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Emergency Room Social Worker | MSW | Ph.D. Candidate in Social Work. Committed to guiding individuals and families through crisis and trauma. Pickle-ball player, spin enthusiast, reflective learner always striving to grow. 🚫Porn🚫Dating-💪 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 💪
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 17h
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Politico reviewed 2,900 pages of leaked messages from Young Republican leaders. The chats contained racist, antisemitic, misogynistic, and violent comments prompting resignations across several state chapters.
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 19h
So why does this myth keep circulating?
Because outrage is profitable.
Politicians and pundits repeat the lie to stoke resentment and distract from the real issue our healthcare system’s gaps for everyone.
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 20h
www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/co...
"You can report only what we tell you...”a sentence that should never appear in a democracy’s media handbook.
From the skeptic community on Reddit: Media outlets refuse to sign Pete Hegseth’s new rules for journalists
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 21h
www.wired.com/story/cdc-te...
Good news! The CDC’s smaller workforce means fewer leaks. Bad news: also fewer labs.
A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone
Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January.
www.wired.com
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 21h
www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...
It declines to sign the new Administration / Pentagon policy, arguing the policy would require reporters to undermine their commitment to trustworthy, independent journalism.
A Statement from NPR on the Pentagon's Press Policy
NPR reporters will not sign the Pentagon's rules issued on Friday, September 19
www.npr.org
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 21h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
In this case, Speaker Mike Johnson refused to negotiate with Senate Democrats, blocking a stopgap bill to keep the government open through Nov. 21. It marks the 8th failed vote to end the shutdown
US Senate again rejects Republican plan to end government shutdown
Eighth Senate vote fails on 49-45 tally as Congress remains deadlocked on legislation amid now two-week shutdown
www.theguardian.com
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 8d
www.forbes.com/sites/zachar...
No surprise here ...move along...
Trump Will ‘Take A Look’ At Maxwell Case After Supreme Court Rejects Appeal
Maxwell, a longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking.
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 9d
www.reddit.com/r/interestin...
Dr.Goodall was spitting facts before she passed away.
From the interestingasfuck community on Reddit: Dr Jane Goodall recorded this interview in March 2025 with the understanding that it would only be released after her death.
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 9d
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Facts...
From the CringeTikToks community on Reddit: I feel like this needs to be reiterated! 🗣️
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 10d
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Unreal...
From the illinois community on Reddit: 9.30.2025 Updated Analysis: In a five-story apartment building housing over 100 residents mostly Black families' federal agents launched a multiagency overnight ...
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 11d
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If this isn’t about harming people, why post a Grim Reaper meme about firing workers?
Mike Johnson Snaps When Shutdown Comments Thrown Back in His Face
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt also struggled to defend Republicans’ comments.
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 11d
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-f...
“Rep. Mike Quigley warns: This might be a blueprint ‘if they get away with this, they’ll cut off every bit of federal funding they can to cities.’ He sees this as targeted weaponization of infrastructure.
Trump Freezes Billions for Chicago Infrastructure Projects Amid Shutdown | Common Dreams
Illinois leaders condemn Trump's freeze on Chicago infrastructure projects, accusing him of playing politics with funding.
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 11d
apnews.com/article/birt...
Stripping birthright citizenship isn’t “immigration reform,” it’s a fundamental rewrite of the Constitution. And the courts just said, 'Not today.'
Federal appeals court rules Trump administration can't end birthright citizenship
A federal appeals court in Boston has ruled the Trump administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily.
apnews.com
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 11d
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
“We were silenced for years,” one survivor said. “We won’t be silent now.” Their message to Congress and the White House: redactions protect predators, not victims.
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 11d
newrepublic.com/article/2012...
Bottom line: fix the shutdown, yes, but extending the enhanced ACA subsidies now is the bigger, immediate kitchen-table fight to prevent sharp premium hikes and coverage losses.
The Shutdown Is Bad. The End of the Obamacare Subsidies Is Worse.
The Democrats have picked the right fight to side with the working class.
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 17d
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 18d
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Mainstream activism will get swept into deeper surveillance, not because it’s violent, but because the state is watching connections rather than acts.
Peaceful Movements will be judged by their most extreme members.
Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence
NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE                THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
www.whitehouse.gov
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 18d
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
So you wonder why they're meeting? Project 2025 would expand domestic use of the military, deploying troops for immigration & border ops, putting DOJ/FBI under direct presidential control, and redefining crisis roles in ways that could override state authority.
Hegseth orders Pentagon to slash top ranks of military
The plan calls for a 20 percent cut of four-star generals and admirals.
www.politico.com
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 21d
www.cbsnews.com/news/zelensk...
Yeah, we are too...😕
Zelenskyy says he's "a little bit" surprised after Trump argues Ukraine can win back all its territory from Russia
President Trump said Ukraine is "in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form" — a shift that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said took him by surprise.
www.cbsnews.com
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 21d
newrepublic.com/article/2006...
Previous administrations used the shadow docket, but mostly for narrow, emergency matters. The Trump era transformed it into a powerful, fast-track tool for major policy shifts, a practice the Court is now struggling to walk back or justify.
The Supreme Court’s Trump Enablers May Have Screwed Themselves
The court’s conservatives spent last term bailing out the administration with shadow docket shams. Now they must reckon with all the cans they kicked down the road.
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 21d
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/h...
When people lose health coverage, they don’t stop getting sick. They just delay care until emergencies, driving up ER visits, medical debt, and costs across the system. Prevention is cheaper than crisis care.
Why Obamacare Bills May Double Next Year
www.nytimes.com
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 21d
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Correlation = two things occur together. Causation = one directly produces the other. Just because acetaminophen use + autism show up in the same dataset doesn’t prove one causes the other.
'Ignorance Dressed Up As Policy': Medical Experts Go Off On Trump's 'Reckless' Tylenol Tirade
Here's what medical professionals want patients to know about the president's "cruel" and "dangerous" statements.
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 21d
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Affordable housing isn’t vanishing by accident. Speculation, deregulation, and housing-as-investment push rents higher while wages lag behind. That gap fuels the crisis.
The Homelessness Crisis Under Trump Will Only Get Worse
The Trump administration is counting on us to renounce those living on the streets, while struggling with their mental health or the cost of housing (or both).
www.thenation.com
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 21d
www.advocate.com/politics/her...
No credible data shows a wave of “trans-inspired violence.” What we do see: hoaxes, moral panic, and an effort to weaponize federal law against a vulnerable minority.
The Heritage Foundation wants transgender people and allies designated as terrorists
The Charlie Kirk killing fueled the anti-LGBTQ think tank's latest attack on gender minorities.
www.advocate.com
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Rob W.... @curiousoutlook.bsky.social · 21d
lawandcrime.com/high-profile...
Evidence of official acts can’t even be used in court under this ruling. Imagine proving intent without showing what the President actually did in office.
SCOTUS just gave Trump what it would not give Jack Smith, and the court's liberals are outraged
The conservative justices have jumped at the chance to potentially upend 90-year-old precedent, granting Trump relief that the court would not give Jack Smith.
lawandcrime.com