Andrew Xanthis

Charlie Kirk was a champion of free speech and anyone who says otherwise will be fired

SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional

ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool

• Grocery prices up
• Russia’s war still raging
• Credit card interest rates not capped at 10%
• Prescription drug prices remain high
• IVF not free
• Taxes still on Social Security
• Tips not 100% tax free
• Overtime not 100% tax free
• Epstein files not released

The Trump administration is systematically making it harder for people working in public service to access the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program with one weird exception

The U.S. needs a revolution to harness the potential of GLP-1s for weight loss The introduction of GLP-1s for weight loss has been a dysfunctional mess, thanks to pharmaceutical companies, insurance plans, pharmacy chains, and the federal government.

Seven reforms to increase access to weight loss drugs in the U.S. | STAT
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When history looks back on this dark time, how will we justify a nation that shielded sexual predators instead of its victims?

Federal data has been disappearing under Trump There’s been a “targeted, surgical removal of data sets, or elements of data sets, that are not aligned with the administration’s priorities,” said Denice Ross at the Federation of American Scientists...

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July 8, 2023

Text at top: Care By Any Other Name - Medicaid in the States List of Medicaid Program names by state Source: Healthcare.gov

Thinking about how many people in the US don't realize they depend on Medicaid because it may be called something else in their state.

#ProtectMedicaid! Call your Senators and tell them to vote NO!

Chart from @caringacross.org

The Trump administration has released a three-time felon and five-time deported immigrant because he's going to testify against zero-time felon Abrego - all to cover their tracks for mistakenly and illegally sending Abrego to El Salvador and then lying about it to the court to cover it up.

If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:

1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long

All lies.

Here’s a video of Stephen Miller in high school screaming that he’s “sick and tired of being told to pick up my trash, when we have plenty of janitors who are paid to do it for us.”

This is the sociopath shaping our immigration policy and so much more

The #TACO trade goes mainstream. 🌮

#TrumpAlwaysChickensOut
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Democrats are terrified of primaries.

And that's a mistake.

Vibrant primaries produce better candidates, stronger campaigns, new technology, and a lot of highly engaged activists.

It's good for the party overall—both in 2026 and in 2028.

"Waste" is when people get Medicaid.

"Efficiency" is when you let 60,000 tons of food that's already been paid for rot instead of feeding someone with it.

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Tirzepatide as Compared with Semaglutide for the Treatment of Obesity | NEJM Tirzepatide and semaglutide are highly effective medications for obesity management. The efficacy and safety of tirzepatide as compared with semaglutide in adults with obesity but without type 2 di...

SURMOUNT-5 Among participants with #obesity but without diabetes, treatment with tirzepatide was superior to treatment with semaglutide with respect to reduction in body weight and waist circumference at week 72 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Have you seen this petition yet? Stop CVS Caremark’s Zepbound Ban — Restore Coverage of the Superior Obesity Medication

Cutting off people from an evidence-based superior treatment, and with only TWO months to pivot is cruel to patients and an awful abrogation of medical decision making. #Zepbound #tirzepatide #caremark #CVS #GLP1 #obesitymedicine #medsky

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A county pension fund in Pennsylvania just became the first known to cease purchasing new Tesla stocks A pension board in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, decided it will no longer purchase new Tesla stocks because of Elon Musk.

A pension board in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, decided it will no longer purchase new Tesla stocks because of Elon Musk.

Insane.

Pete’s priority for America’s national defense? Make sure Pentagon officials are camera ready. Despite a price tag in the tens of thousands, he has ordered the installation of a makeup studio at the Pentagon.
Because nothing says “readiness” like contouring before a war crimes briefing.

Even Fox News viewers are over it: At the 100-day mark, Trump’s approval is lower than any modern president—including his own first term. Turns out fascism just doesn’t poll well.

The image is a chart titled "Top Donors in 2024 Election," showing contributions to campaign committees and independent groups. It notes George Soros donated $179 million in 2022, much unspent until 2024. Donors are categorized as "Solidly Republican/Conservative," "Solidly Democratic/Liberal," or "Leans Republican/Conservative." Top donors include: Elon Musk: $291,482,587 (Solidly Republican/Conservative) Timothy Mellon: $197,047,200 (Solidly Republican/Conservative) Miriam Adelson: $148,304,900 (Solidly Republican/Conservative) Richard & Elizabeth Uihlein: $143,489,936 (Solidly Republican/Conservative) Kenneth C. Griffin: $108,402,284 (Solidly Republican/Conservative) Jeffrey & Janine Yass: $101,128,680 (Solidly Republican/Conservative) Paul Singer: $66,800,800 (Solidly Republican/Conservative) [...] The chart notes "Solid" donors give over 85% to one side, "Leans" give 60%-80%, and "On the Fence" donors are more balanced. Source: OpenSecrets, created with Datawrapper.

The top 7 donors gave over $1bil to Trump. This is how an oligarchy entrenches itself in a democracy.

LOL, Senator Mullen never served a day of his life but he is a multi-millionaire who likes to tweet like he stormed the beaches of Normandy. We recommend he resign and go enlist so he can "lead the breach" and stuff.

Politically Connected Firms Benefit From Trump Tariff Exemptions Amid Secrecy, Confusion The administration’s lack of transparency about tariff exemptions has experts concerned that some firms might be winning narrow carve-outs behind closed doors. “It could be corruption, but it could ju...

NEW: The Trump administration’s lack of transparency about tariff exemptions has experts concerned that some firms might be winning narrow carve-outs behind closed doors.

“It could be corruption, but it could just as easily be incompetence,” one lobbyist said.

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Breast cancer diagnoses rose by over 300% between 1973 and 1992.

Was there a breast cancer epidemic?!

NO.

Mammograms were implemented for screening in 1976.

PREVALENCE is a function of being able to correctly diagnose something.

This is also about autism.