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Consumptive Capitalism On MAHA and Expensive Suffering -- A Guest Post by Sara Silverstein

Professor @sarasilverstein.bsky.social is someone to whom I listen on issues of health and history. This essay helps us to situate the present American health drama in the history of health care, and thereby to see much more clearly what we face.
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I’ve written about this multiple times, but MOST countries aren’t prepared for this kind of war.

I don’t think folks understand how much combat has evolved during the Russo-Ukrainian war.

It’s unrecognizable from other modern conflicts.

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The late-night TV host said CBS is lying about the scrapped interview with Texas state Representative James Talarico. trib.al/tHpfGvx

Consumptive Capitalism On MAHA and Expensive Suffering -- A Guest Post by Sara Silverstein

Professor @sarasilverstein.bsky.social is someone to whom I listen on issues of health and history. This essay helps us to situate the present American health drama in the history of health care, and thereby to see much more clearly what we face.
snyder.substack.com/p/consumptiv...

The Long Ukrainian Winter How You Can Help

Russia’s full-scale invasion began 4 years ago. It began in winter, and so this winter is the 5th. And, for civilians, the worst. Russia launches missiles and drones at energy infrastructure to force Ukrainians to endure the freezing cold. Here's how you can help
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On a day with so much awfulness just taking a moment to note with admiration a dignified leader

We are deciding right now whether we want to be a country with ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.

"Let's not get our knickers in a twist?" What a rapey thing to say about minimizing child rape.

Shame on @cnn.com.

Let's not get our knickers in a twist? What a rapey thing to say about minimizing child rape.

Congress looks to reclaim relevance after ceding power to White House Frustrated lawmakers are looking to 2026 in the hopes that they can reclaim some of the power many fear they’ve ceded to the White House under President Trump. Over the course of 2025, the Trump ad…

This is what I’ve been talking about for months now:

GOP lawmakers are trying to figure out how to reclaim their power after ceding it all to the White House.

The problem? They’re cowards, and most of them are just going to resign instead.

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This is illegal, btw:

50 States, 50 Fixes A New York Times series looked at initiatives to tackle climate change in each U.S. state.

As the U.S. government reverses course on renewable energy projects and other policies related to climate change, environmental solutions may seem out of reach. But they’re happening all over the country.

Listen to "The Daily."

Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.

CNN is lost:

Before Bari Weiss pulled the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, @propublica.org @texastribune.org & a team of Venezuelan journalists compiled a first-of-its-kind, case-by-case accounting of 238 Venezuelan men who were held in El Salvador.

Read their stories here:

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Looking for the truth about what it was like inside CECOT?

Earlier this year, we spoke to the men the Trump administration deported to El Salvador. Hear about what they endured, in their own words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8INs141xeQ

Deported and Imprisoned Archives A case-by-case investigation that examines the Trump administration’s claims that these immigrants are all “sick criminals” and “terrorists” and that shows what they suffered during months in one of t...

CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.

You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...

I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis. “It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."

I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

“Disturbing… they had put in a ton of work and gone through every step of the process… they were pulled out of line steps away from swearing an oath to 🇺🇸…”

BOSTON’s @mayorwu.boston.gov on Trump/Miller blocking immigrants AT THEIR CEREMONIES

It was never just about illegal immigration

Why Trump Should Call Putin’s Bluff Now Russia's "economy is disintegrating, and their military prowess is inferior to that of Ukraine."

Yes, it doesn’t matter if you have cards if you don’t know how to play.
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Americans want leaders who fight for them.

Last week, I stopped by the DNC Winter Meeting to celebrate the wins we shared in 2025 and lay out how we fight against this administration and for our future. Watch now or read my remarks on Substack: kamalaharris.link/3YCdXb4

I’ve had an insanely busy day, but I’m getting around to digging through the Epstein File release.

Lot of redactions so far.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Beyond parody.

We have an attorney general who is covering up the Epstein Files and a President who is proud he could identify a giraffe

Ukraine keeps defying the possible through tactics we have never seen before. We must keep putting pressure on Russia.
Speaking with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social

The White House has been caught.

The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.

In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.

Verge headline: Death is the Policy 2025 Year in review Photo illustration depicts RFK Jr surrounded by disease particles

Since his appointment, RFK Jr. has pursued a brutal vision of American health that several experts liken to a sort of eugenics. Kennedy has made it clear that certain deaths are acceptable or even preferable to a world where every child is vaccinated.

Read more: www.theverge.com/health/66136...

Yes. Well this is what Rev. William Barber has been saying on loop.

Did you know Trump has added 2.2 trillion to the national debt since taking office 10 months ago?

I find this totally suspect given the timing. 45 still wants us to believe he is innocent and he's offering us a bogeyman, after he pardoned everyone else involved. They just now found surveillance video? Not buying it.

Reporter: Are affirming that you think Trump is a fascist?

Mamdani: We’ve spoken about—

Trump: That’s ok, you can just say it.