Matthew

Matthew

@mateoatl.bsky.social

Into: Music, cinema, science, travel, technology, books, art, nature, gardening, humor, DIY enthusiast. “Nothing bad can happen, it can only good happen”

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Christopher Webb
@cwebbonline.com

Wow! France gifted her to us, and now they’ve captured what so many Americans are feeling on Independence Day. The values the Statue of Liberty stood for are no more. 📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.

Matthew
@mateoatl.bsky.social

Surprised there are so few members of the SBC. Adult gay men, lesbians and bisexuals in the US (18 M) exceeds the 12 M SBC members. While 65 to 70% of nation approves of marriage equality. Southern Baptists Endorse Effort to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...

nytimes.comSouthern Baptists Adopt Effort to Overturn Same-Sex MarriageThe nation’s largest Protestant denomination was motivated by conservative Christians’ success in reversing Roe v. Wade.
Matthew
@mateoatl.bsky.social

Imagine the reaction if any other administration failed to prosecute a “terrorist” and deported him instead. It’s almost like she doesn’t have the evidence to match her rhetoric, again. www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-see...

cbsnews.comDOJ seeks to drop charges against man it said was "East Coast leader" of MS-13 gangAttorney General Pam Bondi referred to Henrry Villatoro Santos as "one of the top members and head of the East Coast" of the MS-13 gang last month.

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The Guardian
@theguardian.com

Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’

theguardian.comBreakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’Exclusive: Melbourne team demonstrates way to make the virus visible within white blood cells, paving the way to fully clear it from the body A cure for HIV could be a step closer after researchers found a new way to force the virus out of hiding inside human cells. The virus’s ability to conceal itself inside certain white blood cells has been one of the main challenges for scientists looking for a cure. It means there is a reservoir of the HIV in the body, capable of reactivation, that neither the immune system nor drugs can tackle. Continue reading...

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Laura Helmuth
@laurahelmuth.bsky.social

Guinea worm used to afflict 3.5 million people each year. This year, thanks in part to Jimmy Carter, there have been 7 cases. He negotiated the longest humanitarian cease-fire in history to distribute water filters & larvicides www.scientificamerican.com/article/jimm... via @tanyalewis.bsky.social

scientificamerican.comJimmy Carter, Who Has Died at Age 100, Spared Millions of People from Guinea Worm, a Debilitating ParasiteFormer president Jimmy Carter’s charity has helped transform Guinea worm from a disease that used to infect millions to one that infects fewer than a dozen
Matthew
@mateoatl.bsky.social

Today’s GOP

Laura Bassett@lebassett.bsky.social

Love to ban trans women from capitol restrooms in order to “protect women and girls” while suppressing a report about the incoming attorney general paying for the statutory rape of a minor while in congress and showing women’s nudes on the House floor

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Mikel Jollett
@mikeljollett.bsky.social

Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines: Measles: Before: 530,000, After: 47 Mumps: Before: 160,000, After: 429 Rubella: Before: 50,000, After: 3 Diphtheria: Before: 20,000, After: 2 Smallpox: Before: 30,000, After: 0 Polio: Before: 16,000, After: 0

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Seth Abramson
@sethabramson.bsky.social

It was a 49% to 48% election. Fascism won by a hair. And it took Russian and MAGA bomb threats, a hoax regarding battleground-state police raids, an illegal Musk-funded lottery, $600M given to Trump by just 15 people, Netanyahu meddling in our politics, and Democrats staying home for it to happen.

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