bottle Frank Ockenfels 3, longtime David Bowie collaborator, shares 8 unseen photographs of the music legend from his new book, ‘Collaborations.’

Frank Ockenfels 3, longtime David Bowie collaborator, shares 8 unseen photographs of the music legend from his new book, ‘Collaborations.’

Dick Cheney, George W. Bush’s Vice President, Portrayed by Christian Bale in ‘Vice,’ Dies at 84 The powerful Republican vice president, an architect of the Iraq war and vocal Trump critic, died Monday night due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.

“Dick Cheney died!  Lead with the most positive thing you can say about him.” – "The Hollywood Reporter’s" editor this morning. www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...

hug your war criminals a little tighter today

Nigerian here! The only thing worse than the current political strife in Nigeria is the idea of DJT trying to fix it. Counter-terrorism operations by the U.S. more often than not just decimate the nations they were trying to help.

Happy for @nukajess.bsky.social and only Jess.

SNAP benefits feed essential needs while still leaving many hungry for more Journalist and author Adam Chandler explains what so much of the conversation about them gets wrong.

As SNAP hangs in the balance for nearly 42 million people, misinformation is rampant. Myths of laziness and fraud persist when we should be talking about too low wages for workers, income inequality, and our threadbare social safety net.

In this guest post, Adam Chandler sorts fact from fiction:

We're seeing a massive institutional deportation and state violence apparatus being built and it honestly feels like people dont grasp the sheer scale of it and what already is in place. For every horrific video of masked feds kidnapping people there are so many people pushing paper to help.

There Are No Rap Songs In The Top 40 For The First Time In 35 Years Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: On last week’s Billboard Hot 100, there were no rap songs in the top 40. T...

Wrote a quick consideration of the "no rap songs in the top 40" situation.

Trump Country Music's Dance of the Cowboy Boots » PopMatters Trump country music has right-wing country stars and fans dancing to the beat of the authoritarian in their hard-heeled country boots... for now.

“For this to flourish, a network of communications is needed, an echo chamber where the voices of far-right country bounce into far-right media, which bounce into far-right politics, all ultimately bouncing back to the country fans that finance them all.”

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Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde...

In the quest for "biological truth," the Trump admin discounts the very real biological truth that some men do get breast cancer

Now it'll be harder for male veterans diagnosed w/the rare but deadly cancer to get VA coverage

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One of the most important things you should watch today:

Laser Clinic Offers Discount on Harry Potter Tattoo Removals in Support of Trans Rights By: Andy Lalwani

harry potter tattoos have a significantly higher regret rate than any gender affirming surgeries

⬇️ Exacly! Is the pressure of BEING IN THE US SENATE going to be *less* than the pressure of scrutiny right now? NO! NOT LESS! We can hope for his evolution, hope he continues to contribute to society, hope he makes amends & ALSO not send someone whose decision-making is troubling to the Senate!

Hundreds of people protesting ICE in downtown manhattan right now. Reads and Broadway. NYPD cops in riot gear on scene.

Ok @katelynburns.com said this way more eloquently than I did because she is super smart and you should follow her

Israel has violated ceasefire 47 times and killed 38 Palestinians, says Gaza media office Authorities urge UN to intervene ‘to protect unarmed civilian populations’ after attack on bus that killed 11

Israel has violated ceasefire 47 times and killed 38 Palestinians. Authorities urge UN to intervene ‘to protect unarmed civilian populations’ after attack on bus that killed 11. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

The health plan for Gaza Over the next 60 days, WHO and partners will focus on four areas: Keep health services going, and start to expand them Monitor and manage outbreaks Help partners for maximum impact Start planning for rebuilding To do this, we need peace to hold, funding, and access for supplies and people.

As the first phase of the ceasefire in #Gaza begins, the crisis is far from over. The delivery of aid needs to increase to help the people in need now. At the same time, we are looking further ahead to restore health, hope and dignity. Here is WHO’s 60-day ceasefire plan:
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The angriest I’ve ever been in my life was when the Jeremy Renner app shut down before I could download the last DMs my dad sent me before he died

D'Angelo, R&B's reluctant icon, has died at 51 The expressive singer made just three albums, including his 1995 debut, Brown Sugar, but retreated from the public after each. He had been battling cancer, according to a statement from his family.

The expressive singer made just three albums, including his 1995 debut, Brown Sugar, but retreated from the public after each. He had been battling cancer, according to a statement from his family. n.pr/438VrK8

Gutted: How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies More than 20,500 workers have left or been pushed out of federal health agencies, a ProPublica analysis found. Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform...

“Public health isn’t a luxury — it’s a core function of government,” said former Health and Human Services secretary Xavier Becerra. “This hollowing out of expertise could leave us dangerously exposed.”

From our August story:

Just when you think you can’t lose any more hope in men……….

Please, if good television matters to you, repost or repackage this video until everyone you follow has seen it

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A ‘hostile takeover’: ousted CDC official raises alarm over RFK Jr approach to infectious disease Debra Houry speaks after testifying on eight months under Kennedy, who critics say shuns science and spreads falsehoods

This is another damning picture of Kennedy refusing to meet with senior scientists and get advice about infections or vaccines whilst he spreads disinformation #healthpolicy

Idiocracy was unrealistic only because we got dumber quicker than the movie anticipated