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the nuzzi story is fun and all but at the center of it is the elevation of a man who has dedicated his life to making children catch preventable diseases to a position where he can enact harm at enormous scale
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 3:19 AM
the nuzzi story is fun and all but at the center of it is the elevation of a man who has dedicated his life to making children catch preventable diseases to a position where he can enact harm at enormous scale
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The most intractable policy problems aren’t about preference but truth. People are making decisions based on fictions upheld by a pundit class uninterested in refuting them because the center is the farthest left they’d ever bend — no matter how popular leftist policies were ultimately to poll.
Utterly bizarre to describe climate change policy as some kind of radical-left albatross.
The IRA contained precisely the kind of 'kitchen table' programs everyone says Democrats should focus on — and they're popular!
The problem was that Americans *didn't know* what the IRA was or who passed it.
The IRA contained precisely the kind of 'kitchen table' programs everyone says Democrats should focus on — and they're popular!
The problem was that Americans *didn't know* what the IRA was or who passed it.
November 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The most intractable policy problems aren’t about preference but truth. People are making decisions based on fictions upheld by a pundit class uninterested in refuting them because the center is the farthest left they’d ever bend — no matter how popular leftist policies were ultimately to poll.
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It is good to donate to food banks and mutual aid groups and we can also be furious that the much larger federal program we pay taxes to support is being withheld by those in power.
November 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
It is good to donate to food banks and mutual aid groups and we can also be furious that the much larger federal program we pay taxes to support is being withheld by those in power.
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Just read the indictment. Gonna guess this is the most detail we get about why this happened.
Presuming these messages weren't some sort of misdirect, he hated Charlie Kirk because Kirk was hateful. Honestly doesn't sound like he had a super clear idea why he inscribed the memes on his bullets.
Presuming these messages weren't some sort of misdirect, he hated Charlie Kirk because Kirk was hateful. Honestly doesn't sound like he had a super clear idea why he inscribed the memes on his bullets.
September 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Just read the indictment. Gonna guess this is the most detail we get about why this happened.
Presuming these messages weren't some sort of misdirect, he hated Charlie Kirk because Kirk was hateful. Honestly doesn't sound like he had a super clear idea why he inscribed the memes on his bullets.
Presuming these messages weren't some sort of misdirect, he hated Charlie Kirk because Kirk was hateful. Honestly doesn't sound like he had a super clear idea why he inscribed the memes on his bullets.
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This is simply untenable. There is no way forward with media and political classes captured by the right. Every time someone commits a crime you have to pray it's not an undesirable or it's purge time, then when it turns out to be themselves again they just shrug and wait for the next one.
September 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This is simply untenable. There is no way forward with media and political classes captured by the right. Every time someone commits a crime you have to pray it's not an undesirable or it's purge time, then when it turns out to be themselves again they just shrug and wait for the next one.
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Question: Why are many people under the impression that Trump and the awful things he’s doing are popular, even though they’re not?
Answer: America is still a mostly free country where dissent against Trump’s dictatorial ambitions is widespread, but media keeps making it appear as if it’s not.
Answer: America is still a mostly free country where dissent against Trump’s dictatorial ambitions is widespread, but media keeps making it appear as if it’s not.
What the actual fuck.
US Tennis Association: “We ask all broadcasters to refrain from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the President’s attendance in any capacity, including ENG [Electronic News Gathering] coverage.”
US Tennis Association: “We ask all broadcasters to refrain from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the President’s attendance in any capacity, including ENG [Electronic News Gathering] coverage.”
U.S. Open Orders Broadcasters to Censor Reactions to Trump
An email obtained by Bounces includes instructions from the U.S. Open on supporting Trump's planned stagecraft during the National Anthem.
www.benrothenberg.com
September 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Question: Why are many people under the impression that Trump and the awful things he’s doing are popular, even though they’re not?
Answer: America is still a mostly free country where dissent against Trump’s dictatorial ambitions is widespread, but media keeps making it appear as if it’s not.
Answer: America is still a mostly free country where dissent against Trump’s dictatorial ambitions is widespread, but media keeps making it appear as if it’s not.
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a bunch of complete cranks that are, still, a tiny minority in this country have been allowed to impose their views on the rest of us because not a single person in their party is capable of standing up for the public good in any capacity
Polling showing that a majority of Trump’s voters support vaccines was shared with several Republicans lawmakers’ staffers in a closed-door meeting head of RFK Jr.’s Senate hearing, according to two people familiar with the meeting.
Ahead of Kennedy hearing, GOP saw poll showing Trump voters support vaccines
The poll, conducted by veteran Republican pollsters, found that a majority of Trump voters believe vaccines save lives and support immunizations against measles and hepatitis B.
nbcnews.to
September 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
a bunch of complete cranks that are, still, a tiny minority in this country have been allowed to impose their views on the rest of us because not a single person in their party is capable of standing up for the public good in any capacity
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something that drives me nuts is how legacy media will write that "scholars question legality" of a trump administration action when there is not a shred of evidence that it is in fact legal. it leaves room for the federal government to manufacture a legal justification when literally none exists.
September 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
something that drives me nuts is how legacy media will write that "scholars question legality" of a trump administration action when there is not a shred of evidence that it is in fact legal. it leaves room for the federal government to manufacture a legal justification when literally none exists.
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mamdani had his fourth meeting with jeffries, and jeffries continues to withhold an endorsement in a race against a corrupt cop, a fascist, and a sex criminal who intentionally handed the state senate to republicans and gerrymandered against the democrats.
While progressives often get accused of undermining the Democratic Party, the evidence shows that it’s the moderate wing that most often violates the “Vote Blue No Matter Who” principle.
https://trib.al/ayccoO7
https://trib.al/ayccoO7
September 3, 2025 at 1:53 AM
mamdani had his fourth meeting with jeffries, and jeffries continues to withhold an endorsement in a race against a corrupt cop, a fascist, and a sex criminal who intentionally handed the state senate to republicans and gerrymandered against the democrats.
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"HuffPost asked Bowser whether she’d received any commitment that the 'crime emergency' would end as scheduled after 30 days. She suggested it might not, and that the city would be OK."
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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser today praised Trump for flooding the city with federal law enforcement.
“We greatly appreciate the surge of officers that enhance what MPD has been able to do in this city." 😐 www.huffpost.com/entry/muriel... via @delaneyrules.bsky.social @phillewis.bsky.social
“We greatly appreciate the surge of officers that enhance what MPD has been able to do in this city." 😐 www.huffpost.com/entry/muriel... via @delaneyrules.bsky.social @phillewis.bsky.social
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Praises Donald Trump’s Police Takeover
The city’s Democratic mayor has maintained an unusual friendship with the Republican president.
www.huffpost.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"HuffPost asked Bowser whether she’d received any commitment that the 'crime emergency' would end as scheduled after 30 days. She suggested it might not, and that the city would be OK."
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apart from electing a black president nothing has driven more Americans irrevocably insane than the requirement that they participate in the collective good
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration will move to pull the COVID vaccine off the U.S. market “within months,” one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s closest associates has told the Daily Beast.
Trump and RFK Jr. to Ban Covid-19 Vaccine ‘Within Months’
A close associate of the HHS secretary claims the U.S. government will soon pull COVID-19 mRNA jabs from the market.
trib.al
August 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
apart from electing a black president nothing has driven more Americans irrevocably insane than the requirement that they participate in the collective good
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The middle ground is abolishing ICE and prosecuting ICE and top administration officials in a Nuremberg style process.
They're putting immigrants in concentration camps and torturing them. There's no middle ground to be had.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
They're putting immigrants in concentration camps and torturing them. There's no middle ground to be had.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
These House Democrats seek a new middle ground on immigration
The New Democratic Coalition unveiled a plan to win back voters on immigration but they need the party’s support.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 25, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The middle ground is abolishing ICE and prosecuting ICE and top administration officials in a Nuremberg style process.
They're putting immigrants in concentration camps and torturing them. There's no middle ground to be had.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
They're putting immigrants in concentration camps and torturing them. There's no middle ground to be had.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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As the @aclu-dc.bsky.social rightfully points out, what is happening in DC is “an authoritarian maneuver to expand executive power at the expense of local democracy.” Families are heading into a new school year, fearful to step out and into their neighborhood– this is the opposite of safety.
Opinion | Trump militarizing D.C. should be a warning to all of America
The aim is clear: Make fear the norm. If we don’t call it out, this playbook will be used again and again.
www.msnbc.com
August 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
As the @aclu-dc.bsky.social rightfully points out, what is happening in DC is “an authoritarian maneuver to expand executive power at the expense of local democracy.” Families are heading into a new school year, fearful to step out and into their neighborhood– this is the opposite of safety.
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the reason this discourse will never end is because it is completely untethered from any kind of evidentiary standard. as long as there is a 19-year-old barista somewhere saying “cultural appropriation,” guys like nichols will complain that “democrats” use alienating language.
It would be a huge step forward for Democrats and for general clarity in political writing if these terms went away. These came mostly from academic hothouses.
August 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
the reason this discourse will never end is because it is completely untethered from any kind of evidentiary standard. as long as there is a 19-year-old barista somewhere saying “cultural appropriation,” guys like nichols will complain that “democrats” use alienating language.
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Extraordinary new detail about the FBI purge.
*Senior officials were asked to fire lower level officials tagged by online right wingers as being anti-Trump.
*When they asked for a reason - required by law - they were not given any. They refused. Then they were fired.
www.cbsnews.com/news/politic...
*Senior officials were asked to fire lower level officials tagged by online right wingers as being anti-Trump.
*When they asked for a reason - required by law - they were not given any. They refused. Then they were fired.
www.cbsnews.com/news/politic...
Politics may have spurred August purge of 5 veteran FBI agents
Details are emerging about the possible motivation behind the firing of five senior FBI agents.
www.cbsnews.com
August 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Extraordinary new detail about the FBI purge.
*Senior officials were asked to fire lower level officials tagged by online right wingers as being anti-Trump.
*When they asked for a reason - required by law - they were not given any. They refused. Then they were fired.
www.cbsnews.com/news/politic...
*Senior officials were asked to fire lower level officials tagged by online right wingers as being anti-Trump.
*When they asked for a reason - required by law - they were not given any. They refused. Then they were fired.
www.cbsnews.com/news/politic...
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August 23, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Everything Trump does is a shitty version of what Alex Jones has been saying "the Left" is going to do to conservatives for 20 years.
Park police, MPD, HSI, and IRS CI stopping people exiting Rhode Island metro in DC.
August 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Everything Trump does is a shitty version of what Alex Jones has been saying "the Left" is going to do to conservatives for 20 years.
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We've officially reached the "show me your papers" phase of Trump's fascist takeover.
August 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
We've officially reached the "show me your papers" phase of Trump's fascist takeover.
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NEW—Earlier this evening agents from ICE/other fed agencies were outside Rhode Island Ave metro in DC asking people exiting the station for their IDs, per someone who experienced it. When the person presented their Real ID license, an agent said that wasn't sufficient. Luckily they had secondary ID.
August 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
NEW—Earlier this evening agents from ICE/other fed agencies were outside Rhode Island Ave metro in DC asking people exiting the station for their IDs, per someone who experienced it. When the person presented their Real ID license, an agent said that wasn't sufficient. Luckily they had secondary ID.
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Anyone who has studied the history of police states and surveillance can tell you invasions like this are a stalking horse. Extreme tactics like this are always tested on vulnerable populations prior to being normalized across society.
The DOJ subpoenas to providers of gender affirming care wanted the therapy notes, social security numbers, and addresses of patients. This is an unprecedented and disgusting violation of medical privacy.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Government’s demand for trans care info sought addresses, doctors’ notes, texts
Legal experts said the Justice Department subpoenas related to medical care for transgender minors appear to be unprecedented.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Anyone who has studied the history of police states and surveillance can tell you invasions like this are a stalking horse. Extreme tactics like this are always tested on vulnerable populations prior to being normalized across society.