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This isn't hypothetical.

The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
May 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will direct federal health agencies to explore potential new treatments for measles as the U.S. faces its largest outbreak in 25 years. Experts fear the decision could have grave consequences, as studies show the existing vaccine is 97% effective in preventing infection.
RFK Jr. Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination
Decades of research have turned up no miracle treatment for measles, but studies show the M.M.R. shot is 97 percent effective in preventing the disease.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I knew I was right!!! (I have never played the video game so I feel vindicated)

#TheLastofUs
Pedro Pascal’s facelift is a #TheLastofUs spoiler.
April 23, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Pedro Pascal’s facelift is a #TheLastofUs spoiler.
April 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Jason Issacs might be the one of the best actors I’ve ever seen pretend to be intoxicated. 10/10 no notes. #WhiteLotus
March 31, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Ok that #WhiteLotus episode was phenomenal. And Jason Issacs is a beast.
March 17, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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SCOOP: These are the 10 DOGE operatives inside the Social Security Administration. The team appears to be among the largest DOGE units deployed to any government agency. This includes a number of young engineers whose presence has not been reported. Read the full story:
These Are the 10 DOGE Operatives Inside the Social Security Administration
The team working at the Social Security Administration appears to be among the largest DOGE units deployed to any government agency.
wrd.cm
March 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Just finished S2E4 of #Severance and I have thoughts/theories!

Poss spoilery so
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1) I KNEW it was Helly’s outie the whole time bc Britt Lower is a phenomenal actor.
2) I think the “mysterious and important” work is they’re deleting severed people’s memories. Or at least Mark S’s
March 7, 2025 at 5:44 AM
What do you mean they’re firing and rehiring the severed workers?! Lumon is running DOGE, not Elon. Not sure which is worse. #Severance
March 6, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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If anyone you know needs reminding of why vaccines are important, take a closer look at what happens if get the measles (which, if you're not vaccinated and you encounter a contagious person, you are almost guaranteed to catch). #SOTU buff.ly/W6zwuKk
How Measles Hacks the Body—and Harms Its Victims for Years
The virus is the most contagious in the world, exploiting the human body's immune system to spread with extreme agility and harming its victims for years.
www.wired.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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(🧵) How Elon Musk betrayed America: a thread from a Musk biographer and former federal criminal investigator.

Please share widely, here and elsewhere. This will be long.

Author bio: www.sethabramson.net/bio
Latest book: sethabramson.substack.com/p/proof-of-d...
March 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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We'll say it again: No, 150-year-olds are not collecting Social Security benefits. #SOTU www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
No, 150-Year-Olds Aren’t Collecting Social Security Benefits
Elon Musk claims to have found rampant fraud in the Social Security Administration. There’s a much simpler explanation.
www.wired.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Zelensky has thanked the United States on numerous occasions since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022 – expressing gratitude to Trump and Biden, to members of Congress from both parties, to US defense companies and their employees, and to the American people.
Fact check: 33 times Zelensky thanked Americans and US leaders | CNN Politics
Zelensky has thanked the United States on numerous occasions since Russian launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022 – expressing gratitude to Trump and President Joe Biden, to members of Cong...
cnn.it
March 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
#Fallout is real apparently. Better hope Musk isn’t backing this too or we’re all screwed.
February 26, 2025 at 3:44 AM
How much money do you think think the Ritz Carlton paid for this season of #WhiteLotus?
Tonight felt a bit like an extended commercial.
February 24, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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Jane Fonda in SAG Awards speech: "Woke just means you give a damn about other people" cnn.it/3XdUSvy
Jane Fonda gives politically-charged speech at SAG Awards: ‘Woke just means you give a damn about other people’ | CNN
Jane Fonda persevered against some audio issues Sunday night to encourage activism at Sunday night’s SAG Awards.
cnn.it
February 24, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I worked an environmental awards show once where #JaneFonda told a joke about Ted Turner not being able to find a clit. In her 80s this woman is smarter, funnier, has more drive, and righteous indignation than almost anyone I know. Fight the power ✊ #SAGAwards
February 24, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Tom Krause is in charge of both a sensitive government payment system and a company that has millions of dollars’ worth of active contracts with various federal agencies through distribution partners, a WIRED review finds.

Conflicts posed by this are unprecedented in the modern era, experts say.
DOGE Put Him in the Treasury Department. His Company Has Federal Contracts Worth Millions
Experts say the conflicts posed by Tom Krause’s dual roles are unprecedented in the modern era.
www.wired.com
February 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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"As with his plan to relocate all Palestinians out of Gaza so the US can build a 'riviera' of beach resorts, the president’s motives appear to be rooted more in extracting the best potential monetary return for the US than in equitably solving a murderous conflict that endangers the world"| Analysis
Analysis: The Ukraine minerals deal is a perfect metaphor for Trump’s foreign policy | CNN Politics
Donald Trump isn’t the only president who knows a bad deal when he sees one.
www.cnn.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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That’s how you write a headline, people.
February 19, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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As President Donald Trump orders federal workers to return to the office, he spent the fourth straight day at home at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
After claiming remote workers are actually golfing, Trump again hits the links in Florida | CNN Politics
As President Donald Trump orders federal workers to return to the office, he spent the fourth straight day at home here at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
www.cnn.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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I wrote about how Doge is involved in cutting cancer research

www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
February 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Not me watching #Fallout thinking Vault-Tek was a corollary for #Tesla and then they have this shot…
February 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM