"That's a valiant flea that dares to eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion." --Wiliam Shakespeare Sometimes the most powerful thing is to be underestimated.
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Kressly: I expect in the next couple of weeks, this is going to get worse. You’re going to hear from the same administrative people who have gutted the expertise needed to promote child health — pushing false narratives like, “we need to look at the link between vaccines and autism.” That is a lie.
Have had bushels of cherry tomatoes this year. Highly recommend making tomato 'jam' by cutting in half & slow roasting @ 250 for 2 hours, brushed w/ olive oil, kosher salt & cracked pepper. Serve warm on avocado toast with crumbled feta for a delicious breakfast, lunch & dinner!
I blame the editors.
Looking kind of iffy. Golf hat + golf shirt does not = actually golfing.
Hey Sen. James Lankford, stop your Orwellian doublespeak. We're not "jumping to conclusions" – RFKjr is a dark tetrad. He knows nothing about human healthcare. He's systematically trying to cull the American public. Remove him from office. Immediately.
9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American." It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
“in six months sec. kennedy has undermined 60 years of vaccine preventable diseases in this country.” dr. tom frieden frmr dir of CDC let that sink in-the damage this regime has inflicted on us.
Powerful. It may be time for a 2025 painting of Judith. A number of faces for models for Holofernes come to mind.
senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, former chief economist to Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) & director of budget and spending policy for Marco Rubio’s 2016 presidential campaign👇🏽
Yeah ask Michael Fanone what he thinks about what's happening now regarding Federal takeover of policing in DC. I certainly trust him more than Trump.
Nailed it.
I don’t know what boomers he’s talking about because all my money goes to my millennial daughter and my generation alpha granddaughter. BTW Scott Galloway, boomers are also the ones protesting in the streets. Where are you but always pitting one group against another? Shut up and lead a protest!
I came here to say exactly this so thank you. I'd also add that some more of my money goes to my siblings who didn't save as much as I did (believe me when I tell you I built the wealth I have as poorly paid academic support staff) and in past years, went to my parents and in-laws with dementia.
Only gets away with that in DC on a Federal building. Pretty sure that banner would last a nano-second if tried in 99.9999% of the rest of the US.
Just look at him. That is not a healthy looking person.
He’s providing them with valuable mulching experience though.
Nah--she was too poor for him to be on her side.
Mary Mallon got kind of a bum deal so not her. Just put up the current HHS's Sec portrait and you've got a historically awful example of health.
Did you see Joe yesterday--looking chipper and enjoying ice cream. The red hat dude looks older than Methuselah. Joe has a beautiful wife who is his best friend. Red hat dude's wife doesn't even live with him.
Honored that Mark is now a Democracy Docket member.🙏 The force of democracy must be with us!!!🥳
There is no antidote for cowardice.
Wanted: Competent headline writers (editors) at the NYT. They need guidance on the actual text of the US Constitution before they make assumptions & use sloppy language in regard to what EOs (reminder--EOs are not laws) actually allow this guy to do.
not just that he has no constitutional authority, there isn't even any particular legal or institutional mechanism by which the president can make anyone treat this as anything other than a weird advisory opinion.
Who the hell thinks paving over the Rose Garden or funding f*cking golf weekends is more important than researching treatments for babies and children with brain cancer? My blood boils at this. substack.com/@katiephang/...
If Missouri Republicans mid-cycle redistrict and break the law, they will be sued. That is a promise and I don't bluff. Just ask Texas. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
I am also a Grammy with similar tastes. Excellent choices.
“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.” My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
💚💚 We stand with & support our brave EPA colleagues who took the courageous step to sign a public Declaration of Dissent to their administrator. They do this BECAUSE of their commitment to protecting the environment and American people. Tonight, the EPA illegally fired many of the public signers.
Bravo-appreciate her plainspeak.
Welch: Am American president talks to other American citizens like that, and propagandists come on TV and normalize this behavior. And nothing about this is normal. Nothing
I don't have a crystal ball, but if I was a betting person I'd wager she won't be your governor.
“This is our moment to reassert what it means to be American by speaking out and pushing back. The victory of the weak, malignant and unprincipled man is not inevitable.” www.americaamerica.news/p/its-villai...
Business man, my arse!
“.. even as tariffs change week to week, he added ,, ‘We cannot go back two weeks later and say, ‘Oh, sorry, now it has to be this price.’ They just don’t work that way.” 🤡 @wsj.com www.wsj.com/business/ret...
Just a lovely little bird. Thank you!
Biden appointed intelligent people that weren't perfect but didn't make us a shithole country overnight. I also liked the way his Cabinet looked. Like the rest of us in America--a diverse country whether anyone likes it or not. Not like some dress up vanilla evil Barbie and Ken mirage.
"The President, on his own, can't tax the American people. That's what King George III tried to do – we had a revolution about that." Neal Katyal
God, every time I see that guy I want to spew.
Ah--but I love a real book in my hands. I don't need much but I need my books. ☺️
When I worked in downtown Philly my regular visit to the Free Library of Philadelphia was a highlight of my week. But don't forget --support the authors too and cough up the actual $$ to own their books outright.
Not one honorable person in that picture. Not one.
They should have thought about that before they went down this economically idiotic, counter-productive and unconstitutional path.
The damage this man has done is incalculable.
there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
Marc Elias’ Democracy Docket has quietly become a pro-democracy media force, expanding its newsroom to 20 staffers as it surpasses 50,000 paid subscribers. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/democracy-...
Multiple CDC leaders have resigned in the wake of layoffs and a shooting at the agency’s headquarters this month.
Welch: He claims that he's the law and order president. But we all know that's a lie because he's a convicted felon. He pardons convicted felons, he surrounds himself with obsequious people that kiss his all day, every day
Our national trauma. Our national shame. Please what ever you do, find a Democrat you can vote for in November 2026, even if they aren't your perfect candidate, and vote for them so we can start to end this cruel madness.
The Mural Arts Program is a National Treasure. Philly artists are National Treasures! I ❤️ Philly!
Recently received a clothing/sporting catalog in the mail. An item that was priced at $20 in the last catalog two months ago is now $26.95. Trump Tariff Consumer Tax.
Pay attention. Your family’s safety is on the line.
Consider reading Nicholas Chritakis's Apollos Arrow & Fareed Zakaria's Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World for a more nuanced view of the impact of Covid and it's political, historical & sociological contexts. Human nature is a constantly moving and fickle beast.
My dear departed daddy was a USAF Chief Master Sergeant who served three tours in Vietnam. His father was a Filipino scout/USN vet (& American citizen) who died making it possible for the US to win WW2. Their service & that of every honorable vet should not be tarnished by this awful decision.
The upside of today? Now Susan, Jen, Dan and @drdemetre.bsky.social can join us in calling for RFK Jr to be fired and fighting to SaveHHS.org
Dr. Demetre, in his resignation from the CDC, said this: “I have never experienced such radical non-transparency, nor have I seen such unskilled manipulation of data to achieve a political end rather than the good of the American people”. It is an outrage that RFK Jr. remains as head of HHS.
Those fools think those face curtains they are wearing will protect them. Stock up on your K-95s now. And Covid tests.
Don't be cowed into thinking you don't need a mask when you go on an airplane. 5 family members just traveled on several different trips. All 5 got covid.
He must go & we must never forget it was Trump who appointed him & GOP senators who voted to confirm him. All have shown a flagrant & arrogant disregard for the duties of their offices & must face the consequences at the ballot box in November 2026.
Dr. William Foege, 89, who helped end smallpox in the 1970s, recently wrote: RFK Jr.’s “words can be as lethal as the smallpox virus.” And his actions are more lethal still. He’s waging war on America. That’s an impeachable offense. He must be removed from office. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
I did promise that Republican states that capitulate to Trump's demands to illegally gerrymander their maps will be sued. And history shows I never bluff and usually win. I also said that there are only two types of GOP officials -- proud MAGA and scared MAGA. That is true.
We’re going to go on a rant for a minute, and yes we’re bringing some history with us. Back in 1755, Benjamin Franklin wrote words that still echo today: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”
🚨🚨 Pre-Labor Day Massacre We don’t know the why but several of our (excellent) leaders are resigning, effective (we think) immediately. Is this an act of resistance or a purge by our anti-science government?
If you’re mad about the SEPTA cuts and you’re not registered to vote–register to vote today.
His words are words of a monster. An arrogant monster.
Statement from Dr. Tina Tan, president of Infectious Diseases Society of America: THE SUSTAINED ATTACKS ON PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE U.S. MUST END NOW.
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), top Dem on the Senate health committee, on this evening's chaos at CDC: “We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired."
Get a PIN from the IRS and use it when you file your taxes (and file early). Used to be you had to be an identity theft victim to get a PIN but now anyone can get one. www.irs.gov/identity-the...
US flu vax widely available now-no obstacles to getting it. In late September new Covid booster will be available to 65+ & those with documented medical conditions. Everyone else will have to jump through hoops and even some blue(er) states (PA for one) require pharmacies to go by CDC guidelines.
Aww c'mon. Really need to dump on the Boomers about RFK Jr? Most of us think he's a d*ck & most of us definitely aren't complicit in promoting his anti-vax BS as we all got vaccinations our entire lives, got them for our kids & we're not dead yet.
Undermining the Fed to get lower rates now is like ripping the batteries out of your smoke alarm because it’s beeping. It’s quiet for a bit. Then your house burns down. Credibility anchors expectations; expectations anchor inflation.
Transparent in their co-corruption.
Can historians today debate the following: Is a country its government or is it its people? I ask because I can believe the government in terms of the presidency & GOP is likely authoritarian, but I don't believe the people are. And I think that makes a difference and is the way out.
And read information from independent journalists who are ethical, experienced and well sourced. Fortunately there are many who are not on cable tv.
Judge Luttig weighs in on today’s decision substack.com/inbox/post/1...
I celebrate every victory for voting rights, but this one is particularly special. No issue has been more hotly contested or more important to PA voters than this one. The DSCC and DCCC fought hard and it is great to see them prevail. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Federal grants help universities advance knowledge in important fields-medical, scientific, technological which benefits us all & pays for equipment & support staff. Such supply purchases & human resources help keep national, state & local economies thriving. Not rocket science, except when it is.
Media keeps calling DOGE a 'department.' They are NOT a department but a group of unqualified people acting as mechanism for the dismantling of the federal government under the guise of efficiency and cost savings. They are not efficient and they have cost taxpayers far more than they have saved.
American small businesses and farms are being decimated by this steaming pile presidency.
This ambushed my heart. I'm sure am feeling for this family. ‘It’s disappointing’: Family that made medallions for Kennedy Center honorees reflects on legacy after Tiffany & Co. takes over - WTOP News share.google/s2btYTzbIitL...
Be advised to lock down as much of your personal info as you can. And reminder: "DOGE" is not a 'department' of the federal government. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
Feeling really violated by this news. Please encourage everyone to be sure to lock down as much of their SS related information as they can to protect from identity theft. Also please remind people that "DOGE" is not an actual 'department' of the government. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
I wrote about my transition from The Washington Post and how I'm looking at my future. But mostly I wrote about who is trying to use your power for their own purposes. www.pbump.net/o/the-power-...
America’s leading physician groups are now openly defying RFK Jr. www.vox.com/health/45922...
Burning the American flag is protected as free speech under two Supreme Court rulings, one in 1989 and 1990.
one sign that the “unitary executive” is less the restoration of an older constitutional order and more the imposition of a radical new one is that allowing the president to act untethered from most legal or congressional limits has largely just served to plunge the country into disorder
Read what Paul Krugman has to say about that: open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
I was in the news business for only 4 decades, so maybe I don't know much. But it seems like the transformation of the U.S. into a police state would be worth a headline and a few paragraphs.
Amen!!
Meiselas: Stop both-sidesing it, media. Stop trying to sow division within the Democratic Party when we literally have military invasions into American cities, aided and abetted by red state governors, who, again, are the takers who wouldn't exist without the blue states
Local pharmacist said keep an eye on late September for the updated vaccine and make an appointment stat!
Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
Lady, your evidently very poor judgement means no one cares what you think about anything. Fools no one. Go away.
Impeach him.
Take it-leave it. Least of our worries here as we are kind of busy with other priorities. Not a popular opinion I know and I have loved my share of sports teams, but athletes today get too much money, adoration and attention anyway.
Shameful ignorant savages.