KLR
@islandklr.bsky.social
In search of humanity, peace and logic in a chaotic world
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In six short months, President Trump has made Americans poorer, less secure, less healthy, and more isolated.
Six Months In, Trump Has Too Many Failures To Count | Opinion
www.newsweek.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:01 AM
In six short months, President Trump has made Americans poorer, less secure, less healthy, and more isolated.
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She’s been covered by a glacier, smashed up by various giant monsters, and left to decay on a planet overrun by super-intelligent apes. But even in a Hollywood scriptwriter’s worst nightmare, Lady Liberty surely couldn’t be sent back to France. Could she?
Give back the Statue of Liberty, French MEP tells US
French Socialist MEP says Washington’s embrace of dictators negates the values that led France to bestow the iconic statue some 140 years ago.
www.politico.eu
March 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
She’s been covered by a glacier, smashed up by various giant monsters, and left to decay on a planet overrun by super-intelligent apes. But even in a Hollywood scriptwriter’s worst nightmare, Lady Liberty surely couldn’t be sent back to France. Could she?
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Consumers across the world are boycotting American products in protest of literally everything Donald Trump is doing.
Not Just Tesla: Global Boycott Grows on All U.S. Goods
Donald Trump’s tariffs aren’t the only thing that will wreck the U.S. economy.
newrepublic.com
March 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Consumers across the world are boycotting American products in protest of literally everything Donald Trump is doing.
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Trust for public health officials cannot arise amid massive austerity. It’s no wonder the contradictions that are alive and flourishing in the United States lead people down a black hole of misinformation.
Sick, Sad World | Kristen Martin
In her new book, Edna Bonhomme examines the outsized role diseases play in deepening inequality—and how we might order things differently.
thebaffler.com
March 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Trust for public health officials cannot arise amid massive austerity. It’s no wonder the contradictions that are alive and flourishing in the United States lead people down a black hole of misinformation.
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Over 250 people have been infected with measles this year and two people have died.
The scientifically proven way to get the widespread outbreak of measles under control is to increase vaccination rates. But instead, RFK Jr. is spreading misinformation about the safety of vaccines.
The scientifically proven way to get the widespread outbreak of measles under control is to increase vaccination rates. But instead, RFK Jr. is spreading misinformation about the safety of vaccines.
As measles cases soar, RFK Jr. declares war on science
Over 250 people across multiple states have been infected with measles this year and two people have died. The vast majority of these cases are centered in areas with low vaccination rates. According ...
popular.info
March 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Over 250 people have been infected with measles this year and two people have died.
The scientifically proven way to get the widespread outbreak of measles under control is to increase vaccination rates. But instead, RFK Jr. is spreading misinformation about the safety of vaccines.
The scientifically proven way to get the widespread outbreak of measles under control is to increase vaccination rates. But instead, RFK Jr. is spreading misinformation about the safety of vaccines.
And how many babies are born with life shortening heart defects because their mothers are exposed by casual contact with the virus
“Death isn’t the only possible consequence. Measles can also cause permanent blindness, deafness and intellectual disability. Before the vaccine became available, about a thousand people every year had encephalitis because of the virus.”🧪🩺
Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health, Citing Fringe Theories (Gift Article)
In a recent interview, the health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center of an outbreak.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM
And how many babies are born with life shortening heart defects because their mothers are exposed by casual contact with the virus
How can this possibly be happening? www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
U.S. Congress bill aims to prevent funding of invasion of Canada
A new bill introduced to the United States House of Representatives would withhold federal funding for any American "operations to invade or seize territory from" Canada, Panama or Greenland -- unless...
www.ctvnews.ca
March 11, 2025 at 3:32 AM
How can this possibly be happening? www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
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This seems relevant today given the current events happening in the states!
#Canadastrong
#nevervoteconservative
We can do this Canada 🇨🇦
#Canadastrong
#nevervoteconservative
We can do this Canada 🇨🇦
February 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This seems relevant today given the current events happening in the states!
#Canadastrong
#nevervoteconservative
We can do this Canada 🇨🇦
#Canadastrong
#nevervoteconservative
We can do this Canada 🇨🇦
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Millions of kids will die because the Musk/DOGE administration is illegally defying the courts and refusing to release aid authorized by Congress.
This is immoral and evil.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
This is immoral and evil.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Millions of kids will die because the Musk/DOGE administration is illegally defying the courts and refusing to release aid authorized by Congress.
This is immoral and evil.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
This is immoral and evil.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
So much for PM Starmer's Love Actually moment. Not standing up for the sovereignty of a Commonwealth country - poor form Great Britain, poor form
February 28, 2025 at 7:07 AM
So much for PM Starmer's Love Actually moment. Not standing up for the sovereignty of a Commonwealth country - poor form Great Britain, poor form
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The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
February 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
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On Sunday, Pete Buttigieg post a message on social media to other countries basically telling them not to be bullied.
February 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
On Sunday, Pete Buttigieg post a message on social media to other countries basically telling them not to be bullied.
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It’s a very common question these days in light of all these attacks upon our Republic: Is somebody doing something?! The good news is, they are. I break it down and discuss the four kinds of responses that are happening today. Link in the replies.
February 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It’s a very common question these days in light of all these attacks upon our Republic: Is somebody doing something?! The good news is, they are. I break it down and discuss the four kinds of responses that are happening today. Link in the replies.
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No. Trump backed down because the markets were crashing. Mexico had already put 10,000 troops at the border in a deal four years ago with Biden, who didn’t have to threaten tariffs to get it.
February 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
No. Trump backed down because the markets were crashing. Mexico had already put 10,000 troops at the border in a deal four years ago with Biden, who didn’t have to threaten tariffs to get it.
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If you have a smidge of power and you catch yourself thinking:
Maybe we'll be safe if we:
- tone this justice program a bit
- take that 'decolonization' reference off the website
- nix that grant for decarbonization...
know that you are playing your part in Trump's game perfectly.
1/2
Maybe we'll be safe if we:
- tone this justice program a bit
- take that 'decolonization' reference off the website
- nix that grant for decarbonization...
know that you are playing your part in Trump's game perfectly.
1/2
January 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
If you have a smidge of power and you catch yourself thinking:
Maybe we'll be safe if we:
- tone this justice program a bit
- take that 'decolonization' reference off the website
- nix that grant for decarbonization...
know that you are playing your part in Trump's game perfectly.
1/2
Maybe we'll be safe if we:
- tone this justice program a bit
- take that 'decolonization' reference off the website
- nix that grant for decarbonization...
know that you are playing your part in Trump's game perfectly.
1/2
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Anyone who is anti-vax is pro-death. Period. The science and data do not lie. And they don’t care about your podcast.
November 24, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Anyone who is anti-vax is pro-death. Period. The science and data do not lie. And they don’t care about your podcast.