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"The Hepatitis B vaccine has nearly eliminated maternal transmission of the disease in the United States, slashing the incidence to fewer than 20 cases a year from about 20,000 a year before 1991..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/h...
Kennedy’s Vaccine Panel Votes to Limit Access to Covid Shots
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"The Hepatitis B vaccine has nearly eliminated maternal transmission of the disease in the United States, slashing the incidence to fewer than 20 cases a year from about 20,000 a year before 1991..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/h...
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Tim Walz: "I've been telling people since January it's going to get worse before it gets better, but it is going to come to an end. History is not going to be kind to these people. History is going to remember them for what they're trying to do. It's not what they're going to get done."
September 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Tim Walz: "I've been telling people since January it's going to get worse before it gets better, but it is going to come to an end. History is not going to be kind to these people. History is going to remember them for what they're trying to do. It's not what they're going to get done."
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The U.S. government is “weaponizing the immigration system in a manner that is completely unconstitutional,” Kilmar Ábrego García’s lead immigration lawyer said, after his client was rearrested in August.
The U.S. Government’s Extraordinary Pursuit of Kilmar Ábrego García
The Trump Administration’s maneuvers are rising to a political prosecution.
www.newyorker.com
September 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The U.S. government is “weaponizing the immigration system in a manner that is completely unconstitutional,” Kilmar Ábrego García’s lead immigration lawyer said, after his client was rearrested in August.
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
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They are not urging action against those "celebrating Kirk killing". They are persecuting anyone who said anything unkind about him. That's very different. Damnit NYT. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/u...
Right-Wing Activists Urge Followers to Expose Those Celebrating Kirk Killing
www.nytimes.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
They are not urging action against those "celebrating Kirk killing". They are persecuting anyone who said anything unkind about him. That's very different. Damnit NYT. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/u...
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We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie’s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and their two young children.
September 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie’s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and their two young children.
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Here’s a story that’s becoming all too common: federal immigration agents using racial and ethnic profiling as a rationale for stopping, questioning and detaining U.S. citizens who they suspect are undocumented.
A U.S. Citizen Detained by ICE for Three Days Tells His Story
A conversation with George Retes, an Army veteran swept up in a California raid
www.theatlantic.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Here’s a story that’s becoming all too common: federal immigration agents using racial and ethnic profiling as a rationale for stopping, questioning and detaining U.S. citizens who they suspect are undocumented.
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Sometimes, you end up living in the world you worked so hard to create. And in that world, the bullets are flying
Charlie Kirk Is Dead
and we are burdened by what has been
www.bannedinyourstate.com
September 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Sometimes, you end up living in the world you worked so hard to create. And in that world, the bullets are flying
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Do your mental health a favor and turn this on for today. You really don't want to watch this. It is awful.
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September 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Do your mental health a favor and turn this on for today. You really don't want to watch this. It is awful.
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Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures and Wellcome Leap commit $100M to accelerate women’s health research and close long-overlooked gaps worldwide.
Melinda French Gates Backs $100 Million Bet On Women’s Health Breakthroughs
Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures and Wellcome Leap commit $100M to accelerate women’s health research and close long-overlooked gaps worldwide.
www.forbes.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures and Wellcome Leap commit $100M to accelerate women’s health research and close long-overlooked gaps worldwide.
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Each year, in Denmark, massage therapists from around the globe gather to compete, collaborate, and make sure that no body gets left behind. Sarah Larson reports from the World Championship in Massage.
Rivals Rub Shoulders in the World of Competitive Massage
Each year, massage therapists from around the globe gather to face off, collaborate, and make sure that no body gets left behind.
www.newyorker.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Each year, in Denmark, massage therapists from around the globe gather to compete, collaborate, and make sure that no body gets left behind. Sarah Larson reports from the World Championship in Massage.
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A lower-court judge has sided with Harvard in its lawsuit against the Trump Administration, concluding that the Administration “used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country’s premier universities.”
Harvard’s Mixed Victory
A resounding win for the university in court still leaves the Trump Administration with plenty of ways to force schools into submission.
www.newyorker.com
September 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A lower-court judge has sided with Harvard in its lawsuit against the Trump Administration, concluding that the Administration “used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country’s premier universities.”
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Healey on Trump's ploy: "What I continue to see week after week, is the Trump administration using the National Guard in an effort to politically intimidate, or try to politically intimidate certain opponents, certain states, certain cities. It does nothing to support or further public safety."
September 6, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Healey on Trump's ploy: "What I continue to see week after week, is the Trump administration using the National Guard in an effort to politically intimidate, or try to politically intimidate certain opponents, certain states, certain cities. It does nothing to support or further public safety."
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Everyone sees that Florida's unvaccination free-for-all is ALSO an assault on the public school system, as parents wanting to protect their kids from unvaccinated kids embrace charter approaches, right?
a man in a hat and bow tie is standing in a jungle with his arms outstretched
Alt: a man in a hat and bow tie is standing in a jungle with his arms outstretched to bring attention to something that should be fucking obvious.
media.tenor.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Everyone sees that Florida's unvaccination free-for-all is ALSO an assault on the public school system, as parents wanting to protect their kids from unvaccinated kids embrace charter approaches, right?
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In this post, I link Trump petition asking SCOTUS to review decision in our case against IEEPA tariffs & our response agreeing Court should resolve case quickly to minimize harm caused by tariffs. Plus key principle at stake: the president is not a king. reason.com/volokh/2025/...
The Government's Cert Petition to the Supreme Court in Our Tariff Case - and Our Response
We agree the Court should take the case and resolve it as quickly as possible, to minimize the harm caused by the illegal tariffs.
reason.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:35 AM
In this post, I link Trump petition asking SCOTUS to review decision in our case against IEEPA tariffs & our response agreeing Court should resolve case quickly to minimize harm caused by tariffs. Plus key principle at stake: the president is not a king. reason.com/volokh/2025/...
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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker will be Jen Psaki's guest on The Briefing on Friday night, 9pmET on MSNBC to talk about Donald Trump's threat to send the National Guard to Chicago, and much more.
September 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker will be Jen Psaki's guest on The Briefing on Friday night, 9pmET on MSNBC to talk about Donald Trump's threat to send the National Guard to Chicago, and much more.
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Pritzker: The Trump administration's ICE operation in communities around Chicago could begin "early morning tomorrow."
September 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Pritzker: The Trump administration's ICE operation in communities around Chicago could begin "early morning tomorrow."
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"It has nothing to do with fighting crime." Illinois Governor Pritzker believes the Trump administration's use of ICE enforcement and National Guard is a pretense for interference in the 2026 and 2028 elections.
September 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"It has nothing to do with fighting crime." Illinois Governor Pritzker believes the Trump administration's use of ICE enforcement and National Guard is a pretense for interference in the 2026 and 2028 elections.
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News from Rep. Raskin: "On the Judiciary Committee side, we're going to be releasing an explosive report early next week about how the Trump administration has been systematically dismantling the anti-human trafficking and anti-domestic violence programs and grants across the federal government."
September 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
News from Rep. Raskin: "On the Judiciary Committee side, we're going to be releasing an explosive report early next week about how the Trump administration has been systematically dismantling the anti-human trafficking and anti-domestic violence programs and grants across the federal government."