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AI Is Not Inevitable

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New York Times Sues A.I. Start-Up Perplexity Over Use of Copyrighted Work

About time. Other publishers should do this, too. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/t...

RFK Jr. wants to delay the hepatitis B vaccine. Here's what parents need to know. The three-dose hepatitis B vaccine has a long track record of safety, but rolling back recommendations could leave kids vulnerable to infections, doctors say.

Dec. 4. “Whatever comes out of this disaster of a meeting in December is going to be mainly designed around sowing distrust and spreading fear.”—Sean O’Leary, chair of Committee on Infectious Diseases for American Academy of Pediatrics ⁦‪@CBS‬⁩ News www.cbsnews.com/news/hepatit...

All good cons eventually crumble, and we’re starting to see the earliest signs that Trump's MAGA movement – one of the most destructive cons in American history – may be poised to fall.

It’s coming, I tell you. And it’s going to be spectacular.

My column:

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“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...

A great story about a truly malignant figure www.propublica.org/article/paul...

Trump picks new CFPB director amid efforts to close agency The nomination of Stuart Levenbach was a "technical" maneuver intended to extend White House budget director Russ Vought's oversight of the agency.

Russ Vought is openly admitting this nomination is a front so he can stay on at the CFPB while he tries to shut it down.

Instead of lowering costs for Americans, Trump and Vought want to make it easier for giant corporations to scam families out of their money.

U.S. Announces Negotiated Prices for 15 Drugs Under Medicare

“The negotiations were enabled by a law enacted during the Biden administration without any Republican votes.”

U.S. Announces Negotiated Prices for 15 Drugs Under Medicare www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...

Brasil's top court to Bolsonaro... GO TO JAIL NOW. Start that 27 years son, we don't care if you were hallucinating! WOW. Look at what a functioning democracy can do.
SIGH. Meanwhile, our supreme court just upholds everything the 38 count felon wants.

Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.DC.’s Second in Command

Again, warm thanks to Sen. Bill Cassidy, “M.D.” This insane freight train that HE enabled is only gaining speed.

Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.DC.’s Second in Command www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...

Aonishiki becomes first Ukrainian to win sumo tournament The 21-year-old won the Kyushu tournament after a tie-breaking victory over grand champion Hoshoryu from Mongolia.

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki, whose real name is Danylo Yavhusishyn, on Sunday became the first from his nation to win a tournament of the traditional Japanese sport.

Trump says Ukraine has ‘zero gratitude’ for peace plan amid international talks US president appears to roll back from demand Zelenskyy sign by Thursday amid claims Russia authored the text

Zero gratitude for a Russia-authored plan which gives the invader 20% of Ukraine, reduces the size of its army and bars it from ever joining NATO? That’s weird 🤔

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

U.S. gains in AI race as Gulf nations ditch China for chips Washington has all but locked Beijing out of the Middle East’s trillion-dollar artificial intelligence ambitions.

"The deal underscores how the Gulf nations have turned the U.S.-China rivalry into leverage for their own AI ambitions."

Judges block Trump from cutting hundreds of millions in grants to cities, counties | CNN Politics A pair of federal judges on Friday separately blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from unilaterally imposing new conditions on hundreds of millions in US Department of Homeland Security gr...

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BREAKING: In a complete lie, Senator Jon Husted just claimed zero Ohioans are going to lose Medicaid because of the Big Ugly Bill. Reports show up to 490k of his constituents could lose care.

One True Church In the summer of 1872, a white doctor and a formerly enslaved African American farmer walked through a field near Newton Grove, North Carolina, and mapped ou...

Another forthcoming book I can’t wait to read:

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@emaisner.bsky.social

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Judges uphold NC districts used in 2024 election, but wait to rule on new map The judges wrote that plaintiffs failed to prove lawmakers drew maps “with the discriminatory purpose of minimizing or canceling out the voting potential of Black North Carolinians.”

Big surprise. #politicizedjudiciary www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

NC’s Tim Moore missed disclosure deadline, traded Intel stock before Trump deal How a series of stock trades by Rep. Tim Moore drew attention, including buying shares of Intel ahead of a Trump deal with the company.

Ya gotta love ‘em www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...

C.D.C. Changes Website to Reflect Kennedy’s Vaccine Skepticism

Outrageous slap in the beautiful face of the scientific method; simply can’t wait for the day RFKJr slinks off the scene. Scientists take heart. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/h...

THIS. THIS. THIS. Journalists -– practice in advance being more ready.

In a 2-1 decision (w/ a Trump-appointed judge part of the 2), a federal court blocked TX from using its new congressional map, which would have shifted 5 seats to be more Rep & reduced minority voting power

Here's the TL;DR description of the decision (copied from the order itself) ⤵️

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Trump Administration to Announce Steps to Dismantle Education Department

Among other shondas, Fulbright & international education programs would be transferred to State Department—what could go wrong?

Tr_mp Administration to Announce Steps to Dismantle Education Department www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...

We’re all piggy. Stay loud.

…and rolls back generations of labor law,’ Golden said. ‘I’m grateful to Reps. LaLota and Lawler for bringing this discharge petition over the finish line, and I’m calling on Speaker Mike Johnson to schedule a clean, up-or-down vote on this bill.’”

Golden’s bill to restore federal workers’ union rights clears threshold to force House action WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill by Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) to repeal an executive order that stripped federal workers’ union rights is on track for a vote in the House after months of delay by...

This is how you gotta do it, Congress➡️ “America never voted to eliminate workers’ union rights, & the strong bipartisan support for my bill shows that Congress will not stand idly by while Pres Tr_mp nullifies fed workers’ collective bargaining agreements… golden.house.gov/media/press-...

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Maps Show How Latinos Who Shifted Right in 2024 Snapped Back Left in 2025

Maps Show How Latinos Who Shifted Right in 2024 Snapped Back Left in 2025 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...

YouTube video by Omohundro Institute Connecting Threads: Indian Madras and Afro-Caribbean Consumers

Check out @deepthimurali.bsky.social's recent appearance on the Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture Digital Projects Coffeehouse where she presented "Connecting Threads: Indian Madras and Afro-Caribbean Consumers"

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poster pro-ACA

Until we create national healthcare for all

Fantastic day with these Democracy Heroes registering our young adult voters! #Voterizer @fieldteam6.org