scoop: Eugene Robinson is leaving The Washington Post, per an email he sent to the staff this morning

I had polio when i was 9. I was taken from my parents & placed in a Hospital for contageous diseases- the polio ward. I would see them once a week - thru the glass window at the end of my ward. I could not walk. It was terrifying. Kids died. Iron lungs were awful. Dont let RFK Jr ban the vaccine

If you want to understand why healthcare pricing is horrific, the first thing to know is that our system puts 100% of the credit risk for deductibles, copays and co-insurance on hospitals and doctors. That's insane.

We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵

You may not understand why, but the healthcare insurance and PBM contracts YOU have signed for Tesla, SpaceX , @X, along with CEOs of other big companies , have more impact on healthcare costs and quality of care in this country, than anything you can do with DOGE

I have more respect for a man who would tell a lie for political purposes and then pardon his son to keep him out of harms way than I would for a man who would rather impress us with his so-called integrity and hang his own son out to dry.

Costco sold a surprising number of books.

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Remote therapy has increased by a staggering 2,300 percent since 2020 and now accounts for the majority of sessions. It’s one of a number of in-person activities, such as watching a movie, taking an exercise class, or shopping for groceries, that were replaced during the COVID pandemic.

Pro tip for travel haters: the ABC Nightly News with David Muir has done their homework. Every night they feature a plane disaster. It’s like they have the world’s best algorithm. Earlier this week, they had the trifecta: three plane disasters from around the world all in the lead segment.

We have reached the point when being asked to join the new administration is insulting.

I have become convinced that it is Andy Cohen, not Donald Trump, who is picking the new cabinet.

This is wonderful.

This is wonderful.