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wtf is this nonsense? He thinks he can understand kid’s “mitochondrial challenges” just by looking at them?

This is an insane person.
August 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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This could be the official GOP campaign poster at this point. They know he lies. He knows they know. And they still clap for the lies like it’s the gospel truth.
August 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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July 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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House Minority Leader @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social has been on the floor speaking out against Trump's Big Bullshit Bill for more than THREE HOURS.

And he's still going.

Let him know how grateful we are for him continuing to fight!
July 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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This is Nick Begich (R-Alaska). If he votes for the bill,
37,000 of his constituents lose access to their healthcare.
27,000 of his constituents lose access to their food assistance.
578 energy jobs in his district will disappear.
July 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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June 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Ahem.
"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people."
- Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica
June 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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May 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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"'She’s a very talented scientist with huge potential … the capacity to be the best of the best,' he said..."

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
April 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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You saw the video of the ICE agent breaking a car window near the border, right? He wasn’t an ICE agent. He’s the founder of Veterans on Patrol, a FAR-RIGHT MILITIA patrolling the border for migrants. They’re basically deputizing militias to act as federal agents. This is dangerously out of control
April 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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This picture may haunt me to the end of my days.

It is an ICE agent taking an axe to the car window of an immigrant in New Bedford, MA. Not far from where I sit now. An immigrant with no criminal record was abducted by this smiling man.

An axe taken to a car window and to our democracy. 1/
#MomSky
April 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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During remarks to FDA employees today, RFK Jr touted his work for the Special Olympics but shocked several FDA employees when he said he spent 200 hours in high school working with “the retarded.”
RFK Jr. says Deep State ‘is real,’ references past work with ‘the r------d’ in speech to FDA staff
The HHS secretary’s remarks shocked staffers at the Food and Drug Administration, prompting some of them to walk out.
www.politico.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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hey, Sen. Ernst and Sen. Tillis- proud of your votes for Hegseth? This is on your too as much as Hegseth. You knew he was not remotely qualified
March 26, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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“Here’s a fact that should appall New York voters, especially women: You paid for Cuomo’s lawyers to seek the gynecological records of an accuser. Why? It’s a good question that voters should ask the candidate as he makes the rounds.”
Andrew Cuomo for Mayor? His “First Accuser” Says New York City Deserves Better
Taxpayers have paid millions defending the former governor and top aides against accusers’ allegations.
www.vanityfair.com
March 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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March 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important

Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone

Call it a Day Of Transparency
February 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Spending some time considering the mettle of your average senator versus, say, Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford.
Gillibrand on WNYC today said one reason they're all falling in line is that they get death threats.
cassidy changing his tune after what he said on the senate floor is what has upgraded my position from "they are being bribed" or "they are worried about primary challenges" to "they are worried about being murdered"
February 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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"’America's competitors will relish this self-inflicted wound,’ Owens says. ‘We urge NIH leaders to rescind this dangerous policy before its harms are felt by Americans.’”

www.npr.org/sections/sho...
NIH announces new funding policy that rattles medical researchers
The National Institutes of Health has dramatically changed its grant-making terms by limiting how much it will disburse for costs such as equipment and administration.
www.npr.org
February 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.

Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”

globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings.

But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
Direct Economic Contributions
NIH directly supports the economy through investments in research institutions and job formation.
www.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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THIS AMERICAN DOES NOT WANT YOU TO WORK TOGETHER WITH A FUCKING FASCIST TO FIND COMMON GROUND ON WHICH PARTS OF DEMOCRACY WE NO LONGER NEED
"It is very clear that, if there is a middle of all of this hot mess of division, Americans want us to work together when we can and find common ground," Sen. Amy Klobuchar tells the Opinion writer Michelle Cottle.
Opinion | Amy Klobuchar on How Democrats Can Combat America’s ‘Hot Mess of Division’
The Minnesota moderate has thoughts on how her party can move forward.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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I must not be wording this right. Lemme try again.

There is only one (1) office (not even an institute) at the NIH dedicated to women’s health research. That office is now being dismantled, with only a bland landing page remaining on their website. This is a five-alarm fire!

orwh.od.nih.gov
ORWH Home
Established in 1990, the Office of Research on Women's Health serves as the focal point for women's health research at the National Institutes of Health
orwh.od.nih.gov
January 31, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Yes, a vile white supremacist DEI opponent occupies the White House, but guess who won't be occupying a Target ever again? Me.
January 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Simple Solution #BoycottTarget
🤬 Target has ended DEI goals and I have ended my Target shopping.

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January 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM