Stephen Wilkes
@stephenwilkes.bsky.social
Photographer/ Artist
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• Creator of Day to Night ™
• TED speaker
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• Nat Geo Explorer
• Director
• Creator of Day to Night ™
• TED speaker
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First Bernie Sanders. Then the CDC directors.
Now, more than 1,000 current and former HHS staffers are demanding he step down.
Now, more than 1,000 current and former HHS staffers are demanding he step down.
RFK Jr.’s enemies list just got a lot longer
First Bernie Sanders. Then CDC directors. Now, more than 1,000 current and former HHS staffers are demanding he step down.
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September 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
First Bernie Sanders. Then the CDC directors.
Now, more than 1,000 current and former HHS staffers are demanding he step down.
Now, more than 1,000 current and former HHS staffers are demanding he step down.
Full circle moment. I photographed Michael Jordan in 1989 for a Nike poster—capturing him in a pick-up game with Chicago kids. His energy, athleticism, and love of the game were unforgettable. Now, seeing him wear that image on a shirt? Incredible! www.instagram.com/p/DL5sOfChd7...
July 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Full circle moment. I photographed Michael Jordan in 1989 for a Nike poster—capturing him in a pick-up game with Chicago kids. His energy, athleticism, and love of the game were unforgettable. Now, seeing him wear that image on a shirt? Incredible! www.instagram.com/p/DL5sOfChd7...
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Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
March 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
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NEW: DOGE gives up on one of its most bizarre claims: it is no longer saying it "canceled" a contract that ended in 2005.
But, at the same time, the group resurrected a very large mistake it had just deleted on Sunday.
The latest on Musk's error-plagued effort...
nytimes.com/2025/03/05/u...
But, at the same time, the group resurrected a very large mistake it had just deleted on Sunday.
The latest on Musk's error-plagued effort...
nytimes.com/2025/03/05/u...
Department of Government Efficiency Deletes a Claim and Resurrects an Error
DOGE removed any mention of a long-dead contract from its website, where the government-cutting team has repeatedly posted erroneous “receipts” inflating its success.
nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
NEW: DOGE gives up on one of its most bizarre claims: it is no longer saying it "canceled" a contract that ended in 2005.
But, at the same time, the group resurrected a very large mistake it had just deleted on Sunday.
The latest on Musk's error-plagued effort...
nytimes.com/2025/03/05/u...
But, at the same time, the group resurrected a very large mistake it had just deleted on Sunday.
The latest on Musk's error-plagued effort...
nytimes.com/2025/03/05/u...
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This is where we are.
February 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
This is where we are.
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"Most of EPA’s work happens behind the scenes, like when one of its enforcement teams raided a warehouse in Colorado full of mislabeled oil barrels that had been prepared for a landfill and discovered they contained nuclear waste..."
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Opinion | Three Former E.P.A. Leaders: You’ll Miss It When It’s Gone
When the next environmental catastrophe arrives, who will be there to deal with the emergency and its aftermath?
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"Most of EPA’s work happens behind the scenes, like when one of its enforcement teams raided a warehouse in Colorado full of mislabeled oil barrels that had been prepared for a landfill and discovered they contained nuclear waste..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/o...
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This is indeed brilliant
This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
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Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy | Common Dreams
Senator Bernie Sanders is on a mission to fight oligarchy and empower the people. With a powerful message against Trumpism and billionaire influence, he's rallying Americans to stand up for democracy....
www.commondreams.org
February 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This is indeed brilliant
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The Revolution will be AI-icized
February 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The Revolution will be AI-icized
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"...eliminated positions for employees who have played a role in assessing the brain-implant technology in Elon Musk’s Neuralink devices."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/h...
Firings at FDA Decimated Teams Reviewing AI and Food Safety
Staff units evaluating high-tech surgical robots and insulin-delivery systems were gutted by Trump layoffs even though industry fees, not taxpayers, financed the employee salaries.
www.nytimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"...eliminated positions for employees who have played a role in assessing the brain-implant technology in Elon Musk’s Neuralink devices."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/h...
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The abrupt terminations of more than 1,000 employees, including new Epidemic Intelligence Officers, across CDC are deeply disturbing. For more than 70 years, EIS officers have served on America’s front line as its disease detectives, ready at a moment’s notice to respond to emerging outbreaks.
February 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The abrupt terminations of more than 1,000 employees, including new Epidemic Intelligence Officers, across CDC are deeply disturbing. For more than 70 years, EIS officers have served on America’s front line as its disease detectives, ready at a moment’s notice to respond to emerging outbreaks.