David Castor
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David Castor
@k7el.bsky.social
Retired electrical power engineer living on the Olympic Peninsula. Sailing, woodworking, ham radio, dogs.
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It doesn’t matter how much you exercise or how many veggies you eat when it comes to a pandemic.

These things will not stop it, and the shitbirds that Trump has installed in leading public health positions should be fired for even suggesting it would.
RFK Jr.’s Miasma Theory of Health Is Spreading
The NIH is picking up Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s argument that a healthy immune system can keep even pandemic germs at bay.
www.theatlantic.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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The Endangered Species Act is one of the most successful pieces of legislation, having helped keep 99 percent of species under its protection from extinction. This is devastating.
Trump administration seeks to roll back protections for imperiled species and their habitat
President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to roll back protections for imperiled species and the places they live.
apnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Oh, I don’t know. Our rivers no longer catch on fire and our air is far less poisonous than it used to be, even in smog bowls like Los Angeles. And I think those are good things.
If there’s no shale gas then there’s no shale gas, but I still think environmentalism is basically bad and politicians should focus more on material prosperity.
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Tim Cook, of Apple, is at this dinner.

The likes of Musk and Schwarzman—sure, that's who they are.

But Cook has been groveling more than strictly necessary.
everlasting shame on all these people
November 19, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Christian Nationalist, Doug Wilson, confirms that children who don’t accept and follow their parent’s religious beliefs should be turned over to the State for capital punishment (be put to death). This fanaticism is real:
November 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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A huge #DubaiAirShow day 2!

Etihad orders 6 A330-900neo, disclosed order for 7 A350-1000 and 3 A350F

flydubai signs MoU for 150 A321

Air Europa signs MoU for up to 40 A350-900

Ethiopian Airlines orders 6 A350-900

Gulf Air finalized its previously announced order for 15 787
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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The Supreme Court is never going to stop this intentional and deliberate corruption of the Federal Judiciary and Rule of Law by this President and his Attorney General.
August 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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My latest: news.immunologic.org/p/rfk-jrs-al...

I debunk ALL of RFK Jr.’s lies about aluminum & vaccines.

•Aluminum adjuvants in vaccines DO NOT CAUSE allergies or autism.

•You eat 70X more aluminum daily than any vaccine contains.

•There is no peanut oil in any vaccine. EVER.

Read ⬇️
RFK Jr.'s Aluminum Lie
No, aluminum vaccine adjuvants aren't causing autism, allergies, or other health issues. RFK Jr.'s conspiracy hinges on a 1961 patent, zero evidence, and total ignorance of immunology.
news.immunologic.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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The second paragraph of every article about Trump freeing House Republicans to vote to release the Epstein files should make it clear that he could order them released himself and chooses not to.
November 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Fun fact: the US sells more higher ed to China than soybeans
Trump's campaign to kill an industry where America runs a massive trade surplus is succeeding
New foreign student enrollment in the US fell 17% this fall www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
November 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Trump's campaign to kill an industry where America runs a massive trade surplus is succeeding
November 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Democrats built Direct File to cut out middlemen like TurboTax that charge ridiculous fees.

Trump killed it. Thanks to Republicans, Turbotax wins and you lose.
IRS Direct File won't be available next year. Here's what that means for taxpayers
The Trump administration has decided not to offer the IRS' electronic tax filing system for free next year, and its future is unclear
abcnews.go.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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I feel like I’m taking crazy pills. There’s no vote required if he wants to release them!

The only reason the house was voting was because he refused.

This is an obviously cynical ploy and major news outlets are running whole pieces without pointing this out. He could release them tonight.
If he has nothing to hide he doesn’t need a House vote. He can just release everything.
Trump now says House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files “because we have nothing to hide”
November 17, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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The drought plaguing Washington's Yakima River basin is something of a train wreck in motion. Farmers are tearing out apple orchards and letting their wine grapes die on the vine.

This is only going to worsen. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
November 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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A whale caught in crab nets is fighting for her life on the Oregon Coast near Yachats, with so many people rushing there before official help arrives at dawn. The whale is vocalizing distress, asking for help. It's devastating. We have to find a way to stop entanglements. Unconscionable.
November 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Pope Leo absolutely cooking
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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There's a USD1.9million settlement in the class action lawsuit against Radio Systems and it applies to all kinds of shock collars. The settlement is for those in California, but it tells us a lot about shock collars www.companionanimalpsychology.com/2025/11/shoc...
Shock Collars in Dog Training Are “Gravely Dangerous,” Says Court
The harms of shock collars in dog training are emphasized in a USD 1.9 million dollar settlement in a class action lawsuit.
www.companionanimalpsychology.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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I’ve been circling around this idea for awhile but didn’t have the skill to summarize what others have now done extremely eloquently:

Proposing the concept of misinformation exposure as a social determinant of health.

Read on if you’re interested.
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Dem gains in this week's elections erased the inroads Trump made with non-white, young, and low-income voters in 2024. In fact, the R-to-D shift from 24 to 25 is double Trump's gains from 20-24. Claims of a GOP political realignment have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
Trump's winning 2024 coalition has evaporated
Claims of a conservative realignment of non-whites, the working class, and young voters have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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A person in Washington state is the first human known to have contracted the avian influenza subtype H5N5. They have been hospitalized since early November, and likely contracted it from their flock of backyard chickens.

No increased risk to the public as of now.
H5N5 Avian influenza confirmed in Grays Harbor County resident
For immediate release: November 14, 2025 (25-138) First detection of this strain in a human, risk to the public remains low Contact: DOH Communications
doh.wa.gov
November 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Some news: tomorrow at 9am, Ted Koppel + CBS Sunday Morning will air a two-part story on the devastating surge of full-time workers being pushed into homelessness.

I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
November 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Dershowitz is a pervert
Alan Dershowitz, Devil's Advocate," wrote the following about the op-ed, in which Dershowitz made a case for lowering the age of consent to 15: lawandcrime.com/high-profile...
Alan Dershowitz Responds to Criticism of 1997 Op-Ed | Law & Crime
Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz, who was criticized for the better part of Monday due to the resurfacing of a 1997 op-ed he wrote ("Statutory Rape Is an Outdated Concept"), has offered ...
lawandcrime.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:14 AM