BadTakesBG
@badtakesbg.bsky.social
Jeremy Bearimy, baby.
DTWD, Disney, Swiftie, and other miscellany.
Posts represent my individual thoughts and opinions and do not reflect the view(s) of my employer.
DTWD, Disney, Swiftie, and other miscellany.
Posts represent my individual thoughts and opinions and do not reflect the view(s) of my employer.
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Story out in The Guardian re Bhattacharya.
@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social , @malar0ne.bsky.social , and I were asked direct questions and gave direct answers.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social , @malar0ne.bsky.social , and I were asked direct questions and gave direct answers.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Experts warn NIH director now leading CDC will push ‘RFK Jr’s agenda’
RFK Jr ally Jay Bhattacharya was named acting director of the CDC and will be fourth leader in a year to head agency
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Story out in The Guardian re Bhattacharya.
@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social , @malar0ne.bsky.social , and I were asked direct questions and gave direct answers.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
1/5
@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social , @malar0ne.bsky.social , and I were asked direct questions and gave direct answers.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
1/5
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Another Trump SCAM on the American people!
Not only did we lose access to critical health data by pulling out of the WHO, Trump is now going to spend BILLIONS to recreate these systems.
Keep your eye out for the next Trump-flunky getting a massive taxpayer-funded contract here.
Not only did we lose access to critical health data by pulling out of the WHO, Trump is now going to spend BILLIONS to recreate these systems.
Keep your eye out for the next Trump-flunky getting a massive taxpayer-funded contract here.
After leaving WHO, Trump officials propose more expensive replacement to duplicate it
HHS proposes spending $2 billion a year to re-create systems the U.S. accessed through the WHO at a fraction of the cost, according to officials briefed on the matter.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 19, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Another Trump SCAM on the American people!
Not only did we lose access to critical health data by pulling out of the WHO, Trump is now going to spend BILLIONS to recreate these systems.
Keep your eye out for the next Trump-flunky getting a massive taxpayer-funded contract here.
Not only did we lose access to critical health data by pulling out of the WHO, Trump is now going to spend BILLIONS to recreate these systems.
Keep your eye out for the next Trump-flunky getting a massive taxpayer-funded contract here.
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me watching other countries actually start holding their elites accountable
February 19, 2026 at 12:13 PM
me watching other countries actually start holding their elites accountable
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Dr. Oz and Pete Hegseth just had a play date.
February 19, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Dr. Oz and Pete Hegseth just had a play date.
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Any political party spreading lies about voter fraud as a pretext to make it harder for every one to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.
Remember this.
Remember this.
February 18, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Any political party spreading lies about voter fraud as a pretext to make it harder for every one to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.
Remember this.
Remember this.
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1. The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, Duke of York, on allegations of misconduct in public office linked to Epstein is breathtaking.
After the statement Buckingham Palace released the other day, I knew it was possible — but I wasn’t sure it would actually happen.
After the statement Buckingham Palace released the other day, I knew it was possible — but I wasn’t sure it would actually happen.
February 19, 2026 at 11:50 AM
1. The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, Duke of York, on allegations of misconduct in public office linked to Epstein is breathtaking.
After the statement Buckingham Palace released the other day, I knew it was possible — but I wasn’t sure it would actually happen.
After the statement Buckingham Palace released the other day, I knew it was possible — but I wasn’t sure it would actually happen.
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BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
February 18, 2026 at 5:39 PM
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
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Yoon is likely to appeal the verdict.
Ex-South Korean President Yoon Sentenced To Life In Prison For Imposing Martial Law
Ex-South Korean President Yoon Sentenced To Life In Prison For Imposing Martial Law
www.huffpost.com
February 19, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Yoon is likely to appeal the verdict.
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Here's a look at some of the highlights worth watching from late-night TV.
Stephen Colbert Sizes Up R.F.K. Jr.’s Workout With Kid Rock
“The Late Show” host called the 90-second video of the two working up a sweat together “pure cinema.”
nyti.ms
February 19, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Here's a look at some of the highlights worth watching from late-night TV.
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“For those patients who have simply disappeared, we are left to wonder whether they are hiding at home, detained, deported or dead.” Three medical providers recount what it’s like caring for patients amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Opinion | ICE Is Causing a Health Crisis
Our patients face a cruel calculus: seek essential medical care and risk detention, or stay home and risk their lives.
nyti.ms
February 19, 2026 at 11:16 AM
“For those patients who have simply disappeared, we are left to wonder whether they are hiding at home, detained, deported or dead.” Three medical providers recount what it’s like caring for patients amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
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Update: the east side upper deck is almost all cleared out of seating. Looks like the lower sections near the field have all been removed mirroring the west side.
February 19, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Update: the east side upper deck is almost all cleared out of seating. Looks like the lower sections near the field have all been removed mirroring the west side.
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Colbert: "They know damn well that every word of my script last night was approved by CBS lawyers who, for the record, approved every script that goes on the air."
Stephen Colbert blasted CBS's denial that it blocked the broadcast of his interview with James Talarico,
"I don't even know what to do with this crap." He then pulled a plastic doggy bag from behind his desk, picked up CBS's statement, tied a knot and mimed tossing it before cutting to commercial.
"I don't even know what to do with this crap." He then pulled a plastic doggy bag from behind his desk, picked up CBS's statement, tied a knot and mimed tossing it before cutting to commercial.
February 18, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Colbert: "They know damn well that every word of my script last night was approved by CBS lawyers who, for the record, approved every script that goes on the air."
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Yes.
Staph infections were fatal so often that we distinguished them by what part of the body they attacked first. "Childbed fever" is a term for a variety of post-birth complications that killed a lot of women. There are reasons wet nurses used to be so common. (And they're not all class-based.)
Staph infections were fatal so often that we distinguished them by what part of the body they attacked first. "Childbed fever" is a term for a variety of post-birth complications that killed a lot of women. There are reasons wet nurses used to be so common. (And they're not all class-based.)
before antibiotics did people just die all the time from everything?
February 17, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Yes.
Staph infections were fatal so often that we distinguished them by what part of the body they attacked first. "Childbed fever" is a term for a variety of post-birth complications that killed a lot of women. There are reasons wet nurses used to be so common. (And they're not all class-based.)
Staph infections were fatal so often that we distinguished them by what part of the body they attacked first. "Childbed fever" is a term for a variety of post-birth complications that killed a lot of women. There are reasons wet nurses used to be so common. (And they're not all class-based.)
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"Dignity and professionalism are hard to find these days. Redemption is even less fashionable. You have to be capable of guilt or shame to even think about that sort of thing."
The Disastrous First Year of RFK Jr.
The damage the HHS secretary has done to science and public health is appalling—and it could have been avoided.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:00 AM
"Dignity and professionalism are hard to find these days. Redemption is even less fashionable. You have to be capable of guilt or shame to even think about that sort of thing."
Very appropriate and kid-friendly lyrics and behavior.
February 18, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Very appropriate and kid-friendly lyrics and behavior.
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For years, the FDA website warned of products and remedies claiming to treat autism that were being marketed deceptively and can be harmful.
Just a few:
•hyperbaric oxygen therapies
•chlorine dioxide
•raw camel milk.
Now, under RFK Jr, that advisory is gone.
New, @megomatz.bsky.social
Just a few:
•hyperbaric oxygen therapies
•chlorine dioxide
•raw camel milk.
Now, under RFK Jr, that advisory is gone.
New, @megomatz.bsky.social
Chlorine Dioxide, Raw Camel Milk: The FDA No Longer Warns Against These and Other Ineffective Autism Treatments
The FDA has taken down a webpage warning about therapies and products making “false claims” of treating autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...
www.propublica.org
February 18, 2026 at 11:04 AM
For years, the FDA website warned of products and remedies claiming to treat autism that were being marketed deceptively and can be harmful.
Just a few:
•hyperbaric oxygen therapies
•chlorine dioxide
•raw camel milk.
Now, under RFK Jr, that advisory is gone.
New, @megomatz.bsky.social
Just a few:
•hyperbaric oxygen therapies
•chlorine dioxide
•raw camel milk.
Now, under RFK Jr, that advisory is gone.
New, @megomatz.bsky.social
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FOX: Ds are winning congressional vote preference by 6. We've got a long way to go, but obviously that number would not be good.
VANCE: That would not be good. I will say, as much as we love Fox News, we always think Fox has the worst polling
FOX: I could show you other ones that are very similar
VANCE: That would not be good. I will say, as much as we love Fox News, we always think Fox has the worst polling
FOX: I could show you other ones that are very similar
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 PM
FOX: Ds are winning congressional vote preference by 6. We've got a long way to go, but obviously that number would not be good.
VANCE: That would not be good. I will say, as much as we love Fox News, we always think Fox has the worst polling
FOX: I could show you other ones that are very similar
VANCE: That would not be good. I will say, as much as we love Fox News, we always think Fox has the worst polling
FOX: I could show you other ones that are very similar
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New in PN: Trump somehow got worse on public health after covid
"Trump has brought us fascism, he is threatening war and violence. But it is all too possible that his most lasting and horrific legacy, in his second term as in his first, will be plague."
"Trump has brought us fascism, he is threatening war and violence. But it is all too possible that his most lasting and horrific legacy, in his second term as in his first, will be plague."
Trump somehow got worse on public health after covid
He's incapable of learning lessons and actively resists it.
www.publicnotice.co
February 17, 2026 at 12:41 PM
New in PN: Trump somehow got worse on public health after covid
"Trump has brought us fascism, he is threatening war and violence. But it is all too possible that his most lasting and horrific legacy, in his second term as in his first, will be plague."
"Trump has brought us fascism, he is threatening war and violence. But it is all too possible that his most lasting and horrific legacy, in his second term as in his first, will be plague."
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Recent CBS News news:
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
February 17, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Recent CBS News news:
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
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The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. was a legendary voice for the voiceless, powerful civil rights champion and trailblazer extraordinaire.
He inspired us to keep hope alive in the struggle for liberty and justice for all.
We are thankful for his service to the nation.
May he forever rest in power.
He inspired us to keep hope alive in the struggle for liberty and justice for all.
We are thankful for his service to the nation.
May he forever rest in power.
February 17, 2026 at 1:07 PM
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. was a legendary voice for the voiceless, powerful civil rights champion and trailblazer extraordinaire.
He inspired us to keep hope alive in the struggle for liberty and justice for all.
We are thankful for his service to the nation.
May he forever rest in power.
He inspired us to keep hope alive in the struggle for liberty and justice for all.
We are thankful for his service to the nation.
May he forever rest in power.
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NEWS: CBS blocked Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico and ordered him not to mention the cancellation over fear of FCC chair Brendan Carr.
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
February 17, 2026 at 9:39 AM
NEWS: CBS blocked Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico and ordered him not to mention the cancellation over fear of FCC chair Brendan Carr.
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/