Peter Oberdorfer
@killerrobot.bsky.social
☝️ Tariffs are either a permanent source of income or a temporary negotiation tactic. MAGA claims it's both, while in reality they're mutually exclusive at best.
hashtag#USA and hashtag#China agree to a 90-day pause on new tariffs after shipping to US ports plummeted.
hashtag#USA and hashtag#China agree to a 90-day pause on new tariffs after shipping to US ports plummeted.
May 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
☝️ Tariffs are either a permanent source of income or a temporary negotiation tactic. MAGA claims it's both, while in reality they're mutually exclusive at best.
hashtag#USA and hashtag#China agree to a 90-day pause on new tariffs after shipping to US ports plummeted.
hashtag#USA and hashtag#China agree to a 90-day pause on new tariffs after shipping to US ports plummeted.
Stories like this make me sad. I can't see any justification for this: www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...?
A federal website watered down the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman's descendant wants to know why.
Rita Daniels, the great-great-great-grandniece of Harriet Tubman, said she was “devastated” when she saw the National Park Service had softened language on its website.
www.nbcnews.com
April 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Stories like this make me sad. I can't see any justification for this: www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...?
somebody has to re-edit this with Trump and his cronies replacing the slack-mouthed students from Ferris Bueller's Day off. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuOH...
Hawley–Smoot Tariff - Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
YouTube video by International School History
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April 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
somebody has to re-edit this with Trump and his cronies replacing the slack-mouthed students from Ferris Bueller's Day off. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuOH...
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Right now, we have an authoritarian president.
He called CNN "illegal." He is trying to encroach on the spending powers of Congress. He is going after the courts.
Trump does not respect our Constitution. He just wants more and more power for himself.
He called CNN "illegal." He is trying to encroach on the spending powers of Congress. He is going after the courts.
Trump does not respect our Constitution. He just wants more and more power for himself.
March 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Right now, we have an authoritarian president.
He called CNN "illegal." He is trying to encroach on the spending powers of Congress. He is going after the courts.
Trump does not respect our Constitution. He just wants more and more power for himself.
He called CNN "illegal." He is trying to encroach on the spending powers of Congress. He is going after the courts.
Trump does not respect our Constitution. He just wants more and more power for himself.
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By attacking science:
We are less safe because science informs national security and medical care.
We are less prosperous because science drives innovation and economic benefit.
We are less free because science and democracy depend on the liberty to ask questions, and seek and share knowledge.
We are less safe because science informs national security and medical care.
We are less prosperous because science drives innovation and economic benefit.
We are less free because science and democracy depend on the liberty to ask questions, and seek and share knowledge.
March 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
By attacking science:
We are less safe because science informs national security and medical care.
We are less prosperous because science drives innovation and economic benefit.
We are less free because science and democracy depend on the liberty to ask questions, and seek and share knowledge.
We are less safe because science informs national security and medical care.
We are less prosperous because science drives innovation and economic benefit.
We are less free because science and democracy depend on the liberty to ask questions, and seek and share knowledge.
Ostler: Cancel Jackie Robinson for making history? Only Team Trump would try that
www.sfchronicle.com/sports/ostle...
www.sfchronicle.com/sports/ostle...
Cancel Jackie Robinson for making history? Only Team Trump would try that
How do you explain Jackie Robinson’s importance in U.S. history without talking about race? It takes a brand of ignorance, but Team Trump was ready to tag in.
www.sfchronicle.com
March 20, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Ostler: Cancel Jackie Robinson for making history? Only Team Trump would try that
www.sfchronicle.com/sports/ostle...
www.sfchronicle.com/sports/ostle...
S.F. may soon know why it's so much slower than other cities in building
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/h...
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/h...
S.F. may soon know why it's so much slower than other cities in building
A San Francisco supervisor will ask for a new study meant to diagnose why the city is slower than its peers when it comes to building permitting.
www.sfchronicle.com
March 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
S.F. may soon know why it's so much slower than other cities in building
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/h...
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/h...
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Reposted by Peter Oberdorfer
Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
February 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
It takes 6 months to produce the flu vaccine, so NOW is the time to select the strain to mass produce for the vaccines. By missing the deadline, the Trump/RFKjr-led FDA is endangering many immune compromised and elderly people www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots
The canceled meeting comes just days after a CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting was abruptly postponed.
www.nbcnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It takes 6 months to produce the flu vaccine, so NOW is the time to select the strain to mass produce for the vaccines. By missing the deadline, the Trump/RFKjr-led FDA is endangering many immune compromised and elderly people www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
the United States this week refused to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the United Nations. It instead broke from its allies and voted with Russia, Belarus and North Korea, all authoritarian governments.
February 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
the United States this week refused to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the United Nations. It instead broke from its allies and voted with Russia, Belarus and North Korea, all authoritarian governments.
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This weeks cover of the always superb @theneweuropean.bsky.social
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February 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This weeks cover of the always superb @theneweuropean.bsky.social
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Funding for continuing grants administered by the National Cancer Institute has dropped from $162 million between February 1, 2024, and February 22, 2024, to $27 million over the same period this year.
February 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Funding for continuing grants administered by the National Cancer Institute has dropped from $162 million between February 1, 2024, and February 22, 2024, to $27 million over the same period this year.
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Despite court order, NIH grants remain frozen. Newly awarded grants, grants with fundable scores, & funds for a new budget cycle of a current project are all *FROZEN*🥶 and not being released. US research is being choked to death & is on life support right now www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
NIH is again throttling research funding in defiance of a federal court order
A freeze on "new and continuation awards" will "remain in place" pending DEI review, states a new internal memo.
www.motherjones.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Despite court order, NIH grants remain frozen. Newly awarded grants, grants with fundable scores, & funds for a new budget cycle of a current project are all *FROZEN*🥶 and not being released. US research is being choked to death & is on life support right now www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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February 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Reposted by Peter Oberdorfer
Reposted by Peter Oberdorfer
Breaking: FDA's March meeting to select flu shot strains for 2025-2026 season has been canceled per email sent to committee members, a VRBPAC member told me. drug companies need about 6 months leeway to make shots in time for fall vax campaigns. #healthpolicy
February 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Breaking: FDA's March meeting to select flu shot strains for 2025-2026 season has been canceled per email sent to committee members, a VRBPAC member told me. drug companies need about 6 months leeway to make shots in time for fall vax campaigns. #healthpolicy
A shame to see the Mill and MPC shutting down.The article says Technicolor cited “severe financial challenges” and said it would be “required to cease our U.S. operations as early as Monday, February 25,” when TODAY is Feb 25th, a TUESDAY, not a MONDAY. Hmm. www.adweek.com/agencies/tec...
Technicolor, Owner of The Mill and MPC, Is Shutting Down
Technicolor, owner of advertising production studios The Mill and MPC, is closing down operations
www.adweek.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
A shame to see the Mill and MPC shutting down.The article says Technicolor cited “severe financial challenges” and said it would be “required to cease our U.S. operations as early as Monday, February 25,” when TODAY is Feb 25th, a TUESDAY, not a MONDAY. Hmm. www.adweek.com/agencies/tec...
“The Fart of the Deal” was the general approach to having the U.S. backed forces SURRENDER to Russia today in the Ukraine war negotiations. A strong whiff of Neville Chamberlain as well from the Trump MAGAt delegation? Trump is a LOSER, and he single handedly lost this war. Putin owned Trump.
February 19, 2025 at 2:41 AM
“The Fart of the Deal” was the general approach to having the U.S. backed forces SURRENDER to Russia today in the Ukraine war negotiations. A strong whiff of Neville Chamberlain as well from the Trump MAGAt delegation? Trump is a LOSER, and he single handedly lost this war. Putin owned Trump.
