@jbchuko.bsky.social
Retired med tech/clinical lab scientist. Here for climate science, health policy, politics, gardening.
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After Alex Pretti was shot while peacefully witnessing during the immigration crackdown in Minnesota, the US government did not investigate his murder; they investigated groups that were supporting efforts to witness and document, calling them agitators.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u...
U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown (Gift Article)
The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.
www.nytimes.com
August 14, 2026 at 10:55 AM
After Alex Pretti was shot while peacefully witnessing during the immigration crackdown in Minnesota, the US government did not investigate his murder; they investigated groups that were supporting efforts to witness and document, calling them agitators.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u...
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Coloradans are paying 60% more at the pump because of President Trump’s reckless war.
He is forcing Colorado families to make an impossible choice between a full tank of gas or food on the table.
Trump must end this war NOW.
He is forcing Colorado families to make an impossible choice between a full tank of gas or food on the table.
Trump must end this war NOW.
May 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Coloradans are paying 60% more at the pump because of President Trump’s reckless war.
He is forcing Colorado families to make an impossible choice between a full tank of gas or food on the table.
Trump must end this war NOW.
He is forcing Colorado families to make an impossible choice between a full tank of gas or food on the table.
Trump must end this war NOW.
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TFW when your 82-year-old Midwestern dad can’t take your call because he’s too busy organzing against ICE.
May 22, 2026 at 12:59 AM
TFW when your 82-year-old Midwestern dad can’t take your call because he’s too busy organzing against ICE.
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Love that my building management replaced the maintenance request form with an “AI assistant” that’s so useless I have to file a request through it and then email my building manager to explain the request in further detail.
April 30, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Love that my building management replaced the maintenance request form with an “AI assistant” that’s so useless I have to file a request through it and then email my building manager to explain the request in further detail.
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I agree with @joe-scarborough.bsky.social 100%:
The Dems need to go to the floor every day, or 24 hours a day and say FUND TSA!
TSA and airport security is wildly popular.
@morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social
The Dems need to go to the floor every day, or 24 hours a day and say FUND TSA!
TSA and airport security is wildly popular.
@morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social
March 18, 2026 at 11:04 AM
I agree with @joe-scarborough.bsky.social 100%:
The Dems need to go to the floor every day, or 24 hours a day and say FUND TSA!
TSA and airport security is wildly popular.
@morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social
The Dems need to go to the floor every day, or 24 hours a day and say FUND TSA!
TSA and airport security is wildly popular.
@morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social
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We don't allow players to place bets on their own games but we're allowing national security advisers to place bets on literal wars.
Polymarket Iran Bets Hit $529 Million as New Wallets Draw Notice
As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket — where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes — were cashing in. Almost immediately, blockchai...
www.bloomberg.com
March 1, 2026 at 3:11 AM
We don't allow players to place bets on their own games but we're allowing national security advisers to place bets on literal wars.
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When RFK Jr. was on the campaign trail in 2024, he vowed that if he joined Trump’s team, he would “ban the worst agricultural chemicals.”
I have some bad news for the voters who actually believed he'd follow through on this.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
I have some bad news for the voters who actually believed he'd follow through on this.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Trump executive order on a weed killer chemical didn’t do RFK Jr. any favors
The “Make America Healthy Again” agenda is riddled with a series of overlapping contradictions, which are becoming even more common.
www.ms.now
February 19, 2026 at 6:25 PM
When RFK Jr. was on the campaign trail in 2024, he vowed that if he joined Trump’s team, he would “ban the worst agricultural chemicals.”
I have some bad news for the voters who actually believed he'd follow through on this.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
I have some bad news for the voters who actually believed he'd follow through on this.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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This is all true but it is also true that Epstein was moving $ billions into and out of accounts, and trying to influence world events in ways that suggested he was working on someone's behalf. He was not just a very sleazy sex addict.
February 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
This is all true but it is also true that Epstein was moving $ billions into and out of accounts, and trying to influence world events in ways that suggested he was working on someone's behalf. He was not just a very sleazy sex addict.
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1. Overturn Citizen's United.
2. Tax billionaires so much they stop being billionaires.
3. Pay for every social service and safety net the billionaires and their lackeys in government have always prevented us from paying for.
4. Weath and health beyond measure for everybody.
2. Tax billionaires so much they stop being billionaires.
3. Pay for every social service and safety net the billionaires and their lackeys in government have always prevented us from paying for.
4. Weath and health beyond measure for everybody.
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 AM
1. Overturn Citizen's United.
2. Tax billionaires so much they stop being billionaires.
3. Pay for every social service and safety net the billionaires and their lackeys in government have always prevented us from paying for.
4. Weath and health beyond measure for everybody.
2. Tax billionaires so much they stop being billionaires.
3. Pay for every social service and safety net the billionaires and their lackeys in government have always prevented us from paying for.
4. Weath and health beyond measure for everybody.
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well this looks like a problem that one of these fucking billionaires we have lounging around could help fix in ten seconds if they gave a shit
Catastrophe: Florida's Department of Health is stopping coverage for antivirals to 10,000 low-income people with HIV infection, blaming impending federal cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. 12.5% of Americans with HIV live in Florida.
Thousands to lose access to HIV drugs with new cuts
An estimated 10,000 people are about to lose access to their HIV medication as the Florida Department of Health makes cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP).
www.fox13news.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:40 AM
well this looks like a problem that one of these fucking billionaires we have lounging around could help fix in ten seconds if they gave a shit
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Just for the record, and it’s insane that the mad king made me look this up, there is documentation of the US giving up all claim to Greenland to Denmark when we bought the Virgin Islands from them in 1916.
history.state.gov/historicaldo...
history.state.gov/historicaldo...
![DECLARATION
In proceeding this day to the signature of the Convention respecting the cession of the Danish West-Indian Islands to the United States of America, the undersigned Secretary of State of the United States of America, duly authorized by his Government, has the honor to declare that the Government of the United States of America will not object to the Danish Government extending their political and economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
ROBERT LANSING
New YorK, August 4, 1916.
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January 19, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Just for the record, and it’s insane that the mad king made me look this up, there is documentation of the US giving up all claim to Greenland to Denmark when we bought the Virgin Islands from them in 1916.
history.state.gov/historicaldo...
history.state.gov/historicaldo...
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On this MLK Day, one particular passage from his address at the March on Washington seems especially relevant.
January 19, 2026 at 4:19 PM
On this MLK Day, one particular passage from his address at the March on Washington seems especially relevant.
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"Humiliation of their victims, a kind of relish in their fear and misery, a kind of—let’s call it what it is—sadism has become a dominant part of the culture of ICE."
The People Are Turning Against ICE. Will the Politicians Take Notice?
Strongly worded statements will not stop the terrorization of the country.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
"Humiliation of their victims, a kind of relish in their fear and misery, a kind of—let’s call it what it is—sadism has become a dominant part of the culture of ICE."
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Don't look away. Believe your eyes and ears.
January 9, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Don't look away. Believe your eyes and ears.
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Re: Epstein
If the files are a Democrat hoax..
Why the the redactments?
Why the slow walk?
If the files are a Democrat hoax..
Why the the redactments?
Why the slow walk?
January 9, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Re: Epstein
If the files are a Democrat hoax..
Why the the redactments?
Why the slow walk?
If the files are a Democrat hoax..
Why the the redactments?
Why the slow walk?
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The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
January 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
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Dr Russell D. Moore is a theologian, pastor, and the editor in chief of Christianity Today.
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Dr Russell D. Moore is a theologian, pastor, and the editor in chief of Christianity Today.
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Feverishly working on this
December 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Feverishly working on this
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And folks, I am not asking for tips on how to survive without Amazon.
Yes, of course it is possible, if you are committed and have the time to shop around.
I am criticizing the STRATEGY here.
In large part because when boycott calls become background noise, people stop listening.
Yes, of course it is possible, if you are committed and have the time to shop around.
I am criticizing the STRATEGY here.
In large part because when boycott calls become background noise, people stop listening.
November 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
And folks, I am not asking for tips on how to survive without Amazon.
Yes, of course it is possible, if you are committed and have the time to shop around.
I am criticizing the STRATEGY here.
In large part because when boycott calls become background noise, people stop listening.
Yes, of course it is possible, if you are committed and have the time to shop around.
I am criticizing the STRATEGY here.
In large part because when boycott calls become background noise, people stop listening.
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Also. If you don't have a plan for a boycott to appreciably impact the retailer (as seems to be the case here), just don't do it.
Boycotts are a big ask-- you're asking people to disrupt their consumption habits-- not something to do Just Because.
Boycotts are a big ask-- you're asking people to disrupt their consumption habits-- not something to do Just Because.
November 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Also. If you don't have a plan for a boycott to appreciably impact the retailer (as seems to be the case here), just don't do it.
Boycotts are a big ask-- you're asking people to disrupt their consumption habits-- not something to do Just Because.
Boycotts are a big ask-- you're asking people to disrupt their consumption habits-- not something to do Just Because.