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It has taken medical science 200 years to advance humans to the point where people are so healthy and living so long that they can deny that science and medicine is what got us here.
July 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
It has taken medical science 200 years to advance humans to the point where people are so healthy and living so long that they can deny that science and medicine is what got us here.
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FRIEDMAN: Is it accurate that at least 80% of the calls that went to FEMA call centers on July 7 went unanswered?
RICHARDSON: When the tragedy struck, ah--
F: It's a yes or not question
RICHARDSON: The majority of the calls were answered at the call centers
F: That's not what the report says
RICHARDSON: When the tragedy struck, ah--
F: It's a yes or not question
RICHARDSON: The majority of the calls were answered at the call centers
F: That's not what the report says
July 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
FRIEDMAN: Is it accurate that at least 80% of the calls that went to FEMA call centers on July 7 went unanswered?
RICHARDSON: When the tragedy struck, ah--
F: It's a yes or not question
RICHARDSON: The majority of the calls were answered at the call centers
F: That's not what the report says
RICHARDSON: When the tragedy struck, ah--
F: It's a yes or not question
RICHARDSON: The majority of the calls were answered at the call centers
F: That's not what the report says
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I will always, no matter what the circumstances, be absolutely and adamantly opposed to letting children starve.
July 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I will always, no matter what the circumstances, be absolutely and adamantly opposed to letting children starve.
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🚨 BREAKING: new video shows ICE is operating a detention facility on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza, where people are being held for days or weeks at a time without showers, medication or a change of clothes, sleeping on the floor, and with minimal food and outside contact.
July 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🚨 BREAKING: new video shows ICE is operating a detention facility on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza, where people are being held for days or weeks at a time without showers, medication or a change of clothes, sleeping on the floor, and with minimal food and outside contact.
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We remember, Nancy.
July 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
We remember, Nancy.
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July 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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One problem here is that outside of the legal profession, where even a lot of diehard conservatives recognize that this is a five-alarm fire, most people in most fields (including the military) are desperate to "keep their powder dry" and wait for Trump to cross a line they keep moving.
I wrote in February that objective control and dual loyalty was dead but I think unless there are resignations within the next 48 hours, the military ethic and basic tenants of professionalism are also dead
A (Scary) New Era of American-Civil Military Relations
The Death of "Objective Control" and "Dual Loyalty"
secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com
June 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
One problem here is that outside of the legal profession, where even a lot of diehard conservatives recognize that this is a five-alarm fire, most people in most fields (including the military) are desperate to "keep their powder dry" and wait for Trump to cross a line they keep moving.
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Federal judge dresses down Alina Habba:
"Your role is not to secure convictions at all costs, nor to satisfy public clamor, nor to advance political agendas. Your allegiance is to the impartial application of the law, to the pursuit of truth and to the upholding of due process for all."
"Your role is not to secure convictions at all costs, nor to satisfy public clamor, nor to advance political agendas. Your allegiance is to the impartial application of the law, to the pursuit of truth and to the upholding of due process for all."
May 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Federal judge dresses down Alina Habba:
"Your role is not to secure convictions at all costs, nor to satisfy public clamor, nor to advance political agendas. Your allegiance is to the impartial application of the law, to the pursuit of truth and to the upholding of due process for all."
"Your role is not to secure convictions at all costs, nor to satisfy public clamor, nor to advance political agendas. Your allegiance is to the impartial application of the law, to the pursuit of truth and to the upholding of due process for all."
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Don't miss the scariest committee hearing of the year.
May 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Don't miss the scariest committee hearing of the year.
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Is it too much to ask for an IRS Commissioner who understands the law?
May 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Is it too much to ask for an IRS Commissioner who understands the law?
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Rosen to Rubio: "I'm not even mad anymore about your complicity in this administration's destruction of US global leadership. I'm simply disappointed. And I wonder if your proud of yourself in this moment when you go home to your family ... I know you know this in your heart."
May 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Rosen to Rubio: "I'm not even mad anymore about your complicity in this administration's destruction of US global leadership. I'm simply disappointed. And I wonder if your proud of yourself in this moment when you go home to your family ... I know you know this in your heart."
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LOVE LOVE LOVE these amazing women calling out the BS!
Please share!
Please share!
May 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
LOVE LOVE LOVE these amazing women calling out the BS!
Please share!
Please share!
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This is fantastic.
LOVE LOVE LOVE these amazing women calling out the BS!
Please share!
Please share!
May 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This is fantastic.
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“I think that RFK Jr. clearly believes that the more he tells a lie, the more it becomes the truth,” Alsobrooks told me.
His claim “flies in the face of the reality that there are hundreds of scientists from the NIH, CDC and FDA who have lost their jobs." www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-fi...
His claim “flies in the face of the reality that there are hundreds of scientists from the NIH, CDC and FDA who have lost their jobs." www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-fi...
RFK Jr. Insists He Hasn't Fired 'Any Working Scientists' ― After Firing Hundreds Of Them
The HHS secretary "clearly believes that the more he tells a lie, the more it becomes the truth,” Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
May 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
“I think that RFK Jr. clearly believes that the more he tells a lie, the more it becomes the truth,” Alsobrooks told me.
His claim “flies in the face of the reality that there are hundreds of scientists from the NIH, CDC and FDA who have lost their jobs." www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-fi...
His claim “flies in the face of the reality that there are hundreds of scientists from the NIH, CDC and FDA who have lost their jobs." www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-fi...
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Baldwin to RFK Jr: "You cannot tell us that you want to make America healthy again when you are willfully destroying programs that keep children safe and healthy from lead poisoning ... the entire staff has been fired"
May 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Baldwin to RFK Jr: "You cannot tell us that you want to make America healthy again when you are willfully destroying programs that keep children safe and healthy from lead poisoning ... the entire staff has been fired"
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Bernie notes how many grants have been terminated by RFK J without cause. These grants are for the American people.
Explore for yourself and find your state. taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
Explore for yourself and find your state. taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
taggs.hhs.gov
May 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Bernie notes how many grants have been terminated by RFK J without cause. These grants are for the American people.
Explore for yourself and find your state. taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
Explore for yourself and find your state. taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
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MURRAY: How many staff have been cut from the NIH's clinical center? I want a specific number
RFK Jr: I can't tell you that
MURRAY: That's not acceptable
RFK Jr: I can't tell you that
MURRAY: That's not acceptable
May 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
MURRAY: How many staff have been cut from the NIH's clinical center? I want a specific number
RFK Jr: I can't tell you that
MURRAY: That's not acceptable
RFK Jr: I can't tell you that
MURRAY: That's not acceptable
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Well, well, well. The Acting FEMA Administrator said eliminating FEMA wasn’t in the best interest of the American people — and guess what?!?! They FIRED him. I guess that’s what happens when you stand up to your power-hungry “boss”.
Fired FEMA chief threatened to quit weeks ago
Cameron Hamilton, the acting disaster chief, appeared to contradict Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem by defending the agency on Wednesday.
www.politico.com
May 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Well, well, well. The Acting FEMA Administrator said eliminating FEMA wasn’t in the best interest of the American people — and guess what?!?! They FIRED him. I guess that’s what happens when you stand up to your power-hungry “boss”.
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Fighter jets weren't falling off aircraft carriers when this guy was in charge of the Pentagon. Just sayin'
May 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Fighter jets weren't falling off aircraft carriers when this guy was in charge of the Pentagon. Just sayin'
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My new one @theatlantic.com: When judges act as partisan hacks, it is important to condemn their conduct. But just as important is lauding the Republican judges who stand up against election subversion, including the Trump-appointed federal judge Myers
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
America Needs More Judges Like Judge Myers
He did the right thing in North Carolina’s Supreme Court fight, and he deserves praise.
www.theatlantic.com
May 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
My new one @theatlantic.com: When judges act as partisan hacks, it is important to condemn their conduct. But just as important is lauding the Republican judges who stand up against election subversion, including the Trump-appointed federal judge Myers
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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“I think this says that they will not tolerate us being active participants in our democracy—they want an autocracy,” Emily Feiner told Mother Jones.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
May 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
“I think this says that they will not tolerate us being active participants in our democracy—they want an autocracy,” Emily Feiner told Mother Jones.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
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U.S. Judge Beryl Howell has struck down Trump’s executive order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie, calling it an “unprecedented attack” on the judiciary—and citing Trump's own speech boasting about coercing law firms to join him.
Trump’s Own Words Come Back to Bite Him in Brutal Ruling
Judge Beryl Howell used Donald Trump’s own words against him when striking down his suit.
newrepublic.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
U.S. Judge Beryl Howell has struck down Trump’s executive order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie, calling it an “unprecedented attack” on the judiciary—and citing Trump's own speech boasting about coercing law firms to join him.
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“Ma’m, I am trying to ascertain your understanding of the law as it applies to your department, and you as its leader should be able to give us a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer, because judge after judge has ruled that the law is not being followed," Rep. Lauren Underwood of Illinois said to Noem.
Kristi Noem Gets Brutal Fact-Check on Deporting U.S. Citizens
There have been at least 12 documented instances in which U.S. citizens were caught up in Donald Trump’s deportations.
newrepublic.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
“Ma’m, I am trying to ascertain your understanding of the law as it applies to your department, and you as its leader should be able to give us a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer, because judge after judge has ruled that the law is not being followed," Rep. Lauren Underwood of Illinois said to Noem.
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ANALYSIS | Carney played nice — then Trump delivered the insult he’d been planning all along
Carney played nice — then Trump delivered the insult he’d been planning all along
This was like trying to fix a microwave by hugging it — and Carney did his level best. But the press conference between the two leaders was a reminder that even when you make a show of taking Trump se...
www.independent.co.uk
May 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
ANALYSIS | Carney played nice — then Trump delivered the insult he’d been planning all along