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Healthcare technologist and entrepreneur. Once was incredibly lucky to work as a theoretical particle physicist, now am happy to be playing jazz piano in Austin, plus running and cooking and traveling and ...

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Elon Musk once said he would pursue former Twitter execs to the ends of the earth. Instead, he just settled their $128 million lawsuit. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

07.10.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 728    πŸ” 185    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 9
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Schiff gets Bondi so flustered that she starts blurting things out while he details what a farce this "oversight" hearing has been and the Republican members' lack of interest in doing their jobs

07.10.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2917    πŸ” 802    πŸ’¬ 285    πŸ“Œ 89

we’re gonna need a cbs news pitchbot pretty soon

07.10.2025 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2161    πŸ” 194    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 7

Immergut: I'm handling this on expedited basis, but defendants haven't provided new info.

SHE RULES FROM THE BENCH: I grant the plaintiffs motion for a second TRO based on reasons stated in previous order...

06.10.2025 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2426    πŸ” 509    πŸ’¬ 67    πŸ“Œ 90

Here’s an idea for a reporter:

Gather some retired cops or MPs together and show them how ICE handles hecklers and protesters.

I guarantee you’ll get some amazing copy. Especially if your outlet lets you reprint profanity.

04.10.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3112    πŸ” 685    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 11

You.
Are.
Allowed.
To.
Insult.
The.
Police.

It’s a core First Amendment principle. This is utterly lawless behavior, for which there will be no (short-term) consequences.

That he does it so casually, as they are walking away, in front of cameras.

Rightly confident in his impunity.

04.10.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 9495    πŸ” 4098    πŸ’¬ 326    πŸ“Œ 137
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Thugs.

04.10.2025 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 10571    πŸ” 5484    πŸ’¬ 958    πŸ“Œ 496
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Fired for displaying a pride flag, followed by a citation of the Constitution.

03.10.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 12362    πŸ” 4929    πŸ’¬ 1247    πŸ“Œ 394
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Holy hell. DHS just openly stated that its agents use β€œreasonable suspicion” to make ARRESTS. This is blatantly unconstitutional. The Supreme Court is clear that you need probable cause to arrest someone, as opposed to stop them to ask them a question or two. This is huge b/c…

03.10.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 13988    πŸ” 5787    πŸ’¬ 475    πŸ“Œ 306
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Jesus spent most of his time healing the sick.

Today, we have politicians in Congress with β€œChrist-follower” in their Twitter bios β€” but they’re trying to kick the sick off their healthcare.

And they’re willing to shut down the government to do it.

03.10.2025 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2498    πŸ” 820    πŸ’¬ 91    πŸ“Œ 44
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After Declining to Give Trump a Sword for King Charles, a Museum Leader Is Out

I mean come the hell on…

The request for a gift for King Charles came from a State Department liaison who used the email address β€œgiftgirl2025” and initially told the museum that they were looking for β€œlike a sword or something,”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/a...

03.10.2025 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2736    πŸ” 794    πŸ’¬ 141    πŸ“Œ 63
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Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated' The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

My god.

β€œWatson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”

02.10.2025 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 8737    πŸ” 5366    πŸ’¬ 626    πŸ“Œ 809

In other speech Talarico said this β€œWe Christians are called to do more than charity, we are called to challenge the system that makes charity necessary” ~ James Talarico

03.10.2025 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING: Apple has REMOVED the ICEBlock app from the App Store due to β€œobjectionable content.” More billionaires bending the knee.

02.10.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6900    πŸ” 2741    πŸ’¬ 441    πŸ“Œ 200

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

02.10.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 32290    πŸ” 15545    πŸ’¬ 655    πŸ“Œ 736
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Talarico: if you read the new testament, Jesus doesn't spend most of his time preaching or teaching or even praying. He spends most of his time healing the sick.

Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care

02.10.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 21788    πŸ” 7038    πŸ’¬ 730    πŸ“Œ 424
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Jeffries: In that Oval Office meeting, which lasted over an hour, the amount of time spent talking about health insurance for undocumented immigrants was less than 10 seconds. You know why? Because they know it’s a lie. They didn’t even bother to bring it upβ€”because the cameras weren’t rolling.

02.10.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 17240    πŸ” 5629    πŸ’¬ 420    πŸ“Œ 169
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MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell

JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too

D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?

J: I didn't see it

D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.

02.10.2025 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 35928    πŸ” 10722    πŸ’¬ 3555    πŸ“Œ 1813
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Elizabeth Warren: "The president said 'I am going to impose a lot more pain on my fellow American citizens. I'm going to impose a lot more pain on people in NY who need to use those tunnels so I can get my way politically.' To me, that is a place to stop & say, then we're ready to fight about this"

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"i just use it to generate ideas"

01.10.2025 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2123    πŸ” 589    πŸ’¬ 103    πŸ“Œ 320
"Someone who says I'm against abortion but is in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life," the pope explained.
"Someone who says I'm against abortion but I'm in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don't know if that's pro life."

"Someone who says I'm against abortion but is in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life," the pope explained. "Someone who says I'm against abortion but I'm in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don't know if that's pro life."

This is simultaneously not an especially radical theological belief and, politically speaking (especially in the U.S. context), quite a thing for Pope Leo to say. www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/266859/...

30.09.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2897    πŸ” 671    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 79

Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.

Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.

We have been sent here to fight for people.

01.10.2025 03:10 β€” πŸ‘ 19114    πŸ” 4329    πŸ’¬ 331    πŸ“Œ 161
More pointedly, the pope said, "Someone who says, I'm against abortion, but is in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life. Someone who says, I'm against abortion but I'm in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don't know if that's pro-life."

More pointedly, the pope said, "Someone who says, I'm against abortion, but is in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life. Someone who says, I'm against abortion but I'm in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don't know if that's pro-life."

What a line from the Pope! I am so pleased he is carrying on Pope Francis’ advocacy for immigrants.

01.10.2025 03:03 β€” πŸ‘ 18463    πŸ” 4518    πŸ’¬ 224    πŸ“Œ 173
A chart titled "How Rich is Donald Trump: $7.3 billion," showing his wealth skyrocketing in 2025

A chart titled "How Rich is Donald Trump: $7.3 billion," showing his wealth skyrocketing in 2025

Look at that huge jump in Trump's wealth in 2025.

Americans can't afford groceries or health care.

But the Trump presidency is working out great for Donald Trump.

www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

30.09.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3692    πŸ” 1628    πŸ’¬ 187    πŸ“Œ 81

I don’t talk about this publicly, but hegseth drives me out of my silence.

I attended West Point from 1998-2000. I left, along with about 5 other young women, as a direct result of the military’s then-shameful (non) policies addressing sex harassment and assault.

30.09.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1989    πŸ” 516    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 33
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30.09.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 667    πŸ” 140    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 7
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Evidence-based tips on getting better sleep: the primacy of circadian rhythm
new feature
@nature.com
nature.com/articles/d41...

30.09.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 151    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Welp, looks like I'm done posting on @bsky.app for the day. I didn't even realize the daily video limit was still a thing. Any help, @support.bsky.team?

30.09.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4748    πŸ” 780    πŸ’¬ 282    πŸ“Œ 64

People of Illinois, we need your help.

Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors.

We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.

30.09.2025 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 40162    πŸ” 12549    πŸ’¬ 814    πŸ“Œ 448

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