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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 5d

Israel is facing accusations of mistreating international activists who were detained when Israeli forces raided a flotilla of Gaza-bound aid boats, detaining over 435 passengers. Several deported activists say they witnessed Israeli officers mistreating the Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.

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rob striker @drdrstrange.bsky.social · 5d

www.jsonline.com/story/opinio...

Trump education cuts quietly declare that opportunity should be rationed on race | Opinion

Educators still showing up — preserving culture, keeping students safe, and protecting pipelines into mobility, but they are holding on against tide

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rob striker @drdrstrange.bsky.social · 5d

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this adds to the call from HHS employees for him to step down.

Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary

Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.

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rob striker @drdrstrange.bsky.social · 10d

This clip doesn't show the full panel of opposition to Line 5 and way Enbridge is pursuing their corporate interests regardless of what the court and the people of Wisconsin want. #TAWI

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Line 5 relocation critics share concerns

MADISON (WKOW) — Opponents of Enbridge's Line 5 relocation in northern Wisconsin have voiced their concerns. They argue the project threatens wetlands, rivers, and the health of residents.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 11d

In a blistering decision, a Reagan-appointed judge says the Trump administration has trampled First Amendment rights by targeting students protesting Israel's actions in Gaza.

A Reagan-appointed judge just wrote a blistering anti-Trump decision

Federal judge William G. Young attacked the president's crackdown on civil liberties as un-American.

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Boulder Voter Rob @bouldervoter.bsky.social · 13d

Mike Johnson has pretty much proven that HE is in the Epstein files. No one works this hard to protect some OTHER child rapist.

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rob striker @drdrstrange.bsky.social · 14d

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ICE arrests of farm workers shake up Manitowoc County, a dairy powerhouse

Manitowoc County is one of the state's largest dairy producers, supported by a largely Latino and immigrant workforce.

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 15d

Well now that parts of the Epstein Files are finally being released we know why friends of Donald Trump have been fighting non stop to suppress them.

Elon Musk, Steve Bannon, and Peter Thiel were all taking pedophile island vacations

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rob striker @drdrstrange.bsky.social · 18d

Why is the US bailing out Argentian?? Trump's America first is a scam. He is Trump first and only. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJrI...

Trump Offers Argentina a Bailout: But Will it Actually Work?

YouTube video by TLDR News Global

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rob striker @drdrstrange.bsky.social · 19d

this is getting dangerous!! We have a crackpot with major power in the US health care system. The threat to vaccines is huge but there are other threats as well.

Holly Fernandez Lynch @hollylynchez.bsky.social · 19d

This is bonkers. FDA is going to change leucovorin's label based on a lit review with data on 40 patients w/ cerebral folate deficiency and comparisons to "known natural history."

www.statnews.com/2025/09/22/f...

FDA brings back GSK's leucovorin drug that RFK Jr. touted as autism treatment

The Trump administration is touting leucovorin as a treatment for autism.

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Dr Rasu Shrestha @rasushrestha.bsky.social · 19d

Here we go! 😮‍💨

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis or the “100-day cough”, is a HIGHLY contagious, VACCINE-PREVENTABLE bacterial disease.

‼️The cough may be so hard that it causes fatigue, vomiting, and rib fractures.

#vaccinessavelives #idsky #medsky

$The Mecklenburg County Health Department said it is monitoring an outbreak of whooping cough at Charlotte Latin School. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis or the “100-day cough”, is a HIGHLY contagious, VACCINE-PREVENTABLE bacterial disease. ‼️The cough may be so hard that it causes fatigue, vomiting, and rib fractures.$

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rob striker @drdrstrange.bsky.social · 19d

Columbia to host first International Conference to phase out fossil fuels!
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Colombia Conference Announcement

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rob striker @drdrstrange.bsky.social · 21d

www.cnn.com/2025/09/20/p...
Happy to support a little bit of backbone from the other side of the "aisle"

Don Bacon criticizes changes to the Republican Party under Trump | CNN Politics

Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) joins CNN’s Manu Raju for a sit-down interview ahead of his retirement next year. Bacon represents one of House Republicans’ toughest battleground districts and has been one of t...

