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I want to give those of you who have not been exposed to this new strain of Covid a warning. It is very insidious. I have had it now for almost 3 weeks it does not want to go away. I thought I was getting better, but now having a problem breathing. Please be careful especially the immunocompromised.
“I don’t know what a constitutional crisis would look like” - Justice Amy Coney Barrett Look outside, Amy. The head of the executive branch considers himself above the law. He does not believe in co-equal branches of government. (1/3)
Susan Collins's legacy: tax cuts for billionaires, and starving the hungry.
Fuck him. Just called my Republican Senators about RFK Jr.'s shit show, then I wrote a script to share. It calls for his immediate resignation. Please join me and call your Republican Senator today. As a former Hill staffer a wall of calls is what it takes to change things. BE LOUD AMERICA
"You're a charlatan. That's what you are." -- Cantwell to RFK Jr
Yes. The Maine Mariners ECHL team plays at this arena. Several Canadian teams are in the league, so the flag is there with the U.S. flag for the national anthems before each hockey game. Nothing nefarious.
Capt. Ross Poldark! I’d come out of menopause for that!
This is the enduring lesson of Weimar: extremism never triumphs on its own. It succeeds because others enable it—because of their ambition, because of their fear, or because they misjudge the dangers of small concessions www.foreignaffairs.com/germany/hitl...
As I’ve said before, this is a man who doesn’t want to lose power. And if he has it his way, he never will. So no, this “joke” isn’t funny. It’s a warning. What do you make of it? Video credit: @dailymail.co.uk
This should be headline news - the implications are horrifying …
If only her deep concerns could propel her to meaningful actions, but, alas, her words are useless sputtering.
But that plays right into the orange one’s desire to declare martial law and suspend elections—a dilemma.
When an insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your medical treatment, it generates a file, which should contain all records associated with your case, including documents explaining why the claim was denied. You have a right to see this file. (Published May 2023)
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If you have some free time this weekend, I think you'll enjoy listening to the latest episode of my podcast. It tells the baffling story of a wealthy gold baron, a tropical paradise, a botched investigation — and a murder so mysterious, it drew in British royalty. 🔎🕵️♂️ On ALL podcast platforms. 🎧
Some call us shortsighted if we focus on retaking Congress in the midterms rather than on what comes next. No! That’s like calling shortsighted those on the Titanic who focused on avoiding the iceberg rather than on the rest of the voyage. There’s no “rest of the voyage” if we hit the damn iceberg!
Today’s episode of my podcast digs into one of the most bizarre, tangled, and controversial unsolved murders in Canadian, and Bahamian, history. This is the story of a wealthy gold baron, a tropical paradise, a botched investigation — and a murder so mysterious, it drew in British royalty. 🔎🕵️♂️
The Mar-a-Lago facelifts and fillers are frightening!
3) People have survived, thrived, and even excelled through worse. Your steering wheel does still connect to certain things, even if it no longer connects to the fate of your government. You can be paying attention to those things. Your life CAN have a purpose. You decide what that is.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
We systematically debunk RFKs claims on mRNA vaccine technology. His announcement cancelling vital funds was littered with inaccuracies. We believe the truth will prevail, and that’s why we are correcting the record. @nbcnews.com
#AlaskaSummit
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Six, Hadestown, and Stereophonic
I’m gonna say armed troops from red states descending on a blue city is just a few inches — or maybe one exchange of gunfire — short of a civil war’s opening stages.
The orange one needs a civil war to declare martial law and suspend all elections.
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In today's episode of my podcast, we’re revisiting a chilling crime that left an indelible scar on the community of Bowie, Maryland. This is the tragic story of the murder of a teenage girl following a party — and the painfully frustrating effort over the next five decades to find her killer. 🔎
Unanswered question: What did Maxwell offer up as her side of the bargain? This is unprecedented, lenient treatment of a sex offender serving a 20 year sentence. Her side of the deal must have been highly valuable—someone really wanted whatever she offered.
We should be getting back underway soon. And again, if you want to listen in for yourself - you can. Info in link: cand.uscourts.gov/judges/breye...
The Colorado Lee fire has scorched over 88,000 acres. The blaze is so big, it’s creating its own weather system
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President Zelenskyy: "Ukrainians defend what's theirs. Even those who are with Russia know that Russia is doing evil. Of course, we will not reward Russia for what it has perpetrated. The #Ukrainian people deserve peace. But all partners must understand what a dignified peace is.
I just posted the 25th episode of my podcast exploring the world’s most fascinating unsolved mysteries. I really enjoy writing and producing it, and I love everyone’s feedback! All episodes are under 30 minutes— easy to listen to while driving to work, gardening, exercising or walking your dog! 🎧🕵️♂️
It ain't going away, no it ain't going away....
🧵This is the official transcript of the videotaped deposition of Ghislaine Maxwell. This is the deposition that Maxwell fought to hide. Held at the law offices of Boies, Schiller & Flexer, on April 22, 2016 in NYC The transcript is more than 400 pages long, 7 hours of depositions held over 2 days
Americans’ energy costs are going up & instead of investing in clean energy to help lower costs, Republicans are killing those incentives to provide tax giveaways to Big Oil. It's clear they care more about padding the pockets of billionaires than tackling Americans' rising energy bills.
I stand with Texas Democrats!
The hypocrisy is astounding. James Stalarico (Rep. Texas) calls them out.
one of the single best deals in streaming. i've been paying for PBS Passport for years. it rules
Seems we are living in an endless loop of sad moments.
We’re going to need a bigger ledge!
"No matter where I lived, I knew this was guaranteed because after moving into a new place, we’d plug in our old box television, adjust the shitty little antenna just so, and voila, like magic, there was PBS. It was free."
Donate to your local PBS and NPR stations today! They are not owned or operated by the government. The withdrawal of funding is another cruel attempt to silence our voices and deny us access to information.
What to know about the future of PBS and NPR after Corporation for Public Broadcasting faces shutdown.
Minimum security —she’ll soon be gone, through Mexico—like a “fart in the wind”.
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Hammer on nail... this man is going viral.
It’s really worse than any confirmation in modern memory. There’s just no argument - none- that he’s suitable unless you think all the whistleblowers are lying (and even then, with the rest of the evidence, EG Adams). Republicans didn’t think that they just put their heads down. Travesty.
Check out today’s episode of my podcast, which looks back at the disappearance in Orlando of Jennifer Kesse. It’s one of the most baffling missing persons cases in modern American history. The only clue was a haunting surveillance video the FBI dubbed "the luckiest and unluckiest footage ever." 🔎
When you strip away humanity
Spotted in Tallahassee…
The world’s top court has delivered a damning verdict on society’s use of fossil fuels. What comes next could redefine the energy transition.
Earlier this year, I lost my beloved job at my beloved Observer when the Guardian, in its great wisdom, gave the newspaper away to a podcast company...who promptly sacked me. So, forgive my delight today, in being nominated for FIVE awards in the British Podcast Awards!! 1/
Just believe the survivors! We know they were buds. #hallelujah #comedy #parody
Bringing an NDA for her to sign? or tea, perhaps?
The Grim Raper has come for you, Donald!
🚨Boycott CBS CBS operates as a core division within the monopoly, Paramount Global which is: Showtime Comedy Central MTV VH1 BET Nickelodeon Paramount Network CMT TV Land Smithsonian Channel Pluto TV Paramount+ Spineless fucks! Boycott them all!
Boycott @cbsnews.com and Paramount. That's literally the only weapon we have left to defend democracy from a right wing takeover of the media.
One of the first things Vladimir Putin did on becoming president was take over NTV, the TV channel that hosted a satirical puppet show because he didn't like the Putin doll and how he was portrayed. He arrested NTV's owner and only released him when he signed the channel over. #Colbert
COVID once again is on the rise around the Bay Area, with the highest levels we've seen since winter. nbcbay.com/suSppEL
The thing about the Epstein disgustingness that strikes me hardest is that hundreds of rich old men raped underage girls and the only person currently in jail for that vile behavior is a woman.
My pitch to South Carolinians who usually vote for Republicans. 🇺🇸
The actor Mandy Patinkin and his wife, playwright and actor Kathryn Grody, address the policies of Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and reflect on what it means to be Jewish today youtu.be/dFjOb9DGS1w
The richest family in the United States, the Waltons, made money by not paying Walmart employees enough. This forced employees to seek government assistance for food and healthcare. Republicans’ response is to take away that assistance because the Waltons aren’t rich enough.
Such a cop out! “Faith without works is dead.” Get off your high horse, Mr. Johnson, and work for the people who elected you—not the orange calf!
Such a cop out! “Faith without works is dead.” Get off your high horse, Mr. Johnson, and work for the people who elected you—not the orange calf!
We’re calling for a Florida boycott over the inhumane “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site. Cancel your family vacation and choose a different destination this summer.
Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
You wouldn’t vacation in Dachau in 1935. Don’t vacation in Florida in 2025.
This year it feels more like the Farce of July.
My friend Ryan Lizza posted this audio of “The Self-Evident Truths of Freedom — and of Tyranny” this morning. www.telos.news/p/the-self-e...
I feel like Lady Liberty, covering my face in shame. In Roubaix, France, a powerful mural now shows her doing just that—mourning what we’ve become. Freedom. Hope. Dignity. The right to be yourself. Gifts we once cherished, now slipping away. On this July 4th, I’m not celebrating. I’m protesting.
Let all people of good will join in this new declaration of independence open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
A video about the Declaration of Independence. I'm proud of this one.
There’s only so much lettuce a person can eat.
Jeffries: "You got some people in the town who go to church and pray on Sunday, and then they come to Congress and prey on the American people. I'm not down with that kind of faith. That's not the faith that comes out of the Gospel."
The 35 richest Republican members of Congress have a net worth of $2.5 billion. They stand to gain from the GOP budget's tax cuts that disproportionately help the rich. Meanwhile, they're cutting Medicaid and food assistance for millions of their constituents.
The GOP's Medicaid-busting tax scheme is filled with poison pills antithetical to the values of our people. So I wrote a proper preamble for their big, ugly bill.
School teachers have to struggle to get supplies for their classrooms and pay out of their own pockets to provide basic items and tools, meanwhile ICE that is of no value to society is given $140 billion of your tax dollars to terrorize school children and communities.
Weekly therapy! Thank YOU!
“The past still whispers, if you know how to listen.” Take a mini mental break from the current madness, and listen to “Echoes of the Unknown”.
4/ A new tax break for coal companies! So the tax incentives for wind and solar are GONE, and the coal industry is getting NEW tax incentives. It's official policy now to to not just deny global warming exists - but to actively make it WORSE.
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In case you're interested, I previously wrote an essay about SCUBA diving, the evolutionary complexity you can witness underwater, and why I love the allure of the ocean so much here: www.forkingpaths.co/p/an-ode-to-...
Ok, so Republicans just introduced a 900 page bill none of them have read. But my team is going through it line by line and on this 🧵you can see the hidden provisions we found. Will update all day. 1/ NEW Medicaid cuts, so now 17 million - instead of 16M - lose health care.
NEW: Tucked inside the GOP mega-bill is an excise tax for solar and wind. And Republicans say they have no idea who put this provision in, or why. "I don't know where it came from," Senate Budget Chair Lindsey Graham, who released the bill, tells NBC News. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
It shouldn't get lost that just today, Senate Republicans have voted to close nursing homes, close rural hospitals, and cut food stamp benefits for children and veterans.
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If one of these people is your senator, it is incredibly important that you call them today. Urge them to vote NO on the Senate budget bill that would make most Americans poorer to give billionaires a tax cut they don't even need.
Understand this: Senate Republicans are committing a fraud on the American people and violating Senate rules to hide how much their billionaire tax giveaway actually costs. I broke down their brazen scam on the Senate floor yesterday. Watch⬇️
Your courage, wisdom, and tenacity inspire me every day. 😉
As long as you inspire others through the wisdom you’ve gleaned in your terminal reality, it’s not really whining—its life lessons for all of us on ordering our days to prioritize what matters most.
Today, a chamber that once filled me with wonderment made me feel disgust.
💯 true. Deport her.
MN Governor Tim Walz delivers the eulogy at today’s funerals for Melissa and Mark Hortman (and their beloved dog). All victims of political assassination #RestInPeace m.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjkv...