Ricardo Ismach
@rockerdoc.bsky.social
College dropout, audio engineer, one-time Parasitologist, free clinic/street medicine/ER doc, guitarist, documentary filmmaker, Dad. Oh, and vigilant defender of everyone's rights (women, Black/ brown people, LGBTQ, the neurospicy, punks), and democracy.
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BREAKING NEWS UPDATES - 12.5.25 - 1:06PM ET
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twp.ai
December 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
BREAKING NEWS UPDATES - 12.5.25 - 1:06PM ET
Trigger warning: contains #Science.
Why do babies need the hepatitis B vaccine if they aren’t high-risk?
Short answer: Because hepatitis B is a tricky virus.
Longer answer: Continue reading ⬇️
🧵1/9 @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social
Short answer: Because hepatitis B is a tricky virus.
Longer answer: Continue reading ⬇️
🧵1/9 @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Trigger warning: contains #Science.
An excellent and fascinating obituary. RIP.
Frank Gehry Dead at 96
www.vanityfair.com
Frank Gehry Dead at 96
twp.ai
December 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
An excellent and fascinating obituary. RIP.
Never mind the law, right?
December 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Never mind the law, right?
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I Left the CDC 100 Days Ago. My Worst Fears About the Agency Are Coming True
time.com
I Left the CDC 100 Days Ago. My Worst Fears About the Agency Are Coming True
twp.ai
December 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I Left the CDC 100 Days Ago. My Worst Fears About the Agency Are Coming True
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Yes, AX Spotify. Tidal and Apple Music both have similarly huge catalogs, pay artists far better - and don’t support Ice or platform nazis.
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Yes, AX Spotify. Tidal and Apple Music both have similarly huge catalogs, pay artists far better - and don’t support Ice or platform nazis.
That was the plan, project 2025.
U.S. Diplomats Report Broken Morale and Abandoned Careers www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u... They have watched from the sidelines as much of America’s most sensitive diplomacy is conducted not by Rubio but by Trump insiders such as Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
U.S. Diplomats Report Broken Morale and Abandoned Careers
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
That was the plan, project 2025.
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#Tennessee #TN
The public is asking for an immediate manual hand recount of the ballots. This race demands a full and transparent investigation into ballot handling and chain of custody for both Rep. Aftyn Behn and the voters of the 7th District.
You can: call the Tennessee Division of Elections
The public is asking for an immediate manual hand recount of the ballots. This race demands a full and transparent investigation into ballot handling and chain of custody for both Rep. Aftyn Behn and the voters of the 7th District.
You can: call the Tennessee Division of Elections
December 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
#Tennessee #TN
The public is asking for an immediate manual hand recount of the ballots. This race demands a full and transparent investigation into ballot handling and chain of custody for both Rep. Aftyn Behn and the voters of the 7th District.
You can: call the Tennessee Division of Elections
The public is asking for an immediate manual hand recount of the ballots. This race demands a full and transparent investigation into ballot handling and chain of custody for both Rep. Aftyn Behn and the voters of the 7th District.
You can: call the Tennessee Division of Elections
Honor. And morals.
Reports now said that Kegbreath told Admiral Holsey that the military will follow all order & not to question any of them. Holsey stated the strikes are illegal & Kegbreath said do it or step down & retired. Holsey step down & retired.
allaboutlawyer.com/admiral-alvi...
allaboutlawyer.com/admiral-alvi...
Admiral Alvin Holsey Retires Friday After Clash With Hegseth Over Venezuela Strikes
Admiral Alvin Holsey retires December 12, 2025 after one year leading SOUTHCOM. Breaking news on tensions with Hegseth over Caribbean strikes.
allaboutlawyer.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Honor. And morals.
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Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"
Aw, crap. A beautiful musician (and a beautiful guitar) passes. RIP. variety.com/2025/music/n...
Steve Cropper, Legendary Guitarist for Booker T. & the MG’s, Otis Redding and the Blues Brothers, Dies at 84
Steve Cropper, guitarist for Booker T. & the MG's, Otis Redding, the Blues Brothers and many more, has died. He was 84.
variety.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Aw, crap. A beautiful musician (and a beautiful guitar) passes. RIP. variety.com/2025/music/n...
Aw, crap. A beautiful musician (and a beautiful guitar) passes. RIP. variety.com/2025/music/n...
