“Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned.”

Judge Biery re asylum seeker Adrian Conejo Arias and his five-year-old son

Columbia University has chosen Jennifer Mnookin, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as its next president, hoping to usher in a period of growth and stability after a tumultuous two years on its campus, according to people with knowledge of the selection.

ICE needs to be held accountable for its pattern of excessive & abusive use of force. I’ve introduced legislation that would give people real recourse & remedies in the courts when their rights are violated by a federal agent.

Graham says that Trump has finally "greenlit the bipartisan Russia sanctions bill" that the administration has kept stalled for months and that it could be voted on as early as next week.

Vaccines, the most impressive public health intervention in medical history, and where we could be headed if there was not efforts to negate truth, facts, and evidence
A great, open-access, review and perspective by @scientificdiscovery.dev

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The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led a path of gutting and destruction of public, global health, and medical research resources, among others.
How much did it save in federal spending?
Nothing...it led to an increase

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...

Republicans say they will deal with the health care crisis “later.”

But for millions of Americans “later” is too late.

People can’t get sick on Republicans’ timeline; we must act now to make sure people can access affordable health care.

I’m demanding Noem halt her illegal video message, showing on TSA screens in airports nationwide, falsely blaming Democrats for the shutdown. It violates the Hatch Act, making travelers a captive audience for partisan propaganda. My letter is joined by equally outraged colleagues.

Republicans are imperiling lifesaving care with their cuts to Medicaid & ACA tax credits. Thousands in CT will soon lack affordable coverage. Democrats are trying to save it—at the same time as the government reopens.

A survey of the Washington legal establishment, evenly divided among Republicans and Democrats, captured almost universal fear and anguish over the transformation of the Justice Department into a tool of the White House. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

Republicans are working to deprive millions of Americans of their health care & drive up premium prices.

I joined @jojofromjerz.bsky.social to talk about Democrats’ efforts to stop these hikes.