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Retired, former manager, social justice advocate and lawyer. Passionate dog rescuer and lover. Trying to stay healthy and well in a scary world. Always choosing kindness. 🇨🇦 Servant to Murphy and Barney 😀🐕🐶

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The Vertlartnic @thev.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Six Reasons Heart Disease Is Normal, Good For You, And Nothing To Do With That Covid Infection
A woman laughing and holding her chest

Headline:
Six Reasons Heart Disease Is Normal, Good For You, And Nothing To Do With That Covid Infection
Story by Melvin Ankelbeiter and Jeremy Poos

Photo from Adobe
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God @thegodshow.com · 10/09/2026
This happens every single time the GOP meets because they’re all cheating on their wives. The party of family values!
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Republicans Crash Grindr In Dallas
Whoops!
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Online, I keep seeing people arguing about the importance of being healthy. Offline, I keep hearing people talking about how (somehow) they are sick again.
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 10/09/2026
If only there were a law that said: "Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person, either to vote or withhold his vote, or to vote for or against any candidate Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned" We could call it 18 U.S. Code § 597 - Expenditures to influence voting
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
No one could have foreseen this. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/rep...
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Repeat COVID infections tied to higher odds of new health conditions
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Listen: it is true (obviously, it is true) that not every “bug,” that not every sore throat, that not every fever, is a case of Covid, and while that is true (obviously, that is true) unless you test you can’t really know for sure.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
JON STEWART: “They began covering their ass 3 weeks after 9/11… There was poison in the air, on the ground, on your pets/clothes… THE CITY KNEW. Rather than limit the damage, they covered it up… After 9/11, business will never be usual again.” (From @mamdanibulletin.bsky.social )
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A new systemic review has found “Lingering respiratory virus symptoms aren’t limited to COVID,” with the further details that lung problems are common after flu, and heart symptoms are common after RSV, but fortunately a good mask will help protect against all three.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
www.discovermagazine.com/covid-19-is-...
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COVID-19 Is Spreading Again as a Summer Wave Grows Across the U.S.
Learn how COVID-19 is spreading across the U.S., what is driving the summer wave, and how health officials are tracking it.
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A new report has found that Long Covid has affected more than 25% of healthcare staff (in the UK) who contracted Covid, but that 25% is of healthcare staff (in the UK), and that isn’t you, so keep telling yourself that it’s probably fine for you to keep catching it.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The pandemic seems to have permanently increased (or coincided with) asocial behavior. On an average day, one in 10 young adults now has no in-person contact with another human www.ft.com/content/e1eb...
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
At this point the FDA has upgraded the egg recall linked to salmonella to its highest risk level, which does not mean that this outbreak can’t get any worse, it just means we lack official language for it getting any worse.
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Don’t say 
we’re in deep shit 
say 
cyclospora outbreak. Don’t say 
we’re screwed 
say 
screwworm in Texas. Don’t say 
we’re in hot water 
say 
the climate is changing. 
Don’t say 
we’re sick and tired
say 
Covid persists. Don’t say it’s bad say something ignorable.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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Fascism in America @bjmcguire.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Fascist governments are run by narcissistic leaders who only care about themselves. Everyone else is expendable. Trump leaving the plane that was targeted was understandable, what wasn’t acceptable was that he allowed that plane to fly knowing that others may die. Unconscionable #FascismInAmerica
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Wow. Proponents of the ICE taser gloves are openly saying that one reason they love the gloves is that they doesn’t leave any marks or proof that they were used, making it harder for people to sue when they’re shocked excessively.
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"In today's society, you know, everybody's filming everything, everybody has a cell phone," Glueck said. If an officer punches someone on camera, that can go viral in an instant; even a standard taser leaves puncture wounds. But "the glove is low optic, and it looks better on camera, and it looks better to those witnesses. With a glove, there are no burn marks or scars."But local police across the country are still eagerly buying the gloves—in large part so that they can harm people and avoid being sued for it. It's been successful "from the patrolmen to the jailers," Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard said in a Compliant Technologies promotional video. "It's been a great tool as far as mitigating liability," according to Nelson County Jailer Justin Hall.
Bob Couey of the Floyd County Sheriff's Department sung the GLOVE's praises, too: "I highly recommend these gloves to anybody that's looking for a utility they can use that is conducive to not leading to lawsuits."
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The kids are not alright. Emily was only 9 when she got Covid, and she’s been disabled ever since. She’s 14 and struggling with the crushing loneliness and isolation that comes from living with chronic illness. We must do better. Mask up. Clean the air. Protect the kids.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
If you’re grabbed by someone wearing “shock gloves”…your body may convulse involuntarily. It could look like you’re resisting arrest when in reality, you’re in medical distress. The appearance of resistance will embolden ICE to use lethal force. These gloves will kill people.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I don't know who needs to hear this, but an economy controlled by a handful of oligarchs isn't a "free market."
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Heather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Trump isn’t just the most corrupt president in American history. His corruption ranks at the top of global history. Everyone in his orbit who enables & colludes, are part of an autocratic project of mass corruption, destruction & kleptocracy. Ty Cobb confirms it w/ Mehdi Hasan: youtu.be/MqfIwP_tEk0
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God @thegodshow.com · 15/08/2026
Joe Rogan is now pretending to act surprised over Trump's recent actions.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This is pretty much what you would expect someone who views sailors and soldiers as suckers and losers to say.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Thomson Reuters, which owns news agency Reuters, has signed a $125M deal giving ICE access to its databases of personal data. USA Today has partnered with Palantir to gain "actionable intelligence" on its audiences. The media should be opponents of Trump's police state — not collaborators.
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 13/08/2026
14 million souls ended in a single year by Elon Musk's cruelty and stupidity Here are some of the comparisons: Rwandan genocide: 800k dead Cambodian genocide: 3 million dead The Holocaust: 7 million dead
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I read a study “Post-Mortem Analysis of Long-Term Inflammation After Mild Covid-19,” which found inflammation in the heart and lungs as well as brain dysfunction continued long after infection, which seems to suggest there’s no such thing as a “mild” Covid infection.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
As Gen Z turns to risky industries like crypto, sports betting, and prediction markets to get ahead, Trump is pushing to deregulate them. Remember: his family has lucrative financial stakes in each. When it comes crashing down, Gen Z will be left holding the bag while the Trump family rakes it in.
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 13/08/2026
👀 "U.S. Investigated Left- Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown. The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u... #McCarthyism2.0
nytimes.com
U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown
The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
No less than 3 million children under the age of 5.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🚨BREAKING: A bombshell new investigation alleges Vivek Ramaswamy’s mother helped reanalyze failed clinical-trial data to make an Alzheimer’s drug look more promising. Vivek aggressively promoted the drug. He made a fortune. Then the Phase 3 trial failed—and the stock collapsed 70% in a day.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln, which is stationed in the Middle East, are so poor that sailors have tried to jump overboard. Trump also gutted the VA, firing thousands of workers who are veterans themselves. Remember this when Trump and Republicans claim the mantle of patriotism.
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ℂ𝕒𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕟ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 😸 🌊 @stevefm20.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Listen! In this heatwave we all must do our part to conserve power: unplug electronics and turn off lights, don’t run big appliances and set your AC to 78°. Listen: In this heatwave we must all do our part to conserve power: so the data centers can use it.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/06/2026
Yep. The fat friend Trump was talking about on Ozempic is himself. People keep saying he only has X amount of time left, but he isn’t living by normal rules. He’s a billionaire and the president. He gets healthcare and treatments the rest of us will never see. And here it is.
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The Herd House @theherdhouse.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
We have a veterinary emergency and I need your help. Catherine O’Hara’s right eye filled with blood ystdy. There’s too much blood. We can’t see what is going on. Tmrw am she sees the Eye Specialist in Salt Lake City Utah. You can help me help COH with a donation or a share: theherdhouse.com
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 29/06/2026
Breaking News: The Supreme Court declined President Trump’s request to review a $5 million civil judgment against him after a jury found in 2023 that he sexually abused and defamed the writer E. Jean Carroll. nyti.ms/4oWpoH2
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 29/06/2026
Quick 🧪 and law note. The SCOTUS decision in Slaughter today has *profound* implications for US science, cancer cures and the economy. Sotomayor dissent: “Put simply, today the majority reshapes our Government… shifting tremendous power over broad swaths of American life into the President’s hands”
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NPR @npr.org · 29/06/2026
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down a 91-year-old precedent that has prevented presidents from removing members of independent agencies meant to be a check on his power. n.pr/4biY5Rx
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Supreme Court cements Trump's power over agencies long considered independent
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down a 91-year-old precedent that has prevented presidents from removing members of independent agencies meant to be a check on his power.
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Beat Nick @nickneuman.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/06/2026
🚨 Israeli airstrikes have reportedly killed at least three people and wounded two others in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese state media, just one day after the U.S. and Iran signed an interim agreement calling for an end to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon.
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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
For more than half a century, Title X has been a bipartisan program to help women and men get contraception and reproductive health care, reducing unintended pregnancies and making America healthier. Now the Trump administration is gutting it.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18/06/2026
NEW: Records obtained by ProPublica detail at least a dozen SpaceX investors with addresses in mainland China, Hong Kong or Russia who acquired stakes in SpaceX years ago through a middleman firm in the U.S. called Tomales Bay Capital.
propublica.org
Before SpaceX IPO, Investors in China Secretly Acquired Stakes
One previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors. The information was revealed only after ProPublica went to court to obtain it.
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
As I typed the word “trillionaire” the program underlined it with a bright red line as if it refused to believe it was a real thing, and as I stared at that underlined word I sympathized, as I also wanted to refuse to believe it was a real thing.
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Log Off. Live More. ✊ @logofflivemore.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Half of Silicon Valley is on TRT, peptides, and "longevity" stacks they openly post about while voting for politicians who ban gender-affirming care for trans teens. Same hormones. Same pharmacies. Different politics. Spot the pattern? #TransRightsAreHumanRights #Hypocrisy
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Casper @casperke.xyz · 15/06/2026
Cinder and I could really use your help. She's developed a few concerning lumps in the sternum recently, and it appears she is retaining some fluid in the same region. I'm still in debt because insurance failed to pay out for Maple's surgery last year, so I can't afford diagnostics. #UglyDogs
gofundme.com
Donate to Cinder's Medical Fund, organized by Casper Kerrivan
If you know me, you probably know a little black dog named Cinder. Cinder originally came in… Casper Kerrivan needs your support for Cinder's Medical Fund
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16/06/2026
This is damning. This was his main justification for the war.
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Rob Reiner Fan @rob-reiner-fan.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
"Time to turn the Epstein Files into Epstein trials." Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM)
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David Olson — Age of Stupidity @dlonorse.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Colbert didn’t mention Trump once in his final show. I guess the absence of attention struck a raw nerve. The world will party like it’s 1999 when Trump is gone. He has no idea how much he is vilified around the globe.
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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 30/05/2026
There is no world in which this is okay.     Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito did not recuse himself from cases involving Trump’s Treasury Department while his own son was secretly working there as a political appointee and attorney. 🧵
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Samuel Alito’s Son Has Been Quietly Working for Trump’s Treasury Department
Philip Alito has been working as an attorney with the Treasury’s office of the general counsel for months even as the Supreme Court takes up cases involving the department.
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
The Trump administration has deported 21,000 immigrants to places that the US State Department calls too dangerous for Americans to visit. The overwhelming majority of those deported had no criminal convictions, and at least 600 were children. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump administration deported 21,000 to places US calls too dangerous to visit
The overwhelming majority of those deported had no criminal convictions, and at least 600 were children
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