darlinghamburger.bsky.social (@darlinghamburger.bsky.social) reposted
Hi, what the fuck is going on at Walter Reed?
#WilfulBlindness & gaslighting harms all, our economy, costs lives. Data transparency, science, evidence-based decisions, strong actions needed YESTERDAY. Vision mass-upzone "30 yr plan" (2008-18); Sim/ABC & BCNDP crank it up & worsen #vanre
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Hi, what the fuck is going on at Walter Reed?
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Jesse Duquette (@jesseduquette.bsky.social) reposted
That photo is “proof of life” in the same way an ear tampon was proof of an assassination attempt.
activist360 (@activist360.bsky.social) reposted
Monster seaweed blooms are reshaping the Atlantic. Fueled by nutrient runoff & climate shifts, the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt now threatens coasts, ecosystems & economies. tinyurl.com/27bx3y3z #OceanHealth #Biodiversity #Activist360
paulpro (@mariopro.bsky.social) reposted
Micah (@rincewind.run) reposted
the thing about Zohran is he is really fucking good at politics and everyone on the Dem side behaving like he’s a liability has lost their minds I don’t care how you define It, he has It
steffenberr.bsky.social (@steffenberr.bsky.social) reposted
One of PepsiCo's arguments for remaining in the Russian market was for 'humanitarian reasons'. Meanwhile they are bankrolling Putin's war machine. I miss the days when Coca Cola left 1930's Germany because our human morality was not for sale. #pepsikills
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
The CDC is gutting a program that monitors foodborne illnesses. The program will now only track infections caused by two pathogens, rather than eight. Hello? How does this “Make America Healthy Again”?
Raywat Deonandan (@deonandan.bsky.social) reposted
Countries on track to eliminate cervical cancer: -Australia by 2028 -Sweden by 2027 -Rwanda by 2030 -UK by 2040 -Indonesia by 2030 -Bhutan 2030 -El Salvador by 2030 -Canada by 2040 How? HPV vaccine. Same one RFK Jr is trying to ban. You will note USA is not on this list.
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
If we will never be a Socialist [sic] or Communist [sic] Country [sic], then why are you giving billions of dollars to farmers to make up for losses from your stupid tariffs (SOCIALISM) and having the US government own part of Intel (COMMUNISM)?
@mtnbvan (@mtnbvan.bsky.social) reply parent
What could go wrong, amirite?
Wajahat Ali (@wajali.bsky.social) reposted
22 year old man whose previous experience is a grocer. The header of counter terrorism. MAGA is Affirmative Action for Mediocre White Men
Eric Topol (@erictopol.bsky.social) reposted
Good news. The House of Representatives stands behind the NIH budget with no cuts.
Eric Topol (@erictopol.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
The 2026 House bill with NIH budget preserved but elimination of ARPA-H democrats-appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
The moderation system here at Bluesky @safety.bsky.app is really amazing. An impersonator account scamming people was taken down within five minutes of reporting. The block function is nuclear. I can hide offensive replies, and even replies to replies. I truly feel safe here. Thank you @bsky.app
The New York Times (@nytimes.com) reposted
More than 445,000 federal employees saw their union protections disappear in August, as agencies moved to comply with an executive order President Trump signed earlier this year that called for ignoring collective bargaining contracts with nearly one million workers.
David Corn (@davidcorn.bsky.social) reposted
This is how to cover this. NPR did a spot on the award and said nothing about 2020 and Giuliani’s lies.
@mtnbvan (@mtnbvan.bsky.social) reply parent
BLERGH!!!!! (The stats not you. Thank you)
Tara Moriarty (@moriartylab.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Tara Moriarty Canadian COVID Forecast: Dials graphic
DCapTO (@dcapto.bsky.social) reposted
🇨🇦 Covid Forecast is out, not liking it’s already high in Ontario which means kids at school will be spreading Covid around since no one masks, no air filtration in schools & no vax yet. Year 6 & we’re still as unprepared as ever for Fall surge 😮💨😷 #ONpoli Find your province in tabs: shorturl.at/xLUlQ
Unofficial TorontoStar (All News) (@torontostar-rss.bsky.social) reposted
Five family members in critical condition after ‘suspicious’ fire in Richmond Hill
Bill Madden (@maddenifico.bsky.social) reposted
This was never about Republican vs Democrat. It's much, MUCH MORE SERIOUS than that. It's about fascism vs democracy, authoritarianism vs constitution, dictatorship vs republic, good vs evil. From fucking children to fucking over the elderly, Trump has always been a monster. 😳👇
Pat Bagley (@bagleycartoons.bsky.social) reposted
DeSantis is spending millions to spit in the face of a community that made a crosswalk a memorial to the 49 murdered by guns in the Pulse nightclub shooting DeSantis is a malicious, hateful turd
Gizmodo (@gizmodo.com) reposted
Dozens of Beaches Contaminated By Fecal Matter Over Labor Day Holiday https://gizmodo.com/labor-day-beach-closure-2000651670
The Guardian (@theguardian.com) reposted
Levi’s says anti-Americanism on back of Trump policies could hit brand in UK
@mtnbvan (@mtnbvan.bsky.social) reply parent
I’d love to just have closet space 🙃
Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 (@bill-comeau.bsky.social) reposted
American nurses standing up against RFK Jr. The pressure is rising. Americans should be calling their elected representatives. Are they? I don't know. I hope they are.
ACLU (@aclu.org) reposted
As we celebrate Labor Day, President Trump is rolling back the rights of federal workers to organize unions and collectively bargain. Eliminating these protections is a violation of workers' free speech rights.
Paulley Ticks (@tomadelsbach.bsky.social) reposted
President Trump is healthier than ever, enjoying his Labor Day weekend at his Mar-a-Lago home - so suck it, libtards!
@mtnbvan (@mtnbvan.bsky.social) reply parent
Enforcement would be onerous & costly. Retailers already struggle and couldn’t predict Trump tariffs et al. Buyers beware. Consumers can also just ban those stores or products.
Mark Ungrin (@mark-ungrin.bsky.social) reposted
Canada needs this as well. Just like what RFK is doing in the US, "gaps in public messaging" are a deliberate choice - they don't just happen. So...who benefits from misleading the public? Pretending away the massive toll of letting COVID rip are all about protecting a few negligent insiders.
PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes.bsky.social) reposted
Trump on his 3rd unannounced golf trip in a row. He doesn’t let the White House press pool film him golfing. This video is from a guest at the club.
André Picard @picardonhealth (@picardonhealth.bsky.social) reposted
The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war. The total number of journalists and media workers killed in this conflict since October 2023 is at least 189, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists www.theguardian.com/global-devel... @theguardian.com @pressfreedom.bsky.social #journalism
T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 (@tryangregory.bsky.social) reposted
It's pseudoscience to believe in eugenics now, but it is absolutely the case that legit scientists (including major contributors to my own field) held these views and thought they were valid. See, e.g., Sir Ronald Fisher, Sir Francis Galton, Charles Davenport, etc. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Prof Sheena Cruickshank (@sheencr.bsky.social) reposted
Absolutely tragic that an unvaccinated baby died of whooping cough. Rates of vax uptake in England too low and this risks our children’s health 🧵
Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot (@bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social) reposted
US suspends most visas for Palestinian passport-holders, reports say
Newsweek (@newsweek.com) reposted
Los Angeles shop owner Hooshang Aghdassi said ICE detained his wife, Sharareh Moghadam, after she finished her citizenship exam.
Connie Walker (@conniewalker.bsky.social) reposted
Leading genocide scholars organization says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza apnews.com/article/geno...
Scott Dworkin (@dworkin.bsky.social) reposted
More than 1,000 protests are scheduled today all across America. Large crowds will be standing up to the Trump regime, and joining major unions for “Workers Over Billionaires” events. More here:
Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 (@bill-comeau.bsky.social) reposted
White House: $8 trillion in tariff revenue so far. Fact Check: ❌ MASSIVELY FALSE. Actual tariff revenues to date are about $96 billion (Forbes). The $8 trillion number is 83x higher. (Job data is also suspect since he fired the head of BLS for reporting low numbers.) www.forbes.com/sites/tylerr...
Michael Hobbes (@michaelhobbes.bsky.social) reposted
How Seattle created a bizarre situation where government-subsidized housing costs more than market-rate housing, 11% of it sitting empty and providers can't lower rents. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
@mtnbvan (@mtnbvan.bsky.social)
Such sudden devastation may happen in the USA given gutting of national weather services
NPR (@npr.org) reposted
The 6.0 magnitude quake late Sunday hit a series of towns in the province of Kunar, near the city of Jalalabad in neighboring Nangahar province, causing extensive damage.
Bradley P. Moss (@bradmossesq.bsky.social) reposted
Literally the one thing the dude did that worked was the COVID vaccine and he is considering dumping it because of RFK.
paulpro (@mariopro.bsky.social) reposted
@claybennett.bsky.social
@mtnbvan (@mtnbvan.bsky.social) reply parent
Recalibrated towards historical norms given lack of housing for all. Prov Govt and Schools need to recalibrate also on funding etc
Crawford Kilian (@crof.bsky.social) reposted
This Fall, International Students Are Heading Elsewhere via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
Julie Parsonnet (@julieparsonnet.bsky.social) reposted
Deaths averted by vaccination since the 1970’s
Guy Felicella (@guyfelicella.bsky.social) reposted
What "Make America Great Again" really means....
Bill Madden (@maddenifico.bsky.social) reposted
Here we go: Victims of Trump's best friend, wingman and pedo bro, Jeffrey Epstein, are going to have a press conference at 10:30 AM ET on September 3, 2025 at the US Capitol. 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿😊👇
Mark Zaid, Esq (@markzaidesq.bsky.social) reposted
This is the type of person Trump pardoned. He proudly asserts that they should have injured a US Capitol Police Officer worse than they did on January 6th (@sergeantaqgo.bsky.social) had to medically retire). But MAGA supports law enforcement? Seriously? Then show me by condemning this guy.
Maple Mama (@maplemama20.bsky.social) reposted
🚨PLEASE SHARE 🚨 #Missing 13 year old from #Edmonton #Alberta #Canada Isabella is described as Height: 5'4" with slim build, EYES: Hazel HAIR: Black/ often braided #MMIW #MMIWG #EveryChildMatters #NoMoreStolenSisters #RedDressAlert www.aboriginalalert.ca/missingperso...
Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
BREAKING: Judge Sooknanan says the children are being removed right now so has advanced today’s hearing to 12:30pm. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: A federal judge has *blocked* the Trump administration from abruptly deporting 600 unaccompanied Guatemalan children — perhaps within a matter of hours — granting an emergency restraining order after advocates called the plan illegal + dangerous. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
ACLU (@aclu.org) reposted
In January, Border Patrol agents descended on Kern County, California, arresting and detaining people without due process. The raid — dubbed “Operation Return to Sender” — marked the start of a troubling new chapter in immigration enforcement. But the community was ready to fight back.
paulpro (@mariopro.bsky.social) reposted
@goldingcartoons.bsky.social
Gregg Gonsalves (@gregggonsalves.bsky.social) reposted
Terrific and terrifying piece by William J. Broad for the @nytimes.com: “'Trump once said he wanted the generals that Hitler had,' Dr. Josephson wrote. 'He’s certainly working on getting the science that Hitler and Stalin had.'” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/s...
NPR (@npr.org) reposted
The Iran-backed Houthis on Sunday raided offices of the United Nations' food and children's agencies in Yemen's capital, detaining at least one U.N. employee, officials said.
BladeoftheSun (@bladeofthes.bsky.social) reposted
Amazing video, Donald Trump genuinely cannot understand why parents want their dead children brought back to the USA so they can bury them. He's a 100% psychopath.
Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) reposted
Reminder: Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.
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🤮🤮🤮
Brian Stelter (@brianstelter.bsky.social) reposted
"The war on science began four centuries ago when the Roman Catholic Church outlawed books that reimagined the heavens. Subsequent regimes shot or jailed thousands of scientists. Today..." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/s...
@mtnbvan (@mtnbvan.bsky.social) reply parent
Also fly is usually opposite
@mtnbvan (@mtnbvan.bsky.social) reply parent
Jeans, not usually except maybe length and more slender/straight cut through the hips
@mtnbvan (@mtnbvan.bsky.social) reply parent
Disgusting
Esther (@elhopkins.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Esther (@elhopkins.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
WHO telling politicians not to ignore covid. bsky.app/profile/cati...
