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Epstein Survivors Press Conference Sept 3rd, 10:30 a.m. ET Tune in to support them.
Prasad has only been showing up at the FDA 3 days every 2 weeks. Prasad is commuting from CALIFORNIA. Notably the FDA is *paying for his travel* to and from California. In-person work for thee but not for me. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
The CDCās Sencer Museum has an iron lung ā a pressurized breathing chamber to keep kids paralyzed by polio alive. So many sweet, vivacious kids spent the rest of their lives in these. Vaccine-preventable illnesses were devastating horrors that belong firmly in our rearview. RFK must go.
Concern over low birth rates was what the theocracy in Margaret Atwoodās Handmaidās Tale used to come to power.
I'm just going to keep noting that the owner and operator of Twitter -- the social media that too many politicians and pundits use to determine what's "normal" -- keeps on pushing the white supremacist Great Replacement Theory that has been the motivation for multiple mass shootings in this country.
the DOJ atty (& 2x Harvard grad) who suggested Harvard showed "wanton indifference to antisemitism" once wrote a paper from the perspective of Hitler & expressed admiration for Mein Kampf stunning reporting from @hilaryburns.bsky.social @talkopan.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
In fact, know what I think the best show abt public policy is? Abbott Elementary. Get past the jokes, and it is entirely abt loving parents and overworked teachers trying to do whatās best for disadvantaged kids amidst a system stacked against them ā¦ and celebrating the successes that can happen.
Or this doctor to go back to her patients? www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/h...
Happy #tuxietuesday! It's the day where I should get all the attention but the little black furball beside me won't leave me alone! ~ Edgar Poes #catsofbluesky #cats #Hedgewatch
Tricky says āhelloā and āwatch me leap in my sleep.ā
ive got no idea what's going on with Trump's health. But the 'biden precedent' is just so glaring and hilarious. half of 2025 has been taken up with elite press shaming of how no one ever talked abt Biden's age which was actually their main topic in 2024. Ok. Set aside that his party literally ...
A brilliant āone stopā post by the fabulous Toni Reitterā¦. Many many sled dog races, dates and all their social links. What a piece of work. Thanks so much Toniā¦now to plan the armchair mushing diary š¤£š¤£š¤£
A new study finds that #COVID19 vaccines reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. Each additional COVID vaccine you receive further reduces the risk of coronary heart disease. www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
Happy Sigh. š„°
Shiny Happy People (and Furry Happy Monsters, the Sesame Street version) is a family favorite
Furry Happy Monsters too! youtu.be/J9G1FhQUnSo?...
Shiny Happy People (and Furry Happy Monsters, the Sesame Street version) is a family favorite
Thereās a reason I went to Davidson College instead of UNC š©š¼āš«
Not sure I understand your /s ā my point is whether UNC is good or bad at football shouldnāt matter to a flagship state universityās mission. (I care about the wellbeing of student athletes, I just think NCAA Div 1 is minor leagues with University brands.
The irony/idiocy of this banner screaming "American Workers First" is that Trump has forced more than 199,000 federal workers out of their jobs since Jan. Nearly 1 in 10 federal workers gone. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Good Lord thatās dystopian. Hostile work environment.
"Perhaps the most telling comment last week came from a far less high-profile conservative. Students for Trump cofounder and MAGA diehard Ryan Fournier pleaded with Republicans to pass the extended Obamacare subsidies."
Being a tomato dumper is hard work. This crew of 28 pickers harvests thousands of 24lb buckets a day. That makes for a lot of work for the two dumpers. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay
š My UNC alum fatherās ashes have kicked up into a whirlwind at this. Being good at football is NOT what his beloved flagship university was about. And his university, a center of higher learning, is under attack by forces of ignorance (MAGA and the Republican legislature)
Lots of people with questions about this The government said there were 76 putative class members (children) loaded on planes yesterday But the putative class covered by the judgeās order isnāt limited to kids that were loaded on planes for imminent deportation Thatās why the ~600 estimate
As a doctor, I am disturbed by what RFK Jr. is doing to Americaās public health system. It is time for medical associations, Republican doctors, and all who believe in science to step up and speak out about the lack of science behind these moves.
Let's give a shout out to the men & women who labor in the fields to put food on our tables. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay. Mandemosle un saludo a los hombres y mujeres que trabajan en el campo para poner comida en nuestras mesas. Thank you Ignacio Gomez for letting us use this art
Whatās wild to me: NOW, media outlets & medical organizations are āstunnedā by the damage RFK Jr. is doing to CDC, other health agencies, & public health. Me & my colleagues have been screaming about him for years. Years. Even more so in the last year. We were called hyperbolic. 1/
By the time DOJ files this status report, Judge Sooknanan will have been awake for nearly 20 hours.
trump can issue as many executive orders as he wants, perhaps coverage should reflect the fact that a lot of these have the legal force of a child's wishlist for santa
public sector employment has historically been a more reliable path to the middle class for Black workers, especially Black women, than the private sector where discrimination is rampant, and this is another important reason why the Right wants to destroy the federal government
Federal rules restrict who gets COVID shots. New Mexico stepped ināremoving barriers so all ages 6 months & up can get protected. Letās all get on board š #BlueSky #MedSky š§Ŗ #IDSky #SciSky #EMSky #EMedSky #NurseSky #FmSky #PedsSky #CardioSky #ObSky
Six GOP governors deployed National Guard troops to D.C., echoing Trumpās rhetoric about a city in crisis. But CDC data shows that most of these states suffer some of the nationās worst gun homicide rates.
Taking your life into MeanCatās paws š±
Pursuits are one of the most dangerous parts of policing -- for suspects, officers, and the public. This, from @bytomfrank.bsky.social, is very much worth your time. www.usatoday.com/pages/intera...
Judge Sooknanan continues her monologue: And so, absent action and intervention by the court, all of those children would have been returned to Guatemala, potentially to extremely dangerous situations.
Judge Sooknanan: And I tried to reach the government. I have been up since then..and didn't reach anyone from the government until later this morning. And the imminence that the plaintiff claimed proved true, because, in fact, those planes *were* loaded. One actually took off and was returned.
Judge Sooknanan: As I said at the start of this hearing, I got a call at 2:36 am [last night] because the government chose the wee hours of the morning on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend to execute a plan to move these children. That's why we're here.
Judge Sooknanan: "These children are going to be deplaned. They're going to be returned to ORR custody. And no attempts will be made to remove them from ORR custody and remove them to Guatemala, in light of my order, while these preliminary emergency proceedings are pending."
NEW: The trump administration attempted to remove 600 terrified unaccompanied minors to Guatemala in the middle of the night on a holiday weekend. Judge Sooknanan stopped it. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-sookna...
Pure fucking evil. Everyone involved in this shit needs to be held accountable.
DEVELOPING: Advocates are seeking a court order to block the Trump administrationās effort to deport hundreds of unaccompanied minor children to Guatemala. Judge abruptly moved 3 pm hearing up to 12:30 after she was notified that some children āare in the process of being removed" today.
This is an unconstitutional and authoritarian power grab. The constitution grants power over federal elections to the states and Congress - not the president.
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.
My mom shared how she mispronounced āpeninsulaā as she read out loud in class š³
Driving along the Blue Ridge Pkwy, an only child with my parents, 9 years old, I exclaimed, āwhat a picture skew viewā; they laughed (of course) but then shared all their mispronunciations from when they were young readers. Knowing we shared this experience helped immensely.
A journalist outstanding in the field
going back to the founders it would have been recognized as an act of gratitude and patriotism to dedicate one's life to service of their adopted country, but Vance rejects the fundamental ideal of America in favor of crude blood-and-soil Nazism that he learned on the internet five years ago
"She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it. She was not protecting lives at a gate in Iraq; she was forcing her way through windows in the Capitol to stop the peaceful transfer of power." New from @markhertling.bsky.social:
Donāt trust the expertsā? Thatās not democracy, thatās recklessness. On a plane, I want a pilot. In a hospital, I want doctors and scientists who understand the evidence. Expertise isnāt religion or authoritarianism ā itās training, accountability, and data. Ignore it and we all pay the price.
Every time your electricity bill goes up for the next 10 years, it can be traced back to this Administrationās actions. They are making solar and wind power illegal to build in the United States. They are artificially restricting supply while demand is going up.
These grants were already approved. Cities and communities made decisions based on them. Lives and businesses may be ruined by their cancellation. These are contracts that should be honored. Breaking them damages the faith and credit of the U.S.
Months. And yeah, immensely.
n this post, I summarize key points from the Federal Circuit ruling against Trump's massive IEEPA tariffs, in our case against them: reason.com/volokh/2025/...
Today marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall. One last thing I wanted to share is this video we did as part of Crash Course Black American History that examines the storm and its aftermath. Thinking about all my New Orleans people today. And always. youtu.be/VmqZvlj07-w
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...
My advice for journalists & election officials: āThink thru possible rumors that might emerge in upcoming elections, identify the misunderstandings those rumors rely upon, & develop [and] deploy prebunking messaging that helps fill in conceptual gaps these rumors & intentional falsehoods exploit.ā
Cutting millions from mental health programs and closing the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, while blaming gun violence on mental health only distracts from the real problem: Easy access to guns.
As you get ready for Labor Day weekend, remember to thank a union.
www.npr.org/2025/08/28/n... "Alligator Alcatraz" soon will hold no detainees. Volunteers monitoring the site have seen at least three buses containing detainees leaving the facility. "It's a relief that the state appears to be phasing out operations ... in compliance with the judge's order.ā
With Jim O'Neill appointed as Interim CDC director, we're seeing a pattern First, RFK fires eminent scientists Then he appoints loyalists without credentials He then takes the advice of loyalists Finally he says, "you see, I have restored trust in science." RFK did the same thing with ACIP
RKF Jr. is a dangerous man who is determined to abuse his authority to act on truly terrifying conspiracy theories and disinformationāleaving us unprepared for the next deadly pandemic and snuffing out potential cures while heās at it. My full statement.
Corruption is the norm for Trumpers
My heart. Members of the US Public Health Service (the uniformed service branch no one has ever heard of, who serve at the CDC and elsewhere in the US), massed within the CDC property, saluting their departing uniformed leaders who were escorted out by security today after resigning on principle.
CDC leaders on why the left: āI resigned because I could not be part of the weaponization of public health and CDCā¦ we should always be questioning - but you shouldnāt have a preconceived idea before you have the data.ā
āRepublicans are going to paint Democrats as far-left extremists no matter what positions they take. So you might as well defend the positions you believe to be principled, moral, and correct.ā @radleybalko.bsky.social is always a must-read.
Playing basketball as a TEAM sport ā whoād wanna watch that? /s (I š©· WNBA š)
šØGood grief. #pediatric #cancer āļø
Three of the officials who have resigned in protest, outside CDC HQ just now with their colleagues. In his resignation letter Dr Demetre C. Daskalakis (on the right) warned that the Trump administration ārisks our personal well-being and the security of the United States.ā (šø Sam Stein)
BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout. They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jrās attack on the agencyās science base. (š„ AP)
This is unsurprising but itās important to hear it from ICE agents themselves.
Massive walkout underway at CDC. RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
By any conventional measure, we have crossed a threshold in this country where democratic institutions are being intentionally attacked on a daily basis. Of course these attacks are not always successful. But a few failed campaigns does not (should not) disguise the fact that one is at war (3/3).
Iām so sorry. Glad your children are physically unharmed. Know that so very many of us are working for sensible gun laws in this country.
