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WHAT THE HEALTH The Health Film That Health Organizations Don't Want You To See.

Want to live better and longer? Watch this film.
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Threats to public health at every angle Covid anniversary, pandemic revisionism, chronic diseases, and a boulder going down the hill

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Opinion | Trump Voters Love Him More Than Before. Four Conservative Columnists Pinpoint Why. More registered voters think America is on the right track than at any point since 2004, a new poll says. What does that mean about Trump?

My disgust of Trump has not abated, but this discussion by four conservative columnists was illuminating if we’re to understand his supporters www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/o...

Letter to a Trump-Supporting Technologist Why the costs of Trump outweigh the benefits

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One Word Describes Trump A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.

Patrimonialism
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Committed To Equity And Feeling Powerless? Leaders Share Advice I spoke with leaders who remind us that while we can't change everything overnight, we can make a difference—by starting where we are.

Part 2 of my Forbes interview...thanks Prof. Marybeth Gasman! www.forbes.com/sites/marybe...

Measles, ACIP, flu campaign, bird flu, and telehealth ending The Dose (February 24)

Incredibly important information!

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How Leaders Are Unpacking Trump’s Anti-DEI Actions I talked to higher education and nonprofit sector leaders to gauge their thoughts on Trump’s anti-DEI efforts and the fallout

Thanks to Prof. Gasman for including my voice in this important issue.
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The cost of efficiency Let's not cut off our legs to lose weight

The destruction isn’t over, but eventually, the dust will settle.

The government exists to serve people (not profits). While financial responsibility matters, the ultimate priority must always be what’s best for the public."
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Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance.

Democracy requires your courage.

So gather your justice and humanity, Illinois, and do not let despair overcome us when our country needs us the most.

My oath is to the Constitution of our state and of our country.

We don’t have kings in America – and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one.

I am not speaking up in service to my ambitions — but in deference to my obligations.

I'm watching alongside Illinoisans what's happening in our country right now with dread.

The authoritarian playbook is laid bare: they point to a group of people who don't look like you and tell you to blame them for your problems.

What comes next?

The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame.

The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.

It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.

The Most Important Sentence Donald Trump Has Ever Said The Three Phases of Constitutional Crisis, and How to Prepare for Them

“So what happens if Trump puts it into practice, and simply refuses to obey the Supreme Court’s decree?”
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DOGE’s Fuzzy Math The department’s current efforts—and Musk’s obsession with fraud—are not likely to make a dent in the country’s deficit.

“The rhetorical trick of politicians referring to unpopular or disliked government spending as fraud isn’t new. But in an era of rampant scamming, claiming that the American government is swindling its own people hits on a salient national fear.

What should Democrats do now? Form a Shadow Cabinet. Here’s an idea for how to organize our opposition: We need to borrow from the British and appoint a shadow cabinet to fight back against the Trump.

Interesting idea? What do we think? open.substack.com/pub/wileynic...

Read and share!
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DOGE Mismanagement Principles Musk et al. don't know or care about the damage they are doing

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Why are campuses quiet as democracy is in crisis? (opinion) The stakes are too high for higher ed to stay out of the fray, Austin Sarat writes.

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There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing How regime change happens in America

Regime change!https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/doge-civil-servant-purge/681671/

Why should you care about an indirect cost? In my prior life, I was an assistant professor at the University of Texas, leading a research lab focused on a single mission: breaking the cycle of violence using infectious disease modeling. This so...

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Blame Gerald Ford for Trump’s Unaccountability In a new book, Jeffrey Toobin makes a convincing case that Ford’s pardon of President Nixon set the stage for unchecked presidential power.

Fascinating premise!
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What’s so bad about fascism? And why this is not a rhetorical question.

“This is an opportunity. If progressives and Democrats can stop talking in Liberal-Bubble-Ese and start speaking in the language of America”

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Dear Fellow College Presidents: We Need to Do More Than Wait This One Out Why civil society needs university leaders to speak up.

Institutional neutrality is pure cowardice.

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Download the app, 5calls.org.
If you'd like to make your voice heard, you can go to the webpage or app 5calls.org. 5 Calls is the easiest and most effective way for U.S. constituents to make a political impact. The site succinctly states possible issues and who to contact for your zip code.

I Don’t Think MAGA Will Go Gaga over Gaza In a matter of weeks, Trump is already contradicting everything he ran on.

“Tyrants drunk with power and surrounded by sycophants make big mistakes”
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Why isn't Elon being indicted by some states? He is operating with impunity because Trump will protect him from being held accountable for federal crimes, so we need some state AGs to step up and start filing lawsuits. If he's committing crimes, he should face trial.

Nobody Wants Gaz-a-Lago The president proposes a terrible solution to a very real problem.

“Nobody Wants Gaz-a-Lago
The president proposes a terrible solution to a very real problem. “
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Data and communication are gold What the hell is going on?

The tRump administration is putting he US and the world at lethal risk. Pass it on!
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