Tom Wallach
@mdwallach.bsky.social
World’s largest pediatrician. Division Chief of Pediatric GI at SUNY downstate. Pain, EED, health equity, and intestinal barrier science. formerly of UCSF/Columbia. Ed board @jpgnreports . hater of ALS. only represent me. he/him
The people who make sure we tell the truth have too much power is just a wild stance
NEW from me:
In recent weeks, Bari Weiss has been complaining that CBS News' Standards and Practices unit has "too much power," stoking fears in the newsroom that she's going to try to disband the team.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
In recent weeks, Bari Weiss has been complaining that CBS News' Standards and Practices unit has "too much power," stoking fears in the newsroom that she's going to try to disband the team.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The people who make sure we tell the truth have too much power is just a wild stance
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The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
To any democrat looking for one weird trick to not have all of your voters screaming at you how much we hate your choices look at what Mike here is doing.
Chuck Schumer has not met this moment and Senate Democrats would be wise to move on from his leadership.
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
To any democrat looking for one weird trick to not have all of your voters screaming at you how much we hate your choices look at what Mike here is doing.
Dude is absolutely right, there are real dangers which must be fought, which is exactly why we can’t be led by small men who play meaningless games and lie to their constituents and supporters.
Primary all of them.
Primary all of them.
But there are real dangers out there that must be fought; and energy spent fighting each other is energy lost to that bigger fight.
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Dude is absolutely right, there are real dangers which must be fought, which is exactly why we can’t be led by small men who play meaningless games and lie to their constituents and supporters.
Primary all of them.
Primary all of them.
This is actually also one of the tests on the dementia scale (he failed)
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This is actually also one of the tests on the dementia scale (he failed)
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We deserve a Democratic Party that is willing to fight as hard as we are.
We need new leadership in this moment and to get there, we need a chorus of support for change. Tell your Democratic senators to call on Senator Schumer to step aside as Minority Leader. It’s time for drastic action.
We need new leadership in this moment and to get there, we need a chorus of support for change. Tell your Democratic senators to call on Senator Schumer to step aside as Minority Leader. It’s time for drastic action.
CALL NOW: Tell Your Democratic Senator It's Time for Chuck Schumer to Step Aside
indivisible.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
We deserve a Democratic Party that is willing to fight as hard as we are.
We need new leadership in this moment and to get there, we need a chorus of support for change. Tell your Democratic senators to call on Senator Schumer to step aside as Minority Leader. It’s time for drastic action.
We need new leadership in this moment and to get there, we need a chorus of support for change. Tell your Democratic senators to call on Senator Schumer to step aside as Minority Leader. It’s time for drastic action.
My dream is to primary @schumer.senate.gov and serve as the @bradlander.bsky.social to @aoc.bsky.social (or tbh @bradlander.bsky.social both of whom would be delightful senators)
I will cheerfully insult the opponents and dive into the fires, the point is fixing it not my winning.
I will cheerfully insult the opponents and dive into the fires, the point is fixing it not my winning.
November 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
My dream is to primary @schumer.senate.gov and serve as the @bradlander.bsky.social to @aoc.bsky.social (or tbh @bradlander.bsky.social both of whom would be delightful senators)
I will cheerfully insult the opponents and dive into the fires, the point is fixing it not my winning.
I will cheerfully insult the opponents and dive into the fires, the point is fixing it not my winning.
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Hahahahah they were just playing a trick on us where they’d pretend to fight back until we voted for them, and then immediately cave www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 10, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Hahahahah they were just playing a trick on us where they’d pretend to fight back until we voted for them, and then immediately cave www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trump just celebrated Schumer's cave by pardoning 75+ co-conspirators including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Sidney Powell, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Trump just celebrated Schumer's cave by pardoning 75+ co-conspirators including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Sidney Powell, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Trying to live through this utterly pointless travel apocalypse and I’ve been on the ground in Chicago being de-iced for 2 hours now somehow.
Why are they doing this this much what is happening. It’s been like nonstop.
Why are they doing this this much what is happening. It’s been like nonstop.
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Trying to live through this utterly pointless travel apocalypse and I’ve been on the ground in Chicago being de-iced for 2 hours now somehow.
Why are they doing this this much what is happening. It’s been like nonstop.
Why are they doing this this much what is happening. It’s been like nonstop.
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11. Jeanne Shaheen. Retiring. Please replace her with someone who doesn't suck, NH.
12. Tina Smith. I like her. Leave her alone.
13. Mark Warner. Kaine almost certainly took this vote instead of Warner, and VA is angry and should be very blue next fall. Easy primary!
12. Tina Smith. I like her. Leave her alone.
13. Mark Warner. Kaine almost certainly took this vote instead of Warner, and VA is angry and should be very blue next fall. Easy primary!
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
11. Jeanne Shaheen. Retiring. Please replace her with someone who doesn't suck, NH.
12. Tina Smith. I like her. Leave her alone.
13. Mark Warner. Kaine almost certainly took this vote instead of Warner, and VA is angry and should be very blue next fall. Easy primary!
12. Tina Smith. I like her. Leave her alone.
13. Mark Warner. Kaine almost certainly took this vote instead of Warner, and VA is angry and should be very blue next fall. Easy primary!
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4. John Hickenlooper. Squishy moderate from what is now a very blue state (CO). May have been involved behind the scenes. Primary.
5. Ben Ray Lujan. Usually pretty good, actually, I'd leave him alone.
6. Ed Markey. Generally a good Senator but too old. Please do not replace with Seth Moulton.
5. Ben Ray Lujan. Usually pretty good, actually, I'd leave him alone.
6. Ed Markey. Generally a good Senator but too old. Please do not replace with Seth Moulton.
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 AM
4. John Hickenlooper. Squishy moderate from what is now a very blue state (CO). May have been involved behind the scenes. Primary.
5. Ben Ray Lujan. Usually pretty good, actually, I'd leave him alone.
6. Ed Markey. Generally a good Senator but too old. Please do not replace with Seth Moulton.
5. Ben Ray Lujan. Usually pretty good, actually, I'd leave him alone.
6. Ed Markey. Generally a good Senator but too old. Please do not replace with Seth Moulton.
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2. Chris Coons. This guy sucks! This guy has always sucked! Wanted to go home for valentine's day rather than call witnesses after J6. Delaware is incredibly safe and deserves better. Easy primary.
3. Dick Durbin. Retiring. Still want to primary him just out of general principle.
3. Dick Durbin. Retiring. Still want to primary him just out of general principle.
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
2. Chris Coons. This guy sucks! This guy has always sucked! Wanted to go home for valentine's day rather than call witnesses after J6. Delaware is incredibly safe and deserves better. Easy primary.
3. Dick Durbin. Retiring. Still want to primary him just out of general principle.
3. Dick Durbin. Retiring. Still want to primary him just out of general principle.
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okay, so, with Dems successfully keeping anyone up in 2026 for voting for this turd let's take a look at who's up in 2026 anyway:
1. Cory Booker - apparently involved behind the scenes, constantly looking for bipartisanship. I don't dislike him personally but he doesn't have what we need. Primary.
1. Cory Booker - apparently involved behind the scenes, constantly looking for bipartisanship. I don't dislike him personally but he doesn't have what we need. Primary.
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
okay, so, with Dems successfully keeping anyone up in 2026 for voting for this turd let's take a look at who's up in 2026 anyway:
1. Cory Booker - apparently involved behind the scenes, constantly looking for bipartisanship. I don't dislike him personally but he doesn't have what we need. Primary.
1. Cory Booker - apparently involved behind the scenes, constantly looking for bipartisanship. I don't dislike him personally but he doesn't have what we need. Primary.
Fuck you @fetterman.senate.gov you lurch ass incompetent.
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Fuck you @fetterman.senate.gov you lurch ass incompetent.
@democrats.org get the fuck off this website you dipshits.
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
@democrats.org get the fuck off this website you dipshits.
My god @schumer.senate.gov you are such a tool even Jeffries can’t agree with you
My statement on the spending legislation and Republican healthcare crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
My god @schumer.senate.gov you are such a tool even Jeffries can’t agree with you
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not enough chatter about how frequently members fly and how attacking airport capacity directly affects them in a way that cutting SNAP does not
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
not enough chatter about how frequently members fly and how attacking airport capacity directly affects them in a way that cutting SNAP does not
The fuck
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The fuck
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Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
Kapo @schumer.senate.gov
BREAKING: Deal to end government shutdown in reach
Deal to end government shutdown in reach
At least 10 Senate Democrats are expected to support a key procedural motion.
www.axios.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Kapo @schumer.senate.gov
Alert: if it’s raining outside trying to dance walk while tipsy is highly hazardous
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Alert: if it’s raining outside trying to dance walk while tipsy is highly hazardous
I’m…being excessively grandiose today someone tell me I’m a nerd or something
November 8, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I’m…being excessively grandiose today someone tell me I’m a nerd or something
Honestly the worst thing about my sister in law being all maha is how fucking embarrassingly stupid it all is like how dare you associate me with this foolery.
bring back maligning racism as the mark of a stupid person. prejudice is the mark of an idiot. if you believe that shit i bet you also don’t wipe your ass
November 8, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Honestly the worst thing about my sister in law being all maha is how fucking embarrassingly stupid it all is like how dare you associate me with this foolery.