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US rule of law straining at the seams.
US science infrastructure choked and reeling.
Academic freedom squealing like a pig.
Global economy teetering on the edge of meltdown.
Wall St CEOs self-censoring on earnings reports.
It took them 81 days.
Talk about American exceptionalism.
US science infrastructure choked and reeling.
Academic freedom squealing like a pig.
Global economy teetering on the edge of meltdown.
Wall St CEOs self-censoring on earnings reports.
It took them 81 days.
Talk about American exceptionalism.
April 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
US rule of law straining at the seams.
US science infrastructure choked and reeling.
Academic freedom squealing like a pig.
Global economy teetering on the edge of meltdown.
Wall St CEOs self-censoring on earnings reports.
It took them 81 days.
Talk about American exceptionalism.
US science infrastructure choked and reeling.
Academic freedom squealing like a pig.
Global economy teetering on the edge of meltdown.
Wall St CEOs self-censoring on earnings reports.
It took them 81 days.
Talk about American exceptionalism.
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This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
March 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
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Putin rejects 1-month ceasefire in Ukraine. He wants a final settlement instead (read, Ukrainian surrender). Much harder now for Trump to present Zelenskyy as the obstacle to peace but I fear he'll do it anyway. www.ft.com/content/c169...
Russia says it does not want a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine
Putin’s foreign policy adviser says Moscow wants long-term settlement taking its interests into account
www.ft.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Putin rejects 1-month ceasefire in Ukraine. He wants a final settlement instead (read, Ukrainian surrender). Much harder now for Trump to present Zelenskyy as the obstacle to peace but I fear he'll do it anyway. www.ft.com/content/c169...
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"I decide who is a Jew"
Donald Trump: "Schumer is a Palestinian as far as I am concerned. He has become a Palestinian. He used to be Jewish. He is not Jewish anymore. He is a Palestinian."
March 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"I decide who is a Jew"
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For the first time in 10 years, a child has died from measles in the United States.
Vaccines prevent measles.
Americans need to hear our top health officials say clearly: every child in America should get vaccinated against this terrible disease.
Vaccines prevent measles.
Americans need to hear our top health officials say clearly: every child in America should get vaccinated against this terrible disease.
March 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
For the first time in 10 years, a child has died from measles in the United States.
Vaccines prevent measles.
Americans need to hear our top health officials say clearly: every child in America should get vaccinated against this terrible disease.
Vaccines prevent measles.
Americans need to hear our top health officials say clearly: every child in America should get vaccinated against this terrible disease.
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"The president [Trump] said he's going to end the war in 24 hours. We didn't say what day, what year." - Keith Kellogg, US special envoy for #Ukraine and Russia.
March 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
"The president [Trump] said he's going to end the war in 24 hours. We didn't say what day, what year." - Keith Kellogg, US special envoy for #Ukraine and Russia.
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Look what's happening at the French Embassy in Washington DC.
March 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Look what's happening at the French Embassy in Washington DC.
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One day after Trump berates Zelenskyy, Musk calls for the US to leave NATO.
March 2, 2025 at 3:14 AM
One day after Trump berates Zelenskyy, Musk calls for the US to leave NATO.
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“They threaten you with arrest if you’re not loyal; they will let you get away with crimes if you are loyal. That’s what’s happening in America today.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
Chris Murphy Emerges as a Clear Voice for Democrats Countering Trump
The third-term senator from Connecticut is eschewing caution and throwing out the traditional political playbook as he seeks a broader audience for his critiques of the president and his agenda.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
“They threaten you with arrest if you’re not loyal; they will let you get away with crimes if you are loyal. That’s what’s happening in America today.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
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If anything is clear from the last few days, it's surely that Ukraine belongs in the EU
February 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
If anything is clear from the last few days, it's surely that Ukraine belongs in the EU
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Usefully sober fact sheet on Ukraine. Please share with those who need it.
understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
Institute for the Study of War
Russian forces currently occupy around 20 percent of Ukraine, leaving the remaining 80 percent of the country under Ukraine's sovereign control. At the current rate of advance, it would take Russian f...
understandingwar.org
February 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Usefully sober fact sheet on Ukraine. Please share with those who need it.
understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
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*extremely ‘I write editorial comment for the FT’ voice*. Completely agree with this and also feel like it’s in part a manifestation of how UK has turned inwards. Even much of the political class seems unaware of how important and significant all this is for UK prosperity and security.
This is not an intellectual point, bur I wanted to state that I am frightened by the situation in the US and I am becoming even more anxious by the extent to which most people I know IRL (ie: not politics addicts) are entirely unmoved
February 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
*extremely ‘I write editorial comment for the FT’ voice*. Completely agree with this and also feel like it’s in part a manifestation of how UK has turned inwards. Even much of the political class seems unaware of how important and significant all this is for UK prosperity and security.
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Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽
February 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽
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Elon’s extreme hatred of his former friend Sam Harris seems to have begun after Elon made a bet with Sam that Covid would never top 35,000 cases in the US, and was proven spectacularly wrong.
samharris.substack.com/p/the-troubl...
samharris.substack.com/p/the-troubl...
January 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Elon’s extreme hatred of his former friend Sam Harris seems to have begun after Elon made a bet with Sam that Covid would never top 35,000 cases in the US, and was proven spectacularly wrong.
samharris.substack.com/p/the-troubl...
samharris.substack.com/p/the-troubl...
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Farage pours poison into the ear of the uber-toad Musk.
The toad amps it, garbles it, and then spews it forth.
Cue outcry.
Farage shrugs. Spread his palms helplessly. Says “free speech”and “What can I do?”
And happily watches the poison spread.
Rinse and repeat.
The toad amps it, garbles it, and then spews it forth.
Cue outcry.
Farage shrugs. Spread his palms helplessly. Says “free speech”and “What can I do?”
And happily watches the poison spread.
Rinse and repeat.
January 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Farage pours poison into the ear of the uber-toad Musk.
The toad amps it, garbles it, and then spews it forth.
Cue outcry.
Farage shrugs. Spread his palms helplessly. Says “free speech”and “What can I do?”
And happily watches the poison spread.
Rinse and repeat.
The toad amps it, garbles it, and then spews it forth.
Cue outcry.
Farage shrugs. Spread his palms helplessly. Says “free speech”and “What can I do?”
And happily watches the poison spread.
Rinse and repeat.
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Cat intercepts civilian FPV in mid-air.
January 3, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Cat intercepts civilian FPV in mid-air.
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This remains, and I say this advisedly, one of the best exchanges I have ever seen on social media
December 27, 2024 at 8:27 PM
This remains, and I say this advisedly, one of the best exchanges I have ever seen on social media
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Could Donald Trump be a moderating influence on an Elon Musk presidency?
December 20, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Could Donald Trump be a moderating influence on an Elon Musk presidency?
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December 12, 2024 at 8:30 PM
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The Intelligence Community “seems to have decided to put its collective head in the sand and ignore what is likely a series of dedicated targeted Russian attacks on U.S. personnel.”
www.justsecurity.org/105584/quest...
www.justsecurity.org/105584/quest...
The Right Questions on Havana Syndrome and Where to Go from Here
Have attacks really occurred, has the CIA met its obligations towards those injured in the line of duty, have its investigations been credible, and is there a better approach?
www.justsecurity.org
December 10, 2024 at 3:41 PM
The Intelligence Community “seems to have decided to put its collective head in the sand and ignore what is likely a series of dedicated targeted Russian attacks on U.S. personnel.”
www.justsecurity.org/105584/quest...
www.justsecurity.org/105584/quest...
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Things will be spread thin when russian soldiers demand to be paid in butter, not Rubles.
November 27, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Things will be spread thin when russian soldiers demand to be paid in butter, not Rubles.
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A significant addition to the “russia could easily nuke the west” debates is that almost every single child of every single top russian official lives in said west
November 24, 2024 at 6:22 PM
A significant addition to the “russia could easily nuke the west” debates is that almost every single child of every single top russian official lives in said west