JVSmooth42
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I hear there are stories coming, but putting the brakes on our country’s world-leading medical research system feels like a five alarm fire and I don’t see a newspaper that even has it on the front page yet
Shutting down medical research — not just within NIH, but everywhere that’s funded by NIH — will have long-term effects on medicine & short-term effects on state, higher education & hospital budgets. This affects all of us, not just researchers.
The assault on NIH is a test for how the national media covers the Trump admin: Trump is shutting down medical research!
That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?
That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?
January 23, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I hear there are stories coming, but putting the brakes on our country’s world-leading medical research system feels like a five alarm fire and I don’t see a newspaper that even has it on the front page yet
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Shutting down medical research — not just within NIH, but everywhere that’s funded by NIH — will have long-term effects on medicine & short-term effects on state, higher education & hospital budgets. This affects all of us, not just researchers.
The assault on NIH is a test for how the national media covers the Trump admin: Trump is shutting down medical research!
That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?
That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?
January 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Shutting down medical research — not just within NIH, but everywhere that’s funded by NIH — will have long-term effects on medicine & short-term effects on state, higher education & hospital budgets. This affects all of us, not just researchers.
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We have more scandals in 2 days than the last 12 years of Dem Presidents combined
January 23, 2025 at 3:38 AM
We have more scandals in 2 days than the last 12 years of Dem Presidents combined
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I don't think we can share the side-by-side of Elon Musk doing the Nazi salute next to Nazis doing the Nazi salute enough.
January 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I don't think we can share the side-by-side of Elon Musk doing the Nazi salute next to Nazis doing the Nazi salute enough.
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In the space of half a day, the new administration has trashed the Constitution, subverted the independence of the DOJ, granted a broad amnesty to traitors, abandoned the global community on climate and public health, and launched a wide-ranging attack on minority rights.
January 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
In the space of half a day, the new administration has trashed the Constitution, subverted the independence of the DOJ, granted a broad amnesty to traitors, abandoned the global community on climate and public health, and launched a wide-ranging attack on minority rights.
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I think the most likely scenario here is Trump enacts the tariffs, gets spooked by the backlash from businesses, then announces a new "security deal" with Canada/Mexico that doesn't actually change anything and says, they gave me what I wanted, the tariffs worked, so I'll repeal them now.
November 27, 2024 at 1:22 PM
I think the most likely scenario here is Trump enacts the tariffs, gets spooked by the backlash from businesses, then announces a new "security deal" with Canada/Mexico that doesn't actually change anything and says, they gave me what I wanted, the tariffs worked, so I'll repeal them now.
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The Ethics Committee is the only evenly split committee — 5 Republicans and 5 Democrats. So deadlocked here means all of the Republicans don’t want anyone to know what Gaetz did.
Reminder that if this was exonerating, they’d release it in a hot second.
Reminder that if this was exonerating, they’d release it in a hot second.
Breaking News: The House Ethics Committee deadlocked on Wednesday on whether to release a report about sexual misconduct and illicit drug use allegations against former Representative Matt Gaetz, who is President-elect Trump’s choice for attorney general.
Trump Transition Live Updates: News on Matt Gaetz and House Ethics Committee
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:23 PM
The Ethics Committee is the only evenly split committee — 5 Republicans and 5 Democrats. So deadlocked here means all of the Republicans don’t want anyone to know what Gaetz did.
Reminder that if this was exonerating, they’d release it in a hot second.
Reminder that if this was exonerating, they’d release it in a hot second.
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Trump’s team reportedly considering creating a new White House position dedicated to cryptocurrency policy
Trump Team Mulls Creating First-Ever White House Crypto Role
President-elect Donald Trump’s team is holding discussions with the digital asset industry about whether to create a new White House post solely dedicated to cryptocurrency policy, according to people...
www.bloomberg.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Trump’s team reportedly considering creating a new White House position dedicated to cryptocurrency policy
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The Chinese vessel Yi Peng 3 has been chased, intercepted, and boarded by Danish Navy vessel Y311 Søløven after the Chinese vessel destroyed 2 undersea telecom cables linking Finland-Germany and Sweden-Lithuania.
According to reports, the vessel sailed from Russia & the captain is Russian. 🇨🇳🇷🇺🇩🇰
According to reports, the vessel sailed from Russia & the captain is Russian. 🇨🇳🇷🇺🇩🇰
November 20, 2024 at 9:26 AM
The Chinese vessel Yi Peng 3 has been chased, intercepted, and boarded by Danish Navy vessel Y311 Søløven after the Chinese vessel destroyed 2 undersea telecom cables linking Finland-Germany and Sweden-Lithuania.
According to reports, the vessel sailed from Russia & the captain is Russian. 🇨🇳🇷🇺🇩🇰
According to reports, the vessel sailed from Russia & the captain is Russian. 🇨🇳🇷🇺🇩🇰
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My first Bluesky post. X is horrible and I hardly see weather stuff in my feed anymore. I'm a meteorologist hoping to reconnect with some of my Twitter followers and make new connections here. #vtwx #wxtwitter #wxX #weather
November 19, 2024 at 11:41 PM
My first Bluesky post. X is horrible and I hardly see weather stuff in my feed anymore. I'm a meteorologist hoping to reconnect with some of my Twitter followers and make new connections here. #vtwx #wxtwitter #wxX #weather
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NBC News confirms:
Matt Gaetz paid two women for sex while he was a member of the House, the women's attorney told NBC News.
nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Matt Gaetz paid two women for sex while he was a member of the House, the women's attorney told NBC News.
nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Matt Gaetz allegedly paid an adult woman for sex in 2017, attorney says
The woman, who was 19 at the time, said she encountered Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department at an invitation-only party in Orlando, Florida.
nbcnews.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:21 AM
NBC News confirms:
Matt Gaetz paid two women for sex while he was a member of the House, the women's attorney told NBC News.
nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Matt Gaetz paid two women for sex while he was a member of the House, the women's attorney told NBC News.
nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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Trump is running a transition that’s a master class in how to normalize corruption, immorality, and narcissism. Forget a team of rivals. He wants a team of outlaws just like him. My new piece at @thebulwark.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-cabi...
Trump’s Putting Together a Team of Outlaws
It’s a cabinet in his image: narcissistic, corrupt, and dangerous to America.
www.thebulwark.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:07 AM
Trump is running a transition that’s a master class in how to normalize corruption, immorality, and narcissism. Forget a team of rivals. He wants a team of outlaws just like him. My new piece at @thebulwark.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-cabi...
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Leader Jeffries: "The question that we have to all ask when we're confronted with nominations like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., are these the best individuals available to the incoming Trump administration? Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr., by way of example, the best America has to offer?"
November 15, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Leader Jeffries: "The question that we have to all ask when we're confronted with nominations like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., are these the best individuals available to the incoming Trump administration? Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr., by way of example, the best America has to offer?"
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More support for this theory
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
November 13, 2024 at 6:36 PM
More support for this theory
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
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Is there a reason the D.C. press corps feels estopped from acknowledging that Donald Trump and Melania are functionally separated?
There is no evidence this is a real marriage in any of the ways Trump voters, especially evangelicals, understand that term and concept. www.cnn.com/2024/11/13/p...
There is no evidence this is a real marriage in any of the ways Trump voters, especially evangelicals, understand that term and concept. www.cnn.com/2024/11/13/p...
Melania Trump unlikely to move to the White House full time as first lady: ‘This time is different’ | CNN Politics
Melania Trump is unlikely to move to Washington full time in her second go-round as first lady, multiple sources told CNN, once more showing signs of her willingness to buck tradition as she returns t...
www.cnn.com
November 13, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Is there a reason the D.C. press corps feels estopped from acknowledging that Donald Trump and Melania are functionally separated?
There is no evidence this is a real marriage in any of the ways Trump voters, especially evangelicals, understand that term and concept. www.cnn.com/2024/11/13/p...
There is no evidence this is a real marriage in any of the ways Trump voters, especially evangelicals, understand that term and concept. www.cnn.com/2024/11/13/p...
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It just keeps going over and over in my head: How in the hell are Dems going to manage to communicate what Trump is doing to the people who voted for Trump based on his lies and/or a wild misunderstanding of what is real?
November 11, 2024 at 9:26 PM
It just keeps going over and over in my head: How in the hell are Dems going to manage to communicate what Trump is doing to the people who voted for Trump based on his lies and/or a wild misunderstanding of what is real?
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Note Sargent's description: "Republicans started acting as tho Trump and his immigration policy adviser Stephen Miller were 'looking over their shoulders.'"
That's what we saw fr Lindsey Graham yesterday; Discount Goebbels might have had Lindsey sitting on his lap pulling strings to work his mouth.
That's what we saw fr Lindsey Graham yesterday; Discount Goebbels might have had Lindsey sitting on his lap pulling strings to work his mouth.
Important: Senate Dems have pulled out of the talks over GOP demands for "border security" in exchange for Ukraine aid, Punchbowl News reports.
"Dem negotiators determined that Republicans were unable or unwilling to accept their compromises."
As I reported last week in this piece and thread...
"Dem negotiators determined that Republicans were unable or unwilling to accept their compromises."
As I reported last week in this piece and thread...
People should be absolutely infuriated by the extreme demands that Republicans are making in exchange for supporting Ukraine aid.
I have some ugly new details for you on what's really going on in these talks. The GOP bad faith is off the charts.
Free link to my new piece:
wapo.st/3R3lH1A
I have some ugly new details for you on what's really going on in these talks. The GOP bad faith is off the charts.
Free link to my new piece:
wapo.st/3R3lH1A
December 4, 2023 at 12:18 PM
Note Sargent's description: "Republicans started acting as tho Trump and his immigration policy adviser Stephen Miller were 'looking over their shoulders.'"
That's what we saw fr Lindsey Graham yesterday; Discount Goebbels might have had Lindsey sitting on his lap pulling strings to work his mouth.
That's what we saw fr Lindsey Graham yesterday; Discount Goebbels might have had Lindsey sitting on his lap pulling strings to work his mouth.
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We all knew it was bad. But most of us - certainly me - wouldn't have guessed *this* bad.
November 28, 2023 at 4:45 PM
We all knew it was bad. But most of us - certainly me - wouldn't have guessed *this* bad.
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He’s correct.
Schedule F is already drafted, waiting to be implemented.
Schedule F is already drafted, waiting to be implemented.
New at Off Message: Donald Trump’s dictatorial agenda isn’t just bluster. If he wins, all the mechanisms he needs to implement it will be in place.
Donald Trump's Dictatorial Plans Can Work
Next time around Congress won't just stand by—it'll be a participant
www.offmessage.net
November 28, 2023 at 5:12 PM
He’s correct.
Schedule F is already drafted, waiting to be implemented.
Schedule F is already drafted, waiting to be implemented.
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New at Off Message: Donald Trump’s dictatorial agenda isn’t just bluster. If he wins, all the mechanisms he needs to implement it will be in place.
Donald Trump's Dictatorial Plans Can Work
Next time around Congress won't just stand by—it'll be a participant
www.offmessage.net
November 28, 2023 at 5:06 PM
New at Off Message: Donald Trump’s dictatorial agenda isn’t just bluster. If he wins, all the mechanisms he needs to implement it will be in place.
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The reason Republicans don't actually want Hunter Biden to testify is that the laptop story that appears everywhere, including in places like the NYT, makes basically no sense. It relies on borderline magic.
Dems don't want him to testify because he loves crack cocaine. So we wound up here.
Dems don't want him to testify because he loves crack cocaine. So we wound up here.
November 28, 2023 at 4:55 PM
The reason Republicans don't actually want Hunter Biden to testify is that the laptop story that appears everywhere, including in places like the NYT, makes basically no sense. It relies on borderline magic.
Dems don't want him to testify because he loves crack cocaine. So we wound up here.
Dems don't want him to testify because he loves crack cocaine. So we wound up here.
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Elon is speedrunning the rightwing brain-rot game. he's gone from mildly anti-woke to pedo tunnels in like two years. Very impressive.
November 28, 2023 at 3:41 PM
Elon is speedrunning the rightwing brain-rot game. he's gone from mildly anti-woke to pedo tunnels in like two years. Very impressive.
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Fox News figures made at least 97 claims alleging or speculating that the Niagara crash was an act of terrorism or an attack, with nearly two hours of on-screen text speculating as such. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/man...
Manufacturing fear: How Fox News invented a terrorist attack and used it to demonize Muslims
Fox News falsely reported last Wednesday that a car accident at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara, New York, was an act of terrorism. Much of the network’s coverage was based on reporting from correspon...
www.mediamatters.org
November 28, 2023 at 5:25 PM
Fox News figures made at least 97 claims alleging or speculating that the Niagara crash was an act of terrorism or an attack, with nearly two hours of on-screen text speculating as such. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/man...