Diane Morini

RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That. While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...

NEW: For years, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pushed discredited theories linking vaccines to autism.

Now, scientists studying the condition fear he has preconceived notions that will harm the field and taint new funding for research.
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James Carville Is Right to Panic — Because Trump’s Next Power Grab Doesn’t Need a Mob Forget Jan 6th. Trump’s next move is smarter, and far more dangerous: use the courts, AI & right-wing militias to erase millions of Americans from the vote — legally. It’s not a theory. It’s a plan.

James Carville Is Right to Panic — Because Trump’s Next Power Grab Doesn’t Need a Mob
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It’s not illegal for a United States Senator to go to a public press conference and ask questions about your constituents safety.

It's our job.

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New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.

Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:

—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.

Read it.
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initial reports made this sound like a minor failed attempt

When an attempt was made on Donald Trump’s life, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris immediately issued statements condemning the shooting and all political violence. The fact that Donald Trump hasn’t said a word about the arson attack on Gov. Shapiro and his family tells you all you need to know.

To the world:
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.

—With love,
Your American allies.

Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary.

I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.

Guy who claims that some of Biden’s pardons are void because they were signed by “autopen” says that he didn’t sign a proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act, a statute that specifically requires a proclamation BY THE PRESIDENT

Ask yourself:

Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?

Why would any decent human being do this?

The Trump administration plans to eliminate the EPA’s scientific research arm and lay off more than 1,000 chemists, biologists, and other scientists.

This is getting ridiculous. Stop looking for a savior. You know who needs to stop this? YOU. All of us. The people who give a shit in this country. Anonymous is still leaking info and taking action. We never stopped. It’s not enough. People aren’t listening. It’s up to all of us.

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You may be faintly aware of Bill Browder. You may have heard the name Sergei Magnitsky. This book, Red Notice by Bill Browder explains the link between the two and exposes the brutal death of Magnitsky in a Russian prison. Read it. It is just too important not to.

Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.

They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.

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Ex-NATO chief says Putin 'won't stop' with Ukraine as war reaches 3 years As we hit the three-year mark since the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces, Europe and NATO appear to be at their most fractured and vulnerable.

As we hit the three-year mark since the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces, Europe and NATO appear to be at their most fractured and vulnerable.

(via @wbur.org)

“They’re Scared Shitless”: The Threat of Political Violence Informing Trump’s Grip on Congress With the president smashing norm after norm, even lawmakers within his party have feared for their personal safety, and at least one has told confidants that it has swayed his decision-making.

I have long believed that not enough has been written about how GOP members have felt physically intimidated by Trump supporters. It doesn’t excuse their cowardice, but it still deserves more attention.

Could someone place an order for 100 more Jasmine Crocketts for overnight delivery to the Democratic Party

thx in advance

It’s not an easy time for clear reflection when the waters have been purposefully muddied and disturbed. Hopefully, more people are getting the picture, now. 💙🕊️

I’m sure it’s just my TDS, but I think Trump is proving to be exactly as bad as we said he was going to be and people who acted like we were hysterical should be embarrassed they didn’t do more to try and stop it.

New—The Food & Drug Administration (FDA), an agency that falls under RFK Jr.’s purview, just mass fired probationary employees via an email reviewed by me.

They’re citing performance issues as the reason, even for employees who had great performance reviews. Don’t know how many people affected yet.

Inside the Anti-Democratic Movement That Restored Trump to Power An excerpt from “Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy” lifts the curtain on Donald Trump’s authoritarian movement.

An excerpt from “Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy” lifts the curtain on the authoritarian movement that restored Donald Trump to power.
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Don’t Buy a Tesla. Sell Your Tesla. Refuse a Tesla at the Rental Counter. Yes—It Will Help. Elon Musk’s car company is in a precarious spot.

Tesla's stock is ridiculously overvalued, and even a modest consumer boycott could tank the company, which accounts for the majority of Elon Musk's wealth.
The divestment movement weakened apartheid South Africa. Let's do that again. slate.com/business/202...

Yes and no. The courts will continue to deliver rulings declaring Shit Show II Administration actions illegal.

But they won’t be able to enforce the orders.

It will be up to us to point to the courts’ decisions and stand up for those decisions in public discussion ….

and protest.

Trump Signals He Might Ignore the Courts Yesterday, the president said that no judge “should be allowed” to rule against the changes his administration is making.

“The Trump administration is not refusing to share power with an opposing party. It is refusing to follow the constitutional limits of a government that its own party controls completely,” Jonathan Chait argues.

'Mark my words': George Conway predicts alarming showdown that could 'end' U.S. democracy George Conway predicted that Donald Trump would engage in a constitutional showdown that could spell the end of U.S. democracy.Vice President J.D. Vance argued Sunday that federal courts “aren’t allow...

“Mark my words. … They are going to basically tell the U.S. Marshals Service, do not enforce any of these orders, we will not obey them, … and, once that happens—I hope it doesn't … but I know in my heart that it will—our 236-year experiment … in American constitutionalism, is over.”

55 points most by any team in NFC Championship Game history 👀

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