Brian
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Trump Bill May Result in Over a Million Missed Cancer Screenings — Hundreds of avoidable deaths also projected over 2-year period. www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyon...
Trump Bill May Result in Over a Million Missed Cancer Screenings
Hundreds of avoidable deaths also projected over 2-year period
www.medpagetoday.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Trump Bill May Result in Over a Million Missed Cancer Screenings — Hundreds of avoidable deaths also projected over 2-year period. www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyon...
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"Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot."
– Carl Sagan
– Carl Sagan
January 5, 2026 at 7:25 PM
"Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot."
– Carl Sagan
– Carl Sagan
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Trump & the GOP are doing everything they can to normalize threatening the invasion of allies.
ALLIES!
Clearly the media has mostly stopped being an effective critic/guardrail. And Congress continues to fail the moment.
Whether Trump succeeds is up to the American people.
Nothing here is normal.
ALLIES!
Clearly the media has mostly stopped being an effective critic/guardrail. And Congress continues to fail the moment.
Whether Trump succeeds is up to the American people.
Nothing here is normal.
January 4, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Trump & the GOP are doing everything they can to normalize threatening the invasion of allies.
ALLIES!
Clearly the media has mostly stopped being an effective critic/guardrail. And Congress continues to fail the moment.
Whether Trump succeeds is up to the American people.
Nothing here is normal.
ALLIES!
Clearly the media has mostly stopped being an effective critic/guardrail. And Congress continues to fail the moment.
Whether Trump succeeds is up to the American people.
Nothing here is normal.
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
January 5, 2026 at 7:35 PM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
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Perhaps now people will stop wishcasting about the US military refusing illegal orders. That's not a thing that happens. The 100% compliance rate with using civilian boats for target practice was a bit of a tell.
January 3, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Perhaps now people will stop wishcasting about the US military refusing illegal orders. That's not a thing that happens. The 100% compliance rate with using civilian boats for target practice was a bit of a tell.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Putin's war in Ukraine shows where authoritarianism can lead: ~1.4 million casualties. An entire generation sacrificed for one man's imperialist delusions.
We must not let any president drag us into war without congressional approval.
We must not let any president drag us into war without congressional approval.
December 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Putin's war in Ukraine shows where authoritarianism can lead: ~1.4 million casualties. An entire generation sacrificed for one man's imperialist delusions.
We must not let any president drag us into war without congressional approval.
We must not let any president drag us into war without congressional approval.
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Jury nullification is good and it's a good sign for America's path out of authoritarianism that juries are recognizing their power to nullify.
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Jury nullification is good and it's a good sign for America's path out of authoritarianism that juries are recognizing their power to nullify.
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
For those criticizing the age of Zorhan Mamdani, you should remember that Thomas Jefferson was 33 on July 4, 1776. Washington was only 44.
November 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
For those criticizing the age of Zorhan Mamdani, you should remember that Thomas Jefferson was 33 on July 4, 1776. Washington was only 44.
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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If you live in these states, your ACA premiums are about to jump:
SD - Up 235% LA - Up 150% WV - Up 387% WY - Up 382% TN - Up 320% MS - Up 314% AK - Up 346%
Republicans are fighting to make sure this happens to their own constituents.
SD - Up 235% LA - Up 150% WV - Up 387% WY - Up 382% TN - Up 320% MS - Up 314% AK - Up 346%
Republicans are fighting to make sure this happens to their own constituents.
September 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
If you live in these states, your ACA premiums are about to jump:
SD - Up 235% LA - Up 150% WV - Up 387% WY - Up 382% TN - Up 320% MS - Up 314% AK - Up 346%
Republicans are fighting to make sure this happens to their own constituents.
SD - Up 235% LA - Up 150% WV - Up 387% WY - Up 382% TN - Up 320% MS - Up 314% AK - Up 346%
Republicans are fighting to make sure this happens to their own constituents.
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Autism was discovered in 1911. Tylenol was invented in 1950. Not distracted.
Release the Epstein Files.
Release the Epstein Files.
September 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Autism was discovered in 1911. Tylenol was invented in 1950. Not distracted.
Release the Epstein Files.
Release the Epstein Files.
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You've got to remember that even though RFK Jr looks like an idiot and sounds like an idiot, he is, in fact, an idiot.
SEN. CASSIDY (R) : “Do you agree Trump deserves the Nobel Prize for Operation Warp speed?”
RFK JR.: “Absolutely.”
SEN. CASSIDY: “But you just told Senator Bennet the COVID vaccine killed more people than COVID.”
RFK JR.: “….”😬 🤷🏻♂️
RFK JR.: “Absolutely.”
SEN. CASSIDY: “But you just told Senator Bennet the COVID vaccine killed more people than COVID.”
RFK JR.: “….”😬 🤷🏻♂️
September 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
You've got to remember that even though RFK Jr looks like an idiot and sounds like an idiot, he is, in fact, an idiot.
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but an economy controlled by a handful of oligarchs isn't a "free market."
August 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but an economy controlled by a handful of oligarchs isn't a "free market."
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China as an Engineering State is a powerful concept. I would add that they will be a pioneering electro-state. The US will slowly become a technological irrelevance. Trump's anti-intellectualism is precisely what the US does NOT need at this stagr.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A Nation of Lawyers Confronts China’s Engineering State
As the Chinese economy surges forward, the U.S. has lost its capacity for physical improvement.
www.theatlantic.com
August 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
China as an Engineering State is a powerful concept. I would add that they will be a pioneering electro-state. The US will slowly become a technological irrelevance. Trump's anti-intellectualism is precisely what the US does NOT need at this stagr.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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When every big decision needs a permission slip from the White House, you don’t get dynamism—you get a command-and-control economy. Fewer experiments, less risk-taking, and living standards that slowly slip behind. It won't happen overnight, but your kids will feel it.
August 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
When every big decision needs a permission slip from the White House, you don’t get dynamism—you get a command-and-control economy. Fewer experiments, less risk-taking, and living standards that slowly slip behind. It won't happen overnight, but your kids will feel it.
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Congrats to the FBI agents who graduated from Quantico so they could bust teens on 4-wheelers and old dudes brown-bagging in the park.
As Trump shifts federal agents on to the streets of Washington, local leaders call it "unnecessary" and point to the stats
Violent crime dropped 26% from last year
Trump alleges DC is graffiti-filled and dangerous
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Violent crime dropped 26% from last year
Trump alleges DC is graffiti-filled and dangerous
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August 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Congrats to the FBI agents who graduated from Quantico so they could bust teens on 4-wheelers and old dudes brown-bagging in the park.
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15+ years old, but still VERY relevent — and if we had acted 15 years ago, the “better world” we’d be creating would be a LOT better & easier to reach. There are real consequences we’re just starting to see to not heeding this cartoon a lot sooner.
Even worse if we don’t heed it now. #ClimateCrisis
Even worse if we don’t heed it now. #ClimateCrisis
July 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
15+ years old, but still VERY relevent — and if we had acted 15 years ago, the “better world” we’d be creating would be a LOT better & easier to reach. There are real consequences we’re just starting to see to not heeding this cartoon a lot sooner.
Even worse if we don’t heed it now. #ClimateCrisis
Even worse if we don’t heed it now. #ClimateCrisis
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It was a delight to talk to @oliverdarcy.bsky.social about The Onion thriving in the dumbest environment imaginable.
(It's because actual human people subscribe to the good stuff, despite or maybe because of the countervailing Bezosbucks funding dogshit.)
www.status.news/p/the-onion-...
(It's because actual human people subscribe to the good stuff, despite or maybe because of the countervailing Bezosbucks funding dogshit.)
www.status.news/p/the-onion-...
July 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
It was a delight to talk to @oliverdarcy.bsky.social about The Onion thriving in the dumbest environment imaginable.
(It's because actual human people subscribe to the good stuff, despite or maybe because of the countervailing Bezosbucks funding dogshit.)
www.status.news/p/the-onion-...
(It's because actual human people subscribe to the good stuff, despite or maybe because of the countervailing Bezosbucks funding dogshit.)
www.status.news/p/the-onion-...
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In Tommy Tuberville's home state of Alabama, 23% of all personal income comes from transfer payments from the federal government.
Alabama is the tenth most dependent on federal funding, getting $1.80 in spending back for every $1 its citizens pay in taxes.
www.al.com/politics/202...
Alabama is the tenth most dependent on federal funding, getting $1.80 in spending back for every $1 its citizens pay in taxes.
www.al.com/politics/202...
Tuberville says ‘inner city rats’ live off the American taxpayers: Trump should send them ‘back home’
"These inner city rats, they live on the federal government," Tuberville said in the interview.
www.al.com
June 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
In Tommy Tuberville's home state of Alabama, 23% of all personal income comes from transfer payments from the federal government.
Alabama is the tenth most dependent on federal funding, getting $1.80 in spending back for every $1 its citizens pay in taxes.
www.al.com/politics/202...
Alabama is the tenth most dependent on federal funding, getting $1.80 in spending back for every $1 its citizens pay in taxes.
www.al.com/politics/202...
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🧵 THREAD: Why the Cato Institute’s new paper on “misinformation panic” is dangerously wrong, and why it completely misunderstands the real crisis we face.
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
The Misleading Panic over Misinformation
People can’t agree on how to define misinformation and its related terms, making regulation nearly impossible. Instead, free expression serves as a better tool for discovering truth.
www.cato.org
June 27, 2025 at 6:50 AM
🧵 THREAD: Why the Cato Institute’s new paper on “misinformation panic” is dangerously wrong, and why it completely misunderstands the real crisis we face.
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
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The band playing "Fortunate Son" might have been the best part of the whole parade. In case you don't know the lyrics, here they are. A perfect gift for a flawed man.
June 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The band playing "Fortunate Son" might have been the best part of the whole parade. In case you don't know the lyrics, here they are. A perfect gift for a flawed man.
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It’s a race to be the biggest blowhard. This is the opposite of smart. The opposite of good. The opposite of effective. It’s sound and fury signifying the continued collapse of a proudly dumb and angry nation. These are children acting like children.
June 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
It’s a race to be the biggest blowhard. This is the opposite of smart. The opposite of good. The opposite of effective. It’s sound and fury signifying the continued collapse of a proudly dumb and angry nation. These are children acting like children.