Gary Chun
@garychun.bsky.social
Retired journalist, occasional gig writer. Home in the islands, in the middle of the sea. You fascinate me. Avatar portrait by R. Kikuo Johnson.
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They contribute a lot more to this country than he does
here's Trump's full racist rant about MN's Somali community: "Somalians ripped off that state for billions. And they contribute nothing... Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage. These aren't people that work... They come from hell & do nothing but bitch. We don't want them"
December 2, 2025 at 11:54 PM
They contribute a lot more to this country than he does
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I don’t have anything clever to say. What an ass
December 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I don’t have anything clever to say. What an ass
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Like the universities that have rejected the proposed Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, Oakwood doesn’t share many of the compact’s goals, but it does want to share in the compact’s promise to give cooperating schools ready access to funding.
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A Seventh-day Adventist HBCU wants to sign Trump’s compact to reform colleges
(RNS) — The president of Oakwood University, a faith-based HBCU, said the school wants to sign on to the Trump administration's Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education — if the DOE makes…
religionnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Like the universities that have rejected the proposed Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, Oakwood doesn’t share many of the compact’s goals, but it does want to share in the compact’s promise to give cooperating schools ready access to funding.
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religionnews.com/2025/11/24/a...
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The Federal Reserve chairman is incompetent, a real dope and stubborn as an ox, says President Trump in a Cabinet meeting, adding he'll announce a replacement for Jerome Powell early next year.
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Federal Reserve chairman is incompetent, a real dope and stubborn as an ox, says President Trump in a Cabinet meeting, adding he'll announce a replacement for Jerome Powell early next year.
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If you want to donate to improve global health, where should you start? There are too many good causes to list here, but hopefully, the ones below give you some ideas. 👇 voxdotcom.visitlink.me/TJF7Re...
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
If you want to donate to improve global health, where should you start? There are too many good causes to list here, but hopefully, the ones below give you some ideas. 👇 voxdotcom.visitlink.me/TJF7Re...
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JFC even Franklin has to speak out against this administration.
December 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
JFC even Franklin has to speak out against this administration.
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Michelle Obama was nowhere near the autopen when Obama was President and certainly not when Biden was President. As usual, Trump and Alex Jones are both lying.
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Michelle Obama was nowhere near the autopen when Obama was President and certainly not when Biden was President. As usual, Trump and Alex Jones are both lying.
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She has the moral clarity that a lot of elected Dems could use: what is happening today is evil.
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
Sabrina Carpenter slams the White House for using her song ‘Juno’ for a pro-ICE video:
“this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
“this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
She has the moral clarity that a lot of elected Dems could use: what is happening today is evil.
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
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There are Dems who feel uncomfortable going at things that hard because they feel that doing so is morally indicting every single trump voter, of which many are our loved ones and friends
No, it’s not indicting them, you can just say what you mean
No, it’s not indicting them, you can just say what you mean
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
There are Dems who feel uncomfortable going at things that hard because they feel that doing so is morally indicting every single trump voter, of which many are our loved ones and friends
No, it’s not indicting them, you can just say what you mean
No, it’s not indicting them, you can just say what you mean
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Horrifying. The Republican Party is a vile group of child rapists and child killers.
Breaking news: Federal vaccine advisers selected by Health Secretary RFK Jr. are planning to vote on ending the practice of vaccinating all newborns for hepatitis B and to examine whether shots are behind the rise of allergies and autoimmune disorders.
RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisers plan biggest change yet to childhood schedule
The new chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices said the panel plans to vote to end universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth and to scrutinize if childhood shots cause allergies.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Horrifying. The Republican Party is a vile group of child rapists and child killers.
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Please, I beg you from my heart—Odai’s medications have run out, and we need just $300 to keep his treatment going. His pain grows every day, and we have nothing left to help him. Your support could save him. Please don’t leave us alone in this struggle.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Please, I beg you from my heart—Odai’s medications have run out, and we need just $300 to keep his treatment going. His pain grows every day, and we have nothing left to help him. Your support could save him. Please don’t leave us alone in this struggle.
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Hannah Claire Brimelow, a Tim Poole employee and daughter of white nationalist VDARE founder Peter Brimelow, is part of the new “press” corps covering the Pentagon after the Trump admin forced out most journalists. Laura Loomer is also there.
December 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Hannah Claire Brimelow, a Tim Poole employee and daughter of white nationalist VDARE founder Peter Brimelow, is part of the new “press” corps covering the Pentagon after the Trump admin forced out most journalists. Laura Loomer is also there.
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It's another fine day at the Pentagon press briefing. You've got "Kill them All" Kegseth-approved "journalists" like Matt ("she's 17" is.gd/BkTJtH) Gaetz, Laura Loomer, James O'Keefe, & Jack Posobiec asking the tough questions...
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moments after Matt Gaetz asks a question at the Pentagon press briefing, Laura Loomer gets her turn
December 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
It's another fine day at the Pentagon press briefing. You've got "Kill them All" Kegseth-approved "journalists" like Matt ("she's 17" is.gd/BkTJtH) Gaetz, Laura Loomer, James O'Keefe, & Jack Posobiec asking the tough questions...
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THIS IS THE JOURNALISM I AM HERE FOR. I'm so deeply jealous that I didn't pitch this story, but high five to Lauren Bethke and @lataco.bsky.social for this story about what Jumbo's Clown Room girlies like to eat:
Your Favorite Jumbo’s Clown Room Dancer’s Favorite Meal ~ L.A. TACO
Once the Jumbo’s pizza oven disappeared and the poles showed up, its legacy as an adult entertainment hub for off-duty chefs, line cooks, celebrities in the food world looking to blow off steam after ...
lataco.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
THIS IS THE JOURNALISM I AM HERE FOR. I'm so deeply jealous that I didn't pitch this story, but high five to Lauren Bethke and @lataco.bsky.social for this story about what Jumbo's Clown Room girlies like to eat:
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In case you didn't know: Jumbo's is a national treasure, as the best strip club ever.
December 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
In case you didn't know: Jumbo's is a national treasure, as the best strip club ever.
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Sabrina Carpenter responds to the WH stealing her song to use as background music in a montage of ICE arrests.
December 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Sabrina Carpenter responds to the WH stealing her song to use as background music in a montage of ICE arrests.
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Curious if anyone has the data but it seems like 80% of Twitter is now just MAGA and neo-Nazis trolls and bots.
December 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Curious if anyone has the data but it seems like 80% of Twitter is now just MAGA and neo-Nazis trolls and bots.
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The DOGE-triggered brain drain has destroyed government science, endangered research, and left America fading to black.
When it comes to Trump's brain drain, “the damage is already done”
How the DOGE-triggered attack on government research left America in the dark.
www.motherjones.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The DOGE-triggered brain drain has destroyed government science, endangered research, and left America fading to black.
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Top policy experts give their take on what the shutdown revealed about the current state of food and agriculture policy, and how the future of the country’s food system might look a little different as a result.
What the Shutdown Revealed About Food and Agriculture Policy
Experts warn that the longest government shutdown in history will continue to impact how the country farms and eats.
civileats.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Top policy experts give their take on what the shutdown revealed about the current state of food and agriculture policy, and how the future of the country’s food system might look a little different as a result.
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One of the world’s greatest living artists and documentarians and he’s perpetually a target for the most heinous censorship. Protect him, and his work, at all costs.
Jafar Panahi Gets Prison Sentence and Ban from Leaving Iran Amid ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Oscar Campaign
Jafar Panahi was sentenced to a year in prison and two-year ban from leaving Iran amid the 'It Was Just an Accident' Oscar campaign.
www.indiewire.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
One of the world’s greatest living artists and documentarians and he’s perpetually a target for the most heinous censorship. Protect him, and his work, at all costs.
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“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
Interactive AIDS Quilt
The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 48,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience People around the world can experie...
www.aidsmemorial.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”