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David A. Keldsen a.k.a. Dak 🇨🇦 @dkeldsen.bsky.social · 16h

Never interrupt your adversary when they are making a mistake.

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larualou.bsky.social @larualou.bsky.social · 18h

“It was the dumbest of times, it was the darkest of times.” lol

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David A. Keldsen a.k.a. Dak 🇨🇦 @dkeldsen.bsky.social · 16h

Never interrupt your adversary when they are making a mistake.

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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 1d

Watch this quick explainer on the Hatch Act and you’ll see just how far the regime has gone—propaganda in airports, partisan emails, and political orders from the top. It’s not “messaging,” it’s a full-blown assault on the law that keeps our government nonpartisan.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 16h

Public health should never be politicized.

In the wake of the federal government abandoning science for conspiracy theories, it's up to governors to step up.

Proud to join my colleagues in the Governors Public Health Alliance to keep communities safe and put our people first.

Graphic of the Governors Public Health Alliance that reads Disease doesn’t stop at state borders - and neither should state preparedness.

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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 16h

Former acting CDC director on public health changes: ‘absolutely heartbreaking’ www.statnews.com/2025/10/15/r... via @statnews.com

Former acting CDC director on public health changes: ‘absolutely heartbreaking’

“I used to think that I couldn’t be surprised,” says RWJF’s Richard Besser. But this HHS constantly alarms him.

www.statnews.com

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 16h

people who care about public health: "please mask"
random journalists: no i don't think i will and here is why you asking is silly :)

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David A. Keldsen a.k.a. Dak 🇨🇦 @dkeldsen.bsky.social · 16h

Nice title!

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David A. Keldsen a.k.a. Dak 🇨🇦 @dkeldsen.bsky.social · 16h

Sadly, bell curves guarantee that “stupid” forms a viable political base. So if you want to win, it is necessary to change the frame.

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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 1d

Canadian COVID Forecast Oct 11 - Oct 24, 2025

CANADA

HIGH [no change]

About 1 of every 95 people is infected.

Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:

-Infections: 6.1 x higher
-Long COVID: 5.9 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 11.3 x higher
-Deaths: 9.2 x higher

This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Oct 11 - Oct 24, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is HIGH [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 8.9

About 1 of every 95 people is infected.

Estimated infections this week: 558,700-965,600
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: HIGH; 6.1X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 5.9X higher
Hospitalizations: VERY HIGH; 11.3X higher
Deaths: HIGH; 9.2X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months

Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

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shawnjohnpdx 🚫🧊 @shawnjohn.bsky.social · 3d

I live in Portland. Unless you are at the ICE facility, nothing is happening. We are peacefully coexisting with one another. There are no fires. No violence. It's actually a pretty mellow place.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4d

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4d

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

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David A. Keldsen a.k.a. Dak 🇨🇦 @dkeldsen.bsky.social · 5d

a black and white photo of two men standing next to each other with the words `` i 'm shocked . ''

ALT: a black and white photo of two men standing next to each other with the words `` i 'm shocked . ''

media.tenor.com

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David A. Keldsen a.k.a. Dak 🇨🇦 @dkeldsen.bsky.social · 5d

“Far left” of…Mussolini?

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 5d

Federal agents aren’t trying to keep the peace. They want violence to escalate so that Trump can declare martial law.

They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 6d

This is why you can’t use science to “make the proof”. #episky

EC @prairiecrab.bsky.social · 6d

This is what used to be called ‘testing into compliance’ and it would get your company fined, shut down, and in court when the FDA was run by competent people.

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Why is Testing into Compliance Prohibited? - Pharma Digests

“Testing into Compliance” — A Red Flag for FDA Inspectors In pharmaceutical manufacturing, data integrity is non-negotiable. Yet some companies still engage in the risky practice of testing into compl...

pharmadigests.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 5d

THIS!! 👇👇

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 7d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Medusa's Revenge @dmvaugha.bsky.social · 5d

Subscribe to PBS. Become a member. Fight .

TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 5d

#MorningVibe

Bob Ross dedicated his life to making art accessible to everyone,” said Joan Kowalski, president of Bob Ross Inc.

In a world of Donald’s, be a Bob.

🔗 www.pbs.org/newshour/art...

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to raise money for public TV stations after funding cuts

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David A. Keldsen a.k.a. Dak 🇨🇦 @dkeldsen.bsky.social · 5d

He knows it will generate revenue for corrupt lawyers such as himself.

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 6d

I called him to wish him well
on his birthday
and as we talked he said:
“we’re getting old,
but this year
this year I really felt it,”
and though I wanted to say
“what you’re feeling
is that you’ve had Covid six times”
it was his birthday
so I just said;
yeah, we’re getting old.

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Dan Jagger @auditorynerves.bsky.social · 6d

That classic scientific approach of making the proof. 🧪💊

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 6d

I complained earlier that WaPo's story on Trump inviting PizzaGate guy to the White House was insane. Not so this Independent story.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Not to be outdone, in came Jack Posobiec, one of the right’s weirdest hangers-on, who is perhaps most famous for the time he spread the “Pizzagate” theory and then got removed from the pizzeria in question by police for filming a child’s birthday party. Running with the major theme of the hour — that Antifa is definitely, certainly, really real despite all evidence to the contrary, and that everybody needs to stop saying it’s not real — Posobiec made a startling claim: Antifa is so clearly real that it “has been going on for almost 100 years ... going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany.”

And look, yes, it is absolutely true that there were anti-fascist protesters in the Weimar Republic. If you’ll remember, those were the people taking issue with the early versions of the Nazis. But it’s sort of difficult to position yourself as the good guys if you’re aligning yourself with the Nazis in your historical analogy. I’m just saying that, if I was Posobiec’s publicity guy, I might ask him to drop that soundbite from future public appearances.

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