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There seem to be a lot of #BlueMAGA voices that are outraged at any perceived maligning of what they believe to be Joe Biden's heroic management of the pandemic he declared "over" in '23 - the one that is, in fact, ongoing. "He did the best he could." No. He did what Impact Research told him to.

It would be if they still did journalism, but what the large scale media orgs seems to be for now is to put out just enough current events blurbs to sell a few papers to rubes without in any way endangering their billionaire owners’ next tee time with a politician they want to own.

First they tell you the economy is great. You show them your grocery bill. Then suddenly it's the immigrants' fault. @jonesforar.bsky.social on the Republican playbook: deny your pain, then give you somebody else to blame. https://youtu.be/0W-HXFD9Yik

“Folks are hurting. They can’t afford gas. They can’t afford groceries.” It’s about affordability and accountability for ALL. Read the full story on @NPR. #ChrisJonesforCongress #AR02 www.npr.org/2026/10/25/n...

Every time I think I can't be more impressed by another candidate running this cycle--!! I'm starting to really enjoy being proven wrong. Galvanized & inspired to the max by @jonesforar.bsky.social 🙌 (And I'm in freaking California!) h/t @hcrichardson.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/3Lt8PGR...

🧵Yesterday, British Columbia elected a Conservative majority government that ran on a platform of tax cuts and accelerating the pillaging of nature, or what the party calls “natural resources exploitation.” They also ran on attacking Indigenous sovereignty and trans rights.

B.C. elected Conservatives, but what if we elected no parties at all?

COVID-19 circulates year-round, and surges can happen at any time. Prevention shouldn't be limited to periods of increased transmission. Whether you're trying to avoid infection or prevent spreading COVID-19 to others, taking precautions matters. (...)

How bad could it get if Measure RTM doesn't pass? Trains only once per hour. No weekend service. Station closures. Eight more days to win this! Sign up to help at luma.com/connectbayarea This Wednesday, we'll be at stations in the morning to remind people to vote Yes on RTM!

Someone want to tell Bobby where algebra comes from?

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...

Our $2M investment in the Sea Cliffs Exhibit Renovation Project has gotten a pretty clear seal of approval.

Seeing how little coverage that house report that added another rape accusation to Trump's tally got today, I looked back on just the front page Benghazi stories (there were many, many more inside over these months).

Step 1: Don't get Covid. www.heartandstroke.ca/articles/a-q...

We don't know if H5N1 will ever make that evolutionary leap or not. We know that it could. But I hope we don't find out. A worst case bird flu pandemic could literally kill hundreds of millions of people & cause agricultural, ecological, & economic collapse.

“I cannot read or and I do not know where numbers come from” is an interesting thing to announce about yourself.

Wow. #AbdulEl-Sayed 's qualifications, experience and why he chooses politics. The sort of politician we need. Super expert, purest goals, clearest perception, soundest motivations. Instead of the dynastic mediocre salarymen we seem to have so may of. youtu.be/fmodf-lNGEE?... (Start 1:47) #nzpol

Didn’t know @abdulelsayed.bsky.social’s opponent in his Senate race, Mike Rogers, was one of Jon Stewart’s main opponents in getting 9/11 responders health care for the cancers they picked up on 9/11. They both have choice words for this S.O.B. starting at 39:30⬇️. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmod...

“Brazil: defeated Flávio Bolsonaro ordered to surrender passports *** Far-right senator banned from leaving country as supreme court judge’s ruling makes reference to money-laundering case” 10/26/26

How would you know if your friends or fave creatives got banned or brigaded off socials by nazi shitbirds? You don't -- we just disappear. Find/follow me here: www.patreon.com/cw/violetblue

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New from Important Context and @assignedmedia.org: Reporter @billiejsweeney.bsky.social took a look at the Trump administration’s anti-trans attacks on Title IX hurt all sexual assault survivors. Must read story. www.importantcontext.news/false-protec...

Sad news. I was able to meet most of the original Trek cast members before they left. Now, we have George Takei and Shatner.

Let me spell it out: It’s a terrible time to elect any right-wing government because they don’t give a shit about the planet or long term human survival because their entire focus is graft and corporate profits. Especially in a place like Brazil. But yeah, also fuck fascism.

