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@jbchuko.bsky.social

Retired med tech/clinical lab scientist. Here for climate science, health policy, politics, gardening.

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Since 2020, I have been fighting for mail-in voting and the GOP has been fighting against it. A critical court case is now going before the U.S. Supreme Court. I can assure you that I will be there fighting hard to ensure every lawful ballot counts.

11.11.2025 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 12381    πŸ” 3187    πŸ’¬ 263    πŸ“Œ 82

Jesus, man, I didn't say take it at face value, and I didn't say he's a centrist whisperer. I said he's of the centrist/center-right faction. And I'll say I'm worn out by fellow leftists who think we can strategize without studying the spectrum and knowing what others are thinking.

07.11.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Trump is all talk no walk. Since January he has promised to invade or bomb:
Greenland
Canada
Panama
Nigeria
Venezuela
Mexico
Colombia

Done nothing except give China the advanced Chips they wanted to beat us at AI

06.11.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2217    πŸ” 520    πŸ’¬ 115    πŸ“Œ 27
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Tariffs, Rare Earths, and Retreat: Trump’s Failed Fight with China Trump promised to win the trade war. Instead, he raised prices at home and surrendered abroad.

Trump said we were β€œwinning” the trade war with China. Then China threatened to cut off rare earth mineralsβ€”and suddenly we backed down. Americans are paying higher prices, no new jobs have been created, and China walked away stronger.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

06.11.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1221    πŸ” 295    πŸ’¬ 76    πŸ“Œ 10

You’ll know elite-level folk are finally taking what’s happening seriously enough when there are op-eds by former somebody that are just like β€œdear Canada, save yourselves. Decouple now. Set up Voice of Canada radio to rebroadcast the words of sane American leaders back into the homes of Americans”

24.10.2025 04:27 β€” πŸ‘ 157    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

"The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation is reviewing its legal options..." what? their own website says (and the national archives confirm) the address is in the public domain.

24.10.2025 04:28 β€” πŸ‘ 235    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3
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🚨 oh look! Jack Smith is calling Marsha Blackburn’s bluff. Surely she should want him to testify publicly if she isn’t entirely full of πŸ’©, right? Right??

www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/p...

23.10.2025 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 17881    πŸ” 5144    πŸ’¬ 468    πŸ“Œ 193

Governance by relationships in the king's court.

23.10.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why does everyone keep calling it β€œThe Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating β€œThe Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called β€œThe Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called β€œThe Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

22.10.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 22495    πŸ” 9956    πŸ’¬ 777    πŸ“Œ 706

β€œCan you imagine if Obama had bulldozed the W…” NO. We just need leaders who respond the way Republicans would have responded if Obama had bulldozed the White House to build himself a palace ballroom. Removal from office. Criminal prosecution. Confiscate Mar a Lago. Sell it to finance rebuilding.

21.10.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 514    πŸ” 126    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 10
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β€œGiven Rubio’s direct role in legislating USAID’s budget and programs [as a senator], his mockery suggests that either he did not take his previous role seriously, or he has gone off the rails to maintain his standing in this administration”

thehill.com/opinion/whit...

21.10.2025 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œNo one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow

06.10.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 21980    πŸ” 6783    πŸ’¬ 382    πŸ“Œ 216
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Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

RE: Republicans making false claims about Portland violence? Are there no tourism-affected business in OR who'd like to make a very big stink about the GOP attack on Oregon businesses?

@wyden.senate.gov

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

07.10.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 412    πŸ” 180    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 7
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EPSTEIN FILES: @aoc.bsky.social explains why Republicans won’t bring the U.S. House back into session πŸ‘‡

03.10.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 6412    πŸ” 2492    πŸ’¬ 137    πŸ“Œ 83

The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session.

Want to know why?

Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.

Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.

03.10.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 20038    πŸ” 5798    πŸ’¬ 465    πŸ“Œ 195
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The Republican Shutdown Argument is a Giant Lie No, Democrats aren’t trying to fund health care for β€œillegal aliens.”

"Not a single Democrat has talked about wanting to fund care for people in the United States unlawfully. Instead, what Democrats have said is they want to undo Medicaid cuts projected to leave nearly 10 million Americans uninsured." A smidge different.

03.10.2025 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 776    πŸ” 262    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 10
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Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post, and the Cost of Speaking Out As Saudi Arabia hosts comedians and courts gamers, the silenced voice of Jamal Khashoggi still echoes.

Washington Post dismantled the platform Jamal wrote on. Discarded the fellowship they created in his memory.

They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.

But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.

RIP, Jamal.

open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

02.10.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 10978    πŸ” 3723    πŸ’¬ 168    πŸ“Œ 119

just got my flu vaccine! covid vaccine tomorrow. i had to get an rx for that one.

my poor pharmacist is so stressed out because of all the extra red tape this requires now β€” all thanks to RFK Jr.’s ACIP not passing a recommendation and a total lack of response from kemp/our state government

03.10.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 131    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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SHUTDOWN STAKES: Democrats want to renew ACA Marketplace tax credits to keep health insurance costs from skyrocketing for 24 million Americans.

Trump & Republicans refuse to negotiate because β€œiLlEgaL iMmigRaNts.”

Who’s gonna tell them the truth? www.cnbc.com/2025/06/10/g...

02.10.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 612    πŸ” 238    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 6
These people have found their health care at the center of a shutdown showdown Small business owners, self-employed people and early retirees are among the 24 million Americans who could lose the tax credit

Republicans would rather shut down the government than help millions of Americans afford health care. This article tells some of their stories, and is a good reminder of what’s at stake.

28.09.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 20462    πŸ” 7388    πŸ’¬ 677    πŸ“Œ 252
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Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

23.09.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 32188    πŸ” 19525    πŸ’¬ 1229    πŸ“Œ 1799

Inflation is so bad these days that taking a $50,000 cash bribe can't even get you indicted. SAD!! Thank you for your attention to this matter.

22.09.2025 02:27 β€” πŸ‘ 30839    πŸ” 6761    πŸ’¬ 535    πŸ“Œ 165
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Republicans are making voter registration gains ahead of the midterms: From the Politics Desk Plus, the latest fallout from the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Republicans are making voter registration gains ahead of the midterms: From the Politics Desk www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

17.09.2025 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Judge rules Jefferson County commission lines are unfair to Black voters, must be redrawn The federal ruling in the challenge to county maps case could shift political power in Alabama’s largest county by flipping it from commission majority Republican to Democrat.

A federal Judge in Birmingham has ruled that lines must be redrawn for districts used to elect county commissioners because they amount to a racial gerrymander. www.al.com/news/birming...

17.09.2025 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2558    πŸ” 608    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 16
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RFK Jr. Could Blow Up the Vaccine Industry With One Simple Move A seemingly obscure change to liability laws could wreck the market for some vaccines.

You actually can compensate people injured by rare but real vaccine side effects, *and* promote widespread vaccination. We've been doing it since a 1980s law that modernized liability for vaccine manufacturers. Don't let RFK Jr. "fix" it.

15.09.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 756    πŸ” 245    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 8
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The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?

15.09.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 28952    πŸ” 8728    πŸ’¬ 593    πŸ“Œ 362

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