I think that since the overwhelming majority of mass shooters are cisgender men, we should take their guns first.
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I think that since the overwhelming majority of mass shooters are cisgender men, we should take their guns first.
"Bees do have a smell, you know, and if they don't they should, for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers." -Ray Bradbury
A doctor prescribes pasteurized milk for the child of immigrant in THE ITALIAN (1915). Milk-borne illness was a great danger to children, especially in poorer districts where parents couldn't afford more expensive, safer foods.
Finally took a close look at the snuff film from the coast of Venezuela. 11 people is too many for just a drug run. That’s 11 to cross and come back? No. They were moving people as well. Humans who were desperate enough to try and make it here this way. Murdered by the country they were fleeing to.
Drove across DC border to Maryland, and got flu shot and (new) Covid shot, at CVS. We qualify, by age. "A ton of people have been coming in for these." Go to hell, RFK Jr.
This is some fucked up shit to do! There is no expectancy of privacy or professional decorum anywhere in America? nypost.com/2025/09/04/u...
The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
We all understood you, @lujan.senate.gov. I wonder if Secretary Kennedy needs some help understanding plain English and that’s why he still hasn’t replied to our letters about protecting rural hospitals? 🤔
"A dozen federal judges—appointed by Democratic and Republican presidents, including Trump, and serving around the country — pointed to a pattern they say has recently emerged: ...
Your reminder that Senate Republicans are always ready to change Senate rules when they are in the majority, that Democrats are always afraid to change when they are in the majority. It is easy to blame a person like Schumer, but the problem is not him. THE PROBLEM IS AND IS ALWAYS MONEY!! This is
Oh totally. I never believe them until they actually do something.
Oh yes. This would be good. #DefundICE #Chicago
Pritzker: It appears they are amassing ICE officers… It’s been reported that about 300 officers are planning to come in and do what they did in LA — terrorize neighborhoods and cause mayhem. Their plan is to create enough chaos on the ground that troops will have to be called in
Is the US falling apart at the seams? Just a few months into this administration and the demage has been so extensive. Where will we be in a year’s time? 😱
WARNER: How is that gonna happen with the Medicaid cuts that are taking place? RFK Jr: There are no cuts to Medicaid WARNER: That is absurd
US stocks vs. rest of the world: worst underperformance since 2009. @mikezaccardi.bsky.social @dailychartbook.bsky.social
I do not like either of these people, but I support this move.
Keep flexing those sore muscles!
It is hard to describe just how infuriating it is to hear RFK Jr. challenge the appropriateness of antidepressants. I am a health policy professor with a forthcoming book and a second book-in-progress, none of which would be remotely possible without antidepressants to manage major depression.
Time to connect some dots. Multiple judges - including a panel for the very conservative 5th Circuit - have ruled that deporting people under the Alien Enemies Act is unlawful because it’s a war time statute and we’re not at war. So. Start a war as pretext www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
Remember when Susan Collins asked Kennedy if he was going to keep children’s vaccine schedules? He said yes & she didn’t seem to be ‘concerned” because she voted yes to confirm him. Maine has a wonderful opportunity to elect someone who wants to represent ALL the people of the state: Graham Platner.
He’s really about to cause a war with Venezuela to distract from any evidence being released of his own child sex trafficking, huh?
Hey RFK, Jr. I just got vaccinated today for flu and COVID. Because...science.
this post will never not make me snort
Wife: I'll buy a subscription to any publication that writes one honest story about the "masculinity crisis" that just says "Men want to be able to treat women like shit and still get laid" and just be done with it. There's no more depth to the discussion. There is no nuance.
The case over the National Guard deployment is headed for an appeal that could land at SCOTUS, "where it could prove to be the most consequential ruling since Trump v. United States, the 2024 decision that manufactured criminal pre-immunity for Trump."
Give me your poor, your tired, your hungry…but not your persecuted or abused.
RFK has done enough talking. Now it’s time for him to listen.
the thing about florida no longer having vaccine mandates is that diseases do not know about state lines or national borders
GOP discontent with RFK Jr. is growing Bill Cassidy was joined by John Barrasso and Thom Tillis in confronting the health secretary about his leadership at a hearing.
Kuvin: He didn’t keep a list of these people. What he would do is get calls from powerful men — men who lived in Palm Beach, for example. They would talk to Ms. Maxwell, and she would send a girl out. If you really to know who was involved, you would look at his phone books
#noregrets
RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check. In 1965: -42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now. -The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now. -Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
Meltdowns are not failures. They’re the nervous system sounding an alarm: “Your needs are not being met” We don’t need shame. We need support.
Middle and low-income earners’ consumer confidence is plummeting, while high earners’ is going up. Be warned: this spells doom for our consumer spending-driven economy.
ADP August private sector job growth decelerates to just +54k jobs (July was double that). Manufacturing continues to shed jobs, down -7k. Trade too, down -17k. adpemploymentreport.com
What they don't know:
We have sundown towns in America because racism is cultivated in America. A sundown town should not receive one red cent of state or federal funding for anything. JMO
Hey, you other states outside of Florida. Let them know that unless they are vaccinated , none of your colleges will accept students from that state. You know, for safety.
BREAKING: A federal judge temporarily blocked a New Hampshire law that attacks diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in public schools, colleges and universities, and more. This is a win for academic freedom and the rights of students to an inclusive and equitable education.
LMAO -- an aide seemingly tells RFK Jr to mute his mic and stop breathing like a total freak
A mailbag measuring contest. That's a new twist.
Oh wow. Thanks for the exchange rate, because I had no idea.
Second Amendment for me but not for thee.
The administration plans to attack public festivities in Chicago around Mexican Independence Day (which may include this weekend's parade in Pilsen or related activities) because they want to attack folks in settings where people will try to protect and hold onto community members.
Kennedy’s vaccine crusade isn’t about health...it’s about sowing chaos. Confusion equals control. Repeat until it’s tattooed on your brain: It. Is. Part. Of. The. Op. To. Destabilize. The. United. States.
I'm defending the legal status of over 250,000 Haitian immigrants who fled violence. New York's Haitian communities are a crucial part of our culture and local economies, making our city and state what it is today. I'll always fight to protect our Haitian neighbors.
Kennedy needs to go! Every decision he makes is based on conspiracy theories and misinformation! #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited
yea zero deducted from zero= zero
We the people are the job creators who keep showing up and making America great right now!
I will never get over this nor forgive those who encouraged it. 💔🤬
China isn’t just adding solar—it’s empire building ⚡️ By 2030 it could run double the solar share of the world avg (25–30% vs 12–15%). This new empire is built on panels, batteries & grids. While others debate, China locks in dominance over the future of energy. #EnergyTransition #LFP #BESS #Solar
Wyden on RFK Jr: "This committee's unwillingness to swear in this witness is basically a message that it is acceptable to lie to the Senate Finance Committee about hugely important questions like vaccines."
"RFK Jr. Claims He Can’t Hear as He Falls Apart in Senate Hearing". He can't Answer Questions About Medicare Prescription Prices. flip.it/3GO1OT
NEW: “[Epstein’s] biggest brag forever was that he was very good friends with Donald Trump....He had an eight-by-ten framed picture of him on his desk with the two of them.” www.thebulwark.com/p/gop-epstei...
I agree that even that rate is difficult. I wish everyone had a living wage.
In fewer than five years, Bari Weiss managed to parlay her resignation as an NYT columnist into a massive platform on Substack and then into editorial control of CBS News--making a vast fortune along the way--all off the absurd claim she's being silenced. First ballot hall-of-fame grifter.
Even though the minimum wage in IL is $15/hr, it's not enough. I'm glad we are better than many, but the reality is that the minimum wage nationwide should be something like $26/hr. People can't afford to live and are angry/frustrated.
More relevant than the stock market to monitoring our nation’s economy. Relationship between rent and minimum wage.
Hope they have all the individual pieces they need if creating here in America. We’re so popular & great, now, that Lego won’t send us any more. 🥴🫠 mashable.com/article/lego...
If you’re unfamiliar with his history, start with this article I wrote last year: news.immunologic.org/p/rfk-jr-as-... Please stop endangering the lives of all of us—and not just Americans, but the world. 🧵
Stop thinking he will be truthful. He won’t. He is a threat to public health & scientific progress. He’s demonized innovation for: Food safety Food stability Farming Infectious diseases Cancer Genetic disorders Dental health Public & population health The environment 2/
Any Senators here? I’m a biomedical scientist with immunology, cancer, infectious disease expertise. RFK Jr lied to you in his confirmation hearings. Repeatedly. Provably. He’s lied to EVERYONE for 30+ years. Repeatedly. Provably. He WILL lie today. Repeatedly. Provably. 1/
🤔 . Republicans are doing all they Can To Protect Pedo Trump. . “They’re using everything they got. Jim Braid is calling …. Jeff Freeland is calling, James Blair is calling. In some cases, president is talking to people,” . www.politico.com/live-updates...
AXIOS: “.. Massachusetts is the first state to mandate insurance coverage of vaccines even if the federal government stops requiring it.” @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/09/04/m...
🔥🔥🔥Epstein survivor Haley Robson: Why was he so protected? And why didn't anyone ever care to stop him? We are requesting transparency, and I am requesting every congressman and woman that goes against this bill be outed.
RFK Jr: You're just making stuff up, senator! HASSAN: You know, sometimes when you make an accusation it's kind of a confession, Mr Kennedy
OMG, have NOT thought about Aqua Teen Hunger Force in forever. I felt like I had ATHF in my house while my boy was a teen because he was a hunger force to be reckoned with! Such a fun show.
Yes. 100% not Meatwad. Because Meatwad makes the money, see. Meatwad gets the Honeys, G. Driving in my car, livin' like a Star, ice on my fingers, and my toys, and I'm a Taurus...
Newsmax files an antitrust lawsuit against Fox News.
So it is the guns then? 🤔 www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/p...
Warnock: For the first time in decades we are seeing deaths in children from measles. You are a threat to the health of the United States and you should resign. If you don’t, POTUS should fire you.
Florida’s version of “pro-life” doesn’t mean protecting children — it means letting measles and polio do the killing.
"You're a charlatan. That's what you are." -- Cantwell to RFK Jr
"You are a hazard to the health of the American people." Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) questions HHS RFK Jr. during Senate testimony. WATCH: www.youtube.com/live/O3MORmB...
if anyone is looking for historical perspectives on current events, I have a 1571 legal case featuring a cross-dresser with an illegal gun
If we really want to “make America healthy again,” we’d have Medicare for All.
You are exactly right. That is exactly how pathogens mutate into even more deadly pathogens, from which current vaccinations would not protect us. What a horrible position to be in.
Sounds like a good way to get some eugenics slipped in for poor, and disabled children. This is a warning to the rest of the world. There'll be people who survive infection. That raises the chance of mutation. So, the US might kill your FULLY VACCINATED kids. Sounds almost like a bioweapon, IMO.🤔
Disney World is going to be ground zero for some Depression-era disease outbreaks
WATCH — Sen. @ossoff.senate.gov : "It's been extraordinary to see the Speaker of the House reduced to lying in order to cover up sex crimes.” He adds that RFK JR. must resign.
This move by the Trump administration is an overtly discriminatory civil rights violation. Trans people have the same legal rights as other Americans — end of story. There are lots of good reasons to keep certain people from owning guns. Being trans isn't one of them. https://cnn.it/4niJnxG
There’s only one way to make us stop demanding the release of the Epstein files.
not sure if we are regressing to medieval times or mid/evil times, lol omg please hold me
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says he will not consider a nominee to replace ousted Fed Gov. Lisa Cook until the legality of Trump’s move to fire her has been determined in court.
Daily Reminder: Social Security is OUR money!
One time RFK Jr. took his family to swim in sewage and now he works hard to make that reality possible for the rest of us
Soybeans are collapsing because China isn’t buying them. The farm economy is in deep trouble. Because of our needless trade war that we are clearly losing. Maybe farmers will wake up
'Disgrace': Fox sparks outrage as it cuts off Epstein victims to run 'counter-programming' www.rawstory.com/disgrace-fox...
This is Leo. He is patiently waiting for this guy to throw the ball. Gonna be here a while. 13/10 (TT: twogoldenleos)
WARNOCK: Did you demand that she fire career scientists or public experts at the CDC? RFK Jr: Yes
millions of mixed shades and shadows, drowned dreams, somnambulisms, reveries
One thing that I don’t hear mentioned is that there are families with low resources and infrequent contact with the medical system who are NOT antivaxx who rely on the school vaccine requirement to make sure their kids get the vaccines they need. The antivaxx folks know this!
“I don’t think Kennedy should be in a million miles of this job”, said Senator Wyden. @wyden.senate.gov I agree sir, I agree.
BREAKING: Sen. Warnock gets RFK Jr. to admit that he demanded that then-CDC Director Monarez fire CDC officials before her firing.
Joe Rogan is spreading climate misinformation on one of the country’s most popular podcasts, scientists say—and he’s not the only one.