Craig Taylor
@dcraigt.bsky.social
Retired with 2 fabulous and brilliant children, one teaching ancient Irish history in Cork, one working with the indigenous community, the best wife imaginable, a loud Bouvier and a fast wheelchair. Preoccupied by history, politics, old stereos and life.
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RFK Jr blames diet, lifestyle & vaccines for chronic illness.
Dr Oz says it’s a “patriotic duty” to lead a healthy life & be fit enough to serve in the military.
Neither of them are pushing for Universal Healthcare, basic income, an end to food deserts & inequality, clean water etc.
It’s eugenics
Dr Oz says it’s a “patriotic duty” to lead a healthy life & be fit enough to serve in the military.
Neither of them are pushing for Universal Healthcare, basic income, an end to food deserts & inequality, clean water etc.
It’s eugenics
April 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM
RFK Jr blames diet, lifestyle & vaccines for chronic illness.
Dr Oz says it’s a “patriotic duty” to lead a healthy life & be fit enough to serve in the military.
Neither of them are pushing for Universal Healthcare, basic income, an end to food deserts & inequality, clean water etc.
It’s eugenics
Dr Oz says it’s a “patriotic duty” to lead a healthy life & be fit enough to serve in the military.
Neither of them are pushing for Universal Healthcare, basic income, an end to food deserts & inequality, clean water etc.
It’s eugenics
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I’m trying to think of the reaction from the right and from Fox and from Israel supporters if I or another Muslim or a Palestinian or Biden had said what Trump’s envoy said today, about Hamas - “They’re actually guys like us, they’re pretty nice guys” - & about the US not being an “agent of Israel.”
U.S. "not an agent of Israel," envoy says amid objections to Hamas talks
It comes after top Israeli officials objected to the talks in a tense call.
www.axios.com
March 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I’m trying to think of the reaction from the right and from Fox and from Israel supporters if I or another Muslim or a Palestinian or Biden had said what Trump’s envoy said today, about Hamas - “They’re actually guys like us, they’re pretty nice guys” - & about the US not being an “agent of Israel.”
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IMPORTANT: PLEASE SHARE INCREASE AWARENESS AND SUPPORT VETS.
“Perhaps veterans are not willing to come to work or able to have federal jobs”
www.nbcnews.com/video/alina-...
“Perhaps veterans are not willing to come to work or able to have federal jobs”
www.nbcnews.com/video/alina-...
Alina Habba: Veterans fired by DOGE might be 'not fit to have a job at this moment'
Trump adviser Alina Habba commented on the DOGE layoffs of federal workers and said military veterans affected by the cuts are perhaps "not fit to have a job at this moment."
www.nbcnews.com
March 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
IMPORTANT: PLEASE SHARE INCREASE AWARENESS AND SUPPORT VETS.
“Perhaps veterans are not willing to come to work or able to have federal jobs”
www.nbcnews.com/video/alina-...
“Perhaps veterans are not willing to come to work or able to have federal jobs”
www.nbcnews.com/video/alina-...
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In this case, it helps to note that Maye Musk’s parents were Canadian neo-Nazis who emigrated to South Africa because they were *fans* of apartheid www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Elon Musk, apartheid, and America's new boycott movement
If you think mass protests can’t combat evil, remember what we did in the 1980s.
www.motherjones.com
March 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
In this case, it helps to note that Maye Musk’s parents were Canadian neo-Nazis who emigrated to South Africa because they were *fans* of apartheid www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Awful: Internal USAID memo instructs employees to refrain from talking to the media about cuts in assistance to the most vulnerable or they may get fired, WaPo reports.
Trumpworld knows this is a big political problem for them. Keep the focus on it.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1915...
Trumpworld knows this is a big political problem for them. Keep the focus on it.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1915...
Trump-Musk Scandal at USAID Takes Unnerving Turn With Vile Leaked Memo
Can Trump and his top advisers really just act with total impunity? Or is there, just maybe, a price to be paid for starving poor people and un-indicting a corrupt mayor?
newrepublic.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Awful: Internal USAID memo instructs employees to refrain from talking to the media about cuts in assistance to the most vulnerable or they may get fired, WaPo reports.
Trumpworld knows this is a big political problem for them. Keep the focus on it.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1915...
Trumpworld knows this is a big political problem for them. Keep the focus on it.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1915...
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⚠️ DOGE staffer Edward Coristine was fired for leaking info from a data-security firm. He later bragged he retained access to the firm’s system.
He was also on law enforcement radar for communicating in an online chat room with an alleged hacker under investigation.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
He was also on law enforcement radar for communicating in an online chat room with an alleged hacker under investigation.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets
Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.
www.bloomberg.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
⚠️ DOGE staffer Edward Coristine was fired for leaking info from a data-security firm. He later bragged he retained access to the firm’s system.
He was also on law enforcement radar for communicating in an online chat room with an alleged hacker under investigation.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
He was also on law enforcement radar for communicating in an online chat room with an alleged hacker under investigation.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Only two weeks on the job, and Elon Musk is already the worst president America has ever had.
February 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Only two weeks on the job, and Elon Musk is already the worst president America has ever had.
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do you have any idea just how badly you have to fuck up to get Canada mad at you
February 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
do you have any idea just how badly you have to fuck up to get Canada mad at you
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I’m going to put my rich guy hat on and say I hope that Mexico and Canada issue equal, retaliatory tariffs and stick to them for an extended period.
I apologize to all the people it will cost money and the businesses it will hurt.
But it’s the only way for tariffs to be seen for what they are
I apologize to all the people it will cost money and the businesses it will hurt.
But it’s the only way for tariffs to be seen for what they are
February 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I’m going to put my rich guy hat on and say I hope that Mexico and Canada issue equal, retaliatory tariffs and stick to them for an extended period.
I apologize to all the people it will cost money and the businesses it will hurt.
But it’s the only way for tariffs to be seen for what they are
I apologize to all the people it will cost money and the businesses it will hurt.
But it’s the only way for tariffs to be seen for what they are
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Hillary Clinton did not follow federal rules on her email as Secretary of State and it was a huge media scandal
Donald Trump is violating a foundational aspect of the Constitution as part of an unprecedented assault on US democracy and the media can't be bothered to cover it with the same intensity
Donald Trump is violating a foundational aspect of the Constitution as part of an unprecedented assault on US democracy and the media can't be bothered to cover it with the same intensity
February 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Hillary Clinton did not follow federal rules on her email as Secretary of State and it was a huge media scandal
Donald Trump is violating a foundational aspect of the Constitution as part of an unprecedented assault on US democracy and the media can't be bothered to cover it with the same intensity
Donald Trump is violating a foundational aspect of the Constitution as part of an unprecedented assault on US democracy and the media can't be bothered to cover it with the same intensity
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Stop what you’re doing and pay attention to what’s happening in the Tennessee legislature. Spread the word.
January 30, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Stop what you’re doing and pay attention to what’s happening in the Tennessee legislature. Spread the word.
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There are 3000 counties in US and ~500 of them are blue. They house half the population and generate 72% of American wealth. They are the hubs for innovation and economic activity. If you want to live in a backwater, that’s fine, but drop the piety.
January 12, 2025 at 5:35 AM
There are 3000 counties in US and ~500 of them are blue. They house half the population and generate 72% of American wealth. They are the hubs for innovation and economic activity. If you want to live in a backwater, that’s fine, but drop the piety.
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DeAdder is so on point! He's the gift that keeps on giving.
January 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
DeAdder is so on point! He's the gift that keeps on giving.
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This is how Republican Congressmen are justifying all of this madness. “Points on a board.”
The culture here makes it possible.
After Jan 6th I privately confronted Mace for lying about my story bc she too was terrified in her office.
I said as another assault survivor you know how harmful what you did is. Why? She said “whatever you know it’s a game, just points on the board”
Uhh no???
After Jan 6th I privately confronted Mace for lying about my story bc she too was terrified in her office.
I said as another assault survivor you know how harmful what you did is. Why? She said “whatever you know it’s a game, just points on the board”
Uhh no???
November 23, 2024 at 5:50 AM
This is how Republican Congressmen are justifying all of this madness. “Points on a board.”
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This was interesting: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/bluesky?op...
Building Bluesky: a Distributed Social Network (Real-World Engineering Challenges)
Bluesky is built by around 10 engineers, and has amassed 5 million users since publicly launching in February this year. A deep dive into novel design decisions, moving off AWS, and more.
https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/bluesky?open=false#§infra-stack-from-aws-to-on-prem
November 23, 2024 at 6:02 AM
This was interesting: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/bluesky?op...
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Probably the only time I was grateful for a MTG tweet.
November 22, 2024 at 11:56 PM
Probably the only time I was grateful for a MTG tweet.
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This obsession is unhealthy. Our horizons are fine. Also social media, for most, is not a job. It is not school. It is socializing. And it’s fine to say “I don’t want to hang out with Nazis, homophobes, transphobes etc in my free time.”
Opinion - The problem with Bluesky: It won’t broaden our horizons: In the wake of Donald Trump’s election win, the social-media platform has enjoyed a surge of new users looking for an alternative to Elon Musk’s X. But will it be useful, if it just creates an echo chamber for the left?
The problem with Bluesky: It won’t broaden our horizons
In the wake of Donald Trump’s election win, the social-media platform has enjoyed a surge of new users looking for an alternative to Elon Musk’s X. But will it be useful, if it just creates an echo chamber for the left?
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 22, 2024 at 3:12 PM
This obsession is unhealthy. Our horizons are fine. Also social media, for most, is not a job. It is not school. It is socializing. And it’s fine to say “I don’t want to hang out with Nazis, homophobes, transphobes etc in my free time.”
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Well look at that, bluesky has a tool that labels AI created stuff.
Facebook needs this, that place is truly drowning in fake AI created "old photos".
Facebook needs this, that place is truly drowning in fake AI created "old photos".
November 21, 2024 at 6:20 AM
Well look at that, bluesky has a tool that labels AI created stuff.
Facebook needs this, that place is truly drowning in fake AI created "old photos".
Facebook needs this, that place is truly drowning in fake AI created "old photos".
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Well this makes sense how Trump got half the vote. 🤔
Republicans love stupid people. Stay in school and get educated.
Republicans love stupid people. Stay in school and get educated.
This is why reading is important. 50% of USians read so poorly that they are unable to perform simple tasks such as reading prescription drug labels. At least 45 million are functionally illiterate; 130 million more can't finish a children's book.
thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/post/literac...
thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/post/literac...
Literacy Statistics 2022-2023
Literacy Data and its impact on the Nation • Illiteracy has become such a serious problem in our country that 130 million adults are now unable to read a simple story to their children • 21% of adults...
thenationalliteracyinstitute.com
November 15, 2024 at 11:07 AM
Well this makes sense how Trump got half the vote. 🤔
Republicans love stupid people. Stay in school and get educated.
Republicans love stupid people. Stay in school and get educated.
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MAGA wants a desperate work force as wage slaves.
I'm old enough to remember when polio ripped through the globe and put my six-year-old friends into iron lungs.
We dutifully lined up at school to get polio shots (without the howling of governors or anti-vaxxers). And we eradicated polio.
Why has saving lives become political?
We dutifully lined up at school to get polio shots (without the howling of governors or anti-vaxxers). And we eradicated polio.
Why has saving lives become political?
November 15, 2024 at 12:07 AM
MAGA wants a desperate work force as wage slaves.
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Elizabeth Warren on Tulsi Gabbard: "Do you really want her to have all the secrets of the United States and our defense intelligence agencies when she has so clearly has been in Putin's pocket? That just has to be a hard no."
November 14, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Elizabeth Warren on Tulsi Gabbard: "Do you really want her to have all the secrets of the United States and our defense intelligence agencies when she has so clearly has been in Putin's pocket? That just has to be a hard no."
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Wait what those pieces are researched??? I thought Brett Stephens just sauntered over to a hellmouth every morning and pulled flaming hot takes fresh from the inferno
February 26, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Wait what those pieces are researched??? I thought Brett Stephens just sauntered over to a hellmouth every morning and pulled flaming hot takes fresh from the inferno