kevinpilch.bsky.social
@kevinpilch.bsky.social
Just a lurker with very little to say.
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MAHA was always a lie. RFK Junior and Trump are just trying to shift the money from one set of corporations to their preferred ones.

Besides attacking vaccines, RFK Jr. has declared war on food safety regulations and monitoring. He cares nothing about health.
The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses
As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.
www.nbcnews.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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stop using chatgpt (etc), stop using it, there is no reason to use it
August 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.

Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.

Do not.
August 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Don't like the numbers? Just fire the person responsible for gathering them.

Trump's doing what every tyrannical regime has always done: wiping out the truth and replacing it with lies.
BREAKING: Trump says he has told his team to fire the Commissioner of Labor Statistics.

This announcement comes after worse than expected jobs numbers in July, and a downward revision of -258,000 jobs for the May and June jobs reports.
August 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor statisti s. This is the end of being able to trust the data from the federal government on employment, GDP, or any other critical information. They will only want to produce information that pleases Trump, not the truth. This is how you get a failed state.
August 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Today I am addressing a popular misconception about solar farms — that they shouldn’t be built out in the country.
July 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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‘If you can’t empower the office that is literally ending human slavery, what does that say about your larger ambitions about the value proposition of humans in this administration?’ — Varina Winder, former chief of staff in the Office of Global Women’s Issues
July 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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NEW: “Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat

A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.

By @abrahm.bsky.social
“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
www.propublica.org
July 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Just finished taping with Stephen Colbert who announced his show was cancelled.

If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better.
July 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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A Dem lawmaker and her husband were killed by a guy for their political views and it’s already out of the news.
June 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Not a doctor. Not a scientist. No. A longtime heroin addict and current steroid enthusiast who perjured himself in confirmation hearings in order to pursue a twisted agenda that will kill more Americans than Osama Bin Laden.
Kennedy Removes All C.D.C. Vaccine Panel Experts
www.nytimes.com
June 10, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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Sure the chicken will kill you but at least you won’t have to read about Black airmen!
April 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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The Wealthy In This Country Would Poison Us For The Sake Of Profit!!!
April 19, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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This could be among the very most evil things the Trump Administration has done. And Bobby Jr is aiding and abetting it.
The world was so close to wiping out polio. But in 2025, there are signs that the virus is spreading in a couple of countries. And the cuts in USAID contracts that support polio vaccination raise concern that other countries will see a resurgence as well.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Could polio be poised for a comeback?
Cases have been rising in Afghanistan and Pakistan — and global health specialists are worried that this year's U.S. foreign aid cuts could usher in a wider resurgence.
www.npr.org
April 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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I won’t share RFK Jr.’s lies about autism.

It’s disgusting and dangerous.

If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign.

Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness.

To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.
April 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Steve Jackson Games posted this to their blog and the post is getting so many hits their site is effectively crashed but the point is worth repeating
April 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas): "there are currently more kids with measles in Texas than there are transgender athletes in the NCAA. That's the epidemic we should all be worried about."
April 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Millions of bees have died this year and researchers aren’t sure why. It's "the worst bee loss in recorded history," one beekeeper says.

www.cbsnews.com/news/bee-dea...
#BlueSky #MedSky
Millions of bees have died this year. It's "the worst bee loss in recorded history," one beekeeper says
Bees play a key role in the U.S. food supply, and the mass deaths could jeopardize that.
www.cbsnews.com
March 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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"Recessions aren’t detox cleanses; they don’t flush out inefficiencies and leave you leaner and stronger. They are periods of mass job losses, closed businesses and financial ruin that leave lasting scars on families, workers and entire communities." www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Recessions don’t build golden ages — they destroy lives
The Great Recession and the Covid-19 pandemic showed us that economic calamity doesn't come with any upside for millions of Americans.
www.msnbc.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.

They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
March 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Gvmt services aren't meant to make profits! Our taxes fund community services (fire/police/mail etc). Elon wants a world where your house is on fire but the private FD won't come because you don't qualify or haven't paid your bill. Like private health insurance! And Elon wants to own the company.
Elon Musk suggests that the U.S. government should privatize "as much as possible," including Amtrak and the U.S. Postal Service, according to a source.

Musk was speaking in a virtual appearance at a Morgan Stanley technology conference.
Elon Musk suggests the U.S. should privatize the Postal Service and Amtrak
During a remote appearance at a technology conference in San Francisco, Musk told attendees the U.S. should privatize "as much as possible."
www.nbcnews.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Getting rid of the American workers who take care of American veterans is wrong.

Veterans will not take this sitting down - we can make this the newest example of Trump being forced to back down from a bad move.
Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo
The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning an “aggressive” reorganization that includes cutting 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency.
apnews.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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He’s doing it for free? Nope. Follow the money and see where it goes.

Elon Musk is spearheading the overhaul of the $42 billion broadband program—directly benefiting himself and Starlink.
March 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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The Trump administration may take a $2.4 billion contract to upgrade the FAA's communications system from Verizon and give it to Elon Musk’s SpaceX. But his satellite internet service Starlink doesn’t have the capabilities to be the FAA’s communications backbone. www.forbes.com/sites/jeremy...
Musk Wants SpaceX To Fix Air Traffic Control. Here’s Why It Won’t Work.
Satellite service Starlink doesn’t have the capabilities to be the FAA’s comms backbone. Trump officials may take a $2.4B contract from Verizon and give it to Musk’s company anyway.
www.forbes.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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As long as Elon Musk is running his mouth about Social Security—which he appears to be trying to understand in real-time—I’ll note that DOGE has yet to find a single instance of fraud across the entire government, as I reported for @atrupar.com this week. www.publicnotice.co/p/despite-th...
Despite the hype, DOGE hasn't found a shred of fraud
All they've really got is "spending that Elon Musk doesn't like."
www.publicnotice.co
March 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM