Illegally deploying the national guard in 2025 to normalize it and lay the groundwork for disrupting free and fair elections in 2026.
This is how we lose democracy and it is happening in real time.
This is how we lose democracy and it is happening in real time.
Stephen Miller: "Eventually elections don’t carry the day because violence beats votes… When we see a muscular response from the federal government, it’s because we’re not going to let violence beat votes."
Is he implying federal intervention determines political legitimacy, not ballots or courts?
Is he implying federal intervention determines political legitimacy, not ballots or courts?
October 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Illegally deploying the national guard in 2025 to normalize it and lay the groundwork for disrupting free and fair elections in 2026.
This is how we lose democracy and it is happening in real time.
This is how we lose democracy and it is happening in real time.
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SecState Rubio claims that no on has died because of USAID cuts and suggested that I had lied in my reporting. So here I show him photos of specific children who have died because of the Trump administration's reckless cancelation of aid: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/o...
May 31, 2025 at 2:22 PM
SecState Rubio claims that no on has died because of USAID cuts and suggested that I had lied in my reporting. So here I show him photos of specific children who have died because of the Trump administration's reckless cancelation of aid: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/o...
As one of the 20 million Americans struggling with long covid, this is insulting and will put vulnerable kids and moms at risk.
I went from running a marathon in November to needing a break while walking around the park in March. This disease wasn’t and isn’t a joke.
I went from running a marathon in November to needing a break while walking around the park in March. This disease wasn’t and isn’t a joke.
Breaking News: The U.S. will no longer recommend the Covid vaccine for healthy children or healthy pregnant women, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said.
U.S. Will No Longer Recommend Covid Shots for Children and Pregnant Women
www.nytimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
As one of the 20 million Americans struggling with long covid, this is insulting and will put vulnerable kids and moms at risk.
I went from running a marathon in November to needing a break while walking around the park in March. This disease wasn’t and isn’t a joke.
I went from running a marathon in November to needing a break while walking around the park in March. This disease wasn’t and isn’t a joke.
Google like your inbox 99% full.. well maybe if you stopped emailing me reminders it wouldn’t be??!
May 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Google like your inbox 99% full.. well maybe if you stopped emailing me reminders it wouldn’t be??!
“[RFK will face] Republican chairman of the Senate health committee on Wednesday to explain to Americans how his reforms ‘will make their lives easier, not harder.’”
Well, Senator Cassidy, you voted for him twice, so why don’t you answer that question for us?
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/u...
Well, Senator Cassidy, you voted for him twice, so why don’t you answer that question for us?
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/u...
Kennedy to Defend H.H.S. Overhaul as Democrats Denounce ‘War on Science’
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
“[RFK will face] Republican chairman of the Senate health committee on Wednesday to explain to Americans how his reforms ‘will make their lives easier, not harder.’”
Well, Senator Cassidy, you voted for him twice, so why don’t you answer that question for us?
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/u...
Well, Senator Cassidy, you voted for him twice, so why don’t you answer that question for us?
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/u...
“Mr Trump’s fickleness has made Taiwan’s security seem more parlous. No one is sure how forcefully he would come to its defence, if at all, given his bullying of Ukraine and disparagement of alliances.”
Another way this administration undermines global security.
economist.com/briefing/202...
Another way this administration undermines global security.
economist.com/briefing/202...
Chinese military exercises foreshadow a blockade of Taiwan
The Trump administration’s fickleness is adding to the island’s anxieties
economist.com
May 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“Mr Trump’s fickleness has made Taiwan’s security seem more parlous. No one is sure how forcefully he would come to its defence, if at all, given his bullying of Ukraine and disparagement of alliances.”
Another way this administration undermines global security.
economist.com/briefing/202...
Another way this administration undermines global security.
economist.com/briefing/202...
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Scott Pelley addressed the resignation of top producer Bill Owens, who had cited editorial interference by CBS’s parent company, Paramount.
“None of our stories has been blocked, but Bill felt he lost the independence that honest journalism requires,” Pelley said.
“None of our stories has been blocked, but Bill felt he lost the independence that honest journalism requires,” Pelley said.
‘60 Minutes’ correspondent rebukes CBS’s parent company on air
Scott Pelley addressed the resignation of Executive Producer Bill Owens, who had cited editorial interference by CBS’s parent company, Paramount.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Scott Pelley addressed the resignation of top producer Bill Owens, who had cited editorial interference by CBS’s parent company, Paramount.
“None of our stories has been blocked, but Bill felt he lost the independence that honest journalism requires,” Pelley said.
“None of our stories has been blocked, but Bill felt he lost the independence that honest journalism requires,” Pelley said.
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And my guess is they will replace a lot of the fired workers with contractors who cost twice as much.
April 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
And my guess is they will replace a lot of the fired workers with contractors who cost twice as much.
This is not who we want to be
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 18, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This is not who we want to be
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Classic authoritarian tactics. Selective use of regulation to punish political and ideological opponents. “The Trump administration has threatened to stop international students from attending Harvard University as part of a growing pressure campaign…” www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Trump Threatens Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students
Administration targets hosting of international students after Harvard resisted sweeping demands earlier this week
www.wsj.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Classic authoritarian tactics. Selective use of regulation to punish political and ideological opponents. “The Trump administration has threatened to stop international students from attending Harvard University as part of a growing pressure campaign…” www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Wait was ask Jeeves actually just 20 years too early?! Someone’s gotta pop an llm on that & relaunch
April 17, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Wait was ask Jeeves actually just 20 years too early?! Someone’s gotta pop an llm on that & relaunch
Jonah Ryan pitches US governor on eliminating daylight savings
Happy World Quantum Day, Illinois.
Thanks to our world-class research institutions and robust tech infrastructure, we're making sure the quantum revolution will happen right here in our state.
All part of our work toward becoming the global quantum hub of today and the future.
Thanks to our world-class research institutions and robust tech infrastructure, we're making sure the quantum revolution will happen right here in our state.
All part of our work toward becoming the global quantum hub of today and the future.
April 16, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Jonah Ryan pitches US governor on eliminating daylight savings
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This, from the Holocaust Memorial Museum.
April 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This, from the Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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Last night at the Governor’s Residence, we experienced an attack not just on our family, but on the entire Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
This kind of violence has become far too common in our society, and it has to stop.
This kind of violence has become far too common in our society, and it has to stop.
April 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Last night at the Governor’s Residence, we experienced an attack not just on our family, but on the entire Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
This kind of violence has become far too common in our society, and it has to stop.
This kind of violence has become far too common in our society, and it has to stop.
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More authoritarian behaviour: threatening to use regulatory and economic pressure on a television station which broadcasts political dissent.
Seems difficult for Zelensky to strategize on diplomacy with US if just doing an interview with 60 Minutes leads to this reaction
April 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
More authoritarian behaviour: threatening to use regulatory and economic pressure on a television station which broadcasts political dissent.
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Reddit is flooded with small businesses owners getting crushed by tariffs — devastated by the thought of raising prices, firing workers, or closing up shop entirely.
April 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Reddit is flooded with small businesses owners getting crushed by tariffs — devastated by the thought of raising prices, firing workers, or closing up shop entirely.
Last April in the US vs today in France.
March 31, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Last April in the US vs today in France.
Republicans literally going out of their way so ppl have to pay higher overdraft fees..
House still needs to pass its resolution — call your Rep!!
They need to be roasted for this
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u...
House still needs to pass its resolution — call your Rep!!
They need to be roasted for this
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u...
Senate Overturns Rule Limiting Bank Overdraft Fees to $5
Lawmakers voted to invalidate a rule adopted last year by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It now moves to the House.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Republicans literally going out of their way so ppl have to pay higher overdraft fees..
House still needs to pass its resolution — call your Rep!!
They need to be roasted for this
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u...
House still needs to pass its resolution — call your Rep!!
They need to be roasted for this
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u...
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They are just disappearing people off the street. Having a hard time thinking about literally anything else.
Not sure if this has been shared here yet, but this is video of Rumeysa Ozturk's arrest posted by WCVB. It's terrifying.
March 27, 2025 at 5:15 AM
They are just disappearing people off the street. Having a hard time thinking about literally anything else.
Canary in the coal mine for us. This is where “investigate the investigators” leads
By forcing Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu out of politics, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government have taken a momentous step toward a full, Russian-style autocracy—a system in which elections are purely for show, writes @gonultol.bsky.social.
Turkey Is Now a Full-Blown Autocracy
Erdogan may come to regret his latest power grab.
www.foreignaffairs.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Canary in the coal mine for us. This is where “investigate the investigators” leads
“This is a perfect example of work that absolutely needed to be stratified based on race and ethnicity”
apnews.com/article/ovar...
apnews.com/article/ovar...
Blood test for ovarian cancer misses some Black and Native American patients, study finds
A new study finds that a common blood test for ovarian cancer may miss some Black and Native American patients, delaying their treatment.
apnews.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:28 AM
“This is a perfect example of work that absolutely needed to be stratified based on race and ethnicity”
apnews.com/article/ovar...
apnews.com/article/ovar...
Is this 2000’s Russia? As an alum, I expect Georgetown and President Groves to do everything in their power to protect students, fight for free speech, and uphold our interfaith tradition
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US seeks to deport pro-Palestinian Georgetown University student
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has detained an Indian man studying at Washington's Georgetown University and is seeking to deport him after deeming him a harm to U.S. foreign policy, the student's lawyer said on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Is this 2000’s Russia? As an alum, I expect Georgetown and President Groves to do everything in their power to protect students, fight for free speech, and uphold our interfaith tradition
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
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Take a moment today to read about a few of the young children whom Trump and Musk killed by shutting down USAID. The blame for these deaths falls on them.
There will be hundreds of thousands more dead kids before their lethal crusade against foreign aid ends. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
There will be hundreds of thousands more dead kids before their lethal crusade against foreign aid ends. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
March 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Take a moment today to read about a few of the young children whom Trump and Musk killed by shutting down USAID. The blame for these deaths falls on them.
There will be hundreds of thousands more dead kids before their lethal crusade against foreign aid ends. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
There will be hundreds of thousands more dead kids before their lethal crusade against foreign aid ends. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Maybe start by not sending federal agents to harass Indian students lawfully studying here
March 16, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Maybe start by not sending federal agents to harass Indian students lawfully studying here
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In fiscal year 2024, the report found, NIH awarded more than $36.9 billion to researchers, supporting more than 408,000 jobs and generating over $94.5 billion in new economic activity nationwide.
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
NIH funding delivers exponential economic returns — Harvard Gazette
Report finds all 50 states reap gains in patient health, job creation, research resources, business development.
news.harvard.edu
March 12, 2025 at 11:49 PM
In fiscal year 2024, the report found, NIH awarded more than $36.9 billion to researchers, supporting more than 408,000 jobs and generating over $94.5 billion in new economic activity nationwide.
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...