RFK Jr. comes ‘home’ to his anti-vaccine group, commits to ‘a break’ for U.S. infectious disease research He has suggested without evidence that researchers and pharmaceutical companies are driven by profit to neglect chronic conditions.

RFK Jr.: “Thank you [to the NIH] for public service. We’re going to give infectious disease a break for about eight years.”

Kennedy wants to take a “break” from studying infectious diseases like COVID-19 and measles.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

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You voted for a criminal, a sexual predator, a deranged sociopath buffoon with no moral compass who repeatedly promised to get ‘revenge’ and target his political opponents.

What did you think was going to happen?

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Bob Woodward on Trump’s cabinet picks: “He is intentionally kind of sabotaging the system... He wants a revolution that he controls completely."

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Ugh. SCOTUS just instructed that states lack the authority to keep federal candidates off the ballot to enforce the Fourteenth Amendment.

It is not a stretch to worry that a 2028 SCOTUS would similarly decide that states lack the authority to enforce the Twenty-Second Amendment.

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Trump allies eye overhauling Medicaid, food stamps in tax legislation As Republican leaders look for ways to offset the costs of a new set of tax cuts, social safety net programs are under discussion.

President-elect Donald Trump’s economic advisers and congressional Republicans have begun preliminary discussions about making significant changes to Medicaid, food stamps and other federal safety net programs to offset the enormous cost of extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts next year.

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Stacks of books next to the text "Silent Book Club. Quiet socializing for introvert bookworms. Join us at our Wallingford tea house and enjoy some silent reading time. No small talk or being "on" necessary!"

What are you currently reading? 📚️

Bring that book and join us in our tea shop tonight at 6pm for our Silent Book Club! No chatting necessary, just quiet companionship with fellow teahearts who love to drink tea and read.

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This week is American Education Week. As a lifelong educator, I am curious to know this:
Who made the biggest impact your education?
What was it that made them memorable?
This is not necessarily a "favorite" teacher or staff member, but the most influential and/or memorable.
Go!

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On Trump's Cabinet Picks, McConnell Issues a Warning As Trump's base claims he can appoint his cabinet through recess appointments, McConnell defends the Senate's role, suggests it's the only option

On Trump's polarizing Cabinet picks and Mitch McConnell's efforts to shut down talk of recess appointments.

"Once again, Donald Trump misreads the Senate."
time.com/7177280/dona...

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