Alex Marten 🇧🇷🇺🇸🇺🇦🇸🇾🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@amarten.bsky.social
"The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda. It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth" - Garry Kasparov
First the gut USAID to Africa and now this.
WE KNOW THE ANSWER, JUNIOR
THEY DIE.
When I was in med school, primary liver cancer was one of the top cancer killers worldwide.
The neonatal Hep B vaccine changed that and mortality plummeted.
Forward to yesterday....
THEY DIE.
When I was in med school, primary liver cancer was one of the top cancer killers worldwide.
The neonatal Hep B vaccine changed that and mortality plummeted.
Forward to yesterday....
RFK Jr is doing a modern-day Tuskegee study, where by he uses taxpayer money to intentionality infect African children with Hepatitis B and deny them treatment. You know, just to see what happens
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January 17, 2026 at 7:54 PM
First the gut USAID to Africa and now this.
MAGA, do you now believe that you were lied to? How many more times do you need to be kicked in the nuts?
Trump is punishing Colorado for not releasing Tina Peters, who tried to help him steal the election, by vetoing a water project… and his own voters are realizing he doesn’t care about anyone but himself.
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January 17, 2026 at 7:37 PM
MAGA, do you now believe that you were lied to? How many more times do you need to be kicked in the nuts?
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January 17, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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15 percent of older adults lived in poverty in 2024. That’s up from 10.7 percent in 2021 — and it’s the only age group that has seen an increase in poverty.
#shared #econsky #retirement
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/b...
#shared #econsky #retirement
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/b...
7 Numbers Shaping Retirement in 2026
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January 17, 2026 at 4:29 PM
15 percent of older adults lived in poverty in 2024. That’s up from 10.7 percent in 2021 — and it’s the only age group that has seen an increase in poverty.
#shared #econsky #retirement
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/b...
#shared #econsky #retirement
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Here's how war with China begins, in the Taiwan Strait. My new column from Taipei on how to manage the risk and increase deterrence: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/o...
Opinion | How War With China Begins
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January 17, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Here's how war with China begins, in the Taiwan Strait. My new column from Taipei on how to manage the risk and increase deterrence: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/o...
About 2 hours, 19 minutes in, definitely check out Sen. @pwcdanica.bsky.social's powerful, emotional speech on the marriage equality amendment... bluevirginia.us/2026/01/vide...
January 17, 2026 at 12:17 AM
RIP Xitter.
Elon Musk's X largely back up after outage affects thousands worldwide reut.rs/4qZtyhb
Elon Musk's X largely back up after outage affects thousands worldwide
Elon Musk's X was mostly restored after an outage impacted tens of thousands of users globally on Friday, according to Downdetector.com.
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January 16, 2026 at 11:41 PM
RIP Xitter.
I'm an atheist and I found this interview to be honest and compelling.
Really enjoyed this long interview of @jamestalarico.bsky.social by @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social. No idea whether he will be either successful in the TX SEN primary, or if so, in the general, but I like listening to him talk.
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Video: Opinion | James Talarico Gives JD Vance a Bible Lesson
The Texas state representative James Talarico, who’s running for Senate and also studying to be a minister, says Vice President JD Vance has misread the Bible on immigration.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:32 PM
I'm an atheist and I found this interview to be honest and compelling.
Missouri!
The Republican Secretary of State of Missouri is attempting to throw out 100,000 signatures to thwart the will of voters. It’s an abuse of power. Go to peoplenotpoliticiansmo.org to support the fight against Republican gerrymandering in Missouri.
January 16, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Missouri!
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The American people want the Epstein Files, not Greenland.
January 16, 2026 at 2:05 AM
The American people want the Epstein Files, not Greenland.
There shouldn't be a doubt in anyone's mind that Don-the-Con is pro-crime and pro-criminal.
Is it possible to hold the Midterms sooner than November and seat newly elected representatives this year? Please?
#Shared #NoKings #Resist #Impeach
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Is it possible to hold the Midterms sooner than November and seat newly elected representatives this year? Please?
#Shared #NoKings #Resist #Impeach
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Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:32 PM
There shouldn't be a doubt in anyone's mind that Don-the-Con is pro-crime and pro-criminal.
Is it possible to hold the Midterms sooner than November and seat newly elected representatives this year? Please?
#Shared #NoKings #Resist #Impeach
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
Is it possible to hold the Midterms sooner than November and seat newly elected representatives this year? Please?
#Shared #NoKings #Resist #Impeach
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
Hey rural America this message is for you. You were lied to and it's time to decide where you place your allegiance.
#NoKings #Resist
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#NoKings #Resist
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Remember your history rural America!
YouTube video by Will Westmoreland
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January 16, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Hey rural America this message is for you. You were lied to and it's time to decide where you place your allegiance.
#NoKings #Resist
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#NoKings #Resist
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Killing? NYT must have meant extra-judicial execution.
Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The New York Times provide a millisecond-by-millisecond look at the killing of Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. Watch our visual investigation.
January 16, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Killing? NYT must have meant extra-judicial execution.
I can safely say that the extrajudicial paramilitary force know as ICE is infested by neo-nazis, white supremacists, KKK, Three Percenters, Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, and least we forget the Qanon Shaman accolades.
#DisbandICE #DefundICE #CrushICE
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#DisbandICE #DefundICE #CrushICE
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You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I can safely say that the extrajudicial paramilitary force know as ICE is infested by neo-nazis, white supremacists, KKK, Three Percenters, Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, and least we forget the Qanon Shaman accolades.
