LA
@tryingtohelp.bsky.social
retired doc, flight surgeon, FoB Doc, triathlete, mom, human rights advocate, artist
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Earlier in 2025, I discussed with members of European Parliament how organized crime syndicates seem to have hijacked nation states to collusively deploy cognitive hybrid war tactics to undermine sovereignty, democracy, and potential accountability.
youtu.be/y3QKtwFis-o?...
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Prof Jagolinzer discusses the concept of Mafia States. Audio from testimony to EU Parliament
YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit
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December 26, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Earlier in 2025, I discussed with members of European Parliament how organized crime syndicates seem to have hijacked nation states to collusively deploy cognitive hybrid war tactics to undermine sovereignty, democracy, and potential accountability.
youtu.be/y3QKtwFis-o?...
youtu.be/y3QKtwFis-o?...
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Canada can no longer trust the United States as a credible source of medical information.
The USA was the gold standard. Now they have jumped down the dark hole of conspiracy and rage.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/12/26/h...
The USA was the gold standard. Now they have jumped down the dark hole of conspiracy and rage.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/12/26/h...
Health minister says Canada can't rely on U.S. health institutions…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
nationalnewswatch.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Canada can no longer trust the United States as a credible source of medical information.
The USA was the gold standard. Now they have jumped down the dark hole of conspiracy and rage.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/12/26/h...
The USA was the gold standard. Now they have jumped down the dark hole of conspiracy and rage.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/12/26/h...
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Unhinged take by pro-Russian tech oligarch Peter Thiel.
It’s quite funny that he talks about a surveillance state when his company, Palantir, is the one conducting mass surveillance in the US and many other Western countries.
What a hypocrite and a massive, traitorous idiot
It’s quite funny that he talks about a surveillance state when his company, Palantir, is the one conducting mass surveillance in the US and many other Western countries.
What a hypocrite and a massive, traitorous idiot
December 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Unhinged take by pro-Russian tech oligarch Peter Thiel.
It’s quite funny that he talks about a surveillance state when his company, Palantir, is the one conducting mass surveillance in the US and many other Western countries.
What a hypocrite and a massive, traitorous idiot
It’s quite funny that he talks about a surveillance state when his company, Palantir, is the one conducting mass surveillance in the US and many other Western countries.
What a hypocrite and a massive, traitorous idiot
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UN’s Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese:
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
December 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
UN’s Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese:
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
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Who worked so hard to wreck Manitoba's healthcare system? The CONservatives. The NDP will do what it can to fix it! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Unions, PCs skeptical as Manitoba premier promises end to long waits in health care in 2026 | CBC News
Some health-care leaders are questioning how Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew can confidently declare his government will end long waits for health-care services by the end of 2026.
www.cbc.ca
December 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Who worked so hard to wreck Manitoba's healthcare system? The CONservatives. The NDP will do what it can to fix it! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Even today there are markers around Halifax showing how far debris was blasted when the wartime explosive ship detonated in the harbour.
It’s one of the greatest civil disasters in Canadian history even now. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax...
It’s one of the greatest civil disasters in Canadian history even now. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax...
Halifax Explosion - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Even today there are markers around Halifax showing how far debris was blasted when the wartime explosive ship detonated in the harbour.
It’s one of the greatest civil disasters in Canadian history even now. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax...
It’s one of the greatest civil disasters in Canadian history even now. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax...
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On Christmas Eve 1968, in Lunar orbit, the Apollo 8 crew took this photo: “Earthrise."
I'll never forget how inspiring the Apollo missions were to my brother and me as kids. They showed us what our country and humanity can accomplish when we work together toward a common goal.
I'll never forget how inspiring the Apollo missions were to my brother and me as kids. They showed us what our country and humanity can accomplish when we work together toward a common goal.
December 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
On Christmas Eve 1968, in Lunar orbit, the Apollo 8 crew took this photo: “Earthrise."
I'll never forget how inspiring the Apollo missions were to my brother and me as kids. They showed us what our country and humanity can accomplish when we work together toward a common goal.
I'll never forget how inspiring the Apollo missions were to my brother and me as kids. They showed us what our country and humanity can accomplish when we work together toward a common goal.
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After buying it for $18.8 billion, Walgreens' new private equity owner has eliminated paid holidays for all hourly workers on Christmas and New Year's.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
December 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
After buying it for $18.8 billion, Walgreens' new private equity owner has eliminated paid holidays for all hourly workers on Christmas and New Year's.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
Here are Elon Musk and Thierry Breton agreeing on DS act for which Trump/ admin are up in hypocritical outrage over
x.com/thierrybreto...
x.com/thierrybreto...
Thierry Breton on X: "Today @elonmusk and I wanted to share a quick message with you on platform regulation 🇪🇺 #DSA https://t.co/nvP5FEXECY" / X
Today @elonmusk and I wanted to share a quick message with you on platform regulation 🇪🇺 #DSA https://t.co/nvP5FEXECY
x.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Here are Elon Musk and Thierry Breton agreeing on DS act for which Trump/ admin are up in hypocritical outrage over
x.com/thierrybreto...
x.com/thierrybreto...
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I’ll just note that the US didn’t do this to China, which outright bans US social media websites
US bars former EU commissioner Breton and others over tech rules ft.trib.al/TgoG45B
US bars former EU commissioner Breton and others over tech rules
France hits out at visa sanctions as Washington targets what it calls the ‘global censorship-industrial complex’
ft.trib.al
December 24, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I’ll just note that the US didn’t do this to China, which outright bans US social media websites
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And now someone has uploaded a version that wasn't filmed off a TV.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT : CBS : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This is a screen recording of a 60 Minutes segment about the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, which was intended to be...
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December 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
And now someone has uploaded a version that wasn't filmed off a TV.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
I love these amazing stalwarts of the law and way beyond my doc brain but- nothing matters for all people hold dear now Its painful, devastating- but the only thing in America which matters now- are the Trump backers/ controllers with Trump- kinda sorta- at the helm in rages paranoia and dementia .
Quick explainer for why this is a big deal, a thread.
This is a big deal in the conservative legal world: John Malcom and the Ed Meese center are leaving the Heritage Foundation, 15 staff departing in all. (Hard to translate this for a BlueSky audience, but it's a pretty significant move in the conservative legal world.)
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
December 23, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I love these amazing stalwarts of the law and way beyond my doc brain but- nothing matters for all people hold dear now Its painful, devastating- but the only thing in America which matters now- are the Trump backers/ controllers with Trump- kinda sorta- at the helm in rages paranoia and dementia .
NOTHINGS MATTERS- seriously- who goes where does what- unless and until- it affects Trump. And this wont as billionaire donors make sure pesky Conservative ideology- is now- irrelevant ! In authoritarian takeovers- all that matters is what the powers that be want aka Donor/Owners of Trump
This is a big deal in the conservative legal world: John Malcom and the Ed Meese center are leaving the Heritage Foundation, 15 staff departing in all. (Hard to translate this for a BlueSky audience, but it's a pretty significant move in the conservative legal world.)
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
Exclusive | Top Heritage Officials Flee to Mike Pence’s Nonprofit as Think Tank Fractures
The former vice president’s political group is poaching top officials from the foundation amid growing ideological fights within the conservative movement.
www.wsj.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:42 AM
NOTHINGS MATTERS- seriously- who goes where does what- unless and until- it affects Trump. And this wont as billionaire donors make sure pesky Conservative ideology- is now- irrelevant ! In authoritarian takeovers- all that matters is what the powers that be want aka Donor/Owners of Trump
NOTHINGS MATTERS- seriously- who goes where does what- unless and until- it affects Trump. And this wont as billionaire donors make sure pesky Conservative ideology- is now- irrelevant ! In authoritarian takeovers- all that matters is what the powers that be want aka Donor/Owners of Trump
Quick explainer for why this is a big deal, a thread.
This is a big deal in the conservative legal world: John Malcom and the Ed Meese center are leaving the Heritage Foundation, 15 staff departing in all. (Hard to translate this for a BlueSky audience, but it's a pretty significant move in the conservative legal world.)
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
December 23, 2025 at 5:42 AM
NOTHINGS MATTERS- seriously- who goes where does what- unless and until- it affects Trump. And this wont as billionaire donors make sure pesky Conservative ideology- is now- irrelevant ! In authoritarian takeovers- all that matters is what the powers that be want aka Donor/Owners of Trump
LOVE HER! One of the very few courageous people in America still willing to stand up!
NEWS: Congresswoman Joyce Beatty sues Trump to block the renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Read the complaint: washingtonlitigationgroup.org/news/new-law...
Read the complaint: washingtonlitigationgroup.org/news/new-law...
December 23, 2025 at 5:32 AM
LOVE HER! One of the very few courageous people in America still willing to stand up!
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John Brennan is trying to preempt Aileen Cannon in the SDFL Grand Conspiracy conspiracy.
Of particular note, Ken Wainstein notes that she may end up being a witness in any conspiracy theory tied to the MAL search.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
Of particular note, Ken Wainstein notes that she may end up being a witness in any conspiracy theory tied to the MAL search.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
Ex-C.I.A. Chief Asks to Keep Justice Dept. From Steering Case to Favored Judge
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:33 AM
John Brennan is trying to preempt Aileen Cannon in the SDFL Grand Conspiracy conspiracy.
Of particular note, Ken Wainstein notes that she may end up being a witness in any conspiracy theory tied to the MAL search.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
Of particular note, Ken Wainstein notes that she may end up being a witness in any conspiracy theory tied to the MAL search.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
In case you missed it!
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:29 AM
In case you missed it!
Again Weiss is a liar for Trump- Call it coverup or obstruction in the end- its alie to the American public on behalf- of CBS !
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On left, Bari Weiss states that she spiked the 60 Minutes piece because:
"The admin has argued in court that detainees are due 'judicial review.'"
On right, Pam Bondi Memorandum states:
"An alien determined to be an Alien Enemy and ordered removed ... is not entitled to ... judicial review."
On left, Bari Weiss states that she spiked the 60 Minutes piece because:
"The admin has argued in court that detainees are due 'judicial review.'"
On right, Pam Bondi Memorandum states:
"An alien determined to be an Alien Enemy and ordered removed ... is not entitled to ... judicial review."
December 23, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Again Weiss is a liar for Trump- Call it coverup or obstruction in the end- its alie to the American public on behalf- of CBS !
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On left, Bari Weiss states that she spiked the 60 Minutes piece because:
"The admin has argued in court that detainees are due 'judicial review.'"
On right, Pam Bondi Memorandum states:
"An alien determined to be an Alien Enemy and ordered removed ... is not entitled to ... judicial review."
On left, Bari Weiss states that she spiked the 60 Minutes piece because:
"The admin has argued in court that detainees are due 'judicial review.'"
On right, Pam Bondi Memorandum states:
"An alien determined to be an Alien Enemy and ordered removed ... is not entitled to ... judicial review."
December 23, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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On left, Bari Weiss states that she spiked the 60 Minutes piece because:
"The admin has argued in court that detainees are due 'judicial review.'"
On right, Pam Bondi Memorandum states:
"An alien determined to be an Alien Enemy and ordered removed ... is not entitled to ... judicial review."
On left, Bari Weiss states that she spiked the 60 Minutes piece because:
"The admin has argued in court that detainees are due 'judicial review.'"
On right, Pam Bondi Memorandum states:
"An alien determined to be an Alien Enemy and ordered removed ... is not entitled to ... judicial review."
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2/ Here's Chief Judge Boasberg's ruling from tonight Dec. 22:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Memorandum & Opinion – #215 in J.G.G. v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:25-cv-00766) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM OPINION re 214 Order on Summary Judgment and Class Certification Motions. Signed by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on December 22, 2025. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 12/22/2025)
storage.courtlistener.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:28 AM
2/ Here's Chief Judge Boasberg's ruling from tonight Dec. 22:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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On left:
Bari Weiss: 60 Minutes segment failed to show Government view that CECOT detainees are due judicial review
On right:
Judge Boasberg Dec 22: "The Government itself has not even contested that the detainees who now make up the CECOT class received inadequate process prior to their removal"
Bari Weiss: 60 Minutes segment failed to show Government view that CECOT detainees are due judicial review
On right:
Judge Boasberg Dec 22: "The Government itself has not even contested that the detainees who now make up the CECOT class received inadequate process prior to their removal"
December 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
On left:
Bari Weiss: 60 Minutes segment failed to show Government view that CECOT detainees are due judicial review
On right:
Judge Boasberg Dec 22: "The Government itself has not even contested that the detainees who now make up the CECOT class received inadequate process prior to their removal"
Bari Weiss: 60 Minutes segment failed to show Government view that CECOT detainees are due judicial review
On right:
Judge Boasberg Dec 22: "The Government itself has not even contested that the detainees who now make up the CECOT class received inadequate process prior to their removal"
Weiss is a liar for Trump and Ellison
On left:
Bari Weiss: 60 Minutes segment failed to show Government view that CECOT detainees are due judicial review
On right:
Judge Boasberg Dec 22: "The Government itself has not even contested that the detainees who now make up the CECOT class received inadequate process prior to their removal"
Bari Weiss: 60 Minutes segment failed to show Government view that CECOT detainees are due judicial review
On right:
Judge Boasberg Dec 22: "The Government itself has not even contested that the detainees who now make up the CECOT class received inadequate process prior to their removal"
December 23, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Weiss is a liar for Trump and Ellison
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After Epstein's 2019 death "prosecutors produced a seven-page memo on co-conspirators they might consider charging and followed that with an 86-page update in December ... a 13-page memo of corporate prosecutions they might pursue and a 26-page memo regarding another target prosecutors considered."
New trove of apparent Epstein files posted on DOJ site disappear
The Justice Department didn’t respond to requests for comment on the new documents or the decision to remove them.
www.politico.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:05 AM
After Epstein's 2019 death "prosecutors produced a seven-page memo on co-conspirators they might consider charging and followed that with an 86-page update in December ... a 13-page memo of corporate prosecutions they might pursue and a 26-page memo regarding another target prosecutors considered."
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BREAKING: We are suing Trump & his cronies to restore the Kennedy Center’s lawful name
We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group
Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group
Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
Press Release | Democracy Defenders Action
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty today sued President Trump and others to stop the unlawful renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of the Congressw...
www.democracydefendersaction.org
December 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
BREAKING: We are suing Trump & his cronies to restore the Kennedy Center’s lawful name
We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group
Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group
Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5