@elypaul.bsky.social
Jack of all trades, master of none, That guy who catches & releases insects trapped indoors, Animals are my kind of people, Homegrown National Park Caretaker, Justifiably outraged since 2016 #CleanAir #Covidisairborne #ClimateCrisis #BiodiversityCrisis
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Their messaging is so fucking incoherent. Maduro was an illegitimate leader who lost in 2024, which is why we're replacing him with his VP instead of the person who won in 2024. We did this to stop fentanyl, which is why he's indicted for cocaine.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
January 3, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Their messaging is so fucking incoherent. Maduro was an illegitimate leader who lost in 2024, which is why we're replacing him with his VP instead of the person who won in 2024. We did this to stop fentanyl, which is why he's indicted for cocaine.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
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That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
January 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM
That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
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Last year, Trump promised American oil executives “a great deal” if they donated $1 billion to his campaign.
Today, he gave them Venezuela — home to the largest oil reserves in the world.
This new war is not only illegal and reckless; it is deeply corrupt.
Today, he gave them Venezuela — home to the largest oil reserves in the world.
This new war is not only illegal and reckless; it is deeply corrupt.
January 3, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Last year, Trump promised American oil executives “a great deal” if they donated $1 billion to his campaign.
Today, he gave them Venezuela — home to the largest oil reserves in the world.
This new war is not only illegal and reckless; it is deeply corrupt.
Today, he gave them Venezuela — home to the largest oil reserves in the world.
This new war is not only illegal and reckless; it is deeply corrupt.
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As if we didn’t already treat educators horribly, now we also have to subject them to never-ending infections with an organ- and immune system-damaging virus that leave them chronically ill & jobless.
Denial is comforting only in the short term. #COVID
Denial is comforting only in the short term. #COVID
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
As if we didn’t already treat educators horribly, now we also have to subject them to never-ending infections with an organ- and immune system-damaging virus that leave them chronically ill & jobless.
Denial is comforting only in the short term. #COVID
Denial is comforting only in the short term. #COVID
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Moulton: "The parallels with Iraq are unmistakeable. Bush said there was WMD in Iraq. Turns out that was a lie. Trump just made up fentanyl being WMD, which doesn't even come from Venezuela, just to justify this war. We said this wasn't about regime change, but it is."
January 3, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Moulton: "The parallels with Iraq are unmistakeable. Bush said there was WMD in Iraq. Turns out that was a lie. Trump just made up fentanyl being WMD, which doesn't even come from Venezuela, just to justify this war. We said this wasn't about regime change, but it is."
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Once again, one of the primary reasons we have arrived at this point (completely out-of-control & unconstitutional abuse of executive power to conduct wildly illegal foreign policy) is that no one, including the most senior people involved, went to jail for the rest of their lives for Iran-Contra.
January 3, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Once again, one of the primary reasons we have arrived at this point (completely out-of-control & unconstitutional abuse of executive power to conduct wildly illegal foreign policy) is that no one, including the most senior people involved, went to jail for the rest of their lives for Iran-Contra.
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It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
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CDC data show ~11% of U.S. pediatric flu deaths in 2024–25 occurred despite full vaccination.
This shows vaccines certainly help, but without clean air, masking and sick-leave policies etc, some kids are still left vulnerable.
Pediatric flu deaths are a policy choice
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
This shows vaccines certainly help, but without clean air, masking and sick-leave policies etc, some kids are still left vulnerable.
Pediatric flu deaths are a policy choice
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Influenza-Associated Pediatric Deaths ...
This report describes pediatric deaths during the 2024–25 influenza season.
www.cdc.gov
January 3, 2026 at 3:29 PM
CDC data show ~11% of U.S. pediatric flu deaths in 2024–25 occurred despite full vaccination.
This shows vaccines certainly help, but without clean air, masking and sick-leave policies etc, some kids are still left vulnerable.
Pediatric flu deaths are a policy choice
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
This shows vaccines certainly help, but without clean air, masking and sick-leave policies etc, some kids are still left vulnerable.
Pediatric flu deaths are a policy choice
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
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We are a rogue state, run by a dictator, and the international community should treat us as such including all appropriate economic and diplomatic sanctions
January 3, 2026 at 3:36 PM
We are a rogue state, run by a dictator, and the international community should treat us as such including all appropriate economic and diplomatic sanctions
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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It’s almost like green energy is the only way forward and a handful of oil barons are doing everything in their power to keep that from happening so they can get even richer at the cost of literally everything else in the world.
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
Banks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel Debt
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business.
bloom.bg
January 3, 2026 at 3:00 AM
It’s almost like green energy is the only way forward and a handful of oil barons are doing everything in their power to keep that from happening so they can get even richer at the cost of literally everything else in the world.
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But I have to add this—because it is important—I heard no mention in this speech of the healthcare crisis that is the ongoing Covid pandemic.
There was little mention of Covid or Long Covid throughout the Mamdani campaign. As mayor, he just told us to expect more—so I expect more, Zohran, on Covid.
There was little mention of Covid or Long Covid throughout the Mamdani campaign. As mayor, he just told us to expect more—so I expect more, Zohran, on Covid.
January 1, 2026 at 8:20 PM
But I have to add this—because it is important—I heard no mention in this speech of the healthcare crisis that is the ongoing Covid pandemic.
There was little mention of Covid or Long Covid throughout the Mamdani campaign. As mayor, he just told us to expect more—so I expect more, Zohran, on Covid.
There was little mention of Covid or Long Covid throughout the Mamdani campaign. As mayor, he just told us to expect more—so I expect more, Zohran, on Covid.
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1. Headlines everywhere today read "Grok apologizes."
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
January 3, 2026 at 12:12 AM
1. Headlines everywhere today read "Grok apologizes."
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
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I also love America and believe in its stated values.
And I understand that this pronouncement lands very differently when it comes from an organization that has intentionally been overhauled in order to curry favor with a jingoistic proto-fascist who says his opponents hate the country.
And I understand that this pronouncement lands very differently when it comes from an organization that has intentionally been overhauled in order to curry favor with a jingoistic proto-fascist who says his opponents hate the country.
Incredible. CBS Evening News announces five new “simple values” — instead of their “38-page handbook” — as they roll out Tony Dokoupil is lead anchor.
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
January 2, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I also love America and believe in its stated values.
And I understand that this pronouncement lands very differently when it comes from an organization that has intentionally been overhauled in order to curry favor with a jingoistic proto-fascist who says his opponents hate the country.
And I understand that this pronouncement lands very differently when it comes from an organization that has intentionally been overhauled in order to curry favor with a jingoistic proto-fascist who says his opponents hate the country.
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Trump is golfing and literally shopping for marble today while nearly two weeks in to vacationing at his private club but okay
January 2, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Trump is golfing and literally shopping for marble today while nearly two weeks in to vacationing at his private club but okay
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Make masks FIT and FREE! As we experience a record breaking flu surge and the ongoing effects of COVID, now would be a great time to ramp up efforts to make high quality N95 masks free and widely available. Really wish free mask distribution was a regular feature of progressive events for example.
January 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Make masks FIT and FREE! As we experience a record breaking flu surge and the ongoing effects of COVID, now would be a great time to ramp up efforts to make high quality N95 masks free and widely available. Really wish free mask distribution was a regular feature of progressive events for example.
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Drug costs are soaring
Insurance premiums are about to double if not triple
People will not be able to afford healthcare
The US is the only developed country that doesn’t guarantee healthcare for its citizens
The only country that allows people to go bankrupt for getting sick
Medicare for all.
Insurance premiums are about to double if not triple
People will not be able to afford healthcare
The US is the only developed country that doesn’t guarantee healthcare for its citizens
The only country that allows people to go bankrupt for getting sick
Medicare for all.
January 2, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Drug costs are soaring
Insurance premiums are about to double if not triple
People will not be able to afford healthcare
The US is the only developed country that doesn’t guarantee healthcare for its citizens
The only country that allows people to go bankrupt for getting sick
Medicare for all.
Insurance premiums are about to double if not triple
People will not be able to afford healthcare
The US is the only developed country that doesn’t guarantee healthcare for its citizens
The only country that allows people to go bankrupt for getting sick
Medicare for all.
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"The latest State of the World’s Birds report found nearly half of the planet’s bird species are in decline, and more than 500 bird species could vanish within the next century. 'We face a bird extinction crisis unprecedented in modern times.'" 🌏 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Extinction crisis’ could see 500 bird species vanish within a century – report
Researchers say urgent conservation efforts will be needed to mitigate the ‘shocking statistic’ that threatens to unravel ecosystems
www.theguardian.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"The latest State of the World’s Birds report found nearly half of the planet’s bird species are in decline, and more than 500 bird species could vanish within the next century. 'We face a bird extinction crisis unprecedented in modern times.'" 🌏 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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On tomorrow's Pun Show, I'll be discussing something that doesn't get near enough discussion: Long Covid. I hope you can join me.
January 2, 2026 at 1:13 AM
On tomorrow's Pun Show, I'll be discussing something that doesn't get near enough discussion: Long Covid. I hope you can join me.
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Wild to see my article become BMJ’s biggest piece of the year. I want to be clear about something going forward:
My work is about getting important ideas in front of people who need to see them, and who might be able to do something about them.
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🔗 www.bmj.com/content/390/...
My work is about getting important ideas in front of people who need to see them, and who might be able to do something about them.
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🔗 www.bmj.com/content/390/...
“Our biggest hit of the year, Nick Tsergas ’s fascinating piece on “immunity theft” or why what we think we know about the lockdowns of the covid-19 pandemic reducing our immunity to other diseases is possibly wrong. “
Mun-Keat Looi (BMJ: International news and features editor) on Linked In
Mun-Keat Looi (BMJ: International news and features editor) on Linked In
January 1, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Wild to see my article become BMJ’s biggest piece of the year. I want to be clear about something going forward:
My work is about getting important ideas in front of people who need to see them, and who might be able to do something about them.
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🔗 www.bmj.com/content/390/...
My work is about getting important ideas in front of people who need to see them, and who might be able to do something about them.
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🔗 www.bmj.com/content/390/...
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They want to wipe out almost a third of the country. It’s got nothing to do with illegal immigration.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
December 31, 2025 at 11:29 PM
They want to wipe out almost a third of the country. It’s got nothing to do with illegal immigration.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
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Inclusion is very important and another vital reason for #CleanAir in our schools and more understanding. Plus of course, all children are at risk from long covid. In the UK nearly 200 children have died from COVID it’s an ongoing preventable tragedy. www.clinicallyvulnerable.org/post/if-she-...
‘If she’s so scared of Covid, she should just stay at home!’
This is just one of many things said to me, or about me, through the pandemic.If only it was that simple.I was days away from turning 13 when the first Lockdown in Northern Ireland was announced. The ...
www.clinicallyvulnerable.org
January 1, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Inclusion is very important and another vital reason for #CleanAir in our schools and more understanding. Plus of course, all children are at risk from long covid. In the UK nearly 200 children have died from COVID it’s an ongoing preventable tragedy. www.clinicallyvulnerable.org/post/if-she-...
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The “protect the vulnerable” people should actually protect the vulnerable.
January 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The “protect the vulnerable” people should actually protect the vulnerable.
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Trump killed a lot of breast cancer research, making this point important to get widely distributed:
January 1, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Trump killed a lot of breast cancer research, making this point important to get widely distributed: