@daysa17.bsky.social
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If you don’t count covid victims people won’t die.
If you don’t measure carbon the temperature won’t rise.
If you fudge unemployment numbers the economy will soar.
Our fool is building his paradise
If you don’t measure carbon the temperature won’t rise.
If you fudge unemployment numbers the economy will soar.
Our fool is building his paradise
August 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
If you don’t count covid victims people won’t die.
If you don’t measure carbon the temperature won’t rise.
If you fudge unemployment numbers the economy will soar.
Our fool is building his paradise
If you don’t measure carbon the temperature won’t rise.
If you fudge unemployment numbers the economy will soar.
Our fool is building his paradise
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A friend of my compared gutting of federal agencies to a wrecking a car: if you remove 30% of the parts of the car, it does not go 30% slower. It stops working.
March 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
A friend of my compared gutting of federal agencies to a wrecking a car: if you remove 30% of the parts of the car, it does not go 30% slower. It stops working.
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Yes, read this!
Imagine what kind of person -- seeing what ICE is doing -- would apply for a job there.
Article says when Border Patrol expanded quickly under Bush, thousands of the new hires were arrested over the years.
Imagine what kind of person -- seeing what ICE is doing -- would apply for a job there.
Article says when Border Patrol expanded quickly under Bush, thousands of the new hires were arrested over the years.
1/ @vermontgmg.bsky.social was kind enough to let us republish his fantastic piece on how scary giving $200 billion to a run away, ill-disciplined, and ill-trained force is.
It is a must read: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
It is a must read: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Spending $200 billion on ICE is a terrible idea
I've covered federal law enforcement for two decades. Here are the things that worry me most.
www.motherjones.com
July 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Yes, read this!
Imagine what kind of person -- seeing what ICE is doing -- would apply for a job there.
Article says when Border Patrol expanded quickly under Bush, thousands of the new hires were arrested over the years.
Imagine what kind of person -- seeing what ICE is doing -- would apply for a job there.
Article says when Border Patrol expanded quickly under Bush, thousands of the new hires were arrested over the years.
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"Stephen Miller owns a large portfolio that includes as much as $250,000 worth of Palantir stock. That means the official directly behind the mass deportation effort is profiting from the very company being boosted by those efforts."
@cheetah.bsky.social on who's making money from the deportations.
@cheetah.bsky.social on who's making money from the deportations.
Meet the D.C. Bigwigs Literally Profiting Off Trump’s Deportations
Plus: The Constitution is clear: You can just do things.
lnk.thebulwark.com
June 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
"Stephen Miller owns a large portfolio that includes as much as $250,000 worth of Palantir stock. That means the official directly behind the mass deportation effort is profiting from the very company being boosted by those efforts."
@cheetah.bsky.social on who's making money from the deportations.
@cheetah.bsky.social on who's making money from the deportations.
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The American Academy of Pediatricians bluntly telling us the current CDC can't be trusted, and of course they are absolutely correct
publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...
publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...
AAP will continue to publish its own vaccine recommendations after CDC advisers sow distrust
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices plans to form a work group to review child and adolescent immunization schedules despite them undergoing constant review in real time.
publications.aap.org
June 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The American Academy of Pediatricians bluntly telling us the current CDC can't be trusted, and of course they are absolutely correct
publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...
publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...
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One thing I really think needs to be hammered into “libertarians” & other right wing freaks is the cost of helping other people is almost always less than the cost of not helping them. Because we live in a society & we are all connected & you are SO MUCH CLOSER to being sick and poor than you think!
June 26, 2025 at 3:32 AM
One thing I really think needs to be hammered into “libertarians” & other right wing freaks is the cost of helping other people is almost always less than the cost of not helping them. Because we live in a society & we are all connected & you are SO MUCH CLOSER to being sick and poor than you think!
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an easy disguise: all you’d need are some black masks
June 21, 2025 at 1:32 AM
an easy disguise: all you’d need are some black masks
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To be really clear: The reason members of Congress can't just walk right in is because of the guns. Armed DHS personnel won't allow entry. In other words, DHS is using armed force to *break* laws.
Democrats need to wrap their minds around that. Accept that the frog is boiled.
Democrats need to wrap their minds around that. Accept that the frog is boiled.
June 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
To be really clear: The reason members of Congress can't just walk right in is because of the guns. Armed DHS personnel won't allow entry. In other words, DHS is using armed force to *break* laws.
Democrats need to wrap their minds around that. Accept that the frog is boiled.
Democrats need to wrap their minds around that. Accept that the frog is boiled.
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MSNBC dug up the clip of former Trump Sec Def Mark Esper saying that Trump asked him in 2020 to shoot protesters -- an order Pete Hegseth wouldn't rule out following if Trump asked him to do it today
June 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
MSNBC dug up the clip of former Trump Sec Def Mark Esper saying that Trump asked him in 2020 to shoot protesters -- an order Pete Hegseth wouldn't rule out following if Trump asked him to do it today
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BREAKING: The U.S. military is helping intercept missiles that Iran fired in retaliation at Israel, U.S. official says.
Live updates: Israel strikes Iran's nuclear sites, killing top military leaders and scientists
Israel launched strikes across Iran on Friday, targeting its nuclear program and military sites, killing at least three top military officers and raising the prospect of an all-out war between the two Middle East adversaries.
bit.ly
June 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
BREAKING: The U.S. military is helping intercept missiles that Iran fired in retaliation at Israel, U.S. official says.
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Breaking: The Dow fell 750 points and oil prices jumped 7% after Israel and Iran traded attacks.
Stock Market Today: Dow Drops 770 Points, Oil Surges, After Israel and Iran Trade Attacks
Gold rallies to record, while airline stocks retreat
on.wsj.com
June 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Breaking: The Dow fell 750 points and oil prices jumped 7% after Israel and Iran traded attacks.
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The Canadian equivalent of the NIH should consider funding a bunch of studies monitoring what happens with vaccine-preventable diseases in Canada and the US over the next decade. Because a real-world laboratory is being created.
June 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The Canadian equivalent of the NIH should consider funding a bunch of studies monitoring what happens with vaccine-preventable diseases in Canada and the US over the next decade. Because a real-world laboratory is being created.
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RFK Jr did the thing he promised not to do.
drrubin.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-jus...
drrubin.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-jus...
RFK Jr. Just Fired All Members of a CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee
Why this decision may prove to be extremely costly
drrubin.substack.com
June 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
RFK Jr did the thing he promised not to do.
drrubin.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-jus...
drrubin.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-jus...
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New moment of “WTF”:
-pt with rare infection (so rare will leave unnamed, as could reveal identity)
-nl times: reach out to CDC for testing
-now: “they confirmed they are not currently accepting specimens for serology…they suggested we could reach out to Canada National Reference Center”
😳😳😳
-pt with rare infection (so rare will leave unnamed, as could reveal identity)
-nl times: reach out to CDC for testing
-now: “they confirmed they are not currently accepting specimens for serology…they suggested we could reach out to Canada National Reference Center”
😳😳😳
June 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
New moment of “WTF”:
-pt with rare infection (so rare will leave unnamed, as could reveal identity)
-nl times: reach out to CDC for testing
-now: “they confirmed they are not currently accepting specimens for serology…they suggested we could reach out to Canada National Reference Center”
😳😳😳
-pt with rare infection (so rare will leave unnamed, as could reveal identity)
-nl times: reach out to CDC for testing
-now: “they confirmed they are not currently accepting specimens for serology…they suggested we could reach out to Canada National Reference Center”
😳😳😳
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My guess: The US-UK almost-a-deal may have reduced the average tariff rate Britain charges on American exports from 1% to 0.8%.
And the UK is only 3% of US trade.
"So if this sounds like small potatoes to you, that's because these aren't potatoes. These are tiny little peas."
And the UK is only 3% of US trade.
"So if this sounds like small potatoes to you, that's because these aren't potatoes. These are tiny little peas."
May 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
My guess: The US-UK almost-a-deal may have reduced the average tariff rate Britain charges on American exports from 1% to 0.8%.
And the UK is only 3% of US trade.
"So if this sounds like small potatoes to you, that's because these aren't potatoes. These are tiny little peas."
And the UK is only 3% of US trade.
"So if this sounds like small potatoes to you, that's because these aren't potatoes. These are tiny little peas."
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🍊 💩 🐒 's nominee for Surgeon General doesn't even have the minimum required professional credentials to be Commissioned as an entry-level O-3 Medical Officer, let alone the top Officer in the USPHS Commissioned Corps. Complete disgrace and a slap in the face to my Corps!
