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Opinion | Elon Musk’s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death

Hey Torr. It is an excellent piece. Here's a #giftlink if you want it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

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

Trump pardoned Binance cofounder Changpeng Zhao after Binance made a $2 billion investment in his family’s crypto venture.

Now Trump is claiming he has no idea who Zhao is.

Hello?

Gallego: "It's murder. It's very simple. If this president feels they are doing something illegally, then he should be using the Coast Guard. If this is an act of war, then you use our military and then you come and talk to us first. But this is murder ... it's disgusting."

No one was paid to be at the protest I attended in Kauai HI, but someone did offer free cupcakes to anti-fascists.

On Saturday October 18th, I’m asking you to attend the No King’s March in your local communities. We have witnessed the increasing authoritarianism and its policies in our country. We dissent.

Among George Santos’ many scams was a “pet charity” where he swindled people out of money who needed it for medical care for their pets. This is who Trump just pardoned www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/n...

Over 170 US citizens held by immigration agents — some for days without contact We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.by Nicole Foy, photography by Sarahbeth ManeyProPublica is a Pulitzer...

Over 170 US citizens held by immigration agents — some for days without contact —Propublica

www.rawstory.com/immigration-...

I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.

Pay attention and act!

Defund NOAA and people don’t have adequate warnings about coming weather disasters

# of times the Bible forbids/demands penalties for abortion- 0
# of times the Bible justifies keeping out immigrants-0
# of times Jesus condemns homosexuality-0
# of times the Bible addresses poverty, justice and compassion for the poor- over 2,000
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Separa...

This was my first concert

Why María Machado Deserved the Nobel Peace Prize The Venezuelan opposition leader shows why participation matters.

Nobel Peace Prizes have often been awarded to people who fight autocracy. Maria Corina Machado fits right into that tradition

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Two new polls confirm it: Out of the shutdown gate, Americans STRONGLY support extending the enhanced ACA tax credits (updated) Via NBC News: A Washington Post poll conducted on Oct. 1, the first day of the shutdown, found that 47% of U.S. adults blame Trump and Republicans in Congress, while 30% blame Democrats and 23% said t...

📣 UPDATED: Two new polls confirm: Out of the gate, Americans STRONGLY support extending the #ACA tax credits.

🚨 Meanwhile, 58% of enrollees barely knew about the looming danger as of a week ago.

acasignups.net/25/10/03/two...

True. I’m currently in the car on my way to a college football game in a red state

I wonder if the money laundering case he was working on was against a Trump donor

Long ago I thought Ben Stiller and Ben Affleck were the same person.

Physician Stress Returns to Peak Pandemic Levels, Survey Shows The healthcare landscape in the U.S. 'has been reshaped by significant changes'

www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...

I’ve been a physician since the late 90’s. I had mumps as a young kid, but vaccines are so great that I’ve never seen a patient with active measles, mumps or rubella.

Pulitzer Feeling Increasingly Out Of Place In Washington Post Office

Pulitzer Feeling Increasingly Out Of Place In Washington Post Office

When I was placed on the Professor Watchlist in 2021, people sent death threats about my children. I had security officers monitor my 8yo at school.

Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?

My own colleagues are silent.

Horrific to hear that Charlie Kirk was shot today in Utah. Political violence must be always and totally rejected. Praying for him and all who may have been injured or impacted.

Reporters should not have to speak to him with utmost respect when he treats them like trash

'It felt like tentacles': the women who accuse Trump of sexual misconduct Allegations against president span decades, with Amy Dorris at least the 26th woman to come forward

“In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, she has alleged that Trump accosted her outside the bathroom of his VIP box at the US Open tennis tournament in New York in 1997.”

“I think that they’re scared shitless of Trump— period. Every Republican is.”

I just can’t imagine parents be willing to see their kids suffer from preventable illnesses.

This. They must go. Removing them must become a top Congressional priority or the deaths they cause will be on the hands of every member of Congress...and lest they think there be no consequences, those deaths will be mounting up by the time of next year's election.

Donald Trump pretends to care about Medicare fraud, but then turns around and pardons a guy who ran a $1.3 billion Medicare fraud scheme.