Settlements are pure business decisions. If Meta was willing to pay $18 billion, imagine how guilty they must’ve been, how big they feared the real damages would be, and how insanely profitable it was to do this wrong in the first place.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 6d ago

Meta’s $18 billion settlement will bring new screen-time limits, blocks on notifications and other changes to how teenagers use Instagram and Facebook. The new measures are designed to protect teens from excessive use. https://wapo.st/4hWPpom

Oz is claiming that the two measles deaths in Pennsylvania might have “had another condition that was already attacking them and they happened to get measles at the same time”. This implies that 1. It’s okay if kids with comorbidities die of measles. 2. That they would have died anyway so nbd.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6d ago

Dr Oz: "I don't want anyone in America concerned inappropriately. We don't know exactly what happened in PAG yet. We don't know if the children died from measles or had another condition that was already attacking them and they happened to get measles at the same time. We lived this during covid."

One of the deaths was a baby who was too young for vaccines. The other condition that led to that child's death was the fact that they were a fragile newborn infant. Mehmet Oz can go to hell. 

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 6d ago

Oz is claiming that the two measles deaths in Pennsylvania might have “had another condition that was already attacking them and they happened to get measles at the same time”. This implies that 1. It’s okay if kids with comorbidities die of measles. 2. That they would have died anyway so nbd.

Or will they be too busy arguing among themselves about who supposedly took AIPAC money?

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7d ago

I hope when Trump spends money from his PAC on the midterms, Democrats will point out that many millions of it were contributed by criminals right before they received pardons, commutations and charges dropped from Trump & his DOJ. It’s dirty bribe money from wealthy criminals.

Buckingham Palace band playing 9 to 5 for Dolly Parton

From the Empire State Building Observation Deck: Tonight, the Empire State Building tower lights will turn to a pink sparkle at 9:25 to honor the late Dolly Parton.

Reminder: Dolly Parton helped fund the Moderna vaccine for COVID.

Dolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets a ‘dose of her own medicine.’ (Published 2021)

The country music star broke into song before she was inoculated, and urged her fans to “get out there and get your shot.”

nytimes.com

"I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he was murdered. And no one has given us the complete truth or anyone has been held accountable. And it's been 7 months! ... there was more effort in vilifying him than pursuing justice" -- Alex Pretti's parents

My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

How dare someone insinuate a powerful married man has an inappropriate relationship with one of his staffers

A possible romantic relationship between a president and one of his aides isn’t something the public needs to know about. by Ken Starr and Newt Gingrich

democrats take money from investment bankers, lawyers, tech bros, health insurers, hollywood, oil & gas cos., telecom providers, and all manner of industries that engage in shitty behavior that's bad for people and the planet but only one lobby is seen as resolute evil despite all of them sucking

Derek Powazek@fraying.bsky.social · 2w ago

I am Jewish and I’ve been hating AIPAC longer than you have, I promise. AIPAC isn’t why Hakeem Jeffries doesn’t support Medicare For All anymore. And if you imply it is, I think you just like blaming Jews for things. And as a Jew, that makes me feel unsafe with you. I hope you care about that.

This thread 🔥🔥🔥

Derek Powazek@fraying.bsky.social · 2w ago

Fuck AIPAC but they’re not the only bad guy. When I post about a Democrat sucking, and y’all go right to AIPAC, it’s really testing the antisemitism fence and I’m tired of having to parse that shit. Centrist Dems suck for more than one reason, and if you go right to Jews, you’re not helping.

If we haven't been reminding you enough, vote because your life depends upon it.

the press corps just held a dinner in his honor

Garrett M. Graff@vermontgmg.bsky.social · 3w ago

STUNNING: Trump left the White House press corps in Turkey as a decoy to be attacked by Iran—and instead flew out on a secret plane: wapo.st/4i1OByh

As we keep saying, the term “Zionist” is increasingly a cover for just doing “secret Jewish puppetmasters running everything” bog-standard antisemitism and y’all can just stop wasting everyone’s time and say what you mean, because it’s pretty transparent at this point.

Tom@moll.dev · 3w ago

His two sock puppet accounts got activated minutes after his ban fyi, 99% sure he's ban evading with these accounts.

Cassidy's rational self-evidently bankrupt. He says another acting AG would be worse. But his vote secures the confirmation of the candidate who has been shown to champion the worst possible DOJ practices. That's what he's ratifying -- it's not a guessing game.

A special place in hell for Cassidy, Cornyn, Tillis. The only good R is a defeated R.

I’m sure this will be a v popular take (lol) but the viciousness directed today at Stevens/supporters (see comments) show a mvmt that doesn’t appreciate what it takes to get out of authoritarianism. You don’t reverse backsliding w/o an awkward coalition. Stop shaming her supporters & try to win them

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4w ago

In a country with a president who is such a destructive sore loser, politicians who are both helpful and gracious in defeat is a greatly appreciated novelty.

BREAKING: A reporter asked Mike Johnson at a press conference today, “Should we bother asking you any questions about Max Miller, Trump’s latest Iran deal, or his Capital One scandal, or have you not heard about any of them yet?"

I drew this August 23, 2022, and it’s coming to pass.

Weird he can’t bring this kind of energy towards his colleague who is accused of beating up his daughter.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

Moreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?"

If Fauci had come back with "I'm a guy who would never ignore his son-in-law beating the shit out of his own daughter," I'd have asked for his hand in marriage.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

Moreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?"

Seeing the President fall asleep in the middle of public events should be a major story, yet somehow it isn’t.

It's insane he wasn't immediately fired on January 6 after writing this.

“Iran is a country run by religious extremists, y’all!!!”

I am always trying to explain to folks that most Americans have never met a Jew and people do not believe me and I just need you to understand that the perception that we are a powerful group in this country is intentionally created by antisemites and you’re unknowingly buying in.

Joel S.@joelhs.bsky.social · last mo.

This actually explains something about how people talk about the Jewish community.

Just so we’re all clear, the stockpiles are depleted because of Biden, the stockpiles are not depleted, and anyone reporting on these Schrödinger’s stockpiles should be in prison.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

WELKER: Is America backing away from a larger attack bc our stockpile has been depleted? WALTZ: We have to take a step back. A lot of our stockpiles were depleted because of Biden WELKER: But you acknowledge they're depleted? WALTZ: No. And the people leaking this nonsense deserve to be in jail