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Excellent news in an otherwise exhausting week.
June 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Excellent news in an otherwise exhausting week.
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well this sure seems extremely bad
RFK Jr. says he is removing all 17 members of CDC's vaccine advisory committee
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday he is removing all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee.
abcnews.go.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
well this sure seems extremely bad
Mistakenly deported man Abrego Garcia indicted, on way back to US - www.reuters.com/world/us/abr...
Mistakenly deported man Abrego Garcia on way to US to face charges, ABC News reports
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man mistakenly deported from Maryland to El Salvador by the Trump administration, is on his way back to the U.S. to face criminal charges, ABC News reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
www.reuters.com
June 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Mistakenly deported man Abrego Garcia indicted, on way back to US - www.reuters.com/world/us/abr...
This was an unexpected listen, but what a timely discussion! I had not intended to look away from the abyss today, but am now feeling connected and more in-tune with the balance we all wrestle with. I can’t wait to read this book.
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
The writer Kathryn Schulz on losing her father at the same time as finding her life partner, and how to hold radically different feelings at once.
open.spotify.com/episode/0tJ6...
youtu.be/kjqJjdvNTEs?...
The writer Kathryn Schulz on losing her father at the same time as finding her life partner, and how to hold radically different feelings at once.
open.spotify.com/episode/0tJ6...
youtu.be/kjqJjdvNTEs?...
Our Lives Are an Endless Series of 'And' | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
youtu.be
June 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This was an unexpected listen, but what a timely discussion! I had not intended to look away from the abyss today, but am now feeling connected and more in-tune with the balance we all wrestle with. I can’t wait to read this book.
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"I’ve been struggling mightily over the past two days with the question of what is and isn’t appropriate to say on an occasion that’s meant to be dedicated to remembering the women and men in uniform who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/feeling-na...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/feeling-na...
Feeling Naïve on Memorial Day
I honestly can't tell anymore.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
May 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"I’ve been struggling mightily over the past two days with the question of what is and isn’t appropriate to say on an occasion that’s meant to be dedicated to remembering the women and men in uniform who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/feeling-na...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/feeling-na...
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Don’t forget, today is the last day to leave a comment sharing your views of the restrictions that the ignorant anti-vaxxers currently running our government agencies have put into to place for the COVID19 vaccine.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
May 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Don’t forget, today is the last day to leave a comment sharing your views of the restrictions that the ignorant anti-vaxxers currently running our government agencies have put into to place for the COVID19 vaccine.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
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Mifepristone is one of the most studied, safest medications in use today — over 20 years, 100+ studies, millions of patients.
Attacks on mifepristone aren’t science — they’re ideology.
Let doctors and patients lead, not politics.
Attacks on mifepristone aren’t science — they’re ideology.
Let doctors and patients lead, not politics.
ACOG Leads Amicus Brief Calling Mifepristone Conclusively Safe and Effective
The amicus brief outlines the overwhelming evidence demonstrating that mifepristone—which has undergone rigorous testing and review and has been safely used in the United States for 23 years—is conclu...
www.acog.org
May 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Mifepristone is one of the most studied, safest medications in use today — over 20 years, 100+ studies, millions of patients.
Attacks on mifepristone aren’t science — they’re ideology.
Let doctors and patients lead, not politics.
Attacks on mifepristone aren’t science — they’re ideology.
Let doctors and patients lead, not politics.
Oof...”while there is still time.”
Appeals court urges Trump administration to 'vindicate' rule of law - www.reuters.com/legal/trump-...
Appeals court urges Trump administration to 'vindicate' rule of law - www.reuters.com/legal/trump-...
Trump challenges judges' probes of compliance with deportation orders
The Trump administration is appealing efforts by two judges to investigate whether government officials defied their rulings over the deportation of migrants to El Salvador, escalating a confrontation between the executive and judicial branches
www.reuters.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Oof...”while there is still time.”
Appeals court urges Trump administration to 'vindicate' rule of law - www.reuters.com/legal/trump-...
Appeals court urges Trump administration to 'vindicate' rule of law - www.reuters.com/legal/trump-...
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took a few days off for my brain and one pretty alarming observation i have is just how easy it is to not hear about the bad stuff that is happening if you don't explicitly dip into specific information streams (not a new problem but feels orders of magnitude more siloed than even 2-3 years ago)
April 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
took a few days off for my brain and one pretty alarming observation i have is just how easy it is to not hear about the bad stuff that is happening if you don't explicitly dip into specific information streams (not a new problem but feels orders of magnitude more siloed than even 2-3 years ago)
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Bone chilling.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
April 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Bone chilling.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
Trump administration freezes about $2.3 billion in funding to Harvard - www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump administration freezes about $2.3 billion in funding to Harvard
The U.S. Department of Education said on Monday it was freezing about $2.3 billion in federal funds to Harvard University over the school's decision to fight White House demands, including that it shut down diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
www.reuters.com
April 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Trump administration freezes about $2.3 billion in funding to Harvard - www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Mohsen Mahdawi of White River Junction, Vermont was illegally detained by ICE during what was supposed to be the final step in his citizenship process.
Mr. Mahdawi, a legal resident of the US, must be afforded due process under the law and immediately released from detention.
Mr. Mahdawi, a legal resident of the US, must be afforded due process under the law and immediately released from detention.
April 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Mohsen Mahdawi of White River Junction, Vermont was illegally detained by ICE during what was supposed to be the final step in his citizenship process.
Mr. Mahdawi, a legal resident of the US, must be afforded due process under the law and immediately released from detention.
Mr. Mahdawi, a legal resident of the US, must be afforded due process under the law and immediately released from detention.
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The comment period for the proposed rule to remove trans care from the ACA as an essential health benefit & to strip care from #DACA recipients is open until Friday, April 11.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability
This proposed rule would revise standards relating to past-due premium payments; exclude Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients from the definition of "lawfully present"; the evidentiary st...
www.federalregister.gov
April 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
The comment period for the proposed rule to remove trans care from the ACA as an essential health benefit & to strip care from #DACA recipients is open until Friday, April 11.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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It is becoming unbelievably difficult to stay both informed and sane
April 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
It is becoming unbelievably difficult to stay both informed and sane
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Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
February 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
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🔥 @aoc.bsky.social : “The numbers don’t add up. $880 BILLION is a devastating cut to Medicaid, and an attack on Medicare. Anyone who votes for this budget is voting to cut Medicaid and gut health care for Medicare recipients in 🇺🇸.”
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGg7cr0...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGg7cr0...
February 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
🔥 @aoc.bsky.social : “The numbers don’t add up. $880 BILLION is a devastating cut to Medicaid, and an attack on Medicare. Anyone who votes for this budget is voting to cut Medicaid and gut health care for Medicare recipients in 🇺🇸.”
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGg7cr0...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGg7cr0...
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Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
This is the most dangerous move yet
The canary is gasping for air
open.substack.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...