En Buen Ora
@enbuenora.bsky.social
Account named in honor of the poem El Cid (not so much the historical figure) and one of its most interesting lines, "El que en buen ora cinxo espada". Leftist. Also on Mastodon. Las Vegas NV USA currently. He/him.
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3/ They framed approach to public health as differing values. Rather the battle was always about upholding the principles of public health (as a collective public good we all contribute to) versus a constant onslaught that prized individualism and guarding individual privileges above all.
January 6, 2026 at 2:59 PM
3/ They framed approach to public health as differing values. Rather the battle was always about upholding the principles of public health (as a collective public good we all contribute to) versus a constant onslaught that prized individualism and guarding individual privileges above all.
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2/ But the truth is there‘s a direct line from then to now. Public health relies on a fundamental principle: it is collective. Instead all these experts, propped up wishy washy “You do you” health, and fueled the notion that the public had lost faith in public health.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Science, Competing Values, and Trade-offs in Public Health — The Example of Covid-19 and Masking | NEJM
Pandemic-era decision making requires the transparent balancing of multiple rights, and complex decisions should be widely and publicly debated by public health institutions.
www.nejm.org
January 6, 2026 at 2:59 PM
2/ But the truth is there‘s a direct line from then to now. Public health relies on a fundamental principle: it is collective. Instead all these experts, propped up wishy washy “You do you” health, and fueled the notion that the public had lost faith in public health.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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🧵This needs to be said. There were many in ID who during Covid agreed along with the current leaders of NIH & FDA in their naysaying, and collaborated with them (remember urgency of normal?) who are now being quoted in the press saying, “By golly we don’t agree now!” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/o...
Opinion | We Didn’t Get Covid Right. But This Is Just Wrong.
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:59 PM
🧵This needs to be said. There were many in ID who during Covid agreed along with the current leaders of NIH & FDA in their naysaying, and collaborated with them (remember urgency of normal?) who are now being quoted in the press saying, “By golly we don’t agree now!” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/o...
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My colleague @lakshmi-ganapathi.bsky.social says what no one else wants to say. There were infectious disease doctors, public health leaders, who paved the way for the current moment, though they'll deny it all now.
🧵This needs to be said. There were many in ID who during Covid agreed along with the current leaders of NIH & FDA in their naysaying, and collaborated with them (remember urgency of normal?) who are now being quoted in the press saying, “By golly we don’t agree now!” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/o...
Opinion | We Didn’t Get Covid Right. But This Is Just Wrong.
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
My colleague @lakshmi-ganapathi.bsky.social says what no one else wants to say. There were infectious disease doctors, public health leaders, who paved the way for the current moment, though they'll deny it all now.
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My Briefing to the UN Security Council Regarding US Aggression Against Venezuela www.commondreams.org/opinion/jeff...
My Briefing to the UN Security Council Regarding US Aggression Against Venezuela | Common Dreams
The issue before the Council is whether any Member State—by force, coercion, or economic strangulation—has the right to determine Venezuela’s political future or to exercise control over its affairs.
www.commondreams.org
January 6, 2026 at 4:32 PM
My Briefing to the UN Security Council Regarding US Aggression Against Venezuela www.commondreams.org/opinion/jeff...
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“I think what they’re doing here is they’re trying to destroy a gender group. And so I do think it’s genocidal. I think that the objective here is literally, physically to destroy this group.” — Dr. Gregory Stanton, founder and president of Genocide Watch, fmr. IAGS president
January 6, 2026 at 4:31 PM
“I think what they’re doing here is they’re trying to destroy a gender group. And so I do think it’s genocidal. I think that the objective here is literally, physically to destroy this group.” — Dr. Gregory Stanton, founder and president of Genocide Watch, fmr. IAGS president
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This is why I’m pushing for a state escrow account that holds federal funds before sending them on to Washington. If Trump wants to steal our tax dollars that were legally appropriated by Congress, then we should just be paying ourselves.
“Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois and Colorado will be cut off from around $7 billion in funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which provides cash assistance to households with children, according to two people familiar with the matter.”
Monstrously cruel.
Monstrously cruel.
Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:43 PM
This is why I’m pushing for a state escrow account that holds federal funds before sending them on to Washington. If Trump wants to steal our tax dollars that were legally appropriated by Congress, then we should just be paying ourselves.
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five years ago the president of the united states incited an insurrection in order to try to retain power and it is a comprehensive failure at every level - media, law enforcement, courts, politicians and most of all the voters - that he has returned to power and threatens the stability of the world
January 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
five years ago the president of the united states incited an insurrection in order to try to retain power and it is a comprehensive failure at every level - media, law enforcement, courts, politicians and most of all the voters - that he has returned to power and threatens the stability of the world
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Joining our regular team — fabulous zooarchaeologist Prof Naomi Sykes, amazing archaeologist Prof Stuart Prior & brilliant historian Prof Yasmin Khan — are fantastic archaeologists Rosanna Price & Megan Russell. And bringing palaeontological expertise to the team: the wonderful Dr Tori Herridge.
January 6, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Joining our regular team — fabulous zooarchaeologist Prof Naomi Sykes, amazing archaeologist Prof Stuart Prior & brilliant historian Prof Yasmin Khan — are fantastic archaeologists Rosanna Price & Megan Russell. And bringing palaeontological expertise to the team: the wonderful Dr Tori Herridge.
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We have a brand new series of Digging for Britain ready for your delectation, and an expanded team of expert presenters bringing you the latest on a range of exciting discoveries from across the UK.
January 6, 2026 at 4:15 PM
We have a brand new series of Digging for Britain ready for your delectation, and an expanded team of expert presenters bringing you the latest on a range of exciting discoveries from across the UK.
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NEW: Five years after the Jan. 6 insurrection, it's clear that the attack on our Constitution was not a single event. Trump returned to office without being held accountable for his actions.
Now is the time to enact the reforms that are necessary to reverse the damage done. Read our full letter:
Now is the time to enact the reforms that are necessary to reverse the damage done. Read our full letter:
Five years on from January 6th, Congress must protect against President Trump's attacks on democracy - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
We must learn from the January 6th attack on the Capitol, and Congress must act to protect our country from President Trump’s continued siege against democracy and our Constitution.
www.citizensforethics.org
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
NEW: Five years after the Jan. 6 insurrection, it's clear that the attack on our Constitution was not a single event. Trump returned to office without being held accountable for his actions.
Now is the time to enact the reforms that are necessary to reverse the damage done. Read our full letter:
Now is the time to enact the reforms that are necessary to reverse the damage done. Read our full letter:
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example of the problem. i like @raskin.house.gov. he and the judiciary dems produced a report yesterday compiling how trump pardoning jan 6 crooks has led to a new crime wave.
raskin has not posted about his own report on his bluesky account. this is basic communications.
raskin has not posted about his own report on his bluesky account. this is basic communications.
January 6, 2026 at 4:13 PM
example of the problem. i like @raskin.house.gov. he and the judiciary dems produced a report yesterday compiling how trump pardoning jan 6 crooks has led to a new crime wave.
raskin has not posted about his own report on his bluesky account. this is basic communications.
raskin has not posted about his own report on his bluesky account. this is basic communications.
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the difference between me and them is i was just some guy schlepping to work on a bus processing fucking loans. i wasnt at cocktail parties with bill kristol and don rumsfeld waxing rhapsodic about how smart we all collectively were.
January 6, 2026 at 4:10 PM
the difference between me and them is i was just some guy schlepping to work on a bus processing fucking loans. i wasnt at cocktail parties with bill kristol and don rumsfeld waxing rhapsodic about how smart we all collectively were.
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i watched colin powell's un speech in 2003 while i sat on an apple crate in my crappy boston apartment while working at a mortgage company. i immediately said "this is bullshit" and then i watched all these dc based reporters and pundits say "this is a compelling case"
it was a red pill moment
it was a red pill moment
i learned this because when i started blogging about american politics i was able to observe what the fuck was going on in washington from boston and los angeles without needing to rub my head up against dc voices. they didnt know anything more right in the middle of it than we knew from far.
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
i watched colin powell's un speech in 2003 while i sat on an apple crate in my crappy boston apartment while working at a mortgage company. i immediately said "this is bullshit" and then i watched all these dc based reporters and pundits say "this is a compelling case"
it was a red pill moment
it was a red pill moment
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Paul Farhi's full quote:
"The fact that the Pentagon’s officially approved “press” corps hasn’t reported a single story of importance since it was created isn’t a surprise. It’s working exactly as it was designed."
