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Mike Lester Garcia

@mexikiwimike.bsky.social
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Developing sustainable living, socially and environmentally. Also a huge nerd! He/him, half-centaur, half-minotaur, autistic Navy veteran.

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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
The new holocaust. Perpetuated by descendents of a previous one. Their ancestors would be so ashamed...
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
This war crime doesn't get enough attention...
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 09/09/2025
Being autistic in this overwhelming world is hard. Having enough breaks—and space—to recharge can be the difference between being able to cope, and melting down. #autism #neurodiversity #AutismAcceptance
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Nereide @drnereide.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
The article is a masterpiece of irony and scientific rigor. It humorously debunks the claims of the Harvard astronomer and his collaborators regarding alien research, defending the scientific method and NASA's prioritization processes. A must-read for those who love true #science. 🔭 🧪
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
A staffer gets a good deal on a dress for a ball? Violation of house ethics! Bending the knee to a wannabe tyrant while conducting insider trading for millions in personal profits? Perfectly acceptable... www.axios.com/2025/07/25/e...
axios.com
House Ethics Committee orders AOC to pay additional $3,000 for 2021 Met Gala showing
The panel said it will close its investigation if the New York congresswoman pays the full fair market value of her clothes and her partner's ticket.
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Turns out the Celestial will emerge from Africa, not the Indian Ocean... #mcu #phase7 futurism.com/the-byte/rhy...
futurism.com
Scientists Detect Deep, Rhythmic Pulse Coming From Inside the Earth
Scientists identified a heartbeat-like rhythmic pulse trapped within the Earth — and say it has profound implications for a whole continent.
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Trump's ICE thugs are now terrorising and robbing US citizens... newrepublic.com/post/194557/...
newrepublic.com
ICE Invades Wrong Home, Steals Their Life Savings, and Then Leaves
A woman says armed federal agents stole from her family and left their home trashed. “I know it was a little rough this morning,” one of them later told her.
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
This motherfucker with his offensive stereotypes and outright lies... The reason there has been an increase in the DIAGNOSIS of autism is because when I was a kid almost noone got diagnosed. There are a few hundred million late or undiagnosed autistics worldwide. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
RFK Jr. knows amazingly little about autism
For someone who's been talking about it for so long, the HHS secretary got many basic facts wrong.
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
ICE is now detaining US Citizens and ignoring judges. www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
nbcnews.com
U.S.-born American citizen under ICE hold in Florida after driving from Georgia
Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez is being held even though a county judge found his birth certificate “authentic” and said there wasn’t reason to consider him an “illegal alien.”
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Trump is trying to find ways to "deport" even US citizens to slave prisons outside US jurisdiction. Noone is safe there... www.huffpost.com/entry/white-...
huffpost.com
White House Confirms Trump Is Exploring Ways To ‘Deport’ U.S. Citizens
The administration could try removing American citizens if it identifies a pathway it can claim to be legal.
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Greg @hikerca.bsky.social @hikerca.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Canada has its summer travel posters ready
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Well, at least the climate crisis will destroy the financial sector... Shame they keep fucking investing in more fossil fuels... Short term profits over basic rationality... www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer
Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
So the Trump Tarrifs mean Americans will pay about 9x as much tax on imports (I.e. basically everything), while Musk slashes government spending on Americans, to enable trillions in tax cuts for billionaires, and still driving up the national debt... www.axios.com/2025/03/31/t...
axios.com
How Trump's tariffs are different this time
President Trump's tariffs leave Corporate America with few good options to shift around supply chains.
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
The cruelty is the point...
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Without evidence, or any form of due process, and rushing them onto planes to get them off US soil and beyond the reach of courts, this should terrify all Americans. Especially as he comes for birthright citizenship. He has already been illegally deporting people with Green Cards. Even doctors!!
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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 13/03/2025
🩸Frequent blood donors may grow healthier blood cells Genetic changes in blood stem cells from frequent donors may help produce healthy, non-cancerous cells - adapting to regular donation. 🔗 www.genengnews.com/topics/cance.... #SciComm 🧬 #BloodDonation 🧪
genengnews.com
Regular Blood Donations May Trigger Beneficial Genetic Changes in Bone Marrow Stem Cells
New research shows that mutations in DNMT3A in blood stem cells of frequent blood donors may bolster the production of noncancerous cells.
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Andrew Sobey @andrewsobey.com · 13/03/2025
🧪 Button batteries are extremely dangerous for children, but it's not because of a short circuit causing heat burns, it's not because the battery leaks dangerous chemicals, it's because they can split water in your body into H+ and OH-. A demonstration: youtube.com/shorts/BF14R...
youtube.com
don't swallow watch batteries
YouTube video by Reactions
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
The "1000 year Reich" lasted 12 years. So hopefully, we are done with the "100 year MAGA" by this time next year? www.axios.com/2025/03/13/m...
axios.com
MAGA plots "100-year plan" to lock in Trump gains
"The opportunity is to permeate America First in every corner of the country."
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Remember, every accusation they've ever made is a confession...
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
LOL. Trump's missile defence plan (which would cost trillions and is simply crazy) isn't allowed to be called America's Iron Dome (because that is actually a copyrighted Israeli point defence system), and instead will be called "Golden Dome". I guess it will protect against "Golden Showers"?!?
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Flip flop. Failed property developer and serial bunkruptee decides to purge Federal office space, almost crashes the commercial real estate sector, and then cancels the plan entirely... www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/05/t...
chicagotribune.com
Trump agency pulls 443 sites off market in real estate reversal
The Trump administration has reversed its decision to list nearly 80 million square feet of federal property for possible sale.
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Trump can't enough "illegals" to deport, so is reclassifying legal immigrants so he can deport them... www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
reuters.com
Exclusive: Trump plans to revoke legal status of Ukrainians who fled to US, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation.
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Welp, the conservatives have, once again, immediately tanked the NZ economy on seizing power, like they do everytime... People seem to get bored of liberals balancing the books and calm, steady progress in all areas like once a decade... www.straitstimes.com/asia/austral...
straitstimes.com
New Zealand’s economic missteps hasten exodus to sunnier shores
The nation's economy was the worst performing in the developed world in 2024, according to HSBC. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 06/03/2025
‘“Nature has its way of taking out the weak and the not so well and the injured. The eagle likely thought it would be able to take it out quite easily,” Sequeira [the Ontario-based photographer] said. “But, it wasn’t.””
theguardian.com
Canada goose fights off bald eagle in rare, symbolism-laden battle on ice
Photographer captures 20-minute clash between birds emblematic of Canada and US amid high trade tensions
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Selling off Federal office space to fake up savings in the short term, so billionaires can gouge the taxpayer renting them back to the government at a profit... www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
independent.co.uk
Trump admin wants to sell off DOJ headquarters and courthouses
The General Services Administration says the DOJ headquarters building and the FBI building across the street are ‘not core to government operations’ and can therefore be sold off
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Europe is now like, well, we have our own nukes and Trump has proven we cannot rely on the US to oblige by the treaties that even he himself signed (i.e. USMCA) let along NATO... www.politico.eu/article/frie...
politico.eu
Germany’s Merz vows ‘independence’ from Trump’s America, warning NATO may soon be dead
Election winner likens the Trump administration to Putin’s Russia as he bids to take Europe in a new direction.
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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
In most crypto scams, the whales take from the rubes. In this one, the whales take from all Americans. You can't say no. The only question is just how much taxpayer money will the U.S. government pump in before the oligarchs/whales cash out? (🧵 with much more below.) www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
wsj.com
Crypto Prices Jump After Trump Announces Five Tokens for Strategic Reserve
Prices surge, helping stem a recent slide in the market for cryptocurrencies.
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
The purges of US military leadership continue, to make it a purely partisan organisation loyal to Trump and not the Constitution. While stripping away adherence to the law in how they operate (which is why they went after JAGs first). slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com
Trump and Hegseth Just Signaled Terrifying Plans. The Pentagon and Congress Must Act.
It’s clear what needs to be done.
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
No free press. Only the Presidentially approved propaganda machine is allowed... Pretty sure the Constitution has something to say about that... apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com
The White House says it 'will determine' which news outlets cover Trump, rotating traditional ones
The White House says its officials "will determine" which news outlets cover President Donald Trump.
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
This is just insanity... They are literally burning everything down to create a fascist state explicitly run by billionaires and their cheerleaders... www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Dan Bongino: Trump names right-wing commentator as deputy FBI director
Trump said Bongino was "a man of incredible love and passion for our Country" and would serve under newly confirmed FBI director Kash Patel.
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Oops, I offered buy outs to air traffic controllers... Oops, I fire and then unfired the people responsible for the nuclear arsenal... Oops, I fired the people working on the current pandemic that is why eggs are so expensive... Oops, eggs have gone from $6 to $10 a dozen since taking office...
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
In addition to the military-run concentration camps for migrants, now they want to do labour camps for those deemed mental unwell, especially kids of certain ethnicities? History sure seems like it is repeating... www.yahoo.com/news/rfk-pla...
yahoo.com
RFK 's plan to make America healthy again? Round up people with mental health conditions in camps
Robert F. Kennedy wants to replace standard psychological care with unpaid labor on "wellness farms"
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
To be fair, numbers have been declining steadily since they spiked dramatically under Trump, when he bowed down to Putin over Venezuela and refugees had to flee persecution and violence under their dictator... www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
reuters.com
US Border Patrol arrested 29,000 migrants illegally crossing Mexico border in January, lowest since May 2020
The U.S. Border Patrol arrested 29,000 migrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in January, the agency said on Tuesday, signaling that a drop in crossings over the past year could continue under President Donald Trump.
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
I realised last night, the GOP strategy is straight out of Star Wars. Fake wars with real casualties, deregulate the banks, strip away rights one by one in the name of "security". Now Orange Palpatine declares "I am the Senate". Next up, disbanding the Senate and leaving local control to governors.
newrepublic.com
Trump Uses Supreme Court Immunity Ruling to Claim “Unrestricted Power”
Donald Trump says the Supreme Court already gave him the power to purge the federal government.
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Henry Carnell @hencarnell.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
DOGE says they are saving 4 billion, but... ➡️ Every dollar in NIH research grants generates $2.46 in economic activity ($93 billion in 2023!) ➡️ The $1.7 trillion US biotech industry depends on public-funded science ➡️ Both of those fund a $57 billion US market for scientific tools and equipment
motherjones.com
America will pay dearly for the NIH’s mindless war on wokeness and DEI
Colleges, businesses, patients, students, workers, and US excellence will all suffer—and for what?
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
It appears that Trump couldn't find enough tariffs to fund his nonsense at the expense of the American consumer, so he is pretending that sales tax in foreign countries is specifically targeting America... May as well just declare a 25% Federal sales tax... www.axios.com/2025/02/15/t...
axios.com
Trump promises to target VAT systems, putting 175 countries on notice
The presence of a VAT system could have significant impact on any reciprocal tariff.
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Aside from demonstrating the GOP don't know anything about vaccines or mRNA, this will massive impact progress on mRNA vaccines against a wide range of different cancers. But fear mongering is more important than health for these fascists... www.iflscience.com/montana-cons...
iflscience.com
Montana Considers Becoming First US State To Ban mRNA Vaccine Use
A bill outlining the proposal was heard by the House Judiciary Committee on Friday.
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Oh yay, a fucking moron, working for a convicted moron, threatens a nuclear-armed adversary with the use of military force... www.reuters.com/world/europe...
reuters.com
Kremlin seeks clarification of JD Vance comment on military levers
The Kremlin said on Friday it hoped the U.S. would clarify remarks by Vice President JD Vance that Washington had military as well as economic levers with which to press Russia to agree a good peace deal with Ukraine.
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
In NZ, fishers, especially recreational, opposed the creation of marine reserves. After seeing the massive benefits of marine reserves to the quality of fishing outside them, they started campaigning for more. And diving inside them compared to equivalent unprotected areas is a whole other world!!
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Kelsey Johnson @profkelsey.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
So, speaking as an astrophysicist, I can confirm that work on Solar Eclipses is 💯 “woke” science. Given that we no longer require human sacrifices to appease the gods, I can see how our new scientific methods might unsettle some lawmakers. 🔭🧪
npr.org
Sen. Ted Cruz's list of 'woke' science includes self-driving cars and solar eclipses
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says the National Science Foundation has given money to thousands of "woke DEI" studies. Researchers say that's misrepresenting science and disparaging important research.
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
So the GOP is extending billionaire tax cuts - costing $4.5 trillion - and raising the debt limit by $4 trillion to pay for it, while slashing anything that benefits regular Americans. Like buying up produce from US farms for domestic and international aid programmes. apnews.com/article/hous...
apnews.com
House Republicans unveil blueprint to extend $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and lift the debt ceiling
House Republicans have set the stage for advancing many of President Donald Trump’s top domestic priorities.
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Putin clearly still has a solid hold over Trump, despite some rhetoric that meant nothing... Someone needs to hack the Kremlin and release the compromat they have on Trump...
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Holy shit. The US has actually gone completely insane. This is not satire! No, you cannot rename Greenland to "Red, White, and Blueland"... Heck, you can't even rename the "Gulf of Mexico" (only the IHO can, with consent of all bordering nations)... #maga #insanity www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
So, Trump is now Making Tuberculosis Great Again. Interrupting treatment means more drug-resistant TB, plus a massive spread of the disease (R0 = 10, so each case infects about 10 people). It used to kill 1 in 3 people in cities... www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBjQ...
youtube.com
What's at Stake
YouTube video by vlogbrothers
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Fascist kleptocracy looking to extend tax cuts for billionaires. Tesla paid $0 on over $2bn in profit last year.
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Dave Rodland @daverodland.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Happy #DarwinDay, yo! 🧪 The evolution will not be televised! Sure, right now it's climate change in the crosshairs, alongside diversity, equality and inclusion in all forms ... but they haven't forgotten evolution.
Selfie: bald white guy with a beard wearing a t-shirt featuring a Wanted poster illustrating a bald white guy with a longer beard and snazzier clothes. The shirt reads "When evolution is outlawed, only outlaws will evolve" with smaller text on the poster reading "Wanted C. Darwin for evolving Reward"
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Bungled by Biden, and now being exacerbated and covered up by Trump. To eventually have RFK Jr deny availability of vaccines... www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
scientificamerican.com
The U.S. Is Not Ready for Bird Flu in Humans
Bird flu is infecting more people than we think. We need to stop it now before a new pandemic begins
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
The loyalty purges have begun, no loyalty to the Constitution, only to the King... thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com
Purges at FBI, DOJ trigger ‘battle’ for career staff
The Trump administration has removed dozens of Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI officials and is eyeing firing perhaps thousands more in an unprecedented purge that may just be getting started. …
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
The science purge continues...
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Mike Lester Garcia @mexikiwimike.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Reduce the environmental impact of your Google searches by 90% by swearing! gizmodo.com/add-fcking-t...
gizmodo.com
Add F*cking to Your Google Searches to Neutralize AI Summaries
Google will probably close this loophole soon enough.
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