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The president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Susan J. Kressly, said "creation of federal immunization policy is ‘no longer a credible process.’”

“Americans are being forced to accept masked paramilitary forces stopping you anytime, anywhere—demanding to know where people are from,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social. “It is an assault on the idea of America itself.”

As we marched through our local streets, we made our voices heard,” she said. “We will be remembered as the class that made a difference. A class that stood up for what we believe in, who spoke up for our parents and grandparents when they were told they didn't have a voice. We were united not only by our culture, but by our shared belief that education can help us fight for justice and freedom. I'm incredibly proud to call myself a member of this class.” Atop their white robes, several of her classmates wore stoles resembling the flags of countries their families hail from. Many of their caps also bore the same message: “Para mis padres” — “For my parents.”

Found this @laist.com piece interviewing graduating seniors in LA—some of whom have family members afraid of attending ceremonies right now—to be quite moving.

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uhhhhhhhh uhmmmmmmmm what the fuck

For four long years I was told not to call what’s coming our way fascism but here we are:

Trump Administration Ends Program Critical to Search for an H.I.V. Vaccine

I can’t think of a presidency that has done more open and undeniable damage to this country, and the wider world, in such a short space of time, than this one.

Shocking, despicable:

The US government is marshaling thought police to screen anyone seeking entry to America's most prestigious university from abroad. But *lack of public thoughts* could also lead to a denial of a visa to study there.

What could possibly go wrong

How did this work out for the law firms?

Opinion | How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy?

“When citizens must think twice about criticizing or opposing the government because they could credibly face government retribution, they no longer live in a full democracy.”

So.

Steel production is relatively small slice of the American economy.

Steel itself? *Very widely used throughout the American economy.

See the problem?

(I mean, see the problem beyond the entire global economy being held hostage to the whims of one guy who doesn’t understand the economy?)

There is one place, however, where Musk, with the help of his minions, achieved his goals. He did indeed shred U.S.A.I.D. Though a rump operation is now operating inside the State Department, the administration says that it has terminated more than 80 percent of U.S.A.I.D. grants. Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics accomplished.

Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.

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The cable specifically identifies antisemitism and antisemitic viewpoints as the focus for consular officers but does not spell out what specifically would rise to the level of inadmissible antisemitism in the eyes of State Department leadership. It says that the Harvard review process “will also serve as a pilot for expanded screening and vetting of visa applicants” and that “this pilot will be expanded over time,” indicating it will likely reach other universities in the Trump administration’s crosshairs. Notably, State Department leadership wants consular officers to consider “whether the lack of any online presence, or having social media accounts restricted to ‘private’ or with limited visibility, may be reflective of evasiveness and call into question the applicant’s credibility.” The cable also instructs consular officers to inform applicants that private social media accounts could be viewed as evading vetting and request they make their accounts public while the Fraud Prevention Unit reviews their case.

The government wants to do its "enhanced social media vetting" surveillance on all foreign college kids (starting with Harvard, of course), and also to treat anyone with a private profile as suspicious and "reflective of evasiveness" www.politico.com/news/2025/05... @nahaltoosi.bsky.social

So we’ve just accepted that the first amendment doesn’t apply to non-citizens?

The cable specifically identifies antisemitism and antisemitic vier points as the focus for consular officers but does not spell out what specifically would rise to the level of inadmissible antisemitism in the eyes of State Department leadership. It says that the Harvard review process "will also serve as a pilot for expanded screening and vetting of visa applicants" and that "this pilot will be expanded over time," indicating it will likely reach other universities in the Trump administration's crosshairs.

Notably, State Departmer leadership wants consular officers to consider "whether the lack of any online presence, or having social media accounts restricted to 'private' or with limited visibility, may be reflective of evasiveness and call into question the applicant's credibility." The cable also instructs consular officers to inform applicants that private social media accounts could be viewed as evading vetting and request they make their accounts public while the Fraud Prevention Unit reviews their case.

Politico scoops the Rubio memo outlining the criteria that could nix a student’s visa application.

It’s ridiculously vague — a lack of social media could be held against students! — which, of course, is the point.

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@nahaltoosi.bsky.social @ebazail.bsky.social

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If you want to understand why this country is in the state it’s in, and why we have no real functioning opposition party, consider this:

Rubio has been the most dangerous and dictatorial member of the Trump cabinet.

And yet every single Senate Democrat voted Yes to confirm him.

College OT rules are way more fun, and the NFL should adopt them right now

Charlie Kirk called Martin Luther King Jr. “a bad guy” and called anti-segregation legislation a mistake.

Trump hosted him at the White House yesterday.

The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist The Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report misinterprets some studies and cites others that don’t exist, according to the listed authors.

This is what happens when you put internet conspiracy theorists in charge of major government departments.

It’s funny how Trump insisted that crypto was a scam, right up the moment he got in on the scam.

Treating a new Covid strain like a crime and not a public health issue is deranged.

If you want a sneak peak into our future imagine the politicization of everything. Whether the government performs a function entirely dependent on whether the government likes you. You want your social security check? Small business loan? Let's have a look at your facebook posts first

Can't help but feel we're living through an increasingly existential war between spectacle and substance with spectacle winning battle after battle after battle.

A scandal worse than Watergate that the reporter waited to tell until he had a book to sell. Okay.

"Our product creates such little value that it is simply not viable in the marketplace, not even as a niche product. Therefore, we must be allowed to unilaterally extract value from the work of others and convert that value into our profits."

A tweet from HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Today, the COVID vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women has been removed from @CDCgov recommended immunization schedule. Bottom line: it's common sense and it's good science. We are now one step closer to realizing @POTUS's promise to Make America Healthy Again.

A huge step from HHS that is at odds with science showing significant risks for young children and pregnant women — and that directly contradicts *the FDA's own publication* from last week listing pregnancy as a high-risk condition that would qualify people for this fall's Covid vaccine

🧵 When authoritarian leaders attack judges as "enemies," history shows us exactly where this leads. Trump's assault on "USA HATING JUDGES" isn't just inflammatory rhetoric—it's following a script written by strongmen worldwide. But other countries show us how to fight back.

Donald Trump’s Politics of Plunder The greed of the new Administration has galvanized America’s aspiring oligarchs—and their opponents.

Around D.C., the new going rate is well-known: $5 million for a one-on-one dinner with Trump, but gov-affairs execs have “no clue where the money is eventually going,” one said. Another told me it’s “outer-borough Mafia sh*t.” My new piece is out @newyorker.com www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Elon Musk on Political Spending: ‘I Think I’ve Done Enough’ At the Qatar Economic Forum, Elon Musk and Mishal Husain talk about the Tesla backlash, AI regulation and DOGE’s success rate.

Read the transcript of the brilliant ⁦‪⁦‪Mishal Husain’s‬⁩ interview with Elon Musk & see just how annoyed he gets at very simple & basic questions & how he childishly lashes out, & also ask yourself why US media interviewers can’t do interviews like this.