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Much as I would not dare to predict the consequences of this war, I do think we can summarize it thusly so far:
A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.
A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.
June 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Much as I would not dare to predict the consequences of this war, I do think we can summarize it thusly so far:
A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.
A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.
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House Dems are demanding that Noem testify before Congress after Sen. Padilla was detained by federal agents at her DHS press conference in LA.
House Dems demand testimony from Noem after Padilla handcuffed in LA
“If it can happen to Alex, it can happen to ... anybody,” Rep. Jimmy Gomez said.
www.politico.com
June 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
House Dems are demanding that Noem testify before Congress after Sen. Padilla was detained by federal agents at her DHS press conference in LA.
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I cannot even sleep at night without nightmares from the stress of the dismantling of our healthcare and public health infrastructure. It took generations of prayers, death, grief and mourning poured into scientific innovation to get us to the point you fuckers don't HAVE to think about acute care.
June 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I cannot even sleep at night without nightmares from the stress of the dismantling of our healthcare and public health infrastructure. It took generations of prayers, death, grief and mourning poured into scientific innovation to get us to the point you fuckers don't HAVE to think about acute care.
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At the very minimum this means no significant new vaccine approvals until at least 2029
www.axios.com/2025/06/09/r...
www.axios.com/2025/06/09/r...
RFK Jr. removes all 17 members of vaccine committee for CDC
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed all 17 members of the panel that makes vaccine recommendations to the CDC.
www.axios.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
At the very minimum this means no significant new vaccine approvals until at least 2029
www.axios.com/2025/06/09/r...
www.axios.com/2025/06/09/r...
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ousting all members of a key CDC vaccination advisory committee and replacing them with his own picks.
The move appears to contradict a pledge he made during his confirmation process.
The move appears to contradict a pledge he made during his confirmation process.
RFK Jr. ousts all members of CDC vaccine advisory panel
Kennedy said the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a group of experts who recommend vaccines, has been "plagued with persistent conflicts of interest."
www.washingtonpost.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ousting all members of a key CDC vaccination advisory committee and replacing them with his own picks.
The move appears to contradict a pledge he made during his confirmation process.
The move appears to contradict a pledge he made during his confirmation process.
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Not a doctor. Not a scientist. No. A longtime heroin addict and current steroid enthusiast who perjured himself in confirmation hearings in order to pursue a twisted agenda that will kill more Americans than Osama Bin Laden.
Kennedy Removes All C.D.C. Vaccine Panel Experts
www.nytimes.com
June 10, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Not a doctor. Not a scientist. No. A longtime heroin addict and current steroid enthusiast who perjured himself in confirmation hearings in order to pursue a twisted agenda that will kill more Americans than Osama Bin Laden.
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This is what it looks like without a United States Congress.
June 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This is what it looks like without a United States Congress.
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But they're being countered by a flood of videos showing the human toll: crying children, angry protests, families ripped apart. And in the middle, "people just end up getting angrier and angrier."
Inside the social media war over deportations: wapo.st/4l2fK2A
Inside the social media war over deportations: wapo.st/4l2fK2A
June 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
But they're being countered by a flood of videos showing the human toll: crying children, angry protests, families ripped apart. And in the middle, "people just end up getting angrier and angrier."
Inside the social media war over deportations: wapo.st/4l2fK2A
Inside the social media war over deportations: wapo.st/4l2fK2A
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He truly is the biggest crybaby in all of human history, and it just saddens me that so many men think he’s a tough guy, that so many men think he’s a real “man.” He’s the antithesis of a real man. He’s a liar, a coward, a crybaby, and a cheat. Nothing manly about any of that.
May 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
He truly is the biggest crybaby in all of human history, and it just saddens me that so many men think he’s a tough guy, that so many men think he’s a real “man.” He’s the antithesis of a real man. He’s a liar, a coward, a crybaby, and a cheat. Nothing manly about any of that.
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REPORTER: You just announced a new nominee for US Surgeon General who never finished her residency, and is not a practicing physician. So can you explain why you picked her to be America's top doctor?
TRUMP: Because Bobby thought she was fantastic ... I don't know her
TRUMP: Because Bobby thought she was fantastic ... I don't know her
May 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
REPORTER: You just announced a new nominee for US Surgeon General who never finished her residency, and is not a practicing physician. So can you explain why you picked her to be America's top doctor?
TRUMP: Because Bobby thought she was fantastic ... I don't know her
TRUMP: Because Bobby thought she was fantastic ... I don't know her
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Close shut the Jaws of Oblivion
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is available today with @gamepass.xbox.com: xbx.lv/4jEoSu1
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is available today with @gamepass.xbox.com: xbx.lv/4jEoSu1
April 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Close shut the Jaws of Oblivion
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is available today with @gamepass.xbox.com: xbx.lv/4jEoSu1
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is available today with @gamepass.xbox.com: xbx.lv/4jEoSu1
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Have you seen this? 👇
Thanks, Seth! ✨
Thanks, Seth! ✨
April 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Have you seen this? 👇
Thanks, Seth! ✨
Thanks, Seth! ✨
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I'm watching CNBC. These anchors are so angry. They really didn't believe he'd do it. They're actually just now, 10 years into this shit, realizing he's a maniac hellbent on revenge and there's no grand plan for the markets. Better late than never but holy shit.
April 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I'm watching CNBC. These anchors are so angry. They really didn't believe he'd do it. They're actually just now, 10 years into this shit, realizing he's a maniac hellbent on revenge and there's no grand plan for the markets. Better late than never but holy shit.
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The fact that the Department of Justice has not, and will never, launch an investigation into this massive national security breach tells you all you need to know about this lawless and profoundly corrupt Administration.
March 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The fact that the Department of Justice has not, and will never, launch an investigation into this massive national security breach tells you all you need to know about this lawless and profoundly corrupt Administration.
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Yesterday, Gabbard testified: “There was no classified material that was shared in that Signal chat.”
So the Director of National Intelligence lied to the US Senate.
So the Director of National Intelligence lied to the US Senate.
After the Atlantic published the texts this morning, Tulsi Gabbard is confronted today on why she lied in her testimony to the Senate yesterday. She says she misremembered.
March 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Yesterday, Gabbard testified: “There was no classified material that was shared in that Signal chat.”
So the Director of National Intelligence lied to the US Senate.
So the Director of National Intelligence lied to the US Senate.
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If you supported a 10 year old American child with brain cancer, on her way to medical treatment, being deported because her parents are undocumented (but have no criminal records), then you’re a horrific person and I’m not sure how you sleep at night.
Parents deported to Mexico while seeking brain cancer treatment for young American daughter | CNN
The undocumented parents of a 10-year-old US citizen whose family was removed to Mexico say they are desperately seeking a way for either of them to return to the US with the girl so she can continue ...
www.cnn.com
March 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
If you supported a 10 year old American child with brain cancer, on her way to medical treatment, being deported because her parents are undocumented (but have no criminal records), then you’re a horrific person and I’m not sure how you sleep at night.
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mRNA is at the forefront of cancer research, as well as vaccines
National Institutes of Health officials have now told scientists to remove all references to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications.
This means that all research in the field will be stopped and abandoned.
National Institutes of Health officials have now told scientists to remove all references to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications.
This means that all research in the field will be stopped and abandoned.
Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
kffhealthnews.org
March 17, 2025 at 2:21 AM
mRNA is at the forefront of cancer research, as well as vaccines
National Institutes of Health officials have now told scientists to remove all references to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications.
This means that all research in the field will be stopped and abandoned.
National Institutes of Health officials have now told scientists to remove all references to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications.
This means that all research in the field will be stopped and abandoned.
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Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field.
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
kffhealthnews.org
March 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
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Here’s the study I’m referencing www.mskcc.org/news/can-mrn...
In Early-Phase Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trial, Investigational mRNA Vaccine Induces Sustained Immune Activity in Small Patient Group
Learn how MSK researchers are deploying mRNA vaccines against pancreatic cancer.
www.mskcc.org
March 17, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Here’s the study I’m referencing www.mskcc.org/news/can-mrn...
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We need to remind ourselves that we have the power. The only reason that they have the power & are continuing to do what they do is that people are going silent.
Thanks @nytimes.com for the interview & insightful piece on the fear taking hold of many in DC & beyond. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...
Thanks @nytimes.com for the interview & insightful piece on the fear taking hold of many in DC & beyond. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...
Fearing Retribution, Trump Critics Muzzle Themselves (Gift Article)
People say they are intimidated by online attacks from the president, concerned about harm to their businesses or worried about the safety of their families.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
We need to remind ourselves that we have the power. The only reason that they have the power & are continuing to do what they do is that people are going silent.
Thanks @nytimes.com for the interview & insightful piece on the fear taking hold of many in DC & beyond. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...
Thanks @nytimes.com for the interview & insightful piece on the fear taking hold of many in DC & beyond. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...
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“National security concerns.”
March 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM
“National security concerns.”
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Not only is this the second explosion in a row for Musk, but this launch wasn't even supposed to happen—as the investigation into the _last_ one isn't done yet.
The only reason this launch went forward is Trump's FAA cleared it prematurely as a favor to Musk.
Now FL travelers are paying the price.
The only reason this launch went forward is Trump's FAA cleared it prematurely as a favor to Musk.
Now FL travelers are paying the price.
Falling debris from a failed test of a SpaceX Starship prototype disrupted flights at several Florida airports.
SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Disrupts Florida Airports With Unsuccessful Test Flight
Video showed the upper stage of the most powerful rocket ever built spinning out of control in space, a repeat of an unsuccessful test flight in January that led to debris falling over the Caribbean.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Not only is this the second explosion in a row for Musk, but this launch wasn't even supposed to happen—as the investigation into the _last_ one isn't done yet.
The only reason this launch went forward is Trump's FAA cleared it prematurely as a favor to Musk.
Now FL travelers are paying the price.
The only reason this launch went forward is Trump's FAA cleared it prematurely as a favor to Musk.
Now FL travelers are paying the price.
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SpaceX's Starship spacecraft tumbled and exploded in space minutes after lifting off from Texas, ending an attempt to deploy mock satellites in the second consecutive failure this year for Elon Musk's Mars rocket program reut.rs/3DuE1xS
SpaceX's Starship explodes in space, again raining debris over Caribbean
The back-to-back mishaps indicate serious setbacks for a program Elon Musk has sought to speed up this year.
reut.rs
March 7, 2025 at 2:23 AM
SpaceX's Starship spacecraft tumbled and exploded in space minutes after lifting off from Texas, ending an attempt to deploy mock satellites in the second consecutive failure this year for Elon Musk's Mars rocket program reut.rs/3DuE1xS