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"I will show those doctors who say I'm killing children now by killing more children in the future"
RFK Jr. has cancelled grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics because “they no longer align with departmental priorities”.
The grants were on such topics as “reducing sudden infant death, rural access to health care, and mental health…”
The AAP has criticized RFK Jr. That’s the real reason.
The grants were on such topics as “reducing sudden infant death, rural access to health care, and mental health…”
The AAP has criticized RFK Jr. That’s the real reason.
American Academy of Pediatrics loses government funding after criticizing RFK Jr
Cuts, which affect projects focused on issues including early identification of autism, made without prior notice to AAP
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
"I will show those doctors who say I'm killing children now by killing more children in the future"
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👉 Donald Trump’s businesses have sought to bring in at least 2,033 foreign workers to staff his clubs, resort, and winery since 2008.
Published yesterday: The Trump Organization requested a record 184 foreign workers this year.
me, for @forbes.com
me, for @forbes.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:24 AM
👉 Donald Trump’s businesses have sought to bring in at least 2,033 foreign workers to staff his clubs, resort, and winery since 2008.
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Donald Trump’s businesses have sought to bring in at least 2,033 foreign workers to staff his clubs, resort, and winery since 2008. The Trump administration views the Trump businesses as exempt from the rules applied to others. www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
December 18, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Donald Trump’s businesses have sought to bring in at least 2,033 foreign workers to staff his clubs, resort, and winery since 2008. The Trump administration views the Trump businesses as exempt from the rules applied to others. www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
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The Vanity Fair photographer knew what he was doing. (I doubt I’m the first to notice this but it hasn’t graced my TL)
December 18, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The Vanity Fair photographer knew what he was doing. (I doubt I’m the first to notice this but it hasn’t graced my TL)
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Big story here and among the many scoops in it is the allegation that China is quietly handing out passports and tolerating dual nationality for specialists recruited to replicate ASML’s EUV machines at a secret factory in Shenzhen.
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Exclusive: How China built its ‘Manhattan Project’ to rival the West in AI chips
In a high-security Shenzhen laboratory, Chinese scientists have built a prototype of a machine capable of producing cutting-edge semiconductor chips that power artificial intelligence, smartphones and...
www.reuters.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Big story here and among the many scoops in it is the allegation that China is quietly handing out passports and tolerating dual nationality for specialists recruited to replicate ASML’s EUV machines at a secret factory in Shenzhen.
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
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Shares in South Korea's LGES drop more than 7% after Ford cancels EV battery deal reut.rs/4s8P1FY
Shares in South Korea's LGES drop more than 7% after Ford cancels EV battery deal
Shares of LG Energy Solution dropped as much as 7.6% in morning trade on Thursday after the company announced a day earlier that Ford Motor had cancelled an electric vehicle (EV) battery supply deal.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Shares in South Korea's LGES drop more than 7% after Ford cancels EV battery deal reut.rs/4s8P1FY
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the fun socks here add to the impression that he's a child
December 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
the fun socks here add to the impression that he's a child
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Ketamine is a hell of a drug
The wealthiest person in the world says you shouldn’t give away money because in the future everyone will be rich
December 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Ketamine is a hell of a drug
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Taiwan says US has initiated $11.1 billion arms sale procedure reut.rs/3Yxy3Dh
Taiwan says US has initiated $11.1 billion arms sale procedure
Taiwan's defence ministry said on Thursday the U.S. government has initiated the congressional notification procedure for $11.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, in a show of support for Taipei which is under increasing military pressure from China.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Taiwan says US has initiated $11.1 billion arms sale procedure reut.rs/3Yxy3Dh
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Prices in biggest US power grid auction hit new record, signaling higher utility bills ahead reut.rs/4oYZ7Gs
Prices in biggest US power grid auction hit new record, signaling higher utility bills ahead
Power bills for about a fifth of Americans are expected to continue to rise after the largest U.S. grid operator, PJM Interconnection, reported fresh record-high capacity prices on Wednesday that reflected electricity demand by data centers overtaking supplies.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Prices in biggest US power grid auction hit new record, signaling higher utility bills ahead reut.rs/4oYZ7Gs
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Can only imagine what Fox News would have done if Biden or Obama behaved this way.
Trump refused to bow his head along with the military officials next to him during the ceremony receiving fallen soldiers in Dover today
December 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Can only imagine what Fox News would have done if Biden or Obama behaved this way.
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Everyone is understandably sharing the Miller quote, but I found this response from photographer Christopher Anderson to be notable, too.
December 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Everyone is understandably sharing the Miller quote, but I found this response from photographer Christopher Anderson to be notable, too.
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The U.S. government admits negligence in the helicopter-plane collision last January that killed 67 in Washington, D.C.
US government admits negligence in helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in Washington
The U.S. government has admitted that the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army played a role in causing the collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk helicopter near the nation’s capital that killed 67 people.
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The U.S. government admits negligence in the helicopter-plane collision last January that killed 67 in Washington, D.C.
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Andrew Jackson’s plaque says the seventh president was “unjustifiably treated unfairly by the Press, but not as viciously and unfairly as President Abraham Lincoln and President Donald J. Trump would, in the future, be.”
Andrew Jackson’s plaque says the seventh president was “unjustifiably treated unfairly by the Press, but not as viciously and unfairly as President Abraham Lincoln and President Donald J. Trump would, in the future, be.”
President Donald Trump has added partisan and subjective plaques to a refashioned West Wing walkway he calls the Presidential Walk of Fame. The plaques include bombastic language, from “Sleepy Joe” Biden references to painting Republican icon Ronald Reagan as a fan of a young Trump.
Trump writes partisan plaques for predecessors in his newly installed Presidential Walk of Fame
President Donald Trump has added partisan and subjective plaques to a refashioned West Wing walkway he calls the Presidential Walk of Fame.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Andrew Jackson’s plaque says the seventh president was “unjustifiably treated unfairly by the Press, but not as viciously and unfairly as President Abraham Lincoln and President Donald J. Trump would, in the future, be.”
Andrew Jackson’s plaque says the seventh president was “unjustifiably treated unfairly by the Press, but not as viciously and unfairly as President Abraham Lincoln and President Donald J. Trump would, in the future, be.”
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Exclusive: US Fed terminates Citi notices that demanded bank improve risk controls, sources say reut.rs/48MgiWU
Exclusive: US Fed terminates Citi notices that demanded bank improve risk controls, sources say
The U.S. Federal Reserve has told Citigroup it has closed formal notices requiring the bank to fix trading risk management weaknesses, according to people with knowledge of the matter, a significant step in improving oversight and control deficiencies that have bogged down the third-largest U.S. bank.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Exclusive: US Fed terminates Citi notices that demanded bank improve risk controls, sources say reut.rs/48MgiWU
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Being passed around:
December 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Being passed around:
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LUHAN: Is the FCC an independent agency?
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
December 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
LUHAN: Is the FCC an independent agency?
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
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pardoned January 6 rioters have been advising Justice Department officials how to pursue – and perhaps prosecute – the very prosecutors who helped put them behind bars. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
They prosecuted the Capitol rioters. Now the rioters and the DOJ are after them.
After Trump’s mass pardons of the U.S. Capitol rioters, some have gained influence inside the Justice Department. The January 6 prosecutors describe mounting threats, harassment and fear of lasting da...
www.reuters.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
pardoned January 6 rioters have been advising Justice Department officials how to pursue – and perhaps prosecute – the very prosecutors who helped put them behind bars. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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California judge rules that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around Autopilot www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/c...
“.. Tesla Robotaxis are crashing once every 40,000 miles, whereas the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.” sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
“.. Tesla Robotaxis are crashing once every 40,000 miles, whereas the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.” sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
California judge rules that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around Autopilot
An administrative law judge in California ruled Tesla's license to sell or manufacture cars in the state should be suspended for 30 days.
www.cnbc.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
California judge rules that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around Autopilot www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/c...
“.. Tesla Robotaxis are crashing once every 40,000 miles, whereas the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.” sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
“.. Tesla Robotaxis are crashing once every 40,000 miles, whereas the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.” sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
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Spyware found on Belarusian journalist's phone shortly after interrogation by security services. Reporters w/o Borders: Spyware likely installed while the journalist was detained. The same infection method recently used in Kenya + Serbia. H/t @jsrailton.bsky.social
therecord.media/spyware-bela...
therecord.media/spyware-bela...
New spyware discovered on Belarusian journalist’s phone after interrogation
Researchers at the nonprofit Reporters Without Borders discovered a previously unknown spyware tool on the phone of a Belarusian journalist who had been detained by security services.
therecord.media
December 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Spyware found on Belarusian journalist's phone shortly after interrogation by security services. Reporters w/o Borders: Spyware likely installed while the journalist was detained. The same infection method recently used in Kenya + Serbia. H/t @jsrailton.bsky.social
therecord.media/spyware-bela...
therecord.media/spyware-bela...
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From hospital beds, Cambodian soldiers describe 'toxic gas' reut.rs/3MHMl1J
From hospital beds, Cambodian soldiers describe 'toxic gas'
Cambodian soldier Kun Yong said he had been forced to pull back from his frontline position recently after he had trouble breathing following a sortie by a Thai aircraft.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
From hospital beds, Cambodian soldiers describe 'toxic gas' reut.rs/3MHMl1J
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Apparently Prohibition was a turning point. Courts got overwhelmed with alcohol possession cases, and everyone figured out that if you just asked for a small fine in return for a guilty plea, you could clear hundreds of cases in a week.
This taught the courts a Very Bad Lesson
This taught the courts a Very Bad Lesson
Extremely blackpilling fact is that apparently, as recently as the 1970s, something like 20% of all cases actually went to trial. Today, it's like 1-3%, depending on which state or federal system we're talking about.
December 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Apparently Prohibition was a turning point. Courts got overwhelmed with alcohol possession cases, and everyone figured out that if you just asked for a small fine in return for a guilty plea, you could clear hundreds of cases in a week.
This taught the courts a Very Bad Lesson
This taught the courts a Very Bad Lesson
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5-4 decision, by the way. We could live in a world where prosecutors aren't allowed to re-file more serious charges if you reject a plea deal, because of a single (1) Supreme Court justice
holy fuck
December 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
5-4 decision, by the way. We could live in a world where prosecutors aren't allowed to re-file more serious charges if you reject a plea deal, because of a single (1) Supreme Court justice
"1 tanker carrying Russian naphtha for use as a diluent - needed to make Venezuela's extra-heavy crude liquid enough to pump and transport - canceled...tanker...falsely flagged in Benin, anchored...12/8; 12/10, the day Skipper was seized, Boltaris got under way...headed out"
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December 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
"1 tanker carrying Russian naphtha for use as a diluent - needed to make Venezuela's extra-heavy crude liquid enough to pump and transport - canceled...tanker...falsely flagged in Benin, anchored...12/8; 12/10, the day Skipper was seized, Boltaris got under way...headed out"
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