Cedric
@cedriclvs.bsky.social
Activist, social worker, musician and prospective luddite
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DECEIPT MAYHEM DESTRUCTION MURDER ... Every single day we find ourselves asking "how can this be allowed to happen?" I fear we will likely be asking this same question in November 2026.
October 24, 2025 at 4:04 AM
DECEIPT MAYHEM DESTRUCTION MURDER ... Every single day we find ourselves asking "how can this be allowed to happen?" I fear we will likely be asking this same question in November 2026.
October 22, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Always peaceful=always more effective
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Tips for Preparedness, Peaceful Protesting, and Safety
Safety and preparedness are essential in uncertain times. Whether you're preparing for an emergency or participating in a peaceful protest, these…
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October 14, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Always peaceful=always more effective
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The Wounded Knee medals decision has sparked outrage in Native communities. And well it should. Just one more betrayal of honor in this time in our history.
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Pete Hegseth’s Wounded Knee Decision Betrays the Meaning of Honor
Opinion: When U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Sept. 25 that he would not rescind the Medals of Honor awarded to approximately 20 members of the U.S. 7th Cavalry for their actions at t...
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October 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The Wounded Knee medals decision has sparked outrage in Native communities. And well it should. Just one more betrayal of honor in this time in our history.
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September 25, 2025 at 6:15 AM
The belief that Amish children do not have autism is a persistent misconception that has been debunked by scientific evidence.
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Opinion | ‘This May Be the Most Difficult Day in My Career’: Experts React to Trump’s Autism Remarks
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September 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The belief that Amish children do not have autism is a persistent misconception that has been debunked by scientific evidence.
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Can't imagine living life without ever hearing this record. The book is good.
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Coltrane 99: WBGO Archive (2020): A Deep Dive into John Coltrane's 'A Love Supreme' by His Biographer, Lewis Porter (Pt. 1)
Dr. Lewis Porter's Deep Dive into John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" (Pt.1)
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September 23, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Can't imagine living life without ever hearing this record. The book is good.
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Inconvenient Truths Dept:
We already knew this but let's roll these findings out yet again.....
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We already knew this but let's roll these findings out yet again.....
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Who actually commits political violence in the United States? Here's what the data says
Extensive federal and academic research indicates that right-wing extremists are responsible for most domestic terrorism deaths in the United States. Studies consistently find that violence linked to ...
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September 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Inconvenient Truths Dept:
We already knew this but let's roll these findings out yet again.....
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We already knew this but let's roll these findings out yet again.....
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The Teapot Dome Scandal in the 1920s centered on Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall, who was convicted of accepting bribes from oil companies, and became the first presidential cabinet member to go to prison.
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Does Anybody Care This Is the Worst Bribery Scandal Since Teapot Dome?
The UAE put $2 billion into World Liberty Financial, then got export restrictions lifted on AI chips. Nothing to see here, move along.
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September 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The Teapot Dome Scandal in the 1920s centered on Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall, who was convicted of accepting bribes from oil companies, and became the first presidential cabinet member to go to prison.
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We send our most heartfelt condolences, Nory. Stay strong, stay safe. A better life awaits.
September 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
We send our most heartfelt condolences, Nory. Stay strong, stay safe. A better life awaits.
"Physicians committed to promoting human health within a scientific frame need to start considering responses that would ordinarily be off the table."
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If RFK Jr. doesn’t resign, physicians should join a limited strike
If Kennedy doesn’t resign, physicians should join a limited strike. Desperate diseases call for desperate measures.
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September 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
"Physicians committed to promoting human health within a scientific frame need to start considering responses that would ordinarily be off the table."
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"We are in a moment of mass epistemic failure, where truth itself is destabilized and power no longer answers to reason, law, or fact."
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I’ve Seen States Collapse; Now I See It Happening Here | Common Dreams
After years reporting from post-authoritarian states, I now see the same patterns in my own backyard—where justice has collapsed, truth is suppressed, and power no longer answers to the people.
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September 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"We are in a moment of mass epistemic failure, where truth itself is destabilized and power no longer answers to reason, law, or fact."
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This family has endured so much. Now this. One of their own. I'm sorry they have to speak out like this, again, but, well, they have to. I'm grateful.
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RFK. Jr's family members say he is a 'threat' to Americans' health and call for his resignation
Members of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s family are calling for him to step down as health secretary. This follows a contentious congressional hearing this past week, when the Trump Cabinet official faced b...
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September 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This family has endured so much. Now this. One of their own. I'm sorry they have to speak out like this, again, but, well, they have to. I'm grateful.
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They are back. Diseases that the U.S. had all but eliminated decades ago through mass vaccination campaigns have returned.
Those of us who grew up with friends and family who were polio victims will never forget the frustration....
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Those of us who grew up with friends and family who were polio victims will never forget the frustration....
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Our Dark, Unvaccinated Future
Our Dark, Unvaccinated Future: Diseases that cause suffocation, paralysis, and childhood death are poised to come surging back.
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September 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
They are back. Diseases that the U.S. had all but eliminated decades ago through mass vaccination campaigns have returned.
Those of us who grew up with friends and family who were polio victims will never forget the frustration....
nautil.us/our-dark-unv...
Those of us who grew up with friends and family who were polio victims will never forget the frustration....
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Thank you for sharing your intelligent insight. We stand with you.
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I live in Ukraine. Our children are being bombed, kidnapped, killed and injured by Russian drones and rockets. Our government can do nothing about that. There is no law or regulation that can stop this. But seeing US children regularly shot not at war and by US own citizens leaves me baffled.
September 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Thank you for sharing your intelligent insight. We stand with you.
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The women speaking out today, the victims of Epstein and Maxwell, deserve all the support and love we can give them for their incredible courage. Their healing journey will last a lifetime. Let's make sure the entire truth sees the light of day so that they receive the justice they deserve.
September 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The women speaking out today, the victims of Epstein and Maxwell, deserve all the support and love we can give them for their incredible courage. Their healing journey will last a lifetime. Let's make sure the entire truth sees the light of day so that they receive the justice they deserve.
Netanyahu has claimed that there is no starvation crisis in Gaza and has said such reports are part of a "fake" propaganda campaign waged by Israel's enemies
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Israel Massacres Gaza Children Fetching Water, Starves 13 More Palestinians to Death | Common Dreams
"A child in Gaza shouldn't have to die for a sip of water," said one Palestinian American critic. "Families are starving, fleeing under bombs, with nowhere safe to go. Humanity is failing them."
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September 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Netanyahu has claimed that there is no starvation crisis in Gaza and has said such reports are part of a "fake" propaganda campaign waged by Israel's enemies
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Real adults do whatever is in their power to help the most vulnerable and innocent among us. You have power. You can actually vote to change things. But you chose not to. And, no, "you can’t replace those children, Martha"
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GOP Lawmaker Struggles to Explain Why He Voted Down Bill That Would Have Provided Mental Health Funding He Now Wants to Stop Mass Shootings
Tom Emmer didn't even try to explain why he voted against a bipartisan bill promoting mental health services when pressed by Martha Raddatz.
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August 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Real adults do whatever is in their power to help the most vulnerable and innocent among us. You have power. You can actually vote to change things. But you chose not to. And, no, "you can’t replace those children, Martha"
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