K ript
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There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies
The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier.
arstechnica.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:30 AM
There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
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Remember Larry David’s advice. You aren’t allowed to say “happy new year” beyond January 3.
January 6, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Remember Larry David’s advice. You aren’t allowed to say “happy new year” beyond January 3.
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We don't have a government. We have a bunch of guys who heard things on social media.
We don't have due process. We have entire groups being punished for the alleged actions of a few.
We don't have due process. We have entire groups being punished for the alleged actions of a few.
BREAKING
The Trump administration says it has frozen all childcare payments to Minnesota in the aftermath of allegations of fraud by some in the Somali community.
Important: allegations along these lines have existed for years, which has resulted in prosecutions starting with the Biden DOJ.
The Trump administration says it has frozen all childcare payments to Minnesota in the aftermath of allegations of fraud by some in the Somali community.
Important: allegations along these lines have existed for years, which has resulted in prosecutions starting with the Biden DOJ.
December 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
We don't have a government. We have a bunch of guys who heard things on social media.
We don't have due process. We have entire groups being punished for the alleged actions of a few.
We don't have due process. We have entire groups being punished for the alleged actions of a few.
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She did a heel turn in 2020/2021 when everyone made fun of her story about her cousins friends fiancé 😆 www.bbc.com/news/newsbea...
Nicki Minaj swollen testicles claim 'wasted' Trinidad health officials' time
The rapper's comments about vaccines side effects were explored by Trinidad's health minister.
www.bbc.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
She did a heel turn in 2020/2021 when everyone made fun of her story about her cousins friends fiancé 😆 www.bbc.com/news/newsbea...
Scream louder, talk faster
We believe!
We believe!
December 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Scream louder, talk faster
We believe!
We believe!
Some really charming personalities on this panel, not only anti-scientific, but scapegoating large groups of people.
Sadly, I'm not shocked by this.
My god. Wtf is this country DOING!?
Sadly, I'm not shocked by this.
My god. Wtf is this country DOING!?
Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel, stocked with anti-vaccine activists and loyalists to RFK Jr., voted Friday to stop recommending a birth dose of vaccine.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Some really charming personalities on this panel, not only anti-scientific, but scapegoating large groups of people.
Sadly, I'm not shocked by this.
My god. Wtf is this country DOING!?
Sadly, I'm not shocked by this.
My god. Wtf is this country DOING!?
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The Trump Admin's assault on working people continues.
They are now trying to restrict student loan assistance for many in critical professions, including nurses.
These Americans provide essential functions for all of us. This attack will make staffing shortages worse & harm everyone.
They are now trying to restrict student loan assistance for many in critical professions, including nurses.
These Americans provide essential functions for all of us. This attack will make staffing shortages worse & harm everyone.
Full list of degrees not classed as ‘professional’ by Trump admin
Certain students may no longer receive the same loan for their studies as what counts as "professional" will determine how much they get.
www.newsweek.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The Trump Admin's assault on working people continues.
They are now trying to restrict student loan assistance for many in critical professions, including nurses.
These Americans provide essential functions for all of us. This attack will make staffing shortages worse & harm everyone.
They are now trying to restrict student loan assistance for many in critical professions, including nurses.
These Americans provide essential functions for all of us. This attack will make staffing shortages worse & harm everyone.
Finally they got somebody with an MD on board...oh wait.
I feel so sorry for future generations.
I feel so sorry for future generations.
Louisiana's surgeon general Dr. Ralph Abraham, who has praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s tenure as health secretary and called COVID vaccines "dangerous," will become the second-highest ranking official at the CDC. n.pr/49Af0z8
Louisiana's top health official, a critic of the COVID vaccine, will be CDC deputy
Louisiana's surgeon general Dr. Ralph Abraham, who has praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s tenure as health secretary and called COVID vaccines "dangerous," will become the second-highest ranking official at the CDC.
n.pr
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Finally they got somebody with an MD on board...oh wait.
I feel so sorry for future generations.
I feel so sorry for future generations.
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Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?
A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.
October 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?
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today's newsletter: a consideration of the many wonderful cars in One Battle After Another, in particular Willa's 2005 Yaris, Sensei's T-Bird Super Coupe and Bob's boosted 1991 Nissan Sentra SE-R
The Oscar Should Go to Bob Ferguson's 1991 Nissan Sentra SE-R
'One Battle After Another' as a car movie
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October 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
today's newsletter: a consideration of the many wonderful cars in One Battle After Another, in particular Willa's 2005 Yaris, Sensei's T-Bird Super Coupe and Bob's boosted 1991 Nissan Sentra SE-R
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New baby red pandas at the Buffalo Zoo being inducted into Bills traditions.
September 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
New baby red pandas at the Buffalo Zoo being inducted into Bills traditions.
Watched the first 45 min of Warfare (til I couldn't), then a video of a whale and giant squid and other scrolling on this app. Should make for some ... dreams.
September 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Watched the first 45 min of Warfare (til I couldn't), then a video of a whale and giant squid and other scrolling on this app. Should make for some ... dreams.
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Steely Dan releases “Aja” 48 years ago today — their most commercially successful album, which now sits in the Grammy Hall of Fame.
It’s fun to watch Jay Graydon replicate his guitar solo from “Peg”. 🎸
It’s fun to watch Jay Graydon replicate his guitar solo from “Peg”. 🎸
September 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Steely Dan releases “Aja” 48 years ago today — their most commercially successful album, which now sits in the Grammy Hall of Fame.
It’s fun to watch Jay Graydon replicate his guitar solo from “Peg”. 🎸
It’s fun to watch Jay Graydon replicate his guitar solo from “Peg”. 🎸
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Common theme of people I've interviewed recently. At universities, in research centers, in diplomacy, in the legal system, dealing with refugees or immigrants:
The reality inside is much worse than you would think from the outside.
The reality inside is much worse than you would think from the outside.
September 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Common theme of people I've interviewed recently. At universities, in research centers, in diplomacy, in the legal system, dealing with refugees or immigrants:
The reality inside is much worse than you would think from the outside.
The reality inside is much worse than you would think from the outside.
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450 were napped by ICE at a Hyundai construction site in Georgia, where 3 workers had been killed.
Workers complained about the deaths to Trump's OSHA, which did nothing.
Instead, ICE showed up in an act viewed as retaliatory.
paydayreport.com/450-napped-b...
Workers complained about the deaths to Trump's OSHA, which did nothing.
Instead, ICE showed up in an act viewed as retaliatory.
paydayreport.com/450-napped-b...
450 Napped by ICE at Hyundai Georgia Plant, Where 3 Workers Were Killed Previously
Since the Trump Administration took over and began cutting back on federal workplace safety enforcement, two workers have died at the plant in just two months.
paydayreport.com
September 5, 2025 at 4:46 AM
450 were napped by ICE at a Hyundai construction site in Georgia, where 3 workers had been killed.
Workers complained about the deaths to Trump's OSHA, which did nothing.
Instead, ICE showed up in an act viewed as retaliatory.
paydayreport.com/450-napped-b...
Workers complained about the deaths to Trump's OSHA, which did nothing.
Instead, ICE showed up in an act viewed as retaliatory.
paydayreport.com/450-napped-b...
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"Bustillo-Chinchilla moved to North Carolina from Honduras when she was 8 years old. She graduated from Crest High School in Shelby and earned a scholarship to attend Gardner-Webb University, with hopes of becoming a nurse."
What is the sense in imprisoning and expelling this person?
What is the sense in imprisoning and expelling this person?
August 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"Bustillo-Chinchilla moved to North Carolina from Honduras when she was 8 years old. She graduated from Crest High School in Shelby and earned a scholarship to attend Gardner-Webb University, with hopes of becoming a nurse."
What is the sense in imprisoning and expelling this person?
What is the sense in imprisoning and expelling this person?
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We are living in a post-truth society. Don't like the jobs numbers? Call them fake. Crime stats aren't alarming enough for you? Say someone's making them up. Basically, believe whatever you want to believe. We'll program AI to tell you that you're right anyway.
August 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
We are living in a post-truth society. Don't like the jobs numbers? Call them fake. Crime stats aren't alarming enough for you? Say someone's making them up. Basically, believe whatever you want to believe. We'll program AI to tell you that you're right anyway.
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Record demand for food and shaky economy leave $891K budget gap at AFAC
www.arlnow.com/2025/08/11/r...
www.arlnow.com/2025/08/11/r...
Record demand for food and shaky economy leave $891K budget gap at AFAC | ARLnow.com
Record demand has left Arlington's largest food pantry with an $891,000 hole in its budget this fiscal year -- and it may only get worse. Almost one out of every 10 Arlington residents, 23,190 people,...
www.arlnow.com
August 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Record demand for food and shaky economy leave $891K budget gap at AFAC
www.arlnow.com/2025/08/11/r...
www.arlnow.com/2025/08/11/r...
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pro soccer player Jerce Reyes Barrios followed all the rules when he came to the US. His lawyer told took his asylum case bc it seemed like a "slam dunk. Then US officials sent him to CECOT, where he was told he'd spend the rest of his life
w/@mattshuham.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/pro-so...
w/@mattshuham.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/pro-so...
Pro Soccer Player Who Spent 125 Days At CECOT Gives Chilling Account Of His Time There
“Both the physical and mental abuse doled out by the officers made me think sometimes that I would never leave that place,” Jerce Reyes Barrios said.
www.huffpost.com
August 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
pro soccer player Jerce Reyes Barrios followed all the rules when he came to the US. His lawyer told took his asylum case bc it seemed like a "slam dunk. Then US officials sent him to CECOT, where he was told he'd spend the rest of his life
w/@mattshuham.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/pro-so...
w/@mattshuham.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/pro-so...
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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Someone (@lewfoo) posted a long thread on the THREADS app about this. I’m posting the @npr.org story on which her thread was based here. PLEASE READ & SHARE. It’s so important.
@cbsnews.com @nbcnews.com @abc7.bsky.social
www.npr.org/sections/the...
@cbsnews.com @nbcnews.com @abc7.bsky.social
www.npr.org/sections/the...
When The U.S. Government Tried To Replace Migrant Farmworkers With High Schoolers
In 1964, a program that brought migrant Mexican laborers to the U.S. ended. So the U.S. recruited American students to pick crops instead. When they saw their living conditions, strikes ensued.
www.npr.org
July 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Someone (@lewfoo) posted a long thread on the THREADS app about this. I’m posting the @npr.org story on which her thread was based here. PLEASE READ & SHARE. It’s so important.
@cbsnews.com @nbcnews.com @abc7.bsky.social
www.npr.org/sections/the...
@cbsnews.com @nbcnews.com @abc7.bsky.social
www.npr.org/sections/the...
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Man all that shit they threatened to do my whole life … they’ve pulled off a lot more of it than I thought reasonably possible.
July 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Man all that shit they threatened to do my whole life … they’ve pulled off a lot more of it than I thought reasonably possible.