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The courts are ruling against Donald Trump yet again tonight.
A federal judge just blocked his unlawful funding freeze for child care and other critical programs in Illinois with a temporary restraining order.
His abuse of power against the families of this state won’t stand.
A federal judge just blocked his unlawful funding freeze for child care and other critical programs in Illinois with a temporary restraining order.
His abuse of power against the families of this state won’t stand.
January 10, 2026 at 12:15 AM
The courts are ruling against Donald Trump yet again tonight.
A federal judge just blocked his unlawful funding freeze for child care and other critical programs in Illinois with a temporary restraining order.
His abuse of power against the families of this state won’t stand.
A federal judge just blocked his unlawful funding freeze for child care and other critical programs in Illinois with a temporary restraining order.
His abuse of power against the families of this state won’t stand.
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Ugh.
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Ugh.
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babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
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While Trump announces America will “run the country” of Venezuela, a prospect that could cost billions of dollars, don’t forget that countless American families just lost their health care two days ago and millions more saw skyrocketing costs
January 3, 2026 at 6:55 PM
While Trump announces America will “run the country” of Venezuela, a prospect that could cost billions of dollars, don’t forget that countless American families just lost their health care two days ago and millions more saw skyrocketing costs
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BREAKING: Governor Hochul has vetoed the Freedom to Read Act.
At a time when right-wing extremists are trying to purge libraries nationwide, the Governor neglected to sign a bill that would have combatted censorship in NY and solidified students’ right to read free from viewpoint discrimination.
At a time when right-wing extremists are trying to purge libraries nationwide, the Governor neglected to sign a bill that would have combatted censorship in NY and solidified students’ right to read free from viewpoint discrimination.
December 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
BREAKING: Governor Hochul has vetoed the Freedom to Read Act.
At a time when right-wing extremists are trying to purge libraries nationwide, the Governor neglected to sign a bill that would have combatted censorship in NY and solidified students’ right to read free from viewpoint discrimination.
At a time when right-wing extremists are trying to purge libraries nationwide, the Governor neglected to sign a bill that would have combatted censorship in NY and solidified students’ right to read free from viewpoint discrimination.
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Maybe focus on not causing rolling nationwide flight delays and leave the workout plans to travelers.
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Maybe focus on not causing rolling nationwide flight delays and leave the workout plans to travelers.
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Gender-affirming care saves lives
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gender-affirming care saves lives
“…the system is designed to return profits rather than improve health.”
“We’re living in a country where we have people who literally can’t afford to breathe.”
“I can’t afford my oxygen”: The human toll of health insurance profits
A veteran physician explains how our system inflates costs and leaves Americans sicker and poorer.
www.motherjones.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:11 AM
“…the system is designed to return profits rather than improve health.”
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Overall flu circulation is still low in the US but is steadily rising. Was on inpatient ID consult service last week.
Anecdotally I saw more COVID positives than flu positives. Lots of rhinovirus & parainflueza. Interestingly no rsv.
Get vaccinated now is the time.
www.nbcnews.com/health/cold-...
Anecdotally I saw more COVID positives than flu positives. Lots of rhinovirus & parainflueza. Interestingly no rsv.
Get vaccinated now is the time.
www.nbcnews.com/health/cold-...
Flu season is just beginning, but doctors are already on high alert
While flu levels are still low, a strain that has wreaked havoc in the U.K. and Canada is behind most cases so far in the U.S., mostly affecting kids.
www.nbcnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Overall flu circulation is still low in the US but is steadily rising. Was on inpatient ID consult service last week.
Anecdotally I saw more COVID positives than flu positives. Lots of rhinovirus & parainflueza. Interestingly no rsv.
Get vaccinated now is the time.
www.nbcnews.com/health/cold-...
Anecdotally I saw more COVID positives than flu positives. Lots of rhinovirus & parainflueza. Interestingly no rsv.
Get vaccinated now is the time.
www.nbcnews.com/health/cold-...
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To even remotely understand what Kennedy is talking about requires one’s brain to be thoroughly bathed in the corrosive acid of the right-wing internet.
Trump's brain rot cabinet
How right-wing internet conspiracies are an integral part of his second administration.
www.motherjones.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
To even remotely understand what Kennedy is talking about requires one’s brain to be thoroughly bathed in the corrosive acid of the right-wing internet.
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he hangs out in group chats with teenaged nazis, so there’s that
November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
he hangs out in group chats with teenaged nazis, so there’s that
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
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New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page
"The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."
www.motherjones.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
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So he did exactly what he said in his confirmation hearing that he would not do.
Perhaps it’s time to haul his ass back in there.
Also congrats to everyone, including Olivia Nuzzi, who helped normalize this man.
So many people will die of preventable diseases as a result.
Perhaps it’s time to haul his ass back in there.
Also congrats to everyone, including Olivia Nuzzi, who helped normalize this man.
So many people will die of preventable diseases as a result.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
So he did exactly what he said in his confirmation hearing that he would not do.
Perhaps it’s time to haul his ass back in there.
Also congrats to everyone, including Olivia Nuzzi, who helped normalize this man.
So many people will die of preventable diseases as a result.
Perhaps it’s time to haul his ass back in there.
Also congrats to everyone, including Olivia Nuzzi, who helped normalize this man.
So many people will die of preventable diseases as a result.
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Trump is being nicer to Mamdani than Democratic leadership was lol
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Trump is being nicer to Mamdani than Democratic leadership was lol
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If there was any doubt at all that the CDC is fully destroyed, this page on autism and vaccines on its website confirms it. It's now just another vessel of dangerous health misinformation. I have no words. This is beyond sad.
November 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
If there was any doubt at all that the CDC is fully destroyed, this page on autism and vaccines on its website confirms it. It's now just another vessel of dangerous health misinformation. I have no words. This is beyond sad.
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
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This pile of flap meat has more spine than Chuck Schumer
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
This pile of flap meat has more spine than Chuck Schumer
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This right here.
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This right here.
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I love this meme. We do need piñata economics!
November 9, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I love this meme. We do need piñata economics!
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If we want to stop the kidnappings and these agents require anonymity to commit these actions, then we must remove the masks.
So long as we allow masked law enforcement to terrorize people, we cannot be a democracy.
So long as we allow masked law enforcement to terrorize people, we cannot be a democracy.
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
If we want to stop the kidnappings and these agents require anonymity to commit these actions, then we must remove the masks.
So long as we allow masked law enforcement to terrorize people, we cannot be a democracy.
So long as we allow masked law enforcement to terrorize people, we cannot be a democracy.
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If a budget deal goes through without restoring Medicaid & ACA subsidies, they will never be restored.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
If a budget deal goes through without restoring Medicaid & ACA subsidies, they will never be restored.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
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I am relieved that families across New York will finally start to see their SNAP benefits this weekend.
My office will continue to fight to protect this lifesaving food assistance for New Yorkers and all Americans.
My office will continue to fight to protect this lifesaving food assistance for New Yorkers and all Americans.
I've just directed state agencies to fully fund federal SNAP benefits for November.
President Trump's actions have been senseless and un-American. I'll never stop fighting for New York's families.
President Trump's actions have been senseless and un-American. I'll never stop fighting for New York's families.
November 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I am relieved that families across New York will finally start to see their SNAP benefits this weekend.
My office will continue to fight to protect this lifesaving food assistance for New Yorkers and all Americans.
My office will continue to fight to protect this lifesaving food assistance for New Yorkers and all Americans.
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HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
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When the president gets ordered, multiple times, to pay out federal food benefits as the law requires:
November 8, 2025 at 12:39 AM
When the president gets ordered, multiple times, to pay out federal food benefits as the law requires: