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John Quain
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Bioethicist, journalist, tour guide at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Signal: bioethics.68
#RichardGrenell should be ashamed of himself. A graduate of JFK and now a cowardly bully for #Trump. Really? This is what you've come to? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/u...
Kennedy Center Chief Threatens Legal Action Over Canceled Christmas Concert
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
#southwest has cancelled flights preemptively and left passengers stranded...next flight? 3 days waiting in the airport.
December 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Gotta say, as a survivor, I’m not super loving this thing where the Department of Justice is running a cover-up of evidence the President sexually abused minors.
December 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Watch Tesla FSD v14.2.1.25 turn in front of an oncoming car and stop in the oncoming lane, forcing the driver to take over.

Elon Musk says this defective software will be unsupervised by the end of the year. That’s 8 days from today.

Do you believe him?
December 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Follow the money: "Ms. Weiss reports directly to David Ellison, the head of CBS’s parent company, Paramount Skydance, who is making a multibillion-dollar hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, the outcome of which Mr. Trump has said he’ll be “involved in.” -- NYT
December 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Moo, moo, moo!
Less than two years ago, TAE Technologies was touting their ability to speed the EV transition with fusion power. Now this startup, which Crunchbase reports has secured $1.5 billion in funding, is throwing in with Trump Media & Technology Group and bringing on Devin Nunes as co-CEO. Riiight.
Truth Social Parent to Merge With Nuclear Fusion Firm in $6 Billion Deal
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
#Bondi continues to cover up for Trump and #Epstein, albeit not very well: www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
December 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
#CDC abandons evidence unfortunately. But you should not make the same mistake. #HepB vaccination is essential for all newborns to prevent future cancers. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
US CDC ends guidance that all newborns should get hepatitis B vaccine, in major policy shift
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday ended a long-standing recommendation that all U.S. newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine, leaving it instead to parents, in consultati...
www.reuters.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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I assume Trump plans to declare war against Venezuela tonight.

All this to hide from the Epstein Files, and to expand his business interests in another country to gain access to oil.

It's not about the drug cartels.
December 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Bottom line: Testifying #FCC chair #BrendanCarr confesses he's just another Trump henchman. Laws, rules, independence, Congress? Fuggetaboutit. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
FCC chair grilled on Kimmel, Trump's comments on Reiner
FCC Chair Brendan Carr appeared before a Senate oversight committee on Dec. 17.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Two glaring, let's call them, errors in this article: She doesn't mention the central "our" issue and misidentifies "toque." What the heck, eh. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/w...
Canadian Linguists Rise Up Against the Letter ‘S’
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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13 years since that unspeakable day in Sandy Hook. 13 years of growing a movement to make sure kids feel safe everywhere. 13 years of heroes living with pain and grief yet still speaking truth to power.
December 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Cover-up of #MurderInc continues as #Hegseth chickens out after bragging about killing people: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Hegseth Briefs Congress on Boat Attacks but Withholds Video of Survivors’ Deaths
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Hegseth murdered more people today but still refuses to release the second strike video from September.
December 16, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Soundbars are fine for bringing some oomph to soundtracks, but they are terrible at playing music. The #Devialet Dione overcomes the limitations of the format and brings true musicality to your TV. www.ontheroadtoautonomy.com/single-post/...
Devialet Brings Musicality to the Soundbar
Soundbars are fine for bringing some oomph to soundtracks, but they are terrible at playing music. The Devialet Dione overcomes the limitations of the format and brings true musicality to your TV. Sou...
www.ontheroadtoautonomy.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
#RFKjr's ignorance knows no bounds. Or is it just unmitigated lying, you decide. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
'Gaslighting of Lyme patients is over': RFK Jr. promises renewed focus
Kennedy once promoted a conspiracy theory that Lyme disease is a militarily engineered bioweapon.
www.usatoday.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Pioneering robotics firm #iRobot now going from an American innovator to a Chinese company, thanks in part to #Trump tariffs giving it an extra little nudge over the edge. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/b...
Roomba Maker iRobot Files for Bankruptcy, With Chinese Supplier Taking Control
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Using lies and deception, Trump cuts programs for kids in need. #ThisWeekinBioethics www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
Born Deaf and Blind, She’s Caught in Trump’s Anti-Diversity Crusade
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Is getting close to shipping deadlines for holiday gifts. Some options, from fantastic outerwear to flashlights and cookware: www.ontheroadtoautonomy.com/single-post/...
2025 Holiday Gift Guide: the Best 14 Products of the Year
We test hundreds of products over the course of a year, from audiophile sound equipment for The Absolute Sound to cars for AARP. Here are our favorites--from less than $10 to almost $400--that will ho...
www.ontheroadtoautonomy.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
#RFKjr moves to make HHS regulatory decisions secret. Why? Follow the money. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
RFK Jr.'s bad day features impeachment threat and a GOP rebuke
Congress gave Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. two reasons on Dec. 10 to be in a bad mood.
www.usatoday.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Looking for a sound bar that's also able to faithfully play music? The #KEF Xio from The Absolute Sound: youtu.be/vvXJ-pMXJt4?...
KEF XIO High-End Atmos Soundbar Review
YouTube video by THE ABSOLUTE SOUND
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December 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Forty-five years ago I was watching the game and heard the terrible news. John Lennon is still missed, but he was right: He's not the only one. youtu.be/VOgFZfRVaww?...
Imagine - John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band (w The Flux Fiddlers) (Ultimate Mix 2018) - 4K REMASTER
YouTube video by johnlennon
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 4:13 AM