They had the name Leo XIV before it was announced on MSNBC.

because the funding for the dozens of study sites participating in the program happens to be administered through Columbia University and they're mad at Columbia University right now. Could anything be stupider or more wasteful?

I just learned that the Trump regime has cancelled the Diabetes Prevention Program - the landmark study that has been following thousands of people (me among them) for nearly 3 decades. And the sheer stupidity of it is that they are apparently cancelling it because... (cont)

I don't subscribe to that paper anymore.

The quiet Massachusetts towns that sparked a revolution Two hundred and fifty years ago, several small farming communities rose up against the British and helped form a new nation. Now, the towns are gearing up to party like it's 1775.

The quiet Massachusetts towns that sparked a revolution
Annika S Hipple
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RFK Jr. Takes a Sledgehammer to Two Major Vaccine Developments Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is already implementing his dangerous anti-vax views at HHS.

NEW:

“Kennedy paused a multimillion dollar project to create a new Covid-19 vaccine in pill form on Tuesday, and the Food and Drug Administration canceled an advisory committee meeting on updating next season’s flu vaccine.”

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Federal judges in Jan. 6 cases slam Trump’s pardons It's the judges' first substantive comments after Trump’s sweeping clemency and dismissals of the more than 1,500 Jan. 6 criminal cases

www.politico.com/news/2025/01...

She's going to be on Rachel Maddow tonight, I just heard.

Welcome to the plutokleptokakistocracy! Where the ultra wealthy steal from you and run the country in the most insanely inept way imaginable.

Can the injured Capitol police officers bring civil suits against the pardoned rioters who assaulted them? I hope they do.

A town resident lets people sled on his hill, but is careful not to say so publicly, just in case someone gets hurt and decides to sue him. Sorry that has to be a consideration, but it's the world we live in.

Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.

He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.

Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.

It’s rare to see public displays of courage these days. Certainly it’s in short supply with our Tech CEOs and media. But Judge Juan Merchan in Manhattan gave us one for the ages. My write up: https://buff.ly/49JgZzh

How can a law make you believe something? That's ridiculous.

Joe Biden pardons his son Hunter The president had promised not to pardon Hunter Biden, who was convicted of gun-related charges and had pleaded guilty in a tax case.

Breaking news: President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter, who was found guilty of gun-related charges in Delaware and pleaded guilty to tax evasion in California. He said “raw politics has infected this process and it led to a miscarriage of justice.”

If I can’t see him in jail, I’d love to spit on his grave.

I have been contacted by legit people who offered payment for images a few times (they were plant photographs they wanted to use in a book or catalog). I can't recall how they paid, but for sure it wasn't a bank transfer - that would have triggered my scam sensors.

Me from a different era. San Francisco 1975.

George, thank you for sharing this. I will always fight for this country! It baffles me how Americans continue to vote against their best interests, despite knowing what’s happened in the past. We will rise again!! We must! “If we do not learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it.” 🙏🇺🇸💙💪♥️🤗

Musk is threatening senators who vote no with investigations.

Depends on how extreme he goes. Strictly speaking, bread is a processed food. And cost needs to be a consideration.

It's funny - just yesterday I was thinking about how much I would miss Facebook if it permanently shut down. To someone who lives alone, it's so nice to have people available to chat with anytime during the day. I hope this is just a temporary outage, but it feels kind of serious.

Facebook appears to be down. I was unable to log in and the site downforeveryoneorjustme.com says lots of people are reporting problems.