#ICYMI: After years of heightened scrutiny by GOP lawmakers, NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases could be overhauled or effectively dismantled under the incoming Trump administration.

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John Rawls' influential book, 'A Theory of Justice,' published in the 1970s, proposed a social contract theory.

Imagine: you are designing a society, but you don't know who you'll be within it - rich or poor, man or woman, gay or straight. What would you want that society to look like?

Former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) regularly paid for sex, possessed illegal drugs and paid a 17-year-old girl for sex in 2017, according to a 42-page report released by the House Ethics Committee on Monday on President-elect Donald Trump’s former pick for attorney general.

“In absolute governments, the monarch embodies the law; in free societies, the law should reign supreme.” -Thomas Paine
‘The Founders' intent was unequivocal, and the Constitution's provisions are clear. However, in contemporary times, the law has ceased to be sovereign.
Thank you Merrick Garland

The imposition of tariffs is equivalent to a regressive flat tax, causing a 25% surge in the cost of essential goods such as food, gas, and lumber. This surge will have a disproportionate impact on working class households!

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Trump’s popular-vote advantage has declined steadily since election night. As of Monday afternoon, Trump was at 49.94 percent, while Harris was at 48.26, according to the authoritative Cook Political Report’s tracking of results from official sources in states across the country.

Geraldo Rivera: “When I heard that Matt Gaetz was picked to be attorney general, I threw up in my mouth. I think it is a horrible, creepy choice…”