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Bruce Mirken

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Writer and media relations consultant for several organizations, but all ravings here are strictly mine. Known troublemaker, transplanted from California to Hilo, Hawaii. I often post pics of the cute #reptiles who hang out around my house. Escapee from #Xitter. Do NOT patronize Elon Musk's businesses.
#RacialJustice
#LGBTQ
#TransLivesMatter
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#CovidIsNotOver
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Bruce Mirken@[email protected]

RE: https://c.im/@cdarwin/117470815782848174

All. Of. This. Is. Phony. #vote

❞ Quoted postChuck Darwin

California residents accused by feds of voter fraud react with shock, confusion and anger Green card holders arrested in a Trump administration crackdown on alleged California voter fraud appeared in court Monday, with some saying they had no recollection of ever registering t

 C.IMChuck Darwin (@[email protected])California residents accused by feds of voter fraud react with shock, confusion and anger Green card holders arrested in a Trump administration crackdown on alleged California voter fraud appeared in court Monday, with some saying they had no recollection of ever registering to cast ballots. Federal prosecutors charged 28 people with election-related crimes, including fraudulent voter regis
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Bruce Mirken@[email protected]

"The effects of El Niño are already being clearly felt on the archipelago. “There have now been two major hurricane events in #Hawaii this summer, in a place where ordinarily we go a decade with none,” Swain says.

"Warming waters in the Pacific have increased the risk to Hawaii from such supercharged storms. In August, Hurricane Lala became the first hurricane to make a direct hit on Big Island since 1871."

https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/these-are-the-us-states-that-will-be-worst-hit-by-el-nino

#ElNiño #ClimateChange

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Bruce Mirken@[email protected]

RE: https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:flwgfsh2mhpoqwjwwt2mesjv/post/3myb37dui4c2u

🧵 on the latest nonsense from #RFKJr, who understands less about #health than the average amoeba.

❞ Quoted postElizabeth Jacobs, PhD

I listen to RFK Jr.’s absolute turd of a podcast so you don’t have to, and I’ve got some grievances about the latest one with Anna Paulina Luna. It has to do with body size. RFK Jr. at least twice used the phrase “slim and healthy” to describe his ideal version of good health,

 Bluesky SocialElizabeth Jacobs, PhD (@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social)I listen to RFK Jr.’s absolute turd of a podcast so you don’t have to, and I’ve got some grievances about the latest one with Anna Paulina Luna. It has to do with body size. RFK Jr. at least twice used the phrase “slim and healthy” to describe his ideal version of good health, and it’s wrong.
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Bruce Mirken@[email protected]

Hey @indivisibleteam! I just got theemail from Indivisible asking us all to write to Congress about Meta censorship. Once I'd sent the congressional emails, a page came up asking me to share the campaign -- and the ONLY choices offered were Facebook and Bluesky. Are you kidding me? This is embarrassing.

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Bruce Mirken@[email protected]

RE: https://flipboard.com/@thenewrepublic/breaking-news-9mhchbihz/-/a-2GbQHKqCSSWDb79pqfrnsA%3Aa%3A436232176-%2F0

#Fascism update:

❞ Quoted postThe New Republic

DOJ Admits List of Noncitizen Voters Is Faulty as It Begins Arrests https://newrepublic.com/post/216813/department-justice-admits-list-noncitizen-voters-faulty-arrests?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Breaking News @breaking-news-thenewrepublic
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Bruce Mirken@[email protected]

RE: https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/117468364542746670

Amanpour's statement, "Always be truthful, not neutral" should be the permanent mantra of every news outlet everywhere. Right now, too many operate as if neutrality was the same as honesty. It's not.

❞ Quoted postNonilex

#CNN legend #ChristianeAmanpour, the network’s chief international anchor, will leave CNN next June. “After many months of thought & a few sleepless nights, I have decided to separate from CNN, my partner of 43 fantastic years!” #Amanpour said in a statement. Amanpour, 68, said s

 MastodonNonilex (@[email protected])#CNN legend #ChristianeAmanpour, the network’s chief international anchor, will leave CNN next June. “After many months of thought & a few sleepless nights, I have decided to separate from CNN, my partner of 43 fantastic years!” #Amanpour said in a statement. Amanpour, 68, said she “looks forward to interesting new projects down the line, & will always be rooting for CNN & maintaining its histor
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Bruce Mirken@[email protected]

RE: https://bots.defencegeeks.net/@theonion/117469135988068898

It's disturbing how often the most honest news reporting now comes from The Onion.

❞ Quoted postThe Onion

Trump Boasts Tariffs A Huge Success At Making Things Expensive WASHINGTON—Touting the enormous impact his trade policy has had on the economy, President Donald Trump boasted in a speech Monday that the tariffs he had imposed on goods from other countries had proven highly success

 Mastodon for Defencegeeks botsThe Onion (@[email protected])Attached: 1 image Trump Boasts Tariffs A Huge Success At Making Things Expensive WASHINGTON—Touting the enormous impact his trade policy has had on the economy, President Donald Trump boasted in a speech Monday that the tariffs he had imposed on goods from other countries had proven highly successful at making things more expensive. “Thanks to my tariffs, the cost of buying virtually anything is
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Bruce Mirken@[email protected]

Federal funds for #research enabled the first treatments that allowed kids with #CysticFibrosis to live relatively normal lifespan. "Ironically, the federal funding that was so critical to developing these drugs is now threatened by policies that were initially proposed by the Office of Management and Budget. Those policies, which would increase political control over federal research grants, limit peer review and curtail research on certain topics, were temporarily blocked by Congress. But several federal agencies are still pursing portions of this agenda, including the #NIH." https://theconversation.com/cystic-fibrosis-patients-got-their-miracle-drug-thanks-to-federal-research-funding-new-trump-administration-rules-may-cut-future-miracles-short-293934
#science

The ConversationCystic fibrosis patients got their ‘miracle drug’ thanks to federal research funding – new Trump administration rules may cut future miracles shortThe Trump administration exerted increased political control over NIH research funding, leading to major cuts and disruptions to lifesaving research.
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Bruce Mirken@[email protected]

I hope #California voters are paying attention to this. https://www.commondreams.org/news/sergey-brin-donald-trump

#billionaires #BigTech

Common DreamsAs Millions Struggle to Get By, Plutocrat Working to Kill California Billionaire Tax Dines With Trump | Common Dreams"He’d rather working class kids die because they can’t afford healthcare than pay his fair share in taxes," Sen. Bernie Sanders said of Google co-founder Sergey Brin.
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