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good grief 🫤
“Kennedy’s team requested that Marks turn over data on cases of brain swelling and deaths caused by the measles vaccine—data that Marks said doesn’t exist because there have been no such confirmed cases in the U.S.” www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Exclusive | Ousted Vaccine Chief Says RFK Jr.’s Team Sought Data to Justify Anti-Science Stance
Dr. Peter Marks says the new health secretary’s team wants to show vaccines aren’t safe while promoting dangerous and unproven treatments.
www.wsj.com
April 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
good grief 🫤
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Check your name here: thegriffinlist.com
The Griffin List
A list of 60,273 North Carolina voters – these are registered voters who showed ID to
early vote in the November 2024 election – whose votes Jefferson Griffin wants to not be counted.
...
thegriffinlist.com
April 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Check your name here: thegriffinlist.com
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“We signed up to go fight for our country,” said a military veteran who’s urging Congress not to reverse a ban on TCE.
She says now the attitude seems to be, “‘We don’t care about your health, you’ve already signed on the dotted line.”
She says now the attitude seems to be, “‘We don’t care about your health, you’ve already signed on the dotted line.”
TCE Is Linked to Heart Defects in Babies, Cancer and Parkinson’s. Republicans in Congress Want to Reverse a Ban on It.
The toxic substance, used in dry cleaning and manufacturing, has been linked to a host of serious health problems. A Biden-era ban on the chemical has faced multiple challenges since Trump took…
propub.li
April 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
“We signed up to go fight for our country,” said a military veteran who’s urging Congress not to reverse a ban on TCE.
She says now the attitude seems to be, “‘We don’t care about your health, you’ve already signed on the dotted line.”
She says now the attitude seems to be, “‘We don’t care about your health, you’ve already signed on the dotted line.”
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RFK Jr has moved to eliminate HHS’s Administration for Community Living, a subsidiary established in 2012 to support disabled and aging people.
The shutdown, part of wider cuts, will mean “more people forced into institutional settings.”
The shutdown, part of wider cuts, will mean “more people forced into institutional settings.”
RFK Jr. moves to close Administration for Community Living
The shutdown will mean "more people forced into institutional settings."
www.motherjones.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:47 PM
RFK Jr has moved to eliminate HHS’s Administration for Community Living, a subsidiary established in 2012 to support disabled and aging people.
The shutdown, part of wider cuts, will mean “more people forced into institutional settings.”
The shutdown, part of wider cuts, will mean “more people forced into institutional settings.”
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4. Law Firm Retaliation: Judges froze parts of Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms involved in the Mueller probe, calling the actions a threat to their existence.
March 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
4. Law Firm Retaliation: Judges froze parts of Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms involved in the Mueller probe, calling the actions a threat to their existence.
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When one party controls PA redistricting processes, they can lock in legislative majorities for the decade to come.
That's not good for democracy.
And it's not good for Pennsylvania.
Learn more about a solution and how you can help.
www.fairdistrictspa.com/updates/intr...
That's not good for democracy.
And it's not good for Pennsylvania.
Learn more about a solution and how you can help.
www.fairdistrictspa.com/updates/intr...
March 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
When one party controls PA redistricting processes, they can lock in legislative majorities for the decade to come.
That's not good for democracy.
And it's not good for Pennsylvania.
Learn more about a solution and how you can help.
www.fairdistrictspa.com/updates/intr...
That's not good for democracy.
And it's not good for Pennsylvania.
Learn more about a solution and how you can help.
www.fairdistrictspa.com/updates/intr...
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Senate Democrats: time for a new leader. No later than fucking tomorrow. I don’t care how many headlines there are that say Democrats are in disarray. Get it done.
March 14, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Senate Democrats: time for a new leader. No later than fucking tomorrow. I don’t care how many headlines there are that say Democrats are in disarray. Get it done.
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For those saying Schumer doesn't speak for the party:
1. He's literally Dem minority Leader—he speaks for the party in capitulating to Trump
2. If Senate Dems found his act truly objectionable, they'd remove him. They won't. They're complicit.
We need leadership with the courage to fight injustice.
1. He's literally Dem minority Leader—he speaks for the party in capitulating to Trump
2. If Senate Dems found his act truly objectionable, they'd remove him. They won't. They're complicit.
We need leadership with the courage to fight injustice.
March 14, 2025 at 2:20 AM
For those saying Schumer doesn't speak for the party:
1. He's literally Dem minority Leader—he speaks for the party in capitulating to Trump
2. If Senate Dems found his act truly objectionable, they'd remove him. They won't. They're complicit.
We need leadership with the courage to fight injustice.
1. He's literally Dem minority Leader—he speaks for the party in capitulating to Trump
2. If Senate Dems found his act truly objectionable, they'd remove him. They won't. They're complicit.
We need leadership with the courage to fight injustice.
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Yikes!
As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
NH’s new ID requirements send some would-be voters home to grab passports, birth certificates
The law requires all new voters to show proof of their U.S. citizenship. For some, that meant making multiple trips to and from the polls before finally casting a ballot on Tuesday.
www.nhpr.org
March 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Yikes!
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*Jon Ossoff* just announced he's voting no. You think that happened out of nowhere? CALL YOUR SENATORS. 👇
Schumer (202) 224-6542 no vm
Hassan (202) 224-3324
Peters (202) 224-6221
Durbin (202)224-2152 no vm
Schatz (202) 224-3934
King (202) 224-5344
Shaheen (202) 224-2841 vm full
Fetterman (202) 224-4254
Cortez Masto (202) 224-3542
Gillibrand (202) 224-4451
Hassan (202) 224-3324
Peters (202) 224-6221
Durbin (202)224-2152 no vm
Schatz (202) 224-3934
King (202) 224-5344
Shaheen (202) 224-2841 vm full
Fetterman (202) 224-4254
Cortez Masto (202) 224-3542
Gillibrand (202) 224-4451
March 14, 2025 at 2:27 AM
*Jon Ossoff* just announced he's voting no. You think that happened out of nowhere? CALL YOUR SENATORS. 👇
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A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
March 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
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March 14, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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Trump Federal Job Cuts May Threaten Thousands of Artworks hyperallergic.com/995710/trump...
Trump Federal Job Cuts May Threaten Thousands of Artworks
Expected layoffs in the General Services Administration’s fine arts and preservation units will reportedly leave the fate of many public works in limbo.
hyperallergic.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Trump Federal Job Cuts May Threaten Thousands of Artworks hyperallergic.com/995710/trump...
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This is the way
SCHATZ: “.. I will oppose unanimous consent. I will vote no. I will do maximal delays until this is resolved.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | Democratic Senator Says He Will Stall Trump Nominees Until USAID Is Back
The move would require Senate Majority Leader John Thune to use precious floor time to advance the president’s nominees through the confirmation process.
www.wsj.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This is the way
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Elon Musk is orchestrating a coup of the US government.
In the past 48 hours he’s gained access to a vast range of sensitive information of millions of citizens, businesses, and foreign development projects.
This is as serious as it gets, and it puts the entire world in danger.
FireElon.org
In the past 48 hours he’s gained access to a vast range of sensitive information of millions of citizens, businesses, and foreign development projects.
This is as serious as it gets, and it puts the entire world in danger.
FireElon.org
US Congress: Fire Elon Musk
Elon Musk is orchestrating a coup of the US government. In the past 48 hours he’s gained access to a vast range of sensitive information of millions of citizens, businesses, and foreign development pr
FireElon.org
February 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Elon Musk is orchestrating a coup of the US government.
In the past 48 hours he’s gained access to a vast range of sensitive information of millions of citizens, businesses, and foreign development projects.
This is as serious as it gets, and it puts the entire world in danger.
FireElon.org
In the past 48 hours he’s gained access to a vast range of sensitive information of millions of citizens, businesses, and foreign development projects.
This is as serious as it gets, and it puts the entire world in danger.
FireElon.org
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There appear to be at least three separately operating heel factions breaking things within the government in wholly different ways right now. There's the Miller-headed immigration one, the DOGE/Elon one, and a Project 2025 OMB one. This dynamic hasn't showed up in mainstream reporting at all.
February 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
There appear to be at least three separately operating heel factions breaking things within the government in wholly different ways right now. There's the Miller-headed immigration one, the DOGE/Elon one, and a Project 2025 OMB one. This dynamic hasn't showed up in mainstream reporting at all.
The awful news that Elon Musk clashed with a top Treasury official in an effort to access govt payment systems raises a crucial question: Did Trump authorize this, or not?
I talked to former officials who explain why this is a key question, and why it's so alarming:
newrepublic.com/article/1910...
I talked to former officials who explain why this is a key question, and why it's so alarming:
newrepublic.com/article/1910...
Trump and Elon Musk Just Pulled Off Another Purge—and It’s a Scary One
Did Musk’s alleged effort to access the government’s payment systems have Trump’s blessing? Or was he going rogue? Either scenario is bad, but one’s a little worse.
newrepublic.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM