jbchuko.bsky.social

jbchuko.bsky.social

@jbchuko.bsky.social

Retired med tech/clinical lab scientist. Here for climate science, health policy, politics, gardening.

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Ossoff: "My office is known for world-class service. But what amazes me is how surprised people are to be treated well."

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After Alex Pretti was shot while peacefully witnessing during the immigration crackdown in Minnesota, the US government did not investigate his murder; they investigated groups that were supporting efforts to witness and document, calling them agitators. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u...

nytimes.comU.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown (Gift Article)The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.

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Coloradans are paying 60% more at the pump because of President Trump’s reckless war. He is forcing Colorado families to make an impossible choice between a full tank of gas or food on the table. Trump must end this war NOW.

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When RFK Jr. was on the campaign trail in 2024, he vowed that if he joined Trump’s team, he would “ban the worst agricultural chemicals.” I have some bad news for the voters who actually believed he'd follow through on this. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

ms.nowTrump executive order on a weed killer chemical didn’t do RFK Jr. any favorsThe “Make America Healthy Again” agenda is riddled with a series of overlapping contradictions, which are becoming even more common.

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Replying to @beyerstein.bsky.social

This is all true but it is also true that Epstein was moving $ billions into and out of accounts, and trying to influence world events in ways that suggested he was working on someone's behalf. He was not just a very sleazy sex addict.

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Replying to @gregpak.net

1. Overturn Citizen's United. 2. Tax billionaires so much they stop being billionaires. 3. Pay for every social service and safety net the billionaires and their lackeys in government have always prevented us from paying for. 4. Weath and health beyond measure for everybody.

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well this looks like a problem that one of these fucking billionaires we have lounging around could help fix in ten seconds if they gave a shit

John Ross@johnrossmd.bsky.social

Catastrophe: Florida's Department of Health is stopping coverage for antivirals to 10,000 low-income people with HIV infection, blaming impending federal cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. 12.5% of Americans with HIV live in Florida.

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The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply. I want to make sure this is very clear.

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Not sure the point of deporting hard working people who fled awful conditions in their own countries and are caring for the sick, elderly, and paralyzed, not only harming our own economy, but vulnerable people who rely on this assistance.

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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one

Chris Morran@themorrancave.bsky.social

NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House. By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro

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OK, weird, I posted the video here and it's gone now?

Timothy Burke@bubbaprog.xyz

I was surprised i hadn't seen anyone isolate this yet, I think the actual disgusting thing here is that none of the other journalists there stick up for her or ask her question again or anything else. They act like it didn't even happen.

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Avoiding the misery of soul-whoring: a guide to modern times

Susan Glasser@sbg1.bsky.social

'I should suffer the misery of devils, were I to make a whore of my soul by swearing allegiance to one whose character is that of a sottish, stupid, stubborn, worthless, brutish man' -- Tom Paine via the great Jill Lepore www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...)

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All I have to say about the Nuzzi profile is that at the end of it she jokes about how she destroyed her life. In fact she did not do that. She has a book, a magazine job, this lovely profile. People’s lives are being destroyed by this administration, however, including by -well, you know.

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Replying to @marxist-lars.bsky.social

Jesus, man, I didn't say take it at face value, and I didn't say he's a centrist whisperer. I said he's of the centrist/center-right faction. And I'll say I'm worn out by fellow leftists who think we can strategize without studying the spectrum and knowing what others are thinking.

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Trump is all talk no walk. Since January he has promised to invade or bomb: Greenland Canada Panama Nigeria Venezuela Mexico Colombia Done nothing except give China the advanced Chips they wanted to beat us at AI

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Trump said we were “winning” the trade war with China. Then China threatened to cut off rare earth minerals—and suddenly we backed down. Americans are paying higher prices, no new jobs have been created, and China walked away stronger. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

open.substack.comTariffs, Rare Earths, and Retreat: Trump’s Failed Fight with ChinaTrump promised to win the trade war. Instead, he raised prices at home and surrendered abroad.

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You’ll know elite-level folk are finally taking what’s happening seriously enough when there are op-eds by former somebody that are just like “dear Canada, save yourselves. Decouple now. Set up Voice of Canada radio to rebroadcast the words of sane American leaders back into the homes of Americans”

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"The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation is reviewing its legal options..." what? their own website says (and the national archives confirm) the address is in the public domain.

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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

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“Can you imagine if Obama had bulldozed the W…” NO. We just need leaders who respond the way Republicans would have responded if Obama had bulldozed the White House to build himself a palace ballroom. Removal from office. Criminal prosecution. Confiscate Mar a Lago. Sell it to finance rebuilding.

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RE: Republicans making false claims about Portland violence? Are there no tourism-affected business in OR who'd like to make a very big stink about the GOP attack on Oregon businesses? @wyden.senate.gov www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

theguardian.comRepublicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South AmericaA federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

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Washington Post dismantled the platform Jamal wrote on. Discarded the fellowship they created in his memory. They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth. But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi. RIP, Jamal. open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

open.substack.comJamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post, and the Cost of Speaking OutAs Saudi Arabia hosts comedians and courts gamers, the silenced voice of Jamal Khashoggi still echoes.

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just got my flu vaccine! covid vaccine tomorrow. i had to get an rx for that one. my poor pharmacist is so stressed out because of all the extra red tape this requires now — all thanks to RFK Jr.’s ACIP not passing a recommendation and a total lack of response from kemp/our state government