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Over one thousand children in the US died from Covid, so silly me thinks that's more important.
"COVID-19 quickly became the seventh leading cause of death for 1- to 17-year-olds from 2020 to 2022 and killed an estimated 1086 children."
publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
"COVID-19 quickly became the seventh leading cause of death for 1- to 17-year-olds from 2020 to 2022 and killed an estimated 1086 children."
publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
Characteristics of Children Ages 1–17 Who Died of COVID-19 in 2020–2022 in the United States
OBJECTIVES. This study describes characteristics of children ages 1 to 17 years who died of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in 2020 to 2022 and whose deaths were reviewed by child death review (CD...
publications.aap.org
November 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Over one thousand children in the US died from Covid, so silly me thinks that's more important.
"COVID-19 quickly became the seventh leading cause of death for 1- to 17-year-olds from 2020 to 2022 and killed an estimated 1086 children."
publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
"COVID-19 quickly became the seventh leading cause of death for 1- to 17-year-olds from 2020 to 2022 and killed an estimated 1086 children."
publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
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1. A new guide has been released by some of the top names in Democratic politics encouraging Dems to act more like Republicans on "identity and cultural issues."
It becomes clear exactly what that means: queer and trans people.
I argue against it in my latest.
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It becomes clear exactly what that means: queer and trans people.
I argue against it in my latest.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
Top Democratic Officials Target Their Most Vulnerable Constituents In New Strategy Document
Top Democratic officials put out a new guide, entitled "Deciding to Win," that encourages Democrats to be a little more like Republicans on "identity and cultural issues."
www.erininthemorning.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
1. A new guide has been released by some of the top names in Democratic politics encouraging Dems to act more like Republicans on "identity and cultural issues."
It becomes clear exactly what that means: queer and trans people.
I argue against it in my latest.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
It becomes clear exactly what that means: queer and trans people.
I argue against it in my latest.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
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Douthat writes that 2024, when Harris lost by 1.5% of the popular vote, was "an ideological referendum and progressivism lost." I wonder why he didn't view the 2020 election, when Trump lost by 4.5% of the popular vote, as a far more significant loss for conservatism.
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Comparing the relation between the presidential election results in 2020 and 2024 with the post-election commentary is a fascinating exercise.
2020
Biden 81,283,501 popular votes, 51.3%
Trump 74,223,975 popular votes 46.8%
2024
Trump 77,302,580 49.8%
Harris 75,017,613. 48.3%
2020
Biden 81,283,501 popular votes, 51.3%
Trump 74,223,975 popular votes 46.8%
2024
Trump 77,302,580 49.8%
Harris 75,017,613. 48.3%
November 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Douthat writes that 2024, when Harris lost by 1.5% of the popular vote, was "an ideological referendum and progressivism lost." I wonder why he didn't view the 2020 election, when Trump lost by 4.5% of the popular vote, as a far more significant loss for conservatism.
bsky.app/profile/larr...
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Sounds like Republicans ought to get all the Republicans who form the Republican majorities in the Republican-led House and the Republican-led Senate together to pass the budget that Republicans wrote with the Republican White House and that Republicans now insist absolutely must be passed.
Sean Duffy says the safety of the air traffic control system will start being impacted next Sunday if the shutdown continues
October 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Sounds like Republicans ought to get all the Republicans who form the Republican majorities in the Republican-led House and the Republican-led Senate together to pass the budget that Republicans wrote with the Republican White House and that Republicans now insist absolutely must be passed.
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"The Tylenol announcement broke through to a lot of people, in large part because there’s widespread experience with and acceptance of the painkiller.
"But it’s far from the only essential medication Kennedy wants to deny to pregnant women."
www.salon.com/2025/09/29/r...
"But it’s far from the only essential medication Kennedy wants to deny to pregnant women."
www.salon.com/2025/09/29/r...
RFK Jr.'s Tylenol attack insults women's intelligence
Kennedy's tactics are straight out of the anti-abortion movement's playbook
www.salon.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"The Tylenol announcement broke through to a lot of people, in large part because there’s widespread experience with and acceptance of the painkiller.
"But it’s far from the only essential medication Kennedy wants to deny to pregnant women."
www.salon.com/2025/09/29/r...
"But it’s far from the only essential medication Kennedy wants to deny to pregnant women."
www.salon.com/2025/09/29/r...
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there's a weird feedback loop where the media's reaction to kirk's death pushes you to speak more ill of the dead than you otherwise would because it's the only reasonable response to the simpering praise they're heaping on him
September 13, 2025 at 2:19 AM
there's a weird feedback loop where the media's reaction to kirk's death pushes you to speak more ill of the dead than you otherwise would because it's the only reasonable response to the simpering praise they're heaping on him
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Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
September 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
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people are all like oh my god what if the AI robots take over? and listen, I’m not worried because it can’t be worse than men running things
September 9, 2025 at 2:07 AM
people are all like oh my god what if the AI robots take over? and listen, I’m not worried because it can’t be worse than men running things
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Kafka is thinking, “My work was supposed to be a warning, not a handbook.”
ICE now says it intends to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the African nation of Eswatini after he expressed a fear of deportation to Uganda. apnews.com/article/kilm...
U.S. says it will deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Eswatini because he fears deportation to Uganda
Attorneys for Immigration and Customs Enforcement say they intend to send Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the African nation of Eswatini after he expressed a fear of deportation to Uganda.
apnews.com
September 6, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Kafka is thinking, “My work was supposed to be a warning, not a handbook.”
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If only there were a fail-safe process for killing the bacteria raw milk can harbor making it perfectly safe to drink
It's really sad watching this happen over and over.
Raw milk can cause miscarriages because it can carry harmful bacteria, most notably Campylobacter, E. coli, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella. These pathogens are normally killed during pasteurization.
www.clickorlando.com/news/local/...
Raw milk can cause miscarriages because it can carry harmful bacteria, most notably Campylobacter, E. coli, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella. These pathogens are normally killed during pasteurization.
www.clickorlando.com/news/local/...
Mother sues Florida dairy farm, claims she lost fetus after raw milk led to bacterial infection
A New Smyrna Beach dairy farm was named in a lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she lost her fetus after falling ill while caring for her toddler who became sick after drinking raw, unpasteurized milk.
www.clickorlando.com
August 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
If only there were a fail-safe process for killing the bacteria raw milk can harbor making it perfectly safe to drink
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NEW from me — FEMA staffers say the response to the Texas floods is horrifyingly slow, and it may be because of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's recent increased control over how the agency spends money.
"If this is how they are going to do a major hurricane response, people are fucked.”
"If this is how they are going to do a major hurricane response, people are fucked.”
FEMA response to deadly Texas floods delayed & deficient with Noem in charge
Staffers sound the alarm.
www.thehandbasket.co
July 8, 2025 at 2:58 AM
NEW from me — FEMA staffers say the response to the Texas floods is horrifyingly slow, and it may be because of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's recent increased control over how the agency spends money.
"If this is how they are going to do a major hurricane response, people are fucked.”
"If this is how they are going to do a major hurricane response, people are fucked.”
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the thing about the NYT is is you look like mamdani you have to be accountable forever for everything including a form you filled as a teenager and didn't do anything wrong with but if you look like Trump laws you have sworn a public oath to uphold do not apply to you at any point in your life
July 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
the thing about the NYT is is you look like mamdani you have to be accountable forever for everything including a form you filled as a teenager and didn't do anything wrong with but if you look like Trump laws you have sworn a public oath to uphold do not apply to you at any point in your life
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all of the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence about executive power - all of it - can be replaced with a simple flow chart. is the president a Republican? if so it’s ok. if not, it’s presumptively not ok.
June 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
all of the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence about executive power - all of it - can be replaced with a simple flow chart. is the president a Republican? if so it’s ok. if not, it’s presumptively not ok.
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Don’t put anything in text that you won’t want to see on the front page of the New York Times.
Don't write anything you can phone. Don't phone anything you can talk. Don't talk anything you can whisper. Don't whisper anything you can smile. Don't smile anything you can nod. Don't nod anything you can wink.
June 8, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Don’t put anything in text that you won’t want to see on the front page of the New York Times.
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It's also not true that RFK Jr has identified a real problem but proposes the wrong solutions.
The "problem" he's identified is that Americans are unhealthier than we've ever been (false) and that prescription drugs are making kids sad, autistic and trans (deranged).
The "problem" he's identified is that Americans are unhealthier than we've ever been (false) and that prescription drugs are making kids sad, autistic and trans (deranged).
I am really tired of these "well, you gotta hand it to them..." pieces.
It is hard to find anything accurate in the MAHA report, and the quality is appalling.
They are correct that the evidence supports that a far greater fraction of Americans' diet comprises hyperpalatable ultraprocessed foods.
It is hard to find anything accurate in the MAHA report, and the quality is appalling.
They are correct that the evidence supports that a far greater fraction of Americans' diet comprises hyperpalatable ultraprocessed foods.
June 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
It's also not true that RFK Jr has identified a real problem but proposes the wrong solutions.
The "problem" he's identified is that Americans are unhealthier than we've ever been (false) and that prescription drugs are making kids sad, autistic and trans (deranged).
The "problem" he's identified is that Americans are unhealthier than we've ever been (false) and that prescription drugs are making kids sad, autistic and trans (deranged).
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I'd go with like "many of the pedophiles who flew with Trump on Jeffrey Epstein's planes are the same people who are also trying to cut health care for Americans. Part of the reason they want us poor is so we can't fight back when they rape our kids."
The craziest thing about this fight between Trump and Elon Musk is that Republicans are trying to take away health care from 16 million people to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
June 5, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I'd go with like "many of the pedophiles who flew with Trump on Jeffrey Epstein's planes are the same people who are also trying to cut health care for Americans. Part of the reason they want us poor is so we can't fight back when they rape our kids."
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Elon Musk, the richest man in the world and an open white supremacist, has a child's understanding of how government works. He has fired tens of thousands of people and believes all taxation and spending are illegitimate. He thinks his financial assistance to Trump gives him the power to set policy.
June 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Elon Musk, the richest man in the world and an open white supremacist, has a child's understanding of how government works. He has fired tens of thousands of people and believes all taxation and spending are illegitimate. He thinks his financial assistance to Trump gives him the power to set policy.
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Thank God somebody brought this up. I read references to it in a very stupid pseudoscientific piece in the New Yorker last month, and the retconning of the lax Swedish lockdown strategy makes my blood boil. It's not that long ago: they had so many excess deaths that they changed policies, months in!
Pretty egregious error from this book: The authors say Swedish deaths fell by 2.3% during the pandemic, proving that the country's lax lockdown strategy worked.
But they misread their source: Mortality is only down if you remove the COVID deaths.
research.abo.fi/ws/portalfil...
But they misread their source: Mortality is only down if you remove the COVID deaths.
research.abo.fi/ws/portalfil...
June 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Thank God somebody brought this up. I read references to it in a very stupid pseudoscientific piece in the New Yorker last month, and the retconning of the lax Swedish lockdown strategy makes my blood boil. It's not that long ago: they had so many excess deaths that they changed policies, months in!
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There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
May 31, 2025 at 4:43 AM
There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
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RFK Jr celebrated the release of the MAHA report by downing raw milk shooters in the White House with influencer Paul Saladino. Hazards of raw milk include Listeria, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Yersinia, E. coli O157:H7, and now-- avian flu.
May 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
RFK Jr celebrated the release of the MAHA report by downing raw milk shooters in the White House with influencer Paul Saladino. Hazards of raw milk include Listeria, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Yersinia, E. coli O157:H7, and now-- avian flu.
Hard to feel sorry for this guy. He’s a Trump super fan who is *just* noticing this stuff? Suuure. Hope you develop empathy and the ability to think critically, kid.
May 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Hard to feel sorry for this guy. He’s a Trump super fan who is *just* noticing this stuff? Suuure. Hope you develop empathy and the ability to think critically, kid.
Thanks a lot, mainstream press. Your normalization of Trump is part of a big problem in coverage.
May 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Thanks a lot, mainstream press. Your normalization of Trump is part of a big problem in coverage.
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They blame pollution but cut the EPA and clean air and water regulations. They blame poor nutrition but cut SNAP and programs to bring local produce to schools. They blame increased screen time while destroying public infrastructure that connects people. All while they take millions off healthcare.
The White House blamed exposure to environmental toxins, poor nutrition and increased screen time for a decline in Americans’ life expectancy Thursday.
White House says food, toxins among reasons for poor U.S. health
Parts of the “MAHA report” contradict scientific consensus.
wapo.st
May 23, 2025 at 3:10 AM
They blame pollution but cut the EPA and clean air and water regulations. They blame poor nutrition but cut SNAP and programs to bring local produce to schools. They blame increased screen time while destroying public infrastructure that connects people. All while they take millions off healthcare.