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⚠️ CDC quietly updated its webpage to caution pregnant people about acetaminophen (Tylenol).
Sneaky changes driven by politics instead of science erode public trust and put lives at risk.
As scientists who once shaped CDC's webpages, this is heartbreaking. 💔
www.cdc.gov/medicine-and...
Sneaky changes driven by politics instead of science erode public trust and put lives at risk.
As scientists who once shaped CDC's webpages, this is heartbreaking. 💔
www.cdc.gov/medicine-and...
Medicine and Pregnancy: An Overview
Learn how common it is to take medicines during pregnancy and what you should do if you're pregnant.
www.cdc.gov
September 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
⚠️ CDC quietly updated its webpage to caution pregnant people about acetaminophen (Tylenol).
Sneaky changes driven by politics instead of science erode public trust and put lives at risk.
As scientists who once shaped CDC's webpages, this is heartbreaking. 💔
www.cdc.gov/medicine-and...
Sneaky changes driven by politics instead of science erode public trust and put lives at risk.
As scientists who once shaped CDC's webpages, this is heartbreaking. 💔
www.cdc.gov/medicine-and...
How Do Restrictions on High-Skilled Immigration Affect Offshoring? Evidence from the H-1B Program?
Multinationals do ~80% of America’s business R&D. When those teams move abroad, the knowledge moves with them.
pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/...
Multinationals do ~80% of America’s business R&D. When those teams move abroad, the knowledge moves with them.
pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/...
How Do Restrictions on High-Skilled Immigration Affect Offshoring? Evidence from the H-1B Program | Management Science
pubsonline.informs.org
September 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
How Do Restrictions on High-Skilled Immigration Affect Offshoring? Evidence from the H-1B Program?
Multinationals do ~80% of America’s business R&D. When those teams move abroad, the knowledge moves with them.
pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/...
Multinationals do ~80% of America’s business R&D. When those teams move abroad, the knowledge moves with them.
pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/...
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Tom the Dancing Bug — a cartoon by Ruben Bolling
Tom the Dancing Bug
News of the Times: Another School Shooting Occurs
contrarian.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Tom the Dancing Bug — a cartoon by Ruben Bolling
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Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
September 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
MAGA: “I can’t wait to get me one of those jobs H1B jobs now that those illegals are gone!”
Also MAGA: College is useless.
[maga after they learn that those jobs require a bachelor’s degree or higher]
MAGA: “We don’t need those lib DEI jobs or businesses that hire them!”
Also MAGA: College is useless.
[maga after they learn that those jobs require a bachelor’s degree or higher]
MAGA: “We don’t need those lib DEI jobs or businesses that hire them!”
September 20, 2025 at 12:09 PM
MAGA: “I can’t wait to get me one of those jobs H1B jobs now that those illegals are gone!”
Also MAGA: College is useless.
[maga after they learn that those jobs require a bachelor’s degree or higher]
MAGA: “We don’t need those lib DEI jobs or businesses that hire them!”
Also MAGA: College is useless.
[maga after they learn that those jobs require a bachelor’s degree or higher]
MAGA: “We don’t need those lib DEI jobs or businesses that hire them!”
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South Koreans Know:
"MAGA represents a reactionary movement by white evangelical forces seeking to revert America to a time before the civil rights movement in the 60s. Its core supporters are low-income, poorly educated white Americans & evangelical Protestants."
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
"MAGA represents a reactionary movement by white evangelical forces seeking to revert America to a time before the civil rights movement in the 60s. Its core supporters are low-income, poorly educated white Americans & evangelical Protestants."
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
[Column] Imperial tyranny, Korean humiliation
This incident should prompt us in Korea to comprehensively reassess our investment projects in the US
english.hani.co.kr
September 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
South Koreans Know:
"MAGA represents a reactionary movement by white evangelical forces seeking to revert America to a time before the civil rights movement in the 60s. Its core supporters are low-income, poorly educated white Americans & evangelical Protestants."
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
"MAGA represents a reactionary movement by white evangelical forces seeking to revert America to a time before the civil rights movement in the 60s. Its core supporters are low-income, poorly educated white Americans & evangelical Protestants."
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
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Of all the stupid things that this regime has done, this is right up near the top. Postdoctoral researchers come to the US on H-1B visas. This will further destroy the US science enterprise. Stupid stupid stupid.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-h1b-visa-bill-100000-fee/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-h1b-visa-bill-100000-fee/
Trump administration to add $100,000 fee for H-1B visas
The Trump administration is targeting a visa widely used by tech companies and other employers to hire foreign workers.
www.cbsnews.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Of all the stupid things that this regime has done, this is right up near the top. Postdoctoral researchers come to the US on H-1B visas. This will further destroy the US science enterprise. Stupid stupid stupid.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-h1b-visa-bill-100000-fee/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-h1b-visa-bill-100000-fee/
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All this will do is offshore more jobs. H1B visas are not just limited to the Tech industry. Some schools bring professors over via H1B visas.
This guy is destroying both the American education and employment systems at the same time.
There was a simple way to avoid this outcome...
This guy is destroying both the American education and employment systems at the same time.
There was a simple way to avoid this outcome...
President Trump plans to add a $100,000 fee to H-1B visa applications in the administration’s latest crackdown on a system it says is used by tech companies to avoid hiring American workers.
Trump to Add $100,000 Fee to H-1B Visas
The move, expected as soon as Friday, would upend a program for foreign workers that the president says tech companies overuse.
on.wsj.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
All this will do is offshore more jobs. H1B visas are not just limited to the Tech industry. Some schools bring professors over via H1B visas.
This guy is destroying both the American education and employment systems at the same time.
There was a simple way to avoid this outcome...
This guy is destroying both the American education and employment systems at the same time.
There was a simple way to avoid this outcome...
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Hmmmm. So, 25% of the US doctors are foreign-trained, and most of them at some point of their career require H1B visa. I don't know how many doctors with active licenses require H1B visa currently, but this is really stupid 👇🏻
Trump to impose new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas in sweeping overhaul: Report - The Economic Times
Donald Trump plans significant H-1B visa changes. A $100,000 fee may be imposed on applications. The administration believes the visa program hurts American workers. Entry under the H-1B system will b...
m.economictimes.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Hmmmm. So, 25% of the US doctors are foreign-trained, and most of them at some point of their career require H1B visa. I don't know how many doctors with active licenses require H1B visa currently, but this is really stupid 👇🏻
Dear American's wake up. The time for complacency is gone.
“If you don’t move and protect the rights you have, you lose them. And it’s so much harder to reclaim them.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsb1...
“If you don’t move and protect the rights you have, you lose them. And it’s so much harder to reclaim them.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsb1...
Maria Ressa - Fighting Back Against Trump’s Authoritarian Algorithm With Truth | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
www.youtube.com
September 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Dear American's wake up. The time for complacency is gone.
“If you don’t move and protect the rights you have, you lose them. And it’s so much harder to reclaim them.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsb1...
“If you don’t move and protect the rights you have, you lose them. And it’s so much harder to reclaim them.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsb1...
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Swalwell: There’s going to be a Democratic majority in just over a year. To the FCC chairperson and anyone in involved in these dirty deals: get a lawyer and save your records because you’re going to be in this room answering questions
September 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Swalwell: There’s going to be a Democratic majority in just over a year. To the FCC chairperson and anyone in involved in these dirty deals: get a lawyer and save your records because you’re going to be in this room answering questions
Remember how X was promoting hate accounts and replies before the election? They never stopped, that their algo.
September 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Remember how X was promoting hate accounts and replies before the election? They never stopped, that their algo.
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AOC: We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was. A man who believed that the civil rights act that granted black Americans the right to vote was a mistake… His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.
September 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
AOC: We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was. A man who believed that the civil rights act that granted black Americans the right to vote was a mistake… His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.
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Fox Host on NC Stabbing: I'm wondering if now that this all of a sudden gets less attention and people are less outraged at what happened. Because the outrage needs to be maintained in stories like this so that they can have their full effect on the population of this country.
September 11, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Fox Host on NC Stabbing: I'm wondering if now that this all of a sudden gets less attention and people are less outraged at what happened. Because the outrage needs to be maintained in stories like this so that they can have their full effect on the population of this country.
Wondering why the Republicans don't stand up to Trump? He's enacting their agenda.
September 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Wondering why the Republicans don't stand up to Trump? He's enacting their agenda.
X is actively suppressing any posts critical of Charlie Kirk.
September 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
X is actively suppressing any posts critical of Charlie Kirk.
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Kirk lamented that Pelosi’s husband survived.
He said women And girls must be raped for the species to survive
He said school kids must be shot in order to have the right to own guns
Fuck him
I’m not celebrating,
But I don’t give a fuck
He said women And girls must be raped for the species to survive
He said school kids must be shot in order to have the right to own guns
Fuck him
I’m not celebrating,
But I don’t give a fuck
September 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Kirk lamented that Pelosi’s husband survived.
He said women And girls must be raped for the species to survive
He said school kids must be shot in order to have the right to own guns
Fuck him
I’m not celebrating,
But I don’t give a fuck
He said women And girls must be raped for the species to survive
He said school kids must be shot in order to have the right to own guns
Fuck him
I’m not celebrating,
But I don’t give a fuck
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Steps away from the Capitol, victims of Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and sex offender, on Wednesday demanded that all people who received sexual favors through Epstein be identified. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
September 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Steps away from the Capitol, victims of Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and sex offender, on Wednesday demanded that all people who received sexual favors through Epstein be identified. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
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Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
September 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
That 4 jet flyover during the Epstein survivor conference was the weirdest thing.
September 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
That 4 jet flyover during the Epstein survivor conference was the weirdest thing.
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Massie: "The Speaker of the House just offered a fig leaf to my colleagues. They're gonna vote on a non-binding resolution today that does absolutely nothing ... they're allowing the DOJ to curate all of the information that the DOJ is giving them ... the perpetrators are being protected"
September 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Massie: "The Speaker of the House just offered a fig leaf to my colleagues. They're gonna vote on a non-binding resolution today that does absolutely nothing ... they're allowing the DOJ to curate all of the information that the DOJ is giving them ... the perpetrators are being protected"
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"Stay tuned for more details" -- Epstein survivor announces that survivors are creating their own list of Epstein-related abusers
September 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"Stay tuned for more details" -- Epstein survivor announces that survivors are creating their own list of Epstein-related abusers