Ted White
@stdepi.bsky.social
Epidemiologist in the Pacific Northwest who's wondering whether he'll ever work in public health again.
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Same people who whinge endlessly about how the removal of confederate monuments “erases history” have no problem erasing actual history
January 23, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Same people who whinge endlessly about how the removal of confederate monuments “erases history” have no problem erasing actual history
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Today’s New Yorker cartoon.
January 20, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Today’s New Yorker cartoon.
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Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Prime Minister of Greenland: Sovereignty is a red line. Our integrity, our borders, and international law are definitely, definitely a red line that we don’t want anyone to cross.
January 23, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Prime Minister of Greenland: Sovereignty is a red line. Our integrity, our borders, and international law are definitely, definitely a red line that we don’t want anyone to cross.
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Canadian PM Carney: Canada and the United States have built a remarkable partnership in the economy, in security, and in rich cultural exchange. But Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian.
January 23, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Canadian PM Carney: Canada and the United States have built a remarkable partnership in the economy, in security, and in rich cultural exchange. But Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian.
In the end, we're stuck the US electorate. Out of 245 million eligible voters in 2024, 170 million (69%) either sat out the election, voted for Trump, or voted for a third-party kook like Jill Stein or RFK Jr.
To quote Molly Jong-Fast, "I want to live in a pineapple at the bottom of the sea."
To quote Molly Jong-Fast, "I want to live in a pineapple at the bottom of the sea."
January 23, 2026 at 1:39 AM
In the end, we're stuck the US electorate. Out of 245 million eligible voters in 2024, 170 million (69%) either sat out the election, voted for Trump, or voted for a third-party kook like Jill Stein or RFK Jr.
To quote Molly Jong-Fast, "I want to live in a pineapple at the bottom of the sea."
To quote Molly Jong-Fast, "I want to live in a pineapple at the bottom of the sea."
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This is for people who think all the scientists losing their jobs because of the Trump regime will magically be hired by other countries. Let’s see how a PhD geoscientist is doing…
January 22, 2026 at 5:39 PM
This is for people who think all the scientists losing their jobs because of the Trump regime will magically be hired by other countries. Let’s see how a PhD geoscientist is doing…
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A reminder to people being tear-gassed by ICE, protesters in Hong Kong used leaf blowers to lessen the impact of the irritant.
January 22, 2026 at 6:57 PM
A reminder to people being tear-gassed by ICE, protesters in Hong Kong used leaf blowers to lessen the impact of the irritant.
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Nehls: I would like to quickly address the police officers from January 6th. And I can tell you that the fault does not lie with Donald Trump. It lies with the US capitol leadership team.
Fanone: *Coughs: Go fuck yourself*
Fanone: *Coughs: Go fuck yourself*
January 22, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Nehls: I would like to quickly address the police officers from January 6th. And I can tell you that the fault does not lie with Donald Trump. It lies with the US capitol leadership team.
Fanone: *Coughs: Go fuck yourself*
Fanone: *Coughs: Go fuck yourself*
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AOC: The president has been acting in increasingly erratic ways. It is really damning when we think about the degree to which media outlets reported on Joe Biden, yet we are seeing behavior from Trump that is alarming and everyone is pretending this is normal.
January 21, 2026 at 10:49 PM
AOC: The president has been acting in increasingly erratic ways. It is really damning when we think about the degree to which media outlets reported on Joe Biden, yet we are seeing behavior from Trump that is alarming and everyone is pretending this is normal.
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If there’s a better obituary for an evil cartoonist than an A.I. generated version of his character that fucks up the defining detail of its design, I can’t think of it. No notes. 👨🏻🍳 💋
January 13, 2026 at 6:47 PM
If there’s a better obituary for an evil cartoonist than an A.I. generated version of his character that fucks up the defining detail of its design, I can’t think of it. No notes. 👨🏻🍳 💋
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Hear Canadian PM Mark Carney at Davos. Someone is finally serving the orange menace some realness: We're forming alliances to protect ourselves from you and your shit. He hits it out of the park.
youtu.be/MoDQBbbnv7o?...
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FULL SPEECH | 'The old order is not coming back': PM says Canada must build strength at home
YouTube video by CBC News
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January 21, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Hear Canadian PM Mark Carney at Davos. Someone is finally serving the orange menace some realness: We're forming alliances to protect ourselves from you and your shit. He hits it out of the park.
youtu.be/MoDQBbbnv7o?...
youtu.be/MoDQBbbnv7o?...
A public health colleague recently alerted me to the rise of "crypto-cities" in poorer countries financed by billionaires. Chilling, but few seem aware of it.
"Próspera has become well known for the zone’s experimental medical facilities, which run clinical trials unburdened by FDA standards."
"Próspera has become well known for the zone’s experimental medical facilities, which run clinical trials unburdened by FDA standards."
The For-Profit City That Might Come Crashing Down (Published 2024)
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:12 AM
A public health colleague recently alerted me to the rise of "crypto-cities" in poorer countries financed by billionaires. Chilling, but few seem aware of it.
"Próspera has become well known for the zone’s experimental medical facilities, which run clinical trials unburdened by FDA standards."
"Próspera has become well known for the zone’s experimental medical facilities, which run clinical trials unburdened by FDA standards."
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There is no "Golden Age" — only the Second Gilded Age.
January 20, 2026 at 9:15 PM
There is no "Golden Age" — only the Second Gilded Age.
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To: European leaders
From: Robert Reich
It is impossible to appease a tyrant.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/memo-to-europe-remember-neville-chamberlain
From: Robert Reich
It is impossible to appease a tyrant.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/memo-to-europe-remember-neville-chamberlain
January 21, 2026 at 2:01 AM
To: European leaders
From: Robert Reich
It is impossible to appease a tyrant.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/memo-to-europe-remember-neville-chamberlain
From: Robert Reich
It is impossible to appease a tyrant.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/memo-to-europe-remember-neville-chamberlain
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
Trump at Davos
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Booed at the opera -- Glenn Close as the Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons
YouTube video by David Gibson
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January 21, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Trump at Davos
youtu.be/xPy-PxbdT5c?...
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I wonder how long it will take the media to catch on to the fact that ICE’s recruiting spree has effectively deputized every white supremacist hate group out there.
January 17, 2026 at 5:32 AM
I wonder how long it will take the media to catch on to the fact that ICE’s recruiting spree has effectively deputized every white supremacist hate group out there.
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For non-German speakers:
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
Liebe Medien, ich kann die Schlagzeile "Keine Einigung zwischen USA und Dänemark" nicht mehr sehen. Wenn ein Bewaffneter eine Bank stürmt, titelt ihr doch auch nicht: "Räuber und Kassiererin finden keinen Konsens über Geldübergabe." Hört auf, imperiale Aggression als normale Diplomatie zu framen.
January 15, 2026 at 11:11 AM
For non-German speakers:
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
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Seen in London:
January 14, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Seen in London:
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Kamlager-Dove: Nobody said that about the January 6ers, did they? So, they didn’t comply. You know what they got for not complying with the law? A pardon from Trump. And dozens of them have gone out to commit additional crimes. So, I am so sick of the hypocrisy and the bullshit.
January 12, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Kamlager-Dove: Nobody said that about the January 6ers, did they? So, they didn’t comply. You know what they got for not complying with the law? A pardon from Trump. And dozens of them have gone out to commit additional crimes. So, I am so sick of the hypocrisy and the bullshit.
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This video is the perfect encapsulation of the illegal, thuggish, unprovoked, violent conduct of ICE. Rep. @benniethompson.bsky.social, I trust that you and the House Homeland Security Committee will have interest in this.
January 13, 2026 at 2:19 AM
This video is the perfect encapsulation of the illegal, thuggish, unprovoked, violent conduct of ICE. Rep. @benniethompson.bsky.social, I trust that you and the House Homeland Security Committee will have interest in this.
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Elizabeth Cotten legendary blues & folk singer-guitarist
(Jan 5, 1893-June 29, 1987)!
Freight Train youtube.com/watch?v=R2DC...
Elizabeth Cotten Live youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Folksongs & Instrumentals With Guitar youtube.com/watch?v=_T6U...
#Blues #bluesmusic #folkmusic #fingerpicking
(Jan 5, 1893-June 29, 1987)!
Freight Train youtube.com/watch?v=R2DC...
Elizabeth Cotten Live youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Folksongs & Instrumentals With Guitar youtube.com/watch?v=_T6U...
#Blues #bluesmusic #folkmusic #fingerpicking
January 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Elizabeth Cotten legendary blues & folk singer-guitarist
(Jan 5, 1893-June 29, 1987)!
Freight Train youtube.com/watch?v=R2DC...
Elizabeth Cotten Live youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Folksongs & Instrumentals With Guitar youtube.com/watch?v=_T6U...
#Blues #bluesmusic #folkmusic #fingerpicking
(Jan 5, 1893-June 29, 1987)!
Freight Train youtube.com/watch?v=R2DC...
Elizabeth Cotten Live youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Folksongs & Instrumentals With Guitar youtube.com/watch?v=_T6U...
#Blues #bluesmusic #folkmusic #fingerpicking
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Today in #LaborHistory 1/10/1914: #IWW #union organizer & folk singer #JoeHill was falsely arrested for killing 2 men. Later executed. His final message from #prison: Don’t mourn, Organize!
#workingclass #anarchism #folkmusic
#workingclass #anarchism #folkmusic
![Cover of the sheet music for “The Rebel Girl,” by Joe Hill. Depicts a tall woman in a white blouse and dark skirt, holding a red flag that says “One Big Union.” She is accompanied by another woman, possibly distributing union newspapers, and a boy waving his cap in the air. By [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2555561](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:55mxt4inqycnsmkaebqk6mo6/bafkreihzanucur73b3gbe4jhktet2qnzipeb5p7zvek2z5dczkpnscvqtu@jpeg)
January 10, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Today in #LaborHistory 1/10/1914: #IWW #union organizer & folk singer #JoeHill was falsely arrested for killing 2 men. Later executed. His final message from #prison: Don’t mourn, Organize!
#workingclass #anarchism #folkmusic
#workingclass #anarchism #folkmusic