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James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.

A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.

Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."

Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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Hegseth would not approve of that beard or belly

Coughlin grew progressively more extreme: Kristallnacht was really the Jews' fault, etc. He supported the Christian Front. Aligned with fascist leaders.

It was eventually primarily in-group action that dealt with the mass media demagogue: Church hierarchy told him no more political broadcasting.

In CA the Tom Steyer ads for Prop 50 ran saying STICK IT TO TRUMP! Very effective.

Because Trump told Republicans not to negotiate.

$40 billion

Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.

In 1933, Nazis refused to let elected members vote in parliament.
In 2025, Republicans refuse to seat Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.
In 1933, Germany’s parliament surrendered power and rubber-stamped dictatorship.
In 2025, the Republican-run Congress surrendered power and rubber-stamped dictatorship.

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how

Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.

news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

Reporter: A video of a raid from Los Angeles, look inside this car. They took a US citizen father out and left a toddler in the backseat. Two heavily armed border patrol agents got in that car and drove the child and the vehicle away.

“They came into the building understanding it was a daycare. They did not have a warrant. It is a violation of our rights. It is a violation of these children’s rights. They are terrorizing our community.”

Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.

I see something like this and I want to forget I took an oath to save lives and it's what I've done for years. Don't they have families? That's a toddler. I pray Karma finds these mofers and meets out the worst retribution on these Conscience-less assholes.

I've never truly felt hatred before. SAD.

How can they pass anything with Congress closed? They should start by RELEASING THE EPSTEIN FILES.

I would just like to ask the Republican Party to please put Stephen Miller in front cameras as much as possible from now until the midterms because he is such a likable & charismatic person with so many amazing & popular ideas for people who aren’t white Christian nationalists.

Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde...

“I don’t care if it’s toenail cancer,” said Kirby Lewis, a veteran who was diagnosed with breast cancer a dozen years ago and is now Stage 4. “If exposure occurs, they should take care of those people.”

Cruelty is the point

Columbo: “just one more thing…”

MAGA autocracy and authoritarianism is a key feature of the folks who Trump and RFK Jr appointed into leadership roles at health agencies; I guess that’s exactly WHY they were appointed….

Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending' A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s b...

The US funds the bulk of biomedical research globally by far. It's not like other countries can simply take up the slack. The more likely: people leave research, new people don't become researchers. There is no happy ending. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him”…

Anyway, yet another reminder that "debate me bros" were always full of shit, and anyone who claims that they were actually about free speech or real discussion over ideas is lying or gullible.

www.techdirt.com/2025/09/17/t...

When the FBI drops all investigation of white supremacist domestic terrorist groups

When DOGE leader Musk seig heils TWICE at the freaking inauguration

She showed them her work permit, social security card, driver's license, and car registration.

They arrested her anyway.

Platner was good on Psaki last night

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One photo of the incident had the title “ICE Agent pushes back crowds.” There were 2 people filming in their yards with their phones. 2. That is not a crowd.