Steve Cropper, Legendary Guitarist for Booker T. & the MG’s, Otis Redding and the Blues Brothers, Dies at 84
Steve Cropper, guitarist for Booker T. & the MG's, Otis Redding, the Blues Brothers and many more, has died. He was 84.
variety.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Aw, crap. A beautiful musician (and a beautiful guitar) passes. RIP. variety.com/2025/music/n...
Excellent. Spotify is evil, just ditch it.
December 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Excellent. Spotify is evil, just ditch it.
Huh
This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Sues Six More States in Sweeping Push to Obtain Unredacted Voter Rolls
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Huh
This is the truth. Don’t let them shaft Veterans by destroying the VA.
Making sure veterans & their families can get the healthcare they need is one important way we can thank them for their service.
Union busting in order to privatize healthcare at VA hospitals is NOT.
Union busting in order to privatize healthcare at VA hospitals is NOT.
December 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This is the truth. Don’t let them shaft Veterans by destroying the VA.
This is what Trump’s GOP cabal is trying to hide by not releasing economic reports. But I reckon people know when their job goes poof, the rent gets hiked, and eggs are unaffordable.
"Widespread job losses, with declines in employment among manufacturers, construction companies and professional services firms. Losses were concentrated among small businesses..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/b...
Private Employers Cut Jobs in November, the Latest Sign of a Slowdown
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This is what Trump’s GOP cabal is trying to hide by not releasing economic reports. But I reckon people know when their job goes poof, the rent gets hiked, and eggs are unaffordable.
The attacks on small boats off Venezuela are murder, crimes against humanity. Not war crimes - there is no war. It started with Bush and Cheney, and their bogus, evil assertion that every “terrorist” is an “Enemy combatant,” subject to torture and murder by us. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/vene...
Venezuelan Boat Attacks: Utterly Unprecedented and Patently Predictable
The unlawful policies and practices of the previous post-9/11 administrations laid the foundation for the Trump administration’s current legal overreach.
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The attacks on small boats off Venezuela are murder, crimes against humanity. Not war crimes - there is no war. It started with Bush and Cheney, and their bogus, evil assertion that every “terrorist” is an “Enemy combatant,” subject to torture and murder by us. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/vene...
Seems obvious, I know…
GEORGE WILL: “.. The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself.”
@postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
@postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
December 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Seems obvious, I know…
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Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
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The tiny nonprofit I’m on the board of (all volunteer) organizes and runs a free summer music program for rural kids. If you’re looking for a hyper local nonprofit to donate to: plumas-performing-arts.square.site
December 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The tiny nonprofit I’m on the board of (all volunteer) organizes and runs a free summer music program for rural kids. If you’re looking for a hyper local nonprofit to donate to: plumas-performing-arts.square.site
Your tax dollars at work.
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Your tax dollars at work.
Awesome. Just run.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Awesome. Just run.
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Amazon workers go on strike world-wide. “From Germany to Bangladesh, thousands of workers walked off the job on Friday and marched against Amazon’s labor practices to push for better wages, working conditions, and union protections." www.commondreams.org/news/make-am...
Global Black Friday Strikes Against Amazon Target 'Techno-Authoritarian' Assault on Workers | Common Dreams
"We are joining Make Amazon Pay to demand the most basic rights: safety, dignity, and the chance to go home alive," said one Amazon worker from India.
www.commondreams.org
November 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Amazon workers go on strike world-wide. “From Germany to Bangladesh, thousands of workers walked off the job on Friday and marched against Amazon’s labor practices to push for better wages, working conditions, and union protections." www.commondreams.org/news/make-am...
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🎯 @robsandia.bsky.social on Private School Vouchers (for the wealthy) — “CALL THEIR BLUFF… if they want public dollars, they should have to follow the same rules as public schools… it’s not a ‘COMPETITION’ when not everyone is playing by the same rules.”
(cc: Speaker Sexton)
(cc: Speaker Sexton)
November 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
🎯 @robsandia.bsky.social on Private School Vouchers (for the wealthy) — “CALL THEIR BLUFF… if they want public dollars, they should have to follow the same rules as public schools… it’s not a ‘COMPETITION’ when not everyone is playing by the same rules.”
(cc: Speaker Sexton)
(cc: Speaker Sexton)