poltheorist
@political-theorist.bsky.social
I post political theory and current events, trying to explore what media overlooks
For individual+economic freedom, fairness, objective science, and the constitution, wheather that aligns with Ds, Rs, or neither on a given issue
follows =/= endorsements
For individual+economic freedom, fairness, objective science, and the constitution, wheather that aligns with Ds, Rs, or neither on a given issue
follows =/= endorsements
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Epstein scandal is bigger than Trump, it is a multiagency, multidecade, international corruption scandal involving county, state, and federal agencies across multiple jurisdictions, officials in both political parties, and potentially multiple nations' intelligence agencies (source below)
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No.
Sorry.
Gavin is NOT going to be our next president.
Check his history.
I say this as a California resident.
He can’t be trusted.
Sorry.
Gavin is NOT going to be our next president.
Check his history.
I say this as a California resident.
He can’t be trusted.
December 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
No.
Sorry.
Gavin is NOT going to be our next president.
Check his history.
I say this as a California resident.
He can’t be trusted.
Sorry.
Gavin is NOT going to be our next president.
Check his history.
I say this as a California resident.
He can’t be trusted.
FALSE: Posts are circulating on bluesky claiming that Steven Miller's Wife, Katie Miller, is on the CDC's vaccine advisory committee (ACIP)
The posts include screenshots of a tweet in which she says she "voted for" the recent vaccine schedule change
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The posts include screenshots of a tweet in which she says she "voted for" the recent vaccine schedule change
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December 7, 2025 at 4:54 AM
FALSE: Posts are circulating on bluesky claiming that Steven Miller's Wife, Katie Miller, is on the CDC's vaccine advisory committee (ACIP)
The posts include screenshots of a tweet in which she says she "voted for" the recent vaccine schedule change
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The posts include screenshots of a tweet in which she says she "voted for" the recent vaccine schedule change
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THIS: The Moment A Police Chief Lit A Match Under American Democracy
open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...
open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...
THIS: The Moment A Police Chief Lit A Match Under American Democracy
Why One Man’s Warning to ICE Agents May Be the Most Symbolic Act of Democratic Backbone We’ve Seen in Years
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
THIS: The Moment A Police Chief Lit A Match Under American Democracy
open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...
open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...
🧵 Fact checking the data from the ACIP meeting, part 1:
The first really notable epidemiological claim is that the reduction in hepB was not due to the addition of the universal birth dose (UBD), but was due to other public health measures
Data from NNDSS www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
The first really notable epidemiological claim is that the reduction in hepB was not due to the addition of the universal birth dose (UBD), but was due to other public health measures
Data from NNDSS www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
www.cdc.gov
December 7, 2025 at 4:24 AM
🧵 Fact checking the data from the ACIP meeting, part 1:
The first really notable epidemiological claim is that the reduction in hepB was not due to the addition of the universal birth dose (UBD), but was due to other public health measures
Data from NNDSS www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
The first really notable epidemiological claim is that the reduction in hepB was not due to the addition of the universal birth dose (UBD), but was due to other public health measures
Data from NNDSS www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
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Rep. Greene shares insights into discussions with Trump about Jeffrey Epstein in a CBS 60 Minutes interview teaser, raising questions on the administration's stance and involvement.
'He was furious': MTG says Trump told her releasing Epstein files would 'hurt people'
Rep. Greene shares insights into discussions with Trump about Jeffrey Epstein in a CBS 60 Minutes interview teaser, raising questions on the administration's stance and involvement.
www.rawstory.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Rep. Greene shares insights into discussions with Trump about Jeffrey Epstein in a CBS 60 Minutes interview teaser, raising questions on the administration's stance and involvement.
🧵 Watching the ACIP meeting (yes all 15 hours) and reporting what I see, day 2:
December 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
🧵 Watching the ACIP meeting (yes all 15 hours) and reporting what I see, day 2:
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🚨 NEW: One of the largest COVID-19 vaccine studies ever (28 MILLION people in France) just dropped.
Results?
• 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19
• 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality
• No increase in 4-year mortality
#BlueSky #MedSky #IDSky #SciSky #NewsSky #PedsSky #ObSky #NurseSky
Results?
• 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19
• 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality
• No increase in 4-year mortality
#BlueSky #MedSky #IDSky #SciSky #NewsSky #PedsSky #ObSky #NurseSky
December 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
TORTURE revealed at alligator Alcatraz:
Four men interviewed by Amnesty explained how officials arbitrarily sent migrants to the “box” as punishment, shackling their hands and feet to the ground inside the cramped cage. www.miaminewtimes.com/news/alligat...
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Four men interviewed by Amnesty explained how officials arbitrarily sent migrants to the “box” as punishment, shackling their hands and feet to the ground inside the cramped cage. www.miaminewtimes.com/news/alligat...
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Alligator Alcatraz Detainees Tortured in Small 'Box,' Amnesty International Says
Migrants were allegedly sent to what detainees described as a four-by-four-foot "box" as punishment.
www.miaminewtimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
TORTURE revealed at alligator Alcatraz:
Four men interviewed by Amnesty explained how officials arbitrarily sent migrants to the “box” as punishment, shackling their hands and feet to the ground inside the cramped cage. www.miaminewtimes.com/news/alligat...
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Four men interviewed by Amnesty explained how officials arbitrarily sent migrants to the “box” as punishment, shackling their hands and feet to the ground inside the cramped cage. www.miaminewtimes.com/news/alligat...
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🧵 Watching the ACIP meeting (yes all 15 hours) and reporting what I see:
Today is all about the hep B vaccine
New posts in this thread will be made after I watch each presentation, discussion, and vote, as well as anytime I see something noteworthy, such as interesting info or notable incompetence
Today is all about the hep B vaccine
New posts in this thread will be made after I watch each presentation, discussion, and vote, as well as anytime I see something noteworthy, such as interesting info or notable incompetence
December 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
🧵 Watching the ACIP meeting (yes all 15 hours) and reporting what I see:
Today is all about the hep B vaccine
New posts in this thread will be made after I watch each presentation, discussion, and vote, as well as anytime I see something noteworthy, such as interesting info or notable incompetence
Today is all about the hep B vaccine
New posts in this thread will be made after I watch each presentation, discussion, and vote, as well as anytime I see something noteworthy, such as interesting info or notable incompetence
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Please read. This is how digital ID really works in practice. This is the future for Britain under two tier Keir.
togetherdeclaration.org/indias-digit...
togetherdeclaration.org/indias-digit...
India’s Digital ID Nightmare - And Starmer Wants It Here?
According to Keir Starmer, India’s digital ID system is a “massive success”. To us, it sounds more like a brewing nightmare… Shortly after announcing his intention to impose compulsory digital ID on ...
togetherdeclaration.org
December 2, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Please read. This is how digital ID really works in practice. This is the future for Britain under two tier Keir.
togetherdeclaration.org/indias-digit...
togetherdeclaration.org/indias-digit...
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I don’t know how much y’all have been following the Indiana gerrymandering battle, but it has everything.
Republicans standing up for election integrity (?!?). Trump threats. Swatting. The Gov calling a 9-0 election map “fair”, and a senator who was affected by a Trump slur.
Off we go (1/7)
Republicans standing up for election integrity (?!?). Trump threats. Swatting. The Gov calling a 9-0 election map “fair”, and a senator who was affected by a Trump slur.
Off we go (1/7)
December 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I don’t know how much y’all have been following the Indiana gerrymandering battle, but it has everything.
Republicans standing up for election integrity (?!?). Trump threats. Swatting. The Gov calling a 9-0 election map “fair”, and a senator who was affected by a Trump slur.
Off we go (1/7)
Republicans standing up for election integrity (?!?). Trump threats. Swatting. The Gov calling a 9-0 election map “fair”, and a senator who was affected by a Trump slur.
Off we go (1/7)
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To be clear, there’s a big difference between criticizing the anti-vaccine movement & discrediting their influencers/leaders vs shaming vax-hesitant or quietly vax-refusing parents. The latter backfires/worsens the prob; the former is essential & is effective. But SciComm folks often conflate these.
A lesson I learned from living among vaccine-hesitant and anti-vax people in Autism Land: it's pointless to make vaccine-hesitant parents feel stupid. The anti-vax people make them feel smart, so that's who they'll listen to. @tarahaelle.bsky.social has been a great model.
December 1, 2025 at 11:13 PM
To be clear, there’s a big difference between criticizing the anti-vaccine movement & discrediting their influencers/leaders vs shaming vax-hesitant or quietly vax-refusing parents. The latter backfires/worsens the prob; the former is essential & is effective. But SciComm folks often conflate these.
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What this site has taught me is that leftists would also get wrecked by a left-coded fox news and it’s a miracle that no one has pulled one off yet
November 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
What this site has taught me is that leftists would also get wrecked by a left-coded fox news and it’s a miracle that no one has pulled one off yet
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"Assaults against ICE up 1,153% in 11 months" news article today
Missing, the percentage of Assaults citizens take from ICE, and how much they increased by.
When I see reporting like this, all I can think of is
This is a damn Hometown Referee calling things.
Missing, the percentage of Assaults citizens take from ICE, and how much they increased by.
When I see reporting like this, all I can think of is
This is a damn Hometown Referee calling things.
November 29, 2025 at 10:19 AM
"Assaults against ICE up 1,153% in 11 months" news article today
Missing, the percentage of Assaults citizens take from ICE, and how much they increased by.
When I see reporting like this, all I can think of is
This is a damn Hometown Referee calling things.
Missing, the percentage of Assaults citizens take from ICE, and how much they increased by.
When I see reporting like this, all I can think of is
This is a damn Hometown Referee calling things.
🧵 FDA announces that covid shots killed children. What does the science say?
An Internal FDA memo attributed 10 child deaths to covid vaccines and cited myocarditis as a possible cause of death www.yahoo.com/news/article...
An Internal FDA memo attributed 10 child deaths to covid vaccines and cited myocarditis as a possible cause of death www.yahoo.com/news/article...
November 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
🧵 FDA announces that covid shots killed children. What does the science say?
An Internal FDA memo attributed 10 child deaths to covid vaccines and cited myocarditis as a possible cause of death www.yahoo.com/news/article...
An Internal FDA memo attributed 10 child deaths to covid vaccines and cited myocarditis as a possible cause of death www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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ICE is using Uber stickers in order to disguise themselves and kidnap people. Spread this for awareness!
November 29, 2025 at 3:04 AM
ICE is using Uber stickers in order to disguise themselves and kidnap people. Spread this for awareness!
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Honestly... stopped clock moment here. Every time I get behind the wheel of a car that has annoying "driver assist" features like this I'm always quickly looking for how to disable them. It is distracting as hell when the car beeps at me constantly over every little thing and that's BAD for safety.
November 26, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Honestly... stopped clock moment here. Every time I get behind the wheel of a car that has annoying "driver assist" features like this I'm always quickly looking for how to disable them. It is distracting as hell when the car beeps at me constantly over every little thing and that's BAD for safety.
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My interpretation of this article:
You don’t need a violent coup or a hacked voting machines to overthrow democracy.
You just need control of the algorithm.
You don’t need a violent coup or a hacked voting machines to overthrow democracy.
You just need control of the algorithm.
Reranking partisan animosity in algorithmic social media feeds alters affective polarization
Today, social media platforms hold the sole power to study the effects of feed-ranking algorithms. We developed a platform-independent method that reranks participants’ feeds in real time and used thi...
www.science.org
November 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
My interpretation of this article:
You don’t need a violent coup or a hacked voting machines to overthrow democracy.
You just need control of the algorithm.
You don’t need a violent coup or a hacked voting machines to overthrow democracy.
You just need control of the algorithm.
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SARS-CoV-2 is not “airborne HIV” and I will not permit this narrative on my feed.
It’s an irresponsible and harmful claim made by people who understand nothing about viruses.
It’s an irresponsible and harmful claim made by people who understand nothing about viruses.
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
SARS-CoV-2 is not “airborne HIV” and I will not permit this narrative on my feed.
It’s an irresponsible and harmful claim made by people who understand nothing about viruses.
It’s an irresponsible and harmful claim made by people who understand nothing about viruses.
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BREAKING: The FBI requests interviews with Democratic lawmakers over video urging troops to refuse illegal orders.
FBI seeks interviews with Democratic lawmakers who urged US troops to defy illegal orders
Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
BREAKING: The FBI requests interviews with Democratic lawmakers over video urging troops to refuse illegal orders.
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CDC Just changed their page on vaccines and autism www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
Autism and Vaccines
Answers to common questions about vaccine safety and autism.
www.cdc.gov
November 20, 2025 at 5:28 AM
CDC Just changed their page on vaccines and autism www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
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White House lobbies senators to delay vote on releasing Epstein investigation files, sources say.
Trump's White House Tried To Slow-Walk A Vote On The Epstein Files. It Failed.
White House lobbies senators to delay vote on releasing Epstein investigation files, sources say.
www.huffpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 AM
White House lobbies senators to delay vote on releasing Epstein investigation files, sources say.
I had thought that by 2025 people would know it is wrong to criticize people for how they were born, but I've been noticing posts saying it is international men's day and a substantial number of the top posts are negative statements about men
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November 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I had thought that by 2025 people would know it is wrong to criticize people for how they were born, but I've been noticing posts saying it is international men's day and a substantial number of the top posts are negative statements about men
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