Linda Marie 🕊️
@lindam174.bsky.social
Teacher. Mother. Reader. Never give up.
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I am so triggered by RJK Jr's comment about ICU's being empty during #COVID. I re-read what I wrote after one of the surges. How do others forget. The trauma was--and is--real.
I'm An ICU Doctor. I’m Haunted By What I’ve Seen During The Recent COVID-19 Surge.
“I can’t stop thinking about the 40-something man who told me, ‘I can’t die like this. I just got engaged and have a 6-month-old baby.’ I encouraged him to be positive, but that didn’t stop him from d...
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President Trump is an unimpressive person. He had no real intellect even before his cognitive faculties began to decline. His real estate career was mediocre at best; and he inherited most of it from his father before going bankrupt multiple times. trib.al/ji49PE1
Trump’s Mid East war may have burned off a lot of America’s top tier weapons, but it’s also on track to deliver a huge financial windfall to Iran. “According to the senior Iranian official, Iran is seeking fees of between 5% and 7% of the price of cargoes from ships using the strait.” Via Reuters
Proposed Hormuz deal would give Iran control of inbound traffic, sources say
A proposed deal between Iran and Oman to help end five months of war between Iran and the United States would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior I...
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Corrupt organisation supports corrupt leader shock: FIFA said its leadership unanimously reaffirmed full support for President Gianni Infantino during a crisis meeting with senior officials in Morocco.
"Why Bari Weiss's Boss Is Full of ‘Horseshit’" Zeteo's Justin Baragona break down everything wrong with David Ellison's 'desperate' NYT op-ed. Plus, right-wing media have an Islamophobic meltdown over Abdul El-Sayed's big win in Michigan's Dem primary.
Why Bari Weiss's Boss Is Full of ‘Horseshit’
We break down everything wrong with David Ellison's 'desperate' NYT op-ed. Plus, right-wing media have an Islamophobic meltdown over Abdul El-Sayed's big win in Michigan's Dem primary.
zeteo.com
It's hard to read this and not think that this is Meta not wanting to be left out of the super-dangerous / super-powerful AI club.
Alex Hanna@alexhanna.bsky.social · 1h agoIt keeps happening... It'd be great if these companies could spend a little bit more time on network security and a little less time vibe coding.
“It was as if Musk had chartered a fourth branch of the government – one above the legislative, out of reach of the judicial, and on par with the executive.” Exclusive excerpt from Casey Michel's new book on how the country's wealthiest are monopolizing U.S. democracy zeteo.com/p/americans-...
Highland Ave Raid in Newark NJ: Bloody And Beaten Then Dragged from His Own Doorstep
This year's anniversary of the Voting Rights Act comes with a sobering reminder that SCOTUS's recent decision in Louisiana v. Callais destroyed much of this important law’s power. As @skyeperryman.bsky.social said, this could have far-reaching consequences – all the way down to the local level.
The Supreme Court Shredded America’s ‘Most Powerful’ Law
The Voting Rights Act turns 61 on Thursday, but a recent ruling by the Supreme Court has left the landmark legislation gutted. On this anniversary, we examine the legacy and future of the VRA.
zeteo.com
Folks from the Women's March have been arrested at the Capitol for protesting ICE. Shout out to the women who are putting their lives and livelihoods on the line to get their message out: ABOLISH ICE.
According to data from Ice, we passed a significant milestone. Immigrants with no criminal record now make up the largest group arrested and booked into detention by Ice.
Immigrants with no criminal record now largest group in Ice detention
Government data shows 16,523 people with no record, versus 15,725 with a record and 13,767 with pending charges
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Trump in Nevada: "Vote for Michael Whatley, by the way" (Whatley is running in North Carolina)
This couple came legally. They applied for asylum before their visas expired, wanting to do it all by the books. After six months, they applied for work permits to stay afloat, passing background checks. They worked legally and paid taxes while government delay dragged on. Then ICE came for them.
Laura Rodríguez Presa@lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · 4h agoThe couple’s arrest outside Midway Airport aligns with what immigration attorneys across the country have observed in recent months: an increase in ICE arrests at airports of people traveling domestically with expired visas but pending immigration cases. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/05/c...
Remember BIG BALLS of DOGE infamy? He’s still in government, and good news everybody: He’s hiring.
The National Design Studio Became a DOGE Landing Pad. Now ‘Big Balls’ Is Recruiting
WIRED spoke with an engineer who was interviewed by Edward "Big Balls" Coristine for a government engineering role at the NDS, the White House agency staffed by other DOGE veterans.
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HUGE! Every single candidate we’re backing in #Washington state will advance to the general election! We took ZERO hits in last night’s primary election, and we’re feeling squeaky clean after this 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘱 in the Evergreen State.
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Jane Fonda Climate PAC (JanePAC)@janeclimatepac.bsky.social · 3h agoHUGE! Every single candidate we’re backing in #Washington state will advance to the general election! We took ZERO hits in last night’s primary election, and we’re feeling squeaky clean after this 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘱 in the Evergreen State.
Journalism quote of the day: "Wednesday at 11am is perfect! I'll be there then!" -Nellie Bowles, Free Press writer and Bari Weiss's wife, on Jeffrey Epstein's apartment.
More than 50 image and video ads containing abusive content were recently discovered in Meta’s ad transparency library by researchers at the Tech Transparency Project (TTP), with the listings showing some ads linked out to so-called nudify or undressing apps.
Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.
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The ads, which in some cases reached thousands of accounts, were targeted at people living in the United States, United Kingdom, and more than a dozen European countries.
Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.
wired.com
Over the last nine months, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has run dozens of paid ads that include explicit AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and images of minors alongside sexually suggestive statements, according to details of the ads shared with WIRED.
Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.
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