The acting head of the CDC has canceled the publication of a study that found that the Covid vaccine sharply cut the odds of hospitalizations and emergency visits last winter
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LUTNICK: It is outrageous that Canada will not put US spirits on the shelf. It is insulting and disrespectful to America
SHAHEEN: They won't do it because of the insults from this president and comments like yours
We watched this trash fire so you don't have to. It was more than just Orwellian math and steak lovers fan fiction, but after seven hearings of word salad and lies, I am not sure what's even true anymore.
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"This is an important thing to think about."
There’s something mentally wrong with the President of the United States.
The cuts aren’t random. They’re targeting climate research, clean energy, social sciences, and programs that helped bring underrepresented scientists into the field. NSF has issued 1,000 fewer graduate fellowships this year alone a 50% drop.
The National Science Foundation which funds a quarter of all basic scientific research in the country is being dismantled.
We’re getting ready for a massive day of economic disruption on May Day. There are many ways you can take action, from refusing to shop, to walking out of work, to attending a demonstration: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8705046/i...
“We’re supposed to not start any new wars. Prices were supposed to come down. We were promised a lot of things and we’re not getting them.
Just 38% of voters approve of the way Trump is handling his job as president"
More stories like this, please.
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I Completely Support This Petition….
Kash Patel’s colleagues are alarmed by what they describe as his erratic behavior and excessive drinking—conduct that could cost him his job as FBI director. That’s according to more than two dozen people with knowledge of his conduct, some of whom described it as a national-security vulnerability.
The grift never ends. Most corrupt regime in history
JUST IN: Two days after saying the U.S. would NOT renew sanctions waivers on Russian or Iranian oil, Bessent’s Treasury quietly extended a license allowing Russian oil transactions for another month.
Rep. Ted Lieu’s statement about Trump enters congressional record, claim sparks intense political debate ⚖️⚠️
The moment has drawn widespread attention due to the seriousness of the claim and the setting in which it was delivered.
Here's the article which includes the actual interview in question. Yes, he absolutely said this and yes, it's in context.
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Does this sound like a “Ballroom”? Or a bunker for a guy who never wants to leave?
Clarence Thomas ruled in favor of Citizens United.
Harlan Crow's political contributions then went up 862%.
Then we later find out Thomas let Crow take him on lavish trips, buy his mom's house, and help fund his wife's conservative nonprofit.
But go on about how "progressivism" is a problem...
Jerome Adam’s-controversial take: widespread vaccine acceptance wasn’t driven by altruism but by raw fear of diseases actually seen.
Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY): We had record distributions in my county in Wyoming of Meals on Wheels, which is an indication that more and more people are turning to subsidized food opportunities.
So I’m worried, and I admit that. But for now, I have patience.
"Strongmen do not last forever. They fall when a public stops recognizing them as strong," writes @jamilsmith.bsky.social.
It has never been clearer. Grandparents will and must forcefully defend vaccines, including their safety and efficacy. We know. They saved our own lives, our siblings and our friends lives. And before we had these life saving and life changing vaccines we suffered.
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Vaccine skepticism among Americans is widespread, a Politico Poll found.
Nearly half of U.S. adults surveyed in our poll signaled they think the science on vaccines remains up for debate and that it’s damaging to require people to receive them.
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Unlike the US media, international media are saying it like it is. The US is a global pariah:
Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.
On Yom HaShoah, we honor and remember the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust.
Today and every day, we know that “never again” starts with an enduring, daily commitment to speaking out against all forms of anti-Semitism.
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Funny how this works . . .
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We hope your week is off to a better start than JD Vance’s.
The price of U.S. crude oil rose 8% to $104.24 a barrel and Brent crude oil, the international standard, rose 7% to $102.29.
Victor Orbán’s removal sends a timely signal.
Corrupt kleptocratic Christian nationalism was on the ballot in Hungary today — just as it will be on the ballots that Americans will cast in November.
It was repudiated abroad — may it be repudiated here in November (and beyond).
