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Secular Canadian-IT Consultant-ED of a nonprofit-Interested in: technology, science, truth, equity, justice and, cats or most any cute animal. Interested in civilized discourse and will block anyone who doesn't know what that means. No posts no follow back

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Ain’t Complicit 🇺🇸 @charlene411.bsky.social · Sep 26

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therealjoe.bsky.social @therealjoe.bsky.social · Sep 26

Just because I know this is the place scientists and doctors prefer to use. Please take a look www.defendpublichealth.org/campaign/hel...

Help Prove RFK Jr. is Wrong | Defend Public Health

When Senator Wyden stated he’d heard from thousands of doctors and scientists concerned by RFK Jr’s policies, Kennedy responded "I'll put my mailbag against your mailbag any day.” Let's prove Kennedy ...

www.defendpublichealth.org

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Sep 26

JUST NOW AT THE UN…

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 24

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

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therealjoe.bsky.social @therealjoe.bsky.social · Sep 25

Just wanted to say thanks for posting on Bluesky rather than X. :)

therealjoe.bsky.social @therealjoe.bsky.social · Sep 24

Don't like taxes? We'll just whimsically help ourselves to arbitrary chunks of your companies instead. Does that taste better? Their refrain: It's not happening to us so it's okay.

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therealjoe.bsky.social @therealjoe.bsky.social · Sep 18

But there they are hosting him, giving him credibility, status, and therefore more power. The monarchy couldn't care less what evils a person has done as long as they have utility. His evil to us is not of their concern.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Sep 6

The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents.

In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Sep 2

“Donald Trump has figured out the cheat code for authoritarianism: Fake emergencies bring real power,” @rosenzweigp.bsky.social argues. Yet more troubling is the lack of effort from Congress or the courts to curtail the use of such “emergency” powers:

Trump Is Inventing Fake Emergencies to Gain Real-World Power

Today, the structure of law granting exceptional emergency powers is a grave threat to democracy and an avenue toward authoritarian rule.

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therealjoe.bsky.social @therealjoe.bsky.social · Sep 2

Just fantastic.

Aut. Stuart Miller 📖✍️🤓 @authorstuartmiller.bsky.social · Sep 2

Francisco Oliveira creates wigs for hair loss, with a heartfelt emphasis on kids. More than hairstyling - an art of care restoring confidence & bringing light to those facing medical challenges

"changing lives & showing that true heroes use their talents to support & uplift others"

#wigs #hairloss

therealjoe.bsky.social @therealjoe.bsky.social · Sep 2

I'd unplug him to charge anyone's cell phone.

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lovelyboricua285.bsky.social @lovelyboricua285.bsky.social · Aug 11

Fired for depicting the ugly truth, just another sad day in America...

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therealjoe.bsky.social @therealjoe.bsky.social · Jul 16

therealjoe.bsky.social @therealjoe.bsky.social · Jul 15

www.psypost.org/secret-chang...

Secret changes to major U.S. health datasets raise alarms

A new Lancet study reveals that over 100 U.S. government health datasets were quietly altered in early 2025, raising alarms among researchers about transparency, political influence, and the reliabili...

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therealjoe.bsky.social @therealjoe.bsky.social · Jul 14

If you ever needed a good reason to get off Xitter.

therealjoe.bsky.social @therealjoe.bsky.social · Jul 14

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Jul 9

“.. traffic has dropped by only a single percentage point as a result of leaving Twitter ..”

@niemanreports.org #Hellsite
niemanreports.org/npr-twitter-...

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therealjoe.bsky.social @therealjoe.bsky.social · Jul 10

therealjoe.bsky.social @therealjoe.bsky.social · Jul 8

Are lawyers still doing this? The fine is insanely low given that it's negligence. Disbar her.

therealjoe.bsky.social @therealjoe.bsky.social · Jul 7

therealjoe.bsky.social @therealjoe.bsky.social · Jul 4

Wow, I can't believe he did it. I can't be sure because Teslas are pretty expensive already but, I expect this will hurt Tesla sales and therefore Musk. Bittersweet. gizmodo.com/the-great-am...

The Great American EV Fire Sale Is About to Begin

President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” just wiped out key clean energy subsidies. If you want that $7,500 EV discount, act fast.

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therealjoe.bsky.social @therealjoe.bsky.social · Jul 4

therealjoe.bsky.social @therealjoe.bsky.social · Jun 30

www.theregister.com/2025/06/29/a...

AI agents wrong ~70% of time: Carnegie Mellon study

Feature: More fiction than science

www.theregister.com

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Quinn Cummings @quinncy.bsky.social · Jun 10

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