#DisbandICE #DefundICE #CrushICE
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#DisbandICE #DefundICE #CrushICE
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Vega is one of the most important stars in the sky. It’s so bright that the brightness of other stars is measured against it.
#science #astrophyics #astronomy
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#science #astrophyics #astronomy
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The 8 strangest places in the Universe (including one on Earth) | BBC Science Focus Magazine
These are the weirdest spots in the Universe, where the 'normal' rules don't apply. Places that squeeze time, blow bubbles and even rain glass... sideways
www.sciencefocus.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Vega is one of the most important stars in the sky. It’s so bright that the brightness of other stars is measured against it.
#science #astrophyics #astronomy
www.sciencefocus.com/space/weirde...
#science #astrophyics #astronomy
www.sciencefocus.com/space/weirde...
"Well, My Greatest Save is obviously a double meaning as a goalkeeper — that one is obvious — but I think the 'save' part is that I was myself saved by people who really cared about me, and essentially by love," Scurry said.
#WomenInStem #Soccer #Inspiration
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#WomenInStem #Soccer #Inspiration
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Soccer great Briana Scurry turned a career-ending injury into a mission to help others
Soccer legend Briana Scurry's path to Olympic gold began with tackle football at age 9. She'll host the RVA Sports Awards on CBS 6.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:16 PM
"Well, My Greatest Save is obviously a double meaning as a goalkeeper — that one is obvious — but I think the 'save' part is that I was myself saved by people who really cared about me, and essentially by love," Scurry said.
#WomenInStem #Soccer #Inspiration
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#WomenInStem #Soccer #Inspiration
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“If you take away our capacity to rapidly respond by canceling those kinds of contracts with the very technologies that will be useful, it’s a vulnerability,” said Dr. Bhadelia
#Shared #Science #Health #BirdFlu
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#Shared #Science #Health #BirdFlu
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/h...
Bird Flu Viruses Raise Mounting Concerns Among Scientists
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January 16, 2026 at 12:23 AM
“If you take away our capacity to rapidly respond by canceling those kinds of contracts with the very technologies that will be useful, it’s a vulnerability,” said Dr. Bhadelia
#Shared #Science #Health #BirdFlu
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/h...
#Shared #Science #Health #BirdFlu
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ICE-SS escalation is calculated and intensional.
#DisbandICE #DefundICE #Resist
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
#DisbandICE #DefundICE #Resist
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Inside an ICE Confrontation in Minneapolis
Our visual journalists David Guttenfelder and Todd Heisler describe a dramatic incident in which federal agents dragged a woman out of her car in Minneapolis near where Renee Nicole Good had been kill...
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January 15, 2026 at 7:49 PM
ICE-SS escalation is calculated and intensional.
#DisbandICE #DefundICE #Resist
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
#DisbandICE #DefundICE #Resist
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to p
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January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
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Everything Trump is doing now (from from Portland to Minneapolis to Chicago) is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but I've been warning for months of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but I've been warning for months of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
January 15, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Everything Trump is doing now (from from Portland to Minneapolis to Chicago) is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but I've been warning for months of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but I've been warning for months of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
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Important updates on Minnesota and a call to action. We can make our voices heard with calls and emails to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. Email: Todd.Blanche40@usdoj.gov. Phone: (202) 514-2101. If they stop answering the phones, leave a message. youtube.com/shorts/96NHJ...
Insurrection Act in Minnesota and a call to action
YouTube video by Lawyer Oyer
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January 15, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Important updates on Minnesota and a call to action. We can make our voices heard with calls and emails to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. Email: Todd.Blanche40@usdoj.gov. Phone: (202) 514-2101. If they stop answering the phones, leave a message. youtube.com/shorts/96NHJ...
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This is a crime against humanity.
Since October, russians have conducted 256 attacks on Ukraine's energy grid and heating system.
The terrorists targeted 11 hydro power plants, 45 largest combined heating and power stations, 49 thermal power plants, and 151 substations.
Since October, russians have conducted 256 attacks on Ukraine's energy grid and heating system.
The terrorists targeted 11 hydro power plants, 45 largest combined heating and power stations, 49 thermal power plants, and 151 substations.
January 15, 2026 at 11:16 AM
This is a crime against humanity.
Since October, russians have conducted 256 attacks on Ukraine's energy grid and heating system.
The terrorists targeted 11 hydro power plants, 45 largest combined heating and power stations, 49 thermal power plants, and 151 substations.
Since October, russians have conducted 256 attacks on Ukraine's energy grid and heating system.
The terrorists targeted 11 hydro power plants, 45 largest combined heating and power stations, 49 thermal power plants, and 151 substations.
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The ICE shooting in Minneapolis “has the potential to reshape how people think about the ‘how’ — how the government is going about doing the things Trump promised to do, sometimes with significant consequences,” Kristen Soltis Anderson says in a written conversation with Nate Silver.
Opinion | 2 Polling Experts on How the ICE Shooting Is More Trouble for Trump
The general sense of the world being chaotic does not necessarily help Trump.
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January 15, 2026 at 12:33 PM
The ICE shooting in Minneapolis “has the potential to reshape how people think about the ‘how’ — how the government is going about doing the things Trump promised to do, sometimes with significant consequences,” Kristen Soltis Anderson says in a written conversation with Nate Silver.