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The owner of Twitter/X, Tesla, and SpaceX did this.
Please honor the dead by not patronizing his businesses.
Please honor the dead by not patronizing his businesses.
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This is a good read
A New York Times op-ed last week boasted libertarians "told you so" about Trump.
But it was only a few, since politically exiled, who saw Trump's rise and said: “You know what? I think he and a lot of his followers mean it with the racism, violence and fascism.”
(new @ms.now column)
But it was only a few, since politically exiled, who saw Trump's rise and said: “You know what? I think he and a lot of his followers mean it with the racism, violence and fascism.”
(new @ms.now column)
Opinion | Libertarians warned about executive power. Only a few actually warned about Trump.
Anthony L. Fisher: A recent New York Times op-ed showed the blind spot many libertarians still have for President Donald Trump.
www.ms.now
February 16, 2026 at 6:01 PM
This is a good read
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Abraham Lincoln Online - Letter to Henry L. Pierce and others
Springfield, Ills, April 6, 1859
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
Springfield, Ills, April 6, 1859
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
February 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Abraham Lincoln Online - Letter to Henry L. Pierce and others
Springfield, Ills, April 6, 1859
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
Springfield, Ills, April 6, 1859
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
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i‘m using it for a column but i want to share here this line from lincoln on jefferson because it is applies to our situation as well. you can find it in his april 6, 1859 letter to henry l. pierce.
February 16, 2026 at 5:11 PM
i‘m using it for a column but i want to share here this line from lincoln on jefferson because it is applies to our situation as well. you can find it in his april 6, 1859 letter to henry l. pierce.
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It's also part of a very direct negation of the latest stupid tweet by Musk: people have given so much, two of them their lives, to defend a multicultural city and the rights of people not exactly like them. And that multiculturalism is American culture.
February 16, 2026 at 4:37 AM
It's also part of a very direct negation of the latest stupid tweet by Musk: people have given so much, two of them their lives, to defend a multicultural city and the rights of people not exactly like them. And that multiculturalism is American culture.
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My dad died earlier this week. Due to his many strokes and our growing epistemic gap, we had a harder and harder time communicating in his final years. But he was a profoundly good dad and I loved him deeply, if imperfectly. Here's my goodbye: katestarbird.substack.com/p/saying-goo...
Saying Goodbye to My Dad
With integrity, intellect, humor, and devotion to country and family
katestarbird.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:32 AM
My dad died earlier this week. Due to his many strokes and our growing epistemic gap, we had a harder and harder time communicating in his final years. But he was a profoundly good dad and I loved him deeply, if imperfectly. Here's my goodbye: katestarbird.substack.com/p/saying-goo...
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An incredible coming together today. Folks from Madison, Pickaway, and Fayette counties are fired up about @amyactonoh 💪
Counties across Ohio are tired of rising costs, failing outcomes, and a corrupt Statehouse.
Change is coming.
Counties across Ohio are tired of rising costs, failing outcomes, and a corrupt Statehouse.
Change is coming.
February 16, 2026 at 2:03 AM
An incredible coming together today. Folks from Madison, Pickaway, and Fayette counties are fired up about @amyactonoh 💪
Counties across Ohio are tired of rising costs, failing outcomes, and a corrupt Statehouse.
Change is coming.
Counties across Ohio are tired of rising costs, failing outcomes, and a corrupt Statehouse.
Change is coming.
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NEW: "This was not a decision to reject the Moderna vaccine. It was a refusal even to think about approving it."
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-wh...
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-wh...
This Is What Destroying the Vaccine Market Looks Like
A shocking move by RFK Jr.’s team has the industry spooked—for good reason.
www.thebulwark.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:30 PM
NEW: "This was not a decision to reject the Moderna vaccine. It was a refusal even to think about approving it."
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-wh...
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-wh...
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China's Xinhua news agency has just published this editorial cartoon in response to Trump's rejection of climate policies.
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
February 14, 2026 at 12:20 PM
China's Xinhua news agency has just published this editorial cartoon in response to Trump's rejection of climate policies.
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
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The year is 2015. China is getting richer and more powerful every year, but America has three trump cards: universitities, biomedical research, and immigration.
February 13, 2026 at 7:58 AM
The year is 2015. China is getting richer and more powerful every year, but America has three trump cards: universitities, biomedical research, and immigration.
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Tell any of the scientists you know who have remained on the site everyone still calls Twitter, even though it's nothing like Twitter.
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
academic.oup.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Tell any of the scientists you know who have remained on the site everyone still calls Twitter, even though it's nothing like Twitter.
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The primary isn’t the next fight and the next fight will shape what happens after that. Go win it.
February 14, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The primary isn’t the next fight and the next fight will shape what happens after that. Go win it.
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On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
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There are ~90 million people alive today because of USAID. Russ Vought illegally shut it down and now is spending the money on himself. These are deeply evil people. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:33 PM
There are ~90 million people alive today because of USAID. Russ Vought illegally shut it down and now is spending the money on himself. These are deeply evil people. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
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Perhaps we could go a step further and credit the journalist who did the reporting being quoted.
I refuse to put Twitter in my browser history these days, but from a quick search this Marginal Revolution article by Alex Tabarrok appears to be it:
marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
I refuse to put Twitter in my browser history these days, but from a quick search this Marginal Revolution article by Alex Tabarrok appears to be it:
marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
February 13, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Perhaps we could go a step further and credit the journalist who did the reporting being quoted.
I refuse to put Twitter in my browser history these days, but from a quick search this Marginal Revolution article by Alex Tabarrok appears to be it:
marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
I refuse to put Twitter in my browser history these days, but from a quick search this Marginal Revolution article by Alex Tabarrok appears to be it:
marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
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Looks like you accidentally cropped the name of the woman who made that post - let's give Leah Libresco Sargeant credit where it's due
February 13, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Looks like you accidentally cropped the name of the woman who made that post - let's give Leah Libresco Sargeant credit where it's due
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In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
This I believe.
Elon Musk genuinely has to be regarded as one of history’s pre-eminent mass murderers
HORRIFYING -
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
February 13, 2026 at 2:40 AM
This I believe.
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Elon Musk genuinely has to be regarded as one of history’s pre-eminent mass murderers
HORRIFYING -
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Expert insight: U.S. withdrawal from WHO could affect global health - Western News
History professor Mitchell L. Hammond explains how the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization could affect global health and disease threats.
news.westernu.ca
February 13, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Elon Musk genuinely has to be regarded as one of history’s pre-eminent mass murderers
One year. It took Trump/RFK one year to eviscerate our new vaccine pipeline.
February 13, 2026 at 2:18 AM
One year. It took Trump/RFK one year to eviscerate our new vaccine pipeline.
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It would be embarrassing under any circumstances to spend a year on this reactionary horseshit, but to have spent the year in which graduate students were sent to concentration camps for op-eds and the federal govt launched a no hold barred attack on academic freedom is just beyond
February 13, 2026 at 1:46 AM
It would be embarrassing under any circumstances to spend a year on this reactionary horseshit, but to have spent the year in which graduate students were sent to concentration camps for op-eds and the federal govt launched a no hold barred attack on academic freedom is just beyond
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Look!
"News of a potential immigrant detention center in Kansas City sparked fierce public backlash over the past month. At rallies and protests, many people called on Platform Ventures to not sell the building to the federal government..."
And now:
www.kcur.org/news/2026-02...
"News of a potential immigrant detention center in Kansas City sparked fierce public backlash over the past month. At rallies and protests, many people called on Platform Ventures to not sell the building to the federal government..."
And now:
www.kcur.org/news/2026-02...
Kansas City developers halt sale of warehouse for ICE detention center as public pressure mounts
Federal officials first toured the building in January, sparking speculation over whether the owners had sold the building to the U.S. government. Media reports suggested the sale was part of a push t...
www.kcur.org
February 12, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Look!
"News of a potential immigrant detention center in Kansas City sparked fierce public backlash over the past month. At rallies and protests, many people called on Platform Ventures to not sell the building to the federal government..."
And now:
www.kcur.org/news/2026-02...
"News of a potential immigrant detention center in Kansas City sparked fierce public backlash over the past month. At rallies and protests, many people called on Platform Ventures to not sell the building to the federal government..."
And now:
www.kcur.org/news/2026-02...
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It looks like he refuses to use literally any of the many tools the site provides to stop annoying people from being annoying, and then is complaining that people who clearly have not violated any rules must be banned. Come on. This is silly and a waste of everyone's time.
February 12, 2026 at 4:46 AM
It looks like he refuses to use literally any of the many tools the site provides to stop annoying people from being annoying, and then is complaining that people who clearly have not violated any rules must be banned. Come on. This is silly and a waste of everyone's time.
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This is important for way more than this one vaccine. This is how you plunge a country into paralysis and stagnation.
In this piece I’m quoted about the apparent arbitary and unpredictable nature of government decision making around Moderna’s influenza vaccine. This is inimical to pharma/biotech wanting to develop new vaccines. www.healio.com/news/infecti...
Moderna says FDA refused to review mRNA flu shot
The FDA has refused to review Moderna’s application for its messenger RNA-based influenza vaccine, according to the company.In a press release, Moderna noted that the FDA’s rejection of th...
www.healio.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:27 AM
This is important for way more than this one vaccine. This is how you plunge a country into paralysis and stagnation.