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It turns out that protecting hate speech did not create the conditions to protect other kinds of speech; instead, it protected hate and allowed hate movements to take over all the institutions of that might have defended the rest of us.
September 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM
It turns out that protecting hate speech did not create the conditions to protect other kinds of speech; instead, it protected hate and allowed hate movements to take over all the institutions of that might have defended the rest of us.
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Come join us! We start at 11AM on Tuesday September 16th and end at 11AM on Wednesday September 17th. We have researchers from around the world talking about how their work has revolutionized health and saved millions of lives from HIV/AIDS. end/
September 6, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Come join us! We start at 11AM on Tuesday September 16th and end at 11AM on Wednesday September 17th. We have researchers from around the world talking about how their work has revolutionized health and saved millions of lives from HIV/AIDS. end/
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Just tried watching Ezra Klein’s latest NYT podcast episode on how the U.S. got to this point where vaccines are so politicized.
It’s pretty clear that Klein and his guests—David Wallace Wells and Rachael Bedard—really do not understand why/how the political right turned on vaccines.
It’s pretty clear that Klein and his guests—David Wallace Wells and Rachael Bedard—really do not understand why/how the political right turned on vaccines.
August 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Just tried watching Ezra Klein’s latest NYT podcast episode on how the U.S. got to this point where vaccines are so politicized.
It’s pretty clear that Klein and his guests—David Wallace Wells and Rachael Bedard—really do not understand why/how the political right turned on vaccines.
It’s pretty clear that Klein and his guests—David Wallace Wells and Rachael Bedard—really do not understand why/how the political right turned on vaccines.
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I really enjoyed this @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social pod about Covid & MAHA, but one thing it repeatedly revealed is a habit of liberals that drives me crazy. A short 🧵.
MAHA Is a Bad Answer to a Good Question
Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 08/22/2025 · 1h 22m
podcasts.apple.com
August 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I really enjoyed this @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social pod about Covid & MAHA, but one thing it repeatedly revealed is a habit of liberals that drives me crazy. A short 🧵.
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They didn't attempt a violent coup because of the left. They aren't destroying US science & academia because of the left. They're not embracing open racism & nazi ideology because of the left.
They are adults, making choices, doing things of their own volition, and they bear the responsibility.
They are adults, making choices, doing things of their own volition, and they bear the responsibility.
August 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
They didn't attempt a violent coup because of the left. They aren't destroying US science & academia because of the left. They're not embracing open racism & nazi ideology because of the left.
They are adults, making choices, doing things of their own volition, and they bear the responsibility.
They are adults, making choices, doing things of their own volition, and they bear the responsibility.
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“Tl;dr: If the GOP declares war on science, and the Democrats say they’re going to listen to science then science is going to be partisan. If the two parties agree on some aspect of science – or both ignore it entirely – it won’t. Scientists have limited influence, at best, over this process.”
partisans, not scientists, decide if science is partisan
Last month, Audra Wolfe wrote a fantastic post about how science is and always has been political. In the post, she analyzes statements from Nature and Scientific American, both of which endorsed J…
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August 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“Tl;dr: If the GOP declares war on science, and the Democrats say they’re going to listen to science then science is going to be partisan. If the two parties agree on some aspect of science – or both ignore it entirely – it won’t. Scientists have limited influence, at best, over this process.”
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NEW: More than 20,500 workers have left or been pushed out of federal health agencies, a ProPublica analysis found.
Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform inspections and combat deadly outbreaks.
Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform inspections and combat deadly outbreaks.
Gutted: How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies
More than 20,500 workers have left or been pushed out of federal health agencies, a ProPublica analysis found. Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform...
projects.propublica.org
August 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
NEW: More than 20,500 workers have left or been pushed out of federal health agencies, a ProPublica analysis found.
Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform inspections and combat deadly outbreaks.
Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform inspections and combat deadly outbreaks.
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The VA’s unilateral termination of union contracts for ~360k workers represents a loss of 2.5% OF ALL UNION MEMBERS IN AMERICA.
I’m not sure what it will take for the labor movement to get into crisis mode, but the crisis is here.
I’m not sure what it will take for the labor movement to get into crisis mode, but the crisis is here.
August 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The VA’s unilateral termination of union contracts for ~360k workers represents a loss of 2.5% OF ALL UNION MEMBERS IN AMERICA.
I’m not sure what it will take for the labor movement to get into crisis mode, but the crisis is here.
I’m not sure what it will take for the labor movement to get into crisis mode, but the crisis is here.
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About half of Americans say they've put off healthcare services due to cost barriers, with Millennials most affected by far, per new study by Madaket Health.
Percent of age groups who've put off getting care:
Millennials: 78%
Gen X: 56%
Baby Boomers: 30%
www.morningstar.com/news/busines...
Percent of age groups who've put off getting care:
Millennials: 78%
Gen X: 56%
Baby Boomers: 30%
www.morningstar.com/news/busines...
New Study from Madaket Health Reveals Nearly Half of Americans Delay Healthcare Due to Cost and In-Network Barriers
www.morningstar.com
August 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
About half of Americans say they've put off healthcare services due to cost barriers, with Millennials most affected by far, per new study by Madaket Health.
Percent of age groups who've put off getting care:
Millennials: 78%
Gen X: 56%
Baby Boomers: 30%
www.morningstar.com/news/busines...
Percent of age groups who've put off getting care:
Millennials: 78%
Gen X: 56%
Baby Boomers: 30%
www.morningstar.com/news/busines...
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RFK Jr. is going to end the vaccine program in the United States in order to make money for himself by suing companies that make them.
He wants to end the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP), which means that vaccine manufacturers will stop making vaccines in the U.S. 1/5
He wants to end the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP), which means that vaccine manufacturers will stop making vaccines in the U.S. 1/5
RFK Jr. Wants to Overhaul a Vital System That Supports Childhood Immunization
The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program stabilizes the nation’s childhood immunization system while paying those harmed by rare side effects. If the program topples, it could threaten access to vaccin...
www.propublica.org
July 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
RFK Jr. is going to end the vaccine program in the United States in order to make money for himself by suing companies that make them.
He wants to end the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP), which means that vaccine manufacturers will stop making vaccines in the U.S. 1/5
He wants to end the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP), which means that vaccine manufacturers will stop making vaccines in the U.S. 1/5
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NEW: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to overhaul an obscure but vital program that underpins the nation’s childhood immunization system.
Depending on what he does, the results could be catastrophic.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
Depending on what he does, the results could be catastrophic.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
RFK Jr. Wants to Revolutionize a Program That Supports Childhood Immunizations. The Results Could Be Catastrophic.
The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program stabilizes the nation’s childhood immunization system while paying those harmed by rare side effects. If the program topples, it could threaten access to vaccin...
www.propublica.org
July 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NEW: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to overhaul an obscure but vital program that underpins the nation’s childhood immunization system.
Depending on what he does, the results could be catastrophic.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
Depending on what he does, the results could be catastrophic.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
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When people see folks drowning and feel powerless and ill-equipped to save them, they sometimes fight over how to describe the water. It's worth resisting this impulse.
July 2, 2025 at 3:53 AM
When people see folks drowning and feel powerless and ill-equipped to save them, they sometimes fight over how to describe the water. It's worth resisting this impulse.
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If it took 8 days to build a massive concentration camp in Florida then it means they could build and house the homeless at any point but choose not to
July 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
If it took 8 days to build a massive concentration camp in Florida then it means they could build and house the homeless at any point but choose not to
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The wildest thing about If Books Could Kill is that 95% of the time it's a book I've never heard of that's sold 800 billion copies and has fundamentally shaped the society around me.
July 1, 2025 at 2:51 AM
The wildest thing about If Books Could Kill is that 95% of the time it's a book I've never heard of that's sold 800 billion copies and has fundamentally shaped the society around me.
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Same as 'Public Health failed by not being nuanced and accommodating during COVID'. Yet many did, in the face of a coordinated series of attacks and a current wholesale rewriting of history on the topic.
You hear this a lot on the left but it isn't true. USAID did not "fail to tell its story to Americans," the right targeted the agency with lies and misinformation.
Ultimately this narrative turns conservative attacks into even more calls for the left to reform.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/o...
Ultimately this narrative turns conservative attacks into even more calls for the left to reform.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/o...
June 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Same as 'Public Health failed by not being nuanced and accommodating during COVID'. Yet many did, in the face of a coordinated series of attacks and a current wholesale rewriting of history on the topic.
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Seriously. You know who has *great* messaging? Cancer researchers! Literally curing cancer! Sells itself!
Still got fed to the DOGE woodchipper.
FEMA and the National Weather Service got fed to the DOGE woodchipper, too. Nobody thought poorly of them until the right did the thing they always do.
Still got fed to the DOGE woodchipper.
FEMA and the National Weather Service got fed to the DOGE woodchipper, too. Nobody thought poorly of them until the right did the thing they always do.
You hear this a lot on the left but it isn't true. USAID did not "fail to tell its story to Americans," the right targeted the agency with lies and misinformation.
Ultimately this narrative turns conservative attacks into even more calls for the left to reform.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/o...
Ultimately this narrative turns conservative attacks into even more calls for the left to reform.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/o...
June 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Seriously. You know who has *great* messaging? Cancer researchers! Literally curing cancer! Sells itself!
Still got fed to the DOGE woodchipper.
FEMA and the National Weather Service got fed to the DOGE woodchipper, too. Nobody thought poorly of them until the right did the thing they always do.
Still got fed to the DOGE woodchipper.
FEMA and the National Weather Service got fed to the DOGE woodchipper, too. Nobody thought poorly of them until the right did the thing they always do.
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It is not realistic or sustainable for every single government program to constantly promote itself to the public. The clear villain in the DOGE immiseration campaign is the right. We don't need to play into their attacks by implying that we deserve it.
June 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It is not realistic or sustainable for every single government program to constantly promote itself to the public. The clear villain in the DOGE immiseration campaign is the right. We don't need to play into their attacks by implying that we deserve it.
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🧵 THREAD: Why the Cato Institute’s new paper on “misinformation panic” is dangerously wrong, and why it completely misunderstands the real crisis we face.
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
The Misleading Panic over Misinformation
People can’t agree on how to define misinformation and its related terms, making regulation nearly impossible. Instead, free expression serves as a better tool for discovering truth.
www.cato.org
June 27, 2025 at 6:50 AM
🧵 THREAD: Why the Cato Institute’s new paper on “misinformation panic” is dangerously wrong, and why it completely misunderstands the real crisis we face.
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
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I am begging people not to look to the NYT for coverage of what's happening. The BBC, Le Monde, Ajazeera and others will have more truthful coverage.
June 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I am begging people not to look to the NYT for coverage of what's happening. The BBC, Le Monde, Ajazeera and others will have more truthful coverage.
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I have tried to sandwich this sobering reality lesson between daily gratitude and humility prayers. How will I behave when we all finally come to the table and talk?
June 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I have tried to sandwich this sobering reality lesson between daily gratitude and humility prayers. How will I behave when we all finally come to the table and talk?
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If you're being cited like this by Clarence Thomas to uphold discrimination, you should take a long good look in the mirror and question your choices. Unfortunately, for the Times, this was the intended outcome.
June 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
If you're being cited like this by Clarence Thomas to uphold discrimination, you should take a long good look in the mirror and question your choices. Unfortunately, for the Times, this was the intended outcome.
I’ve been screaming this for years
Gonna level with you bro I think DHS needs to be dissolved after this. Regardless of what national security functions fall under its remit, it's clearly institutionally constructed in such a way allows it to be used as an unaccountable tool of executive power. Can't reform your way out of that.
June 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I’ve been screaming this for years
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If you rank Zohran 1st you’re voting to make every New York Times Opinion writer insane for several years.
June 16, 2025 at 12:37 PM
If you rank Zohran 1st you’re voting to make every New York Times Opinion writer insane for several years.