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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 7d

Last I checked, Congress makes the laws, not the White House.

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(Donald J. Trump) at 7:26 PM on October 3, 2025, with 2.54K ReTruths and 8.83K Likes. The post reads: "To ICE, Border Patrol, Law Enforcement, and all U.S. Military: As per my August 25, 2025 Executive Order, please be advised that, from this point forward, anybody burning the American Flag will be subject to one year in prison. You will be immediately arrested. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Aug 5

Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Aug 5

Release from HHS: HHS will wind down its development of the mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).

HHS Winds Down mRNA Vaccine Development Under BARDA

WASHINGTON, DC—AUGUST 5, 2025—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the beginning of a coordinated wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), including the cancellation and de-scoping of various contracts and solicitations. The decision follows a comprehensive review of mRNA-related investments initiated during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

“We reviewed the science, listened to the experts, and acted,” said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “BARDA is terminating 22 mRNA vaccine development investments because the data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu. We’re shifting that funding toward safer, broader vaccine platforms that remain effective even as viruses mutate.”

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Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · May 22

NEW: I wrote about the shockwaves sent through the conspiracy theory by the apostasy of Kash Patel and Dan Bongino admitting the truth about Jeffrey Epstein, and how ideas will always outweigh the influencers who communicate them.

themikerothschild.com/2025/05/22/p...

“Jeffrey Epstein Killed Himself” and Other Acts of Apostasy

In conspiracy theory circles, which is more important – the idea or the person who communicates it?

themikerothschild.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · May 22

This is how the Republicans slash Medicare without telling us they’re slashing Medicare.

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Mick West @mickwest.com · Jan 14

A UFO over the LA fires? Not for long!

How Metabunk goes about solving these cases (slightly technical)

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LA Fire UFO - How It Was SOLVED!

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Mick West @mickwest.com · Dec 16

My take on the drone situation
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My Take on the Drone Situation

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Nov 26

They only worried that he’d been caught.

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Mick West @mickwest.com · Nov 21

"One evening a green, glowing ball, probably about the size of a basketball, with soft edges that weren’t defined, floated down slowly from the kitchen to our bedroom door just below ceiling height, then disappeared into a wall."
- Elizondo, Luis.

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Mick West @mickwest.com · Nov 18

It doesn't hit them. The A-10 is just releasing countermeasures near the parachute flares.

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Mick West @mickwest.com · Nov 18

And what looks like another one caught on the thermal camera of a police helicopter in Long Beach.

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Mick West @mickwest.com · Nov 18

A Chinese lantern dropping fire from the sky. That's why they are illegal in California and also sometimes mistaken for fire-dripping UFOs

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Mick West @mickwest.com · Nov 17

Probably after Tuesday's hearings

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AIPT Science @science.aiptcomics.com · Nov 16

Which is more embarrassing -- the continued lack of #UFO evidence in these never-ending government reports ... or the Guardian posting the McMinnville photo UPSIDE DOWN? @mickwest.com @jasoncolavito.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

Latest Pentagon report reveals hundreds of new UFO sightings

There are no suggestions of extraterrestrial origin, but that won’t settle any debates over the existence of alien life

www.theguardian.com

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Mick West @mickwest.com · Nov 15

I'm looking forward to this hearing, as we're hopefully going to get some details about cases of public interest that AARO has investigated - particularly Gimbal and Aguadilla, maybe several others. #UFOsky

www.congress.gov/congressiona...

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Mick West @mickwest.com · Nov 13

Will we finally learn the truth about UFOs?

Not today.

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Mick West @mickwest.com · Nov 10

I think with footage like this, we should consider the possibility that it was faked. We just see an edited clip. Why not release the raw video with the before and after segments?

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Mick West @mickwest.com · Jan 1

I just updated my handle to @mickwest.com, thinking about a possible escape from X!

What does BlueSky do better than Threads?

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Mick West @mickwest.com · Jul 3

Did you know "the capture silks of cribellate spiders have a unique wet-rebuilt structure with spindle-knots and joints for directional water collection," - which is why they make such pretty dew patterns?

https://bit.ly/3XyT932

Microscope photos of spider silk, showing interesting structures.

Spider web close-up showing regular patterns of water drops, like beads on a string.

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Mick West @mickwest.com · Jul 2

Thanks! I'm hopeful that some lessons will be learned as this current UFO flap plays out.

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Mick West @mickwest.com · Apr 27

Blue sky, the ideal background for UFOs. Give it time :)

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Mick West @mickwest.com · Apr 27

Just landed. Looking for the skeptics and ufologists.

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