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The notion that medicine wants people sick collapses under the slightest glance at history.

The notion that medicine wants people sick collapses under the slightest glance at history.

@terrysimpson.bsky.social
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08.03.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 157 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump promised no wars. Now he’s a Bush-style regime change president | Mohamad Bazzi The America First president who built his political brand on opposing foreign military adventures has unleashed a war of choice aimed at regime change

‼️ β€œI’m not going to start a war. I’m going to stop wars.” -DT election night 2024

02.03.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 126 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2
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The Trump-Epstein International Crime Syndicate

We were told the Epstein saga ended in a jail cell. But a new digital autopsy of three million leaked files reveals a global syndicate that didn't just surviveβ€”it allegedly moved into the White House.

open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...

14.02.2026 01:23 πŸ‘ 759 πŸ” 293 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 13
On Nov. 16, a mental health counselor recorded in Kamilla’s medical records that her mother reported the girl had lost her appetite after being β€œserved food that contained worms.”

A week later, the couple said, children were told to gather in the gym for what they believed would be a Thanksgiving celebration. Excitement spread as families saw tables set with turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, they said. The children waited expectantly. But when a parent asked when the celebration would begin, Oksana said, staff told them the holiday meal was for employees, not detainees.

The children, she said, watched despondently as the feast was packed away.

On Nov. 16, a mental health counselor recorded in Kamilla’s medical records that her mother reported the girl had lost her appetite after being β€œserved food that contained worms.” A week later, the couple said, children were told to gather in the gym for what they believed would be a Thanksgiving celebration. Excitement spread as families saw tables set with turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, they said. The children waited expectantly. But when a parent asked when the celebration would begin, Oksana said, staff told them the holiday meal was for employees, not detainees. The children, she said, watched despondently as the feast was packed away.

On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.

The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.

But the food wasn’t for detainees β€” it was for the staff.

13.02.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 10914 πŸ” 5559 πŸ’¬ 874 πŸ“Œ 2400
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Horrific US Weapon Vaporizes Palestinians Al Jazeera reports that a series of advanced US-made thermobaric ('thermobarbaric') weapons have been supplied to the IDF,

Horrific US-Made Weapon Vaporizes Palestinians

14.02.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow. It has come to this. Dissenting legislators have to protect themselves from stochastic terrorism.

14.02.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜I Didn’t Make a Mistake’: Trump Declines to Apologize for Racist Video of Obamas

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...

08.02.2026 05:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Just a quick update from the Twin Cities. (Please forgive the unsolicited message). THINGS ARE NOT BETTER IN MINNEAPOLIS. The media is mostly moving on, Trump is focused on other stuff, BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED ON THE GROUND. More than 2,000 DHS thugs continue to roam the streets, abducting people 24/7, assaulting legal observers with impunity, and routinely denying 1st, 4th, and 5th amendment rights. Drones and helicopters are overhead every day. Hundreds and hundreds of terrified families have not left their homes since mid-December ... relying on the community to bring them food and help with rent and other necessities. (Those people are NOT violent drug cartel sex offending murderers, as DHS would tell you. Most are legal residents or citizens.)  If anything, things have just become more stressful and intractable (think trench warfare as a suitable metaphor): The resistance is better organized and numerous, but DHS has become more clever and better at disguise... and the county sheriff's office is increasingly supporting them . Do not let anyone tell you that Homans (the new person in charge of the occupation) is making anything better. Do not let anyone tell you that 700 ICE agents leaving the city has made much of a difference; the remaining force (again, ~2,000) is still larger than the entire city's police force (which is legally unable to do anything). Please call your congressional reps ... especially if there is any chance the administration might listen to them.

Just a quick update from the Twin Cities. (Please forgive the unsolicited message). THINGS ARE NOT BETTER IN MINNEAPOLIS. The media is mostly moving on, Trump is focused on other stuff, BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED ON THE GROUND. More than 2,000 DHS thugs continue to roam the streets, abducting people 24/7, assaulting legal observers with impunity, and routinely denying 1st, 4th, and 5th amendment rights. Drones and helicopters are overhead every day. Hundreds and hundreds of terrified families have not left their homes since mid-December ... relying on the community to bring them food and help with rent and other necessities. (Those people are NOT violent drug cartel sex offending murderers, as DHS would tell you. Most are legal residents or citizens.) If anything, things have just become more stressful and intractable (think trench warfare as a suitable metaphor): The resistance is better organized and numerous, but DHS has become more clever and better at disguise... and the county sheriff's office is increasingly supporting them . Do not let anyone tell you that Homans (the new person in charge of the occupation) is making anything better. Do not let anyone tell you that 700 ICE agents leaving the city has made much of a difference; the remaining force (again, ~2,000) is still larger than the entire city's police force (which is legally unable to do anything). Please call your congressional reps ... especially if there is any chance the administration might listen to them.

A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:

08.02.2026 05:06 πŸ‘ 14973 πŸ” 8418 πŸ’¬ 158 πŸ“Œ 311

Not surprised. There are some people who are so deeply racist that they cannot wrap their heads around Black excellence. Gladys Mae West is a pioneer and STEM icon. Her story should inspire us all. It's sad some people cannot see past skin pigmentation.

06.02.2026 12:44 πŸ‘ 115 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Stolen from a friend on Twitter

07.02.2026 01:18 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Over 500 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the "ceasefire". The genocide has been so normalised, that it barely catches headlines anymore. This must stop. There must be a full embargo.

07.02.2026 03:08 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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10 Movies to Stream for Black History Month

Not only is it Black History Month. It’s also its 100th anniversary!!

To commemorate its centennial, I wrote a list of 10 Black films, one from each of the last 10 decades, to stream.

03.02.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 1211 πŸ” 561 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 23

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04.02.2026 23:24 πŸ‘ 231 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Exactly where we are headed

05.02.2026 01:52 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Staten Island woman arrested for string of hate crime attacks in Bay Ridge, including assault of 12-year-old girl Megan Horne, 34, allegedly made anti-Muslim remarks while assaulting the girl and two women in three separate incidents on Jan. 30.

I am very angry about this, not least because the perp doesn’t even live here. Tourist racism.

05.02.2026 01:53 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Wellness Doctor and the Sex Offender: Peter Attia's Epstein Connections Expose a Network of Silence A Consumer Diligence Investigation into the companies that profit from Attia's influence while ignoring his documented relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

. ATTN @mattgertz.bsky.social Our latest report shows that Peter Attia, disgraced Dr and Jeff Epstein close contact, sits or sat on the board of Eight Sleep whose founders are original investors in HHS top advisor Calley Means's TrueMED. consumerdiligence.substack.com/p/the-wellne...

04.02.2026 02:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Recognizing that America's pedophile president is protecting himself and his fellow wealthy pedophiles, foreign governments are announcing investigations following the disturbing revelations within the Epstein files. πŸ˜³πŸ‘‡

04.02.2026 02:54 πŸ‘ 110 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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β€œEpstein and Thiel celebrating #Brexit.

with a very ominous "just the beginning". It sounds so fucking scary.”

www.reddit.com/r/PeterThiel...

04.02.2026 02:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Conspiracy theorists have damaged our ability to respond to actual conspiracies.

The Epstein-Mossad links look increasingly real - and explain a LOT about the United States now.
#epstein

04.02.2026 02:55 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The last Columbia protester in ICE detention: Leqaa Kordia on her 9 months in captivity Leqaa Kordia has been held by ICE since her arrest in March 2025. Her attorneys say the White House is targeting the last remaining Columbia University protester in custody for her activism, using racism...

READ: Leqaa Kordia has been held by ICE since her arrest in March 2025. Her attorneys say the White House is targeting the last remaining Columbia University protester in custody for her activism, using racism and procedural tricks to prevent her release.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/the-...

28.01.2026 01:32 πŸ‘ 646 πŸ” 403 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 8
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Cuba battling infectious disease β€˜surge,’ Canadian travellers advised to take precautions Cuba is battling a 'surge' of several infectious diseases, the country’s most serious crisis in recent decades, according to an article published earlier this week.

Traveling to #Cuba?

Talk to your doctor about preventing #Chikungunya

www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

25.01.2026 05:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.

This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

25.01.2026 02:36 πŸ‘ 16498 πŸ” 6616 πŸ’¬ 308 πŸ“Œ 377

Apparently legally carrying a concealed firearm is grounds for being shot by the US government. I wonder what the NRA thinks now.

25.01.2026 04:10 πŸ‘ 152 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 0

Israel has cleared the final hurdle to begin construction on the E1 settlement project near Jerusalem that would split the occupied West Bank in two. The project has been under consideration for more than two decades but had been put on hold due to U.S. pressure.

09.01.2026 02:28 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Israel is violating international law requiring states to prohibit and eradicate racial segregation and apartheid.”

09.01.2026 02:29 πŸ‘ 179 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2
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House Oversight Committee to Subpoena Billionaire Les Wexner over Epstein Ties The House Oversight Committee has secured subpoenas to seek testimony from billionaire Les Wexner and two executors of the estate of convicted serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The subpoenas come a...

www.democracynow.org/2026/1/8/hea...

09.01.2026 02:38 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE officers impersonating utility workers, Oregon lawmaker says NW Natural issues notice telling public how to ID its employees and contractors.

#PORTLAND - ICE agents are pretending to be utility workers to kidnap people. Stay vigilent. Verify. #fuckICE
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

08.01.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 161 πŸ” 123 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5
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Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.

The murderer’s name is Jonathan Ross. www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...

08.01.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 10258 πŸ” 4180 πŸ’¬ 352 πŸ“Œ 339

Expect to see a surge of proud ignorance and proplawganda about what you can say about ICE agent Jonathan Ross, identified by local media as the person who shot and killed Renee Good.

In particular, expect a repeat of Rittenhouse-era β€œaccusing him of murder is defamation” rhetoric.

It’s not.
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09.01.2026 02:07 πŸ‘ 6459 πŸ” 1635 πŸ’¬ 129 πŸ“Œ 93
Heat map of CDC data and PMC prevalence estimate

Heat map of CDC data and PMC prevalence estimate

The U.S. is in the middle of a 12th wave of COVID. Career scientists at the CDC summarized this week in JAMA Internal Medicine that COVID continues to directly cause >100,000 deaths/year, with many excess deaths on top of that.

More at pmc19.com/data

08.01.2026 04:41 πŸ‘ 221 πŸ” 108 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 10