rgifford.bsky.social

rgifford.bsky.social

@rgifford.bsky.social

Just me, probably read too much. catholic school refugee happily unaffiliated He/him - believe in everyone's rights

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Guilty, all counts: Alexander brothers shook their heads 'no' as the verdict was read. A federal jury has reached a verdict in the Manhattan trial of three wealthy siblings charged in a decade-long pattern of drugging and raping women.

"A trio of wealthy brothers was found guilty of federal sex-trafficking charges in Manhattan on Monday in a grand-slam verdict convicting them of each count they faced in a 10-count indictment."

#SickBastards
#JusticeForSurvivors

#Pinks

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Pritzker announces $1.5 billion investment by CSL for Illinois plasma therapy manufacturing plant Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.

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OpenAI on Surveillance and Autonomous Killings: You’re Going to Have to Trust Us OpenAI says Americans shouldn’t worry about the ethics of its new Pentagon contract. You’ll have to take their word for it (and Pete Hegseth’s).

OpenAI on Surveillance and Autonomous Killings: You’re Going to Have to Trust Us by @sambiddle.com
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The U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs in February, stoking labor market worries The economy has remained a mixed bag, in part because of a government shutdown and a lack of clarity over the Trump administration's tariff agenda.

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NASA uses Mars Helicopter's SoC for rover navigation upgrade : Upgrade allows robot to travel ‘potentially unlimited distances’ without phoning home for help

www.theregister.com/2026/02/23/p...

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Will Zohran Mamdani Abolish Police, or Simply Make Them Obsolete? What sets Mamdani apart from other progressive mayors who promised to be tough on police is a democratic socialist vision of a society that meets people’s needs.

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Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Kristi Noem.

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Trump removes Noem as DHS chief, installs GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin President Trump on Thursday ousted Kristi Noem as DHS secretary and installed a Senate GOP ally.

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Injectable “satellite livers” could offer an alternative to liver transplantation MIT engineers developed “mini livers” that could be injected into the body and take over the functions of a failing liver.

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Life forms can planet hop on asteroid debris—and survive Hopkins study shows major impacts could transport life between planets

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In just two months, Zohran Mamdani has:

-Launched the first stage of his universal childcare program
-Rolled Trump into releasing a detained Columbia student
-Used fair wages to get New Yorkers to clear streets and sidewalks during a blizzard

FYI: This is what leadership looks like.

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Painless skin patch offers new way to monitor immune health Researchers at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), have developed the first bandage-like microneedle patch that can sample the body's i...

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911 calls capture kids burning with fever, struggling to breathe at ICE detention center EMS crews were called to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas at least 11 times since September for children in medical distress, records show.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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Americans stranded in the Middle East say the State Department hotline Marco Rubio told them to call plays a recorded message warning: “Please do not rely on the U.S. government for assisted departure or evacuation at this time.”

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How did I miss this yesterday?? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

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Bernie Sander’s 2028 litmus test would strangle America’s golden goose

Surprise! The Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post is against my 5% billionaire wealth tax. I wonder why?

If enacted, Bezos would owe $12 billion in taxes, and an average family of 4 would receive a $12,000 direct payment.

Poor Jeff would be left with just $224 billion to survive.

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Iran was complying with the JCPOA.

Trump tore it up because he was jealous of Obama and wanted to tarnish his legacy.

Enrichment accelerated. And now Trump is waging a regime change war.

Trump creates problems, then pretends only he can solve them.

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Microsoft tried to ban the word "Microslop" and it backfired badly Microsoft blocked "Microslop" on its Copilot Discord, banned users, then locked the server. The nickname is now everywhere.

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"Abolish ICE" wins overwhelming majority of votes in Chicago's "Name a Snowplow" contest "Abolish ICE" wins majority of votes in the City of Chicago Streets and Sanitation Department's fourth annual "Name a Snowplow" contest.

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Reminder 🙄

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Anthropic CEO says company cannot accede to Pentagon's request in AI safeguards dispute Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Thursday said it “cannot in good conscience” agree to the Department of Defense’s requests, adding that the agency’s threats do not change its position.

Anthropic CEO says company cannot accede to Pentagon's request in AI safeguards dispute

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The IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential information to ICE 42,695 times, judge says A federal judge said that the IRS broke the law by illegally sharing thousands of taxpayers’ addresses with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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New Liquid Inspired by DNA-Damaging Sunburns Bottles Solar Heat for Over a Year to Warm Your House in Winter A DNA-inspired liquid stores solar energy for months, releasing it as heat on demand.

www.zmescience.com/science/news...

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