For all you misinformed doctors, nurses, pharmacists, cancer technicians, politicians, bosses, teachers, caregivers, and average people on the street: “There is no such thing as a COVID infection without consequence.” — David Putrino, Long Covid researcher

Beyond long COVID — how reinfections could be causing silent long-term organ damage | CBC Radio

Scientific evidence is painting an unsettling picture: COVID infections, even if mild or asymptomatic, may be causing long-term cellular and organ damage, as well as increasing your risk of developing...

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Minestrone Monster@minstronemonster.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Here's where we are in terms of how society views infectious diseases: saw a nurse today who told me that she and all the other nurses at the hospital are "immune to covid" because they "get it so much" The average person on the street is not more educated than this, either. It's everywhere.

If the Trump administration decides to pursue land strikes in Venezuela, U.S. forces could pursue a range of sites as targets. But the potential impact of such strikes remains uncertain.

If Trump attacked Venezuela, these sites could become targets

U.S. forces could pursue a range of options as targets, from Venezuelan military bases to cocaine refinery labs or clandestine airstrips, according to former U.S. and Venezuelan military officials.

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The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is coming to an end, but the central issue that caused it — the staggering cost of health care — isn’t going away anytime soon. nyti.ms/4nLPJoT

As Shutdown Nears End, Trump Still Confronts Soaring Health Costs

The central issue of the government closure remains unresolved, leaving Republicans under political pressure ahead of the midterms.

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Wow, a Long Island jury awarded $112 Million to 674 immigrants who were unlawfully held by county police so they could be handed over to ICE

Federal jury awards $112M to immigrants detained by Suffolk for ICE

A federal jury found the county and the Sheriff's Office violated the Constitutional rights of 674 people.

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Just like television and film shoots, commercial production in Los Angeles has plummeted. That has left a gaping hole in the longtime safety net for industry workers in the area just as those workers need it the most.

Hollywood’s Commercial Production Crews Are Losing a Lot of Work

Commercial production has long been crucial to sustaining entertainment workers in the Los Angeles area. But it continues to plummet.

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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...

How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers

For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...

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Gay Americans expressed relief on Monday after the Supreme Court denied a request to revisit a decade-old decision that established same-sex marriage as a national right. Conservative groups and state lawmakers said they would continue to press legal challenges.

Marriage Ruling Relieves Gay Americans and Leaves Conservatives Pledging New Challenges

The Supreme Court chose not to revisit a case involving same-sex marriage. The number of married same-sex couples has doubled in the last 10 years.

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It's unusual to see a bloody face on a polar bear this time of year. Our bears are current nearing the end of their over 140 day fast waiting for Hudson Bay to freeze. This bear, however, must have found an unsuspecting seal along the shore. Definitely a bonus. #BearSeason2025 #mammals 🌿

This seems like a cool and normal way to run a government agency.

The EPA Is in Chaos

“We learn who is furloughed when we send an email to someone and get the out-of-office message,” one employee tells WIRED.

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NOAA cut funding to the Alaska Earthquake Center, directed by my friend Mike West. As a result, seismic monitoring by nine stations in Alaska tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes will go offline by the end of the month. This endangers people in Alaska, Hawaiʻi, and other parts of the Pacific.

This lab is key for tracking deadly waves. Its sensors are about to go offline.

After NOAA cut funding to the lab that’s been monitoring seismic activity for more than 25 years, nine stations tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes for the agency will go offline by the end of the mo...

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Going to be writing some things for MSNBC/NOW. Here’s a look at how Trump says great things are going to happen when they aren’t because he wants you not to be mad about the bad things that actually *are* happening. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Opinion | Trump's $2000 checks from tariff revenue? The math doesn't add up.

Here are the charts to prove it.

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Winter is coming and Gazans are freezing.

Gaza prepares for another difficult winter despite the ceasefire

With their homes reduced to rubble, many Palestinians in Gaza remain displaced in tents that pose significant hazards as winter approaches

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As goes Loudoun County, so goes the rest of the nation. And Republicans mastered anti-trans messaging in Loudoun since Glenn Youngkin's campaign. @amandabecker.bsky.social writes how Abigail Spanberger figured out how to respond to transphobic messaging. 19thnews.org/2025/11/elec...

Democrats responded to anti-trans attacks this year — and won

LGBTQ+ rights organizations and party strategists point to wins in gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey as a template heading into the 2026 midterms.

