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Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party
September 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party
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The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System is getting attention bc RFK Jr. & his antivaxx goons plan to use VAERS to claim COVID vaccines killed children.
This is an actual VAERS report for a reported death after COVID vaccine. This is what these people count as data showing “death after vaccine:”
This is an actual VAERS report for a reported death after COVID vaccine. This is what these people count as data showing “death after vaccine:”
September 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System is getting attention bc RFK Jr. & his antivaxx goons plan to use VAERS to claim COVID vaccines killed children.
This is an actual VAERS report for a reported death after COVID vaccine. This is what these people count as data showing “death after vaccine:”
This is an actual VAERS report for a reported death after COVID vaccine. This is what these people count as data showing “death after vaccine:”
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Horrific to hear that Charlie Kirk was shot today in Utah. Political violence must be always and totally rejected. Praying for him and all who may have been injured or impacted.
September 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Horrific to hear that Charlie Kirk was shot today in Utah. Political violence must be always and totally rejected. Praying for him and all who may have been injured or impacted.
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It’s not simply important to denounce political violence because it looks bad not to. It’s the right thing to do on the merits. Even more specifically to this moment it’s important because the forces of fascism are inherently better at political violence than the forces of civic democracy.
September 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It’s not simply important to denounce political violence because it looks bad not to. It’s the right thing to do on the merits. Even more specifically to this moment it’s important because the forces of fascism are inherently better at political violence than the forces of civic democracy.
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Republicans deliberately delayed the most damaging effects of their so-called “big, beautiful bill” until after the midterms, hoping to avoid accountability for how they are hurting people. But much of the damage is already happening.
September 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Republicans deliberately delayed the most damaging effects of their so-called “big, beautiful bill” until after the midterms, hoping to avoid accountability for how they are hurting people. But much of the damage is already happening.
Listening to the wonderful Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese, and there's a gruesome description of a tracheotomy on a toddler who nearly suffocates from diphtheria. When they fight this disease, the lining of babies' throats can slough off and choke them. Fortunately, we have vaccines.
September 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Listening to the wonderful Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese, and there's a gruesome description of a tracheotomy on a toddler who nearly suffocates from diphtheria. When they fight this disease, the lining of babies' throats can slough off and choke them. Fortunately, we have vaccines.
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Florida’s move on vaccine mandates will lead to avoidable illnesses and deaths.
What Florida Is Doing To Vaccine Mandates Is Sick
Florida’s move on vaccine mandates will lead to avoidable illnesses and deaths.
www.forbes.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Florida’s move on vaccine mandates will lead to avoidable illnesses and deaths.
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Genuinely embarrassing to be an American right now.
Hegseth: "Maximum lethality -- not tepid legality. Violent effect, not politically correct. We're gonna raise up warriors. Not just defenders."
September 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Genuinely embarrassing to be an American right now.
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The Texas re-redistricting is a sign of Republican weakness, not strength. It is a sand castle that will be washed away in a blue wave
The percentage of Americans who "strongly disapprove" of the job Trump is doing as POTUS is 2x as large as the % who "strongly approve"
This is a pretty bearish signal for the GOP in this year's off-yr elections. & this is why he's trying to rebrand the OBBB
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-str...
This is a pretty bearish signal for the GOP in this year's off-yr elections. & this is why he's trying to rebrand the OBBB
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-str...
Trump's "strongly disapprove" numbers are record-setting (not in a good way)
Nearly a majority of Americans strongly disapprove of the job he's doing as president. That is starting to have political costs
www.gelliottmorris.com
September 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The Texas re-redistricting is a sign of Republican weakness, not strength. It is a sand castle that will be washed away in a blue wave
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If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 28, the number is 100%.
Happy Labor Day.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 28, the number is 100%.
Happy Labor Day.
September 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 28, the number is 100%.
Happy Labor Day.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 28, the number is 100%.
Happy Labor Day.
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Fifty-one of the 85 Federalist papers were written by a guy born in Nevis.
September 1, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Fifty-one of the 85 Federalist papers were written by a guy born in Nevis.
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This is worth sharing far and wide. Federal Employees and contractors oral history project. Im not involved in this. Just got the link, idea seems to be to create a record of the assault on the American Repuvlic after Jan 2025. www.fecohp.org
FECOHP – Federal Employees and Contractors Oral History Project
www.fecohp.org
August 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This is worth sharing far and wide. Federal Employees and contractors oral history project. Im not involved in this. Just got the link, idea seems to be to create a record of the assault on the American Repuvlic after Jan 2025. www.fecohp.org
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UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, and Humana have all faced lawsuits over their use of AI to process prior auths and claims, yielding a whopping 90% reversal rate upon appeal.
The problem, of course, is that most people do not appeal, and rates are especially low among less affluent patients.
The problem, of course, is that most people do not appeal, and rates are especially low among less affluent patients.
What a cursed sentence (gift link)
“The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.”
“The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.”
Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, and Humana have all faced lawsuits over their use of AI to process prior auths and claims, yielding a whopping 90% reversal rate upon appeal.
The problem, of course, is that most people do not appeal, and rates are especially low among less affluent patients.
The problem, of course, is that most people do not appeal, and rates are especially low among less affluent patients.
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RFK Jr.’s FDA Denies COVID Vax to Millions of Americans talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
RFK Jr.’s FDA Denies COVID Vax to Millions of Americans
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This...
talkingpointsmemo.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
RFK Jr.’s FDA Denies COVID Vax to Millions of Americans talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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I dare you to go to Annunciation School and tell our grieving community, in effect, guns don’t kill kids, antidepressants do.
Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
RFK Jr on the mass shooting in Minnesota: "We're launching studies on the potential contribution of some of the SSRI drugs and some of the other psychiatric drugs that might be contributing to violence."
August 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I dare you to go to Annunciation School and tell our grieving community, in effect, guns don’t kill kids, antidepressants do.
Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
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If RFK Jr. will not resign, he must be impeached and removed, for the sake of the nation's health and safety.
Three senior CDC leaders who resigned told The Post they were asked to participate in an unscientific vaccine recommendation process that they believe could harm the health of Americans.
CDC leaders who resigned said RFK Jr. undermined vaccine science, risking lives
As the CDC reels from the firing of its director, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Fox News the agency is “in trouble and we need to fix it.”
www.washingtonpost.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
If RFK Jr. will not resign, he must be impeached and removed, for the sake of the nation's health and safety.
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Massive walkout underway at CDC.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
August 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Massive walkout underway at CDC.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
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An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.
The A.I.-Profits Drought and the Lessons of History
Like the steam engine, electricity, and computers, generative artificial intelligence could take longer than expected to transform the economy.
www.newyorker.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.
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I'm not sure anything will ever illustrate the state of The Discourse quite as well as Stephen Moore misreading his own pie chart while opining about the state of our national statistics.
August 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I'm not sure anything will ever illustrate the state of The Discourse quite as well as Stephen Moore misreading his own pie chart while opining about the state of our national statistics.
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“‘I refuse to sign away my dignity as a duly elected representative just so Republicans can control my movements and monitor me with police escorts,’ Collier said in a statement that called her a ‘political prisoner’ for refusing Republican ‘surveillance protocol.’” www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Texas Democratic legislator to stay in state capitol after refusing law enforcement escort to leave
State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth on Monday said she will remain locked in the Austin statehouse chamber until the House reconvenes on Wednesday morning.
www.nbcnews.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
“‘I refuse to sign away my dignity as a duly elected representative just so Republicans can control my movements and monitor me with police escorts,’ Collier said in a statement that called her a ‘political prisoner’ for refusing Republican ‘surveillance protocol.’” www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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No, JD, belonging in America does not depend on how many generations of your family have lived here. The values of this country matter - deeply - to who we are and what it means to be American.
August 12, 2025 at 1:31 AM
No, JD, belonging in America does not depend on how many generations of your family have lived here. The values of this country matter - deeply - to who we are and what it means to be American.
We need economists. Very glad my kid is going to be one.
"Macroeconomics is the study of averages, and on average, taxes are gonna be a lot lower under this bill. But good economists look beneath the average and see what's happening to individuals. The combo of this bill + tariffs is gonna result in higher taxes for 80% of Americans"
July 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We need economists. Very glad my kid is going to be one.
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tfw you've just stripped healthcare from 17 million Americans and ensured the closure of rural hospitals
July 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
tfw you've just stripped healthcare from 17 million Americans and ensured the closure of rural hospitals
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