Christopher Wachlin

Robert Kennedy Has Gutted Our Best Defense Against Future Pandemics mRNA technology saved America’s bacon in 2020. Now RFK Jr. is defunding it.

mRNA technology is one of the most revolutionary developments in the history of medicine, [especially in] vaccines.... A near-magical vaccine technology is being thrown out by a dishonest charlatan, and we all may suffer for it soon. — Ryan Cooper prospect.org/health/2025-...

The stupid just stupided.

Someone asked me why Democrats are now coming out vaguely against starvation. People who celebrated and funded this inevitable result every step of the way are issuing statements now in a futile attempt to distort how history judges their unforgivable crimes against humanity.

Given how often we are getting reports of ChatGPT driven psychosis in people because the thing is designed to be sycophantic and agree with everything you say, is it safe to assume yet that all billionaires are totally unhinged because that’s what their daily life experience is?

There’s that quote out there about how being a billionaire is the equivalent of being kicked in the head by a donkey every day because having that much money is so terrible for your brain.

Miccosukee Tribe moves to join environmental lawsuit against Alligator Alcatraz “The Tribe remains committed to ensuring its traditional lands are not used as a detention facility,” the tribe said in a statement.

NEW: The Miccosukee Tribe is seeking to join a lawsuit against the state and federal governments over the hastily built migrant detention facility in the Everglades — a place the Miccosukee call home.

I have never heard of lawyers being allowed anonymity, anywhere

The simultaneity of his laughableness and dangerousness can still be astonishing.

What To Do If A Loved One Has Been Detained By ICE ~ L.A. TACO In the heartbreaking event that someone you know has been detained by a federal immigration agent, you'll need to know what steps to take to locate them and hopefully, get some money on their books an...

@lataco.bsky.social is doing heroic work in this crisis. Started with tacos, moved on to human rights and democracy, by providing some of the best coverage of what's happening and what to do about it. lataco.com/what-to-do-i...

47 prefers lies. And sycophancy.

Yes, Donald, we're still talking about Jeffrey Epstein.

Americans want answers.

It's the derelict Kristi Noem and her derelict, deadbeat boss, 47, who seem YET AGAIN to be the fakers.

FEMA Ends Wasteful, Politicized Grant Program, Returning Agency to Core Mission of Helping Americans Recovering from Natural Disasters Release Date: April 4, 2025 Under Secretary Noem, DHS is eliminating waste, fraud and abuse WASHINGTON - FEMA is ending the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program and canceling all BRIC applications from Fiscal Years 2020-2023. If grant funds have not been distributed to states, tribes, territories and local communities, funds will be immediately returned either to the Disaster Relief Fund or the U.S. Treasury. Statement Attributable to a FEMA Spokesperson: "The BRIC program was yet another example of a wasteful and ineffective FEMA program. It was more concerned with political agendas than helping Americans affected by natural disasters. Under Secretary Noem's leadership, we are committed to ensuring that Americans in crisis can get the help and resources they need." Approximately $882 million of funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will be returned to the U.S. Treasury or reapportioned by Congress in the next fiscal year. The 2021 law made $1 billion available for BRIC over five years, $133 million to date has been provided for about 450 applications. FEMA estimates more than $3.6 billion will remain in the Disaster Relief Fund to assist with disaster response and recovery for communities and survivors. Ending this program will help ensure that grant funding aligns with the President's Executive Orders and Secretary Noem's direction and best support states and local communities in disaster planning, response and recovery.

While Kristi Noem’s out here blaming everyone but herself, here’s her own April press release bragging about clawing back $882M in disaster resilience grants. The kind that could’ve helped in Texas. They’d rather wage culture wars than actually protect human lives.

Reuters: WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT SAYS 19TH CENTURY LAW BANNING NEARLY ALL ABORTIONS CANNOT BE ENFORCED

Mamdani Did All the Things the Establishment Hates. He Won Anyway. There’s a growing appetite for something new and innovative growing among the electorate—and an opportunity for Democrats to grow that electorate, as well.

I am not super optimistic that the Dem gerontocracy will learn the right lessons from Mamdani’s win but here’s my analysis anyway: newrepublic.com/article/1972...

Hospital Protest: Hands Off Medicaid Protesting Medicaid Cuts at Your Local Hospital Why: Medicaid cuts will lead to hospital closures across the United States — especially in rural and underserved areas. We’ve already seen the consequen...

Medicaid cuts will lead to hospital closures across the country, especially in rural and underserved areas.

By showing up at our local hospitals and speaking out, we can hold our elected officials accountable for putting billionaires ahead of working families, seniors, and people with disabilities.

Senate Democrats Are Letting Trump’s Judicial Nominees Off the Hook Trump's nominees gave some eye-popping answers in their written questionnaires. Why didn't Senate Democrats ask these questions in person?

Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats, when 47 submits his next batch of nominees for the federal bench, please demand REAL answers from them about January 6, birthright citizenship, and more. If you let their BS fly, they'll further aid the destruction of the rule of law. Do better.

Evan McMullin put democracy on the ballot. Utah voters probably won’t care. Mike Lee betrayed the Constitution, but he’s still a Republican.

Today might be a good day to remember that Sen. Mike Lee tried to subvert the Constitution but Utah reelected him anyway. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Just so I’m clear… Terry Moran got fired, but Mike Lee is still a sitting US senator?

My issue with the parade wasn't the Army. The problem was that Grump hijacked what should have been a special day for them to feed his ego. They deserved to have a huge turnout for their service, not to be relegated to toy soldiers for a wannabe dictator.

(Also, Fetterman is an asshole)

Completely agree. No one was protesting the army or suggesting they didn't deserve recognition and as looney as Fetterman is lately, he was being disingenuous suggesting it was a protest against the army.

There are widespread reports of ICE agents abducting people while masked, without warrants or identification. Due to recent events, we strongly advise: do not open your door or car for anyone you don’t know. That’s the message. No need to elaborate.

A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend”

Via Sam Stein on twitter

Not good enough, GOP. Stop pretending to value democracy and the rule of law.

‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans Trump order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status

This administration's hatreds appear to be limitless.

"VA press secretary Peter Kasperowicz did not dispute that the new rules allowed doctors to refuse to treat veteran patients based on their beliefs or that physicians could be dismissed based on their marital status or political affiliation."

You can’t see me bc I’m holding a flag but guys I live in a 2k person extremely rural town in one of the reddest counties of WI. So many people showed up there was a line all the way to the highway.

I often feel a bit afraid due to my identity in this area but #nokings brought out so many

With that white skin, of course police released her after the stop. Questions now include, will she be investigated further, and will those officers?

Sound advice and excellent historical perspective in this piece.

So true: "Fascism does not have to win. It loses all the time."

May the anti-ICE movement continue to spread nationwide!

This is the Los Angeles spirit your news broadcast isn’t showing…

“States’ rights” apparently don’t apply when Trump wants control.