J. Emory Parker ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

J. Emory Parker ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

@jaspar.bsky.social

Pulitzer prize winning editor and data journalist. Now: Data Editor at @statnews.bsky.social โœ‰๏ธ emory.parker@statnews.com ๐Ÿ“ธ jemoryparker ๐Ÿ˜ @jaspar@mastodon.online | Signal: jaspar.01

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Don Moynihan
@donmoyn.bsky.social

A 2025 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, Omar Yaghi is the son of Palestinian refugees who grew up in Jordan. He just left the US to move to China after raising concerns about rising anti-immigrant sentiment, like the kind shown here. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/china-than...

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

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Philo of Alexan
@philoof.bsky.social

Arabs who have won the Nobel Peace Prize: Anwar Sadat Yasser Arafat Tawakkol Karman Arabs who have won the FIFA Peace Prize: Zero

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

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Jeremy Berg
@jeremymberg.bsky.social

Very few people win the Fields Medal since it is awarded only every four years. But there is en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryam_... Ignorant, racist, asshole.

en.wikipedia.orgMaryam Mirzakhani - Wikipedia
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

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@jaspar.bsky.social

Algebra is an English adaptation of an Arabic word and that branch of mathematics was created by Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

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Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

BREAKING WaPo: Brazil's right-wing Flรกvio Bolsonaro just effectively conceded defeat to the incumbent left-wing president โ€” minutes after Trump indicated he would not intervene on his behalf.

washingtonpost.comBolsonaro effectively concedes in Brazil after Trump suggests he wonโ€™t helpTrump says the presidential election looked โ€œriggedโ€ but did not say he planned to intervene on behalf of the right-wing politician.

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Matt Pearce
@mattdpearce.com

If the golem becomes ensorcelled, the coven may need to assume operational burdens related to ensorcellation and the golemโ€™s fel status. This may cost extra mana points.

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hailey
@hailey.at

this sounds like basically nothing if you read into it. h/t to @vgel.me for a good take on it

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@jaspar.bsky.social

I think itโ€™s a complicated question to ask how much should a documentary be like a work of journalism. Sometimes they are! And people take them very seriously and get upset if they get anything wrong! Other times people are comfortable treating them more like works of art. Itโ€™s not straightforward.

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Melody Schreiber
@melodyschreiber.com

There's no ACIP in the US right now -- and there won't be for the foreseeable future because RFK Jr isn't reconstituting the group. That is already having consequences for new vaccines, which don't have ACIP recommendations. My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.comโ€˜Itโ€™s a mess right nowโ€™: RFKโ€™s sweeping changes place new vaccines in limboHealth secretaryโ€™s effort to alter makeup of ACIP panel means no new recommendations coming โ€“ even as new vaccines are approved

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Mediagazer
@mediagazer.com

Sources: after an NYT report questioned abuse recollections in Amy Griffin's memoir, the billionaire said she would target reporter Katherine Rosman's son (Ben Smith/Semafor) Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink

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AFP News Agency
@en.afp.com

BREAKING Brazil's Lula clinches victory over Bolsonaro to win fourth term: official results show

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Taniel
@taniel.bsky.social

Lula has been reelected president, Brazilian media has now called. An extraordinary comeback for the left-wing politician who trailed by 2 points in round 1 but managed to hold off Flรกvio Bolsonaro, the former president's son.

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mtsw
@mtsw.bsky.social

Everyone thought Lula was cooked, hopeless. Then he bought a phone and started posting and now he's gonna get a 4th term. The lesson is to never stop posting.

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PBS News
@pbsnews.org

The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, conceded defeat on Sunday in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government. https://to.pbs.org/4dYoAgA

to.pbs.orgSerbiaโ€™s strongman leader Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement in seismic political shiftIt was a seismic political shift in the Balkan country where Vucic, who had been endorsed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and who denounced the student movement as a foreign-led attempt to unseat ...

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hikikomorphism
@hikikomorphism.bsky.social

Replying to @hikikomorphism.bsky.social

hooooo boy we don't like this no we don't > If you don't speak English, you need to find a different community. We cannot distinguish between AI-written and AI-translated. Since you don't speak English, you can't even verify yourself if it translated correctly. www.reddit.com/r/opensource...

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@jaspar.bsky.social

I have one friend group, we call ourselves the Chain Gang, and our entire deal is going to and unironically appreciating chain restaurants. So Iโ€™m qualified to say: not only is it not offensive, the tackiness is part of the charm and fun of restaurant chains like this.

lastpositivist.bsky.social@lastpositivist.bsky.social

Tbh I don't think anyone on earth is offended by Obama saying that a gold plated cheesecake factory would be tacky. This is not actually something anyone is bothered by.

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@jaspar.bsky.social

Every media outlet other than USA Today on this list is either right-wing or is something Iโ€™ve never heard of. But sure, this is evidence of ~~the media~~ being laser-focused on this topic. And I donโ€™t exactly consider USA Today one of my top news sources.

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Financial Times
@financialtimes.com

FT Exclusive: About 69% of registered voters, and almost 50% of those who voted for the president in 2024, said they were 'very' or 'somewhat' concerned about 'corruption, self-dealing or conflicts of interest' in the Trump administration. ft.trib.al/RH0M0R9

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A.S. Barwich
@smellosopher.bsky.social

Replying to @clancyny.bsky.social

"The Axel Springer Award is an annual award given to outstanding personalities who are "exceptionally innovative, create new markets and change markets, shape culture, and face up to their social responsibility"." (Wikipedia) Also: that photo is not how he looks www.axelspringer.com/en/ax-press-...

axelspringer.comPeter Thiel to Receive the 2026 Axel Springer AwardRecognizing an entrepreneur, investor, and thought leader who has significantly shaped digital transformation

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Patrick De Haan
@gasbuddyguy.bsky.social

Americans have now spent $142 billion more on gasoline and diesel since March 1, enough to buy 361,000 homes at the September median price, enough to house over 900,000 people, due to the US war on Iran and other factors like limited output from Russia

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Jason Karsh
@jkarsh.bsky.social

I cannot stress to you enough how there were entire news cycles in 2024, driven entirely by Republicans, about how Democrats were trying to take away your cheeseburgers.

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social

RFK Jr. suggests Americans can more easily afford groceries if they start eating liver instead of beef: "Most of the cheap cuts of meat are very inexpensive. You can buy liver or the cheap cuts."

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Leicester Gazette
@leicestergazette.leicester.news

Two University of Leicester students speak out over โ€˜absurdโ€™ and โ€˜Orwellianโ€™ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

leicester.newsBBC edits out pride pins on University Challenge in โ€˜Orwellianโ€™ move* * * This story was published by **The Leicester Gazette** : a local, independent newspaper about Leicestershire. 1,000 people have already joined our community. Just use those buttons below to download our app and **sign up for free**. * * * Astrophysics student Samuel Carlier and History student Emmeline Hague-Wright were shocked to find that their LGBTQ+ pride pins had been edited out of their University Challenge appearance earlier this year. The episode, initially scheduled for BBC Two on 24 August, was delayed twice before airing on 7 September 2026. The pins showed the progressive LGBTQ+ pride flag, the bisexual pride flag and a rainbow feather. Speaking to the Leicester Gazette, Sam said: โ€œLiving in a liberal democracy and having the state broadcaster tell you โ€˜weโ€™re editing how you lookโ€™, seems very Orwellian.โ€ Sam described the choice to remove the pins before broadcast as โ€œweirdโ€ and โ€œabsurdโ€. He said: โ€œ[Censoring] that seemed weird. If I had worn a rainbow shirt, would they have censored that? If the idea is to keep things impartial, where is that line in the sand?โ€ A side by-side image of Sam wearing the pin and with it having been digitally removed. Photograph: supplied Sam contacted the BBC to try to understand why his pins had been edited out. He told the Gazette: โ€œThe BBC people said theyโ€™d ring me, and I chased them, they just said go to the complaints website and file a complaint there, thatโ€™s what I did.โ€ Since then, Sam hasnโ€™t had a response from the BBC as to why his pins were removed. After the episode had aired, Sam noted that his shirt โ€˜meltedโ€™ into itself occasionally, as a result of the editing. Photograph: supplied ## Students believe the decision was made following online transphobia Emmeline was also shocked when she found out that the feather pin she wore was due to be removed from the episode she was in. It was understood by Emmeline that there was online transphobia in response to previous episode of University Challenge, and she had been contacted by the BBC, anticipating support from the broadcaster. When the BBC contacted her, instead of an offer of support, she was told her pin was going to be removed. โ€œAt first it was mostly confusion,โ€ she said. โ€œI heard that they had received a lot of nastiness online from people and I thought they were going to call me to say โ€˜we have support services if needed,โ€™ and that wasn't what I got at all.โ€ Instead, Emmeline was notified that the episodes were going to be delayed. โ€œIt was out of left field, I was confused for a while,โ€ she said. โ€œThis entire delay has been because of a feather and two badges on a teammate that were basically impossible [for viewers] to see.โ€ Emmeline had expressed her frustrations with the repeated delays from the BBC, spanning from mid-July to early-September. She said: โ€œWe were announced on the website and then delayed again, and then announced on the website a second time, and delayed even further. Speaking about the removal, she said: โ€œIt takes a lot of timeโ€ she said. โ€œMaking it [the edit] look good would be even more expensive and time-consuming. It seems like drastically a lot of effort.โ€ ## Join the conversation Our app is more than just a way to keep up โ€“ it's a gateway to award-winning journalism and the local community. __Want to support our work?__ Click here for membership__.__ ## Wider criticism on LGBTQ+ support The pins Sam wore during the episode. Photograph: supplied According to leading LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall UK, two in five LGBTQ+ students will hide their identities at university for fear of discrimination. Stonewall has reported that more than 36 per cent of trans students have received hostile conduct from university staff due to their gender identity. Reflecting on the digital removal of the pins, Sam spoke about how disheartening the choice was. He said: โ€œThere was maybe like a span of eight years where someone could be uncontroversially out in the open queer โ€“ now thatโ€™s gone again.โ€ he said. The BBC has also been widely criticised for โ€˜an attack on the LGBTQ+ communityโ€™ by pulling its involvement with the popular show, RuPaul's Drag Race. The broadcaster pulled its involvement in September following โ€œsignificant financial pressuresโ€ as the reason for axing their involvement. The criticism follows another recent controversial edit by the BBC. On its hit show, Strictly Come Dancing, a decision was made to edit out โ€˜Protect the Dollsโ€™ from contestant Bethany Antoniaโ€™s T-shirt. Itโ€™s a slogan which has become widely used to support the rights of trans women. The BBC defended their decision, saying the changes were made to meet editorial guidelines. It comes as the LGBTQ+ community has faced challenges amid an increasingly less tolerant political climate. ## What the BBC had to say When we asked them about editing out the pins worn by Leicesterโ€™s University Challenge team, a BBC spokesperson said: โ€œIn line with our editorial guidelines, we advise that no badges, flags, and emblems or symbols are worn or visible during filming, along with clothing with obvious branding or slogans. If such items are not removed for any reason then a decision is made between the programme makers and the BBC regarding any edits to the programme.โ€ The BBC said the delays to the episode were unrelated to the decision to edit out the pins. A spokesperson for ITV Studios said: โ€œUniversity Challenge is an entertainment quiz show and is made in accordance with the BBC Editorial Guidelines requirements for impartiality.โ€ The University of Leicester refused to comment on the matter. * * * **Before you goโ€ฆ** Weโ€™ve recently surpassed 1,000 subscribers, which is amazing considering weโ€™re a small team on a shoestring budget. Now, weโ€™re ready for the next stage of the Leicester Gazette. **Download our new app and get all of our journalism anytime, anywhere.** The app connects with **Bluesky** , **Mastodon** and **Threads** , giving you access to a network of around 60 million people. Itโ€™s a safer, more meaningful alternative to mainstream social media โ€“ owned by the community. * * *

