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Erik

@renznest.com

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Data nerd hell bent on improving data literacy, amicable disagreement, and I also love medical science. He/Him. https://www.renznest.com

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Erik @renznest.com · Nov 17

Been on here for a while without a formal introduction. I’m passionate healthcare worker, sitting in the gap between clinical and technical (more technical at this point), with an undying dream of going back to medical school. Love to talk #healthcare, #pokitics, #religion, #hiking, #crossfit & more

Erik @renznest.com · 15h

I’m sorry… am I understanding the premise is that God needed Donal Trump to help save God? I’m fairly certain God achieved that through Jesus in the Christian tradition and there is a very clear commitment throughout the Bible to free will and choice of faith. To what Christianity are we referring?

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1d

Spotify is now running recruitment ads for ICE.

It’s time to cancel your account.

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Erik @renznest.com · 1d

Yea - this is being repeated ad nauseum. If you’re interested in a more data driven dive, here. CA is essentially because of population. TX is a bit of pop. & income & the others are essentially income. Trump voters were largely in low income areas = medi-programs.

www.renznest.com/posts/250402...

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

ICE GOONS, laughing and pepper spraying Pastor after shooting him in the face with pepper balls, proceeded to gas the crowd who were trying to protect him.

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Erik @renznest.com · 1d

Right.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.

Erik @renznest.com · 3d

Let’s quash this on - statins generally work on LDL. It’s bad for the entire body. Cholesterol is a macromolecule; simple put, it can’t pass the blood brain barrier - the brain creates its own cholesterol. Lastly, this doctor doesn’t know basic physiology, biochemistry, or medications. Don’t listen.

Quackery Detector @quackdetector.bsky.social · 4d

In other news, fans of The Beatles linked with dementia diagnoses.

#QuackReese

Red Pill Dispenser @redpilldispensr

Dr. Kevin Reese points out that "dementia is linked to statin drugs."
"Statin drugs came out in 1987... Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia spiked in the 1990s."
"Now you see it all the time... Why? Because so many people are on statins, which means you're not getting enough cholesterol, and you need cholesterol for your brain."

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Erik @renznest.com · 3d

More problems in AI. Let me correct that: use of LLMs. These tools should be limited to the reduction of repetition I. Simple systems. This is not productive, harmful, and only serves to spark distrust and inhumanity.

Where’s the policy people?

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 3d

Fake AI videos mocking dead celebrities are going viral. We talked to their families, and they're horrified.

We break down OpenAI's Sora 2 and the moral and legal problems of "synthetic resurrection."

Gift link: wapo.st/4nNKzd3 w/ @tatumhunter.bsky.social

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3d

ICE is devoid of humanity, you have to be to do that job

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 4d

The spike in health insurance rates will affect not just working Americans, but our entire economy. We have to act now to lower costs.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 4d

Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

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Erik @renznest.com · 5d

Just when you want to root for MTG for her Epstein and shutdown stance, she bings up this old trope.

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 5d

Paves the way for the Monster Under the Bed Act

RepMTG:

The Sunshine State is getting it RIGHT! 🌞

Florida is shutting down dangerous weather modification and geoengineering schemes because our skies belong to the people, not globalist elites and their experiments.

Now it’s time to do the same nationwide. My Clear Skies Act will END chemical spraying, geoengineering, and weather manipulation across America for good.

No more tampering. No more lies. Just clear, God-given skies! 🇺🇸☀️
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@EricLDaugh
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🚨 BREAKING: Florida's airports are now closed to any weather modification and geoengineering activities under new state law, Florida AG says.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 5d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Jessica Tarlov @jessicatarlov.bsky.social · 5d

Democrats can win this and restore healthcare for millions of Americans.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Republican C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson: "As a Republican, I'm very disappointed in my party,and I'm very disappointed in you, because you have the power to call the House back. You refuse to do that just for a show."

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Erik @renznest.com · 6d

Now that’s Christianity.

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 7d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 7d

Here’s video of the incident

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 7d

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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Erik @renznest.com · 7d

She can’t remember “You’re a hypocrite”?

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 7d

Pam Bondi is so transparent, you can see right through her

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 7d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Erik @renznest.com · 7d

Seriously? We went through this conversation like 40 years ago. The huckster shouldn’t get a statue.

David Gorski, MD, PhD @gorskon.bsky.social · 7d

Oh, bloody hell.🤦🏻‍♂️

LizW @cave-malum.bsky.social · 7d

@joho.bsky.social @gorskon.bsky.social @doritreiss.bsky.social
Must watch: RFK Jr wants a statue of Andy Wakefield at HHS. And that's just for starters.

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 7d

Country legend Zach Bryan has released a song that puts country over his own bank account.

The backlash from country fans will be massive- they’ll force him off country radio like they did to the Dixie Chicks but he doesn’t need radio access anymore

American hero 🇺🇸

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 7d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 7d

Oh so the administration plans to implement fascism without paying anyone? Excited to see how that all comes together

OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance

An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.

www.govexec.com

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Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 9d

Last week Jesse Watters spoke to man named Eric who claimed he was formerly a member of antifa. Two years ago Watters interviewed Ramon "Mundo" Mendoza, a former Mexican Mafia member. Some folks thought the men looked similar. This is a side by side comparison. 🤷‍♀️

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Erik @renznest.com · 8d

Time to apply the same pressure that Disney got.

Matt Pearce @mattdpearce.com · 8d

well I guess I didn’t need that Paramount+ subscription anymore

Erik @renznest.com · 8d

This was very close to be on my list