Dean Haddix
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“Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality — something cannot emerge from nothing.” Frank Herbert, Dune.
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By the way he's looking to see if the coast was clear, I don't think he had permission from those other Representatives to hit their buttons.
February 14, 2026 at 12:29 PM
By the way he's looking to see if the coast was clear, I don't think he had permission from those other Representatives to hit their buttons.
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Smile Randy Fine... You're on Candid Camera!
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February 14, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Smile Randy Fine... You're on Candid Camera!
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You'll be surprised who gets money from other countries. Its usually not the ones floating around the net all of the time. I just laugh and know better.
February 14, 2026 at 4:35 AM
You'll be surprised who gets money from other countries. Its usually not the ones floating around the net all of the time. I just laugh and know better.
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Please understand that foreign influence is not just a far-right thing. Trust me on this one.
February 14, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Please understand that foreign influence is not just a far-right thing. Trust me on this one.
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This administration lies and exaggerate shit and you should take everything for a grain of salt but this particular thing, a lot of us knew already
February 14, 2026 at 4:33 AM
This administration lies and exaggerate shit and you should take everything for a grain of salt but this particular thing, a lot of us knew already
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Flashback to I recall 2022 maybe? I forget now but Nancy Pelosi told them this to their face. This was no secret that Chinese money was somehow getting to them. But, nobody talks about it. Since Trump Administration has tagged them, folks are going to cry about it but this was a thing before now
The more folk call out those dumb code pink clowns the better
February 14, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Flashback to I recall 2022 maybe? I forget now but Nancy Pelosi told them this to their face. This was no secret that Chinese money was somehow getting to them. But, nobody talks about it. Since Trump Administration has tagged them, folks are going to cry about it but this was a thing before now
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Hey look, I was right.
I’ll just say one more thing: we can have this exact same shutdown fight in January — except next time, the Republicans can’t pit hungry people against sick people because, for the first time in history, a minority party won a concession to fund SNAP through next year.
February 13, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Hey look, I was right.
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And there’s increasing evidence that vaccination for shingles reduces the risk of dementia!! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia - Nature
Using a natural experiment that avoids common bias concerns, this study finds that the live-attenuated shingles vaccine reduced the probability of a new dementia diagnosis within a follow-up period of...
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February 13, 2026 at 5:50 AM
And there’s increasing evidence that vaccination for shingles reduces the risk of dementia!! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I’d put it differently. EBV is almost certainly necessary (but not sufficient) for MS. So prevent EBV and you prevent MS. But most people who get EBV (and most people do) never get MS. EBV puts the bullet in the chamber but things unknown pull the trigger.
February 13, 2026 at 6:10 AM
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that is, things that draw communities together, not politics and falsehoods intended to divide us.
And this matters. Cures for major diseases are on the line
And this matters. Cures for major diseases are on the line
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
that is, things that draw communities together, not politics and falsehoods intended to divide us.
And this matters. Cures for major diseases are on the line
And this matters. Cures for major diseases are on the line
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These are efforts to make cures for multiple sclerosis, herpes — affects hundreds of millions in the US alone! — and shingles.
This is mindblowing, amazing stuff.
But these efforts for cures require a predictable regulatory environment, where decisions are made based on science & and pub health.
This is mindblowing, amazing stuff.
But these efforts for cures require a predictable regulatory environment, where decisions are made based on science & and pub health.
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
These are efforts to make cures for multiple sclerosis, herpes — affects hundreds of millions in the US alone! — and shingles.
This is mindblowing, amazing stuff.
But these efforts for cures require a predictable regulatory environment, where decisions are made based on science & and pub health.
This is mindblowing, amazing stuff.
But these efforts for cures require a predictable regulatory environment, where decisions are made based on science & and pub health.
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In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
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There has never been a better argument for destroying capitalism than "if we can't make money off vaccines, then you don't get vaccines."
Hear me out: Publicly-funded vaccine research and everyone gets the vaccines for free.
Hear me out: Publicly-funded vaccine research and everyone gets the vaccines for free.
February 13, 2026 at 5:33 AM
There has never been a better argument for destroying capitalism than "if we can't make money off vaccines, then you don't get vaccines."
Hear me out: Publicly-funded vaccine research and everyone gets the vaccines for free.
Hear me out: Publicly-funded vaccine research and everyone gets the vaccines for free.
“Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Ms. Good’s vehicle, but Trump administration leaders said to drop it.”
So, a federal agent killed Renee Good. Top Trump Admin officials mobilized to defame Good and lie about the nature of her death. Then, they immediately obstructed the investigation into Good’s killing.
A killing and a coverup. An outrageous injustice.
A killing and a coverup. An outrageous injustice.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
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February 7, 2026 at 9:56 PM
“Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Ms. Good’s vehicle, but Trump administration leaders said to drop it.”
That’s not a denial.
February 7, 2026 at 12:09 AM
That’s not a denial.
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"We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason".
Bars and restaurants not serving known fascists sounds like a great new American tradition that would make me proud.
Bars and restaurants not serving known fascists sounds like a great new American tradition that would make me proud.
This rules. Kick Bovino out of every fucking bar in the country.
Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino tossed from Las Vegas bar
Former U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino was reportedly asked to leave a Las Vegas bar out of safety concerns for the venue’s customers.
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February 7, 2026 at 12:07 AM
"We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason".
Bars and restaurants not serving known fascists sounds like a great new American tradition that would make me proud.
Bars and restaurants not serving known fascists sounds like a great new American tradition that would make me proud.
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Again, when you only talk about the bad stuff & pretend the good stuff didn't happen, you end up precisely where Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, & Jake Sullivan have ended up, talking yourself into circles on trade & tariffs & ignoring the fact that there are good reasons trade is so popular:
One thing that I hope comes out of Trump's wildly illegal, welfare-incinerating, ally-alienating, treaty-violating mercantilism is that Democrats finally, after 50 years of globalization, figure out how to talk about & embrace policies that are not the same mercantilism, just with a human face:
Because Democrats have spent decades avoiding talking seriously to voters about trade & pretending polite mercantilism is progressive, when they needed to be making the full-throated case for globalization PLUS domestic compensation. Now would be a good time to start.
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February 5, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Again, when you only talk about the bad stuff & pretend the good stuff didn't happen, you end up precisely where Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, & Jake Sullivan have ended up, talking yourself into circles on trade & tariffs & ignoring the fact that there are good reasons trade is so popular:
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Yes, inequality rose & billionaires are a threat to democracy & we should do more domestic compensation & all the other things.
And also, pretending that trade/globalization/the last 70 years haven't contributed to massive increases in living standards is not helpful:
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And also, pretending that trade/globalization/the last 70 years haven't contributed to massive increases in living standards is not helpful:
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1979-2024
10th percentile - 29% increase
20th - 42%
30th - 46%
40th - 48%
50th - 52%
60th - 58%
70th - 63%
80th - 72%
90th - 85%
(Data from ASEC via Scott Winship)
10th percentile - 29% increase
20th - 42%
30th - 46%
40th - 48%
50th - 52%
60th - 58%
70th - 63%
80th - 72%
90th - 85%
(Data from ASEC via Scott Winship)
February 5, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Yes, inequality rose & billionaires are a threat to democracy & we should do more domestic compensation & all the other things.
And also, pretending that trade/globalization/the last 70 years haven't contributed to massive increases in living standards is not helpful:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
And also, pretending that trade/globalization/the last 70 years haven't contributed to massive increases in living standards is not helpful:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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👇🎯 Today in "We can't have sensible discussions about trade, globalization, 'neoliberalism,' or anything else, if we pretend that only the bad things like inequality happened."
February 5, 2026 at 11:01 PM
👇🎯 Today in "We can't have sensible discussions about trade, globalization, 'neoliberalism,' or anything else, if we pretend that only the bad things like inequality happened."
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As insane as it seems now, what this line of thought actually reveals is just how much of the political world fundamentally thought of 2016 as primarily an election about your view of Hillary Clinton, with Donald Trump mainly an instrument of passing judgement on her, not important in himself
“I hate when people use this to show Chris Hayes is a moron because I, too, was a moron, so who can judge?”
February 5, 2026 at 10:51 PM
As insane as it seems now, what this line of thought actually reveals is just how much of the political world fundamentally thought of 2016 as primarily an election about your view of Hillary Clinton, with Donald Trump mainly an instrument of passing judgement on her, not important in himself
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But I now think that equating SCOTUS with ... everything ... when saying "there are no guardrails" overly Green Lanterned Trump. And likely encouraged a lot of counter-productive doomerism.
February 5, 2026 at 8:42 PM
But I now think that equating SCOTUS with ... everything ... when saying "there are no guardrails" overly Green Lanterned Trump. And likely encouraged a lot of counter-productive doomerism.
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The "all the guardrails are gone" rhetoric we heard from so many was pretty irresponsible.
Yes, the SCOTUS guardrails are gone, and those are important! (I now feel like maybe most saying "guardrails are gone!" were lawyers, who live in a SCOTUScentric world?)
But a lot of other limits exist.
Yes, the SCOTUS guardrails are gone, and those are important! (I now feel like maybe most saying "guardrails are gone!" were lawyers, who live in a SCOTUScentric world?)
But a lot of other limits exist.
February 5, 2026 at 8:42 PM
The "all the guardrails are gone" rhetoric we heard from so many was pretty irresponsible.
Yes, the SCOTUS guardrails are gone, and those are important! (I now feel like maybe most saying "guardrails are gone!" were lawyers, who live in a SCOTUScentric world?)
But a lot of other limits exist.
Yes, the SCOTUS guardrails are gone, and those are important! (I now feel like maybe most saying "guardrails are gone!" were lawyers, who live in a SCOTUScentric world?)
But a lot of other limits exist.
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Lots of things Trump threatens to do don't happen; lots of things he'd like to do probably never get threatened at all.
He's done a lot of harm, he has the power to do a lot of harm, and he's going to keep doing harm.
But there are still actual limits, many of them structural.
He's done a lot of harm, he has the power to do a lot of harm, and he's going to keep doing harm.
But there are still actual limits, many of them structural.
February 5, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Lots of things Trump threatens to do don't happen; lots of things he'd like to do probably never get threatened at all.
He's done a lot of harm, he has the power to do a lot of harm, and he's going to keep doing harm.
But there are still actual limits, many of them structural.
He's done a lot of harm, he has the power to do a lot of harm, and he's going to keep doing harm.
But there are still actual limits, many of them structural.