Cornelia
@corneliataylor.bsky.social
Proud mother to two adopted sons, hospital doctor, addicted to politics, immigrant from Romania 🇷🇴, worried about Ukraine 🇺🇦
Proud atheist
Proud atheist
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If you're in Europe, watching with alarm Trump's ravings about seizing Greenland, just be aware that if he tries it, our streets will be full of Americans belatedly defending our Constitution's restriction of war powers.
He'll have a whole second front — law-abiding, of course — inside his country.
He'll have a whole second front — law-abiding, of course — inside his country.
January 11, 2026 at 3:51 AM
If you're in Europe, watching with alarm Trump's ravings about seizing Greenland, just be aware that if he tries it, our streets will be full of Americans belatedly defending our Constitution's restriction of war powers.
He'll have a whole second front — law-abiding, of course — inside his country.
He'll have a whole second front — law-abiding, of course — inside his country.
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I noticed the WH doc is an osteopath and wondered if this was something specific to DO protocol.
Gupta: These are the most credentialed radiologists in the country. No one is aware of any type of screening guideline that says as you age you should get an MRI of the heart and abdomen.
December 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I noticed the WH doc is an osteopath and wondered if this was something specific to DO protocol.
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that was quick, new yorker:
September 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
that was quick, new yorker:
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Andy Borowitz. Batting 1000!
August 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Andy Borowitz. Batting 1000!
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Zelensky wore a suit this time.
August 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Zelensky wore a suit this time.
Shocking!
Please watch this in its entirety
Trump has installed dozens of men who follow this ideology into the highest levels of his administration, including Pete Hegseth, who leads the Department of Defense.
This is the doctrine Republicans want all Americans to live by.
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Trump has installed dozens of men who follow this ideology into the highest levels of his administration, including Pete Hegseth, who leads the Department of Defense.
This is the doctrine Republicans want all Americans to live by.
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August 9, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Shocking!
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"When you become less polite, the alteration in your conduct can make you less happy, more depressed, and angrier about life.... Being impolite is more like scratching at your poison-ivy rash. Giving in to the urge makes things worse."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Power of Politeness
Being courteous can be challenging in these times of online snark, but it is guaranteed to make you happier.
www.theatlantic.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"When you become less polite, the alteration in your conduct can make you less happy, more depressed, and angrier about life.... Being impolite is more like scratching at your poison-ivy rash. Giving in to the urge makes things worse."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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ICYMI, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social in the latest Bulwark Podcast:
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August 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
ICYMI, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social in the latest Bulwark Podcast:
Substack: www.thebulwark.com/p/anne-apple...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu7_...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5N4h...
Substack: www.thebulwark.com/p/anne-apple...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu7_...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5N4h...
Why Cory Booker’s Speech Matters
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www.thebulwark.com/p/why-cory-b...
Why Cory Booker’s Speech Matters
Booker didn’t “accomplish” anything. He was a voice of one crying in the wilderness. And that’s how you build a dissident movement: with simple acts of witness.
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April 3, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Why Cory Booker’s Speech Matters
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www.thebulwark.com/p/why-cory-b...
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If Russia ceases combat operations, the war is over. If Ukraine ceases combat operations, Ukraine is over
February 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM
If Russia ceases combat operations, the war is over. If Ukraine ceases combat operations, Ukraine is over
Kristi Noem Says $200 Million DHS Ad Campaign Thanking Trump Was His Idea - Rolling Stone
February 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Kristi Noem Says $200 Million DHS Ad Campaign Thanking Trump Was His Idea - Rolling Stone
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Excellent post
January 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Excellent post
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January 20, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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From a Grok analysis of my healthcare post that user Apple Lamps did . It did a good job
January 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
From a Grok analysis of my healthcare post that user Apple Lamps did . It did a good job
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If you want to understand why healthcare pricing is horrific, the first thing to know is that our system puts 100% of the credit risk for deductibles, copays and co-insurance on hospitals and doctors. That's insane.
We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵
We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵
December 10, 2024 at 6:46 PM
If you want to understand why healthcare pricing is horrific, the first thing to know is that our system puts 100% of the credit risk for deductibles, copays and co-insurance on hospitals and doctors. That's insane.
We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵
We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵
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"As Hemingway once wrote of bankruptcy, the collapse of autocratic regimes tends to happen gradually and then suddenly—slowly, and then all at once." www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The Syrian Regime Collapsed Gradually—And Then Suddenly
Assad’s fall offers the possibility of change.
www.theatlantic.com
December 10, 2024 at 7:35 AM
"As Hemingway once wrote of bankruptcy, the collapse of autocratic regimes tends to happen gradually and then suddenly—slowly, and then all at once." www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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Just after its close flyby of Jupiter on Nov. 3, 2019, NASA's Juno spacecraft caught this striking view of Jupiter's southern hemisphere as the spacecraft sped away from the giant planet
(Credit: NASA)
(Credit: NASA)
December 9, 2024 at 4:47 AM
Just after its close flyby of Jupiter on Nov. 3, 2019, NASA's Juno spacecraft caught this striking view of Jupiter's southern hemisphere as the spacecraft sped away from the giant planet
(Credit: NASA)
(Credit: NASA)
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Thanks to all the atheists out there just doing the right thing without me threatening you with fire and brimstone.
December 8, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Thanks to all the atheists out there just doing the right thing without me threatening you with fire and brimstone.
