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"A war from within" ????
The President of the United States is openly talking about waging war against US cities because he doesn't like their mayors and governors.
This is how a dictator talks.
The President of the United States is openly talking about waging war against US cities because he doesn't like their mayors and governors.
This is how a dictator talks.
October 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"A war from within" ????
The President of the United States is openly talking about waging war against US cities because he doesn't like their mayors and governors.
This is how a dictator talks.
The President of the United States is openly talking about waging war against US cities because he doesn't like their mayors and governors.
This is how a dictator talks.
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Silent on all those arrested for pro-Palestine speech, found his voice for a TV show host. Classic Obama
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
www.yahoo.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Silent on all those arrested for pro-Palestine speech, found his voice for a TV show host. Classic Obama
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Isaac Asimov in 1980
“There is a cult of ignorance in the US...The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'"
“There is a cult of ignorance in the US...The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'"
September 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Isaac Asimov in 1980
“There is a cult of ignorance in the US...The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'"
“There is a cult of ignorance in the US...The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'"
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New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
August 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
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It's a paper from last year, but it still pains me to think that we could have achieved elimination without resorting to lockdown, simply by implementing universal respirator usage alone. Not masks, respirators. It's still not too late.
August 9, 2025 at 8:04 AM
It's a paper from last year, but it still pains me to think that we could have achieved elimination without resorting to lockdown, simply by implementing universal respirator usage alone. Not masks, respirators. It's still not too late.
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40% of Republicans say the COVID-19 vaccine has probably or definitely killed more people than the COVID-19 virus.
May 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
40% of Republicans say the COVID-19 vaccine has probably or definitely killed more people than the COVID-19 virus.
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New immigration policies risk redirecting global talent away from the United States.
International students contribute $43.8 billion to the economy and support 378,175 U.S. jobs every year.
International students contribute $43.8 billion to the economy and support 378,175 U.S. jobs every year.
Deporting international students risks making the US a less attractive destination, putting its economic engine at risk
Student visa holders face high levels of vetting and monitoring. Escalating those protocols will redirect students to other countries and weaken US global leadership, a scholar argues.
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May 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
New immigration policies risk redirecting global talent away from the United States.
International students contribute $43.8 billion to the economy and support 378,175 U.S. jobs every year.
International students contribute $43.8 billion to the economy and support 378,175 U.S. jobs every year.
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There’s no way this new Qatari plane can be made safe for a US president on any sort of timeline that Trump would okay. He will 100% compromise US (and his) security.
Once a foreign government can openly give the president a half-billion-dollar plane as a personal gift, there’s no red line left between a democracy and a full-blown kleptocracy. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/corruption...
Corruption and a Security Catastrophe in Plane Sight
Of course a foreign government would love to give the US president a plane....
www.doomsdayscenario.co
May 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
There’s no way this new Qatari plane can be made safe for a US president on any sort of timeline that Trump would okay. He will 100% compromise US (and his) security.
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staging a show-and-tell about a fake genocide during a real genocide to the government that has done the most to seek justice for that real genocide is designed to break our brains. They know what they are doing. www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/w...
Trump ambushes South African president in Oval Office with video | CNN
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa sat in awkward silence as he listened to a video US President Donald Trump played in the Oval Office. CNN’s Larry Madowo reports that Trump was pushing debunked...
www.cnn.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
staging a show-and-tell about a fake genocide during a real genocide to the government that has done the most to seek justice for that real genocide is designed to break our brains. They know what they are doing. www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/w...
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A lesson here for all of us:
The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
April 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
A lesson here for all of us:
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The majority of democratic voters support universal healthcare, yet universal healthcare isn’t officially part of the DNC platform.
Why? The healthcare oligarchs ensure that it isn’t.
Democrats will not be able to fight GOP corruption if they have a corruption problem themselves.
Why? The healthcare oligarchs ensure that it isn’t.
Democrats will not be able to fight GOP corruption if they have a corruption problem themselves.
April 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The majority of democratic voters support universal healthcare, yet universal healthcare isn’t officially part of the DNC platform.
Why? The healthcare oligarchs ensure that it isn’t.
Democrats will not be able to fight GOP corruption if they have a corruption problem themselves.
Why? The healthcare oligarchs ensure that it isn’t.
Democrats will not be able to fight GOP corruption if they have a corruption problem themselves.
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Democrats refuse to support things like Medicare for All or tuition free college and lost the popular vote for the first time in 20 years.
If this were about winning, neoliberalism would be replaced with progressive populism.
If this were about winning, neoliberalism would be replaced with progressive populism.
April 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Democrats refuse to support things like Medicare for All or tuition free college and lost the popular vote for the first time in 20 years.
If this were about winning, neoliberalism would be replaced with progressive populism.
If this were about winning, neoliberalism would be replaced with progressive populism.
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Today @nejm.org
Challenging dogma for routine surveillance imaging after cancer treatment
The results of 12 randomized trials show no survival benefit, despite scans leading to more chemotherapy, surgery and radiation
nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Challenging dogma for routine surveillance imaging after cancer treatment
The results of 12 randomized trials show no survival benefit, despite scans leading to more chemotherapy, surgery and radiation
nejm.org/doi/full/10....
April 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Today @nejm.org
Challenging dogma for routine surveillance imaging after cancer treatment
The results of 12 randomized trials show no survival benefit, despite scans leading to more chemotherapy, surgery and radiation
nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Challenging dogma for routine surveillance imaging after cancer treatment
The results of 12 randomized trials show no survival benefit, despite scans leading to more chemotherapy, surgery and radiation
nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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A study of masks and respirators confirms, yet again, that earloop KN95/KF94 masks perform similarly to surgical masks. Earloop masks should not be recommended as a substitute for proper headstrap N95 respirators—except for the rare wearer who passes a fit test in them.
Measuring the fitted filtration efficiency of cloth masks, medical masks and respirators
Importance Masks reduce transmission of SARS-CoV2 and other respiratory pathogens. Comparative studies of the fitted filtration efficiency of different types of masks are scarce. Objective To descri...
journals.plos.org
April 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
A study of masks and respirators confirms, yet again, that earloop KN95/KF94 masks perform similarly to surgical masks. Earloop masks should not be recommended as a substitute for proper headstrap N95 respirators—except for the rare wearer who passes a fit test in them.
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New reality: ICE agents are allowed to conduct raids in hospitals & clinics. ICE agents may pretend they're police to gain access to information or private spaces or lure people to public spaces, but they do not have the authority to do this or to bypass warrant requirements! Essential reading 👇🏾
Allowing ICE in hospitals is a public health catastrophe in the making
Allowing ICE to conduct raids in hospitals and medical clinics is not only cruel; it is a public health catastrophe in the making, writes Eric Reinhart.
www.statnews.com
April 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
New reality: ICE agents are allowed to conduct raids in hospitals & clinics. ICE agents may pretend they're police to gain access to information or private spaces or lure people to public spaces, but they do not have the authority to do this or to bypass warrant requirements! Essential reading 👇🏾
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Of its 535 members of Congress from 2021-23, 100 were descendants of slaveholders.
Legislators whose ancestors were large slaveholders had a current median net worth 5x larger than their peers whose ancestors were not slaveholders: $5.6 million vs. $1.1 million.
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#Polisky
Legislators whose ancestors were large slaveholders had a current median net worth 5x larger than their peers whose ancestors were not slaveholders: $5.6 million vs. $1.1 million.
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#Polisky
Many wealthy members of Congress are descendants of rich slaveholders − study demonstrates the enduring legacy of slavery
Researchers measured lawmakers’ wealth and found that those whose Southern ancestors owned slaves before abolition have a higher net worth today.
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April 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Of its 535 members of Congress from 2021-23, 100 were descendants of slaveholders.
Legislators whose ancestors were large slaveholders had a current median net worth 5x larger than their peers whose ancestors were not slaveholders: $5.6 million vs. $1.1 million.
buff.ly/xUozdz5
#Polisky
Legislators whose ancestors were large slaveholders had a current median net worth 5x larger than their peers whose ancestors were not slaveholders: $5.6 million vs. $1.1 million.
buff.ly/xUozdz5
#Polisky
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I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it a thousand times more: If you love freedom but don’t care if it applies to everyone, what you actually love is privilege.
April 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it a thousand times more: If you love freedom but don’t care if it applies to everyone, what you actually love is privilege.
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During apartheid, South African armed forces killed 69 civilians in the Sharpeville Massacre. The world was shocked. This event is still taught in history classes.
On average, Israel has massacred more than 70 Palestinian civilians *every day* for the past 18 months.
On average, Israel has massacred more than 70 Palestinian civilians *every day* for the past 18 months.
March 30, 2025 at 9:35 AM
During apartheid, South African armed forces killed 69 civilians in the Sharpeville Massacre. The world was shocked. This event is still taught in history classes.
On average, Israel has massacred more than 70 Palestinian civilians *every day* for the past 18 months.
On average, Israel has massacred more than 70 Palestinian civilians *every day* for the past 18 months.
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How does exercise and fitness promote healthy brain aging?
An outstanding, comprehensive review @thelancet.bsky.social
reduced neuroinflammmation, preserves blood-brain-barrier, neurogenesis, role of exerkines, and much more
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
An outstanding, comprehensive review @thelancet.bsky.social
reduced neuroinflammmation, preserves blood-brain-barrier, neurogenesis, role of exerkines, and much more
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
March 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
How does exercise and fitness promote healthy brain aging?
An outstanding, comprehensive review @thelancet.bsky.social
reduced neuroinflammmation, preserves blood-brain-barrier, neurogenesis, role of exerkines, and much more
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
An outstanding, comprehensive review @thelancet.bsky.social
reduced neuroinflammmation, preserves blood-brain-barrier, neurogenesis, role of exerkines, and much more
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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The Department of Education, among other things, is what funds special education for children with disabilities.
Trump’s executive order will hurt kids and parents in virtually every school district in the country.
Trump’s executive order will hurt kids and parents in virtually every school district in the country.
March 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The Department of Education, among other things, is what funds special education for children with disabilities.
Trump’s executive order will hurt kids and parents in virtually every school district in the country.
Trump’s executive order will hurt kids and parents in virtually every school district in the country.
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very clever for this iteration of Nazism to come as anti-antisemitism
March 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
very clever for this iteration of Nazism to come as anti-antisemitism
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"The real crisis is not that public health — which is fundamentally about policies dictating the distribution of
resources required to protect human life — has been politicized. It is that it has not been politicized nearly enough."— @ericreinhart.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
resources required to protect human life — has been politicized. It is that it has not been politicized nearly enough."— @ericreinhart.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
March 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"The real crisis is not that public health — which is fundamentally about policies dictating the distribution of
resources required to protect human life — has been politicized. It is that it has not been politicized nearly enough."— @ericreinhart.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
resources required to protect human life — has been politicized. It is that it has not been politicized nearly enough."— @ericreinhart.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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P.S.: This is why I don't share the optimism of those who say Americans will learn by suffering--e.g., loss of Social Security, VA benefits, ntl parks--why they should value our democracy & federal gov.
Learning requires connection to reality, so beliefs can be falsified. MAGAs cut ties w/reality.
Learning requires connection to reality, so beliefs can be falsified. MAGAs cut ties w/reality.
March 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
P.S.: This is why I don't share the optimism of those who say Americans will learn by suffering--e.g., loss of Social Security, VA benefits, ntl parks--why they should value our democracy & federal gov.
Learning requires connection to reality, so beliefs can be falsified. MAGAs cut ties w/reality.
Learning requires connection to reality, so beliefs can be falsified. MAGAs cut ties w/reality.
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Yes the choice is fight or collaborate in their own annihilation & together universities are much richer than Musk+Trump & unlike the DOGE gang they have great purpose, expertise & competence. Don’t prove Yeats right that the best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity
March 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Yes the choice is fight or collaborate in their own annihilation & together universities are much richer than Musk+Trump & unlike the DOGE gang they have great purpose, expertise & competence. Don’t prove Yeats right that the best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity
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2020: attacks on “BLM”
2022: attacks on “CRT”
2024: attacks on “woke”
2025: attacks on “DEI”
BLACK.
THEY MEAN BLACK.
2022: attacks on “CRT”
2024: attacks on “woke”
2025: attacks on “DEI”
BLACK.
THEY MEAN BLACK.
March 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
2020: attacks on “BLM”
2022: attacks on “CRT”
2024: attacks on “woke”
2025: attacks on “DEI”
BLACK.
THEY MEAN BLACK.
2022: attacks on “CRT”
2024: attacks on “woke”
2025: attacks on “DEI”
BLACK.
THEY MEAN BLACK.