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There is one lone, small paragraph—paragraph 22, which comes after 7 ads—that mentions researchers pointing to studies claiming this is counterproductive, but with no discussion or links.
This is, per this article, just a debate between sides, not a policy w TONS of work suggesting it is harmful.
This is, per this article, just a debate between sides, not a policy w TONS of work suggesting it is harmful.
House lawmakers voted to allow 14-year-olds to be tried as adults and to treat young people more harshly in the D.C. justice system — fulfilling a top request from the Trump administration despite universal opposition among top D.C. elected officials.
House votes to charge D.C. 14-year-olds as adults
The House also voted to restrict judges from giving lighter sentences to young adults, among 14 D.C. crime-related policy proposals from the GOP.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
There is one lone, small paragraph—paragraph 22, which comes after 7 ads—that mentions researchers pointing to studies claiming this is counterproductive, but with no discussion or links.
This is, per this article, just a debate between sides, not a policy w TONS of work suggesting it is harmful.
This is, per this article, just a debate between sides, not a policy w TONS of work suggesting it is harmful.
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Sen. Bill Cassidy: HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expected you to change the childhood vaccine schedule, despite a lack of science or data to support that move?
Former CDC Director Susan Monarez: "Correct."
Former CDC Director Susan Monarez: "Correct."
September 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Sen. Bill Cassidy: HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expected you to change the childhood vaccine schedule, despite a lack of science or data to support that move?
Former CDC Director Susan Monarez: "Correct."
Former CDC Director Susan Monarez: "Correct."
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ICE is also recruiting from local police departments in Florida, Chicago, NYC, and probably elsewhere.
Which also siphons off people who could be addressing real crime to arrest day laborers at Home Depot.
Which also siphons off people who could be addressing real crime to arrest day laborers at Home Depot.
Combined with the siphoning of staff from other agencies to support the racial profiling people disappearance policies of ICE, this means less resources are being dedicated to actually catching dangerous criminals & dismantling criminal organizations than under the Biden administration.
The quota incentivizes arresting the *opposite* of what Trump promised. Tracking & arresting a drug gang takes time and it's dangerous. Raiding a large workplace or sitting outside courtrooms is easy and safe, so ICE does that. And there are no consequences for improper arrests, so grab everyone.
September 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
ICE is also recruiting from local police departments in Florida, Chicago, NYC, and probably elsewhere.
Which also siphons off people who could be addressing real crime to arrest day laborers at Home Depot.
Which also siphons off people who could be addressing real crime to arrest day laborers at Home Depot.
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Dr. Susan Monarez: “I could have stayed silent, agreed to the demands, and no one would have known. What the public would have seen were scientists dismissed without cause and vaccine protections quietly eroded…I would have lost the one thing that cannot be replaced: My integrity.”
September 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Dr. Susan Monarez: “I could have stayed silent, agreed to the demands, and no one would have known. What the public would have seen were scientists dismissed without cause and vaccine protections quietly eroded…I would have lost the one thing that cannot be replaced: My integrity.”
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In an Aug. 19 email to Susan Monarez, who has since been fired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a top aide to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote: “I wanted to elevate the absolute need for political review of major policy decisions at CDC.”
September 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
In an Aug. 19 email to Susan Monarez, who has since been fired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a top aide to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote: “I wanted to elevate the absolute need for political review of major policy decisions at CDC.”
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Fmr. CDC Director Susan Monarez: "Secretary Kennedy demanded two things of me that were inconsistent with my oath of office and the ethics required of a public official. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation, regardless of the scientific evidence.
September 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Fmr. CDC Director Susan Monarez: "Secretary Kennedy demanded two things of me that were inconsistent with my oath of office and the ethics required of a public official. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation, regardless of the scientific evidence.
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former CDC official Dr. Houry: "I first learned that the secretary had changed our CDC covid vaccine guidance on an X social media post. CDC scientists have still not seen the scientific data or justification for this change. That is not gold standard science."
September 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
former CDC official Dr. Houry: "I first learned that the secretary had changed our CDC covid vaccine guidance on an X social media post. CDC scientists have still not seen the scientific data or justification for this change. That is not gold standard science."
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Here is what I wrote👇
If there is one thing that is clear from Donald Trump’s first 100 days, it is that he is not a regular president. But the courts continue to treat him as one, which is what has us barreling towards a full-blown constitutional crisis. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
If there is one thing that is clear from Donald Trump’s first 100 days, it is that he is not a regular president. But the courts continue to treat him as one, which is what has us barreling towards a full-blown constitutional crisis. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
The Courts Must Stop Presuming Donald Trump is a Regular President
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
August 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Here is what I wrote👇
If there is one thing that is clear from Donald Trump’s first 100 days, it is that he is not a regular president. But the courts continue to treat him as one, which is what has us barreling towards a full-blown constitutional crisis. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
If there is one thing that is clear from Donald Trump’s first 100 days, it is that he is not a regular president. But the courts continue to treat him as one, which is what has us barreling towards a full-blown constitutional crisis. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
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Despite his threats, Governor Abbott can’t remove lawmakers from office for protecting the right to vote.
I sent him a letter to remind him of what all Texans know: the Governor is not a king.
Read my full letter ⬇️
I sent him a letter to remind him of what all Texans know: the Governor is not a king.
Read my full letter ⬇️
August 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Despite his threats, Governor Abbott can’t remove lawmakers from office for protecting the right to vote.
I sent him a letter to remind him of what all Texans know: the Governor is not a king.
Read my full letter ⬇️
I sent him a letter to remind him of what all Texans know: the Governor is not a king.
Read my full letter ⬇️
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*she* feels cheated??! — she played the whole damn country straight down the drain… inexcusable
Remember all of those hefty handouts Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski won in exchange for sealing the deal on Donald Trump’s behemoth budget bill? It looks like the president has found a way to get out of delivering.
“I feel cheated."
https://trib.al/3ymBhJU
“I feel cheated."
https://trib.al/3ymBhJU
Lisa Murkowski Suddenly Realizes She Got Played on Trump Budget Bill
The Alaska senator clearly thought the leopards would never eat her face.
trib.al
August 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
*she* feels cheated??! — she played the whole damn country straight down the drain… inexcusable
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The US government has sent innocent men to be beaten and raped in a foreign gulag
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
‘Welcome to hell’: Inside the megaprison where the U.S. deported migrants
Interviews with 16 former detainees of El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center offer the most complete view yet of conditions inside the notorious prison.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The US government has sent innocent men to be beaten and raped in a foreign gulag
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
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Trump actually said "Off with her head;" but was convinced to have mercy.
FLAG: Trump just directed his team to fire the Commissioner of Labor Statistics over the latest jobs numbers reports.
August 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Trump actually said "Off with her head;" but was convinced to have mercy.
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“In just 15 months, Mehdi Hasan has transformed Zeteo from a risky post-MSNBC gamble into a thriving, independent media company.” - read @oliverdarcy.bsky.social on ‘The Zeteo Zoom’ - featuring quotes and stats from yours truly.
The Zeteo Zoom
In just 15 months, Mehdi Hasan has transformed Zeteo from a risky post-MSNBC gamble into a thriving, independent media company.
www.status.news
August 1, 2025 at 2:02 AM
“In just 15 months, Mehdi Hasan has transformed Zeteo from a risky post-MSNBC gamble into a thriving, independent media company.” - read @oliverdarcy.bsky.social on ‘The Zeteo Zoom’ - featuring quotes and stats from yours truly.
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Absolutely outrageous. 😡
July 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Absolutely outrageous. 😡
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This is, to me, the defining dyamic of everything the last six months. Any game theory notion of deterrence or the shoe being on the other foot ever is entirely gone. Either 1) They don't think they'll ever lose power again or 2) they're confident Democrats won't ever do the same things back to them
Budget agreements won’t matter, funding obligations won’t matter, expended funds on the basis of promised reimbursement won’t matter.
You really don’t get the impression the GOP is thinking through what this means for the second they’re not in control.
You really don’t get the impression the GOP is thinking through what this means for the second they’re not in control.
“We don’t have an appropriations process. It’s broken. It’s been broken for a while,” said Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., who sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee.
He predicted that there will be CRs and rescission packages for the next four years.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
He predicted that there will be CRs and rescission packages for the next four years.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
July 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This is, to me, the defining dyamic of everything the last six months. Any game theory notion of deterrence or the shoe being on the other foot ever is entirely gone. Either 1) They don't think they'll ever lose power again or 2) they're confident Democrats won't ever do the same things back to them
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July 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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AOC in response to criticism for her NO vote on MTG’s amendment.
Omar, Tlaib, Al Green, MTG, Massie, Summer Lee all voted for the amendment.
422 members voted against it.
Omar, Tlaib, Al Green, MTG, Massie, Summer Lee all voted for the amendment.
422 members voted against it.
July 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
AOC in response to criticism for her NO vote on MTG’s amendment.
Omar, Tlaib, Al Green, MTG, Massie, Summer Lee all voted for the amendment.
422 members voted against it.
Omar, Tlaib, Al Green, MTG, Massie, Summer Lee all voted for the amendment.
422 members voted against it.
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The National Guard troopers confirming what everyone suspected; they don't want to be there.
July 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The National Guard troopers confirming what everyone suspected; they don't want to be there.
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The fake ads are the best part of @theonion.com's print edition
June 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The fake ads are the best part of @theonion.com's print edition
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I said what I said...
Phang: These “radical left” judges? These are judges that you had a hand in appointing—or they were appointed under Republican administrations.
So how very convenient that when you don’t get your way, suddenly these are all radical left judges.
He is just an intellectually lazy asshole.
So how very convenient that when you don’t get your way, suddenly these are all radical left judges.
He is just an intellectually lazy asshole.
June 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I said what I said...
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NEW: A federal grand jury has indicted a prominent businessman for orchestrating attacks on the homes of New Hampshire Public Radio journalists who had investigated him for sexual misconduct. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/b...
Businessman Accused of Orchestrating Attacks on Journalists
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
NEW: A federal grand jury has indicted a prominent businessman for orchestrating attacks on the homes of New Hampshire Public Radio journalists who had investigated him for sexual misconduct. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/b...