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So it really was Russia, Russia, Russia all along!
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Every accusation is a confession. That’s an ironclad rule with the GOP. Take it to the bank.

They know that Trump is addled and that others like Stephen Miller are actually calling the shots. So they accuse Biden of the same—even though he didn’t even run against Trump.

It’s textbook projection.
May 18, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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We could have just had a normal president and a functioning country.

I hope that going forward, the “both parties are the same” motto gets laughed out of polite discourse as the cheap cynicism it always was.
April 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Old North Church last night.
April 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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The Social Security Administration will be shifting its public communication exclusively to X, sources tell WIRED. This comes as agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent.
The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X
The SSA’s shift to Elon Musk’s X comes as the agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent, WIRED has learned.
wrd.cm
April 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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SCOOP: The Social Security Administration (SSA) will be shifting its public communication exclusively to X, sources tell WIRED. This comes as agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent.
The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X
The SSA's shift to Elon Musk's X comes as the agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent, WIRED has learned.
www.wired.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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NEW: The Social Security Administration Is gutting regional staff and shifting all of its public communications to Elon Musk's X

read @zoeschiffer.bsky.social:
The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X
The SSA's shift to Elon Musk's X comes as the agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent, WIRED has learned.
www.wired.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Enemies of Democracy 36 of 54. I'm sure I'm not the first person to make this joke, but man, that guy has the most kick-me name in history, the personification of a quack.
April 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Trump's tariffs aren't designed to help you — they're meant to make rich people even richer.
April 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Special Kindle deal going on for The Biggest Ideas In the Universe Vol 1: Space, Time, and Motion. So much juicy knowledge for just $1.99!

www.amazon.com/Biggest-Idea...
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion
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April 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @BillBramhall @NYDailyNews )
April 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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March 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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March 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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UAB on Possible NIH Budget Cuts

UAB studies cancer etc Even though the budget cuts would result in job and economic loss in Birmingham and Alabama, Gov Ivey still supports Trump in his efforts to cut gov’t spending and make it smaller

Wow, way to support your constituents

youtu.be/KlAbPaeq4Ik?...
UAB on possible NIH budget cuts
YouTube video by WBRC 6 News
youtu.be
March 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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New from @carolinehaskins.bsky.social: Pharma companies warn that Trump's FDA cuts could put drug development at risk, according to dozens of SEC filings: www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump's FDA Cuts Are Putting Drug Development at Risk
New SEC filings from pharmaceutical companies reveal Donald Trump and Elon Musk's cost-cutting measures could slow drug research and delay FDA approvals.
www.wired.com
March 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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GOP seems incapable of reading the neon sign Trump is holding up announcing his alleigance to Putin. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...
Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia (Gift Article)
The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.
www.nytimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Breaking News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to halt offensive cyberoperations against Russia, officials said.
Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia
The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.
nyti.ms
March 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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America, just in case you thought Friday went well here’s how the London Times saw it …..
March 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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So, actually, it always was Russia.
March 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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If they don’t reverse course, we may not have lifesaving flu shots next year. Because actual inefficiency and antivaccine people have taken over our national healthcare agencies. 🧪

www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/02/...
FDA cancels vaccine advisory meeting for choosing flu strains for next season's shots
It comes as RFK Jr., a vaccine skeptic who now leads the Department of Health and Human Services, makes moves that could affect vaccination uptake and policy.
www.cnbc.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year.

“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"

Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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My god. Can Mexico provide our flu shots? Canada? Maybe our state governments?
February 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM