The Democrats’ Authenticity Trap The party keeps trying to engineer viral moments and free-wheeling conversations. It’s self-defeating.

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BILLIONAIRES: The Symptom And Cause Of America’s Decay They’re the ultimate manifestation of a deeper sickness. And worse - they’re spreading it like a disease.

If a free society cannot help the many who are poor,
It cannot save the few who are rich.

-JFK

Erich Fromm, The Heart of Man (1964)

One in 15 Americans has witnessed a mass shooting – study Study found that 7% of Americans have been present at a scene of a mass shooting and 2% had been injured in one One in 15 Americans has witnessed a mass shooting, a new study shows, revealing the depth and impact of the epidemic of gun violence that has…

One in 15 Americans has witnessed a mass shooting – study

Trump burns down financial watchdog agency to spite Liz Warren And if it lets Elon get his payments app started without federal regulation, even better!

Trump burns down financial watchdog agency to spite Liz Warren
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CDC Data Are Disappearing The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.

This is crucial reporting from @katherinejwu.com.

Among the data being scrubbed is “the agency’s AtlasPlus tool, which contains nearly 20 years of CDC surveillance data on HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and tuberculosis…”

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Elon Musk Lackeys Have Taken Over the Office of Personnel Management Sources tell WIRED that the OPM’s top layers of management now include individuals linked to xAI, Neuralink, the Boring Company, and Palantir. One expert found the takeover reminiscent of Stalin.

Don't get distracted by their bluster and clownish antics.

The real oligarch takeover is well underway.

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Hey Laura!

A Trump supporter saying they "should've been better informed" was not on our bingo card

This is fine. We’re fine. Everything is fine.

Ketamine is a hell of a drug.

JUST IN: At 12:01 pm on Inauguration Day, Veterans, Teachers, Public Health Professionals, Consumer Advocates, and Watchdog Groups File Suit Challenging the DOGE’s Secret Operations

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Today we mourn the passing of Texas Icon Cecile Richards, we extend our deepest condolences to her family. Texans will continue to honor her fight for justice, equality and restoring reproductive freedom. 🤍

What Trump promises to do on day one of his return to power Our reporters track the president-elect's sweeping list of Day One pledges.

Donald Trump's return to power will mark a new era steeped in rule-breaking, authoritarian tendencies, and a deep hostility to civic institutions. And according to him, a herculean portion of this agenda will kick into gear immediately.

Here's what to expect on Day One.

The Truth About Musk, From His Biographer A viral Bluesky thread introduced tens of thousands around the world to a first glimpse of a forthcoming biography of Elon Musk. Here—in a single essay—is some of what the world just learned.

This essay has gone viral. I didn't anticipate the response it has gotten! Thanks to all those who've read and shared it, and welcome to the new followers of this feed!

CARTOON OF THE DAY 😕

They did, because of public outcry.

I don’t know where this is coming from - maybe certain activists circles. I’ve noticed in posts and memes an effort to make ‘kill’ and make ‘rape’ into profane words. I find this to be too much. How can you discuss an issue if the basic words in the language to describe it become prohibited?

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield says it won't cover anesthesia after certain time limits in 3 states A leading anesthesiologists' group called the change "a cynical money grab."

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A Kamala Harris Canvasser’s Education Even on my first day, I sensed dissonance between the campaign’s celebrity-inflected exuberance and the raw divisions I saw in the streets.

On her first day canvassing for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania, “I began to sense a dissonance between the celebrity-inflected exuberance of the Harris campaign and the bleak mood and raw divisions I encountered in the streets,” Julia Preston writes.

Tulsi Gabbard and Trump's scheme to gut the intel agencies It's hard to envision a less suited intelligence chief. That’s a feature, not a bug.

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President Biden appointing 61 Black LIFETIME judges during his time in office is a serious flex.

He understood the damn assignment.

This will mean higher gas prices, higher alcohol prices, higher food prices, higher building prices, higher car prices, higher pharmaceutical prices, etc. Trump is about to teach Americans who *actually* pays for tariffs (the consumers do).

Post: Congratulations to Derek Tran for flipping #CA45 from red to blue!! Derek will be a terrific Member of Congress. Tran: Only in America can you go from refugees fleeing with nothing but the clothes on your back to becoming a member of Congress in just one generation.

He did it! Congrats to Derek Tran!!

I Watched Orbán Destroy Hungary’s Democracy. Here’s My Advice for the Trump Era. To dismantle the machinery of autocracy, you first need to understand how it works.

He watched democracy die in his home country of Hungary. Here is his advice to Americans getting ready for a second Trump term.

Know 👏🏽 your 👏🏽 worth! 👏🏽

Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