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I am more of a post-election refuge from the Washington Post. I wasn’t going to put up with subscribing to see Trump’s stunts and antics dominate the headlines and comment sections flooded with hundreds or thousands of trolls and bots. Time to try something new.
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Would you believe me if I told you Mark Cuban didn’t want a peer reviewed answer to his question from the top medical journal
Mr. Cuban, I'm a professor at Yale School of Public Health. Here's a paper published by one of my colleagues in the top medical journal evaluating the Medicare for All Act, which would not only get us there, but would save $450B per year. Happy to discuss! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Improving the prognosis of health care in the USA
Although health care expenditure per capita is higher in the USA than in any other
country, more than 37 million Americans do not have health insurance, and 41 million
more have inadequate access to c...
www.thelancet.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Would you believe me if I told you Mark Cuban didn’t want a peer reviewed answer to his question from the top medical journal
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“It comes down to the fact that the FDA is not doing its job,” a retired cardiologist said.
“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did
Billions of prescriptions for generic drugs are filled in the U.S. annually. The FDA tests only a few dozen of them every year, its own records show, and it has largely dismissed warnings about contam...
www.propublica.org
December 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“It comes down to the fact that the FDA is not doing its job,” a retired cardiologist said.
“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
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Rep. @JamesWalkinshaw (D-VA11), @RepDonBeyer (D-VA08), @RepSuhas (D-VA10), etc. Demand Answers from OPM as Trump Workforce Purge Triggers Federal Retirement Backlog ("OPM’s retirement inventory has grown to more than 48,000 pending applications") bluevirginia.us/2025/12/rep-...
Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11), Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08), Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA10), etc. Demand Answers from OPM as Trump Workforce Purge Triggers Federal Retirement Backlog
From Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11)'s office: Walkinshaw, Ranking Member Garcia, Members of Congress Demand Answers from OPM as Trump Workforce Purge Triggers Federal Retirement Backlog WASHINGTON, D....
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December 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Rep. @JamesWalkinshaw (D-VA11), @RepDonBeyer (D-VA08), @RepSuhas (D-VA10), etc. Demand Answers from OPM as Trump Workforce Purge Triggers Federal Retirement Backlog ("OPM’s retirement inventory has grown to more than 48,000 pending applications") bluevirginia.us/2025/12/rep-...
Federal judge says Trump administration must restore disaster money to Democratic states wtop.com/national/202...
Federal judge says Trump administration must restore disaster money to Democratic states - WTOP News
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to reallocate federal Homeland Security funding away from states that refuse to cooperate with certain federal immigration enforcement.
wtop.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Federal judge says Trump administration must restore disaster money to Democratic states wtop.com/national/202...
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The second China shock is coming – and the UK’s response is too timid | George Magnus
The second China shock is coming – and the UK’s response is too timid | George Magnus
Beijing’s push to dominate technology through state-backed industrial policy is reshaping global trade and could devastate European industry
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:13 AM
The second China shock is coming – and the UK’s response is too timid | George Magnus
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"the researchers found that withdrawing support for rapidly advancing mRNA vaccine technology could result in over 49,000 preventable deaths annually among patients diagnosed with four major cancers"
A new report from researchers at the Yale School of Public Health warns that the U.S. government’s abrupt cancellation of funding for mRNA vaccine research could have devastating health and economic consequences for the nation.
New report sounds alarm on health fallout from mRNA vaccine funding cuts
A new report from the Yale School of Public Health warns that the U.S. government’s abrupt cancellation of funding for mRNA vaccine research could have
ysph.yale.edu
December 23, 2025 at 2:50 AM
"the researchers found that withdrawing support for rapidly advancing mRNA vaccine technology could result in over 49,000 preventable deaths annually among patients diagnosed with four major cancers"
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Y’all know we have a tool for finding exactly these kinds of bad redactions, right? free.law/open-source-...
December 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Y’all know we have a tool for finding exactly these kinds of bad redactions, right? free.law/open-source-...
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This could wind up being the most-watched newsmagazine segment in television history!!
Congratulations to the Ellisons and Bari Weiss!!!
Congratulations to the Ellisons and Bari Weiss!!!
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This could wind up being the most-watched newsmagazine segment in television history!!
Congratulations to the Ellisons and Bari Weiss!!!
Congratulations to the Ellisons and Bari Weiss!!!
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Without a fix from Congress, costs for many people who buy health care on the Affordable Care Act marketplace have gone up. Here's what's to know about cheaper choices — and pitfalls to be aware of.
Shopping for pricy ACA health plans? Some cheaper options come with trade-offs
Without a fix from Congress, costs for many people who buy health care on the Affordable Care Act marketplace have gone up. Here's what's to know about cheaper choices — and pitfalls to be aware of.
n.pr
December 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Without a fix from Congress, costs for many people who buy health care on the Affordable Care Act marketplace have gone up. Here's what's to know about cheaper choices — and pitfalls to be aware of.
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Saturday News: DoJ “releases heavily redacted cache of...Epstein files”; “Trump Complains the FBI Made a Mess of Melania’s ‘Panties’”; “UVa’s board chose speed over legitimacy. Predictable crisis to follow”; “Sunshine is free. Don’t let Dominion try to block the sun” bluevirginia.us/2025/12/satu...
Saturday News: DoJ “releases heavily redacted cache of Jeffrey Epstein files”; In Speech Supposedly on Affordability, “Trump Complains the FBI Made a Mess of Melania’s ‘Panties’”; “UVa’s board chose s...
by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, December 20. Was 2025 the year that business retreated from net zero? ("From retail...
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December 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Saturday News: DoJ “releases heavily redacted cache of...Epstein files”; “Trump Complains the FBI Made a Mess of Melania’s ‘Panties’”; “UVa’s board chose speed over legitimacy. Predictable crisis to follow”; “Sunshine is free. Don’t let Dominion try to block the sun” bluevirginia.us/2025/12/satu...
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NEW INTERVIEW: Chris Hall of Remote Area Medical: "Our health care system is broken."
Chris tells Kanew why RAM, which provides free health care in places like Tennessee to people who can't afford it, shouldn't have to exist. #MedicareForAllNOW
FULL: youtu.be/Qe0ZAj6HDVw?...
Chris tells Kanew why RAM, which provides free health care in places like Tennessee to people who can't afford it, shouldn't have to exist. #MedicareForAllNOW
FULL: youtu.be/Qe0ZAj6HDVw?...
December 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
NEW INTERVIEW: Chris Hall of Remote Area Medical: "Our health care system is broken."
Chris tells Kanew why RAM, which provides free health care in places like Tennessee to people who can't afford it, shouldn't have to exist. #MedicareForAllNOW
FULL: youtu.be/Qe0ZAj6HDVw?...
Chris tells Kanew why RAM, which provides free health care in places like Tennessee to people who can't afford it, shouldn't have to exist. #MedicareForAllNOW
FULL: youtu.be/Qe0ZAj6HDVw?...
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The guy who has spent 70 million of YOUR money playing golf this year believes a one time payment of 2k will take care of ALL your health insurance needs. Also, a bellicose dictator trying to bribe troops already deployed in American cities & coaxed into war crimes is bad f’n news.
December 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The guy who has spent 70 million of YOUR money playing golf this year believes a one time payment of 2k will take care of ALL your health insurance needs. Also, a bellicose dictator trying to bribe troops already deployed in American cities & coaxed into war crimes is bad f’n news.