Competent lifeguard yells "walk!" If you yell "don't run" at kids, they'll run. Either out of defiance or cause you literally yelled "run." Tell people what you want them to believe & DO and stop telling people what you don't want them to do. Toward that end: www.oflavioperdeu.com/flavio-lost

What you fight, you feed. The right is very intentional about the vile they spread. They lie not to be believed but rather to be repeated. Congrats Brazil - may this and Serbia be a portent.

This is a must-read investigation by InformNapalm and Ukrainian Militant showing how Russian intelligence attempted to organize a paid protest in Budapest to promote Rosatom’s nuclear project. I translated it into English so that everyone can see Russia’s tactics.

As a small farmer, most of my fellow farmers are millionaires with a 6-figure income. That's who I'm competing with for land, labor, access to markets, etc. If you actually care about the little guy, it's good to recognize the myths & read up on farm economics! bsky.app/profile/sara...

If the real priority was actually protecting girls from actual men who pose a risk to them in sports, it would make much more sense to advocate for banning male coaches and male doctors. And I’ve never, ever ever heard that suggestion, because that’s not really what this is about.

NEW: The group behind Cornel West's 2024 ballot push was wholly funded through Elon Musk's dark money network, according to Sludge's review of tax documents. readsludge.com/2026/10/26/m...

Prescribing things off label is incredibly common! For my chronic illnesses + head injury, I only take off label drugs. I feel like people newly sick with Long Covid who never had experience with chronic illness treatment before think no FDA treatment=no hope.

(I swear this isn’t going to be a hype thread for my own book. But, also, here’s the preorder link): bookshop.org/p/books/vapo...

Roose does a very nice job signaling in the second paragraph what sort of book this will be. He decided to write it the night after partying with ketamine-snorting effective accelerationists. He isn’t e/acc himself, but he hangs with that crowd and accepts their premises as newsworthy,

So much to say about Brazil, not least of which is the role that Erika Hilton, a Black trans leader and most voted woman politician in Brazil, played in mobilizing folks for Lula. She was behind the critical, concrete, economic promise of shorter work-week. theprint.in/feature/erik...

A shorter version of the virus and illness update is now out, with some news and data. New Concerns Over H5N1 Bird Flu youtu.be/iROW_Gf0Mh4?...

Once more - people's chief beef with Democrats that we hear consistently in focus groups and see in surveys is too weak, not too woke.

Defeating the global incumbency curse when people have every reason to be furious at the status quo is hard. And it requires making clear who, exactly, is behind our woes and that you will fight with all your might for working people.

“How Lula turned his election fortunes around in three weeks With an energetic online push and social giveaways, Brazil’s president reignited his campaign between the first and second rounds”

New article! The first half of my reader Q & A is up. I answer questions about the midterms, the fall of the USSR vs the fall of the US, misogyny in media, and more: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/cosa-nostr...

Limitations in work & school activities among Canadian adults with Long COVID, Jan '20 - Jun '23 health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/pos... Forever COVID is neither economically nor ethically sound. @juliametraux.bsky.social @thesicktimes.org @melodyschreiber.com @baddestmamajama.bsky.social

No, and this is upsetting. I like her work a lot. But there is no ethical use of this technology and in an industry where people are desperate for work, taking work away from animators is unjustifiable.

"I am not Cassandra. I accept only one nickname: Cosa Nostradamus, because I see organized crime." sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/cosa-nostr...

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3/ WhatsApp is run by Meta. It is unclear whether Lula could have won without the above-referenced court order against Meta. bsky.app/profile/jenn...

Bolsonaro's loss is not just a loss for Bolsonaro. It's a loss for Trump. For Musk. For Milei. For Netanyahu. For Farage. For Meta and Zuckerberg. For the meat barons, the fossil fuel corporations, and the rest of the neocolonial looters. And it is a massive win for humanity and the living planet.

“These re-interviews are consequential,” a leaked email seen by 404 Media reads.

And those financial statements are dubious too, as @matthewus.bsky.social points out here: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/block-the-...

Don't believe the hype. Anthropic's IPO filings show it's not in good shape. You just have to dig a little deeper.