At this point I'm just assuming virtually every foreign student in the US who isn't deported is going to transfer to a school in another country to be safe.

Which means those countries are going to have a bunch of doctors, engineers, etc. in another decade. Ours, not so much.

Every single Republican that voted to confirm this quack knew better (though I do think Tommy Tuberville is legit stupid). They all own this.

Washington Post Cartoonist Quits After Jeff Bezos Cartoon Is Killed The cartoon, by Ann Telnaes, depicted the owner of The Post, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires genuflecting toward a statue of President-elect Donald Trump.

The resignation matters, but the real power of a system that does not tolerate dissent is that whoever takes the job now knows what they are not allowed to say if they want to keep the job.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/b...

Thank goodness for people like former WAPO cartoonist @anntelnaes.bsky.social, American hero. This may only be the rough of the cartoon she planned to run before she was told she couldn't, but it speaks volumes, perhaps, especially in this form.

Love me some @mcuban.bsky.social

I hear that!!

Matt Gaetz is the Eddie Haskell of Jeffrey Epsteins

As you do your last-minute holiday shopping, remember to show your solidarity and buy union made goods!

aflcio.org/holiday

Trump Wanted Shutdown to Happen on Biden’s Watch, Not His The president-elect was eager to evade responsibility for the consequences of a potential shutdown even as he blew up a bipartisan deal that would have kept the government open.

Trump Wanted Shutdown to Happen on Biden’s Watch, Not His www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/u...

How Musk Out-Maneuvered Trump Musk got the only thing that he wanted. Does Trump realize it?

Elon got exactly what he wanted from the government funding fight: shielding his Chinese investments from scrutiny.
Trump got nothing of what he wanted: getting the debt limit dealt with before his inauguration.
Winners & losers among the co-presidents, from Bob Kuttner:

Trump's Time interview provides a sobering reminder He's staggeringly unfit. Always has been. Always will be.

“Even after four years as president, Trump has virtually no grasp on any policy issue beyond empty talking points, most of which are lies.”

www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-time...

It’s ok, everyone, the guy who committed the biggest fraud in Medicare history is personally vouching for Trump’s HHS pick.

Did you know health insurance plans are required to provide the same access to mental health care as medical care?

The media is ignoring President Biden’s new regulations to strengthen protections for mental health coverage and hold insurance companies accountable for unlawfully denying it.

Clif Smart: Congressional delegation missing the mark on earmarks for Springfield area - Springfield Daily Citizen The result of the change in representation in 2022 for those of us living in the Seventh Congressional District of Missouri is that all funding from earmarks here ceased.

Notable commentary by fmr Missouri State U president Clif Smart on federal earmarks and (Smart's view) of their benefits — many mentions of fmr Sen. Blunt and Rep. Long, no mentions of Sen. Hawley, Sen. Schmitt, just one on Rep. Burlison sgfcitizen.org/voices-opini... via @sgfcitizen.bsky.social

Chappell Roan's Springfield trip featured in surprise episode of 'Carpool Karaoke' - Springfield Daily Citizen An Apple TV+ show reveals exactly what singer Chappell Roan was doing in Springfield with a film crew.

The answer to the REAL question about Chappell Roan's filming expedition in SGF last month: It was a James Brownie Funky Jackhammer she got from Andy's.

How to check for bias in a news report in four steps:
• READ it, don't watch it.
• Check the SOURCES.
• Check for ADJECTIVES and ADVERBS.
• Check your FEELINGS, especially if excited or vindicated.
Happy to elaborate or answer questions.

Why Does Religion Journalism Matter to Democracy? Ask a Texas Reporter Robert Downen knows the connections between the Texas GOP, David Barton, and the SBC crisis. And he hopes you’ll pay attention.

I was thrilled to talk with the incomparable @robertdownen.bsky.social about religion and democracy's intertwining worlds, reporting on religion as a place of power/impact, and more for this week's newsletter. sojo.net/articles/int...

Read in app 8 President-elect Donald Trump has communicated to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that he wants his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, to become the Sunshine State's next senator - but it's far from clear that DeSantis will acquiesce and appoint her, people familiar with the matter said. Get the latest election news and results → Lara Trump's interest in replacing Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) — who is set to become secretary of state — complicates an already fraught relationship between Trump and DeSantis, who waged harsh campaigns against each other in the GOP presidential primary. DeSantis is tasked with filling Rubio's seat and could boost his standing with the president-elect by appointing Lara Trump, who announced this past week that she will step down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee. DeSantis is seriously considering Lara Trump and cares about the president-elect's view, according to one person familiar with his thinking who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private deliberations. But the person believes DeSantis is more likely to pick someone who has held public office in Florida and said other contenders include the state's attorney general, Ashley Moody, and former statehouse speaker Jose Oliva.

This deadpan Washington Post story reports on Trump’s blatantly corrupt effort to strongarm an appointment for his daughter in law—who has never held any public office—as a US Senator without a single acknowledgment that it might be some kind of impropriety. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

I've seen a child with tetanus, I've treated near fatal infections after chicken pox, and I've pronounced children dead from COVID whose parents refused to have them vaccinated.

We have lost our minds... and are about to lose so many of our precious children.

Polio cases have decreased by over 99% since 1988.

There's no question. The polio vaccine works.

So why is a man who tried to revoke it in charge of staffing HHS??

There's no telling how many lives he will put at risk.

Who Will Be the Bernie Sanders of 2028? Zeteo’s list of the top 5 Democrats the left could get behind for president in four years' time.

"Who Will Be the Bernie Sanders of 2028?"

Zeteo's political correspondent @prem_thakker on the left's runners and riders in the progressive race for the next Democratic presidential nomination, including their pros and cons.

Some surprising names in here. So, who'll it be?

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Pelosi (84), who is worth over $250 million, is trying to block AOC (35) from taking over the oversight committee. Instead, she’s lobbying for Gerry Connelly (72) to get the position.

Democrats need a new generation of leadership.

people were so grateful for the polio vaccine he invented that they kind of ruined jonas salk's life for a while. he couldn't eat at restaurants without being interrupted. hotels upgraded him to the penthouse suite without asking. airline pilots would announce when he boarded so people could clap