ICYMI Americans’ evaluations of the economy remain negative per @pewresearch.org 6 in 10 now say Trump’s economic policies have made the economy worse www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
Chris Hendel
@chrishendel.bsky.social
Vermonter. Retired. Previously Telecommuting Adjunct Research Instructor of Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, 2019-2024; COVID-19 research & projects, ProPublica, 2020-2022; former chief medical researcher at Consumer Reports, 1989-2018.
😅 I hurt myself laughing so hard at this!
iKE PASTEL@ikexpastel.bsky.social · 2w agoThis is taking me OUT!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You're paying $2,358 in federal taxes for Trump's mass deportations. @epi.org 's new calculator shows what your community could have instead www.epi.org/deportation-...
Two rich dudes in their 70s want to know why people living paycheck to paycheck aren’t happy.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3h agoKUDLOW: Why is it people don't know there's an economic boom? It's not showing up in any of these numbers! How is that possible? TUBERVILLE: Our economy is really good if you look at all the factors
No.
Eric Cartman: 'It's Not Right'
ALT: Eric Cartman: 'It's Not Right'
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VTDigger@vtdigger.bsky.social · 12h agoFlorida evangelist Tommie Zito was visiting Vermont to preach earlier this year when he learned of a call for the “third great awakening” from the owner of the defunct Green Mountain College.
Just like his claims about widespread election/voter fraud... 🙄 🤦 "By publicly rebuking Pirro, Trump sent a message to other administration officials that he is not to be contradicted, regardless of what the facts show." No evidence? No problem. per @apnews.com apnews.com/article/trum...
No evidence? No problem. Trump pushes ahead on false claims that Reflecting Pool was vandalized
Jeanine Pirro this week found out there’s a trade-off between loyalty to President Donald Trump and being loyal to reality.
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Debora Kapisha is a nurse at Maine Medical Center. She came to the U.S. from Zambia and is authorized to work here. Last week, ICE detained her at Logan—part of a recent surge in airport arrests. Debora couldn't be further from "the worst of the worst." She's dedicated her life to serving others.
I believe you can see this guy slowly realizing where Schiff was going.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 9h agoholy shit -- Schiff ties Trump's judicial nominees in knots by asking them who won the 2016 before *before* asking them who won in 2020, which results in them sounding like election deniers about Trump's victories!
Folks from the Women's March have been arrested at the Capitol for protesting ICE. Shout out to the women who are putting their lives and livelihoods on the line to get their message out: ABOLISH ICE.
Very small study but intriguing results. Out in @jamanetworkopen.com Consumer Perspectives on Trust in and Benefits of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... Editorial: Public Acceptance of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Consumer Perspectives on Trust in and Benefits of AI in Health Care
This qualitative study explores social acceptance of artificial intelligence in health care.
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1. Textbook example of Stolen Valor. Shame on any veteran who still supports him. 2. The only accurate part of the meme is that he would definitely have his back turned to the action and moving away from it.
Here is a link to the WSJ @nicktimiraos.bsky.social story that our Treasury secretary doesn’t want you to read. (It should be a free link, but it doesn’t always work) www.wsj.com/economy/cent...
Why Bessent Is Leaning on the Fed to Help Prop Up Japan’s Currency
The Treasury secretary wants the central bank to help by raising its $60 billion borrowing limit on an obscure lending program.
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Michael Derby@michaelsderby.bsky.social · 11h agoAs evidence for Warsh’s rough start as Fed chair, the Treasury secretary is now going after reporters for their coverage of the central bank.
It’s been 166 days since SCOTUS struck down Trump’s illegal tariff taxes & big corporations are getting their refunds. $2.2 BILLION for Apple, $600 MILLION for Amazon, $300 million for Nike. When are American families going to see the $1,700 they're owed? Return the money, NOW.
Corporate America got billions of dollars in tariff refunds. Where’s your cut? | CNN Business
Apple got an estimated $2.2 billion tariff refund last quarter. Amazon got $600 million. Nike got $300 million. But American consumers who paid higher prices as President Donald Trump’s tariffs filter...
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I think there is a First Amendment argument to be made here
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 3d agoPresident Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v
The Capital One/Trump money-laundering scandal is merely the tip of an Epstein related iceberg that's been threatening to sink Trump since 2012. It's also an attack on banking regulations passed by Congress in the 1930s as part of the New Deal. August 4, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
August 4, 2026
On Friday night, a court filing from Capital One denied there was any political motivation behind the closure of more than 380 bank accounts in the names of Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.
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The Boys recording one of the greatest albums of all time — REVOLVER — at Abbey Road in 1966. This seminal album was released 60yrs ago today.
“Their actions remind us science is strongest when researchers are committed to following the evidence wherever it leads, even when that means correcting their own work.” - Ivan Oransky, executive director of The Center for Scientific Integrity @retractionwatch.com www.science.org/content/arti...
ScienceAdviser Exclusive: Meet the inaugural winners of the Ctrl Z Award
Today in Science and science: Ice age hunters’ penchant for female mammoths, a detailed vagal map, and more
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NEW from the US GAO: "Officials at the Executive Office of the President told us that #DOGE personnel receive the same training on ethics as other staff in their office. However, they didn't provide records to confirm this." DOGE: Info on Personnel and Ethics Activities www.gao.gov/products/gao...
U.S. GAO - DOGE: Information on Personnel and Ethics Activities
The Department of Government Efficiency was established in January 2025 to reform the federal government. We identified 206 DOGE personnel who held...
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An analysis finds that New Mexico's measles outbreak cost $5.4 million last year. NM had 100 cases. AZ outbreak is more than 3x larger; Utah's is more than 7x larger. TX and SC are each 10x larger. Welcoming back measles is going to be very expensive. www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
Economic Impact of the 2025 New Mexico Measles Outbreak: Highlighting the Cost of Efforts to Prevent Future Outbreaks | Annals of Internal Medicine
Background: In 2025, the United States experienced its highest measles case count since 1992. In New Mexico, 100 confirmed measles cases (99 outbreak-related cases), including 1 death, occurred across...
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El-Sayed campaign says Stevens conceded in Michigan Senate Democratic primary per @apnews.com Rep. Haley Stevens called Abdul El-Sayed to concede in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in #Michigan on Wednesday morning, according to El-Sayed’s campaign. apnews.com/live/electio...
Live updates: Senate Democratic primary in Michigan remains too early to call
The Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan between progressive Abdul El-Sayed and moderate U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens is still too early to call.
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Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump administration has detained more than 50 spouses, parents of US troops in immigration crackdown, AP review finds. @apnews.com apnews.com/article/mili...
AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents
An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.
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Can we 😱 yet? "...latest case in which a powerful AI system has attempted a digital attack on an unwitting third party without direct prompting during such an evaluation — heightening concerns the powerful technology is advancing too fast for responsible oversight." www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Anthropic and OpenAI models tried to trick humans into poisoning code during safety testing
The latest disclosures are likely to heighten concerns that the powerful technology is advancing too fast for responsible oversight.
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"...the Justice Department “has repeatedly demonstrated its willingness to seek or reinstate criminal charges to satisfy the President, irrespective of the law or facts.”" Olympic canoeist charged by Pirro seeks to permanently sink Reflecting Pool case @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Olympic canoeist charged by Pirro seeks to permanently sink Reflecting Pool case
Amid Trump’s criticism of the decision to drop the case, attorneys for David “Davey” Hearn said prosecutors shouldn’t be allowed to try to bring new charges.
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A fast-moving wildfire has destroyed about 230 homes in an Indigenous community in western Canada.
Wildfire destroys about 230 homes in western Canadian Indigenous community, officials say
A fast-moving wildfire has destroyed about 230 homes in an Indigenous community in western Canada. The chief of the Okanagan Indian Band says the Bradley Creek wildfire devastated much of the reserve near Vernon, about 440 kilometers northeast of Vancouver.
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"Today's decision is not an isolated incident. It is part of a deliberate escalation of hostile measures against Brazil, motivated by ideological reasons," the office of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said..." White House revokes visa of Brazil's US ambassador www.dw.com/en/white-hou...
White House revokes visa of Brazil's US ambassador
The move was in response to Brazil delaying formal diplomatic approval of the US ambassador to Brasilia and denying visas to several US diplomats. Brazil has rejected the decision.
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That was the stated purpose behind the establishment of the branch of government in which you serve but go off king
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"