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Eric Lipton NYT
@ericlipton.nytimes.com

JUST POSTED: A Russian energy giant has secretly moved to acquire a position in a massive Alaska gas project. Its part of talks between Witkoff/Kushner & Putin. But CEO of US company resigns after learning of Russian money in the project. A wowzer of a story. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

nytimes.comIn U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project EmergesInterviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.
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@jaspar.bsky.social

Bell Labs is responsible for more Nobel prizes than any other private company

Kevin J. Kircher@kevinjkircher.com

By my napkin math, total Bell Labs research expenditures from 1930-1980 were on the order of $50 billion in 2026 dollars. AI companies have spent ~$1 trillion so far: The equivalent of ~20 Bell Labs histories. In its history, Bell Labs researchers discovered the transistor, the solar cell, the laser

en.wikipedia.orgBell Labs - Wikipedia

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Ken Vogel
@kenvogel.bsky.social

NEW: After James Blair & Chris LaCivita donated the hundreds of thousands of dollars they were each paid for advising the pro-Russian government of Republika Srpska to the Trump presidential library, Trump said he is no longer concerned about whether their work represented a conflict of interest.

nytimes.comTrump Advisers Give Fees Earned for Aiding Srpska to His Library (Gift Article)The donations from James Blair and Chris LaCivita were revealed after the president expressed pique over their consulting work for Republika Srpska.

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G Elliott Morris
@gelliottmorris.com

Matthew Yglesias continues to say that talking about ICE and excessive force in immigration enforcement helps Republicans. He is obviously wrong about this and refuses to acknowledge the data. Way past time for everyone to update their priors on this.

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e.w. niedermeyer
@niedermeyer.online

hang on, so Bleecker Street was sold to a Pierre Omidyar-backed group that also happens to back Tosca Musk's Passionflix... and now "MUSK" is disappearing from theaters?

Matthew Klippenstein (he/him)@klippenstein.bsky.social

$TSLAQ Seems like the only coverage. Hopefully incorrect. Google Gemini claimed not to find showtimes for this weekend, soโ€ฆ ๐Ÿคท @niedermeyer.online www.showbiz411.com/2026/10/23/c...

showbiz411.comControversial "Musk" Documentary Pulled From Almost Every One of 472 Theaters After One Week by Newly Sold Bleecker Street Films - Showbiz411Alex Gibney's "Musk" movie is pretty much gone. Released October 9th to four theaters, it expanded to 472 last Friday. And now, one week later it's gone

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STAT
@statnews.com

The combination of an experimental drug from Tango Therapeutics and Revolution Medicinesโ€™ Rasonque led to tumor responses in 82% of patients with a certain type of advanced pancreatic cancer. https://bit.ly/4jyj7Rh

statnews.comTango reports 82% tumor response rate in trial of combo therapy for advanced pancreatic cancerAn experimental drug combination led to tumor responses in 82% of patients with a certain type of advanced pancreatic cancer, Tango Therapeutics reported.