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Opinion | I’m a former creationist. Here’s why ‘follow the science’ failed. The moment I finally admitted that Darwin was right didn’t feel liberating. It felt like grief.

"When people of faith and political conservatives see their views mocked, dismissed or ostracized, they begin to see science not as a method but as a tribe they’re not a part of. And once science becomes just another tribe, its authority collapses."

Trump ends annual report on U.S. hunger amid rising food insecurity The Trump administration is ending a decades-long report on U.S. hunger, calling it “politicized.” Last year, the USDA report warned of rising food insecurity.

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Just take in the expression on Trump’s face

Trump at big beautiful bill signing. Many people are smiling as Trump wields a gavel

It's our country's birthday
Sonya Clark's work speaks to this occasion

The Clintons and Kamala Harris Descend on a Hamptons Wedding of Liberal Royalty

And so it goes..

Opinion | The Bluesky bubble hurts liberals and their causes The social media network was doomed to fail as progressives tried to re-create old Twitter.

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Melissa Hortman and her husband have both been killed.

Opinion | What’s really behind the spectacular Trump-Musk feud? As with so many conflicts, the root causes aren’t what’s being talked about.

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The "understory" of what these two narcissistic guys are squabbling about

Like "naked opportunism" just hope he doesn't get the nomination

Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer's poet laureate, dies at 82 Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys has died at 82. One of the world’s most beloved and influential musicians, his family posted news of his death to his website Wednesday.

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RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines.

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Hegseth orders the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from Navy ship U.S. officials say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk in a highly rare move.

The change was laid out in an internal memo that officials said defended the action as a move to align with President Donald Trump and Hegseth’s objectives to “re-establish the warrior culture.”

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This is one of the weirdest, sickest things I’ve ever seen. The masks are completely off.

surprise surprise
Negotiating with the orange one is always and only a one way street

I don't use this word often pr lightly: Miller is evil

@cwuyfgw.bsky.social who are you?

Trump Finds Solution to Aviation Woes—Fire a Democrat Since January, President Donald Trump has moved swiftly to purge board members overseeing independent agencies.

huh weird that whatever the situation trump just happens to find a black person to fire www.thedailybeast.com/trump-finds-...

A Sale of 23andMe’s Data Would Be Bad for Privacy. Here’s What Customers Can Do. The CEO of 23andMe has recently said she’d consider selling the genetic genealogy testing company–and with it, the sensitive DNA data that it’s collected, and stored, from many of its 15 million custo...

As 23andMe files for bankruptcy, learn what you can do as a user of the genetic genealogy testing company if you’re worried about what happens next.

Musk’s SpaceX Could Secure Billions in New Contracts Under Trump The boost in federal spending for SpaceX will come in part as a result of actions by President Trump and Elon Musk’s allies and employees who hold government positions. Supporters say he has the best ...

Musk Is Positioned to Profit Off Billions in New Government Contracts www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/u...

Will she be deported?

Lean to the left. Lean to the right. Stand up, sit down. Fight! fight! fight!

"[Trump] loves tariffs because he loves to make people beg."
--Binyamin Appelbaum

Don't go.