Epiprof 038
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ID epidemiologist, husband, dad, brother, uncle. 🏳️🌈 Natural skeptic but always kind. Often mindful.
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CHARLIE CHAPLIN meeting HELEN KELLER in 1919.
Keller - blind & deaf since infancy - was in Hollywood on a speaking tour whilst Chaplin was known for his support of the deaf stemming from his work with hearing-impaired individuals to improve his skills during the silent film era.
Keller - blind & deaf since infancy - was in Hollywood on a speaking tour whilst Chaplin was known for his support of the deaf stemming from his work with hearing-impaired individuals to improve his skills during the silent film era.
February 1, 2026 at 10:12 AM
CHARLIE CHAPLIN meeting HELEN KELLER in 1919.
Keller - blind & deaf since infancy - was in Hollywood on a speaking tour whilst Chaplin was known for his support of the deaf stemming from his work with hearing-impaired individuals to improve his skills during the silent film era.
Keller - blind & deaf since infancy - was in Hollywood on a speaking tour whilst Chaplin was known for his support of the deaf stemming from his work with hearing-impaired individuals to improve his skills during the silent film era.
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BUSTER KEATON - who left us 60yrs ago today - & Charlie Chaplin in 1918.
February 1, 2026 at 11:08 AM
BUSTER KEATON - who left us 60yrs ago today - & Charlie Chaplin in 1918.
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This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
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BREAKING: Taylor Rehmet, a Democrat, just won the Texas SD-9 special election,
He just flipped a district that Trump won by 17 points and that hasn’t sent a Democrat to the legislature in 36 years.
Despite Trump’s personal endorsement and sustained push for Leigh Wambsganss, Republicans LOST!!
He just flipped a district that Trump won by 17 points and that hasn’t sent a Democrat to the legislature in 36 years.
Despite Trump’s personal endorsement and sustained push for Leigh Wambsganss, Republicans LOST!!
February 1, 2026 at 12:59 PM
BREAKING: Taylor Rehmet, a Democrat, just won the Texas SD-9 special election,
He just flipped a district that Trump won by 17 points and that hasn’t sent a Democrat to the legislature in 36 years.
Despite Trump’s personal endorsement and sustained push for Leigh Wambsganss, Republicans LOST!!
He just flipped a district that Trump won by 17 points and that hasn’t sent a Democrat to the legislature in 36 years.
Despite Trump’s personal endorsement and sustained push for Leigh Wambsganss, Republicans LOST!!
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How many Lee Greenwood concerts can you book?
Breaking news: Kevin Couch, who was appointed the Kennedy Center’s new senior vice president of artistic programming earlier this month, resigned less than two weeks after his hire was announced.
Kennedy Center’s new programming head resigns days after hire was announced
Kevin Couch, appointed the Kennedy Center’s senior vice president of artistic programming, resigned less than two weeks after his hire was announced.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:52 AM
How many Lee Greenwood concerts can you book?
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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While glad to see Bovino humbled, I really don’t have any higher opinion of Homan—a cruel, cold, corrupt, calculating bureaucrat who’s devoted more of his career to mass deportation than almost anyone. He’s the architect of child separation.
January 27, 2026 at 2:07 AM
While glad to see Bovino humbled, I really don’t have any higher opinion of Homan—a cruel, cold, corrupt, calculating bureaucrat who’s devoted more of his career to mass deportation than almost anyone. He’s the architect of child separation.
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Just a reminder that the paper is owned by one of the wealthiest men in the world who recently paid $40 million to distribute a documentary about the first lady.
News: The Washington Post is preparing to slash upwards of 300 staffers, incl sports, metro and foreign desks @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports.
“The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news
www.status.news/p/washington...
“The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news
www.status.news/p/washington...
Post Parting Depression
Looming cuts at The Washington Post threaten to decimate key coverage areas as staffers question the motives and commitment of billionaire owner Jeff Bezos.
www.status.news
January 26, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Just a reminder that the paper is owned by one of the wealthiest men in the world who recently paid $40 million to distribute a documentary about the first lady.
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A sunset on a sad day in Minnesota.
In memory of Alex Pretti who was a nurse helping our veterans in the Minneapolis VA hospital in the ICU. Again someone shot for being a great person.
#Minnesota
#AlexPretti
In memory of Alex Pretti who was a nurse helping our veterans in the Minneapolis VA hospital in the ICU. Again someone shot for being a great person.
#Minnesota
#AlexPretti
January 25, 2026 at 12:37 PM
A sunset on a sad day in Minnesota.
In memory of Alex Pretti who was a nurse helping our veterans in the Minneapolis VA hospital in the ICU. Again someone shot for being a great person.
#Minnesota
#AlexPretti
In memory of Alex Pretti who was a nurse helping our veterans in the Minneapolis VA hospital in the ICU. Again someone shot for being a great person.
#Minnesota
#AlexPretti
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“Our investigation revealed that Donald Trump is the person who caused Jan. 6, that it was foreseeable to him and that he sought to exploit the violence,” Smith testified. Yet Trump continues to lie the election was “rigged” & threaten prosecutions.
www.americaamerica.news/p/jack-smith...
www.americaamerica.news/p/jack-smith...
Jack Smith Will Not Be Silenced
Finally, the former Special Counsel speaks the truth in public, while the vengeful target of his criminal investigation continues to spread lies
www.americaamerica.news
January 23, 2026 at 1:58 PM
“Our investigation revealed that Donald Trump is the person who caused Jan. 6, that it was foreseeable to him and that he sought to exploit the violence,” Smith testified. Yet Trump continues to lie the election was “rigged” & threaten prosecutions.
www.americaamerica.news/p/jack-smith...
www.americaamerica.news/p/jack-smith...
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Carney:
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
January 22, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Carney:
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
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Breaking: per @abcnews Trump readies 1500 paratroops at Alaska base for possible deployment to Minnesota
Reminder to commanders and troops: you are OBLIGATED by your oaths to disobey illegal orders abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
Reminder to commanders and troops: you are OBLIGATED by your oaths to disobey illegal orders abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
Hundreds of active-duty soldiers on standby, 2 defense officials say
abcnews.go.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Breaking: per @abcnews Trump readies 1500 paratroops at Alaska base for possible deployment to Minnesota
Reminder to commanders and troops: you are OBLIGATED by your oaths to disobey illegal orders abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
Reminder to commanders and troops: you are OBLIGATED by your oaths to disobey illegal orders abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
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ICE and MAGA really did bet the farm on all of Minneapolis’s white people going “oh yes, please take away our disgusting, evil non-white-foreigner neighbors, oh thank you so much.”
it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
January 18, 2026 at 2:39 AM
ICE and MAGA really did bet the farm on all of Minneapolis’s white people going “oh yes, please take away our disgusting, evil non-white-foreigner neighbors, oh thank you so much.”
it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
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A terrible day.
The U.S. government vs. the free world.
The U.S. government vs. the free world.
January 17, 2026 at 11:54 PM
A terrible day.
The U.S. government vs. the free world.
The U.S. government vs. the free world.
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🚨BREAKING: A federal court Wednesday ruled against a Republican challenge to California’s redistricting plan, rejecting the GOP claim that the state had engaged in illegal racial gerrymandering when drawing up its new congressional map. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Federal court rejects GOP bid to block California redistricting
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:27 PM
🚨BREAKING: A federal court Wednesday ruled against a Republican challenge to California’s redistricting plan, rejecting the GOP claim that the state had engaged in illegal racial gerrymandering when drawing up its new congressional map. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
The mainstream media needs to hold Trump and his surrogates responsible for their lies and distortions. They need to pin them against the wall and ask them for evidence underlying their statements. If they cannot give evidence, they need to be called out as liars clearly and forcefully.
January 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
The mainstream media needs to hold Trump and his surrogates responsible for their lies and distortions. They need to pin them against the wall and ask them for evidence underlying their statements. If they cannot give evidence, they need to be called out as liars clearly and forcefully.
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NEWS: A day after the Minneapolis shooting, Secretary Noem quietly signed a new policy barring congressional visits to ICE facilities without a week's advance notice. That policy change led to three MN Dems being blocked from accessing an ICE facility today. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 11, 2026 at 2:39 AM
NEWS: A day after the Minneapolis shooting, Secretary Noem quietly signed a new policy barring congressional visits to ICE facilities without a week's advance notice. That policy change led to three MN Dems being blocked from accessing an ICE facility today. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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Chris Murphy: "Let's talk about what's at stake here. The president is spending every single day thinking about invading Greenland, managing the Venezuelan economy, building a ballroom. He's not thinking about the American people at all."
January 11, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Chris Murphy: "Let's talk about what's at stake here. The president is spending every single day thinking about invading Greenland, managing the Venezuelan economy, building a ballroom. He's not thinking about the American people at all."
It's been clear for a while, but now more so. Trump and his cabinet need to be removed as soon as possible. Then we can begin to rebuild. I hope the Democrats have the spine to do this.
January 11, 2026 at 3:37 PM
It's been clear for a while, but now more so. Trump and his cabinet need to be removed as soon as possible. Then we can begin to rebuild. I hope the Democrats have the spine to do this.
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In 1963 New York’s Bronx Zoo showcased an exhibit titled
‘THE MOST DANGEROUS ANIMAL IN THE WORLD’
It was a mirror.
‘THE MOST DANGEROUS ANIMAL IN THE WORLD’
It was a mirror.
January 11, 2026 at 10:53 AM
In 1963 New York’s Bronx Zoo showcased an exhibit titled
‘THE MOST DANGEROUS ANIMAL IN THE WORLD’
It was a mirror.
‘THE MOST DANGEROUS ANIMAL IN THE WORLD’
It was a mirror.
I guess the Kennedy Center is quickly becoming a temple for MAGA performers and audiences. Disgustingly politicized.
January 9, 2026 at 3:23 PM
I guess the Kennedy Center is quickly becoming a temple for MAGA performers and audiences. Disgustingly politicized.
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“Fuck ICE!” chants & a brass band performing “Which side are you on?” as hundreds march in Manhattan, NYC against ICE and in solidarity with Minneapolis.
January 9, 2026 at 12:06 AM
“Fuck ICE!” chants & a brass band performing “Which side are you on?” as hundreds march in Manhattan, NYC against ICE and in solidarity with Minneapolis.