Fotofish
@fotofish.bsky.social
Photographer, medical device entrepreneur, passionate about evidence based healthcare, progressive causes and the Constitution. Oh and a Christian....the teachings of Jesus kind, not the evil kind.
Looks we are in for a lot af measles cases in the next decade and a lot of unnecessary deaths. clicks.statista.com/f/a/UZCLO7AA...
Infographic: Study Finds Widespread Belief in Measles Misinformation
This chart show how many Americans believe in false claims about measles and the MMR vaccines.
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April 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Looks we are in for a lot af measles cases in the next decade and a lot of unnecessary deaths. clicks.statista.com/f/a/UZCLO7AA...
This isn't about bringing jobs back to the US. The current unemmployment rate is 4.2%. We are actively discouraging immigration. We simply don't have the people to do those jobs sewing clothing, assembling electronics, etc. What is this actually about?
April 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This isn't about bringing jobs back to the US. The current unemmployment rate is 4.2%. We are actively discouraging immigration. We simply don't have the people to do those jobs sewing clothing, assembling electronics, etc. What is this actually about?
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Mark Kelly: "This is not surprising. Here's a guy who told Americans to inject bleach into their bodies, who sent a mob to Capitol Hill. And now I think it's fair to say he stands out as singlehandedly destroying more wealth with his bad decisions than anybody else who has ever lived on this planet"
April 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Mark Kelly: "This is not surprising. Here's a guy who told Americans to inject bleach into their bodies, who sent a mob to Capitol Hill. And now I think it's fair to say he stands out as singlehandedly destroying more wealth with his bad decisions than anybody else who has ever lived on this planet"
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A really powerful WWII era "don't be a sucker" piece, that explains how authoritarians have to separate and destroy groups of people so they can take power. I don't usually watch anything this long (22 min) but couldn't stop watching once I started this.
Please watch and rewatch this movie, in the U.S. Archives from the @usarmy.bsky.social #DontBeASucker a reminder of how the Nazis conned their country into becoming the cause of mass murder and all the other horrors that Nazis unleash. The lessons are true for the USA🇺🇸 , in 2025 youtu.be/vGAqYNFQdZ4
Don't Be a Sucker
YouTube video by US National Archives
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March 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
A really powerful WWII era "don't be a sucker" piece, that explains how authoritarians have to separate and destroy groups of people so they can take power. I don't usually watch anything this long (22 min) but couldn't stop watching once I started this.
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FTW:
March 23, 2025 at 2:08 AM
FTW:
Cutting money and personnel to the agency who collects and audits taxes? Especially as tax season approaches? Are they just not that bright, or is something else going on? Motivations? www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
IRS braces for $500bn drop in revenue as taxpayers skip filings in wake of DOGE cuts
Individuals were ‘wagering that auditors will not examine their accounts’ amid DOGE’s plans to downsize the IRS by nearly 20 percent ahead of tax filing season
www.independent.co.uk
March 23, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Cutting money and personnel to the agency who collects and audits taxes? Especially as tax season approaches? Are they just not that bright, or is something else going on? Motivations? www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Lots of hand wringing and "concern" from Democatic "leaders" and folks on Bluesky. The best way to fix this problem is to get Rebublicans to turn away from Trump but that needs to happen soon. If you are in a red state or red district, make sure your congress people know how you feel.
March 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Lots of hand wringing and "concern" from Democatic "leaders" and folks on Bluesky. The best way to fix this problem is to get Rebublicans to turn away from Trump but that needs to happen soon. If you are in a red state or red district, make sure your congress people know how you feel.
Remember when Trump denied that Project 2025 was on his agenda? I remember people saying those terrible ideas will never be enacted and they don't really mean it. Well, here is a tracker with all the Project 2025 items and their percent completion with references to back it up.
Project 2025 Tracker
Track the progress on Project 2025
www.project2025.observer
March 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Remember when Trump denied that Project 2025 was on his agenda? I remember people saying those terrible ideas will never be enacted and they don't really mean it. Well, here is a tracker with all the Project 2025 items and their percent completion with references to back it up.
I wonder how RFK Jr will deal with this? BTW - I doubt it was the biggest outbreak in history. Last 75 years? Probably.
Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in recorded history
Kansas public health officials say the state's ongoing tuberculosis outbreak is the largest since the CDC started reporting TB cases in the 1950s.
www.cjonline.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I wonder how RFK Jr will deal with this? BTW - I doubt it was the biggest outbreak in history. Last 75 years? Probably.
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The White House late Friday fired the independent inspectors general of at least 12 major federal agencies in a purge that could clear the way for President Donald Trump to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste and abuse in the government.
Trump ousts at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge
The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days’ notice of any intent to fire a Senate-confirmed inspector general.
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January 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The White House late Friday fired the independent inspectors general of at least 12 major federal agencies in a purge that could clear the way for President Donald Trump to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste and abuse in the government.
While eating breakfast at #PleasantHill Shaker Village. I saw this scene. Of course, I had my camera handy. It also reminded me of my distant relatives in Ukraine. Please click on it to see the whole image. Still figuring out Blue Sky. #Photography #Shaker #Blue #ukraine
January 15, 2025 at 4:45 AM
While eating breakfast at #PleasantHill Shaker Village. I saw this scene. Of course, I had my camera handy. It also reminded me of my distant relatives in Ukraine. Please click on it to see the whole image. Still figuring out Blue Sky. #Photography #Shaker #Blue #ukraine
From a trip to China a few years ago shooting med format film.
January 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
From a trip to China a few years ago shooting med format film.
Musk's Dept. of Government Efficiency Cuts Position of Vice President
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Musk's Dept. of Government Efficiency Cuts Position of Vice President
The move eliminates an unnecessary government employee.
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January 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Musk's Dept. of Government Efficiency Cuts Position of Vice President
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Recently this political cartoon was rejected by the editor of the Washington Post….the Bezos-Democracy Dies in Darkness Washington Post. Ann Telnaes quit when that happened. andy Borowitz picked it up and sent it to his followers hoping to reach more people than WaPo. Just doing my part.
January 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Recently this political cartoon was rejected by the editor of the Washington Post….the Bezos-Democracy Dies in Darkness Washington Post. Ann Telnaes quit when that happened. andy Borowitz picked it up and sent it to his followers hoping to reach more people than WaPo. Just doing my part.
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70% of the world’s population has universal healthcare, but not the US
We are the only highly developed nation without it
Our healthcare is twice as expensive as the average wealthy nation
US ranks last among industrial nations for deaths that could be prevented with timely access to healthcare
We are the only highly developed nation without it
Our healthcare is twice as expensive as the average wealthy nation
US ranks last among industrial nations for deaths that could be prevented with timely access to healthcare
January 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
70% of the world’s population has universal healthcare, but not the US
We are the only highly developed nation without it
Our healthcare is twice as expensive as the average wealthy nation
US ranks last among industrial nations for deaths that could be prevented with timely access to healthcare
We are the only highly developed nation without it
Our healthcare is twice as expensive as the average wealthy nation
US ranks last among industrial nations for deaths that could be prevented with timely access to healthcare
I love how Denmark isn’t taking any shit from Donald Trump. 🇩🇰 🤣
December 25, 2024 at 7:33 PM
He needs to be stopped from potentially killing millions.
This is absolutely terrifying www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
RFK Jr.’s Lawyer Has Asked the FDA to Revoke Polio Vaccine Approval
Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 10:17 PM
He needs to be stopped from potentially killing millions.
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Take a moment to appreciate that Time had to fact check the man they named Man of the Year.
December 13, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Take a moment to appreciate that Time had to fact check the man they named Man of the Year.
Tariffs are a tax. Sales tax is a tax, yet it is not reflected on the posted price. It is a separate line item on the receipt.
Proposal to retailers: post the price with and without tariffs. At the very least, show it as a line item on the receipt like sales tax. Tariffs won't last long.
Proposal to retailers: post the price with and without tariffs. At the very least, show it as a line item on the receipt like sales tax. Tariffs won't last long.
December 11, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Tariffs are a tax. Sales tax is a tax, yet it is not reflected on the posted price. It is a separate line item on the receipt.
Proposal to retailers: post the price with and without tariffs. At the very least, show it as a line item on the receipt like sales tax. Tariffs won't last long.
Proposal to retailers: post the price with and without tariffs. At the very least, show it as a line item on the receipt like sales tax. Tariffs won't last long.
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Good summary of fascinating coversation between Mark Cuban and Zeke Emanuel about Cost Plus Drugs' battle against #PBMs
@mcuban.bsky.social @zekeemanuel.bsky.social @costplusdrugs.com
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@mcuban.bsky.social @zekeemanuel.bsky.social @costplusdrugs.com
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Mark Cuban Explains His Battle Against Pharmacy Benefit Managers
In a fireside chat at the University of Pennsylvania, Mark Cuban and Ezekiel Emanuel discuss Cuban’s new company that is disrupting the U.S. prescription drug distribution market.
drugch.nl
December 6, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Good summary of fascinating coversation between Mark Cuban and Zeke Emanuel about Cost Plus Drugs' battle against #PBMs
@mcuban.bsky.social @zekeemanuel.bsky.social @costplusdrugs.com
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@mcuban.bsky.social @zekeemanuel.bsky.social @costplusdrugs.com
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If you enjoy fear and depression. It is as is they used Hiter's rise as a model. Far too many parallels for my comfort.
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The Dismantling of German Democracy in the Early 1930s: A Historian‘s Perspective - History Tools
The plenary chamber of the Reichstag following the 1933 fire. Image credit: Bundesarchiv, Bild 102-14367 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 This article is an edited...
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December 3, 2024 at 2:04 AM
If you enjoy fear and depression. It is as is they used Hiter's rise as a model. Far too many parallels for my comfort.
www.historytools.org/stories/the-...
www.historytools.org/stories/the-...
With the turmoil in liberal media now, maybe it is time shift the way we curate the news. We have way too much about Nancy Mace and bathrooms and too little on the impact of stopping vaccine research or the impact of the inevitable retaliatory tariffs on farmers or Caterpillar.
November 24, 2024 at 5:40 AM
With the turmoil in liberal media now, maybe it is time shift the way we curate the news. We have way too much about Nancy Mace and bathrooms and too little on the impact of stopping vaccine research or the impact of the inevitable retaliatory tariffs on farmers or Caterpillar.
I've read enough spy history novels to know people are recruited because they are easily manipulated (praise, how they were mistreated), can be bought for a price, can be blackmailed (kompromat), or are true believers. A new Trump administration will have all of these. time.com/4632111/komp...
Document Claims Russia Has Donald Trump ‘Kompromat.’ What Is That?
Unsubstantiated claims that Russia has collected damaging material about Trump have made the term newsworthy once again
time.com
November 23, 2024 at 3:58 AM
I've read enough spy history novels to know people are recruited because they are easily manipulated (praise, how they were mistreated), can be bought for a price, can be blackmailed (kompromat), or are true believers. A new Trump administration will have all of these. time.com/4632111/komp...