William Elder

Trump Admin Threatens to Stop Social Security If DOGE Can't Have Personal Data Lee Dudek, Trump’s interim Social Security chief, says he wants to turn off the program if Musk and DOGE can’t access Americans’ most sensitive data.

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Said data includes: "SSNs, medical records, mental health records, hospitalization records, drivers’ license numbers, bank and credit card information, tax information, income history, work history, birth and marriage certificates, and home and work addresses."

A bill has been introduced in the Minnesota legislature that would officially define extreme opposition to Donald Trump as a mental illness. This would, among other things, make it easier to confiscate firearms from anti-Trump activists.

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YouTube video by The Bulwark Sen. Hassan Tells RFK Jr. He Sold Out For Trump and Power

Also, clearly RFK's brain worm is having a hard time piloting both his body and his vocal cords.

From the New Yorker: We Might Have to “Shut Down the Country”
Anthony Romero, the A.C.L.U.’s executive director, talks about what he thinks could happen if the Trump Administration defies the authority of the courts.

I'm very much enjoying the way AI companies in the US, who have bet their future on making workers obsolete, are now shitting themselves over the prospect of their own plummeting valuation.

When your Christianity starts sounding like Warhammer40K cosplay, you're doing it wrong.

H5N1 Update: January 7 First bird flu death in the U.S., my level of concern, and FAQs

A good overview of the H1N1 bird flu situation at the moment.