毕佳宁 Jeanine Buford

It is true.

新年快乐！

YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office Welcome The Stranger

This city is home to people of countless faiths. But no matter what you believe, one thing unites us: we are all New Yorkers. We will not allow ICE to terrorize our neighbors.

youtu.be/uoU9Img_B40

Opinion | I’m a South Carolina pediatrician. This measles outbreak was preventable. Dr. Annie Andrews: I’m a pediatrician — and a measles outbreak is surging in my home state of South Carolina. This was all preventable, and we need to be honest about how we got here.

Dr. Annie Andrews on one reason why she’s challenging Sen. Lindsey Graham: “There’s one way to stop the spread of measles—vaccinations. I’m a pediatrician—and a measles outbreak is surging in my home state of South Carolina. This was all preventable, and we need to be honest about how we got here.”

A small child with raised arms is silhouetted against a very large video image of an American flag

I am in one of my happy places: the visitor center of Fort McHenry, my local national shrine. I unabashedly love this place. I love honoring the people who fought and died here. I love the tangible evidence of deep patriotism. Flawed as it was and is, there is much to love about this country.

Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."

Epstein Used Botstein’s Prestige and Connections to Recruit and Support One of His Victims, a Violinist from Europe - The Daily Catch Jeffrey Epstein utilized his burgeoning relationship with Bard College President and American Symphony Orchestra Conductor Leon Botstein in 2013 to procure perks for a young violinist who ultimately b...

A young violinist was nervous about meeting with Jeffrey Epstein due to his 2008 child sex abuse conviction. Epstein reassured her by noting his friendship with @bardcollege.bsky.social’s Leon Botstein, and set up a dinner between Botstein and the musician. She soon became one of Epstein’s victims.

Hope she’s feeling better soon

Pickersgill (died 1857)

Pickersgill and her nieces sewing the flag (1962 illustration)

The flag is now at the Smithsonian Institution

Feb. 12, 1776: Mary Pickersgill, the maker of the flag that flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore and withstood the British bombardment of 1814, becoming the “Star-Spangled Banner” of the national anthem, is born (as Young) in Philadelphia. She later ran a benevolent society for distressed women.

@middayonwypr.bsky.social I just heard your review of “Dawn” at Baltimore’s Every Man theater. I saw it last week w/my son & DIL. It was intense. It made each of us think of our relationships with our mothers, intergenerational trauma, and the power of the unseen world. Wow. 10/10 highly recommend

IRS improperly disclosed confidential immigrant tax data to DHS The tax agency only recently discovered it improperly disclosed tax information on thousands of the wrong people to immigration enforcement.

Breaking news: The IRS improperly shared confidential tax information of thousands of people with immigration enforcement officials, appearing to breach a legal fire wall intended to protect taxpayer data.

Ford Falls Behind China’s BYD in Global Sales For the First Time Ford Motor Co. lost out to BYD Co. in global vehicle sales for the first time last year as the Chinese manufacturer continued its climb up the rankings of the world’s largest automakers.

"Ford lost out to BYD in global vehicle sales for the first time last year as the Chinese manufacturer continued its climb up the rankings of the world’s largest automakers" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude

Howard Lutnick faces bipartisan calls to resign over latest Epstein revelations Recently disclosed records suggest a closer relationship than the Commerce secretary previously indicated.

Secretary Howard Lutnick lied to the country about his ties to Epstein.

Now we learned that they were in business together.

He has no business being our Commerce Secretary.

He should resign.
www.politico.com/live-updates...

“Lying in feces, throw up, urine… like animals in a cage at the zoo.”

A whistleblower recounts the horrific ICE detention center conditions in Baltimore — a similar story everywhere.

Pitchers! Catchers! Report!

He’s that good.

Reggaeton for the win!

The people remain standing.

Bad Bunny releases an album in January 2025.

China learns the lyrics.

Some folks still pretending language is a barrier. The joke writes itself. 😂🔥 #BadBunnyBowl

Every year I long for the return of #JaneAustenattheSuperBowl. Maybe this will be the year.

Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked.

A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked. A judge ruled his arrest was unlawful.

Ugh. Already hearing about accidents.

Nessun Dorma!!

Seems apt for these times. It feels like a two-cauldron kind of year.

The #SellAmerica trade: 🇺🇸

“.. The year-to-date underperformance of US equities relative to the rest of the world is the worst since at least 1995.”

- Auger

I hope she has friends who can help her get into the light. Julie, you’re in danger, girl.

"The people who eventually broke free from complicity in Nazi Germany almost always did so through a relationship. Someone they trusted asked them an honest question. Someone they loved showed them what they had stopped seeing. A human connection broke through the ideological fog."

French Response * @FrenchResponse X.com Investigating child sexual abuse material isn't controversial. Turning it into political theater is manipulation. Maybe that logic flies on some island. Doesn't fl in France. Elon Musk & X @elonmusk • 3h This is a political attack

My apologies to France, I was not familiar with your game.