Puget Bob

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With the recent promising successes in mRNA technology defeating pancreatic and now glioblastoma (brain cancer), it’s looking like anti-vaxxers may be the only ones that will die from these diseases soon. Dolly Parton backed mRNA research. This may end up being her greatest gift. #science

A couple days ago, Mike Johnson mocked Thomas Massie for suggesting House leadership could keep Congress out to avoid the new Epstein Files Transparency Act, calling the idea “stupid” and “nonsensical.” Now he has canceled the final two weeks of September.

Billionaire investor Leon Black is now suing the House committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein in an attempt to block the panel from obtaining his NDAs and testimony. He has already refused to turn over documents and appear, and now he's escalating instead of testifying about Epstein.

Sept 2 marked the anniversary of the illegal, immoral, unstrategic US boat bombing campaign. A year since US policy chose to throw away any remaining moral authority to do open murder. Failure even on its own terms: no indication any cartel is weaker, nor the US drug situation improved in any way

As long as the MAGA court majority remains hostile to pluralistic democracy and to the restoration of our constitutional structure, it will block progress on virtually all serious issues —dark money, abortion, voting rights. Democrats must decide if they are resigned to that fate.

Jen Rubin@jenrubin.bsky.social · 5h ago

Ds should press candidates who claim to be serious about bold reform to spell out what they think is necessary to revamp the Supreme Court. They should not minimize the threat the current MAGA court poses, nor trim their sails to avoid incurring the ire of those who have pummeled our democracy.

Every major news outlet was scooped on the biggest sports story in the US this year by a podcaster, not because they don’t have the resources but because they all primarily do access journalism and boosterism instead of actual reporting.

18 AMERICANS ARE DEAD. Imagine being this detached from reality…. "I think the way the president is playing Iran, right? There's not, there haven't been American deaths.” ~ Secretary Howard Lutnick

On Sunday, Trump posted an AI video that showed explosions rip across an oil field on Kharg Island. Kharg Island is real. The war is real. The video wasn't. Here's why that scares me, as the first sitting GOP congressman to call for the 25th Amendment in 2021. (Link below)

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Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

Democrat candidates confronted with stupid questions about men in women’s sports need to just forthrightly say they are not going to discuss non-issues. They are there to talk about real problems affecting people, not distractions cooked up by the right, who want to avoid discussing true issues.

It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading. He’s the most corrupt president in American history.

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