Greg
@infomatisk.bsky.social
Microbiology, computer science, Java software developer, equine, photography, astronomy.
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WOW... JUST WOW...
In order to justify invoking the insurrection act in Portland, Oregon, trump faked a riot with professional videographers, the military and hired extras.
Sen. Jeffrey Merkley tells us what happened :
In order to justify invoking the insurrection act in Portland, Oregon, trump faked a riot with professional videographers, the military and hired extras.
Sen. Jeffrey Merkley tells us what happened :
October 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
WOW... JUST WOW...
In order to justify invoking the insurrection act in Portland, Oregon, trump faked a riot with professional videographers, the military and hired extras.
Sen. Jeffrey Merkley tells us what happened :
In order to justify invoking the insurrection act in Portland, Oregon, trump faked a riot with professional videographers, the military and hired extras.
Sen. Jeffrey Merkley tells us what happened :
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"Thank you for calling the corporate headquarters of ANTIFA. Comrade, your call is very important to us and will be answered in the order it was received. Current wait times to speak to an actual ANTIFA representative are infinite. [🎶Soviet Musack🎶]"
September 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
"Thank you for calling the corporate headquarters of ANTIFA. Comrade, your call is very important to us and will be answered in the order it was received. Current wait times to speak to an actual ANTIFA representative are infinite. [🎶Soviet Musack🎶]"
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In March, we reported on how two leaders of a white supremacist network allegedly helped create a detailed hit list of U.S. politicians, execs, academics and others, according to court documents.
Each entry included a photo of the target and their home address.
W/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
Each entry included a photo of the target and their home address.
W/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram: Inside a Global Online Hate Network
How a cadre of white supremacists used the loosely moderated social media platform Telegram to inspire lethal violence — until authorities took them down.
www.propublica.org
September 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
In March, we reported on how two leaders of a white supremacist network allegedly helped create a detailed hit list of U.S. politicians, execs, academics and others, according to court documents.
Each entry included a photo of the target and their home address.
W/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
Each entry included a photo of the target and their home address.
W/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
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Scientists have confirmed that Yersinia pestis, the bacterium behind later plagues like the Black Death, caused the Justinian Plague - the world’s first recorded pandemic 1,500 years ago.
Ancient DNA solves mystery behind world's first pandemic
Scientists have confirmed that Yersinia pestis, the bacterium behind later plagues like the Black Death, caused the Justinian Plague - the world’s first recorded pandemic 1,500 years ago.
l.euronews.com
September 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Scientists have confirmed that Yersinia pestis, the bacterium behind later plagues like the Black Death, caused the Justinian Plague - the world’s first recorded pandemic 1,500 years ago.
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Read more about the discovery here:
New moon discovered orbiting Uranus using camera developed at University of Arizona
It is the 29th moon found orbiting the seventh planet from the sun, Uranus. It was discovered with the James Webb Space Telescope.
www.kjzz.org
August 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Read more about the discovery here:
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These are the sorts of attacks on experts that resulted in a domestic terrorist firing 500 shots at the CDC just over a week ago. If you stand for evidence based public health interventions, you basically get a target placed on your back by DHHS leadership.
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
RFK Jr. attacks pediatricians’ group over vaccine recommendations
The American Academy of Pediatrics had earlier urged parents to get young children vaccinated against Covid — pushing back against the health secretary’s stance.
www.politico.com
August 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
These are the sorts of attacks on experts that resulted in a domestic terrorist firing 500 shots at the CDC just over a week ago. If you stand for evidence based public health interventions, you basically get a target placed on your back by DHHS leadership.
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
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Dan Pelzer read at least 3,599 books since 1962. After he died this month at 92, his family made his handwritten reading list public, hoping to motivate readers everywhere.
He Read (at Least) 3,599 Books in His Lifetime. Now Anyone Can See His List.
After Dan Pelzer died this month at 92, his children uploaded the handwritten reading list to what-dan-read.com, hoping to inspire readers everywhere.
nyti.ms
July 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Dan Pelzer read at least 3,599 books since 1962. After he died this month at 92, his family made his handwritten reading list public, hoping to motivate readers everywhere.
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One day Alligator Alcatraz will be filled with those who built it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-p0...
Alligator Alcatraz
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
www.youtube.com
July 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
One day Alligator Alcatraz will be filled with those who built it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-p0...
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"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
July 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
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A serious article from the best satirist around. It’s definitely time for the trump regime to be removed. It’s our right and responsibility to our country.
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
A New Declaration of Independence from Tyranny
Effective July 4, 2025
open.substack.com
July 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A serious article from the best satirist around. It’s definitely time for the trump regime to be removed. It’s our right and responsibility to our country.
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
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“If donors to these nonprofits are not just holding the keys to an elected official’s political future but also literally providing them with their income, that’s new and disturbing,” a campaign finance expert said about Noem’s secret income.
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics…
www.propublica.org
July 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
“If donors to these nonprofits are not just holding the keys to an elected official’s political future but also literally providing them with their income, that’s new and disturbing,” a campaign finance expert said about Noem’s secret income.
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If you're an #EmergencyMedicine doctor in these states, COVID 2020 would have been walk in the park:
1. Texas (80 closures, 30 imminent)
2. Kansas (62 closures, 31 imminent)
3. Oklahoma (39 closures, 26 imminent)
4. Mississippi (35 closures, 25 imminent)
www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/703-...
1. Texas (80 closures, 30 imminent)
2. Kansas (62 closures, 31 imminent)
3. Oklahoma (39 closures, 26 imminent)
4. Mississippi (35 closures, 25 imminent)
www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/703-...
703 hospitals at risk of closure, state by state - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
"Over 700 rural U.S. hospitals face financial struggles, with more than half at immediate risk of closure. Find out which states are most vulnerable in this ana
www.beckershospitalreview.com
July 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
If you're an #EmergencyMedicine doctor in these states, COVID 2020 would have been walk in the park:
1. Texas (80 closures, 30 imminent)
2. Kansas (62 closures, 31 imminent)
3. Oklahoma (39 closures, 26 imminent)
4. Mississippi (35 closures, 25 imminent)
www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/703-...
1. Texas (80 closures, 30 imminent)
2. Kansas (62 closures, 31 imminent)
3. Oklahoma (39 closures, 26 imminent)
4. Mississippi (35 closures, 25 imminent)
www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/703-...
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June 2025
Political cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker
www.politico.com
June 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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“family members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines”
ktla.com/news/local-n...
ktla.com/news/local-n...
June 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
“family members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines”
ktla.com/news/local-n...
ktla.com/news/local-n...
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📊 WWSCAN Weekly Data:
Respiratory weekly update: SARS-CoV-2 is in the ‘Medium’ category. All other respiratory viruses we monitor (RSV, Influenza A, Influenza B, HMPV and EV-D68) are in the ‘Low’ category nationwide. 🛟😷🧪
Respiratory weekly update: SARS-CoV-2 is in the ‘Medium’ category. All other respiratory viruses we monitor (RSV, Influenza A, Influenza B, HMPV and EV-D68) are in the ‘Low’ category nationwide. 🛟😷🧪
June 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
📊 WWSCAN Weekly Data:
Respiratory weekly update: SARS-CoV-2 is in the ‘Medium’ category. All other respiratory viruses we monitor (RSV, Influenza A, Influenza B, HMPV and EV-D68) are in the ‘Low’ category nationwide. 🛟😷🧪
Respiratory weekly update: SARS-CoV-2 is in the ‘Medium’ category. All other respiratory viruses we monitor (RSV, Influenza A, Influenza B, HMPV and EV-D68) are in the ‘Low’ category nationwide. 🛟😷🧪
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RFK Jr fired the vaccine advisory committee due to supposed "conflicts of interest." In reality ACIP members must follow strict ethical rules. Please ask him to produce evidence for his claims & have him address his own conflicts of interest (making millions from antivax lawsuits & consulting). Ty!
June 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
RFK Jr fired the vaccine advisory committee due to supposed "conflicts of interest." In reality ACIP members must follow strict ethical rules. Please ask him to produce evidence for his claims & have him address his own conflicts of interest (making millions from antivax lawsuits & consulting). Ty!
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HUGE MEDIA NEWS:
POLITICO is launching a new spin-off publication, POLITICO Weimar! If you sign up now, each morning you can get its “Reich Chancellery Playbook” newsletter delivered to your inbox as a bonus!!
POLITICO is launching a new spin-off publication, POLITICO Weimar! If you sign up now, each morning you can get its “Reich Chancellery Playbook” newsletter delivered to your inbox as a bonus!!
President Trump is leveraging his role as commander-in-chief in a much clearer and more urgent way than during his first term — whether that’s showing off the military in a parade or using it to quell protests.
From Los Angeles to Washington, Trump leans in as commander in chief
On one coast, military forces are arriving by the thousands to defend federal buildings and agents. On the other, they’re readying a celebration of American military might.
www.politico.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
HUGE MEDIA NEWS:
POLITICO is launching a new spin-off publication, POLITICO Weimar! If you sign up now, each morning you can get its “Reich Chancellery Playbook” newsletter delivered to your inbox as a bonus!!
POLITICO is launching a new spin-off publication, POLITICO Weimar! If you sign up now, each morning you can get its “Reich Chancellery Playbook” newsletter delivered to your inbox as a bonus!!
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Jeffries: "We will not be lectured by Donald Trump and anyone in the Republican Party about issues of law and order ... he pardoned hundreds of violent felons, criminals, who brutally assaulted police officers and attacked the Capitol on January 6. That's what Donald Trump did on day one."
June 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Jeffries: "We will not be lectured by Donald Trump and anyone in the Republican Party about issues of law and order ... he pardoned hundreds of violent felons, criminals, who brutally assaulted police officers and attacked the Capitol on January 6. That's what Donald Trump did on day one."
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Taiwan is the only country CLOSE to getting it right. This should be for everyone though.
www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6129174
www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6129174
Taiwan shortens COVID vaccine gap to 2 months for high-risk groups | Taiwan News | Jun. 7, 2025 13:05
Seniors, Indigenous aged 55–64, and immunosuppressed eligible for JN.1 jab within 60 days | Jun. 7, 2025 13:05
www.taiwannews.com.tw
June 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Taiwan is the only country CLOSE to getting it right. This should be for everyone though.
www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6129174
www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6129174
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🔴 Brand new comic now up on @boingboing.net
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"A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport"
after Richard Scarry
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boingboing.net/2025/06/04/t...
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"A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport"
after Richard Scarry
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Tom the Dancing Bug: A busy, busy day at the airport
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June 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🔴 Brand new comic now up on @boingboing.net
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"A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport"
after Richard Scarry
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boingboing.net/2025/06/04/t...
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"A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport"
after Richard Scarry
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boingboing.net/2025/06/04/t...
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The White House is downplaying major citation errors in a sweeping report on chronic disease in children released last week by the Make America Healthy Again Commission. scim.ag/4dPFNaQ
Trump officials downplay fake citations in high-profile report on children’s health
References to phantom studies comes after White House pledge to practice “gold standard” science
scim.ag
May 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The White House is downplaying major citation errors in a sweeping report on chronic disease in children released last week by the Make America Healthy Again Commission. scim.ag/4dPFNaQ
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This is a first for me: an actual, honest to cod COVID memorial in the park by my parents' house.
May 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This is a first for me: an actual, honest to cod COVID memorial in the park by my parents' house.
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Every year on Memorial Day, I share this video of French caretakers who take sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy, and scrub them into the letters to give them the gold coloring.
They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.
France also gave us this land as American soil.
They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.
France also gave us this land as American soil.
May 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Every year on Memorial Day, I share this video of French caretakers who take sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy, and scrub them into the letters to give them the gold coloring.
They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.
France also gave us this land as American soil.
They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.
France also gave us this land as American soil.