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Bruce Mirken

BruceMirken@mas.to

<p>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 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/reptiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>reptiles</span></a> who hang out around my house. Escapee from <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Xitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Xitter</span></a>. Do NOT patronize Elon Musk&#39;s businesses.<br /><a href="https://mas.to/tags/RacialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RacialJustice</span></a><br /><a href="https://mas.to/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a><br /><a href="https://mas.to/tags/TransLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Tra

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    &quot;She backed #Trump in each of his three campaigns, motivated by her opposition to abortion. But when cancer came, the ensuing scramble to make ends meet was painful enough to rearrange her priorities, and she started to think about voting Democratic for the first time.&quot; https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/electioncoverage/123592

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    At some point, you&amp;#39;d think it might dawn on even hardcore MAGA types that #Trump doesn&amp;#39;t give a rat&amp;#39;s ass about them. https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-oil-profits-gas-prices

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    #Trump headline of the day.

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    #SilentSunday

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    From what I hear anecdotally, a fair number of grassroots #Democrats are pissed off at the Dem candidates who&amp;#39;ve thrown #trans people under the bus this campaign, even asking for donations to be refunded. For god&amp;#39;s sake, stop the cowering, grow a spine and fire the consultants urging this idiocy.

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    RE: https://apobangpo.space/@bich/117502154609176741 Hurting and killing the most vulnerable is the #Republican brand now.

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    A) #Mississippi lied about a &amp;quot;justified&amp;quot; #police shooting. B) This is why the #FreePress is essential. https://theintercept.com/2026/10/23/kohen-wiley-body-camera-police-shooting-justification/?utm_medium=email&amp;amp;utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter

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    Proposed #TrumpAdministration changes to the #census threaten everyone&amp;#39;s health. https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/123540

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    It gets worse. Boycott #Meta

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    RE: https://kolektiva.social/@personalescrito/117441728006605885 Your occasional reminder that #Meta is evil and #MarkZuckerberg is not your friend.

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    &quot;Six years after the GAO first analyzed low-wage workers’ use of #Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (#SNAP), the report found that the number of #Amazon employees who required federal assistance has nearly tripled since 2020, despite the fact that the e-commerce giant has increased its annual profits from $11.59 billion to $77.67 billion in that time.&quot; https://www.commondreams.org/news/walmart-workers-on-snap

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    You can&#39;t make this stuff up: &quot;A #Republican-controlled House committee passed legislation earlier this week that would prevent the US Labor Department from enacting federal standards to protect workers from extreme #heat, a move that came amid sweltering heat across the country.&quot;https://www.commondreams.org/news/republicans-worker-heat-protections

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    Friendly reminder of why to never use #Facebook or #Instagram. https://www.them.us/news/gay-bar-meta-censorship-ai

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    Your occasional reminder to never give one fucking dime to any of Elon Musk&#39;s companies. https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/elon-musk-calls-for-death-sentence #ElonMusk #Trans

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    Your occasional reminder that #RFKJr continues to make piles of money peddling disinformation. https://www.npr.org/2026/09/24/nx-s1-5979867/rfk-ethics-book-deals #ImpeachRFKJr

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    &quot;The #NIH has made possible cure after cure for generations, and without it, I might not be alive today. That&#39;s why recent news of a potential deal to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars from the NIH to the Department of Defense -- an agency that already has a budget 20 times that of the NIH -- is so chilling. This comes on top of nearly 2 years of NIH funding cuts and workforce reductions, along with repeated attempts to politicize grant determinations. From 2025 to 2026, the NIH...

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    RE: https://mas.to/@carnage4life/117340115482165303 Yes, but also do something about the officials and influencers who filled their heads with lies.

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    &quot;In the midst of increasing misinformation about acetaminophen (#Tylenol) and its relationship to #autism, many expecting women feel confused about what they should take if they experience a fever. A paper published today found that there’s no causal link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism or attention deficit, hyperactivity disorder (#ADHD).&quot; https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/anti-science/tylenol-during-pregnancy-not-linked-autism-adhd-major-review-finds

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    RE: https://masto.ai/@transworld/117317881077765090 Whether you agree with this or not, #Democrats need to realize that it’s not just #trans people who are nauseated by what some of their candidates are doing.

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    #California voters will decide soon on whether to tax the wealth of #billionaires. #GavinNewsom is siding with the billionaires. https://www.commondreams.org/news/nobel-laureates-california-wealth-tax

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    RE: https://flipboard.com/@bbcnews/top-stories-hc55lmo2z/-/a-dnLrYbo0SX2R5f4n2VdyVg%3Aa%3A3199692-%2F0 Pro tip: You greatly reduce the need for damage control by not doing damage in the first place. #EdSheeran

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    Thinking of kicking your #gasoline addiction? Events happening all over the U.S. can help. https://electrek.co/2026/09/18/learn-how-to-save-money-on-gas-at-us-drive-electric-month-events-all-month/

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    When #vaccination rates drop, it puts medically fragile children in danger. Right now, parents of these kids in #Pennsylvania are terrified. https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-vaccines/it-s-huge-concern-families-kids-complex-medical-needs-worry-about-frequent

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    #Farmers overwhelmingly backed #Trump, and he screwed them over. https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-war-us-farmers?utm_source=Common+Dreams&amp;utm_campaign=cdabd80d74-Top+News+%7C+Thu.+8%2F13%2F26_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-998917937b-600541243&amp;mc_cid=cdabd80d74&amp;mc_eid=3744b650a3

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    Try not to be shocked, but #RFKJr lied again. https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/10/politics/fact-check-republican-midterm-convention-night-2 #ImpeachRFKJr

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    RE: https://halo.nu/@theguardian_us_news/117277815956390325 Uh, let&#39;s not.

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    #ElizabethWarren is not happy with the administration’s #Cyclospora response: “Indeed, Taco Bell provided earlier and seemingly clearer guidance to consumers than the Food and Drug Administration (#FDA), #CDC, and other federal food safety agencies,” Warren wrote. https://www.salon.com/2026/09/13/taco-bell-exposed-rfk-jr-s-food-safety-failure/

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    &quot;Adults who reported having #COVID19 were at least twice were significantly more likely to be diagnosed as having a new medical condition than those who reported never having been infected, according to a study published this week in Canada Communicable Disease Report.&quot; Get your #vaccines! #CovidIsNotOver https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/repeat-covid-infections-tied-higher-odds-new-health-conditions

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    U.S. #gasoline prices are rising again, causing misery for all -- except those of us who drive #ElectricVehicles. The rest of the world, from China to Norway, has figured this out, but not Americans so far.

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    RE: https://beige.party/@TresFluke/117062703962492989 Folks, #DeleteFacebook. Now. And any other #Meta apps, like #Instagram. Don&#39;t help Nazis.