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Jesus. You people and your sane-washing nonsense. It’s not orthodoxy. It’s science. There’s zero evidence to support RFK’s belief, but there’s ample evidence to support the fact that vaccines save lives

What the fuck. I wish the worst for you.

“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states

The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

Accusing Jordan Silverman A D.C. teaching assistant was accused of molesting up to 15 kids. Multiple law enforcement agencies cleared him. But his nightmare was just beginning.

New from me:

Elite law firms, multiple media outlets, the D.C. attorney general, and a group of parents accused a teacher of molesting 15 kids. They were wrong.

This piece is two-and-a-half years in the making. And as you'll see, it took some incredible turns, even as I was reporting it.

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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If I Ran the Media™
Fewer stories on:
—How Dems Need to Change Their Messaging
—How [event xx] Will Play w [voter bloc YY]
—How 2028 Field Is Shaping Up

More of:
—Which points of resistance are actually working
—What specifically GOP Reps/Sens are so afraid of
—Real-world tariff/immig effects
—ETC

Fear and Hope in Venezuela as U.S. Warships Lurk

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Bessent Says US in Talks With Argentina Over $20 Billion Lifeline The US plans to extend a $20 billion swap line to Argentina and is ready to buy the country’s foreign bonds, providing much-needed financial support to President Javier Milei as he tries to regain inv...

Donald Trump wants to lend $20 billion of our money to bail out a political ally and his global investors before an election.

Oh, and Argentina just struck a major deal with China that crushes American soybean farmers already suffering from Trump's tariffs.

“America First.”

people are starting to speak up about the Argentina bailout

Get. Off. Twitter.

Welcome to Trump’s America, where they fire Karen Attiah and Matthew Dowd for pointing out Charlie Kirk’s right-wing extremism and applaud Brian Kilmeade for suggesting we murder the homeless.

Charlie Kirk’s killing was a tragedy. But we must not rewrite his life | Moira Donegan In the wake of horror, honest accountings of his life have not only become rare – they have also become dangerous

I wrote a column responding to Ezra Klein’s eulogy for Charlie Kirk, and argued that democracy depends not just on civil disagreement, but on the civic equality that Kirk passionately opposed.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I have written and deleted a lot of posts but I keep thinking about how the brutal assassination of Minnesota State senator Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their beloved dog Gilbert in June did not prompt this same level of calls for empathy, sympathy, and flags at half-mast.

every year at this time, when I see this complete BS, I stop and remember what happened to Balbur Singh Sodhi after 9/11 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_...

Weren’t y’all promoting the “trans ideology” lie like five minutes ago? But now he’s one of you own and ya gotta pivot. No words.

Nancy Mace tweet: Time to bring back the death penalty superimposed on an image of Mr. Burns tenting his fingers as he talks to a crowd

Smithers whispers in Mr. Burns's ear

Mr. Burns pushes Smithers away

Nancy Mace tweet: We truly belive if Tyler Robinson had ever sat down across from Charlie, the great debater, the man of faith and grace he was Tyler wouldn't have pulled the trigger superimposed on an image of a chastened Mr. Burns speaking to the crowd about a different subject

Decrying violence against political opponents rings a bit hollow when you pull Secret Service protection from your political opponents.

I know Charlie Kirk valued debate and free speech because he blocked me for fact-checking his lies on Twitter and then put me on his organization's Professor Watchlist for writing a book he didn't like.

Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."

The notion that some line previous uncrossed was crossed today is fiction. They shot Dr. Tiller in his church DURING THE WORSHIP SERVICE because they disagreed with his politics.

Don’t you dare let their revisionist history go unchecked.

You should KNOW my feelings on that place!

Sorry your convenience and/or need to be in constant contact isn’t the highest priority. But at least you aren’t saying “school shootings” are a reason to have phones in class.

Yes. Honestly, this is really just about convenience which shouldn’t come at the expense classroom management and learning time

Every teacher I’ve talked to, with or without kids, absolutely hates phones on campus. They are so disruptive. RISD has metrics on how much class time is lost to teachers policing devices, and it’s ridiculous. Kids can use a school phone if necessary.

Right? That’s how we did it. I don’t think some parents realize how deeply disruptive the phones are. If the kids were capable of self-regulating, it wouldn’t be an issue. But they are kids.

Truly, I’m impressed you survived.

So cringe!

He was banned from the Texas Lawyer Facebook groups which is an insane accomplishment, given what they tolerate