Nancy Drew

Before 2025, I would have thought messing with voting machines seemed so unlikely it was near impossible. But would have said the same about breaching Treasury Dept. computers, Social Security databases, etc.

Even though it's too late to do anything about whatever happened in the 2024 election, we need to make sure upcoming elections counts are free of computer manipulation, discarding legal ballots and voter suppression.

Thanks. Do you have a source for the chart? I want to send it to some family members in the 'ask your doctor' category. (That doctor would be over 100 by now though)

Musk is now openly calling recipients of Federal aid (Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security) the parasite class

Let's refer to the authors of this outrage as 'The Republican regime and Elon'. Without Congressional complicity this could not happen

Even if we accept your [lowball] number of a 32% chance for a sibling of a child with ADHD to also have ADHD, the chances for two siblings of an ADHD child to have ADHD are ~ 1/9, certainly not astronomical

I think they will pretend. Even Putin still holds elections. It is easier to massage manipulation if the results are closer, so I think it's likely Soc. Sec. will mostly continue until then. At least that's how I'm doing my planning. Could it all end next month? Yeah, but then I have no plan

IDK, but I expect the plan is to keep Social Security mostly intact until just after the midterms, then slash and burn.

Liars gonna lie. Cancer rates vs time here. Note average population age has increased, so the slight increase shown in these charts would likely disappear if age adjusted seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/ht...

I'm wondering if some of the muskrats are not who they claim to be, or whether someone abroad is ghostwriting for the Whitehouse, especially given the long phone calls and visits lately

Section 1 "twice as common [...]than"? Did no one proofread? Is the writer not a native speaker of English? (sorry for the seeming trivia--still trying to wrap my head around the whole thing without vomiting)

also, those 'high energy' people are very fond of cocaine and similar drugs. Maybe the war on drugs is partly a way of hoarding by those rich enough not to be bothered by law enforcement

Middle and high school teachers are more likely to be killed or suffer assault and battery on the job than politicians [or cops either]

I'm terrified they will. The bros have already announced that post-menopausal women are only useful if they are babysitting toddler grandchildren full time, and toddlers grow up fast. The trans scare is just a smokescreen to deny needed hormones to half the population

correction nyt 02/01/2025

When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.

even for cabinet secretaries in normal times

exactly

"The Musk allies who have been granted access to the payment system were made Treasury employees, passed government background checks and obtained the necessary security clearances, according to two people familiar with the situation, who requested anonymity " nyt 21/25.

I will never vote for someone who worked for McKinsey. Nor will most other voters

Does anyone know why the two others who should have been there were not? Were they ill? Had they been fired or laid off? Had the positions gone unfilled? If so, T's hiring freeze or something earlier? I'm not seeing any information in the press

If the Democratic Party nominates Buttigieg instead of Walz, he will lose by a landslide and drag down ticket candidates down too.

Progress, but what's with 'consider' and why is it last? Would they write, "consider washing your hands"?

Why are telemedicine visits on this list? They prevent spread of airborne infections during visits that do not require physical touch. Also important to those who have difficulty traveling

RFK Jr. is thinking about disbanding vaccine advisory groups like NVAC and ACIP altogether. This dovetails with Trump’s cancellation of February’s National Vaccine Advisory Council meeting. These groups constantly monitor and evaluate the safety and efficacy of established and new vaccines.

Can we end the misogynist language --there are more fitting ways to insult the guy

Glad your masks worked. Vaccines alone would likely not have been enough, and are certainly not what accounts for the drop off of recorded cases

up next-- another dangerous person, nominated for NIH director . Is there a date for his hearing www.panaccindex.info/p/covidians-...
bsky.app/profile/pana...

Do you have a source for the quote? I'd like to share

Are the tech bros even doing that? Specifics?