Democrats need to knock it off with this self-serving bullshit. We have a deep bench, enough with the gerontocracy.
Democrats need to knock it off with this self-serving bullshit. We have a deep bench, enough with the gerontocracy.
So it is the guns then? š¤ www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/p...
Frankly, I have seen enough. Secretary Kennedy should be fired immediately. He's destroying the agency responsible for keeping diseases (like measles and Ebola) under control. This is deadly serious.
Excited and proud. wapo.st/4p89Xes
Iāve seen enough. Impeach Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60ās, so hereās a fact check. In 1965: -42% of American adults smoked; itās 11% now. -The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; itās 5.6/1000 now. -Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
RFK is secretary of Hazards and Human Suffering. His testimony today shows his staggering incompetency and his complete indifference to the truth ā indifference that is costing lives. He must be impeached before he harms more people. #ImpeachRFK
Four years ago, I tested for COVID. I'd had dinner with someone with cancer the night before. Thanks to the vaccine, I did not give that dinner companion COVID. And I only ran a low-grade fever for a few days. Fuck that idiot RFK Jr. and the equally stupid buffoon who hired him.
When you stand up and fight; sometimes you lose and sometimes you win. But do you know what happens if you don't fight at all? Nothing.
Ohhhhmygod!!! Look how many people are supporting down-ballot Democratic nominees in Missouri. This is just within the last few weeks. We are taking the fight to them. Scroll through the list for a little balm for your soul. ā¤ļø
We the people are the job creators who keep showing up and making America great right now!
The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024. Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay. The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year. Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M See the problem?
I need someone to sue the shit out of the Missouri governor for redistricting without a new census.
About this Florida vaccine story: When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, whoād had all their shots, got whooping cough. We asked their pediatrician what wouldāve happened if they hadnāt been vaccinated. āOh, theyād have died.ā
Fighting the authoritarian works. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
#trumpsmells
A perennial danger with pointing to historical precedent is that similar examples from the past can obscure the existing risks a nation faces, Julian Zelizer writes.
The biggest scandal in US public life *ought* to be that we are the richest country in history & yet our infrastructure sucks, our transportation choices suck, our cities suck, our healthcare sucks, our public administration sucks, & in dozens of little ways, our daily lives suck.
Massie: "The Speaker of the House just offered a fig leaf to my colleagues. They're gonna vote on a non-binding resolution today that does absolutely nothing ... they're allowing the DOJ to curate all of the information that the DOJ is giving them ... the perpetrators are being protected"
A federal court has ruled Trump illegally deployed the military to LA. He does not have constitutional authority to do so in Chicago. This is the political ploy of an autocrat. Reject his fascist military occupation. Reject his fascist Federal Govt takeover. Protect our Constitutional rights. 5/5
3. And if you claim āRed states are only more violent because of Blue cities,ā then youāll have to explain why Blue cities in Blue states donāt make them even more violent? States set policies like gun safety laws (or lack there of), which is why 8 of 10 most violent cities are in Red states. 4/5
2. Red states have a 40% higher murder rate than do Blue states. FORTY PERCENT HIGHER! So, if Trump *actually* wanted to pretend he was protecting Americans from being killed, heād have the National Guard occupy Red states not Blue states. But nopeāHeād rather troll blue cities & blue states. 3/5
1. Chicago is not even in the USAās top 25 most violent cities. In 2025 Chicago: ā¢Crime ā¬ļø 13% ā¢Car jackings ā¬ļø 26% ā¢Murder ā¬ļø 31% ā¢Robbery ā¬ļø 33% Btw that includes gun violence data! In fact the majority of illegal guns here are from IN & WI who have weak gun laws. So, speaking of Red statesā¦ 2/4
The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans. And itās all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich. Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax ā it's cruel.
The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction for disputes between states (meaning they can actually file the lawsuit there, rather than have it go up on appeal). This would be a good time for Illinois to utilize it.
Pritzker: "When did we become a country where it's ok for the US president to insist on national television that a state should call him to beg for anything? Especially something we don't want. Have we truly lost all sense of sanity in this nation that we treat this as normal?"
Cool, but all I can think is how it would terrify horses.
I used to read books like Lord of the Rings or watch movies like Star Wars and think the villains were unbelievable. And of course, now watching the tech oligarchs (who could not spend all their money if they tried) destroy civilization for power, Iām like, guess I was wrong. People are that awful.
More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.
Platner: No one cares that you pretend to be remorseful as you sell out to lobbyists. Symbolic opposition does not reopen hospitals. Weak condemnations do not bring back Roe V Wade. Maine deserves better than Susan Collins.
Ditto.
ITāS ALL NATIVE LAND!
senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, former chief economist to Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) & director of budget and spending policy for Marco Rubioās 2016 presidential campaignšš½
Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare. Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Streetās greed. Getting big money out of politics. Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages. If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
Look at this graph. The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened. This is why we must build back union power.
Oh, Andy Borowitz. What a gem you are.
New Mexico is overriding the federal government on the topic of COVID19 vaccines to ensure their residents can access them. States hold a tremendous amount of public health power. They should use it.
Jones: I want to bring theology into this because you have all these people that want to give thoughts and prayers. But I was a minister, and that is a form of theological malpracticeāwhen you pray for something you have the power to change.
In a national poll, 9 out of 10 American flags prefer Governor Gavin Christopher Newsom.
Photosynthesis will be the only way to feed ourselves without getting very sick and dead
St. Louis mayor says FEMA turmoil hindered tornado response | STLPR www.stlpr.org/show/st-loui...
Canada on Notice: The Attack on International Law Is an Attack on Canada open.substack.com/pub/charliea...
"Americaās national health agency was plunged into crisis as the White House announced it had fired the director and four top officials quit in a row over Robert F Kennedy Jr āweaponising public health for political gainā." www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
Hey you need a break! Watch this brand new baby tapir get tummy scratches. Do it. Sweet baby Rosie was born at Miller Zoo in Quebec! š„¹š„°
The thing about Ashli Babbitt that I kept saying is that, for most of history, most countries would have strung up a bunch of the J6 folks in the capitol steps as a sign. And for good reason. This is what happens when you donāt.
Another early career researcher speaking out about the value of biomedical research and the cost of NIH cuts. Thank you, Ben.
you guys i know the ruling is stayed and that SCOTUS might decide differently, plz just let me have this one lil joke, as a treat
The CDC is gutting a program that monitors foodborne illnesses. The program will now only track infections caused by two pathogens, rather than eight. Hello? How does this āMake America Healthy Againā?
Unbelievably bad. āThe CDC you knew is over. Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.ā www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
What if we established a tax-exempt Church of Democracy and sued the government for infringing on our religious freedoms when it does authoritarian stuff?
The fun would be watching Chump's reaction to it. š¤Æ #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
Of course. Also: work on repealing PLCAA as a first step towards curbing gun violence!!!
Our new study finds that the upper atmosphere is becoming more sheared and less stratified because of climate change. Both these changes are making the atmosphere less stable and more conducive to turbulence. Covered by the BBC here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The damage this man has done is incalculable.
Love to see this.
Repeal PLCAA!
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
Repeal PLCAA, for starters.
Excellent question.
someone should put together a "kennedy death count" for everyone who dies of a preventable disease and just plaster it everywhere www.statnews.com/2025/08/28/c...
New study by @brendannyhan.bsky.social, @jasonreifler.bsky.social & colleagues demonstrates that prebunking election fraud rumors ā by warning about anticipated false claims & filling conceptual gaps that those claims exploit ā helps to reduce belief in falsehoods: www.science.org/content/arti...
School shootings are not a mental health issue. They are a gun issue. As a child psychiatrist, I see kids struggle every dayābut their struggles donāt put AR-15s in classrooms. #GunReformNow
Instead of fishing and foraging for berries like all other bears, Paul had wisely been investing the money he took from people he had mauled.
Preach Brother!šš¼ šš»šš¼šš¼ššŗšøš
The Political Awakening of the Oyster Farmer Gunning for Susan Collins flip.it/WD28nJ
Yes. And all the Public Health officials who endorsed the "you do you" vibes-based approach to COVID? You helped support this. You fed the fire.
Thou Shalt Stop Worshipping Guns! www.thegodpodcast.com/p/thou-shalt...
#trumpsmells
Hey, there. Quick reminder that our country's leadership DOES NOT WANT US TO BE HEALTHY. As you were.
The next days and months and years will demand from all of us great courage ā and solidarity. Be prepared.
Now that special elections in Iowa show a 20+ point move in favor of Democrats, even before the full economic catastrophe of Trump tariffs are felt, both Iowa's GOP Governor and now GOP Sen. Jodi Ernst say they won't seek re-election. This is the way. www.cbsnews.com/news/joni-er...
Repeal PLCAA!
There are 400 million guns in this country. More guns than people. In America, we are ten times more likely to be shot in a school or playground than any other developed nation.
"Marc Eliasās Democracy Docket has quietly become a pro-democracy media force, expanding its newsroom to 20 staffers as it surpasses 50,000 paid subscribers." Story here: www.status.news/p/democracy-...
Pay attention. Your familyās safety is on the line.
A couple of months ago, the Navy dishonored civil rights hero Harvey Milk by removing his name from a ship. Now, the Air Force is dishonoring itself by celebrating a domestic terrorist called Ashli Babbitt.
Chief Justice Roberts says the rule of law is eroding like we've rarely seen. Maybe he should've thought of that before ruling the president is above the law. You don't get to burn the house down and act shocked it's on fire.
"Literally no one thinks prayer is a substitute for action." Then why is prayer, literally, *always* the substitute for action, you willfully obtuse asshole?
Daskalakis: I very specifically use the term pregnant people, and very specifically added my pronouns at the end of my resignation letter to make the point that I am defying this terrible strategy of trying to erase people
Between RFK decimating the CDC, normalizing Ashli Babbitt & the umpteenth school shooting... I'm losing the will to post. #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
Ashley Babbit dishonored her service by committing insurrection against her country. While her death is absolutely tragic and I wish it hadnāt happened, the Air Force giving her honors is in itself a dishonor.
Massive walkout underway at CDC. RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
Every country in the world has people with mental health challenges. Only America, has near-daily mass school shootings. What could be the difference? Hint: Starts with āg-uā and ends with ān-s.ā
Canāt argue with THAT logic
70 years ago, on this date, Emmett Till was kidnapped and brutally murdered by white men. His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary
Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey is now on my radar for the Next Generation of Democratic Leaders. Along with Jasmine Crockett. www.cnn.com/2025/08/27/u...
Trump just hung a giant portrait of himself over the Department of Labor building, claiming he puts "American Workers First." Take it from a former Secretary of Labor: Donald Trump doesn't give a shit about working people. https://youtu.be/ARL5VvYJUe8?feature=shared
šØIt's almost 2am eastern, but the CDC debacle is still unfolding. Very important message from the American Public Health Association: "We urge people across the nation to contact their representative and call for change to protect our health." "RFK Jr. must be... 1/3 www.apha.org/news-and-med...
This is an excellent piece by @stevevladeck.bsky.social. Not only does he lay out the case in a way that's easy to understand, but he talks about why the Trump administration feels like it can improperly run straight to SCOTUS. Definitely worth the read.
Todayās purge of CDC leadership was terrifying - even for those of us who know the risks we face every day: political interference, shootings, and constant pressure to compromise science. If youāre exhausted, scared, or torn between holding the line and walking away: youāre not weak. Youāre human.
