A tweet from NBC news: Measles vaccination among babies skyrocketed in Texas as the outbreak grew, new research shows. Reply by Alex Griswold: Because in practice anti-vaxx is a luxury belief based on the assumption that your neighbors' vaccines do in fact work

I've never seen it so well put before.

Boyle cites CBO numbers: "For people in the bottom 1%, they will experience a 4% loss household wealth. Meanwhile, for people in the top 10%, they will see their household resources increase by 2%. It is as simple as that."

It's remarkable how much of this administration's agenda has been laser focused on simply making life worse for ordinary Americans.

Harvard with an evergreen quote for this first 100 days👇
—> “It remains unclear to us exactly what, among the government’s recent words and deeds, were mistakes or what the government actually meant to do and say.”

Headline: ICE came for their neighbor so these Tennesseans formed a human chain to protect him

I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article

Top Pentagon Adviser Dan Caldwell Put on Leave in Leak Probe Dan Caldwell, who has accompanied Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to meetings with foreign officials, was escorted from the Pentagon.

A top adviser of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was escorted from the Pentagon on Tuesday as part of an investigation into an unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information, a U.S. defense official said.

Like climate change is real 😡😡😡

#climate #climatechange #globalwarming #climatecrisis #ClimateAction #momsky

Tomorrow’s going to be a good stress test of the press. El Salvadoran President Bukele will visit the White House. At the press availability, every Q ought to be about Abrego Garcia: where is he now? Did US ask you to return him? etc. WH will hate, maybe try to prevent, so all should band together.

Bill Gates-backed Arnergy to expand solar access in Nigeria with $18M as demand surges Demand for solar energy in power-starved Nigeria has soared in the last decade thanks to worsening grid reliability and rising fuel costs. That’s drawn investor interest to Arnergy, a cleantech startup meeting that need. The company just raised a $15 million Series B extension (on top of a $3 million B1 round last year), bringing […]

Bill Gates-backed Arnergy to expand solar access in Nigeria with $18M as demand surges

Booker: "This isn't just about Mr. Garcia. This is about every American understanding that this president is making an assault on the due process rights that are afforded to people in our country ... you cannot disappear people off American streets."

A large crowd of protesters gathered in St. Paul, Minnesota. Photo by Tim Evans/AFP — Getty Images

Demonstrators gathered across the U.S. on Saturday for a day of protest against President Trump and his policies. Read more: nyti.ms/3Ebi0oi

If the military academies are purging libraries of “The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr.,” “Einstein on Race and Racism,” and a biography on Jackie Robinson, how long will it be before they eliminate classes on the Geneva Conventions and military obligations under international laws of war?

If you know anyone that takes Sprycell, please let them know !!!

We Can’t Give In to Fear From Marc | No one wants to speak up. Everyone wants to hide or lay low.

If I could speak to the heads of big law firms, I would ask: Is the risk of losing some clients worth betraying your oath to the rule of law?

To everyone nodding but refusing to take a stand, I say: You are ignoring Martin Niemöller’s message. It is you that Martin Luther King Jr. was condemning.

Opinion | Who Will Defend the Defenders of the Constitution? The president and his allies are encouraging a campaign of menace.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

The most effective way to protect the American system of checks and balances starts with courage from more people who believe in it, the New York Times editorial board writes.

Elon Musk Returns to His Trump Playbook in a Big Wisconsin Race The billionaire, now a White House official and no longer a private citizen, is spending millions of dollars to elect a conservative judge, and making himself a main character in the race.

Elon Musk is spending millions of dollars to elect Brad Schimel, a conservative judge in Wisconsin, to the State Supreme Court. If he succeeds, conservatives will retake a 4-to-3 majority and be in a position to push the state rightward on issues like abortion, labor rights and congressional maps.

From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA

Wind and Solar Firms Have a Pitch for Trump: ‘You’re Going to Need Us’ Electricity demand is soaring and gas-burning power plants are in short supply. The renewable industry sees an opening — even if Washington is souring on green energy.

As President Trump works to blunt the growth of wind and solar power and expand fossil fuel production in the U.S., the renewable energy industry is making a new pitch: You need us.

@mcuban.bsky.social When the TikTok revival deal puts it into the hands of the owner of X or someone aligned with him, what version of the truth will dominate the sources where most Americans get their news? Who will block the deal or enforce any antitrust concerns?

January 10, 2025 Today the Department of Labor released the final jobs report of Joe Biden’s presidency.

January 10, 2025:

‘A Day of Love’: How Trump Inverted the Violent History of Jan. 6 The president-elect and his allies have spent four years reinventing the Capitol attack — spreading conspiracy theories and weaving a tale of martyrdom to their ultimate political gain.

“They told the world that they were there to put a stop to the transfer of power,... Most disturbingly, they told the world that particular elected officials who were present at the Capitol that day had to be removed, hurt, or even killed.” www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/u...

Trump Sees the U.S. as a ‘Disaster.’ The Numbers Tell a Different Story. President Biden is bequeathing his successor a nation that by many measures is in good shape, even if voters remain unconvinced.

News Analysis: President-elect Trump says he is about to take over a nation ravaged by crisis, a desolate hellscape of crime, chaos and economic hardship. But by many metrics, the country is in better shape than it has been for a new president's inauguration in over twenty years. nyti.ms/407cWbk

Thanks to your son for being an #everydayhero

A lot has and will be done to erase or overshadow the important policies that were enacted over the last four years; but the list of things that will be fundamentally better for Americans because of them is substantial.

We should be pushing all kids to maintain the option of attending college and ensure all who desire it have access to it.
At the same time, we need better ways to understand what people know and can do than their high school and college transcripts. Skills-based credit and hiring should be the norm

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget

Pls do the same.

Literal laugh out loud. Thank you.

FTC issues rules requiring hotels, ticket sellers to reveal ‘junk fees’ The industries must display the full price of a hotel room, concert ticket or sporting event upfront to customers or face potential federal punishment.

The FTC issued long-awaited rules requiring companies to display the full price of a hotel room, concert ticket or sporting event up front to customers, rather than hiding any extra charges — often called “junk fees” — until the very end of the checkout process.

Biden Makes a Final Nantucket Visit as President The president made his usual stops, expressing gratitude for progress toward peace in the Middle East and urging Americans to stay hopeful.

President Biden and the first lady, Jill Biden, made their customary Thanksgiving rounds in Massachusetts on Thursday morning, delivering pumpkin pies to police officers, firefighters and medics on Nantucket and calling members of the armed services.