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The research team is very important, because as @lizszabo.bsky.social has written about, they are under intense scrutiny for some serious concerns about their prior studies.
They are also in a mutual admiration society with RFK Jr., suggesting that this was a backroom deal.
They are also in a mutual admiration society with RFK Jr., suggesting that this was a backroom deal.
CDC awards $1.6 million for hepatitis B vaccine study by controversial Danish researchers
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The research team is very important, because as @lizszabo.bsky.social has written about, they are under intense scrutiny for some serious concerns about their prior studies.
They are also in a mutual admiration society with RFK Jr., suggesting that this was a backroom deal.
They are also in a mutual admiration society with RFK Jr., suggesting that this was a backroom deal.
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ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
This horrific fucking ban on gender care for kids
absolutely fucking paves the way for a national abortion ban
and every time we don't give them mass uprising and mass protest
they just do more
This horrific fucking ban on gender care for kids
absolutely fucking paves the way for a national abortion ban
and every time we don't give them mass uprising and mass protest
they just do more
CMS is saying they can do this because this care is not "healthcare" and thus they aren't regulating practice of medicine... seems like a slippery slope? what stops them from next saying abortion isn't healthcare?
Under the proposed rule issued by the Trump Administration today, any Medicare- or Medicaid-participating hospital would be barred from providing gender-affirming care to *any child*, even if the care is not paid for by Medicare or Medicaid.
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23465.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23465.pdf
December 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
This horrific fucking ban on gender care for kids
absolutely fucking paves the way for a national abortion ban
and every time we don't give them mass uprising and mass protest
they just do more
This horrific fucking ban on gender care for kids
absolutely fucking paves the way for a national abortion ban
and every time we don't give them mass uprising and mass protest
they just do more
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They booked a bunch of 14 year old models to come to a Mar A Lago party, told them to dress sexy and tried to ply them with alcohol.
These are the people who are willing to go on the record.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
December 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
They booked a bunch of 14 year old models to come to a Mar A Lago party, told them to dress sexy and tried to ply them with alcohol.
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Any Democrat who thinks it's appropriate to "find common ground" with the Republicans on issues like high school sports teams is negotiating with a political party that does not believe trans people should exist. This policy will kill people, so maybe stop wringing your hands about volleyball.
"Men are men. Men can never become women. Women are women. Women can never become men."
December 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Any Democrat who thinks it's appropriate to "find common ground" with the Republicans on issues like high school sports teams is negotiating with a political party that does not believe trans people should exist. This policy will kill people, so maybe stop wringing your hands about volleyball.
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David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
December 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
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📽️ VIDEO: Sen. Whitehouse (D-RI) joins Marc Elias to expose the dark money scheme threatening American democracy. They dive into how this corruption operates, the tragedy at Brown University and why Supreme Court reform is the only path forward👇
URGENT Supreme Court Warning | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
📽️ VIDEO: Sen. Whitehouse (D-RI) joins Marc Elias to expose the dark money scheme threatening American democracy. They dive into how this corruption operates, the tragedy at Brown University and why Supreme Court reform is the only path forward👇
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New @theintercept.com: Georgia was supposed to kill Stacey Humphreys last night. But his execution was abruptly called off by the clemency board after its newest member was exposed as the DA's victim advocate at Humphreys's trial.
Secretive Georgia Clemency Board Suspends Execution After Its Conflicts of Interest Are Exposed
Stacey Humphreys’s death sentence was rooted in juror misconduct. His fate is in the hands of people directly involved in his trial.
theintercept.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
New @theintercept.com: Georgia was supposed to kill Stacey Humphreys last night. But his execution was abruptly called off by the clemency board after its newest member was exposed as the DA's victim advocate at Humphreys's trial.
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1. Wow
2. Shocked not shocked
2. Shocked not shocked
ATTN MILITARY: That $1776 you’re getting? He’s taking it out of your already approved BHA and putting his name on it. www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as ‘warrior dividend’ bonus
More than $2.9 billion in reconciliation funds was allocated to beef up troop housing allowances. Now it’s being used for $1,776 checks.
www.defenseone.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
1. Wow
2. Shocked not shocked
2. Shocked not shocked
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Unbelievable. And addition to Trump trying to convince the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representative to overturn his 2020 election loss, there's also this from another 2020 audio to GA Sec of State Brad Raffensperger. All quotes:
December 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Unbelievable. And addition to Trump trying to convince the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representative to overturn his 2020 election loss, there's also this from another 2020 audio to GA Sec of State Brad Raffensperger. All quotes:
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So the National Guard doesn’t get the little $1776 bonus, just Regular forces
Not a great look, since that part of the military is currently bearing the brunt of the administration’s domestic deployments and has 3 dead in the last 3 weeks (DC and Syria)
Not a great look, since that part of the military is currently bearing the brunt of the administration’s domestic deployments and has 3 dead in the last 3 weeks (DC and Syria)
December 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
So the National Guard doesn’t get the little $1776 bonus, just Regular forces
Not a great look, since that part of the military is currently bearing the brunt of the administration’s domestic deployments and has 3 dead in the last 3 weeks (DC and Syria)
Not a great look, since that part of the military is currently bearing the brunt of the administration’s domestic deployments and has 3 dead in the last 3 weeks (DC and Syria)
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Probably the most accurate of descriptions for whatever that was last night....
zeteo.com/p/trump-whit...
zeteo.com/p/trump-whit...
Trump Screams at Americans to Like Him in White House Address to Nation
Several Trump allies told Zeteo they were surprised anyone in the White House would think Trump’s primetime address was a good idea.
zeteo.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Probably the most accurate of descriptions for whatever that was last night....
zeteo.com/p/trump-whit...
zeteo.com/p/trump-whit...
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The pervasive worldview among America's elites is that the powerful should be exempt from criticism regardless of their behavior, and those of lesser status must be disciplined if they defy this rule and dare to object. Gotta stand together to protect privilege against the barbarians at the gates!
Harvard officials are reportedly secretly investigating two students for their roles in drawing scrutiny to the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and ex-president Larry Summers
Harvard Secretly Investigates Students Over Larry Summers Video on Epstein
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The pervasive worldview among America's elites is that the powerful should be exempt from criticism regardless of their behavior, and those of lesser status must be disciplined if they defy this rule and dare to object. Gotta stand together to protect privilege against the barbarians at the gates!
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This article got RFK so hard.
Vaccination rates are plummeting across the country, as part of a larger, troubling trend of growing vaccine hesitancy that is fueling a resurgence of preventable diseases, an NBC News and Stanford University investigation found.
Whooping cough cases soar as vaccination rates drop
In an NBC News data investigation of 31 states, about 70% of counties and jurisdictions fell below the target vaccination rate needed for community protection.
nbcnews.to
December 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This article got RFK so hard.
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New, from me: Recently Marc Dunkelman wrote "What the Left Could Learn From Trump’s Brutal Efficiency" in the Times.
I respond here, not to dunk on Dunkelman, but because it represents a mistaken view of governance that progressives are tempted to embrace. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/democrats-...
I respond here, not to dunk on Dunkelman, but because it represents a mistaken view of governance that progressives are tempted to embrace. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats need a theory of power, but democracies need a theory of accountability
No, the Trump administration is not a model for how to get things done
donmoynihan.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Excellent piece, must-read.
New, from me: Recently Marc Dunkelman wrote "What the Left Could Learn From Trump’s Brutal Efficiency" in the Times.
I respond here, not to dunk on Dunkelman, but because it represents a mistaken view of governance that progressives are tempted to embrace. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/democrats-...
I respond here, not to dunk on Dunkelman, but because it represents a mistaken view of governance that progressives are tempted to embrace. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats need a theory of power, but democracies need a theory of accountability
No, the Trump administration is not a model for how to get things done
donmoynihan.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Excellent piece, must-read.
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Income isn’t supposed to play a role in how much housing assistance FEMA gives families.
But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
With @theassemblync.bsky.social
But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
With @theassemblync.bsky.social
Arduous and Unequal: The Fight to Get FEMA Housing Assistance After Helene
An analysis by ProPublica and The Assembly of the more rural counties in North Carolina hardest hit by Helene shows that the households that got the most aid tended to have the highest incomes.
www.propublica.org
December 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Income isn’t supposed to play a role in how much housing assistance FEMA gives families.
But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
With @theassemblync.bsky.social
But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
With @theassemblync.bsky.social
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Republicans have hit a new & disgusting low with Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill that would put parents & doctors in jail for providing gender affirming healthcare.
Trans kids deserve support, love, & care that affirms their needs, not cruel, despicable attacks on their existence.
Trans kids deserve support, love, & care that affirms their needs, not cruel, despicable attacks on their existence.
December 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Republicans have hit a new & disgusting low with Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill that would put parents & doctors in jail for providing gender affirming healthcare.
Trans kids deserve support, love, & care that affirms their needs, not cruel, despicable attacks on their existence.
Trans kids deserve support, love, & care that affirms their needs, not cruel, despicable attacks on their existence.
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It’s incredible to just have a guy who gets to go on tv and just yell lies at us at a rate never seen before.
December 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It’s incredible to just have a guy who gets to go on tv and just yell lies at us at a rate never seen before.
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OH WAIT YOU MEAN THE ONE THEY BLAMED ON DEI??!!?
The U.S. government admits negligence in the helicopter-plane collision last January that killed 67 in Washington, D.C.
US government admits negligence in helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in Washington
The U.S. government has admitted that the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army played a role in causing the collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk helicopter near the nation’s capital that killed 67 people.
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
OH WAIT YOU MEAN THE ONE THEY BLAMED ON DEI??!!?
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It's not discrimination if you're a dipshit Robby that's not a suspect class
December 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
It's not discrimination if you're a dipshit Robby that's not a suspect class
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I'm told that HHS has just terminated all funding agreements with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
December 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I'm told that HHS has just terminated all funding agreements with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
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No one is a Semite. No one. Not you. Not the people you hate. Semitic is a word used to refer to a group of languages, including Arabic and Hebrew, that use 3-4 letter roots and vowel patterns. It’s not an ethnic group.
You people keep invoking nineteenth century race science like it’s a gotcha
You people keep invoking nineteenth century race science like it’s a gotcha
December 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
No one is a Semite. No one. Not you. Not the people you hate. Semitic is a word used to refer to a group of languages, including Arabic and Hebrew, that use 3-4 letter roots and vowel patterns. It’s not an ethnic group.
You people keep invoking nineteenth century race science like it’s a gotcha
You people keep invoking nineteenth century race science like it’s a gotcha
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First on NBC News: Longtime children's pastor Joe Campbell arrested on child sex abuse charges
@mikehixenbaugh.com: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
@mikehixenbaugh.com: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Longtime children's pastor Joe Campbell arrested on child sex abuse charges
The former Assemblies of God minister was indicted in Oklahoma after an NBC News investigation revealed decades of missed warnings.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
First on NBC News: Longtime children's pastor Joe Campbell arrested on child sex abuse charges
@mikehixenbaugh.com: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
@mikehixenbaugh.com: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Romy and Jake Reiner have released a statement about the murder of their parents Michele and Rob Reiner.
December 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Romy and Jake Reiner have released a statement about the murder of their parents Michele and Rob Reiner.
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No, Justice Kavanaugh, it's not the "interim" docket.
Yes, Justice Kavanaugh, I would like you to answer for the consequences of your votes — especially when those consequences come from a vote on what you claim is the "interim" docket.
No, you don't have to answer.
Yes, I'll keep asking.
Yes, Justice Kavanaugh, I would like you to answer for the consequences of your votes — especially when those consequences come from a vote on what you claim is the "interim" docket.
No, you don't have to answer.
Yes, I'll keep asking.
100 days of Kavanaugh stops and the justices who silently allowed them — and a bill to change that
The Shadow Docket Sunlight Act is being introduced on Wednesday. And, Justice Kavanaugh still isn't saying if he's having second thoughts on his September opinion.
www.lawdork.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
No, Justice Kavanaugh, it's not the "interim" docket.
Yes, Justice Kavanaugh, I would like you to answer for the consequences of your votes — especially when those consequences come from a vote on what you claim is the "interim" docket.
No, you don't have to answer.
Yes, I'll keep asking.
Yes, Justice Kavanaugh, I would like you to answer for the consequences of your votes — especially when those consequences come from a vote on what you claim is the "interim" docket.
No, you don't have to answer.
Yes, I'll keep asking.