Lucas Barrett
@ldgb97.bsky.social
G4 at Iowa MSTP - Kidney enthusiast - Epidemiology - UK ‘20 Biology
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What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
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Whoaaaaaaa
December 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Whoaaaaaaa
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Dr. Bill Cassidy’s legacy as a hepatologist, will be that he brought about more liver disease. Put that in his obit.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Dr. Bill Cassidy’s legacy as a hepatologist, will be that he brought about more liver disease. Put that in his obit.
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The funny thing is that on the WaPo site, if you click on the comments section, it gives you an AI-generated summary of people's responses that is basically like "They all disagree with the paper's right-wing turn"
November 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The funny thing is that on the WaPo site, if you click on the comments section, it gives you an AI-generated summary of people's responses that is basically like "They all disagree with the paper's right-wing turn"
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Happy Birthday 🎂 Eleanor
"Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't."
Eleanor Roosevelt
"Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't."
Eleanor Roosevelt
October 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Happy Birthday 🎂 Eleanor
"Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't."
Eleanor Roosevelt
"Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't."
Eleanor Roosevelt
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I’m sorry but the fact that this is not everywhere is kind of malpractice
Trump on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: Haven't heard the name in so long. I’ll take a look at it. I’ll speak to the DOJ. A lot of people have asked me for pardons.
Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking
Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.
Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking
Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.
October 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I’m sorry but the fact that this is not everywhere is kind of malpractice
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the trust fund brunchlords in charge of modern media have absolutely no idea what they're doing, zero understanding of the modern information environment, and are completely, intractably oblivious to their own class/race/gender bias
Lot of ships abandoned on these shorses. Most recently CNN. (Via @status.news)
October 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
the trust fund brunchlords in charge of modern media have absolutely no idea what they're doing, zero understanding of the modern information environment, and are completely, intractably oblivious to their own class/race/gender bias
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WIC runs out this week
October 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
WIC runs out this week
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“Controversial?”
A George W. Bush-appointed federal judge decided a private corporation can ignore existing, specific state regulations & dump 45,000 gallons of nuclear wastewater into a river that supplies drinking water to millions of people, & is home to multiple endangered & threatened species.
A George W. Bush-appointed federal judge decided a private corporation can ignore existing, specific state regulations & dump 45,000 gallons of nuclear wastewater into a river that supplies drinking water to millions of people, & is home to multiple endangered & threatened species.
A judge has approved a controversial plan to release 45,000 gallons of radioactive water into the Hudson River. New Jersey-based Holtec International won a lawsuit against New York that had challenged its plans to discharge radioactive substances from its Indian Point nuclear plant
45,000 gallons of radioactive water from Indian Point nuclear plant to be discharged into Hudson River
A company will release 45,000 gallons of radioactive water into the Hudson River from a New Jersey nuclear plant that was shut down in 2021. It argues it is perfectly safe, while critics say that it t...
www.wionews.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
“Controversial?”
A George W. Bush-appointed federal judge decided a private corporation can ignore existing, specific state regulations & dump 45,000 gallons of nuclear wastewater into a river that supplies drinking water to millions of people, & is home to multiple endangered & threatened species.
A George W. Bush-appointed federal judge decided a private corporation can ignore existing, specific state regulations & dump 45,000 gallons of nuclear wastewater into a river that supplies drinking water to millions of people, & is home to multiple endangered & threatened species.
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ICE going full Theon Greyjoy
September 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
ICE going full Theon Greyjoy
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“Kennedy would be less hazardous if he decided to do cardiac surgery. Then he would kill people only one at a time rather than his current ability to kill by the thousands. Why is it that killing a single person is seen as murder but killing masses is excused if you are a politician?”
Dr Bill Foege
Dr Bill Foege
August 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“Kennedy would be less hazardous if he decided to do cardiac surgery. Then he would kill people only one at a time rather than his current ability to kill by the thousands. Why is it that killing a single person is seen as murder but killing masses is excused if you are a politician?”
Dr Bill Foege
Dr Bill Foege
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It’s funny that Cuomo used “unhoused” in his big callout post, while Zohran uses “homeless”
August 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
It’s funny that Cuomo used “unhoused” in his big callout post, while Zohran uses “homeless”
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They go fast when they want to go fast and slow when they want to go to slow and the decision is *always* an ideological one.
Supreme Court Fast-Tracks Potential Demolition of Section 2 of Voting Rights Act by Setting Argument October 15 in Louisiana Case, Possibly in Time to Affect 2026 Midterm Elections electionlawblog.org?p=151533
Supreme Court Fast-Tracks Potential Demolition of Section 2 of Voting Rights Act by Setting Argument October 15 in Louisiana Case, Possibly in Time to Affect 2026 Midterm Elections #ELB
We know the Supreme Court dallied a long time in setting the Louisiana case for reargument, only recently adding a doozy of a question in this racial gerrymandering case that could tee up a potential ...
electionlawblog.org
August 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
They go fast when they want to go fast and slow when they want to go to slow and the decision is *always* an ideological one.
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I mean, if you use "dangerous" and "unsafe" to mean "I have to see poor and mentally ill people living on the streets and it is unsanitary and it upsets me," then lots of American cities are dangerous and unsafe.
August 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I mean, if you use "dangerous" and "unsafe" to mean "I have to see poor and mentally ill people living on the streets and it is unsanitary and it upsets me," then lots of American cities are dangerous and unsafe.
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Let me qualify what Josh is saying. It is quite clear that the Constitution requires a census of all persons. It’s quite clear that past Supreme Court cases support this proposition. (For instance, the recent census question case makes no sense if persons doesn’t include immigrants.)
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Let me expand on this point. The Constitution is quite clear that you can't distinguish between kinds of persons in running the Census. And that is especially about apportionment for Congress. The original language makes it pretty clear when it talks about "free persons". But the 14th amendment ...
As Wessel states, now bulldozing the Census. It's critical to note that not counting people "in our Country illegally" violates the constitution. It doesn't speak of citizens or legal status, simply "the whole number of free persons".
August 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Let me qualify what Josh is saying. It is quite clear that the Constitution requires a census of all persons. It’s quite clear that past Supreme Court cases support this proposition. (For instance, the recent census question case makes no sense if persons doesn’t include immigrants.)
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just tearing down the future the past built
"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the beginning of a coordinated wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities...."
cc: Sen. Bill Cassidy
cc: Sen. Bill Cassidy
August 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
just tearing down the future the past built
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this is the way rich people think about health insurance
It’s ever a good idea to see what’s going on at the NYT, but
August 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
this is the way rich people think about health insurance
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It's really weird to demand accountability from a NYC mayoral candidate for a deadly NYC shooting rather than the current NYC mayor, an ex-cop who campaigned on a "tough on crime" platform and promptly got indicted for crimes
July 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It's really weird to demand accountability from a NYC mayoral candidate for a deadly NYC shooting rather than the current NYC mayor, an ex-cop who campaigned on a "tough on crime" platform and promptly got indicted for crimes
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I remember when Jill Stein told me there was no difference between the GOP and the Dems on climate change. 🤷🏽♂️
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/c...
E.P.A. Plans to Revoke the Legal Basis for Tackling Climate Change
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I remember when Jill Stein told me there was no difference between the GOP and the Dems on climate change. 🤷🏽♂️
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/c...
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“i don’t eat salt” = “i don’t know how much salt i eat”
July 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
“i don’t eat salt” = “i don’t know how much salt i eat”
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I hate to say I told you so but… I told you so.
#mythofantiwartrump
#mythofantiwartrump
July 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I hate to say I told you so but… I told you so.
#mythofantiwartrump
#mythofantiwartrump
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As Erez Reuveni’s disclosures make abundantly clear, the D.C. Circuit needs to stop stalling and put Chief Judge James Boasberg’s contempt proceeding — which never should have been blocked — back in motion.
Read how I got there, tonight at Law Dork:
Read how I got there, tonight at Law Dork:
Evidence challenging the Trump admin's immigration moves is now out in the open
The question now is what courts will do to hold the administration accountable for its lawless actions regarding the Alien Enemies Act and other immigration moves.
www.lawdork.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:23 AM
As Erez Reuveni’s disclosures make abundantly clear, the D.C. Circuit needs to stop stalling and put Chief Judge James Boasberg’s contempt proceeding — which never should have been blocked — back in motion.
Read how I got there, tonight at Law Dork:
Read how I got there, tonight at Law Dork: