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RFK Jr.'s legacy is a sea of tiny coffins in the US and internationally. Every day he remains in office, the harm he causes grows.
Call your representative — it's time Congress impeaches and removes RFK Jr. standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
Call your representative — it's time Congress impeaches and removes RFK Jr. standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
"Babies in the randomized, controlled trial will or will not receive the vaccine at birth...
"It is a breach of scientific ethics to withhold an intervention that has been proven safe and effective."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
"It is a breach of scientific ethics to withhold an intervention that has been proven safe and effective."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’
Experts decry ‘neocolonialist’ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babies
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
RFK Jr.'s legacy is a sea of tiny coffins in the US and internationally. Every day he remains in office, the harm he causes grows.
Call your representative — it's time Congress impeaches and removes RFK Jr. standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
Call your representative — it's time Congress impeaches and removes RFK Jr. standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
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So probable cause is now just...going to an East African restaurant
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
www.mprnews.org
December 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
So probable cause is now just...going to an East African restaurant
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The monopolies of the Gilded Age led Congress to establish the FTC as an independent agency.
Its independence is meant to insulate it from political pressure so it can check corporate power and protect the American people.
Trump wanting to upend this is very telling.
Its independence is meant to insulate it from political pressure so it can check corporate power and protect the American people.
Trump wanting to upend this is very telling.
December 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The monopolies of the Gilded Age led Congress to establish the FTC as an independent agency.
Its independence is meant to insulate it from political pressure so it can check corporate power and protect the American people.
Trump wanting to upend this is very telling.
Its independence is meant to insulate it from political pressure so it can check corporate power and protect the American people.
Trump wanting to upend this is very telling.
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Taxpayers have already paid $473 million for Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to American cities.
November 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Taxpayers have already paid $473 million for Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to American cities.
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Baby Politicians Make Great Gifts. Don’t Argue.
https://diaperdiplomacy.myshopify.com/collections/baby-politicians-make-great-gifts-don-t-argue
https://diaperdiplomacy.myshopify.com/collections/baby-politicians-make-great-gifts-don-t-argue
November 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Baby Politicians Make Great Gifts. Don’t Argue.
https://diaperdiplomacy.myshopify.com/collections/baby-politicians-make-great-gifts-don-t-argue
https://diaperdiplomacy.myshopify.com/collections/baby-politicians-make-great-gifts-don-t-argue
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
-FDR, 1937
November 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
-FDR, 1937
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We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
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8/Being informed is our superpower in this moment. Subscribe to my Civil Discourse to read more if you appreciated this thread. We have the power to save our democracy. joycevance.substack.com/p/quiet-piggy
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
8/Being informed is our superpower in this moment. Subscribe to my Civil Discourse to read more if you appreciated this thread. We have the power to save our democracy. joycevance.substack.com/p/quiet-piggy
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Last night Russia sent about five hundred drones and missiles to kill Ukrainians. Most were intercepted but those that got through hit a post office, a store, a power plant, and multiple residences. 19 people were killed in Ternopil. (1/2)
November 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Last night Russia sent about five hundred drones and missiles to kill Ukrainians. Most were intercepted but those that got through hit a post office, a store, a power plant, and multiple residences. 19 people were killed in Ternopil. (1/2)
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The presidency is a side gig for Trump‘s grift.
"New disclosures posted Saturday...show that Trump’s purchases of at least $82 million include bonds from Netflix Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc., Boeing Co., Meta Platforms Inc., Home Depot Inc., Broadcom Inc. and Intel Corp., of which the US government acquired a stake under his administration."
President Donald Trump has continued his purchases of municipal and corporate debt this fall, including bonds of companies affected by his administration’s policies
November 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM
The presidency is a side gig for Trump‘s grift.
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“FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two other newly hired senior FBI staff members, exempting them from passing polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information…”
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
www.propublica.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:58 AM
“FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two other newly hired senior FBI staff members, exempting them from passing polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information…”
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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The growing consensus on Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's order tonight: a horrible situation, handled strategically (from @stevevladeck.bsky.social) www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
November 8, 2025 at 3:42 AM
The growing consensus on Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's order tonight: a horrible situation, handled strategically (from @stevevladeck.bsky.social) www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
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The “press” asks about the East Wing.
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The “press” asks about the East Wing.
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Since the Administration is refusing to help Americans in need, we are standing by to vote for bills to ensure continued access to food assistance.
Why won’t Republicans call up these bills for a vote? They'd rather let kids go hungry than risk a vote on the Epstein files.
Why won’t Republicans call up these bills for a vote? They'd rather let kids go hungry than risk a vote on the Epstein files.
October 31, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Since the Administration is refusing to help Americans in need, we are standing by to vote for bills to ensure continued access to food assistance.
Why won’t Republicans call up these bills for a vote? They'd rather let kids go hungry than risk a vote on the Epstein files.
Why won’t Republicans call up these bills for a vote? They'd rather let kids go hungry than risk a vote on the Epstein files.
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission just scrapped a table saw safety rule that could have prevented amputation injuries and saved over $2B in healthcare costs a year.
This comes months after Trump fired all three Democratic CPSC members.
"Make America Safe Again."
This comes months after Trump fired all three Democratic CPSC members.
"Make America Safe Again."
The GOP Is Fine With You Getting Your Fingers Chopped Off
Donald Trump’s yes-men at the Consumer Product Safety Commission are withdrawing a series of proposed safety rules, incl
jacobin.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The Consumer Product Safety Commission just scrapped a table saw safety rule that could have prevented amputation injuries and saved over $2B in healthcare costs a year.
This comes months after Trump fired all three Democratic CPSC members.
"Make America Safe Again."
This comes months after Trump fired all three Democratic CPSC members.
"Make America Safe Again."
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The East Wing Obscenity
This piece is on the free side of the paywall, and I have to admit that writing it made me more sad than I could have imagined. The ugly destruction isn’t just to a building, but to memory, history, and American grace.
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
This piece is on the free side of the paywall, and I have to admit that writing it made me more sad than I could have imagined. The ugly destruction isn’t just to a building, but to memory, history, and American grace.
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
The East Wing Obscenity
Trump's Ballroom Is a Tumor On The People's House
open.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The East Wing Obscenity
This piece is on the free side of the paywall, and I have to admit that writing it made me more sad than I could have imagined. The ugly destruction isn’t just to a building, but to memory, history, and American grace.
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
This piece is on the free side of the paywall, and I have to admit that writing it made me more sad than I could have imagined. The ugly destruction isn’t just to a building, but to memory, history, and American grace.
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
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He is going to tear down the entire East Wing. Mark my words. Oh, and none of his money will be put in that ballroom. He's got billionaires for that. He NEVER uses his own money.
October 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
He is going to tear down the entire East Wing. Mark my words. Oh, and none of his money will be put in that ballroom. He's got billionaires for that. He NEVER uses his own money.
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“I’m not a king. I work my ass off.” — Air Force One gaggle on “no kings” and the Insurrection Act
October 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“I’m not a king. I work my ass off.” — Air Force One gaggle on “no kings” and the Insurrection Act