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rob striker @drdrstrange.bsky.social · 21d

Thrilled to celebrate SUN DAY and solar power all around the world but especially here in Madison WI thanks to @thirdactwisconsin.bsky.social
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Here Comes the Sun Day

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rob striker @drdrstrange.bsky.social · 21d

Super proud of my son Sam and his dedication to teaching high school science

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 22d

There’s a name for governments that do this kind of thing. What is it, again? www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

EPA tells scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say

Staff from the EPA’s Office of Water were summoned to a town hall meeting this week and told to pause the publication of most research, pending a review.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 23d

Pete Buttigieg WARNS America:

“They didn't stop at the law firms. They didn't stop at the Universities. They didn't even stop at the comedians. They are NOT going to stop until they have TOTAL POWER!."

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22d

Moscow uses information as a weapon, exploiting different audiences for the same goal: weakening democratic trust and emboldening authoritarian control. We used to know how to fight back - or care about doing so. www.thebulwark.com/p/putins-bot...

Putin’s Bots and Drones Target Trust

And the American media ecosystem leaves us vulnerable.

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rob striker @drdrstrange.bsky.social · Sep 8

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In LA port, bobbing blue floats are turning wave power into clean energy. We have the know how!

In LA port, bobbing blue floats are turning wave power into clean energy

At the Port of Los Angeles on a site that once housed oil tanks, seven steel structures that look like small blue boats are lowered into the ocean, where they gently bob up and down with the waves to ...

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rob striker @drdrstrange.bsky.social · Sep 8

apnews.com/article/phan... hidden electricity drain can have a massive impact

This hidden electricity drain can have a massive impact

Leaving devices plugged in can result in phantom energy, which is the power consumed by appliances that draw electricity even when they’re turned off or not in use.

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@doublewhammied @doublewhammied.bsky.social · Sep 5

"A little-known complication of measles is #immuneamnesia, where portions of the immune system’s memory are wiped clean. The measles virus invades not only the cells of the respiratory system, but also the cells of the immune system, incl memory B cells, which are ..." 1/2 #IDSky #CanSky #MedSky

Measles Infection Can Cause Immune Amnesia

I keep hearing about the complications that can happen when you have the measles and how they can land you in the hospital. I just saw on the news that getting the measles can mess up your immune syst...

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rob striker @drdrstrange.bsky.social · Sep 5

Ok for those of us whose stomach is upset by coffee aldis cafe has peanut butter cold brew....so far my stomach can handle it and it is delicious

rob striker @drdrstrange.bsky.social · Sep 5

Line 5 debate shows strong leadership by Bad River Band, Sierra Club and @thirdactwisconsin.bsky.social to make WI and the world healthier
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Hearing on contested Line 5 plan features cross examination of geologist • Wisconsin Examiner

A public hearing over the permits granted to the Enbridge Line 5 reroute project was held in Madison, with more in coming weeks.

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rob striker @drdrstrange.bsky.social · Sep 3

the CDC is now adrift with little to no senior leadership with solid backgrounds in public health, infectious diseases or even medical care. This is directly a result of Trump, RFKjr and the lack of courage/ reality from "Dr." Bill Cassidy senator of LA.
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Trump's new CDC chief: A Washington health insider with a libertarian streak

President Donald Trump has picked a former investor and critic of health regulations to oversee the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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rob striker @drdrstrange.bsky.social · Sep 3

Great analysis by @kristinbrey.bsky.social of the biased private extremist stuff "replacing" PBS a right wing white washing slop by "PragerU"
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Propaganda in place of PBS. PragerU is not a university or even accurate. | Opinion

When Congress cut PBS, it didn’t just pull the rug out from public broadcasting. It left the door open for PragerU to roll in like a Trojan horse.

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