It’s important to understand that when 1.2 million Americans are dying from a disease, any government action is excessive and tyrannical, but if a dozen trans women want to play soccer no government action can go far enough
I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.
Jeanne Gibson, beloved “Rosie the Riveter,” passed away on July 29, 2026 at 100. Gibson became a welder at Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, helping build destroyers for the Allied war effort during WWII. Gibson helped pave the way for millions of women who stepped into critical wartime roles.
The 6 largest oil companies will collectively rake in $45B in profits in the second quarter of 2026 — nearly double what they made in the first quarter. Meanwhile, Canada, France, and Spain are battling record-breaking wildfires spurred by the climate crisis. Big Oil profits while the world burns.
Watching Laura Ingraham make faces at Fauci's hearing while listening to Laura Ingraham complain about other people making faces
If Congress had anything to charge Fauci with, they'd do it. This is just fishing. As always, when the cops ask you questions you should just shut up.
Hopefully the cyclospora and screwworm outbreaks are convincing some conservatives that regulation is actually good for business. If people don't have confidence in the food available to them, they don't buy it and farmers don't make money.
150,000 marched yesterday in London for trans rights. Opened the Sky News app. Scrolled and scrolled. Nothing. BBC News app. Nothing. Guardian app. Nothing. This is what actual silencing looks like.
Gonna float a new nickname for RFK Jr. How does everyone feel about Bad Runny?
Real talk. They don't care if he tears this place down to the studs, as long as he hunts brown people, demonizes queer people, and erases Black people.
Cobweb-Covered Skeleton Gripping Senate Desk Expected To Seek 15th Term
Trump has a new scheme to line his pockets — selling early access to his market moving Truth Social posts. It's his most brazen way to illegally profit off his presidency and enrich his Wall Street friends. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-biggest-self-dealing-scheme
In his 2004 book, The Anatomy of Fascism, historian Robert Paxton identified the passions that had animated fascistic political cultures over the previous 80 years. These may sound familiar.
Based on some of the interviews I've seen them conduct recently, I think Democratic party Representatives and Senators would be well served to take a high school level journalism class. Their process is lacking. Obvious follow-up questions are ignored in favor of re-asking the same question.
I think the thing I resent most about gen AI- and this is a selfish thing to say but it’s true- is that it’s put an asterix on my sense of wonder. What I mean is that now when I see an amazing or beautiful image I can’t have that initial “wow!” reaction. I doubt. I have to verify. I hate it.
There were 11 people working at the CDC lab that responds to outbreaks of the parasite cyclospora. Now there are 3 thanks to DOGE
The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year
“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” the former CDC lab director tells WIRED.
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MAINE— Killer ICE Agent’s ex: “He wanted me to lie about his character. I won’t. He abused me and my daughter… I’ve waited years to speak my truth, and now a man is dead.” They are hiring the worst of the worst.
Trump's declassified election intelligence pretty clearly shows that China *could have,* but didn't, meddle in the 2020 election to help Biden win. But that Russia *did* meddle to help Trump win.
Just 10 billionaires have already poured over $600 MILLION into this year's midterms. In the entire 2008 presidential cycle, the last election before Citizens United, total billionaire spending was $16 million. If you're wondering what the real threat to "election integrity" is, it's Big Money.
Donald Trump is lying. He is desperately trying to cling to power & distract from his failed presidency. He will not succeed.
Watch out LA, this is an ICE vehicle spotted in Echo Park. IceWatch confirmed. Details in the alt text
