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government health official (US) @rastawolf.bsky.social · 22h

Purportedly she is just under the weather. m.facebook.com/615779989892...

Dolly Parton’s sister’s Facebook update that Dolly is just under the weather.

government health official (US) @rastawolf.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you @lataco.bsky.social you led me to this article by @annamerlan.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Octavia Butler predicted our dystopian present. What can a futurist learn from her chilling accuracy?

“She painted a very clear picture about survival.”

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government health official (US) @rastawolf.bsky.social · 2d

Fortunately Dolan turned in his mandatory resignation when he turned 75 years old. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

As Cardinal Timothy Dolan turns 75, a time of transition begins in the Archdiocese of New York

New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan turns 75 Thursday, and is required to submit his resignation to the Vatican. The formality starts the clock on a time of transition for the Archdiocese of New York.

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 5d

so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff

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ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7d

What a line from the Pope! I am so pleased he is carrying on Pope Francis’ advocacy for immigrants.

More pointedly, the pope said, "Someone who says, I'm against abortion, but is in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life. Someone who says, I'm against abortion but I'm in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don't know if that's pro-life."

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government health official (US) @rastawolf.bsky.social · 7d

www.reuters.com/world/us/us-... @reuters.com

government health official (US) @rastawolf.bsky.social · 7d

Help meeee…..

government health official (US) @rastawolf.bsky.social · 7d

“All corporations (and the electeds they bought and paid for) owe, they gotta give up the dough
To my town or else we gotta shut 'em down” Wisdom from @flavorflav.bsky.social @chuckdpe.bsky.social www.hiphopalliance.org/about-us

Public Enemy - Shut 'Em Down (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by PublicEnemyVEVO

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government health official (US) @rastawolf.bsky.social · 7d

And they used to hate masks. @brunostrasser.bsky.social yalebooks.yale.edu/2025/08/12/w...

“Worse Things Than Dying”: The Entangled History of the Anti-Mask and Anti-Vaccination Movements - Yale University Press

Thomas Schlich and Bruno J. Strasser— In May 2024 at the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, DC, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., recalled that, during the pandemic, he was asked whether... READ MOR...

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government health official (US) @rastawolf.bsky.social · 8d

US government feels like it’s become Let’s Make a Deal. Shut it down.

Photo from Let’s Make a Deal featuring Monty Hall and a contestant dressed as a horse with a sign that says “Monty pick us!”

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The Onion @theonion.com · 9d

Trump: ‘Another Thing Epstein And I Never Did Is Play Nude Charades’

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government health official (US) @rastawolf.bsky.social · 8d

Watch this space: www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-h...

Jared Kushner's Middle East ties showcased in Trump's second term

Since the Abraham Accords were signed in 2020, Kushner has expanded his business portfolio in partnership with Saudi Arabia.

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government health official (US) @rastawolf.bsky.social · 8d

www.nytimes.com/2017/02/11/u...

For Kushner, Israel Policy May Be Shaped by the Personal (Published 2017)

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government health official (US) @rastawolf.bsky.social · 8d

Timestamp 0:25 - @patrickwintour.bsky.social @theguardian.com “Once Gaza’s leave Gaza Netanyahu is never gonna let them back in.” Kushner, “…Maybe…” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Jared Kushner says Gaza’s ‘waterfront property could be very valuable’

Donald Trump’s son-in-law also says Israel should bulldoze an area of the Negev desert and move Palestinians there

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government health official (US) @rastawolf.bsky.social · 9d

Some irony - theweek.com/articles/450...

How Disney's The Aristocats explains our bleak plutocratic future

If the rest of humanity doesn't stop them, the ultra-rich could theoretically end up owning the entire planet

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government health official (US) @rastawolf.bsky.social · 9d

You can watch on CBC if you don’t want to fund Plutocratic Disney - www.cbc.ca/documentarie...

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government health official (US) @rastawolf.bsky.social · 10d

Went down a rabbit hole… we are officially in the Plutocratic Era. www.persuasion.community/p/our-coming...

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government health official (US) @rastawolf.bsky.social · 10d

Follow the money always: www.thetrace.org/2025/05/gun-... @thetrace.org

The Gun Industry Makes Billions. But How Many Exactly?

It's hard to estimate since it's made up of dozens of public and private companies. In this edition of Ask The Trace, we attempt an answer.

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government health official (US) @rastawolf.bsky.social · 10d

History repeating - “In the years before the 1929 collapse, an unholy alliance between government officials and corporate leaders defined national policy.” www.milwaukeeindependent.com/explainers/o...

Oligarchic system from 1920s now drives America toward a "Rollerball" vision of corporate rule | Milwaukee Independent

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Nina Totenberg @ninatotenberg.bsky.social · 16d

#SCOTUS upholds Trump firing of FTC Commissioner on shadow docket. Kagan dissents for 3 court libs. “Our emergency docket should not be used, as it has been here, to transfer govt authority from Congress to the Prez & thus to reshape the nation’s separation of powers.”

www.npr.org/2025/09/22/n...

Supreme Court allows Trump to fire -- for now -- remaining Democrat on FTC

At issue is whether the president has the authority to dismiss the heads of those agencies that are protected by Congress.

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California Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 12d

CSU faculty's privacy at risk after CSU Los Angeles complied with a request with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to hand over employee contact information. Please get in touch with us immediately if you receive matters related to this issue.