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@madreflections.bsky.social

Writer, published author, plant eater, science & astronomy devotee, history buff, equality for all, computer tech, and follower of delusional comedians and literary geniuses, also to add a bit of silliness to this world.

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Bird flu is raging on a mink farm. It could spark a human pandemic, experts say, but officials won’t act. | CNN share.google/TOa6DuMddDUd... A Pandemic is bad. Mink farms also bad.

share.googleBird flu is raging on a mink farm. It could spark a human pandemic, experts say, but officials won’t act. | CNNA bird flu outbreak has been raging uncontrolled on a Utah mink farm for two months. Flu experts fear it could spark a devastating human pandemic. State officials didn’t order the mink to be killed, w...

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George Takei
@georgetakei.bsky.social

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

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After losing on-campus voting sites, NC A&T and UNCG students march to polls | 88.5 WFDD share.google/Gk5MORrrPtgV... It was a long walk to vote. But they did it! #vote

share.googleAfter losing on-campus voting sites, NC A&T and UNCG students march to pollsMore than 100 NC A&T and UNCG students marched to the polls Thursday to mark the start of early voting. The demonstration came after election officials rejected requests to reopen on-campus voting sit...
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No Kings rallies across U.S. urge voters to cast ballots early ahead of midterms | PBS News share.google/Xr9jl0P34Kk5... #nokings

share.googleNo Kings rallies across U.S. urge voters to cast ballots early ahead of midtermsThe hundreds of planned events were being billed as nonpartisan, though they sought to build on nearly two years’ worth of No Kings marches and demonstrations by people upset with Trump’s presidency.
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AI causes uproar in mathematics as experts warn against sharing research with LLMs after OpenAI shares 722 manuscripts and proofs β€” professor argues that the field must focus on building community over raw solutions | Tom's Hardware share.google/YMAyOtuMoIjC... it'll be years to prove openAI right

share.googleAI causes uproar in mathematics as experts warn against sharing research with LLMs after OpenAI shares 722 manuscripts and proofs β€” professor argues that the field must focus on building community ove...Mathematics is a collaborative field, now disrupted by AI

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Judd Legum
@juddlegum.bsky.social

UPDATE: Trump was asked what state Zacharia passed the bar exam. Trump deferred to Zacharia to answer. Zacharia said, "When I moved to China." Which makes absolutely no sense. She appears to waive away follow up questions. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Judd Legum@juddlegum.bsky.social

1. Trump’s new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, says she is a lawyer. She has claimed to be a lawyer repeatedly on national TV, on podcasts, and on social media. But there is no evidence that Zacharia has ever been licensed to practice law.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers
@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

When you claim renewable energies aren’t workableβ€”but you attach solar panels to all your dystopian Flock surveillance cameras.

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Soldiers Are Already Looking for a Way Out of Hegseth’s Livestreamed Firing Squad - The Washington Sun share.google/vk6jFHC0ZaKw... Jesus tells Peter to put away his sword in Matthew 26:52 He states that all who draw the sword will die by the sword. Hegseth is quite ignorant on basic Christianity.

share.googleSoldiers Are Already Looking for a Way Out of Hegseth’s Livestreamed Firing SquadAt least six soldiers are planning to file for preliminary religious exemptions, a nonprofit leader told The Sun. More are expected to follow.

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Rita L. Portela
@westernspinster.bsky.social

ICE is trying to deport Native American people to Mexico. This one from the Mescalero Apache Tribe. That's right. People indigenous to the United States, tribal members. ICE is trying to remove them from the US. This is the second verified incident I've heard about. We were here 1st. #ICE

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AI In Mathematics Challenges Academic Norms - IEEE Spectrum share.google/yraM0ozPzsNv... Open AI is skirting ethics issues by stealing mathematical research and using it to solve problems. AI isn't perfect and is capable of using flawed information. There needs to be oversight. #openai #mathematics

share.googleOpenAI’s Navier–Stokes Claim Sparks a Reckoning Among MathematiciansOpenAI’s recent claim of solving a Millennium Prize problem causes both celebration and controversy
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I've not seen any dollar butter in the midwest. Don't believe your eyes.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

When they lied about policy or statistics repeatedly or tried to shift blame elsewhere they fooled a lot of gullible people. But when they started lying about things that even the cult knows more about than these out of touch weirdos, that’s when they lost the plot.

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All he did was vote against getting rid of daylight savings. Now he has to change his cell phone number. The infighting over something so simple with all that is going on in the world is mind boggling. #tomcotton #infighting #daylightsavings

The Washington Sun@washingtonsun.com

President Trump posted Sen. Tom Cotton’s cell phone number to the world on Saturday, as part of a plea for his Truth Social followers to badger his Republican ally into making daylight saving time permanent. A source confirmed that the number Trump shared actually belongs to Cotton.

washingtonsun.comPresident Trump Doxxes Tom Cotton’s Cell PhoneIt’s all part of a unique push for permanent daylight saving time.
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Several states have the rape loophole saying a person who voluntarily drinks an alcoholic beverage, rape did not occur. This is beyond ludicrous. #loophole #alcoholconsent?

Mother Jones@motherjones.com

"This young woman was failed by many people. She was clearly failed by people who took advantage of her state of incapacitation. She clearly was failed by the district attorney, and she was failed by the law of New York State."

motherjones.comThe loophole that likely doomed the Cornell rape case before it even startedAccusers who voluntarily drink have little protection under an antiquated law many see as victim-blaming.
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State laws on intoxication and consent get new scrutiny after Cornell rape allegations | PBS News share.google/OH02j0UPKAP3...

share.googleState laws on intoxication and consent get new scrutiny after Cornell rape allegationsUnder New York state law, rape charges generally need to involve force or a clear refusal of sex, unless the victim is physically helpless due to being unconscious, or mentally incapacitated due to be...
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Several states have the rape loophole saying a person who voluntarily drinks an alcoholic beverage, rape did not occur. This is beyond ludicrous. #loophole #alcoholconsent?

Mother Jones@motherjones.com

"This young woman was failed by many people. She was clearly failed by people who took advantage of her state of incapacitation. She clearly was failed by the district attorney, and she was failed by the law of New York State."

motherjones.comThe loophole that likely doomed the Cornell rape case before it even startedAccusers who voluntarily drink have little protection under an antiquated law many see as victim-blaming.

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Alt National Park Service
@altnps.bsky.social

Amazing news! MLB has dropped its proposal for a baseball game in Grand Teton National Park! Thank you to everyone who pushed back and stood up for our parks!

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open.substack.com/pub/sharonmc... This is very important information. A legitimate site, paid for by conservatives to get information and guide you away from registration. #Elon #votersuppression

open.substack.comElon Wants to β€œCheck” Your Voter RegistrationHis new website claims to be a public service, but it’s actually a data collection machine
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Playing with the numbers to lower cost of living raises, is a bad idea.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

Diesel just hit an all-time high. The 30-year Treasury is back above 5.6%. Consumer sentiment is near record lows. And the Trump regime just pulled a trick behind the scenes to fudge the inflation numbers. We dive in...

meidasplus.comWednesday Updates: Record Diesel, Rigged Inflation Math, and Meta's AI Tax Scheme – 9/30/26Important news. Paywall free.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar
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Before calling someone a β€œdirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!

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Deadline White House with Nicolle Wallace
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What began as an attempt to relitigate Jack Smith's two indictments against Donald Trump during a hearing on Capitol Hill today ended in embarrassment for Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Watch @nicollewallace.bsky.social's coverage NOW on YouTube:

youtube.com'A HUMILIATING mistake': Nicolle reacts to GOP's mortifying SELF-OWN during Jack Smith hearingYouTube video by MS NOW
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www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpa... Immigrants contribute to society. They leave oppression and war for a better life. They are necessary and valid human beings. #frenchvideo #Immigrants #immigration #humanbeings

reddit.comFrom the thedavidpakmanshow community on Reddit: A French video (English subtitles) dramatizes conditions if the far-right successfully forced immigrants to leave.Explore this post and more from the thedavidpakmanshow community
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East Potomac Park: Judge allows continued tree work – NBC4 Washington share.google/wk0ePu8E9aa4... They have cut down over 150 cherry blossom trees in DC for the administration to build a golf course. The cherry blossom festival brings in millions of dollars in tourism. It is ruining a public park.

share.googleEast Potomac Park: Judge allows continued tree work by Trump administrationTwo-hundred-fifty years after the nation’s birth, the judge said, β€œWe are here talking about a president yet again chopping down cherry trees.”

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KittyKatGirlπŸ˜»πŸ™πŸ’žπŸž
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She’s 104 yrs old and describes the nightmare that is Trump perfectly. This after his 1st term. Once you hear it you will wish we had a recording with her take on this current term. Spot on analysis that will give you goosebumps.

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Katie Phang
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Per his lawyer, Blanche has produced to the judge the unredacted handwritten FBI interview notes of a victim who alleges sexual & physical abuse by Felon Trump. Here's the latest, incl. Blanche’s attempts to get a stay from the appeals court for foreign language documents. youtu.be/IEhnvAhlitw?...

youtu.be🚨AG Blanche ADMITS He TURNED OVER UNREDACTED Epstein Files In MY Lawsuit!?!YouTube video by Katie Phang

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Michael J. Stern
@michaeljstern.bsky.social

I should be shocked, but the bar is so high now that I’m not.

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The men refuse to stand up for humanity. It goes both ways. Countries must coexist. We share this planet. #humanrights #coexist

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🚨 BREAKING:🚨 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni: β€œI am a woman and also a mother. I cannot stand with someone who kills innocent children.” The brave woman continued to walk around wearing a Palestinian flag around her neck in front of Netanyahu.

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The reporters just got back in. They had to show IDs. When confronted the WH claimed a issue.

Donna Stern@dvsmemphis.bsky.social

Federal judge: restore press access immediately, the ban is unconstitutional. Trump’s White House: seizes a Politico reporter’s credentials anyway and keeps Betsy Klein locked out. Courts don’t matter to men who think they’re kings. This is what fascism looks like up close #momsky#sheshed

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www.propublica.org/article/fbi-... Susan Collins corruption uncovered.

propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins β€” Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Flights halted in NYC, Boston and Philadelphia after construction mistake leads to communication outage | The Independent share.google/vTHPn7x3RiCF... Our efficiency and experience suffers under this administration. What happens to the planes still in the air? #radardoown #flightscanceled

share.googleFlights halted in NYC, Boston and Philadelphia after construction mistakeHundreds of flights have been delayed as authorities work to address the issue affecting major U.S. airports
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This is not America first. He's proving his patriotism isn't real. Money and power is his motivation. #Middleeastmedia

Common Dreams@commondreams.org

"Trump's FCC just approved Trump pal David Ellison's deal to allow Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE to own nearly 50% of a merged Paramount-Warner Bros," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "Outrageous: We don't need Middle East dictators to control American media."

commondreams.org'Outrageous': Sanders Slams FCC for Approving Saudi and UAE Ownership of Paramount-Warner Bros."We don't need Middle East dictators to control American media."

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Barack Obama
@barackobama.bsky.social

It’s that time of year again: here are some of the books I’ve enjoyed this summer. If you’ve read any good ones, let me know!