Jesse Smith
@jmuseq.bsky.social
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Could you imagine if the head of the United States healthcare system didn’t believe that HIV caused AIDS?
…And that instead they believed that AIDS is caused by recreational drugs (“poppers”) used by gay people?
Oh wait…🥴
…And that instead they believed that AIDS is caused by recreational drugs (“poppers”) used by gay people?
Oh wait…🥴
May 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Could you imagine if the head of the United States healthcare system didn’t believe that HIV caused AIDS?
…And that instead they believed that AIDS is caused by recreational drugs (“poppers”) used by gay people?
Oh wait…🥴
…And that instead they believed that AIDS is caused by recreational drugs (“poppers”) used by gay people?
Oh wait…🥴
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Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world
May 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world
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🚨 CALL TO ACTION THREAD: Demand Accountability! 🚨
1️⃣ Elon Musk & his employees have illegally taken over OPM, Treasury, & critical payment systems like Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid. This is unconstitutional. Call your State Attorney General & urge them to prosecute. Script in image & thread
1️⃣ Elon Musk & his employees have illegally taken over OPM, Treasury, & critical payment systems like Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid. This is unconstitutional. Call your State Attorney General & urge them to prosecute. Script in image & thread
![Call Script to State Attorneys General
Hello, my name is [Your Name], and I am a concerned citizen calling from [Your State].
I am calling to urge [State Attorney General's Name] to take immediate action against Elon Musk and his employees for their illegal and unconstitutional takeover of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the U.S. Treasury, and critical citizen benefit systems like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
This unlawful seizure of government infrastructure has given Musk and his associates unauthorized access to:
Citizens' personal data
Federal employee records
Treasury operations and financial transactions
Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid payment systems
This is a direct violation of federal and state laws protecting government institutions and the private information of millions of Americans. It is also an unconstitutional power grab, as no private individual or corporation has the right to control or override the financial and security functions of the U.S. government. DOGE is not a fourth branch of government.
I demand that the State Attorney General use their full authority to investigate and criminally prosecute Elon Musk and his employees for these illegal actions. This is not just a federal issue-state laws protecting residents' privacy, financial security, and data integrity have been blatantly violated.
Will the Attorney General take action to protect the rights of the people of [Your State] from this unconstitutional takeover?
I expect a prompt response and a public commitment to upholding the rule of law.
Thank you for your time.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:quu4h7b5nl6ktn4cqq65b3ja/bafkreifpwaynvvmq3wkd6awf4kkcfwe7r7llubs3fnaz5ghwdnbyfowjtq@jpeg)
February 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
🚨 CALL TO ACTION THREAD: Demand Accountability! 🚨
1️⃣ Elon Musk & his employees have illegally taken over OPM, Treasury, & critical payment systems like Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid. This is unconstitutional. Call your State Attorney General & urge them to prosecute. Script in image & thread
1️⃣ Elon Musk & his employees have illegally taken over OPM, Treasury, & critical payment systems like Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid. This is unconstitutional. Call your State Attorney General & urge them to prosecute. Script in image & thread
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A federal judge has temporarily restricted Musk’s access to federal payment systems for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Do not comply in advance. Keep making noise against these illegal actions—it gets results. We have a long road ahead.
February 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
A federal judge has temporarily restricted Musk’s access to federal payment systems for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Do not comply in advance. Keep making noise against these illegal actions—it gets results. We have a long road ahead.
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🚨NEW: I joined 150+ House Democrats in demanding answers from the Treasury Secretary about Elon Musk’s access to sensitive data and classified Treasury payment systems.
We’re working to stop the richest man in the world from rooting around in your Social Security and Medicare unchecked.
We’re working to stop the richest man in the world from rooting around in your Social Security and Medicare unchecked.
February 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
🚨NEW: I joined 150+ House Democrats in demanding answers from the Treasury Secretary about Elon Musk’s access to sensitive data and classified Treasury payment systems.
We’re working to stop the richest man in the world from rooting around in your Social Security and Medicare unchecked.
We’re working to stop the richest man in the world from rooting around in your Social Security and Medicare unchecked.
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The House Republicans listed below are vulnerable in 2026. They will only vote to cut our benefits if they think no one is watching.
If you live in these districts, or know anyone who does, CALL NOW and tell them to keep their hands off Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid!
If you live in these districts, or know anyone who does, CALL NOW and tell them to keep their hands off Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid!
February 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The House Republicans listed below are vulnerable in 2026. They will only vote to cut our benefits if they think no one is watching.
If you live in these districts, or know anyone who does, CALL NOW and tell them to keep their hands off Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid!
If you live in these districts, or know anyone who does, CALL NOW and tell them to keep their hands off Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid!
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February 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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I’ve got the morning shift. This guy is dangerous and unfit to serve and I’m about to explain why. Tune in: www.senate.gov/legislative/...
February 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I’ve got the morning shift. This guy is dangerous and unfit to serve and I’m about to explain why. Tune in: www.senate.gov/legislative/...
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Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms and businesses. U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans purchased as food aid.
Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms, businesses
U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms and businesses. U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans purchased as food aid.
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I appear on @CNN often. And if saying this means my days at CNN are over, then fuck it. CNN, removing @Acosta.bsky.social from his am show is cowardly bullshit. Acosta is an independent, unafraid host. To demote him to appease the crybaby in the White House is pathetic. Shame on u CNN. Don’t do it.
January 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I appear on @CNN often. And if saying this means my days at CNN are over, then fuck it. CNN, removing @Acosta.bsky.social from his am show is cowardly bullshit. Acosta is an independent, unafraid host. To demote him to appease the crybaby in the White House is pathetic. Shame on u CNN. Don’t do it.
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NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
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#BannedBookSkyClub schedule:
Jan 2025: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Feb 2025: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
March 2025: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
April 2025: Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook, et al.
Link to feed in replies. #BookTok #BookSky
Please join us.
Jan 2025: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Feb 2025: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
March 2025: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
April 2025: Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook, et al.
Link to feed in replies. #BookTok #BookSky
Please join us.
January 19, 2025 at 5:01 AM
#BannedBookSkyClub schedule:
Jan 2025: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Feb 2025: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
March 2025: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
April 2025: Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook, et al.
Link to feed in replies. #BookTok #BookSky
Please join us.
Jan 2025: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Feb 2025: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
March 2025: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
April 2025: Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook, et al.
Link to feed in replies. #BookTok #BookSky
Please join us.
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This is so good from historian @zelizer.bsky.social. I asked him whether the current despondence about Trump's win has parallels to the feeling after Bush won in 2004. He makes the case that there's much to learn from what happened *after* that.
Our exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/1902...
Our exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/1902...
January 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This is so good from historian @zelizer.bsky.social. I asked him whether the current despondence about Trump's win has parallels to the feeling after Bush won in 2004. He makes the case that there's much to learn from what happened *after* that.
Our exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/1902...
Our exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/1902...
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This was absolutely, hands down, one of the best narratives that I’ve heard in awhile. @wajali.bsky.social for the win!
Listen up! Then call or text your MOCs (via @resist.bot) and tell them to vote against his appointment.
Listen up! Then call or text your MOCs (via @resist.bot) and tell them to vote against his appointment.
December 14, 2024 at 3:23 PM
This was absolutely, hands down, one of the best narratives that I’ve heard in awhile. @wajali.bsky.social for the win!
Listen up! Then call or text your MOCs (via @resist.bot) and tell them to vote against his appointment.
Listen up! Then call or text your MOCs (via @resist.bot) and tell them to vote against his appointment.
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A short story on income inequality in the United States:
More unions = more money in the pockets of the middle class, and less money in the pockets of the already wealthy.
The end.
More unions = more money in the pockets of the middle class, and less money in the pockets of the already wealthy.
The end.
January 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A short story on income inequality in the United States:
More unions = more money in the pockets of the middle class, and less money in the pockets of the already wealthy.
The end.
More unions = more money in the pockets of the middle class, and less money in the pockets of the already wealthy.
The end.
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"OptumRx, the group’s pharmacy benefit manager, along with its two main peers, Express Scripts and CVS Caremark Rx, have pocketed an extra $7.3 billion over cost thanks to price gouging, according to the findings of a report by the Federal Trade Commission."
Lina Kahn 😍
Lina Kahn 😍
January 20, 2025 at 1:40 AM
"OptumRx, the group’s pharmacy benefit manager, along with its two main peers, Express Scripts and CVS Caremark Rx, have pocketed an extra $7.3 billion over cost thanks to price gouging, according to the findings of a report by the Federal Trade Commission."
Lina Kahn 😍
Lina Kahn 😍
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What’s the difference between a gov controlling an algorithm, silently eliminating reach for things it doesn’t like, vs the same gov using its power, to demand that the platform remove the things it doesn’t like.?
In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently
In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently
January 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
What’s the difference between a gov controlling an algorithm, silently eliminating reach for things it doesn’t like, vs the same gov using its power, to demand that the platform remove the things it doesn’t like.?
In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently
In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently
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We felt the need to round off the Mel Gibson (on Joe Rogan) sea level insight… with a perfect science lesson from Jon Stewart 😂
#jonstewart #joerogan #melgibson #sealevel #sealevelrise #icecaps
#jonstewart #joerogan #melgibson #sealevel #sealevelrise #icecaps
January 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We felt the need to round off the Mel Gibson (on Joe Rogan) sea level insight… with a perfect science lesson from Jon Stewart 😂
#jonstewart #joerogan #melgibson #sealevel #sealevelrise #icecaps
#jonstewart #joerogan #melgibson #sealevel #sealevelrise #icecaps
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I'm looking for musicians, artists, writers, filmmakers, etc. who are passionate about translating science to a broader audience. The field is at the intersection of geoscience, paleo, climate, biology, and conservation. This is a funded opportunity. Tag your favorite STEAM folks, please!
January 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I'm looking for musicians, artists, writers, filmmakers, etc. who are passionate about translating science to a broader audience. The field is at the intersection of geoscience, paleo, climate, biology, and conservation. This is a funded opportunity. Tag your favorite STEAM folks, please!
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This has fully blown my mind 🤯
January 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This has fully blown my mind 🤯
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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
November 18, 2024 at 1:29 PM
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin