@kshanlon.bsky.social
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Personal opinion, but mocking a federal judge hearing a case about your agency in a way that conveys the very animus your lawyers are trying to say isn't present, seems unwise for a Cabinet secretary
March 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Personal opinion, but mocking a federal judge hearing a case about your agency in a way that conveys the very animus your lawyers are trying to say isn't present, seems unwise for a Cabinet secretary
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oh i think this is exactly right. people care about your views but they ALSO care about whether you seem real and authentic
"I'm not embarrassed of my own beliefs" is exactly why AOC has crossover appeal to lots of moderate Dems who don't share her ideology
March 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
oh i think this is exactly right. people care about your views but they ALSO care about whether you seem real and authentic
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every person involved in this needs to be in prison
“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
every person involved in this needs to be in prison
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I’m a big fan of JVL, but I can’t abide this.
Those words meant something, and whatever the current circumstance, I’ll spend the rest of my days trying to make sure they mean something again.
Those words meant something, and whatever the current circumstance, I’ll spend the rest of my days trying to make sure they mean something again.
Trump was right. We truly are a nation of suckers to have believed this shit.
March 1, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I’m a big fan of JVL, but I can’t abide this.
Those words meant something, and whatever the current circumstance, I’ll spend the rest of my days trying to make sure they mean something again.
Those words meant something, and whatever the current circumstance, I’ll spend the rest of my days trying to make sure they mean something again.
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From White House to Pentagon to Voice of America, Trump administration seeks tighter grip on message with new limits on press
My analysis for NPR
www.npr.org/2025/02/26/n...
My analysis for NPR
www.npr.org/2025/02/26/n...
Trump White House seeks tighter grip on message with new limits on press
In the White House briefing room Tuesday, the Trump administration announced its latest steps to tighten its grip on the message it sends out and the news coverage it receives.
www.npr.org
February 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
From White House to Pentagon to Voice of America, Trump administration seeks tighter grip on message with new limits on press
My analysis for NPR
www.npr.org/2025/02/26/n...
My analysis for NPR
www.npr.org/2025/02/26/n...
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Musk's company has been awarded a $400 million government contract for "armored Tesla." This is what the tech oligarchy looks like.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/elon-musk-...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/elon-musk-...
"Armored Tesla" forecast to win $400 million State Department contract after Trump's election, government document shows
The State Department’s procurement forecast, revised as of late December 2024, lists Tesla as the recipient of the largest expected contract, with Marco Rubio’s department planning to buy $400,000,000...
www.dropsitenews.com
February 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Musk's company has been awarded a $400 million government contract for "armored Tesla." This is what the tech oligarchy looks like.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/elon-musk-...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/elon-musk-...
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The United States State Department is now planning to spend $400 million in taxpayer money to buy Tesla Cybertrucks.
Trump's Federal Buyout Program Closes After Judge Signs Off: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:18 AM
The United States State Department is now planning to spend $400 million in taxpayer money to buy Tesla Cybertrucks.
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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
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There is a measles outbreak in Texas, in a county where 18% of incoming kindergartners in the 2023-24 school year did not get the measles, mumps, & rubella vaccine:
www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/h...
Exemption rates for vaccines are rising.
Like COVID-19, measles is a highly infectious airborne disease.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/h...
Exemption rates for vaccines are rising.
Like COVID-19, measles is a highly infectious airborne disease.
February 9, 2025 at 1:32 PM
There is a measles outbreak in Texas, in a county where 18% of incoming kindergartners in the 2023-24 school year did not get the measles, mumps, & rubella vaccine:
www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/h...
Exemption rates for vaccines are rising.
Like COVID-19, measles is a highly infectious airborne disease.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/h...
Exemption rates for vaccines are rising.
Like COVID-19, measles is a highly infectious airborne disease.
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SCOOP: We've learned at least three individuals closely associated with Palantir or its cofounder Peter Thiel were involved in an online recruiting effort for DOGE late last year. Step inside the recruitment effort that helped build Elon's DOGE army:
The Recruitment Effort That Helped Build Elon Musk’s DOGE Army
At least three individuals associated with Palantir or its cofounder Peter Thiel were involved in an online recruiting effort for DOGE late last year, WIRED has learned.
wrd.cm
February 9, 2025 at 1:02 AM
SCOOP: We've learned at least three individuals closely associated with Palantir or its cofounder Peter Thiel were involved in an online recruiting effort for DOGE late last year. Step inside the recruitment effort that helped build Elon's DOGE army:
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Very dangerous for public health
BREAKING
GOP Senator Bill Cassidy says he is voting YES on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services.
This guarantees that his nomination will advance out of committee and move to a full Senate vote.
GOP Senator Bill Cassidy says he is voting YES on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services.
This guarantees that his nomination will advance out of committee and move to a full Senate vote.
February 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Very dangerous for public health
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Fox News, which treated Joe Biden's son selling his paintings as a major White House ethics scandal, just put Donald Trump's daughter-in-law on the payroll.
February 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Fox News, which treated Joe Biden's son selling his paintings as a major White House ethics scandal, just put Donald Trump's daughter-in-law on the payroll.
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Excellent by @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social "If you’re always consumed by the next outrage, you can’t look closely at the last one. The impression of Trump’s power remains; the fact that he keeps stepping on rakes is missed. The projection of strength obscures the reality of weakness. Don’t believe him."
February 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Excellent by @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social "If you’re always consumed by the next outrage, you can’t look closely at the last one. The impression of Trump’s power remains; the fact that he keeps stepping on rakes is missed. The projection of strength obscures the reality of weakness. Don’t believe him."
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@reverendwarnock.bsky.social: "That [Trump] would use this moment - when bodies are still literally on the bottom of the Potomac and families are being notified - to advance his agenda of attacking DEI and Democrats speaks volumes. Not only is it shameful, quite frankly it's dangerous."
January 31, 2025 at 3:23 AM
@reverendwarnock.bsky.social: "That [Trump] would use this moment - when bodies are still literally on the bottom of the Potomac and families are being notified - to advance his agenda of attacking DEI and Democrats speaks volumes. Not only is it shameful, quite frankly it's dangerous."
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The head of the FAA, Mike Whitaker, resigned on January 20 — one year into his 5 year term — after facing relentless criticism from Musk for not approving SpaceX missions quickly enough.
The Senate confirmed him unanimously in 2023.
No acting FAA head has been appointed.
The Senate confirmed him unanimously in 2023.
No acting FAA head has been appointed.
January 30, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The head of the FAA, Mike Whitaker, resigned on January 20 — one year into his 5 year term — after facing relentless criticism from Musk for not approving SpaceX missions quickly enough.
The Senate confirmed him unanimously in 2023.
No acting FAA head has been appointed.
The Senate confirmed him unanimously in 2023.
No acting FAA head has been appointed.
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BIG Jackie Alemany scoop in @washingtonpost.com: An aide to Speaker Johnson advised against subpoena of star Jan. 6 witness Cassidy Hutchinson over concerns about public exposure of “sexual texts” from lawmakers. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Johnson aide advised against Hutchinson subpoena over concerns about lawmakers’ ‘sexual texts’
The move was intended in part to prevent the release of sexually explicit texts that lawmakers sent Cassidy Hutchinson.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
BIG Jackie Alemany scoop in @washingtonpost.com: An aide to Speaker Johnson advised against subpoena of star Jan. 6 witness Cassidy Hutchinson over concerns about public exposure of “sexual texts” from lawmakers. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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NEW: Meta has quietly dismantled the system that prevented misinformation from spreading in the United States. Machine-learning classifiers that once identified viral hoaxes and limited their reach have now been switched off, Platformer has learned www.platformer.news/meta-ends-mi...
January 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
NEW: Meta has quietly dismantled the system that prevented misinformation from spreading in the United States. Machine-learning classifiers that once identified viral hoaxes and limited their reach have now been switched off, Platformer has learned www.platformer.news/meta-ends-mi...
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70% of the world’s population has universal healthcare, but not the US
We are the only highly developed nation without it
Our healthcare is twice as expensive as the average wealthy nation
US ranks last among industrial nations for deaths that could be prevented with timely access to healthcare
We are the only highly developed nation without it
Our healthcare is twice as expensive as the average wealthy nation
US ranks last among industrial nations for deaths that could be prevented with timely access to healthcare
January 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
70% of the world’s population has universal healthcare, but not the US
We are the only highly developed nation without it
Our healthcare is twice as expensive as the average wealthy nation
US ranks last among industrial nations for deaths that could be prevented with timely access to healthcare
We are the only highly developed nation without it
Our healthcare is twice as expensive as the average wealthy nation
US ranks last among industrial nations for deaths that could be prevented with timely access to healthcare
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This is so spot-on it’s scary.
December 29, 2024 at 5:46 PM
This is so spot-on it’s scary.
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Arguably one of Jimmy Carter's greatest achievement is bringing the world to the brink of eradicating the Guinea Worm.
From 3.5m cases a year in the 80s to less than 15 the last few years. It's an astounding public health achievement.
From 3.5m cases a year in the 80s to less than 15 the last few years. It's an astounding public health achievement.
December 29, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Arguably one of Jimmy Carter's greatest achievement is bringing the world to the brink of eradicating the Guinea Worm.
From 3.5m cases a year in the 80s to less than 15 the last few years. It's an astounding public health achievement.
From 3.5m cases a year in the 80s to less than 15 the last few years. It's an astounding public health achievement.
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A Trump-appointed judge just struck down a Biden rule expanding overtime pay to 4 million working people.
It's really surprising how little media coverage this has received. Trump faced no real questions about this issue during the campaign. 1/
(link)
newrepublic.com/article/1886...
It's really surprising how little media coverage this has received. Trump faced no real questions about this issue during the campaign. 1/
(link)
newrepublic.com/article/1886...
A Trump Judge Just Nixed Overtime Pay for Millions—and Media Yawned
Remember the right-wing frenzy over “Rich Men North of Richmond”? Well, this ruling exposes Trump-MAGA hypocrisy on the working class—and reveals a big media failure.
newrepublic.com
November 21, 2024 at 12:19 PM
A Trump-appointed judge just struck down a Biden rule expanding overtime pay to 4 million working people.
It's really surprising how little media coverage this has received. Trump faced no real questions about this issue during the campaign. 1/
(link)
newrepublic.com/article/1886...
It's really surprising how little media coverage this has received. Trump faced no real questions about this issue during the campaign. 1/
(link)
newrepublic.com/article/1886...