Brendanluc

Trump literally could not care less if you live or die.

Trump Doesn't Ever Want the Government to Re-Open Congress is abandoning its central function: to check the executive.

Every day of legislative paralysis proves that Trump’s will can replace law. He is running the government by executive discretion, choosing which contracts survive, which agencies operate, and which workers get paid — while the branch meant to constrain him slides into self-inflicted irrelevance.

Republicans are Confused.

This seems not great.

Opinion | This Is About So Much More Than Lisa Cook

Read this whole thing

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

This is the way

Predator Summer A sickness plaguing American society

Predator Summer
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EBV induces CNS homing of B cells attracting inflammatory T cells - Nature Epstein–Barr virus infection generates a neuroinvasive B cell subset, which recruits activated T cells to the central nervous system, promoting multiple sclerosis.

How does Epstein- Barr virus induce multiple sclerosis?
The infection leads to B cells that get into the brain, attracting pro-inflammatory T cells (mouse model)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Okay, *now you can start to worry about data being manipulated.

What’s a technology that you think is overhyped? I’m going to give a sideways answer to this, which is that the venture capital business model needs to be understood as requiring hype. You can go back to the Netscape IPO, and that was the proof point that made venture capital the financial lifeblood of the tech industry. Venture capital looks at valuations and growth, not necessarily at profit or revenue. So you don’t actually have to invest in technology that works, or that even makes a profit, you simply have to have a narrative that is compelling enough to float those valuations. So you see this repetitive and exhausting hype cycle as a feature in this industry. A couple of years ago, you would have been asking me about the metaverse, then last year, you would have asked me about Web3 and crypto, and for each of these inflection points there’s an Andreessen Horowitz manifesto. It’s not simply that one piece of technology is overhyped, it’s that hype is a necessary ingredient of the current business ecosystem of the tech industry. We should examine how often the financial incentive for hype is rewarded without any real social returns, without any meaningful progress in technology, without these tools and services and worlds ever actually manifesting. That’s key to understanding the growing chasm between the narrative of techno-optimists and the reality of our tech-encumbered world.

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Cancer patients are being kicked out of clinical trials that could save their lives because Donald Trump thinks scientific research is too woke.

Senator: We're Seeing Consequences of RFK Jr's Vaccine Skepticism | Opinion If Secretary Kennedy truly wants to restore confidence in our public health system, then he should let the science speak for itself.

We’ve seen what happens when you embolden anti-vaccine conspiracists: long-forgotten diseases return and people get hurt.

We need leaders who understand the importance of public health and make decisions based on science, not conspiracies.

Read my full op-ed in @newsweek.com here:

Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester stands in front of a crowd and behind several microphones at a podium. The podium has a sign which reads "Food Bank of Delaware." A sign in the background reads, "When it counts, your neighbors can count on you."

No one in our country should be forced to go hungry, but that's what Republicans' big bad budget means for thousands of Delawareans.

In Delaware, we're a state of neighbors. This morning, we came together as a reminder that when neighbors stick together, we can get through this.

The full ruling explaining why NIH grant cuts are illegal came out today.

It's just as blistering as the judge's oral remarks. And it uncovers fresh details in DOGE's role orchestrating the cuts — and on the cuts at Columbia.

Here are my top highlights from the 103-page ruling. 🧵

RFK Jr. is going to kill thousands of people. That’s not hyperbole.

Thank you for being available outside of mainstream shows. Your insights are always worth my time.

Democrats should introduce articles of impeachment for RFK jr
Even if it doesn’t work, which it probably won’t, democrats need to make clear that he’s not gonna get away with it

How many times am I allowed to repost this?

Trump is Consolidating Power Like any dictator, Donald Trump is moving to erase any independent source of power in the MAGA-adjacent firmament.

Put down the popcorn and focus on what's important. This Trump-Musk fight portends bad news for the rest of us. open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...

Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺

Trump administration ends protections from deportation for Afghans The Trump administration on Monday formally lifted a shield on deportation of Afghans in the U.S., arguing improving conditions in the Taliban-run country mean its U.S.-based citizens no longer mer…

This is a death sentence for the brave Afghanis who supported our war against the Taliban. It will also pose grave risk to our servicemen and women in future conflicts b/c locals will never trust or work with us again. thehill.com/policy/natio...

The executive targets his opponents w/bogus investigations. His government disappears people w/out due process and vanishes them beyond reach. He usurps legislative power, controls public funds at will, & consolidates power. Loyalty is expected — or else.

Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.

The 10% tariff alone is a $2500 per household annual tax hike!

BREAKING: I’m demanding answers from the White House and Office of Government Ethics about whether anyone in the Trump family or administration profited off of this tariff chaos through insider trading.

[to the tune of "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"] Every accusation, a confession

1/ A bill written by Elon Musk’s law firm just passed in Delaware.
It helps billionaires dodge accountability and weakens shareholder rights.
It’s a corporate power grab—and a clear result of Citizens United.
Here’s why it matters:
#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue

Happy Trans Day of Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️

Be who you are! 🩵🤍💗

#SheShed
#TransLivesMatter

Bingo

RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientist Marks, an architect of Operation Warp Speed, warned that a recent measles outbreak shows how confidence in science and public health is being “undermined.”

Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator.

In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”

Exclusive | Top Vaccine Official Out at FDA In his resignation letter, Dr. Peter Marks cited ‘misinformation and lies’ from Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr.

The @fda.gov’s top vaccine official has been pushed out, @wsj.com reports. “It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the Secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies,” Dr. Peter Marks wrote in a resignation letter.