One thing that really hits you when you're directly affected by gun violence in schools is that there's nowhere to hide. Public, private, religious, whatever - unless you're going to homeschool your kids, we live in a world where they're at risk of something like this happening.
šØICE agents are racially profiling and arresting Hispanic drivers in the DC area today, targeting work vehicles like trucks and vans. A friend who was targeted sent me video today. Hereās a picture that shows one of two agents before he pulled on his mask. Unmarked black Ford truck, plate: NTV9211.
Donald Trump's authoritarian power grab continues. Getting rid of independent regulators means higher costs and worse deals for working families. But Trumpās billionaire buddies? They keep winning big. Firing Robert Primus doesnāt help families. Iām glad heās fighting back.
āThis is deeply troubling and legally invalid,ā Primus wrote in an email to The Wall Street Journal. @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
I am proud to join multiple Nobel laureates and hundreds of colleagues in signing this letter to protest the US Administration's illegal seizure of control at our central bank.
Fall has moved in early! Weāre declaring summer officially over in D.C. ā the earliest weāve ever made the call. Near 80 by day, 50sā60s at night, and no heat waves in sight. š www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
I am shaking my head and saying āOh, you sweet summer children.ā (I fully respect your meteorological science, but I never trust the allure of false fall and never doubt the power of DMV heat & humidity to return.)
New, from me: America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism. This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we donāt acknowledge where we are. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
I dare you to go to Annunciation School and tell our grieving community, in effect, guns donāt kill kids, antidepressants do. Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
Covid vaccines have saved hundreds of thousands of lives. This change to the vaccine label, which has been driven by falsehoods, may put vaccines out of reach of many Americans who want to protect themselves and their loved ones from illness. People deserve facts, not fear and confusion.
No law, just vibes (as @leahlitman.bsky.social reminds us). How Con Law profs teach without sobbing or throwing 1850 page textbooks across the classroom I donāt know.
šØBorder Patrol arrested two firefighters who were actively fighting a wildfire at the time. When the other members of the crew asked for a chance to say goodbye, a Border Patrol agent told the crew member āyou need to get the f*ck out of here. Iām going to make you leave.ā
Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
According to federal data, 13 of the top 20 cities in homicide rates have Republican governors. None of those cities are Chicago. 8 of the top 10 states in homicide rates are led by Republicans. None of those states are Illinois. And yet Trump is sending troops here.
Sen Patty Murray (D-WA): āIf there are any adults left in the White House, itās well past time they face realityā¦ We cannot let RFK Jr. burn whatās left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the groundāhe must be fired.ā
Not a good day when the experts that help disease from spreading basically say it "That's it, I'm done"
The other thing is that if you have the morally, logically correct position in a conflict - or are simply standing up for a popular institution or a stable status quo - you should WANT to fight, as long as possible, in as large a public forum as possible, because that's how you persuade people.
Agree with this. Make them fight for every inch. Worth reading this thread.
āThis Supreme Court will never condemn this President, even for delegitimizing the federal judiciary.ā Judge Luttig offers a stark and scathing view of the Courtās willingness to limit Trumpās āunconscionable & unconstitutionalā power grab.
remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature
Who will stand up for the aspiring young actors who want to live in a charming bungalow with a two car garage and a little front flower garden and a dipping pool & hot tub in the cute backyard? /dripping with sarcasm/ š«
Only in America do we repeatedly and angrily insist, over the bodies of our dead gunshot children, that guns have nothing to do with gun violence.
Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:
They don't feel shame, but they care deeply about status. Wanting to be liked--or at least envied--is their Achilles heel. We can use that against them:it's cheap, non-violent & effective. Social shunning of elites supporting Pinochet helped bring down the Chilean dictator: it can work here too.
There canāt be any gun restrictions because we have to protect against federal government tyranny, and if kids get shot we just have to live with it. Also the President can send troops to cities because the federal government can do whatever it wants. These two ideas are consistent and reasonable.
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