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Beatrice Winkler

@beatricew.bsky.social
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Science geek, DV survivor, Deutsch/français, Swiss immigrant, childless cat lady, writer, work in progress. In a world where so many do without, don’t use up more than you need.

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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Before you click on VoteSafe dot org, read this article to learn about all the personal information Elon Musk is trying to trick you into giving him. Then make sure everyone you know, knows that "VoteSafe" is unsafe.
electionlawblog.org
"The hidden dangers of Musk’s votesafe.org" #ELB
Popular Information: With the midterm elections approaching, it’s a good idea to make sure you are registered. Each state has a tool to do so, and the federal government has set up a page that directs...
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨 BEWARE of VoteSafe.org 🚨 While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC.
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Even the best Democrat can’t do anything if their party doesn’t control the agenda. And sometimes that means voting for the candidate that offers little more than putting Democrats one seat closer to control.
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I agree with your point, but there are evil clowns and then there is the virulently racist, transphobic, obscenely wealthy pig who gloated about taking lifesaving aid away from millions of the world‘s poorest people. Musk’s evil exceeds our language’s ability to describe it.
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
“As was the case last year, the F.D.A. approved the shots for all people 65 and older, as well as for younger people who have a condition that increases their risk of severe illness from Covid. The Moderna shot is approved for ages 6 months and older; the Pfizer shot for ages 5 years and older”
nytimes.com
What to Know About New Covid Vaccines for Fall 2026
The shots have been approved for people 65 and older, and for younger people with underlying conditions. Others may be able to get them off label.
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David Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
If you still have a Twitter account, today is a great day to delete it. Nothing you could possibly get out of that site is worth having your name associated with child pornography. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com
Elon Musk’s xAI used child porn to train Grok models, lawsuit says
xAI accused of training Grok on real and AI-generated child pornography.
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Instead of lionizing them as so many currently do, we should treat the hoarders of wealth as social outcasts. The hoarding of wealth should be treated as socially unacceptable and looked upon the same as any other disgusting habit.
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I'm sure it will be fine. "The settlement is shrouded in confidentiality and secrecy. We don't even know what the terms of the settlement are... "...Only time is going to tell whether the citizens of Louisiana have once again been given the short and soiled end of a very dirty stick."
theadvocate.com
Exxon coastal suit dropped, clearing path for possible SpaceX launch site in Louisiana
A federal judge has dismissed Vermilion Parish and Louisiana's coastal damages suit against ExxonMobil. The deal is expected to free up roughly 130,000 acres of Exxon land for what could become Louisi...
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"...incentives that shield aerospace companies from liability related to launch activity and prevents local governments or individuals from being able to sue to block them." We'll get the impact of 1000s of rocket launches whether we like it or not & if they hurt people or environment, tough luck.
theadvocate.com
Gov. Jeff Landry to announce Louisiana’s deal with SpaceX. Here’s when, more details.
The governor is expected to announce the deal for a SpaceX launch site in Vermillion Parish next week. Here’s what you need to know.
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Health insurance industry propaganda would have us believe we "can't afford" universal healthcare, when in fact we can't afford not to have it. “Medicare for All strips out those sources of waste while providing everyone with healthcare, saving over a trillion dollars and 114,000 lives every year.”
m.yale.edu
Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I wrote about MAHA: How it’s a form of extremism that stands in a long tradition of paranoid conspiracism on the Far Right, how it channels vague grievances into a radical project – and why we must stop it. The Assault on Public Health and the Self-Sabotage of a Nation:
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The Assault on Public Health and the Self-Sabotage of a Nation
MAHA channels vague grievances into a radical project. It’s a form of extremism that stands in a long tradition of paranoid conspiracism on the Far Right. We must stop it
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
My cat is from Montana 🇺🇸 but I speak to him in Swiss dialect 🇨🇭and he understands me (when he wants to 😻)
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
“I had to vote for RFK Jr to get reelected and thought my constituents would be stupid enough to believe there was no way to predict that a man with a 20-year record of peddling vax disinformation might lie to get a position with the power to implement the agenda he’s been pursuing for two decades.”
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
No Bill, we didn’t expect you to see into the future. We expected you to look at RFK Jr’s 20-year record as the world‘s biggest purveyor of vaccine disinformation and draw the obvious conclusion. TL;DR: Cassidy thinks we’re all stupid. Good riddance.
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Louisiana peeps! Had enough of our corrupt governor and fascist AG? There's still time to sign the petitions to put recall votes on the ballot. Signing event in Baton Rouge on Sunday; others around the state here: louisianadeservesbetter.com/events-calen... @indivisbatonrouge.bsky.social
The image is a flyer announcing a petition signing event. 

At the top, it features the words "RECALL SIGNING PETITION LOCATION" with a logo in the center that reads "LOUISIANA DESERVES BETTER" with American flag elements and wings. Below this is the word "SUNDAY" in large yellow letters, followed by a red band containing a white calendar icon. The main body of the flyer provides event details: "EAST BATON ROUGE" and the time "1:00PM-4:00PM". Below that is the address "715 Drehr Ave, Baton Rouge, LA" and "Lead: KATHLEEN C." in red text. 

Further down, there is a note that says "*Handicap Accessible Pull Into Driveway for Service". At the bottom, there are slogans "RECALL LANDRY | RECALL MURRILL | RECLAIM LOUISIANA" and the date "August 9th" in large white font. The very bottom has text reading "GET MORE INFO AT LOUISIANADESERVESBETTER.COM". 

The background has a subtle textured appearance, resembling crumpled paper, with faint outlines that could be interpretations of flags or stars. The color palette is dominated by black, yellow, red, and white, creating a bold and attention-grabbing design. The overall mood of the flyer is determined and civic-minded, aiming to inform and mobilize people to participate in the petition signing.
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Poor Bill. He was a doctor who treated patients dying of vaccine-preventable liver disease, and then people started being all mean to him for unleashing an anti-vax nutbar on the world. Good thing he’s leaving the Senate because how much more criticism could one human being be forced to bear?
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
He was once known as a doctor who treated the poor. But from now on, he should primarily be known as the enabler of Trump‘s most corrupt and dangerous cabinet picks.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 07/08/2026
Bill Cassidy finally figured out a way to bump his RFK Jr. confirmation vote out of the first sentence of his obit.
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
What little was left of his reputation for integrity was just kind of circling the toilet so he needed to flush it all the way down before leaving the Senate.
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Mouthpiece for the kind of pro-corporate Democratic establishment politics that helped give us Trump, desperately trying to stay relevant.
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Rand Paul--who doesn't believe in evolution--holding a hearing of Dr. Fauci--a retired, life-long public servant-- while we are *actively* in the midst of SEVERAL disease outbreaks due to unnecessary public health cuts and corporate lobbying shows exactly how unserious Republicans are.
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Not just MAHA folks. They’re trying to distract all of us from their many public health failures, such as cyclosporiasis outbreak made worse by their firings & funding cuts, impending loss of measles elimination status, etc. RFK Jr is on TV bashing Dr. Fauci so it seems like a coordinated campaign.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The richest people ever to live have stolen your country and want your freedom just to add zeros they can never spend.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 11/07/2026
Trump has tried to pit Americans against one another to distract from the real fight: the fact that he and his billionaire buddies are rigging the system against workers.   We must call it out at every turn.
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Indivisible Baton Rouge ❌👑 @indivisbatonrouge.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
This Farmer will represent all of Louisiana- not just Democrats. Tell your Republican friends. Tell your No Party friends. Ask them to just take a look and see what he has to offer.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 25/06/2026
Exclusive: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urged a Libertarian congressional candidate to drop out of a competitive House race to help Republicans keep control of Congress, according to an audio obtained by The Post. Listen to the recording:
washingtonpost.com
RFK Jr. urged Iowa candidate to make deal to help GOP win House seat, per audio recording
The health secretary urged Iowa Libertarian candidates to drop out of key races to help Republicans keep control of Congress, according to interviews and a recording obtained by The Post. The effort h...
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Why would RFK Jr do something unethical & maybe illegal to help GOP keep control of House? "Democrats on the House Oversight Committee...plan to investigate Kennedy’s changes to vaccine policies, moves to unwind public health programs and other controversial moves if they take back the majority."
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I’ll use two soup cans connected by a piece of string before I get my cell service from that Nazi.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
‘We should be worried’: report sheds light on ICE’s booming arsenal of hi-tech surveillance tools www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #ICE #DHS #AI #surveillance #immigration #CivilRights #HumanRIghts
theguardian.com
‘We should be worried’: report sheds light on ICE’s booming arsenal of hi-tech surveillance tools
Spending on government contracts with tech firms that use AI-powered tools to track immigrants has soared to record levels under Trump 2.0, report says
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
“the people who make it possible” are the voters, not the party bigwigs and consultants. Instead of trying to gate keep who should run, maybe try to figure out why so many Democratic candidates are running against the corporate-friendly consultant-driven rot the party has become.
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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
“I will be one of the Jewish members of Congress most willing to stand up for Palestinian human rights. And I will stand firmly against bigotry aimed at Jews. Those are not two different jobs. They are the same job,” Brad Lander said.
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
“We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper. Could gone to some great parties. Did that instead.” Those words should define Elon Musk’s legacy. The world’s richest man gloating as he condemns hundreds of thousands of the world’s poorest people to needless suffering and death.
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Blaming the peroxide instead of poor surface preparation also lets the contractor (and by extension the Trump administration who awarded the no-bid contract) off the hook and shifts the blame to the government employees who applied the peroxide. Let’s not do that.
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
This reflecting pool fiasco has brought to light another problem: the scientific illiteracy of so many Americans. Peroxide diluted in that big a volume of water is not going to cause paint to peel!! In their rush to get it done, they applied the paint to an inadequately prepped (damp) surface. 🤦‍♀️
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WHO @who.int · 21/06/2026
Yoga is for everyone, everywhere. This #InternationalDayOfYoga, take 10 minutes to reconnect with your breath and body. No gear needed. Just you, your breath, and a little space. Start your journey today—download the WHO mYoga app now: bit.ly/4eQzOo6
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
RFK Jr needs to discredit institutions and experts because the more people trust institutions and experts, the better they recognize that RFK Jr is a dangerous crackpot…and there goes his power. And power is what RFK Jr really cares about.
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History of Vaccines @historyvaccines.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Utah’s year-long measles outbreak is straining hospitals and schools and shows what happens when vaccination rates drop and public health systems are weakened. This is a warning for the rest of the country.
kffhealthnews.org
Anguished Parents. Doctors in Tears. Utah’s Long Measles Outbreak Takes a Toll. - KFF Health News
Measles has been spreading in Utah for nearly a year, straining hospitals, schools, and parents. The state’s outbreak provides a glimpse into a new era in America’s health, in which…
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
My post of this column on X, urging others to join me, is going to be my last post before deleting my account after 17 or so years I can't have that association with the world's highest-profile hatemonger. I hope everyone who's left on X will join me in saying no to hate, and no to trillionaires
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Not to mention the abject stupidity of unilaterally scrapping an agreement, therefore showing the other side that we cannot be trusted. A skilled negotiator would’ve worked for improvements to the existing framework but as we all know, Trump can’t negotiate his way out of a paper bag.
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Who cares about protecting the attendees and participants by being prepared for potentially hazardous weather. As long as everyone pays up, that’s all that matters to these grifters.
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Elon will only be a trillionaire as long as his exploding rocket/pornbot company maintains its grotesquely overvalued share price. But his place among the biggest mass murderers in history, is forever. “The worst human being that ever existed” indeed.
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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 14/06/2026
Jonathan Pie on Elon. He's just so good. youtu.be/PZEH1NxbyCk
youtu.be
A Trillion Dollars
YouTube video by Jonathan Pie
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
How long it takes and how hard it is to undo the damage will depend in large part on the political will of the people elected to do it. If you get hand-wringing caveat peddlers who want to deliberate for years before acting it'll never happen. Plan has to be ready on day one
"Why's it taking so long to take down the name when they put it up so fast?" yeah, undoing every single thing he's done is gonna be exactly like that, get used to it
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Regardless of how this turns out, Malone fanning the flames of this rumor has to be unhelpful to RFK Jr. Anti-vaxxers undermining each other, is always a good thing.
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
OT but I don’t think it should be overlooked that he assaulted the reporter. She indicated that she did not want to be hugged and he did it anyway. Seems consistent with the type of person who considers himself a “pioneer” for knowingly selling a product that makes people sick. Great work, Annie!
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Love it!! Toto is my favorite band. They’re all amazing musicians and this helps visualize how many other people‘s records they played on. Remarkable that Jeff Porcaro (RIP) did all that in his short 38-year lifetime. Thanks Prof Yamey 😊
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Would be interested to know how many of these collaborative networks turn out to be members of Toto 😊
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
I think “largely” is a tell. It’s like “two weeks,” “concepts of a plan,” “we’ll see what happens.” Language he uses to stall for time when he’s got nothing.
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Jon Pelican @jonpelican.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Excellent, lucid, non-hysterical essay by Mr. Rothkopf.
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Beatrice Winkler @beatricew.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
louisianadeservesbetter.com
louisianadeservesbetter.com
Louisiana Deserves Better – Three recalls. One movement.
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