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What is BOFFFF an acronym for in fisheries management? I snort-laughed. @whysharksmatter.bsky.social p. 24

@whysharksmatter.bsky.social it’s writing like this that makes your book accessible to us non-scientists: “It’s had to imagine a biological structure better suited to getting tangled in fishing gear or a line than a face chainsaw…” p. 35!

www.againstallenemies.net/p/choose-you... from Rick Wilson: “The whole Trump operation rests on one bet: that nobody will ever make them answer. In ten days, you can make them lose that bet.”

Choose Your Country open.substack.com/pub/therickw...

One more thing to worry about! And if someone makes a vaccine, I’ll be in line!

Nearly all the world’s coral reefs are at risk of collapse within 50 years, IUCN warns | Few people in the history of the world are more responsible for this preventable catastrophe than Donald Trump. Care about coral reefs? Vote for Democrats and not Republicans.

www.latimes.com/politics/sto... “Goldin said the student has no family and lives in a group home for adults with developmental disabilities.”

@whysharksmatter.bsky.social it came! It just arrived today!!!

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A sad but perfect metaphor for the Trump Administration. wapo.st/3WF2YQo

Link: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

This is sad. General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s historic World War II globe was broken when Pete Hegseth’s team dropped it while trying to move it into his office.

Just donated to Amy Acton.

NEW: Last week, Elon Musk capped the speeds at which Ukrainian hardware could stay connected to a military-grade version of Starlink, “rendering some offensive drones and interceptor drones virtually useless.” Gift link to article here: www.wsj.com/world/ukrain...

Are hallucinations a stage of dementia? Asking for an enemy...

Join Ocean Science Expedition Academy (OSEA) and the Vermilion Sea Institute (VSI) October 26–30 for Sharktoberfest, a free online celebration of shark science, conservation, community, and careers! Includes a talk by me! www.oseascience.com/about-5 🧪🦑🌎🦈

Is this what they call a #KavanaughStop?

Ricardo Gonzalez, a 40-year-old U.S. citizen, was riding his e-bike in Long Beach, California, when ICE agents struck him with an unmarked vehicle and tased him twice. ICE thought he was someone else.

Trump dumped tons of debris containing lead, chromium, and arsenic in a PUBLIC PARK from his east wing teardown & ballroom build & now he is trying to turn a historic community golf course & park into mini Mar-a-Lago We will see you in court tomorrow! More on @MS.Now 👇

Ossoff: "Maybe you saw that Donald Trump was in Dalton yesterday, oblivious to the collapse of his presidency. A crowd smaller than this one enduring two hours of senile babbling while the price of oil hit its 5 month high"

www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...

White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Didn’t Pass Bar Exam Zacharia sat for the California bar exam after graduating from law school at Pepperdine University in 2011, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter, but she didn’t pass www.wsj.com/business/med...

"You all convinced yourselves that some good could come of being a water carrier for such a fool. If you ever really cared about America’s values or even its basic welfare, you made the worst possible bargain." An open letter to the late Lindsey Graham:

NEW: The Trump administration posted four new political ads to the official White House YouTube — a move that appears to defy a court order blocking taxpayer-funded ads from being aired. While the ads haven't been aired on TV, they have already garnered over 189,000 views in a span of two days.

Good news Contrary to what the Danish researchers themselves are saying publicly, in fact the government and key health authorities in Guinea-Bissau have NOT approved this highly unethical RFK Jr-funded trial www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

This isn’t a “controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr,” this is “playing with the lives of vulnerable infants in a developing nation, which is being pushed by malicious grifters who couldn’t care less about the innocent lives they hurt.”

“The children who are randomly selected not to receive the birth dose of the vaccine, those who “lost the lottery”, face in their earliest days the risk of contracting hepatitis B, which can cause irreversible lifelong damage.” No words. I am speechless. This violates all ethical boundaries.

ALERT: Judge extends halt of Trump's White House media ban CNN/MSNOW keep their press passes indefinitely, pending outcome of their federal civil lawsuit Judge: "Plaintiffs have met their burden: they have shown that they are likely to succeed on the merits of their claims"

JD Vance says this isn’t the time to “gripe about all the little things" like gas, groceries, rent, your mortgage. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmC-...

wtop.com/dc/2026/10/f... (yes Judge, they did lie to you.)

Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.

This is psychosis. He is profoundly mentally ill. He is not fit to be in any position of power over anyone or anything. He should not control nuclear weapons.

@ms.now please stop having John Bolton on your shows.

BREAKING: the court has paused the Trump admin tree removal at East Potomac Golf Links, where we are contesting the dumping of toxic East Wing debris & creating a Trump golf course We raced to court with partners Democracy Forward & Lowell & Assoc, & filed for an emergency hearing--today at 10am!

Despite ongoing lawsuit seeking to stop Trump overhaul of DC's East Potomac Park, the National Park Service has notified the court that it's going to take down nearly 530 trees at the site Team Trump is pursuing plan to redevelop the golf course on site

Citing the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribution of raw dairy products.

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Trump is only a part of the problem. The bigger problem is all of the feckless, gutless, corrupt Republicans who enabled him at every step. Please share widely. youtu.be/iqFjrxJvUEA?...

CNNs fact checker Daniel Dale weighs in:

NEW: America’s largest professional group of pediatricians has renewed its call for a nationwide ban on raw dairy products, warning of the serious health risks, particularly for children, as well as pregnant and immunocompromised people.

@ms.now #Tilllis is trying to rehab his conscience after voting for RFKjr. Not buying it.

@ms.now stop having Thom #Tillis on the shows. We are not buying his book and don’t care what he has to say. He has been a trumper all along.

A day after Trump said his super PAC would pay for those propaganda ads that had been funded by taxpayers, White House officials said the group did *not* plan to reimburse the government for the more than $10 million it had already spent on the ads.

www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u... can @normeisen.bsky.social do something about this please?

@stephruhle.bsky.social Todd Blanche? “Right for the role?” Ask #Tillis about the “slush fund” he negotiated. Don’t have him on the show.

@stephruhle.bsky.social there is NO reason to have #Tillis on your show. Not interested in anything he has to say. He is trying to rehabilitate his reputation and it’s way too late for that.

NEW FROM PP The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it 500+ Americans detained 70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied 60+ held after filming 36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer ~12 deported (yes, deported) projects.propublica.org/american-cit....