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There are few American mariners today. But demand could soon rise, as President Trump and a bipartisan group in Congress look to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry. nyti.ms/3WTbMiD

Trump Wants to Revive Shipping. He Will Need More Mariners.

Few American are becoming mariners today, but demand could soon rise because President Trump and a bipartisan group of legislators in Congress want to revitalize the American shipbuilding industry.

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The steep tariffs imposed by President Trump have magnified the economic strain of an already volatile coffee market, leaving shop owners with the question: Can they absorb some of those increased costs without putting themselves out of business?

Tariffs are testing your neighborhood coffee shop

Coffee shops across the country are wrestling with how to remain affordable “third spaces” under the weight of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

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The FDA on Tuesday named Richard Pazdur, its longtime overseer of cancer therapies, as its top drug regulator. www.statnews.com/2025/11/11/f...

Richard Pazdur, longtime cancer regulator, named drug center director at FDA

Pazdur is a longtime FDA staffer and founded the agency's cancer therapy division

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In September, the Trump administration conducted a historic deportation flight to Iran. We tracked down people deported on the plane. Some are in hiding, others have fled the country. Their story: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/w...

‘It Feels Like I’m in a Nightmare’: Inside the First Deportation Flight to Iran

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Probation officers pause in-person visits and home searches for offenders facing an arrest warrant. That reduced supervision can last for months — in one case it was over a year. Six mothers died during this gap, WPLN and ProPublica found. www.propublica.org/article/tenn...

Indiana University removed a Lecturer from her "Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice" course after a student filed a complaint about a graphic the instructor showed in class, which included "Make America Great Again" as an example of "Covert White Supremacy." www.wfyi.org/news/article...

IU lecturer removed from class during intellectual diversity investigation

A lecturer in the Indiana University School of Social Work has been removed from teaching one of her classes Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice while the university investigates a complaint...

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The Israeli police said four Israelis had been arrested after dozens of masked civilians attacked Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday and set fire to property, in an assault the authorities labeled “acts of extremist violence.” nyti.ms/49eYkNu

Trump Threatened to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion. What Are His Chances?

Legal experts say President Trump’s litigation track record offers both hope and warning to the British public broadcaster, which he has threatened with a $1 billion suit.

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Breaking news: The Supreme Court extended a pause on a lower-court order directing the Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits to millions of Americans, preventing federal officials from having to provide the aid for now.

Supreme Court extends pause on order requiring full SNAP payments

The Trump administration has twice gone to the Supreme Court in recent days, seeking to prevent other judges from forcing it to fully fund SNAP benefits for November.

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first it's pensions, then it's healthcare, then vacation, finally it's the wages, pretty soon you're just going to one box to work all day for no money and going to another to get the rest of snap to eat, which sounds a lot like how they described the soviet union to me in the 80s but what do i know

Chris Morran@themorrancave.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Is this good? It doesn't seem good. "Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."

Don’t worry folks I’m sure Chuck Schumer has a plan /s

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 9mo ago

NEWS: Senate Republicans are threatening to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—unless Democrats agree to tougher abortion restrictions.

A spill on a family farm in Oklahoma killed several acres of vegetation and contaminated drinking water. A judge ordered the farmers to pay when they went after the oil company. (Published May 2024)

Oil Companies Contaminated a Family Farm. The Courts and Regulators Let the Drillers Walk Away.

The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells. In Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state.

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That they are developing robots to work in nursing homes and not radioactive mines or shit humans cannot do safely - and not work humans could do better than a machine is how you know their priorities are all out of whack.

Gravel Influencer@gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Robots are cool, but have we tried just paying caregivers more?

The fury at eight Democratic-aligned senators who voted with Republicans to end the longest-ever government shutdown highlights the dramatic shift in the Democratic Party less than a year into President Trump’s second term. https://wapo.st/43oEMT9

ByHeart, a maker of organic baby formula, expanded a voluntary recall on Tuesday to include all of its products sold in the U.S. after federal health regulators found botulism infections in two additional infants, bringing the number of reported cases to 15.

Infant Formula Recall Expands as Botulism Outbreak Grows

Federal health officials said caregivers should stop using all ByHeart powdered formula products after 15 infants in 12 states were hospitalized.

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Immigrant parents are scrambling to secure emergency caretakers for their children as deportations increase under President Trump. Some said guardianship planning has become one of the few things they can control. “It helps me breathe,” said one mother.

As deportation fears rise, immigrant parents ask: Who cares for my kids?

More parents — from the undocumented to U.S. citizens — are rushing to make temporary guardianship arrangements, lawyers said.

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