Michelle Ziemba
@michelleziemba.bsky.social
Professional Patient: Trigeminal Neuralgia, Occipital Neuralgia & Migraines. Writer & Photographer. Proud wife of an Educator. Facts & Democracy Matter. She|Her
Although trick or treaters can be a lot of fun they can be very frightening for feral and community cats. Increased traffic, Jack-o-lanterns, and loud noises all make the night a dangerous one. So provide safe spaces far way from the noise and traffic. Lets make this a safe night for everyone! 🐱🐶🎃
Halloween is tomorrow. Here's a favor that takes a few minutes. Move your candy to the end of the driveway. That's it. Now a kid in a wheelchair or using a walker or crutches can reach you.
No, I want them to get my order done instead of doing four other orders at once.
More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 15h agoStarbucks CEO says the company is planning to focus more on AI and tech, including a adding system that would recognize customers as they arrive in stores to "present personalized digital menus."
There are many ballot initiatives happening but I want to mention Washington state’s that would require every girl — no matter how young — to have a pelvic exam to play school sports. The assault on trans athletes is also on girls and women. salon-standingroomonly.beehiiv.com/p/election-s...
Trump and the White House focusing intently on the Cheesecake Factory and ignoring affordability is classic gaslighting at a time when people are choosing between groceries and gas.
NPR@npr.org · 12h agoA joke by former President Obama has gone viral and received backlash from the Trump administration as the issue of affordability looms large over next week's midterm elections.
“I no longer feel proud to be Israeli… We are occupiers, yes… wait, i thought we were on commercial break!” Amazing — Israeli actress Chelli Goldenberg accidentally tells the truth when she doesn’t realize she’s live. (H/T @mintpressnews.bsky.social ) More: www.israelnationalnews.com/news/435190
California! Of course you’re voting YES on 40 to tax billionaires. But you must also vote NO on 41 & 42 so 40 gets implemented! Please repost & put this on Instagram/Facebook/OnlyFans too. 🐻🗳️ knock-la.com/los-angeles-... @knockdotla.bsky.social
Congratulations to the Brewers! Have fun Brewers fans!
A few thoughts: As NYT notes, this is common. They actually undersell how common it is. Enticing spoilers into the race (usually third parties but sometimes name gambits like this) and supporting them is very common. Both parties do it all the time. Any competent campaign at least considers it.
Inside Democrats’ Secret Effort to Stack Alaska’s Midterm Ballot With Another Dan Sullivan (Gift Article)
Operatives aligned with Mary Peltola, the Democratic nominee for Senate, spent months recruiting candidates to peel votes from Senator Dan Sullivan, the Republican.
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The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 2d agoTrump on alleged Alaska ballot stacking: "They said they didn't do it and we caught them cold. And Mary Peltola should resign from the race. I think she should be prosecuted criminally for what she did."
Just a reminder that not only is COV not over, we are in another surge right now. I’ve been one of the most Covid cautious people for the last six years. But I did just travel, and spend time indoors with the folks I stayed with. Rigorous masking everywhere else. Last boosted a year ago. 1/2
Dr. Orna Izakson@orna.bsky.social · 4d agoWell, it finally got me. At least I’m home from my travels.
NEW IN COLLABORATION WITH @ddosecrets.org AND @ryanfae.bsky.social: We are releasing a dataset provided to us by "Department of Peace" identifying more than 40'000 employees at DHS. Alongside the raw data we are also providing a search tool. ddosecrets.org/article/icep... icepi.cx
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NEW: A leak of DHS internal records has exposed details on more than 41,000 employees and contractors, including phone numbers, office addresses, and groups tied to undercover operations, wiretap programs, Palantir software, and Grok.
Massive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers—Including Undercover ICE Agents
The leaked records include the locations of ICE and CBP facilities, workers' cellphone numbers, and the members of groups tied to wiretap programs, Palantir software, and xAI’s Grok chatbot.
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There are approx 250k people living in the brown area, the city of Hebron in the W. Bank. Of them, 349 eligible to vote in the Israeli election, they got a polling site set up just for them, and they voted for the 2 most extreme right wing parties. The rest: Palestinians who have no right to vote.
A Study of 40 COVID and flu outbreaks on planes found infection risk was highest near infected passengers. • N95 masks prevented almost all new infections • Surgical masks filtering 50% of particles cut infections by 85%, versus 35% from doubling clean air • Ventilation alone may not be enough
Universities cannot appease these arsonists and should stop trying to negotiate with them.
Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 3d agoSteve Bannon: destruction of America's colleges and universities is essential for the survival of the Republican Party. People with university education present an existential threat to the GOP. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/27/n...
• Encrypted messaging groups • Online trainings • Election day war rooms • ICE heat maps Just some of the ways a network of hundreds of thousands of volunteers are preparing to face down the possibility of ICE at the polls next week www.wired.com/story/massiv...
Justin J Pearson’s republican opponent sent unsolicited dick pics to multiple recipients when he was as old as 53. He admits to it, but calls his behavior “youthful indiscretion” and a “distraction.” www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
Brent Taylor's Sexting Problem
State Sen. Brent Taylor (R-Memphis) has sent unsolicited nude photos as recently as 2021, dismissing past sexual advances as “youthful indiscretions” that marked his 30-year marriage.
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Studying with #LongCOVID and #ME/CFS Disappeared, from the lectures and seminars, this applies to many students who have fallen ill with Long Covid and ME/CFS. - But we are looking for you! We are looking for your talent, your skills and your ideas! 🇩🇪 www.uni-jena.de/304106/studi...
Studieren mit Long Covid und ME/CFS
Verschwunden, aus den Vorlesungen und den Seminaren, das gilt für viele Studierende, die an Long Covid und ME/CFS erkrankt sind. – Doch wir suchen euch! Wir suchen eure Begabung, eure Kompetenzen und ...
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I hope it will be - but am wary of their talk about building a "mass political coalition" to "create the conditions" for accountability. They've spent 10 years on that! Now it sounds like stalling. The coalition exists. We're pushing for impeachment now. Time for @indivisible.org to push with us.
i am inviting anyone from a legacy media organization to explain to me why the house judiciary dems report on trump’s epstein’s ties and multiple allegations of rape isn’t worthy of extensively reporting on. i’m serious. i want to understand.
1. Not sure when a new, on-the-record rape allegation against a sitting president isn’t considered news — especially considering Trump was found liable by a jury in a similar case — but it was ignored by most mainstream media outlets
HHS wants a new Medicare code that pays doctors extra only when they attribute a patient’s symptoms to a vaccine. Vaccine critics say doctors are paid to push vaccines. We aren’t. Under this code, we’d be paid to blame them. My new piece in @cidrap.bsky.social: www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
CIDRAP Op-Ed: HHS says it wants better evidence on vaccine injuries. It’s building a system that will produce the opposite.
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GOP Rep. Randy Fine says he's been open to deporting Melania Trump and Elon Musk if it turns out they lied on their paperwork
What these politicians are doing when they put out dumb transphobic ads or say dumb transphobic things on stage is that they're weakening the movement either out of personal bigotry or out of doing incorrect electoral math, and they really should get shit for it.
Backed by a GOP supermajority, TN state senator Brent Taylor pushed through half a dozen laws that superseded the priorities & power of local politicians & voters. Now, after gerrymandering split Memphis' Black vote, he's running to represent many of them in Congress. By @wendicthomas.bsky.social
In a Newly Drawn District, Black Voters May Get a Representative Who Spent Years Undermining Their Interests
Brent Taylor is the front-runner for one of Memphis’ U.S. congressional districts, recently redrawn from majority Black to majority white. As state senator, he repeatedly used his power to supersede l...
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That still doesn’t them from trying. Getting fired doesn’t stop them from getting rehired at a new college or university.
Micah@rincewind.run · 6d agoevery male college professor apparently needs to be given a starter pack here is your office, here is your chair, here is a buzzer that will shock you every time you think about fucking one of your students
The amazing thing is that he isn't getting Copilot to do it from scratch - it is very much the direct plagiarism thing I have been talking about!!! bsky.app/profile/keta...
KetAnthropic JoshAI@ketanjoshi.co · 4w agoThis is a good illustration of how so much of AI theft isn't indirect (ie, data sucked into a model to train the chatbot) - it's actually **direct** copying, but *enabled* by GenAI. Of course it is: chatbots absolutely suck at creating good, new stuff.
CVS being able to block opioid and benzo prescription providers without helping patients transition to another provider is going to be a disaster. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Opinion | CVS Can Block a Suspicious Prescriber. What Does This Mean for Patients on Opioids?
Evaluation of outcomes can help establish if the restrictions have clinical benefit
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