Immer Kaffee
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A picture is worth a 1000 words. The birth dose of hepatitis B vaccines in the USA eliminated perinatally acquired hepatitis B infection from over 20,000 cases a year before the vaccine was introduced to <20 cases a year. The gaslighting by the current members ACIP is obscene, unethical and cruel.
December 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A picture is worth a 1000 words. The birth dose of hepatitis B vaccines in the USA eliminated perinatally acquired hepatitis B infection from over 20,000 cases a year before the vaccine was introduced to <20 cases a year. The gaslighting by the current members ACIP is obscene, unethical and cruel.
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That last point. Cassidy really has enormous leverage if he wants to use it. He would win this fight. Worst case is he winds up losing a primary and spends his 70s (he's 68 now) as a hero to millions. He'll likely never have as much influence over anything again as he has over this right now.
ACIP may end universal Hep B vaccination today.
Hep B prevention is Cassidy's passion, as he made clear during RFK Jr's confirmation hearings.
But let's not forget... his vote to confirm RFK Jr. got us into this mess!
He needs to use every lever of power he has in the Senate to fix it.
Hep B prevention is Cassidy's passion, as he made clear during RFK Jr's confirmation hearings.
But let's not forget... his vote to confirm RFK Jr. got us into this mess!
He needs to use every lever of power he has in the Senate to fix it.
December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
That last point. Cassidy really has enormous leverage if he wants to use it. He would win this fight. Worst case is he winds up losing a primary and spends his 70s (he's 68 now) as a hero to millions. He'll likely never have as much influence over anything again as he has over this right now.
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The third point, too. Cassidy owns this shanda because he & his GOP Senate colleagues, Thom Tillis, Susan Collins, and Lisa Murkowski, were cowards.
Again, <10 people in Washington can end almost all of this today, & yet they are getting total free passes on a daily basis:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Again, <10 people in Washington can end almost all of this today, & yet they are getting total free passes on a daily basis:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
That last point. Cassidy really has enormous leverage if he wants to use it. He would win this fight. Worst case is he winds up losing a primary and spends his 70s (he's 68 now) as a hero to millions. He'll likely never have as much influence over anything again as he has over this right now.
ACIP may end universal Hep B vaccination today.
Hep B prevention is Cassidy's passion, as he made clear during RFK Jr's confirmation hearings.
But let's not forget... his vote to confirm RFK Jr. got us into this mess!
He needs to use every lever of power he has in the Senate to fix it.
Hep B prevention is Cassidy's passion, as he made clear during RFK Jr's confirmation hearings.
But let's not forget... his vote to confirm RFK Jr. got us into this mess!
He needs to use every lever of power he has in the Senate to fix it.
December 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The third point, too. Cassidy owns this shanda because he & his GOP Senate colleagues, Thom Tillis, Susan Collins, and Lisa Murkowski, were cowards.
Again, <10 people in Washington can end almost all of this today, & yet they are getting total free passes on a daily basis:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Again, <10 people in Washington can end almost all of this today, & yet they are getting total free passes on a daily basis:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Pete Hegseth is unfit to lead the Pentagon on.ft.com/48RjAYW | opinion
Pete Hegseth is unfit to lead the Pentagon
Defence secretary faces serious questions over strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats
on.ft.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Pete Hegseth is unfit to lead the Pentagon on.ft.com/48RjAYW | opinion
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OPINION: "Millions of Americans are struggling to keep up, but Trump — whose net worth has increased by $3 billion this year — claimed all the talk about affordability was a 'con job.'" — The Inquirer Editorial Board
Trump dismisses affordability concerns as he rakes in billions. Most Americans aren’t that lucky. | Editorial
www.inquirer.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
OPINION: "Millions of Americans are struggling to keep up, but Trump — whose net worth has increased by $3 billion this year — claimed all the talk about affordability was a 'con job.'" — The Inquirer Editorial Board
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Always head-spinning how the venezuelan people (or whoever) are innocent victims of a reign of terror at home but if they try to flee and come here they become sinister illegal aliens. In this case the transformation happens within two sentences
Lindsey Graham says the Pope better get on the “right side of history” and support Trump’s push to use military force to overthrow the government of Venezuela
December 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Always head-spinning how the venezuelan people (or whoever) are innocent victims of a reign of terror at home but if they try to flee and come here they become sinister illegal aliens. In this case the transformation happens within two sentences
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Note that Roger Stone refers to Prospera, the Network State city in Honduras, as a "freedom city."
Trump wants to build ten of these cities on federal land, and Stone makes it clear that these fascist cities are, indeed, the Network State.
