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Why do we even need vaccines, people don’t even get some of those diseases any more.
June 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Why do we even need vaccines, people don’t even get some of those diseases any more.
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Debunked, half-true, and deeply ableist. RFK Jr. knows shockingly little about autism.
RFK Jr. knows amazingly little about autism
For someone who's been talking about it for so long, the HHS secretary got many basic facts wrong.
www.motherjones.com
April 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Debunked, half-true, and deeply ableist. RFK Jr. knows shockingly little about autism.
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It isn't that America lacks courage. It's that we’ve become so cut off from one another that many of us feel alone, which makes us feel afraid.
But when we are surrounded by courageous people, all of us become more courageous.
Courage is contagious.
But when we are surrounded by courageous people, all of us become more courageous.
Courage is contagious.
April 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
It isn't that America lacks courage. It's that we’ve become so cut off from one another that many of us feel alone, which makes us feel afraid.
But when we are surrounded by courageous people, all of us become more courageous.
Courage is contagious.
But when we are surrounded by courageous people, all of us become more courageous.
Courage is contagious.
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BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense
The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
www.npr.org
April 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
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CARTOON OF THE DAY 😕🇺🇸
March 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
CARTOON OF THE DAY 😕🇺🇸
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A federal court’s jurisdiction does *not* stop at the water’s edge. The question is whether the *defendants* are subject to the court order, not *where* the conduct being challenged takes place.
Were it otherwise, the government could act lawlessly overseas and courts would be powerless to stop it.
Were it otherwise, the government could act lawlessly overseas and courts would be powerless to stop it.
March 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A federal court’s jurisdiction does *not* stop at the water’s edge. The question is whether the *defendants* are subject to the court order, not *where* the conduct being challenged takes place.
Were it otherwise, the government could act lawlessly overseas and courts would be powerless to stop it.
Were it otherwise, the government could act lawlessly overseas and courts would be powerless to stop it.
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Chuck Schumer should have been replaced 8 years ago.
One of the main reasons for the rise of American fascism is the cowardice from appeasement ‘centrists.’
One of the main reasons for the rise of American fascism is the cowardice from appeasement ‘centrists.’
March 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Chuck Schumer should have been replaced 8 years ago.
One of the main reasons for the rise of American fascism is the cowardice from appeasement ‘centrists.’
One of the main reasons for the rise of American fascism is the cowardice from appeasement ‘centrists.’
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A professor of environmental sciences gives a quick punchy take on the "eye-popping" numbers re. how clean air promotes economic growth.
An EPA analysis of 20 years of the Clean Air Act (1970-90) found the economic benefits of the regulations were about 42X greater than the costs.
No pay wall.
An EPA analysis of 20 years of the Clean Air Act (1970-90) found the economic benefits of the regulations were about 42X greater than the costs.
No pay wall.
America’s clean air rules boost health and the economy − here’s what EPA’s new deregulation plans ignore
Clean air has become one of America’s best investments, returning $10 for every $1 spent on regulations, by one estimate.
theconversation.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A professor of environmental sciences gives a quick punchy take on the "eye-popping" numbers re. how clean air promotes economic growth.
An EPA analysis of 20 years of the Clean Air Act (1970-90) found the economic benefits of the regulations were about 42X greater than the costs.
No pay wall.
An EPA analysis of 20 years of the Clean Air Act (1970-90) found the economic benefits of the regulations were about 42X greater than the costs.
No pay wall.
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MUST-WATCH: This is the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil from the perspective of his wife, who is 8 months pregnant.
This is federal agents in plain clothes dragging a man from his home as punishment for his speech.
@nyclu.org @ccrjustice.org @theimeu.bsky.social
This is federal agents in plain clothes dragging a man from his home as punishment for his speech.
@nyclu.org @ccrjustice.org @theimeu.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
MUST-WATCH: This is the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil from the perspective of his wife, who is 8 months pregnant.
This is federal agents in plain clothes dragging a man from his home as punishment for his speech.
@nyclu.org @ccrjustice.org @theimeu.bsky.social
This is federal agents in plain clothes dragging a man from his home as punishment for his speech.
@nyclu.org @ccrjustice.org @theimeu.bsky.social
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KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
March 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
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Someone tell Fetterman that the Dems are in the minority and are incapable of shutting down the government. Thanks.
The weeks of performative “resistance” from those in my party were limited to undignified antics.
Voting to shut the government down will punish millions or risk a recession.
I disagree with many points in the CR, but I will never vote to shut our government down.
Voting to shut the government down will punish millions or risk a recession.
I disagree with many points in the CR, but I will never vote to shut our government down.
March 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Someone tell Fetterman that the Dems are in the minority and are incapable of shutting down the government. Thanks.
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International Women's Day!! 🫶🏽
March 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
International Women's Day!! 🫶🏽
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That is exactly true.
March 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
That is exactly true.
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and yet PETA is silent about tape made out of duck? interesting
March 7, 2025 at 2:40 AM
and yet PETA is silent about tape made out of duck? interesting
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Republican Rep. Mike Lawler who represents a swing district in NY gets booed ruthlessly after trying to use the 'waste, fraud, and abuse' line in response to voters' concerns about Medicaid cuts (via lohud)
March 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Republican Rep. Mike Lawler who represents a swing district in NY gets booed ruthlessly after trying to use the 'waste, fraud, and abuse' line in response to voters' concerns about Medicaid cuts (via lohud)
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Your regular reminder: A large proportion of the rising #disability bill is due to an ageing population—because disability increases with age. This isn’t a ‘crisis’ of fraud or overdiagnosis, it’s basic demographics.
March 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Your regular reminder: A large proportion of the rising #disability bill is due to an ageing population—because disability increases with age. This isn’t a ‘crisis’ of fraud or overdiagnosis, it’s basic demographics.
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“The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, DESPITE EXTENSIVE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH THAT HAS DISPROVEN OR FAILED TO FIND EVIDENCE OF SUCH LINKS.”
(Caps mine)
(Caps mine)
Exclusive: U.S. CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research that has disproven or failed to find evidence of such links.
www.reuters.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
“The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, DESPITE EXTENSIVE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH THAT HAS DISPROVEN OR FAILED TO FIND EVIDENCE OF SUCH LINKS.”
(Caps mine)
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I saw this earlier and chuckled because I thought it was satire... Then I looked it up, and sure enough, it's real. Who would have thought the end of democracy would be THIS fucking stupid. 🤦♂️
March 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I saw this earlier and chuckled because I thought it was satire... Then I looked it up, and sure enough, it's real. Who would have thought the end of democracy would be THIS fucking stupid. 🤦♂️
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"NO KINGS LIVE HERE"
March 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
"NO KINGS LIVE HERE"
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Every time I read a story like this I recommit to be louder and more defiant.
March 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Every time I read a story like this I recommit to be louder and more defiant.
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if you are a democrat who is retreating on and abandoning trans people, you are evil and throwing all trans people under the bus won’t stop them for coming after you next
March 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
if you are a democrat who is retreating on and abandoning trans people, you are evil and throwing all trans people under the bus won’t stop them for coming after you next
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After firing federal workers at the CDC, some 180 of them have received emails begging them to come back to work.
"Read this e-mail immediately" was the subject line according to the AP.
So much government efficiency going on.
What a joke.
"Read this e-mail immediately" was the subject line according to the AP.
So much government efficiency going on.
What a joke.
March 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
After firing federal workers at the CDC, some 180 of them have received emails begging them to come back to work.
"Read this e-mail immediately" was the subject line according to the AP.
So much government efficiency going on.
What a joke.
"Read this e-mail immediately" was the subject line according to the AP.
So much government efficiency going on.
What a joke.