True.
MAGA media is a negation of journalism dressed as an alternative press corp.
"The fact that the Pentagon’s officially approved “press” corps hasn’t reported a single story of importance since it was created isn’t a surprise. It’s working exactly as it was designed."
True.
MAGA media is a negation of journalism dressed as an alternative press corp.
January 6, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Paul Farhi's full quote:
"The fact that the Pentagon’s officially approved “press” corps hasn’t reported a single story of importance since it was created isn’t a surprise. It’s working exactly as it was designed."
True.
MAGA media is a negation of journalism dressed as an alternative press corp.
"The fact that the Pentagon’s officially approved “press” corps hasn’t reported a single story of importance since it was created isn’t a surprise. It’s working exactly as it was designed."
True.
MAGA media is a negation of journalism dressed as an alternative press corp.
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It is going to be hard fucking work, including because there are a looooot of people who benefit from being able to say "oh well what are your choices? it's me or the fascist."
That gives them a perverse incentive to not eradicate fascism.
That gives them a perverse incentive to not eradicate fascism.
January 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM
It is going to be hard fucking work, including because there are a looooot of people who benefit from being able to say "oh well what are your choices? it's me or the fascist."
That gives them a perverse incentive to not eradicate fascism.
That gives them a perverse incentive to not eradicate fascism.
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The lesson of January 6th is that it does absolutely no good to prosecute the the violent foot soldiers if you're not going to prosecute the leaders and hold them accountable for their sedition under the full force of the law.
January 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The lesson of January 6th is that it does absolutely no good to prosecute the the violent foot soldiers if you're not going to prosecute the leaders and hold them accountable for their sedition under the full force of the law.
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if you arent fighting fascists then the fascists are winning. im happy to fight in any way possible so fascism doesnt win.
I hear from folks a big hurdle in this method is the urge to feel like the "good guys" & playing crass games compromises "our principles" the then why should ppl trust "us" over "them". They don't like thinking the ends justify the means. Thoughts?
January 6, 2026 at 3:54 PM
if you arent fighting fascists then the fascists are winning. im happy to fight in any way possible so fascism doesnt win.
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the best part of the indictment is accusing him of violating a 1934 us gun restriction that bars the possession of a machine gun.
January 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
the best part of the indictment is accusing him of violating a 1934 us gun restriction that bars the possession of a machine gun.
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You can read it here; the government accuses Maduro of benefiting from trafficking cocaine, not fentanyl. And yet the line is that he is responsible for tens of thousands of fentanyl overdoses. It's up-is-down stuff www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...
www.justice.gov
January 6, 2026 at 3:55 PM
You can read it here; the government accuses Maduro of benefiting from trafficking cocaine, not fentanyl. And yet the line is that he is responsible for tens of thousands of fentanyl overdoses. It's up-is-down stuff www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...
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The work of defeating fascism is not limited to defeating Trump. It is not going to be a one-and-done thing, and we should all know this now because WE DID IT ONCE and look where we are now!
January 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
The work of defeating fascism is not limited to defeating Trump. It is not going to be a one-and-done thing, and we should all know this now because WE DID IT ONCE and look where we are now!
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It is going to be a multi-generational effort, and this "oh he's insane" shit excuses us from doing the work we need to do.
January 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
It is going to be a multi-generational effort, and this "oh he's insane" shit excuses us from doing the work we need to do.
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It's fucking easy to say "oh Trump is insane" or "oh it's because he's X" or "oh it's because he's Y" because then you don't need to grapple with the reality: we have so many fascists right now because the conditions in this country allowed fascism to flourish.
January 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
It's fucking easy to say "oh Trump is insane" or "oh it's because he's X" or "oh it's because he's Y" because then you don't need to grapple with the reality: we have so many fascists right now because the conditions in this country allowed fascism to flourish.
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potentially useful for a future administration. gotta be thousands of Republican staffers and electeds doing this
January 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
potentially useful for a future administration. gotta be thousands of Republican staffers and electeds doing this