Trump wants to build ten of these cities on federal land, and Stone makes it clear that these fascist cities are, indeed, the Network State.
Why Did Trump Pardon the Former Honduran President? Follow the Tech Bros.
“Próspera is an example of the tech-right concept of the network state, a phrase coined by Silicon Valley venture capitalist Balaji Srinivasan.”
by @kieraevebutler.bsky.social
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“Próspera is an example of the tech-right concept of the network state, a phrase coined by Silicon Valley venture capitalist Balaji Srinivasan.”
by @kieraevebutler.bsky.social
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Why did Trump pardon the former Honduran president? Follow the Tech Bros.
With Roger Stone taking a victory lap for having come up with the idea in the first place.
www.motherjones.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Note that Roger Stone refers to Prospera, the Network State city in Honduras, as a "freedom city."
Trump wants to build ten of these cities on federal land, and Stone makes it clear that these fascist cities are, indeed, the Network State.
Trump wants to build ten of these cities on federal land, and Stone makes it clear that these fascist cities are, indeed, the Network State.
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Supposedly we’re experiencing "no inflation". These people are bringing the receipts with actual grocery prices. We are paying significantly more for groceries and these prices are NOT going down, they’re going up, up, up!
#TrumpAffordabilityCrisis
#TrumpAffordabilityCrisis
December 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Supposedly we’re experiencing "no inflation". These people are bringing the receipts with actual grocery prices. We are paying significantly more for groceries and these prices are NOT going down, they’re going up, up, up!
#TrumpAffordabilityCrisis
#TrumpAffordabilityCrisis
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From Signalgate to murdering people off the coast of Venezuela, Secretary Hegseth is putting our troops at risk and breaking international law.
Any junior officer would have been fired for this kind of reckless incompetence. He should resign or be fired. bit.ly/444D3mm
Any junior officer would have been fired for this kind of reckless incompetence. He should resign or be fired. bit.ly/444D3mm
Pentagon IG finds Hegseth could have endangered troops with Signal chat, sources say
Pentagon says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked endangering troops when he relayed information about Yemen strike on Signal a commercial messaging app: Sources.
bit.ly
December 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
From Signalgate to murdering people off the coast of Venezuela, Secretary Hegseth is putting our troops at risk and breaking international law.
Any junior officer would have been fired for this kind of reckless incompetence. He should resign or be fired. bit.ly/444D3mm
Any junior officer would have been fired for this kind of reckless incompetence. He should resign or be fired. bit.ly/444D3mm
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Affordability isn't a con job. It's the American people's top priority.
December 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Affordability isn't a con job. It's the American people's top priority.
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Americans are struggling to pay their bills, keep a roof over their heads, and put food on their tables. But Trump thinks their hardships are a “con job.”
How can the American people count on Trump to fix the affordability crisis when he won’t even acknowledge it’s real?
How can the American people count on Trump to fix the affordability crisis when he won’t even acknowledge it’s real?
December 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Americans are struggling to pay their bills, keep a roof over their heads, and put food on their tables. But Trump thinks their hardships are a “con job.”
How can the American people count on Trump to fix the affordability crisis when he won’t even acknowledge it’s real?
How can the American people count on Trump to fix the affordability crisis when he won’t even acknowledge it’s real?
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This is what government censorship actually looks like: defunding entire fields, deporting researchers, and quite effectively chilling speech that helps people understand how our information systems are being exploited and calls out powerful people and platforms for their bullshit.
For the last decade, the pervasive spread of bullshit & manipulation of online platforms have been widely recognized societal concerns. Now non US citizens studying those subjects can be labeled “censors” & denied visas or deported from the US. Censorship, indeed. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Exclusive: Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa
An internal State Department memo said that anyone involved in "censorship" of free speech should be considered for rejection.
www.reuters.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This is what government censorship actually looks like: defunding entire fields, deporting researchers, and quite effectively chilling speech that helps people understand how our information systems are being exploited and calls out powerful people and platforms for their bullshit.
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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WATCH: “Why is he here? Are you prepared to distance yourself from views of that disgracefully violent nature?”
Sen Whitehouse grills TN Republican mega-donor Lee Beaman on anti-LGBTQ views of Pastor Steve Berger (once Gov. Lee’s pastor) as Trump sends him to privatize the TVA.
Sen Whitehouse grills TN Republican mega-donor Lee Beaman on anti-LGBTQ views of Pastor Steve Berger (once Gov. Lee’s pastor) as Trump sends him to privatize the TVA.
December 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
WATCH: “Why is he here? Are you prepared to distance yourself from views of that disgracefully violent nature?”
Sen Whitehouse grills TN Republican mega-donor Lee Beaman on anti-LGBTQ views of Pastor Steve Berger (once Gov. Lee’s pastor) as Trump sends him to privatize the TVA.
Sen Whitehouse grills TN Republican mega-donor Lee Beaman on anti-LGBTQ views of Pastor Steve Berger (once Gov. Lee’s pastor) as Trump sends him to privatize the TVA.
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rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.
Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.
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One of the most striking things about these ICE/BP raids is not that they’re all kitted out for war while going after people who didn’t do anything wrong and don’t pose a threat, but that they always bring a camera crew.
Commander Greg Bovino led a group of Border Patrol agents on walk around the French Quarter in New Orleans this afternoon.
December 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
One of the most striking things about these ICE/BP raids is not that they’re all kitted out for war while going after people who didn’t do anything wrong and don’t pose a threat, but that they always bring a camera crew.
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The family of a Colombian man has filed the first formal challenge to U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats, arguing in a petition to the premier human rights watchdog in the Americas that his death was an extrajudicial killing.
Family of Colombian man killed in US strike in Caribbean files human rights challenge
www.stripes.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The family of a Colombian man has filed the first formal challenge to U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats, arguing in a petition to the premier human rights watchdog in the Americas that his death was an extrajudicial killing.
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These are good moments to remember that the CEOs of all the biggest companies in America are happy to go to White House dinners and slap this guy’s back. They do not care about this. Remember this, years from now, when they want you to forget.
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
These are good moments to remember that the CEOs of all the biggest companies in America are happy to go to White House dinners and slap this guy’s back. They do not care about this. Remember this, years from now, when they want you to forget.
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As Trump’s political standing weakens along with his increasingly decrepit mind and body, his hold on the GOP is slipping. And the underlying political incoherence of the Republican Party that has only grown during his reign is being fully exposed.
www.publicnotice.co/p/late-trump...
www.publicnotice.co/p/late-trump...
Republicans in the era of Late Trumpism
The end is in sight — and it's not pretty for the GOP.
www.publicnotice.co
December 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
As Trump’s political standing weakens along with his increasingly decrepit mind and body, his hold on the GOP is slipping. And the underlying political incoherence of the Republican Party that has only grown during his reign is being fully exposed.
www.publicnotice.co/p/late-trump...
www.publicnotice.co/p/late-trump...
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Or put different, he’s pardoning people at SEVENTY FIVE TIMES the annual rate of the Biden presidency
So far, in less than one year, Donald Trump has issued over TEN TIMES as many pardons as he did in his entire four-year first term. That’s a lot of criminals released onto our streets.
December 4, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Or put different, he’s pardoning people at SEVENTY FIVE TIMES the annual rate of the Biden presidency
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Democratic governors across the country are accusing the Trump administration of, once again, playing politics with people’s hunger.
USDA goes full Scrooge on food stamp recipients—if they live in blue states
Democratic governors across the country are accusing the Trump administration of, once again, playing politics with people's hunger.
www.motherjones.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Democratic governors across the country are accusing the Trump administration of, once again, playing politics with people’s hunger.
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Unless proven otherwise, every Republican in Congress supports this image:
December 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Unless proven otherwise, every Republican in Congress supports this image:
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Pete Hegseth risked our servicemembers’ lives by sharing classified information on unsecured systems.
He needs to resign or be fired.
He needs to resign or be fired.
December 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Pete Hegseth risked our servicemembers’ lives by sharing classified information on unsecured systems.
He needs to resign or be fired.
He needs to resign or be fired.
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DHS agents appear to profile 3 Hispanics in a car, aim their guns at them, order them out, arrest 2 without warrants, and then unconstitutionally hold one of them, a US citizen, until she proved her citizenship to them. Why threaten to shoot them?
December 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
DHS agents appear to profile 3 Hispanics in a car, aim their guns at them, order them out, arrest 2 without warrants, and then unconstitutionally hold one of them, a US citizen, until she proved her citizenship to them. Why threaten to shoot them?
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SCOOP: The United States Tennis Association (USTA) quietly updated its player eligibility policy to ban trans women from competing as women in their leagues, tournaments and competitions in order to comply with Trump's anti-trans sports executive order. The policy went into effect on Monday.
USTA bans trans athletes from competing as women to comply with Trump executive order
The national tennis governing body's policy change was made with no announcement.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
SCOOP: The United States Tennis Association (USTA) quietly updated its player eligibility policy to ban trans women from competing as women in their leagues, tournaments and competitions in order to comply with Trump's anti-trans sports executive order. The policy went into effect on Monday.