There are so many more resources I can share on this that even a layperson could read and see how the Worthen piece is just plain bad in many spots but if you want to watch more, start here
youtu.be/pfSRhfk2Xlc?...

The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.

Thanks.

Someone once said NextDoor is the social network for dogs if they could type. It’s always “what’s that noise?” and “who’s that stranger?” which is exactly what I imagine my dogs would text other neighborhood dogs.

We are in this current nightmare in part because too many members of the media were more interested in access than seeking the truth.

Stating the obvious: one big reason Donald's maniacal actions seem so psychotic is because he's reacting to pervasive MAGAsphere myths: invasion at the border, children being mutilated, vaccines are toxic, climate crisis is a hoax, government is the problem etc. His agenda is a reaction to fantasy.

Notice how Elon Musk is prioritizing the government withholding money from researching pediatric cancer instead of paying for his exploding rockets?

Not a failing of humanity, decency, or a conflict of interest at all.

You say: they shutdown USAID.

You mean: they illegally broke in to a secure facility over a weekend, hijacked sensitive data on vulnerable people and US businesses, destroyed property Americans paid for, cut off resources for sick and hungry families, and fired Americans across the country.

FYI, this is straight-up eugenics. There were lots of programs like this proposed in the 1930s that offered incentives and rewards to “good” (i.e. white and economically advantaged) communities to promote population growth among those groups and suppress it in others deemed less desirable.

I wrote an essay about our bottomless thirst for diversion and how avoiding boredom is the engine of modern life. It’s based on the research I did for my book.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/o...

Elon Musk didn't come to the US on a H1B visa. He came on a J-1 student visa, failed to get a work visa, and worked in the country illegally. He claims to have later gotten a H1B visa without providing any proof.

Like Melania Trump, he used money to make his history of illegal immigration go away.

There are many critical changes needed for how we elect our leaders. Getting rid of the Electoral College is high among them.

Nate White said this about Trump. It stands as the best description I have ever read…

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought to lead the White House budget office.

Trump names Linda McMahon as his pick for education secretary, because screw it www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

BREAKING: Derek Tran grows his lead to about 300 votes in California's 45th.

Democrats are on track to flip this key Congressional seat.

Barnes & Noble is making a comeback: The world’s largest retail bookseller is expanding at a breakneck pace and is on track to reach its goal of more than 60 planned openings this year.

I wrote about being more focused covering trump’s second administration in @vanityfair.com

www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...