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Skipjack Hoo

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Opinionated entrepreneur, mom, paddler, foodie, hiker, and reading enthusiast

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Skipjack Hoo @sjhoo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Transparency keeps government accountable to its citizens.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/08/2026
The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it. (Published Dec. 2024)
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A Coast Guard Commander Miscarried. She Nearly Died After Being Denied Care.
U.S. service members have long faced strict limits on abortions, even when used to resolve miscarriages. Under federal law, the military will only pay for abortions in cases of rape, incest or to save...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/08/2026
Nearly 500,000 public comments have flooded in since the Trump administration proposed a rule that gives political appointees control over research funding. “The United States will not just fall behind. It will step aside,” one physicist wrote.
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How Trump’s “America First” Administration Could Shut U.S. Scientists Out of the Next Nobel-Worthy Discovery
A proposed White House rule would give political appointees unprecedented control over scientific funding. One physicist, who helped discover the Higgs boson, explains how the rule would’ve stifled th...
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Skipjack Hoo @sjhoo.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Primary Care as a Public Utility jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Primary Care as a Public Utility
This Special Communication explores the challenges currently facing state investment in primary care and outlines how a common fund could address these challenges and sustain primary care as a public ...
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NPR @npr.org · 30/07/2026
Experts say immersion in cold water before an ambulance arrives can greatly increase the chances of heat stroke survival and reduce the risk of long-term complications. n.pr/4wBtYO6
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As extreme heat grips the South and West, here's how to stay safe
Experts say immersion in cold water before an ambulance arrives can greatly increase the chances of heat stroke survival and reduce the risk of long-term complications.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
When journalists asked me "where we will see the effects of DOGE on outcomes?" one of my responses was "during crises...as long as media connect the dots." Well, dots connected: www.wired.com/story/cdc-cy...
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The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year
“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” the former CDC lab director tells WIRED.
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Trump Golf Track @trumpgolftrack.com · 29/06/2026
In his second term, Trump has 115 confirmed golf days across 525 days in office (21.9%), about one confirmed round every 4.6 days, plus 35 additional days at Trump properties where golf was unconfirmed. See more at trumpgolftrack.com
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Skipjack Hoo @sjhoo.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
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Jonathan Capehart (@capehartj)
My morning walk took me by the FDR Memorial. A reminder for all of us, especially those who lead this nation.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 29/05/2026
🥹😭
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
That's why the clarification was issued following the public misunderstanding. It does classify as rape. bsky.app/profile/chri...
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NPR @npr.org · 24/05/2026
The number of cases — and deaths — in Bangladesh is staggering. As of Sunday, 528 have died, mostly children. How did this measles outbreak begin? And how is the country responding? n.pr/4tXsSd3
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More than 500 children have died in an outbreak that the world is virtually ignoring
The number of cases — and deaths — in Bangladesh is staggering. As of Sunday, 528 have died, mostly children. How did this measles outbreak begin? And how is the country responding?
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
find your Falcor and get the hell outta there, folks!
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Homeland Security is lying? Say it ain’t so!
Screenshot of an X post from immigration lawyer Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@R...) calling out a Homeland Security claim as false. He asserts that Congress intentionally created the adjustment of status process in 1960 - not as a loophole - and that USCIS's own website states it was designed to allow immigrants already in the U.S. to obtain green cards without having to travel abroad. He includes a screenshot of the relevant USCIS website language with the key passage highlighted, and embeds the DHS post he is rebutting.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
The DOJ’s website used to have hundreds of press releases documenting every arrest, conviction, and sentencing from January 6th. Those records are gone now. The Trump administration confirmed it removed the pages and called the documentation “partisan propaganda.”
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Alt18F @alt18f.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
"'The Government engaged ​in blatant viewpoint discrimination,' U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon said in condemning what ⁠the Trump administration cast as a crackdown on diversity practices."
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US judge rules humanities grant terminations by DOGE were unlawful, discriminatory
A federal judge ruled on Thursday that the terminations ​of hundreds of humanities grants last year by the Trump administration's so-called Department of ‌Government Efficiency were unconstitutional, ...
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
“Let me be clear: this is not a golden calf” is pretty funny.
Pastor Burns speaking at the feet of a massive golden calf idol shaped like DonaldTrumpPastor Mark Burns @pastormarkburns
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Today at Trump National Doral Miami, we witnessed an unforgettable moment with the dedication of the 22-foot statue honoring President Donald J.
Trump.
Let me be clear: this is not a golden calf.
We worship the Lord Jesus Christ and Him alone.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/05/2026
NEW: Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth The vitamin K shot, a lifesaving injection given to newborns to prevent uncontrollable bleeding of the brain and intestines, has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
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Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
The vitamin K shot, a lifesaving injection given to newborns to prevent uncontrollable bleeding of the brain and intestines, has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/05/2026
horrible. this country’s turn away from science based medicine in the name of “wellness” is killing children and will kill a lot more. www.propublica.org/article/more...
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Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
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Skipjack Hoo @sjhoo.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Many take the drug for non reproductive reasons. This is more casual cruelty.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 28/04/2026
🚨Wanna read the COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness MMWR that Jay B recently prevented CDC from releasing? You bet you do. Don’t let the censors win. @insidemedicine.skystack.xyz has it on the Substack.
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Exclusive: Here's the Covid-19 vaccine paper the CDC censored.
RFK Jr. and the CDC’s top official, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, don’t want you to read this. That’s exactly why you should.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Yes, Trump lies about everything. Compulsively.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
February 5, 2025. Trump announces he is going to build a new ballroom at the WH and pay for it with his own money: “It’s going to cost nothing. I will spend the whole thing myself.”
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 28/04/2026
A huge scam: Trump’s DOJ is now using taxpayers as a piggybank to pay off his followers. 

They have spent $8.5 million and counting of your money to pay off frivolous claims, enriching his friends while corrupting our justice system.
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DOJ’s big payouts to Trump allies could undermine past investigations
Since Trump’s return to the White House last year, the Justice Department has paid more than $8.5 million to resolve legal claims brought by allies and supporters.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
This provides strong support that the COVID mRNA vaccines prevented premature deaths from COVID with no evidence of any increase in premature deaths from other causes. 29M people followed for almost 4 years. 3/3
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 27/03/2026
It turns out, when news outlets actually challenge the Trump administration in court, they win. After @nytimes.com sued the Pentagon over its ridiculous loyalty pledge, a federal judge struck down the restrictions as violating the First Amendment. Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social explain.
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Jonty Edwards @jontyedwards.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Let’s introduce one of hour of quick fire questions on basic civics and economics at every debate, presidential, house or senate.
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rosebanditquinn @rosebanditquinn.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Here’s a thought for James Comer. There IS a First Lady who has had a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. And it’s not Hillary Clinton. It might be worthwhile for Comer to subpoena the First Lady who actually knows Epstein. You know, just to see what she knows.
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Skipjack Hoo @sjhoo.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
DC accepted the Natl Guard under duress. Home rule was being threatened. Just to clarify.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
At least we know that while federal agents are killing people for using cell phones and the country is going to shit, Trump was working hard playing golf, hosting a screening for Melania’s movie, and rage-posting about his ballroom.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
This is what the president was doing last night while all the insanity was happening in MN.
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Alt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info · 25/01/2026
Just so we're clear. No money saved. Cost in millions of lives. DOGE not yet behind bars. www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...
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DOGE didn't save taxpayers $1 trillion, after all
According to recent reporting, DOGE fell short of its goals to save taxpayers $1 trillion and streamline government processes. So what did we get from the agency?
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AltSSA @altssa.altgov.info · 25/01/2026
Now would be a great time to advocate for FEMA to be a cabinet level position in its own right. As it stands now, their funding is tied to DHS and ICE.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Virginia announced its first pediatric flu death of the season. It won’t be the last. This is a very bad flu season and not enough people are being vaccinated. www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Shocking but not surprising…
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Skipjack Hoo @sjhoo.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Call your Senators and demand accountability for this lawlessness. Please. Takes 2 minutes.
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Skipjack Hoo @sjhoo.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Call your Senators and demand they hold folks accountable for these actions and the lies. Whosmyrep.org, enter zip, click to call. Easy, effective. Take action!
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
221-205, House passes the “motion to discharge” the Jeffries 3-year ACA funding extension. NINE (!) Republicans join unanimous Democrats in voting to advance it. This tees up a final House vote tomorrow; it’s poised to sail through.
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Skipjack Hoo @sjhoo.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Please hold the officer, Noem, and the President accountable for their lawless actions and lies. I’ve already called my Senators (Md)
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Skipjack Hoo @sjhoo.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
After today’s murder in Minnesota, take 2 minutes to call your Senators and demand accountability and a stop to this lawlessness by law enforcement. Whosmyrep.org, enter your zip, then click to call. Quick, easy, effective.
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Sasha Chavkin @sashachavkin.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Must-read series from @propublica.org painstakingly unravels what happened on the ground after Trump's foreign aid cuts This story describes one mother's struggle to keep her children from dying of malnutrition after the US abruptly cut aid to her refugee camp
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The Summer of Starvation: Amid Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts, a Mother Struggles to Keep Her Sons Alive
After the Trump administration cut off food from the third-largest refugee camp in the world, thousands of families faced impossible choices as their children starved.
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
A story that should shock our collective conscience: After Trump Cuts to Kenya Food Aid, Children Died of Starvation
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After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
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Skipjack Hoo @sjhoo.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Thanks for the correction!
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Skipjack Hoo @sjhoo.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Most Americans who voted for him didn’t think his actions would be so extreme. They expected human guardrails like last time. Fools - but sadly true based on conversations w many and polling.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Just a reminder that measles virus is very infectious with one infected individual spreading it to (on average) 12-18 others in a susceptible population. With vaccination rates below 92% or so, measles is likely to spread extensively and quickly.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Trump lies about everything. From BBC.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Caring is an act of resistance in a system that thrives on indifference.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
My quote of the day The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just. Abraham Lincoln
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