May 9, 2025 at 1:02 AM
🍊 💩 🐒 's nominee for Surgeon General doesn't even have the minimum required professional credentials to be Commissioned as an entry-level O-3 Medical Officer, let alone the top Officer in the USPHS Commissioned Corps. Complete disgrace and a slap in the face to my Corps!
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A Palestinian-American journalist was interrogated at the border about her reporting, but she refuses to stay silent.
Journalists must continue to speak up about these abuses.
Journalists must continue to speak up about these abuses.
Fear and intimidation at Newark airport
The harassment I faced returning to the US as a Palestinian-American makes it clear the US government is afraid of me.
www.aljazeera.com
May 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM
A Palestinian-American journalist was interrogated at the border about her reporting, but she refuses to stay silent.
Journalists must continue to speak up about these abuses.
Journalists must continue to speak up about these abuses.
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Amazon planned to display cost of Trump's tariffs.
Trump complained — Amazon backtracked.
This of course comes after Bezos donated to Trump's inauguration and Amazon bought a Melania documentary.
And remember that Amazon is being sued by FTC for antitrust violations.
Hello?
Trump complained — Amazon backtracked.
This of course comes after Bezos donated to Trump's inauguration and Amazon bought a Melania documentary.
And remember that Amazon is being sued by FTC for antitrust violations.
Hello?
April 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Amazon planned to display cost of Trump's tariffs.
Trump complained — Amazon backtracked.
This of course comes after Bezos donated to Trump's inauguration and Amazon bought a Melania documentary.
And remember that Amazon is being sued by FTC for antitrust violations.
Hello?
Trump complained — Amazon backtracked.
This of course comes after Bezos donated to Trump's inauguration and Amazon bought a Melania documentary.
And remember that Amazon is being sued by FTC for antitrust violations.
Hello?
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One of the arguments for scaling back the ACA Medicaid expansion is that enrollees are "able-bodied" and don't need health care.
44% of Medicaid expansion enrollees have a chronic condition.
www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
44% of Medicaid expansion enrollees have a chronic condition.
www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
April 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
One of the arguments for scaling back the ACA Medicaid expansion is that enrollees are "able-bodied" and don't need health care.
44% of Medicaid expansion enrollees have a chronic condition.
www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
44% of Medicaid expansion enrollees have a chronic condition.
www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
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NEW: A DOGE staffer who is helping carry out the downsizing of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau owns stock in companies that could benefit from the agency’s dismantling, ProPublica has found.
A DOGE Aide Involved in Dismantling Consumer Bureau Owns Stock in Companies That Could Benefit From the Cuts
Gavin Kliger helped oversee mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while holding stock in companies that experts say likely stand to benefit from dismantling that agency — a potentia...
www.propublica.org
April 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
NEW: A DOGE staffer who is helping carry out the downsizing of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau owns stock in companies that could benefit from the agency’s dismantling, ProPublica has found.
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key point from @pkrugman.bsky.social: it's literally impossible for foreign governments to negotiate with Trump because he and his people can't/won't even articulate a consistent set of demands paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-is-t...
Trump is the Godfather in Reverse
He’s making offers countries can’t accept
paulkrugman.substack.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
key point from @pkrugman.bsky.social: it's literally impossible for foreign governments to negotiate with Trump because he and his people can't/won't even articulate a consistent set of demands paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-is-t...
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When does all the winning start?
April 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
When does all the winning start?
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April 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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'We are all afraid': Republican US Senator Lisa Murkowski disclosed that the threat of political retaliation from President Donald Trump is real enough to make her anxious about speaking out about his tariffs, executive orders and cuts to federal agencies reut.rs/4j7FbPw
Republican Senator Murkowski on threat of Trump retaliation: 'We are all afraid'
Republican U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski disclosed this week that the threat of political retaliation from President Donald Trump is real enough to make her anxious about speaking out about his tariffs, executive orders and cuts to federal agencies.
reut.rs
April 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
'We are all afraid': Republican US Senator Lisa Murkowski disclosed that the threat of political retaliation from President Donald Trump is real enough to make her anxious about speaking out about his tariffs, executive orders and cuts to federal agencies reut.rs/4j7FbPw