Rita L. Portela
@westernspinster.bsky.social
(Acjáchemem) CA Indigenous, free Palestine! Health justice, bikes, outdoors, bioscience, data, LOLOLOL, STEM, languages, arts, justice. Bay Area. Native American Linguistics.
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CDC eliminated 6 more childhood vaccines recs today, which will result in preventable deaths. For the 6.6% of us who are immunocompromised, this is an attack on herd immunity (the community protection we depend on to survive). MAHA is a eugenics project. I break down what this means ⤵️
CDC Cuts 6 More Childhood Vaccines, Advancing MAHA Eugenics | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland
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January 6, 2026 at 12:30 AM
CDC eliminated 6 more childhood vaccines recs today, which will result in preventable deaths. For the 6.6% of us who are immunocompromised, this is an attack on herd immunity (the community protection we depend on to survive). MAHA is a eugenics project. I break down what this means ⤵️
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How many sick ppl preferring 'driverless' isolation does it take to be a
superspreader as a service?
AFAICT from Waymo's CPUC reports, you should expect on ave ~5 previous passengers were in your robot for ~20 min ea since it was at a Waymo depot for possible cleaning, though it could be 0 or >10.
superspreader as a service?
AFAICT from Waymo's CPUC reports, you should expect on ave ~5 previous passengers were in your robot for ~20 min ea since it was at a Waymo depot for possible cleaning, though it could be 0 or >10.
January 6, 2026 at 1:28 AM
How many sick ppl preferring 'driverless' isolation does it take to be a
superspreader as a service?
AFAICT from Waymo's CPUC reports, you should expect on ave ~5 previous passengers were in your robot for ~20 min ea since it was at a Waymo depot for possible cleaning, though it could be 0 or >10.
superspreader as a service?
AFAICT from Waymo's CPUC reports, you should expect on ave ~5 previous passengers were in your robot for ~20 min ea since it was at a Waymo depot for possible cleaning, though it could be 0 or >10.
The US has never won a war with people in flip flops. (Or Tevas-like sandals.)
January 6, 2026 at 7:32 AM
The US has never won a war with people in flip flops. (Or Tevas-like sandals.)
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Next to Melania Trump, height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm).
January 5, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Next to Melania Trump, height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm).
On Trump's health: 🤣😂
davidwfitzsimmons.substack.com/p/44-troubli...
davidwfitzsimmons.substack.com/p/44-troubli...
44 Troubling signs Donald Trump has eight months to live
According to speculation online
davidwfitzsimmons.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
On Trump's health: 🤣😂
davidwfitzsimmons.substack.com/p/44-troubli...
davidwfitzsimmons.substack.com/p/44-troubli...
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"Oil is the devil's excrement"
1975 quote by Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo, a founder of OPEC and former Venezuelan oil minister, regarding the "natural resource curse". He argued that oil wealth brings corruption, waste, inflation, and economic ruin to nations.
1975 quote by Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo, a founder of OPEC and former Venezuelan oil minister, regarding the "natural resource curse". He argued that oil wealth brings corruption, waste, inflation, and economic ruin to nations.
January 4, 2026 at 12:10 AM
"Oil is the devil's excrement"
1975 quote by Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo, a founder of OPEC and former Venezuelan oil minister, regarding the "natural resource curse". He argued that oil wealth brings corruption, waste, inflation, and economic ruin to nations.
1975 quote by Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo, a founder of OPEC and former Venezuelan oil minister, regarding the "natural resource curse". He argued that oil wealth brings corruption, waste, inflation, and economic ruin to nations.
Holiday retribution: youtube.com/shorts/sjhd3...
when your friend is lowkey a villain
YouTube video by Thechrisbarnett
youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Holiday retribution: youtube.com/shorts/sjhd3...
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Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
January 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
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White people solemnly intoning that WE must be ashamed of what America has become and that this war in Venezuela is the most indefensible thing WE have ever done.
Sit down, Peter.
This country was founded on kidnapping, rape, and genocide. This is who ✌🏾WE✌🏾 have been since this country’s inception.
Sit down, Peter.
This country was founded on kidnapping, rape, and genocide. This is who ✌🏾WE✌🏾 have been since this country’s inception.
January 3, 2026 at 1:56 PM
White people solemnly intoning that WE must be ashamed of what America has become and that this war in Venezuela is the most indefensible thing WE have ever done.
Sit down, Peter.
This country was founded on kidnapping, rape, and genocide. This is who ✌🏾WE✌🏾 have been since this country’s inception.
Sit down, Peter.
This country was founded on kidnapping, rape, and genocide. This is who ✌🏾WE✌🏾 have been since this country’s inception.
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Being an American feels like getting on a school bus and then your bus driver decides to do a drive by
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Being an American feels like getting on a school bus and then your bus driver decides to do a drive by
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I‘m discontinuing my social media use for the foreseeable future and I want to explain why.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
January 3, 2026 at 2:25 PM
I‘m discontinuing my social media use for the foreseeable future and I want to explain why.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
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The aging pedophile who wants to be a king has kidnapped the leader of a sovereign nation without congressional approval.
If the United States had an opposition party, they would treat this as an illegitimate act and start impeachment proceedings immediately.
If the United States had an opposition party, they would treat this as an illegitimate act and start impeachment proceedings immediately.
January 3, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The aging pedophile who wants to be a king has kidnapped the leader of a sovereign nation without congressional approval.
If the United States had an opposition party, they would treat this as an illegitimate act and start impeachment proceedings immediately.
If the United States had an opposition party, they would treat this as an illegitimate act and start impeachment proceedings immediately.
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business as usual for the WH
January 3, 2026 at 3:46 PM
business as usual for the WH
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Mood upon returning to work after the vacation.
January 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Mood upon returning to work after the vacation.
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This does seem just a little bit bad! Idk the sort of thing you’d think politicians might distance themselves from or something!
January 2, 2026 at 10:47 AM
This does seem just a little bit bad! Idk the sort of thing you’d think politicians might distance themselves from or something!
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If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
DMV error: Some CA Real IDs will be invalidated.
The bug could affect permanent residents, green card-holders or visa-holders, officials said.
Not a good trend to single them out.
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
The bug could affect permanent residents, green card-holders or visa-holders, officials said.
Not a good trend to single them out.
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
DMV error means 300,000 California residents need new Real IDs
About 325,000 California residents will soon be required to replace their license after the state Department of Motor Vehicles discovered a software error rendering some Real IDs invalid.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:56 AM
DMV error: Some CA Real IDs will be invalidated.
The bug could affect permanent residents, green card-holders or visa-holders, officials said.
Not a good trend to single them out.
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
The bug could affect permanent residents, green card-holders or visa-holders, officials said.
Not a good trend to single them out.
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
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Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2026.
Let's. Go.
Let's. Go.
January 1, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2026.
Let's. Go.
Let's. Go.
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DHS now says it's aiming for 100 million deportations. In an amazing coincidence, there are 104 million Black and Hispanic people living in the U.S. right now.
![@DHSgov on X: The peace of a nation no longer besieged by the third world.
[Image of a beach] America after 100 million deportations](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eppsmw5nfmdzhfeymtzd3xbe/bafkreiccvipzc5mayvbrzoo3cxhkp2iayuhphh4grk6lziqajuk7d2leee@jpeg)
December 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
DHS now says it's aiming for 100 million deportations. In an amazing coincidence, there are 104 million Black and Hispanic people living in the U.S. right now.
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it’s all i’ve got
December 31, 2025 at 11:58 PM
it’s all i’ve got
The biggest lie ever told was that devils don't exist.
December 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The biggest lie ever told was that devils don't exist.
The man with the nuclear codes is very very vulnerable.
These are the very chilling consequences in international affairs.
We have never been more vulnerable.
youtu.be/ZGtEic7Fx3M?...
These are the very chilling consequences in international affairs.
We have never been more vulnerable.
youtu.be/ZGtEic7Fx3M?...
BREAKING: Trump Didn’t See This Coming — New Epstein News Drops | John Mearsheimer
YouTube video by Prof John MearsheimerTalks
youtu.be
December 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The man with the nuclear codes is very very vulnerable.
These are the very chilling consequences in international affairs.
We have never been more vulnerable.
youtu.be/ZGtEic7Fx3M?...
These are the very chilling consequences in international affairs.
We have never been more vulnerable.
youtu.be/ZGtEic7Fx3M?...