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This is so important.
I’ve taken care of children who didn’t die from their vaccine preventable illness but instead
-lost limbs
-developed kidney failure requiring dialysis
-had strokes and permanent deficits
Death isn’t the only bad outcome.
And sometimes it may not be the worst one.
I’ve taken care of children who didn’t die from their vaccine preventable illness but instead
-lost limbs
-developed kidney failure requiring dialysis
-had strokes and permanent deficits
Death isn’t the only bad outcome.
And sometimes it may not be the worst one.
The narrative over the last few years has increasingly been, “Either it kills you or you’re fine.”
That narrative is dumb. Infectious diseases can (and do!) do all sorts of horrible, non-fatal damage. Which is also very bad and worth preventing.
That narrative is dumb. Infectious diseases can (and do!) do all sorts of horrible, non-fatal damage. Which is also very bad and worth preventing.
The CDC changed the universal vaccine schedule & no longer recommends
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
January 6, 2026 at 1:24 AM
This is so important.
I’ve taken care of children who didn’t die from their vaccine preventable illness but instead
-lost limbs
-developed kidney failure requiring dialysis
-had strokes and permanent deficits
Death isn’t the only bad outcome.
And sometimes it may not be the worst one.
I’ve taken care of children who didn’t die from their vaccine preventable illness but instead
-lost limbs
-developed kidney failure requiring dialysis
-had strokes and permanent deficits
Death isn’t the only bad outcome.
And sometimes it may not be the worst one.
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Michigan is facing an affordability crisis. The cost of anything from housing and healthcare to energy and food is pushing people to the brink. Too often, it’s driven by corporate greed and government not showing up the way it should.
January 5, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Michigan is facing an affordability crisis. The cost of anything from housing and healthcare to energy and food is pushing people to the brink. Too often, it’s driven by corporate greed and government not showing up the way it should.
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I wrote section 230 to protect user speech, not a company's own speech. I've long said AI chatbot outputs are not protected by 230 and that it is not a close call. Given that the Trump administration is going to the mat to protect pedophiles, states should step in to hold Musk and X accountable.
I am not a Section 230 expert but being that Twitter is creating and publishing these photos I wonder if they actually have any civil legal protection? @kenwhite.bsky.social ? @akivamcohen.bsky.social ?
What X is allowing Grok to do is unlawful or regulatory-illegal in multiple jurisdictions, creates clear DSA violations, and continues despite regulator scrutiny. The images do not need to be pornographic, non-consensual sexualised or intimate depictions are enough.
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I wrote section 230 to protect user speech, not a company's own speech. I've long said AI chatbot outputs are not protected by 230 and that it is not a close call. Given that the Trump administration is going to the mat to protect pedophiles, states should step in to hold Musk and X accountable.
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“There’s a lot of money to pay for this. It doesn’t have to be US taxpayer money,” Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz claimed about Iraq in March 2003.
That wasn’t the case, and just like what would happen in Iraq, the military campaign in Venezuela is likely to have steep costs.
That wasn’t the case, and just like what would happen in Iraq, the military campaign in Venezuela is likely to have steep costs.
The lie of "self-financing" oil wars
Trump wages into a new war with the same mistakes that led the US into Iraq.
www.motherjones.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:01 PM
“There’s a lot of money to pay for this. It doesn’t have to be US taxpayer money,” Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz claimed about Iraq in March 2003.
That wasn’t the case, and just like what would happen in Iraq, the military campaign in Venezuela is likely to have steep costs.
That wasn’t the case, and just like what would happen in Iraq, the military campaign in Venezuela is likely to have steep costs.
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“No room at the Inn” is a biblical reference about immigrants (Jesus’ parents) being turned away. Not the government. Way to go, Hilton! The 3rd Amendment protects private entities from having to house the government.
January 5, 2026 at 10:01 PM
“No room at the Inn” is a biblical reference about immigrants (Jesus’ parents) being turned away. Not the government. Way to go, Hilton! The 3rd Amendment protects private entities from having to house the government.
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"Ms. Pirro instructed prosecutors to bring the maximum possible charge against anyone arrested in the crackdown, no matter how minor the incident."
September 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"Ms. Pirro instructed prosecutors to bring the maximum possible charge against anyone arrested in the crackdown, no matter how minor the incident."
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"“These catch-and-release arrests have caused presumed-innocent people to spend days detained at the D.C. jail,” Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui wrote after the government moved to dismiss charges against one of those defendants,"
September 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"“These catch-and-release arrests have caused presumed-innocent people to spend days detained at the D.C. jail,” Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui wrote after the government moved to dismiss charges against one of those defendants,"
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This is insane!!! Appeal immediately!!!!!!
May 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This is insane!!! Appeal immediately!!!!!!
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That's why I changed the MICR number on the bank account the Treasury Dept had.
If they can claw back funds from corp's and orgs with direct deposit, they can do it with individuals.
If they can claw back funds from corp's and orgs with direct deposit, they can do it with individuals.
May 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
That's why I changed the MICR number on the bank account the Treasury Dept had.
If they can claw back funds from corp's and orgs with direct deposit, they can do it with individuals.
If they can claw back funds from corp's and orgs with direct deposit, they can do it with individuals.
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In January, a new COVID-19 variant known as NB.1.8.1 was first detected in China. On May 23, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified NB.1.8.1 as a variant that public health officials may require prioritized attention and monitoring.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
A new COVID variant is sweeping through China. Here's what to know about NB.1.8.1
Less than 20 cases of the new COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1, had been reported in the U.S., as of Tuesday, May 27.
www.usatoday.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:26 AM
In January, a new COVID-19 variant known as NB.1.8.1 was first detected in China. On May 23, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified NB.1.8.1 as a variant that public health officials may require prioritized attention and monitoring.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
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Can't help but feel we're living through an increasingly existential war between spectacle and substance with spectacle winning battle after battle after battle.
May 27, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Can't help but feel we're living through an increasingly existential war between spectacle and substance with spectacle winning battle after battle after battle.
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McGovern: House rules require a super majority vote for any bill that increases income taxes. Guess what? Republicans are turning that rule off. Why did they have to do that? Because they know this bill will increase taxes on those families struggling the most to put food on the table.
May 22, 2025 at 1:11 AM
McGovern: House rules require a super majority vote for any bill that increases income taxes. Guess what? Republicans are turning that rule off. Why did they have to do that? Because they know this bill will increase taxes on those families struggling the most to put food on the table.
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not American, can't vote, but it seems really weird that the Democratic Party isn't just throwing its funding and resources at AOC and supporting her and her ideas—as well as just dumping money into local news organizations—rather than spending millions on a search for a "Joe Rogan for the left"
May 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
not American, can't vote, but it seems really weird that the Democratic Party isn't just throwing its funding and resources at AOC and supporting her and her ideas—as well as just dumping money into local news organizations—rather than spending millions on a search for a "Joe Rogan for the left"
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Unreal. The Trump administration is disappearing migrants to places that aren't even their origin countries, then refusing to say which countries they were sent to by claiming this is "classified," then refusing to say *why* the info is classified:
May 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Unreal. The Trump administration is disappearing migrants to places that aren't even their origin countries, then refusing to say which countries they were sent to by claiming this is "classified," then refusing to say *why* the info is classified:
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Essay: Engineers are primarily — if not solely — trained to view challenges through a limited, technical lens, writes college student Isaac Walker. We don’t ask whether the problem needs solving or worry about the downstream effects of our solution. That's why DOGE scares me.
DOGE and the deficits of an engineering education
Engineers are primarily — if not solely — trained to view challenges through a limited, technical lens, writes college student Isaac Walker. We don’t ask whether the problem needs solving or worry abo...
www.wbur.org
May 21, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Essay: Engineers are primarily — if not solely — trained to view challenges through a limited, technical lens, writes college student Isaac Walker. We don’t ask whether the problem needs solving or worry about the downstream effects of our solution. That's why DOGE scares me.
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Deporting Vietnamese and Burmese migrants to South Sudan, a nation plagued by conflict and poverty, defies legal orders and basic humanity. This isn't just a bureaucratic error; it's a deliberate act of cruelty. #3E
May 21, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Deporting Vietnamese and Burmese migrants to South Sudan, a nation plagued by conflict and poverty, defies legal orders and basic humanity. This isn't just a bureaucratic error; it's a deliberate act of cruelty. #3E
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44% of all American children benefit from Medicaid or SNAP.
Republicans' budget guts both programs.
Yes: the so-called "party of family values" is putting 34 MILLION kids' health care access and food security at risk.
Republicans' budget guts both programs.
Yes: the so-called "party of family values" is putting 34 MILLION kids' health care access and food security at risk.
May 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
44% of all American children benefit from Medicaid or SNAP.
Republicans' budget guts both programs.
Yes: the so-called "party of family values" is putting 34 MILLION kids' health care access and food security at risk.
Republicans' budget guts both programs.
Yes: the so-called "party of family values" is putting 34 MILLION kids' health care access and food security at risk.
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(2,2) he did not recognize me. When I said Parkland, his eyes opened wide, and he just said JAIME!!! He remembered. I will forever have love and respect for this man. Perhaps the media ought to redirect focus to the Current Occupant of the White House and his destruction of our Democracy.
May 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
(2,2) he did not recognize me. When I said Parkland, his eyes opened wide, and he just said JAIME!!! He remembered. I will forever have love and respect for this man. Perhaps the media ought to redirect focus to the Current Occupant of the White House and his destruction of our Democracy.
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(1,2) Since the Parkland shooting, my wife & I struggle with details & names. Not sure why, but not uncommon after personal tragedy. I say this because I am tired of the misdirected coverage of President Biden. Back in September of 2023, I saw him at the White House. In the midst of this crowd
May 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
(1,2) Since the Parkland shooting, my wife & I struggle with details & names. Not sure why, but not uncommon after personal tragedy. I say this because I am tired of the misdirected coverage of President Biden. Back in September of 2023, I saw him at the White House. In the midst of this crowd
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On #ArmedForcesDay, I recognize the strength, sacrifice, and service of the brave men and women in uniform.
Y’all don’t just serve—you lead, protect, and persevere.
Your sacrifice doesn’t go unnoticed.
Y’all don’t just serve—you lead, protect, and persevere.
Your sacrifice doesn’t go unnoticed.
May 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
On #ArmedForcesDay, I recognize the strength, sacrifice, and service of the brave men and women in uniform.
Y’all don’t just serve—you lead, protect, and persevere.
Your sacrifice doesn’t go unnoticed.
Y’all don’t just serve—you lead, protect, and persevere.
Your sacrifice doesn’t go unnoticed.
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Trump’s EPA is planning to roll back rules that limit the amount of “forever chemicals” allowed in drinking water.
This comes after chemical companies donated generously to his inauguration fund.
See how this works?
This comes after chemical companies donated generously to his inauguration fund.
See how this works?
May 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Trump’s EPA is planning to roll back rules that limit the amount of “forever chemicals” allowed in drinking water.
This comes after chemical companies donated generously to his inauguration fund.
See how this works?
This comes after chemical companies donated generously to his inauguration fund.
See how this works?