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BREAKING: Furloughed employees at CDC just received an email about the shutdown, but has REMOVED language about backpay that appeared in a similar email sent out a month ago. On the left is the Oct 1st email with the backpay language, on the right is the email they received today.

The return of dumb things: Why young people are ditching their smartphones for MP3 players and digital cameras Young people are using dumb phones, MP3 players and digital cameras in lieu of iPhones. Experts explain why.

One of the reasons I love retro-SF futures is because they speak to this increasing trend of turning shit off and disconnecting devices. When AWS goes down and bricks your bed, fridge, and thermostat, the appeal of analog is keenly felt.

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A president imposing tariffs (on us) because he’s annoyed (by a real ad not fake) is not how the law works.

We are off the cliff, folks. 🇺🇸
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When you finally get what you've always wanted and it just ends up complicating your life even further.

I wish people defended smeared victims of sexual violence the way they defend problematic male candidates for office

Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House

Cats Rule! 😁💜🐾

Remember when COVID vaccines were first available? Remember how they saved lives and helped us move toward normalcy? Remember how relieved and grateful we were? Remember how amazing our healthcare workers were? Remember how science rescued us?

What we allow is what will continue.

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Let’s start with the basics.

Hi, I'm God.

Human beings should not be thrown into prisons without due process.

Even Jesus got a hearing.

Wisconsin State Supreme Court PROJECTED WINNER Susan Crawford Decision Desk HQ

We deserved some good news!

Booker finally yields after more than 25 hours of speaking 👏👏👏

A divided Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s request to block a lower court’s ruling on foreign aid funding, requiring the USAID to resume payments.

The latest news from Burlington, Vermont. 😄🇺🇦

Thank you, President Zelenskyy. Your courage is inspiring all of us. 💯🎯

Thank you @bonnie215.bsky.social for sharing this

And who they didn't like

Homepage | CIDRAPUniversity of Minnesota

Since the CDC is compromised right now, this is a good time to tap into other reliable information sources for public health.

CIDRAP, at the University of Minnesota, has always been an excellent source of data on infectious outbreaks in the US and worldwide.

#publichealth #infectiousdisease #H5N1

closeup of tuxedo cat's head which is covered in cobwebs on top

What do you use to get at those hard to reach cobwebs?

I can’t believe I’m not waking up to a ton of Republicans speaking out on Trump’s embrace of Putin and betrayal of our democratic allies. Not a peep. Truly shameful cowards.