Opinion | When Your Child Dies of Measles

"Parents must realize that refusing vaccinations doesn’t just put your own child at risk. It puts other children at risk"

- A mom who lost her kid

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In 2010, Karl Rove wrote an oped piece for the WSJ laying out the GOPs plan to take over state legislatures so they could dictate redistricting maps. "He who controls redistricting can control Congress."

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"We are pleased to share more than 125,000 U.S. Supreme Court records and briefs. These materials which span nearly two centuries of American law are now freely accessible online."

"Includes records and briefs spanning cases from 1830 through 2019."

U.S. Military Strikes a Boat in the Caribbean, Killing 3

We cannot ignore this. Our government is engaged in extra-judicial killings for alleged criminal behavior.

How is this different from what Duterte did in the Phillipines?

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The CBS table, which already includes Stephen Miller and Pete Hegseth, has room for one more.

Watch 'Let the name of Moses be stricken from every book and tablet, stricken from all pylons and...' | The Ten Commandments Clip Watch the clip 'Let the name of Moses be stricken from every book and tablet, stricken from all pylons and...' from the movie The Ten Commandments on Clip.Cafe. Sethi: Let the name of Moses be stricke...

It reminds me of this scene from the Ten Commandments. But I worry that any comparison to Moses will lead to an AI generated picture of Trump parting the Hormuz Strait.

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Harry Keyishian, Lead Plaintiff in Academic Freedom Case, Dies at 93

Institutions and faculty owe Professor Keyishian a debt of gratitude. Now, it's our turn. In the words of John Adams, "Libert once lost, is lost forever."

#academicsky #lawsky

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Someday, with luck and hard work, she will have a name too.

Just sobbed hardest I have since my mom died in 2020.

She missed these trials by a few months.

One of most ruthless cancers. Hard to fathom that maybe she'd still be here.

I feel such a hole inside.

In case you're wondering if we should fund mRNA research instead of another stupid war ... yes.

Yup.

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Burden of potential monetary costs > unitary executive theory

Burden of human costs to loss due process violations and deportation < unitary executive theory

A woman tandem skydiving 🪂

I know there is a lot of serious stuff going on but I checked a bucket list item today.

I love seeing the #WNBA surge.

In the 1940s, my mom played on the first women's basketball team at St. Francis College - 3 students & 2 secretaries.

In the 1980s, I was still playing half court girls basketball in Iowa.

In 2026, I the #WNBA draft and saw women get a chance to play professionally.

all day

The Battle for Democracy Starts in the Classroom I have been thinking a lot about educational gag orders. PenAmerica is a great resource to learn more about the growing number of laws dictating what can and cannot be taught.

I went to Iowa too (years before you). I wrote about one of those AHA moments in the classroom with Professor Larry Gelfand (a legend).

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And apparently the time of day and season.

I think we need a First Amendment condom for protection.

It would now only be fair for a community college to issue a damning report on Ivy League colleges

Yes, we are having this discussion.

“There is no constitutional right to wear a total erect penis on the side of the road,” he said. “I’m sorry.”

"We don’t think she has a First Amendment freedom to wear a penis costume. It was in the middle of the day, and during a (youth) baseball season.”

It’s a telling indicator of media desensitization that the US government’s ongoing program of murder on the high seas—which according to the perpetrators has killed fourteen (14) people this week— is no longer a subject for much serious or sustained news coverage.

JUST IN: John Eastman, the conservative attorney who helped devise President Trump's last ditch strategy to overturn the 2020 presidential election, has officially been disbarred, per the California Supreme Court:

John Eastman loses his law license in California over 2020 election scheme Eastman helped architect Trump’s legal effort to block Joe Biden's 2020 victory.

✅🗳️⚖️ It finally happened. #Eastman #disbarred www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

Senate Republicans again block Democratic effort to end Trump's Iran war The vote shows that Republicans are still standing with Trump to continue the war, even as polls show it is unpopular. But some in the GOP say they may change their mind after 60 days.

Senate Republicans vote down a resolution pushed by Democrats to prohibit President Trump from taking further military action in Iran.

The vote was 47-52, largely along party lines.

I am a DC Resident, and I pay federal taxes. There is no vote for me in Congress. If you have representation on the hill, tell your members of Congress that you support DC Statehood.

This year, like every year for the last 16, I have paid my tax bill to a government in which I have no representation. This year, it feels far worse than in previous years, because of the things done with that money that zealous representation might have been able to curb or stop.

Statehood for DC

I do like "vansplaining."

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I would add LGBTQ+ issues to that list as well.

a man in a suit says there is something called manplaining ALT: a man in a suit says there is something called manplaining

The Pope now know what it is liked to be mansplained.

Gallego Dismissed Rumors of a ‘Flirty’ Swalwell, Highlighting a Culture of Silence

Really? This is a question?

"And they have raised inevitable questions about whether other lawmakers have gotten away with similar conduct in a male-dominated institution powered in large part by the work of young aides, including many women."

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For all those still feeling the moon joy—Artemis II was brought to you by public schools and publicly funded science. Copy that! 👩‍🚀🚀💕

*All four astronauts went to public schools!

It took over a year to negotiate the Iran nuclear deal that Trump threw in the trash. But after ONE DAY of negotiation, JD Vance and the rest of the Trump team said "They won't agree to all our demands, screw this, we're going home."

Watch 'I didn't ask for the anal probe.' | Passion Fish Clip Watch the clip 'I didn't ask for the anal probe.' from the movie Passion Fish on Clip.Cafe. Nina: [reciting the only line of dialogue she had in her first movie] I didn't ask for the anal probe.

I love that scene in Passion Fish. (At least that's what I thought of with your post 🙂)

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