A Rogue Jedi
@aroguejedi.bsky.social
New to Blue Sky, a fan of all things Star Wars, Halo, and Marvel. Also, a geopolitics nerd.
I've seen antivaxer Aaron Siri has just shared an old Stony Brook study to claim the Hep B vaccine causes Austism, which I know to be false. Can any provide a good argument about the flaws in the study to show parents that I am seeing elsewhere believe at face value?
September 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I've seen antivaxer Aaron Siri has just shared an old Stony Brook study to claim the Hep B vaccine causes Austism, which I know to be false. Can any provide a good argument about the flaws in the study to show parents that I am seeing elsewhere believe at face value?
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💔 CDC continues to lose our best and brightest as science, health, and the American people remain under attack.
Our heartfelt thanks to Melinda Wharton.
Babies are dying of whooping cough and measles like they haven’t in decades. It’s time to #FireRFKjr and save ourselves.
#SacktheQuack
Our heartfelt thanks to Melinda Wharton.
Babies are dying of whooping cough and measles like they haven’t in decades. It’s time to #FireRFKjr and save ourselves.
#SacktheQuack
September 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
💔 CDC continues to lose our best and brightest as science, health, and the American people remain under attack.
Our heartfelt thanks to Melinda Wharton.
Babies are dying of whooping cough and measles like they haven’t in decades. It’s time to #FireRFKjr and save ourselves.
#SacktheQuack
Our heartfelt thanks to Melinda Wharton.
Babies are dying of whooping cough and measles like they haven’t in decades. It’s time to #FireRFKjr and save ourselves.
#SacktheQuack
No singular person has been a greater threat to public health than Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
August 28, 2025 at 11:35 PM
No singular person has been a greater threat to public health than Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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This scene from Rogue One perfectly sums up the experience of living in America, right now.
a man wearing a helmet screams with his mouth open
Alt: A GIF from the climax of Rogue One, in which a Rebel fighter, wearing an elongated white half clamshell shaped helmet is pounding on the window of an airlock and screaming in terror, HELP US!!!! as, behind him, Darth Vader is mowing down everyone with his lightsaber.
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August 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This scene from Rogue One perfectly sums up the experience of living in America, right now.
Happy Star Wars Day everyone! This quote could not be more relevant to the US under Trump. #Maythe4thbewithyou
May 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Happy Star Wars Day everyone! This quote could not be more relevant to the US under Trump. #Maythe4thbewithyou
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Gen Z and Millennials: In ten years when we’re still without a cure and you’re caring for your parents, remember what he did.
April 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Gen Z and Millennials: In ten years when we’re still without a cure and you’re caring for your parents, remember what he did.
We need to take the flag of the Heard and Mcdonald Islands and make it our rallying symbol against Trump's tariffs
April 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
We need to take the flag of the Heard and Mcdonald Islands and make it our rallying symbol against Trump's tariffs
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Wow who could’ve guessed that this would happen
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
April 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Wow who could’ve guessed that this would happen
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
I hear the residents of the Heard and McDonald Islands are refusing to pay Trump's tariffs
April 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I hear the residents of the Heard and McDonald Islands are refusing to pay Trump's tariffs
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BREAKING: In the massive HHS RIFs today, one program that is now in limbo is PRAMS — the gold standard dataset for infant and maternal health in the US
🧪 #medsky
www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/p...
🧪 #medsky
www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/p...
Gold-standard maternal mortality database in limbo as CDC staff placed on leave
As part of the sweeping layoffs that rocked HHS, the entire staff that oversaw an annual survey to better understand infant and maternal health was placed on administrative leave.
www.statnews.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
BREAKING: In the massive HHS RIFs today, one program that is now in limbo is PRAMS — the gold standard dataset for infant and maternal health in the US
🧪 #medsky
www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/p...
🧪 #medsky
www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/p...
This is how the Rebels really acquired the Death Star plans
March 26, 2025 at 9:58 AM
This is how the Rebels really acquired the Death Star plans
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Trump to Greenland: you can choose your future, but you must choose America
March 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Trump to Greenland: you can choose your future, but you must choose America
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NEW: The US General Services Administration plans to sell hundreds of government buildings, including FBI headquarters.
Use our interactive tools to see where they are—and which Congressional districts they're in.
Link: www.wired.com/story/map-fo...
Use our interactive tools to see where they are—and which Congressional districts they're in.
Link: www.wired.com/story/map-fo...
March 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
NEW: The US General Services Administration plans to sell hundreds of government buildings, including FBI headquarters.
Use our interactive tools to see where they are—and which Congressional districts they're in.
Link: www.wired.com/story/map-fo...
Use our interactive tools to see where they are—and which Congressional districts they're in.
Link: www.wired.com/story/map-fo...
Halting military aid to a country that is fighting for its survival against an invading dictator while simultaneously announcing tariffs on neighboring allied nations. It pains me to say this, but the United States has become a rogue nation on the international stage. We're bad guys now.
March 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Halting military aid to a country that is fighting for its survival against an invading dictator while simultaneously announcing tariffs on neighboring allied nations. It pains me to say this, but the United States has become a rogue nation on the international stage. We're bad guys now.
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This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
More accurate, fewer words;
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
March 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
The contempt that Donald Trump and JD Vance have for Volodymr Zelensky is disgusting. Ukraine is fighting for its survival, and they expect Zelensky to grovel at their feet. Meanwhile, Putin, the real dictator here, is laughing his ass off in the Kremlin. Putin has little reason to seek peace now.
February 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The contempt that Donald Trump and JD Vance have for Volodymr Zelensky is disgusting. Ukraine is fighting for its survival, and they expect Zelensky to grovel at their feet. Meanwhile, Putin, the real dictator here, is laughing his ass off in the Kremlin. Putin has little reason to seek peace now.
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Some thoughts on Jeff Bezos's idea of “personal liberties and free markets.” https://robertreich.substack.com/p/its-the-oligarchy-stupid
February 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Some thoughts on Jeff Bezos's idea of “personal liberties and free markets.” https://robertreich.substack.com/p/its-the-oligarchy-stupid
This is the guy that Trump is accusing of being a dictator rather than the guy who is trying to imitate Hitler or Stalin.
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"You're my hero!": WWII veteran shares emotional embrace with Ukraine's Zelenskyy
YouTube video by Global News
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February 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This is the guy that Trump is accusing of being a dictator rather than the guy who is trying to imitate Hitler or Stalin.
youtu.be/KBofHkLqXZE?...
youtu.be/KBofHkLqXZE?...
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So let's get this straight: The U.S. and Elon are now extorting Ukraine and threatening to turn off their Starlink Internet access unless they give their critical rare earth minerals to the United States? Staggering levels of corruption.
February 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
So let's get this straight: The U.S. and Elon are now extorting Ukraine and threatening to turn off their Starlink Internet access unless they give their critical rare earth minerals to the United States? Staggering levels of corruption.
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Worst. Episode. EVER.
February 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Worst. Episode. EVER.
This is definitely worth the read. Our democracy is trending in the wrong direction that is similar to what has happened elsewhere. Most 5 how they define the type of authoritarianism we're trending towards. It's certainly not what the average person thinks of when they hear that word.
“Worn down by harassment and threats, many of Trump’s critics will be tempted to retreat to the sidelines. Such a retreat would be perilous. When fear, exhaustion, or resignation crowds out citizens’ commitment to democracy, emergent authoritarianism begins to take root.”
The Path to American Authoritarianism
What comes after democratic breakdown.
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
This is definitely worth the read. Our democracy is trending in the wrong direction that is similar to what has happened elsewhere. Most 5 how they define the type of authoritarianism we're trending towards. It's certainly not what the average person thinks of when they hear that word.
No Star Wars. No Star Trek. Name a favorite sci-fi franchise.
a man in a green helmet stands next to another man in a white uniform
ALT: a man in a green helmet stands next to another man in a white uniform
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February 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
No Star Wars. No Star Trek. Name a favorite sci-fi franchise.
If the rumors are true about Elon Musk spending $40 million on Super Bowl ads is true, then it further emphasizes that we are facing a massive information warfare campaign aimed to convince average voters that DOGE is funding massive fraud. Idk what we can do to compete, but we must not give up.
February 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
If the rumors are true about Elon Musk spending $40 million on Super Bowl ads is true, then it further emphasizes that we are facing a massive information warfare campaign aimed to convince average voters that DOGE is funding massive fraud. Idk what we can do to compete, but we must not give up.