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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 2d

'He’ll have autism by Sunday': Trump busted for medical 'hypocrisy'

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'He’ll have autism by Sunday': Trump busted for medical 'hypocrisy'

President Donald Trump got his COVID booster shot weeks after demanding pharmaceutical companies provide proof of their effectiveness."Many people think they are a miracle that saved Millions of lives...

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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 2d

This is how the great sleeping giant of America awakens, roars and puts an end to it

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This is how the great sleeping giant of America awakens, roars and puts an end to it

Something dramatic has happened.Many people who consider themselves non-political or independent, or moderate Republican, or who even voted for Trump last November, can’t avoid seeing what’s now come ...

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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 2d

Alarm sounded as MAGA backs foreign Trump ally's push to target US judges

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Alarm sounded as MAGA backs foreign Trump ally's push to target US judges

Threats against federal judges in the United States have reached record levels this year, with the U.S. Marshals Service investigating more than 500 threats by September — a surge legal observers say ...

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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 2d

The Trump Administration Is Hiding How Many Pregnant People Are in ICE Detention
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The Trump Administration Is Hiding How Many Pregnant People Are in ICE Detention

The evidence indicates ICE is detaining pregnant women at alarming rates, in rapidly deteriorating conditions.

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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 3d

The United States is now even more of a joke to the rest of the world.

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GOP confirms another monster as America’s newest ambassador

On Tuesday, Senate Republicans confirmed former NFL player Herschel Walker as the U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas, ignoring his history of lying, weird statements, and multiple accusations of ...

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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 3d

'A huge problem': DOJ may have withheld evidence suggesting Letitia James’ innocence

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'A huge problem': DOJ may have withheld evidence suggesting Letitia James’ innocence

The New York Times reports U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan may have left out important information in her indictment against New York AG Letitia James that might have derailed some charges.“In the indi...

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 3d

Trump isn't just rewriting the rules of the drug war, he’s shredding the Constitution’s most fundamental principle: the requirement that Congress, not the president, has the power to declare war.

License to Kill: Trump’s Extrajudicial Executions

Akela Lacy, Radley Balko, and Nick Turse on the administration’s rhetoric and rationale to justify extrajudicial killings abroad — and possibly at home.

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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 3d

Tension rises at Texas prison after Epstein associate's 'mysterious' meeting: report

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Tension rises at Texas prison after Epstein associate's 'mysterious' meeting: report

The transfer of convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell to the Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas has drawn criticism from fellow inmates, who say her presence is altering daily life in a facility kn...

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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 4d

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The Scientists Making the Case for Nature’s Rights - Inside Climate News

A growing number of scientists are backing laws recognizing that nature has inherent rights and intrinsic value. A group of wetlands scientists wants the critical ecosystems they study to be next.

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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 4d

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 5d

Democrats have a chance to revive their party and save American democracy. Will they take it?
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It’s The Corruption, Stupid

Democrats have a chance to revive their party and save American democracy. Will they take it?

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 5d

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo believes his "spirit animal" is a tiger, and that an ex-Navy SEAL-turned-guru unleashed it by walking on the backs of his thighs.

This is medicine's Florida man.
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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 5d

'Twice the size of a jar': Trump repeats bizarre claim during Cabinet meeting

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'Twice the size of a jar': Trump repeats bizarre claim during Cabinet meeting

President Donald Trump is continuing to make incorrect claims about vaccines, autism, and children.In Thursday’s televised Cabinet meeting, the President wrongly expressed the rate of autism in boys, ...

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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 6d

“One can only imagine what the chemical companies hold over our policy makers to compel them to make this tragic decision,” Moms Across America said.
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Kennedy’s MAHA Ally Rips Trump’s Toxic Herbicide Ruling

“One can only imagine what the chemical companies hold over our policy makers to compel them to make this tragic decision,” Moms Across America said.

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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 6d

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Melania Trump takes a page from her husband's playbook

First lady Melania Trump has followed suit with her husband and is putting legal heat on those who say things she doesn’t like.� HarperCollins UK issued an apology to the first lady Tuesday after ...

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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 6d

'This is not a drill': Trump buried for bragging that he 'took the freedom of speech away'

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'This is not a drill': Trump buried for bragging that he 'took the freedom of speech away'

President Donald Trump said Wednesday his administration took action against people who burned the American flag, adding, “We took the freedom of speech away.”While speaking at a roundtable held to di...

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Axios @axios.com · 6d

The Department of Defense plans to enforce new policies that "appear designed to stifle a free press," the Pentagon Press Association said today.

New Pentagon policy sends "message of intimidation," press group says

"Access to the Pentagon is a privilege, not a right," a Defense Department spokesperson said.

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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 6d

'There’s something rotten there': 'Darker' more 'sinister' reason for Trump’s shutdown revealed

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'There’s something rotten there': 'Darker' more 'sinister' reason for Trump’s shutdown revealed

There's a simple reason President Donald Trump and the Republicans are keeping the government shut down, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) says: To block the release of the files of the late convicted sex traffic...

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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 7d

How the Border Patrol uses rodeos to recruit www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

How the Border Patrol uses rodeos to recruit

At fairgrounds full of young men, the government sets up shop to hire immigration agents.

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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 7d

Women say Depo-Provera caused their brain tumors. Pfizer is invoking a powerful legal maneuver to try to silence them.
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Brain Tumors, Big Pharma, And A Legal Escape Hatch

Women say Depo-Provera caused their brain tumors. Pfizer is invoking a powerful legal maneuver to try to silence them.

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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 7d

Trump’s trade war and mass corporate consolidation are forcing American soybean farmers to grow crops with no one to sell to.
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Too Big To Farm

Trump’s trade war and mass corporate consolidation are forcing American soybean farmers to grow crops with no one to sell to.

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Axios @axios.com · 8d

SCOOP: Furloughed federal workers aren't guaranteed compensation for their forced time off during the government shutdown, according to a draft White House memo described to Axios by three sources.

Scoop: White House memo says furloughed federal workers aren't entitled to backpay

A move to deny backpay to up to 750,000 furloughed workers would dramatically escalate Trump's pressure on Democrats to end the shutdown.

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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 8d

Trump sacrificed US tourism for his MAGA agenda — and it 'could get worse'

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Trump sacrificed US tourism for his MAGA agenda — and it 'could get worse'

British newspaper The Telegraph has written a scathing rebuke of President Donald Trump's "anti-tourism" measures, saying they have turned America into "one of the world's least welcoming countries." ...

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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 8d

After Trump cleared the way for Polymarket to operate legally in the U.S., Wall Street wants a piece of the prediction market’s profits.
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Wall Street Bets — On Polymarket

After Trump cleared the way for Polymarket to operate legally in the U.S., Wall Street wants a piece of the prediction market’s profits.

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Thomas Ramey Watson, Ph.D. @thomasrameywatson.bsky.social · 8d

It’s time for soft secession www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

It’s time for soft secession

How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

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