Bill Cork
@billcork.bsky.social
Chaplain studying public health and working in suicide prevention. Anabaptist/Mennonite. Science. Army Veteran. Acadian.
It is outrageous that Texas has a state holiday honoring slavery defenders who killed American Soldiers in an attempt to destroy the nation while also paying lip service to the national commemoration of the Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 19, 2026 at 4:33 PM
It is outrageous that Texas has a state holiday honoring slavery defenders who killed American Soldiers in an attempt to destroy the nation while also paying lip service to the national commemoration of the Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.
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It annoys me so much when this dorkass loser does his whole Foghorn Leghorn "I'm just a good ole boy from the South who don't understand these elites" schtick with that syrupy drawl he puts on.
John Kennedy is NOT from the sticks. He comes from a long line of southern elites.
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John Kennedy is NOT from the sticks. He comes from a long line of southern elites.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:38 AM
It annoys me so much when this dorkass loser does his whole Foghorn Leghorn "I'm just a good ole boy from the South who don't understand these elites" schtick with that syrupy drawl he puts on.
John Kennedy is NOT from the sticks. He comes from a long line of southern elites.
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John Kennedy is NOT from the sticks. He comes from a long line of southern elites.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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This is a big no-no in armed combat.
It’s like dressing up as a doctor or a nurse and then shooting someone.
If this is proven accurate, it’s 100% a war crime.
It’s like dressing up as a doctor or a nurse and then shooting someone.
If this is proven accurate, it’s 100% a war crime.
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:59 AM
This is a big no-no in armed combat.
It’s like dressing up as a doctor or a nurse and then shooting someone.
If this is proven accurate, it’s 100% a war crime.
It’s like dressing up as a doctor or a nurse and then shooting someone.
If this is proven accurate, it’s 100% a war crime.
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Members of Congress have the right to visit ICE facilities unannounced — it's their job and their constitutional responsibility.
ICE can’t hide their cruelty and mistreatment of immigrants just because they want to.
ICE can’t hide their cruelty and mistreatment of immigrants just because they want to.
Reps. Omar, Morrison, Craig denied entry at ICE detention facility
The Minnesota congresswomen attempted to tour Whipple Federal Building. DHS says requests to visit are needed seven days in advance.
www.startribune.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Members of Congress have the right to visit ICE facilities unannounced — it's their job and their constitutional responsibility.
ICE can’t hide their cruelty and mistreatment of immigrants just because they want to.
ICE can’t hide their cruelty and mistreatment of immigrants just because they want to.
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Dr. @timothysnyder.bsky.social has written many powerful works, but this one stopped me dead in my tracks when I first read it. Please take the time, and share widely.
January 12, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Dr. @timothysnyder.bsky.social has written many powerful works, but this one stopped me dead in my tracks when I first read it. Please take the time, and share widely.
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Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
These were martyrs.
September 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
These were martyrs.
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Honestly, I blame the dysfunction in the white community. When will white leaders address the rampant criminality of young white men?
September 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Honestly, I blame the dysfunction in the white community. When will white leaders address the rampant criminality of young white men?
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“.. I can’t remember anyone ever telling me we can’t say anything critical about a civilian like this. He was not in our chain of command or anything,” the officer said.
@nbcnews.com
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September 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
“.. I can’t remember anyone ever telling me we can’t say anything critical about a civilian like this. He was not in our chain of command or anything,” the officer said.
@nbcnews.com
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I know everyone is consumed with other news, but this is a big fucking deal: The Trump administration says that IUDs and the Pill are actually abortions.
Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
September 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I know everyone is consumed with other news, but this is a big fucking deal: The Trump administration says that IUDs and the Pill are actually abortions.
Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
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Catholic bishops call immigration crackdown a 'category 4 storm' religionnews.com/2025/09/12/c... @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social
Catholic bishops call immigration crackdown a 'category 4 storm'
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Before the Georgetown roundtable, El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz told RNS he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE.
religionnews.com
September 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Catholic bishops call immigration crackdown a 'category 4 storm' religionnews.com/2025/09/12/c... @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social
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"Respond" to what? Brazil applying its own laws to a Brazilian in a fair and transparent process?
Rubio vows US response following conviction of Brazil's Bolsonaro reut.rs/4piCG0f
Rubio vows US response following conviction of Brazil's Bolsonaro
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said the United States would "respond accordingly to this witch hunt" after former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election.
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September 11, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"Respond" to what? Brazil applying its own laws to a Brazilian in a fair and transparent process?
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This was just last month and we have already memoryholed it. A cop killed by an antivaxxer.
September 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
This was just last month and we have already memoryholed it. A cop killed by an antivaxxer.
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Be careful today friends. The spiral of violence is a real thing and people groups already deemed disposable are often the ones "sacrificed" for empire's sake. Stay vigilant.
September 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Be careful today friends. The spiral of violence is a real thing and people groups already deemed disposable are often the ones "sacrificed" for empire's sake. Stay vigilant.
Guns are the issue. The second amendment is clearly about a “well-regulated militia.”
September 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Guns are the issue. The second amendment is clearly about a “well-regulated militia.”
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I agree but this case is even worse: it appears that the detailed course description* explicitly mentions that it will explore how gender and sexuality are depicted in YA literature.
*As the reddit poster mentions, there's some confusion and possible misreporting of which course she's teaching.
*As the reddit poster mentions, there's some confusion and possible misreporting of which course she's teaching.
September 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I agree but this case is even worse: it appears that the detailed course description* explicitly mentions that it will explore how gender and sexuality are depicted in YA literature.
*As the reddit poster mentions, there's some confusion and possible misreporting of which course she's teaching.
*As the reddit poster mentions, there's some confusion and possible misreporting of which course she's teaching.
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#ScienceMatters.
Important to clearly counter demonstrably false bunk. Broad consensus that:
- Vaccines do NOT cause autism
- Ivermectin NOT effective against cancer, covid, etc
- COVID vaccines do NOT cause "sudden death" or "turbo cancer"
See statement: scienceupfirst.com/sciencematte...
Important to clearly counter demonstrably false bunk. Broad consensus that:
- Vaccines do NOT cause autism
- Ivermectin NOT effective against cancer, covid, etc
- COVID vaccines do NOT cause "sudden death" or "turbo cancer"
See statement: scienceupfirst.com/sciencematte...
September 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
#ScienceMatters.
Important to clearly counter demonstrably false bunk. Broad consensus that:
- Vaccines do NOT cause autism
- Ivermectin NOT effective against cancer, covid, etc
- COVID vaccines do NOT cause "sudden death" or "turbo cancer"
See statement: scienceupfirst.com/sciencematte...
Important to clearly counter demonstrably false bunk. Broad consensus that:
- Vaccines do NOT cause autism
- Ivermectin NOT effective against cancer, covid, etc
- COVID vaccines do NOT cause "sudden death" or "turbo cancer"
See statement: scienceupfirst.com/sciencematte...
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This is how the fascistic system entraps. It creates pressure to comply. It offers vague legal justification for the necessity for or appropriateness of complying.
The uni president is taking the easy way out by bowing to political pressure because they gave him an out. The law doesn’t demand this.
The uni president is taking the easy way out by bowing to political pressure because they gave him an out. The law doesn’t demand this.
This line about teaching to the course catalog description is such a pathetic cop out. Beyond academic freedom it's ignorant of how learning and knowledge creation work. "This class is supposed to be about Renaissance Italy but the professor talked about early modern Germany, I want them fired"
Update on the Texas A&M professor / cell phone video situation: the professor has been fired by the A&M president
president.tamu.edu/messages/an-...
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September 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This is how the fascistic system entraps. It creates pressure to comply. It offers vague legal justification for the necessity for or appropriateness of complying.
The uni president is taking the easy way out by bowing to political pressure because they gave him an out. The law doesn’t demand this.
The uni president is taking the easy way out by bowing to political pressure because they gave him an out. The law doesn’t demand this.
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Qatar rolled out red carpet for Trump 4 mo ago-today Trump greenlit Israel to bomb Hamas negotiators in Qatar.
Trump rolled out red carpet for Putin weeks ago- Russia sent drones into Poland tonight.
Trumpmet with S Korean president 2 weeks ago, then arrested Koreans w/H1B visas last week
#WeakSauce
Trump rolled out red carpet for Putin weeks ago- Russia sent drones into Poland tonight.
Trumpmet with S Korean president 2 weeks ago, then arrested Koreans w/H1B visas last week
#WeakSauce
Trump rolled out the red carpet for Putin on American soil just weeks ago. That emboldened Putin, leading to the attacks on Poland right now. It’s not a stretch to say that Donald Trump is fanning the flames of a world war.
September 10, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Qatar rolled out red carpet for Trump 4 mo ago-today Trump greenlit Israel to bomb Hamas negotiators in Qatar.
Trump rolled out red carpet for Putin weeks ago- Russia sent drones into Poland tonight.
Trumpmet with S Korean president 2 weeks ago, then arrested Koreans w/H1B visas last week
#WeakSauce
Trump rolled out red carpet for Putin weeks ago- Russia sent drones into Poland tonight.
Trumpmet with S Korean president 2 weeks ago, then arrested Koreans w/H1B visas last week
#WeakSauce
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One day after the Supreme Court lifted the ban on racial profiling, federal agents swarmed a car in Van Nuys.
Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.
There is no justification for this. None.
Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.
There is no justification for this. None.
September 10, 2025 at 5:34 AM
One day after the Supreme Court lifted the ban on racial profiling, federal agents swarmed a car in Van Nuys.
Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.
There is no justification for this. None.
Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.
There is no justification for this. None.
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Wrenching and enraging. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
September 10, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Wrenching and enraging. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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Campus Reform tried to get me fired from being a *postdoc in physics* in 2015 because I said Thomas Jefferson was a rapist
When Campus Reform and Turning point came after professors and created the professor watchlist, administrators didn't pay attention..Now they are being fired and attacked. Maybe institutions should have done more to protect academic freedom....
September 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Campus Reform tried to get me fired from being a *postdoc in physics* in 2015 because I said Thomas Jefferson was a rapist
Latest arrival … I preordered in May. From @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Latest arrival … I preordered in May. From @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social