Jesse Felder (@jessefelder.bsky.social) reposted
‘The risks are rising that we could see another “inflation mountain” emerge over the coming months.’ www.apolloacademy.com/will-we-see-...
Drew Harwell (@drewharwell.com) reposted
New: I looked at 90 porn sites to test the new age-verification law rewriting the web. The ones following the rules, and scanning visitors' faces, are crumbling, while the lawbreakers are doubling or tripling their traffic. One of many unintended consequences for an experimental tech wapo.st/47QuttW
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🖕🖕🖕🖕
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Pritzker: "No one in the administration -- the president or anybody under him -- has called anyone in my administration or me. It's clear that in secret they're are planning this invasion with US troops."
Crawford Kilian (@crof.bsky.social) reposted
From WHO: www.who.int/emergencies/...
David Enrich (@davidenrich.bsky.social) reposted
After losing an appeal against CNN, Alan Dershowitz plans to ask the Supreme Court to overturn New York Times v. Sullivan, the 1964 case that protects journalists and others from weaponized lawsuits. edition.cnn.com/2025/08/29/b...
Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD (@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social) reposted
This is the interim CDC Director. He is accusing pre-Trump CDC staff of “manipulating health data to support a political narrative”. This man and his boss Kennedy are the ones who are manipulating data for a political narrative. This is an existential threat to the United States of America.
@mtnbvan (@mtnbvan.bsky.social) reply parent
Often jeans are waist measurement and length
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
And when they say *they* are protecting the country from the people who want to destroy it, they are engaging in pure psychological projection.
PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes.bsky.social) reposted
Trump Gets Middle Finger Salute En Route to Golf Outing Trump goes on back-to-back golf outings as Americans face high prices meidasnews.com/news/trump-g...
Mike Pafford (@mepafford.org) reposted
ATTENTION ON DECK! Active Duty, Guard, Reserves, and Retirees! ALL #Veterans! As Our Drill Sergeants, RDCs, MTIs, DIs, and RCCs Yelled At Us, "PULL YOUR HEAD OUT!" NO #Veteran Deserves To Be Treated This Way! "No Soldier, Sailor, Marine, Airman, or Guardian Left Behind!" 🇺🇸 🗽 🦅
Unofficial CTV News Mirror (@ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social) reposted
The ‘self-inflicted injury’ to U.S. tourism that’s making some Americans angry and disappointed
Canada Healthwatch 🍁 (@canadahealthwatch.ca) reposted
'It's an Extremely Physical Job': BC Nurses Could Vote to Strike over Possible Cuts to Health Benefits pressprogress.ca/bc-nurses-un... @brishti.bsky.social @pressprogress.ca 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) reposted
not just that he has no constitutional authority, there isn't even any particular legal or institutional mechanism by which the president can make anyone treat this as anything other than a weird advisory opinion.
@mtnbvan (@mtnbvan.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe Layla isn’t such a “catch” either
@mtnbvan (@mtnbvan.bsky.social) reply parent
OUCH
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
GORKA: Instead of blaming an inanimate object, which is the weapon, how about addressing the human being instead? KEILAR: DHS cut funding in July to the Minnesota Dept of Safety and the Hennepin Country Sheriff's Office in July that is the kind of funding used to assess mass violence threats
Canada Healthwatch 🍁 (@canadahealthwatch.ca) reposted
C.D.C. Uncertainty Upends Covid Vaccine Access at CVS and Walgreens www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w... More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
Financial Times (@financialtimes.com) reposted
UK secures largest ever warship deal from Norway on.ft.com/4nbnujH
@mtnbvan (@mtnbvan.bsky.social) reply parent
Another from 2021 medicalpartnership.usg.edu/covid-19-sta...
@mtnbvan (@mtnbvan.bsky.social) reply parent
Just one of many issues: Mass shooters are racially/ethnically diverse, though a majority are white males rockinst.org/gun-violence...
Harry Shearer (@harryshearer.bsky.social) reposted
For more information, watch this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdgI...
The Watchdog Coalition (@thewatchdogco.bsky.social) reposted
Obama Calls Out Trump’s Power Grab as 1,000+ Protests Planned and a GOP Rep. Gets Booed Into Silence
Unofficial CTV News Mirror (@ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social) reposted
Chicago mayor defies Trump’s immigration crackdown plan for the city