the CryptKicker

the CryptKicker

@thecryptkicker.bsky.social

Is enlistment in the Ukrainian Ground Forces legal? Eh, sign me up regardless. Also producer, horror host, author, & veteran.

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Crockett: Pam Bondi, if you have an issue with terrorism, maybe you should talk to your boss about locking back up those guys that he let out that participated in January 6th.

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Figured I’d hop on here today for the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.

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Medicare for All isn't radical. What's radical is that we are the only major country not to guarantee health care as a human right. Every other major country figured out years ago how to provide health care to all at a much lower cost. Please don't tell me we can't do the same.

Well, definitely that, but let's not short the right's ignorant hatreds for anyone not "christian," white, and absolutely binary. Most everyone outside of the tangerine tantrum's circle would be - and are - doing this for free.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

The Trump regime's repeated attacks on "DEI," "wokeness," and the trans community have one clear purpose: If we are angry at each other, we don't look up to see how big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.

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Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy. Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media. That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning. It's Fascism 101.

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An article on the Defense Department website devoted to Jackie Robinson’s military career disappeared and then reappeared, joining a series of government web pages on Black figures that have vanished under the Trump administration’s efforts to purge government websites of references to DEI.

nytimes.comJackie Robinson’s Legacy Vanishes, Then Reappears, on Defense Department SiteA number of military pages focused on African American achievements have been lost amid the Trump administration’s effort to scrub references to diversity and inclusion. Some return. Others don’t.

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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants. Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this. Do not.

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Schoolchildren are routinely slaughtered by AR-15s. Hundreds die. [*crickets* "Thoughts and prayers" *crickets*] A couple unoccupied cars are set on fire. No one is hurt. ["THIS HORROR WILL NOT STAND!!! We MUST act to STOP it from ever happening AGAIN!!!!" We will pass new LAWS BANNING IT!!!]

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If there's one thing that domestic violence research has taught me, it's that abusers set up no-win scenarios. They punish you whether you cooperate with them or whether you push back. The only way out is to strengthen ties with people outside of the relationship who can create new, better options.

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Those of us at a point in our lives where being expelled, fired or arrested means nothing need to step in and take the hit for the young people. That's it. That's the skeet.

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Measles continues to spread in West Texas and New Mexico, with more than 250 people infected — many unvaccinated school-age children. These maps and illustrations show the spread of the virus in the U.S., and how infections can run through a community.

nytimes.comMeasles in the U.S.: Latest Maps and CasesAs new cases are reported, our maps and illustrations show the spread of the virus and how infections can run through a community.

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MAGA: "Vaccinating my child is against my deeply held religious beliefs." ME: "Oh, honey . . . if you had any deeply held religious beliefs, you never would have voted for an adulterous, lying rapist."

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JD Vance best watch this vid ‘cuz yesterday he bitched that his 3-yr-old was scared by a group of protesters shouting “Slava Ukraini.” The hypocrisy is staggering: This girl lost her leg in a Russian attack & is a symbol of the unyielding strength of the Ukrainian people who are fighting pure evil.

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The USPS is the nation’s lifeline, ensuring delivery to every corner of the country. We cannot allow it to be dismantled, sold off, and handed over to Wall Street billionaires for profit. Privatization would increase costs, reduce access, and be an utter disaster.

Truthdig@truthdig.com

A Wells Fargo memo theorizes over the profits to be made by laying off postal workers, doubling prices and selling off post offices.

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Immigration officers arrested a Columbia University graduate — who is a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. — for helping lead campus protests against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. President Trump said the case was “the first arrest of many to come.”

nytimes.comTrump Seeks to Expel a Green Card Holder, Mahmoud Khalil, Over Student ProtestsImmigration officers arrested a Columbia University graduate for helping lead campus protests against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. President Trump said the case was “the first arrest of many to...

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In an interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health and human services secretary, outlined a strategy for containing the measles outbreak in West Texas that strayed far from mainstream science, relying heavily on fringe theories about prevention and treatments.

nytimes.comWithout Offering Proof, Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and HealthIn a recent interview, the health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center of an outbreak.

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This hits hard… “Then she was fired by a Fox News weekend host.” You know what else hits hard? The fact that voters thought it was a good idea to hire a reality show host/bankrupt businessman as President of the United States.