@buddshenkin.bsky.social
Retired pediatrician, health policy analyst, reader, wide interests, athlete.
This little boy, so cute, is dressed up with love -- backpack, ears -- it literally makes me cry. It really does.
January 27, 2026 at 3:23 PM
This little boy, so cute, is dressed up with love -- backpack, ears -- it literally makes me cry. It really does.
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There MUST be accountability.
January 26, 2026 at 11:46 AM
There MUST be accountability.
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
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“They are using the mechanism of armed officers with masks who are killing citizens to create disruption so they can use more force to eliminate the possibility they could be removed from office and suffer criminal sanctions for the crimes they are now committing”
January 26, 2026 at 3:20 AM
“They are using the mechanism of armed officers with masks who are killing citizens to create disruption so they can use more force to eliminate the possibility they could be removed from office and suffer criminal sanctions for the crimes they are now committing”
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Steph Curry on watching the protests from his hotel window: "In negative 10-degree weather. It was beautiful to see that turnout. That speaks to how important people felt to have their voice heard. In those elements and whatever streets outside our hotel, they were out, and it was amazing to watch."
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Steph Curry on watching the protests from his hotel window: "In negative 10-degree weather. It was beautiful to see that turnout. That speaks to how important people felt to have their voice heard. In those elements and whatever streets outside our hotel, they were out, and it was amazing to watch."
We need this man to assert leadership in the House.
January 26, 2026 at 4:55 PM
We need this man to assert leadership in the House.
Tic Tok has just become Pravda.
There oughta be a law.
Is there?
There oughta be a law.
Is there?
January 26, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Tic Tok has just become Pravda.
There oughta be a law.
Is there?
There oughta be a law.
Is there?
“No one has a worse read on what electable means and less of a pulse on voters than the Democratic establishment in D.C.,” he said in an interview just after Mr. Mamdani’s victory.
From Morris Katz, young and hot campaign advisor.
Soooo true.
From Morris Katz, young and hot campaign advisor.
Soooo true.
January 25, 2026 at 7:37 PM
“No one has a worse read on what electable means and less of a pulse on voters than the Democratic establishment in D.C.,” he said in an interview just after Mr. Mamdani’s victory.
From Morris Katz, young and hot campaign advisor.
Soooo true.
From Morris Katz, young and hot campaign advisor.
Soooo true.
A modest proposal to stop the terror. The younger leaders must seize leadership by leading public demonstrations to bring down ICE and forge a new wave of a Majority of the Decent.
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A Modest Proposal To End The Terror
The liberal world is looking for a leader, or a new group of leaders.
buddshenkin837803.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:34 PM
A modest proposal to stop the terror. The younger leaders must seize leadership by leading public demonstrations to bring down ICE and forge a new wave of a Majority of the Decent.
buddshenkin837803.substack.com/p/a-modest-p...
buddshenkin837803.substack.com/p/a-modest-p...
If this isn't fascism in action, I beg you to tell me what would be.
Is it time to arm, according to the 2nd amendment, for self-protection from the modern brown shirts?
Is it time to arm, according to the 2nd amendment, for self-protection from the modern brown shirts?
AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
If this isn't fascism in action, I beg you to tell me what would be.
Is it time to arm, according to the 2nd amendment, for self-protection from the modern brown shirts?
Is it time to arm, according to the 2nd amendment, for self-protection from the modern brown shirts?
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Chief Strategist for Rand Paul.
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Chief Strategist for Rand Paul.
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What we're seeing in Minneapolis is a prolonged police riot.
Grounds for impeachment - anyone up to the task?
@amyklobuchar.com - why are you not marching in the streets, à la MLK? That was leadership. While you cower.
This is why your presidential primary went the way it did.
Grounds for impeachment - anyone up to the task?
@amyklobuchar.com - why are you not marching in the streets, à la MLK? That was leadership. While you cower.
This is why your presidential primary went the way it did.
January 24, 2026 at 11:55 PM
What we're seeing in Minneapolis is a prolonged police riot.
Grounds for impeachment - anyone up to the task?
@amyklobuchar.com - why are you not marching in the streets, à la MLK? That was leadership. While you cower.
This is why your presidential primary went the way it did.
Grounds for impeachment - anyone up to the task?
@amyklobuchar.com - why are you not marching in the streets, à la MLK? That was leadership. While you cower.
This is why your presidential primary went the way it did.
Representative Tom Emmer (R), blamed the “rhetoric” of local leaders for putting “federal law enforcement’s lives at risk.” In a statement, he said he was “grateful no Border Patrol officers were harmed” on Saturday morning when they fatally shot a Minneapolis resident.
Definition of a POS.
Definition of a POS.
January 24, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Representative Tom Emmer (R), blamed the “rhetoric” of local leaders for putting “federal law enforcement’s lives at risk.” In a statement, he said he was “grateful no Border Patrol officers were harmed” on Saturday morning when they fatally shot a Minneapolis resident.
Definition of a POS.
Definition of a POS.
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100 cosponsors and 30k letters sent to Congress for impeaching Noem in a week is something special.
But we aren’t even close to the finish line, so let’s keep pushing!
But we aren’t even close to the finish line, so let’s keep pushing!
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
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January 23, 2026 at 1:53 AM
100 cosponsors and 30k letters sent to Congress for impeaching Noem in a week is something special.
But we aren’t even close to the finish line, so let’s keep pushing!
But we aren’t even close to the finish line, so let’s keep pushing!
How can Europe fight back against Mad King Donald? It's hard, but it can be done. And should be done.
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Opinion | Europe Has a Bazooka. Time to Use It.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:26 PM
How can Europe fight back against Mad King Donald? It's hard, but it can be done. And should be done.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...
The most pressing American issue is setting up a police state. The Dems can refuse to fund it. This is a crucial issue.
Also crucial for the Dems. Will old guard capitulate as usual? Or will spine be found.
It's up to you, Chuckie. If you don't meet the mark, Dems will need to decapitate.
Also crucial for the Dems. Will old guard capitulate as usual? Or will spine be found.
It's up to you, Chuckie. If you don't meet the mark, Dems will need to decapitate.
January 21, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The most pressing American issue is setting up a police state. The Dems can refuse to fund it. This is a crucial issue.
Also crucial for the Dems. Will old guard capitulate as usual? Or will spine be found.
It's up to you, Chuckie. If you don't meet the mark, Dems will need to decapitate.
Also crucial for the Dems. Will old guard capitulate as usual? Or will spine be found.
It's up to you, Chuckie. If you don't meet the mark, Dems will need to decapitate.
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COLLINS: Did it stand out to you that he said Iceland multiple times when he was talking about Greenland?
NEWSOM: And that every time a windmill turns it costs $1,000. A lot of stuff stands out. None of this is normal. There's a deviancy of consciousness. He's graded off the curve.
NEWSOM: And that every time a windmill turns it costs $1,000. A lot of stuff stands out. None of this is normal. There's a deviancy of consciousness. He's graded off the curve.
January 21, 2026 at 3:43 PM
COLLINS: Did it stand out to you that he said Iceland multiple times when he was talking about Greenland?
NEWSOM: And that every time a windmill turns it costs $1,000. A lot of stuff stands out. None of this is normal. There's a deviancy of consciousness. He's graded off the curve.
NEWSOM: And that every time a windmill turns it costs $1,000. A lot of stuff stands out. None of this is normal. There's a deviancy of consciousness. He's graded off the curve.
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Now in German Morning news: Russia is celebrating and is encouraging Trump. Their dreams come true.
A russian Delegation is traveling to Davos, the travel sanctions are gone, this is the result of the friendship to Witkoff and Kushner.
Putin can wait, because everything is going in his favor now.
A russian Delegation is traveling to Davos, the travel sanctions are gone, this is the result of the friendship to Witkoff and Kushner.
Putin can wait, because everything is going in his favor now.
January 20, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Now in German Morning news: Russia is celebrating and is encouraging Trump. Their dreams come true.
A russian Delegation is traveling to Davos, the travel sanctions are gone, this is the result of the friendship to Witkoff and Kushner.
Putin can wait, because everything is going in his favor now.
A russian Delegation is traveling to Davos, the travel sanctions are gone, this is the result of the friendship to Witkoff and Kushner.
Putin can wait, because everything is going in his favor now.
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school being canceled because the president sent armed thugs to harass and imprison the populace for voting against him should be the biggest domestic scandal in american history
January 20, 2026 at 4:10 PM
school being canceled because the president sent armed thugs to harass and imprison the populace for voting against him should be the biggest domestic scandal in american history
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The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
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Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "