Asher Green
@coachasher.bsky.social
Swim coach, fancier of vintage and tiki cocktails, aspirational rationalist
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Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties
Bondi: "Yes, President Trump won the popular vote by an overwhelming majority." (Trump did not get a majority of votes!)
March 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties
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Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field.
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
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By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
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Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
kffhealthnews.org
March 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
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What To Know About NOAA
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March 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What To Know About NOAA
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With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:
March 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:
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I know giving the super-rich 2.8 trillion seems reckless but does it SEEM like Elon Musk has enough money for rehab or therapy?
February 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I know giving the super-rich 2.8 trillion seems reckless but does it SEEM like Elon Musk has enough money for rehab or therapy?
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This is really well reported and written and hits like a blade. There's no sugar coating this. It will get very bad.
February 27, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This is really well reported and written and hits like a blade. There's no sugar coating this. It will get very bad.
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Dear angry Republican voters who've showed up at GOP Town Halls to complain about the spending cuts, firings and chaos: Speaker Mike Johnson just told CNN's @kaitlancollins.bsky.social that you were 'paid democrat protestors'. They don't care about you. Remember this for the 2026 midterms
February 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Dear angry Republican voters who've showed up at GOP Town Halls to complain about the spending cuts, firings and chaos: Speaker Mike Johnson just told CNN's @kaitlancollins.bsky.social that you were 'paid democrat protestors'. They don't care about you. Remember this for the 2026 midterms
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said this before and i wasn't exaggerating: RFK has the exact personality type of the kind of person that, in a different sort of regime, oversees mass starvation.
“We have measles outbreaks every year," Trump's health secretary said when asked about the death, which is the nation's first in a decade.
RFK Jr. Dismisses Measles Outbreak As ‘Not Unusual’ After Child's Death
“We have measles outbreaks every year," Trump's health secretary said when asked about the death, which is the nation's first in a decade.
www.huffpost.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:54 AM
said this before and i wasn't exaggerating: RFK has the exact personality type of the kind of person that, in a different sort of regime, oversees mass starvation.
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The sooner we collectively realize that Elon Musk is a shitposting, conspiracy-addled fool, who needs to stay out of public policy not upend it, the safer we’ll all be.
February 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The sooner we collectively realize that Elon Musk is a shitposting, conspiracy-addled fool, who needs to stay out of public policy not upend it, the safer we’ll all be.
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Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.
February 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.
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Because of course. This is Elon's government now.
Oh great. It looks like the new Air Force Secretary cooked the books to help SpaceX, and Musk subsequently promoted him for the job.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Exclusive: Trump Air Force nominee arranged satellite contract in manner that favored Musk's SpaceX, sources say
President Donald Trump's nominee as Air Force Secretary, currently a top official at the national spy satellite agency, arranged a multibillion-dollar contract solicitation in a way that favored Elon Musk's SpaceX, according to seven people familiar with the contract.
www.reuters.com
February 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Because of course. This is Elon's government now.
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Normal U.S. Attorneys do not write like this. This is servile and buffoonish, light-years outside how federal prosecutors normally act. Ed Martin has gone Full Renfield. He’s a confessed lackey with vast federal prosecutorial power.
Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin says he will open an inquiry following a criminal “referral” of certain individuals by Elon Musk.
“If people are discovered to have broken the law or even acted simply unethically, we will chase them to the end of the Earth to hold them accountable,” Martin writes.
“If people are discovered to have broken the law or even acted simply unethically, we will chase them to the end of the Earth to hold them accountable,” Martin writes.
February 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Normal U.S. Attorneys do not write like this. This is servile and buffoonish, light-years outside how federal prosecutors normally act. Ed Martin has gone Full Renfield. He’s a confessed lackey with vast federal prosecutorial power.
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"The buck stops here"- Harry Truman
"I don't take any responsibility at all."- DJT
"I don't take any responsibility at all."- DJT
January 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"The buck stops here"- Harry Truman
"I don't take any responsibility at all."- DJT
"I don't take any responsibility at all."- DJT
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The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect
Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
www.kcur.org
January 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
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“In 150 characters or less” by @nikitagill.bsky.social
January 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
“In 150 characters or less” by @nikitagill.bsky.social
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This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
January 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
I had to say goodbye to my best little buddy Max yesterday after almost 16 years together. Here's a picture from his youth. I'm still crying quite a bit even though I know it was absolutely the right thing to do to help him ease his pain and fear. I love you, Maxie!
January 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I had to say goodbye to my best little buddy Max yesterday after almost 16 years together. Here's a picture from his youth. I'm still crying quite a bit even though I know it was absolutely the right thing to do to help him ease his pain and fear. I love you, Maxie!
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“The beauty of mRNA is the ability within a moment’s notice to change the vaccine.”
time.com/7203820/h5n1...
time.com/7203820/h5n1...
Scientists Are Racing to Develop a New Bird Flu Vaccine
The most promising approach uses mRNA.
time.com
January 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“The beauty of mRNA is the ability within a moment’s notice to change the vaccine.”
time.com/7203820/h5n1...
time.com/7203820/h5n1...
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When people say 'run government like a business,' they mean cut services, raise prices, and pay the CEO 400 times more than the workers.
December 21, 2024 at 10:32 PM
When people say 'run government like a business,' they mean cut services, raise prices, and pay the CEO 400 times more than the workers.
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
December 7, 2024 at 7:51 PM
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism