Rita L. Portela
@westernspinster.bsky.social
(Acjáchemem) CA Indigenous, free Palestine! Health justice, bikes, outdoors, bioscience, data, LOLOLOL, STEM, languages, arts, justice. Bay Area. Native American Linguistics.
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“…Even if they are able to clean up his mess … elect a supremely sane president next, America will NEVER again be a trusted partner. Because there are enough Americans who would vote for him … (again).
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
December 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“…Even if they are able to clean up his mess … elect a supremely sane president next, America will NEVER again be a trusted partner. Because there are enough Americans who would vote for him … (again).
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
"Dracula's cute moments."
For real: What is the appeal of a good-looking murderer? I would think that murder and a history torture without remorse would be a deal breaker.
Help me understand this one. Why is he a heartthrob? Is it bad-boy appeal gone off the rails?
youtube.com/shorts/xXcKb...
For real: What is the appeal of a good-looking murderer? I would think that murder and a history torture without remorse would be a deal breaker.
Help me understand this one. Why is he a heartthrob? Is it bad-boy appeal gone off the rails?
youtube.com/shorts/xXcKb...
Dracula's Cute Moments fan edit 1
YouTube video by Darian Veyl
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December 7, 2025 at 4:12 AM
"Dracula's cute moments."
For real: What is the appeal of a good-looking murderer? I would think that murder and a history torture without remorse would be a deal breaker.
Help me understand this one. Why is he a heartthrob? Is it bad-boy appeal gone off the rails?
youtube.com/shorts/xXcKb...
For real: What is the appeal of a good-looking murderer? I would think that murder and a history torture without remorse would be a deal breaker.
Help me understand this one. Why is he a heartthrob? Is it bad-boy appeal gone off the rails?
youtube.com/shorts/xXcKb...
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Great tool of ingenuity used to create the most affordably versatile indoor air filtration device around to help clean your indoor air as the COVID pandemic continues.
#CRbox
#PreventAirbornePathogenSpread
#DefinitelyHandy
Lots of CR box variety:
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#CRbox
#PreventAirbornePathogenSpread
#DefinitelyHandy
Lots of CR box variety:
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December 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Great tool of ingenuity used to create the most affordably versatile indoor air filtration device around to help clean your indoor air as the COVID pandemic continues.
#CRbox
#PreventAirbornePathogenSpread
#DefinitelyHandy
Lots of CR box variety:
photos.app.goo.gl/QSc67keCyXAa...
#CRbox
#PreventAirbornePathogenSpread
#DefinitelyHandy
Lots of CR box variety:
photos.app.goo.gl/QSc67keCyXAa...
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Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel, stocked with anti-vaccine activists and loyalists to RFK Jr., voted Friday to stop recommending a birth dose of vaccine.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
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"Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise."
But sure, keep basing your life on the idea that it's fine to get reinfected annually.
"Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise."
But sure, keep basing your life on the idea that it's fine to get reinfected annually.
Persistent Attenuation of Lymphocyte Subsets After Mass SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Growing evidence suggests that lymphocyte subsets are declined in COVID-19 patients, but it is unclear if these alterations persist after widespread e…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise."
But sure, keep basing your life on the idea that it's fine to get reinfected annually.
"Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise."
But sure, keep basing your life on the idea that it's fine to get reinfected annually.
Clean air kits! It's so easy to clean the air with the right equipment.
I have a Luggable from CleanAirKits, very cool CR box kits, & I'm saving up for a second one for my home. They are fun to assemble. Look at this cool tabletop one. Easy to carry to my Dr appt.s.
QR link for 5% off.
#CovidAware
I have a Luggable from CleanAirKits, very cool CR box kits, & I'm saving up for a second one for my home. They are fun to assemble. Look at this cool tabletop one. Easy to carry to my Dr appt.s.
QR link for 5% off.
#CovidAware
December 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Clean air kits! It's so easy to clean the air with the right equipment.
I have a Luggable from CleanAirKits, very cool CR box kits, & I'm saving up for a second one for my home. They are fun to assemble. Look at this cool tabletop one. Easy to carry to my Dr appt.s.
QR link for 5% off.
#CovidAware
I have a Luggable from CleanAirKits, very cool CR box kits, & I'm saving up for a second one for my home. They are fun to assemble. Look at this cool tabletop one. Easy to carry to my Dr appt.s.
QR link for 5% off.
#CovidAware
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
Calculator to determine the recommended daily intake of various vitamins & minerals by your height, weight, age, etc.
For instance it says I need 51g protein. Even conscious eating & taking supplements I'm getting ~30.
DRI Calculator | National Agricultural Library share.google/kq21xObkuQvr...
For instance it says I need 51g protein. Even conscious eating & taking supplements I'm getting ~30.
DRI Calculator | National Agricultural Library share.google/kq21xObkuQvr...
DRI Calculator for Healthcare Professionals | National Agricultural Library
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December 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Calculator to determine the recommended daily intake of various vitamins & minerals by your height, weight, age, etc.
For instance it says I need 51g protein. Even conscious eating & taking supplements I'm getting ~30.
DRI Calculator | National Agricultural Library share.google/kq21xObkuQvr...
For instance it says I need 51g protein. Even conscious eating & taking supplements I'm getting ~30.
DRI Calculator | National Agricultural Library share.google/kq21xObkuQvr...
My friends, please help me! My brother is on the verge of death If I can't raise the money for his surgery and treatment, I'll be able to help. Worms have come out of his foot. I beg you, kind hearts, to stand by me so I can afford his surgery and treatment
gofund.me/394f690b
gofund.me/394f690b
December 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
My friends, please help me! My brother is on the verge of death If I can't raise the money for his surgery and treatment, I'll be able to help. Worms have come out of his foot. I beg you, kind hearts, to stand by me so I can afford his surgery and treatment
gofund.me/394f690b
gofund.me/394f690b
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WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
December 6, 2025 at 4:16 AM
WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
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My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
Self determination vs colonial rule. Demilitarization of a just liberation movement.
Why no nations want to be occupiers of Gaza at the direction of Trump.
Contractors will deploy.
youtu.be/hwZRtemJWBU?...
Why no nations want to be occupiers of Gaza at the direction of Trump.
Contractors will deploy.
youtu.be/hwZRtemJWBU?...
"Young and free-thinking people are recognizing the lies they have been told."
YouTube video by Drop Site News
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December 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Self determination vs colonial rule. Demilitarization of a just liberation movement.
Why no nations want to be occupiers of Gaza at the direction of Trump.
Contractors will deploy.
youtu.be/hwZRtemJWBU?...
Why no nations want to be occupiers of Gaza at the direction of Trump.
Contractors will deploy.
youtu.be/hwZRtemJWBU?...
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“What have I done!” 🤡
December 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“What have I done!” 🤡
Trending: Aspiring to be middle class.
(Because most of us are not.)
(Because most of us are not.)
December 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Trending: Aspiring to be middle class.
(Because most of us are not.)
(Because most of us are not.)
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Monsters. They've abolished universal newborn Hep B vaccination, in an 8-3 vote. Since 1991, that dose prevented 6M+ infections, almost 100k deaths, & millions of chronic liver disease/cancer cases.
This is class warfare via crimes against public health.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
This is class warfare via crimes against public health.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
December 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Monsters. They've abolished universal newborn Hep B vaccination, in an 8-3 vote. Since 1991, that dose prevented 6M+ infections, almost 100k deaths, & millions of chronic liver disease/cancer cases.
This is class warfare via crimes against public health.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
This is class warfare via crimes against public health.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
No donations = no food. It's heartbreaking to have to share our daily suffering just to find a bite to eat.
chuffed.org/project/1368...
chuffed.org/project/1368...
December 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
No donations = no food. It's heartbreaking to have to share our daily suffering just to find a bite to eat.
chuffed.org/project/1368...
chuffed.org/project/1368...
Start conversations at holiday gatherings! Or give a great gift that they will remember.
The QR leads to a list of scholarly articles about how COVID shrinks dlcks.
Protect everyone. Wear an N95.
T-shirts are $30 or less delivered worldwide. DM for details.
The QR leads to a list of scholarly articles about how COVID shrinks dlcks.
Protect everyone. Wear an N95.
T-shirts are $30 or less delivered worldwide. DM for details.
December 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Start conversations at holiday gatherings! Or give a great gift that they will remember.
The QR leads to a list of scholarly articles about how COVID shrinks dlcks.
Protect everyone. Wear an N95.
T-shirts are $30 or less delivered worldwide. DM for details.
The QR leads to a list of scholarly articles about how COVID shrinks dlcks.
Protect everyone. Wear an N95.
T-shirts are $30 or less delivered worldwide. DM for details.
فلنقاوم اليأس بكل خلية من خلايا حياتنا
may we resist despair with every cell of our aliveness
So many people are suffering right now. Pursue joy in your life.
may we resist despair with every cell of our aliveness
So many people are suffering right now. Pursue joy in your life.
December 5, 2025 at 6:31 AM
فلنقاوم اليأس بكل خلية من خلايا حياتنا
may we resist despair with every cell of our aliveness
So many people are suffering right now. Pursue joy in your life.
may we resist despair with every cell of our aliveness
So many people are suffering right now. Pursue joy in your life.
Support small businesses over the holidays & avoid big corps.
Also avoid Etsy. Get direct from me at discount. Most under $30 delivered worldwide. DM for details.
I have covid aware merch. Impress all the right people & promote health & well-being.
www.etsy.com/shop/Immunek...
Also avoid Etsy. Get direct from me at discount. Most under $30 delivered worldwide. DM for details.
I have covid aware merch. Impress all the right people & promote health & well-being.
www.etsy.com/shop/Immunek...
December 5, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Support small businesses over the holidays & avoid big corps.
Also avoid Etsy. Get direct from me at discount. Most under $30 delivered worldwide. DM for details.
I have covid aware merch. Impress all the right people & promote health & well-being.
www.etsy.com/shop/Immunek...
Also avoid Etsy. Get direct from me at discount. Most under $30 delivered worldwide. DM for details.
I have covid aware merch. Impress all the right people & promote health & well-being.
www.etsy.com/shop/Immunek...
Speaking truth to power:
Power already knows the truth & it doesn't care.
We must DO more than speak.
Power already knows the truth & it doesn't care.
We must DO more than speak.
December 4, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Speaking truth to power:
Power already knows the truth & it doesn't care.
We must DO more than speak.
Power already knows the truth & it doesn't care.
We must DO more than speak.
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You know how white people are terrified that LANDBACK is Natives displacing entire white populations to get their home back?
I would be very okay if this happened in Ohio
I would be very okay if this happened in Ohio
December 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
You know how white people are terrified that LANDBACK is Natives displacing entire white populations to get their home back?
I would be very okay if this happened in Ohio
I would be very okay if this happened in Ohio
