Subpoenas were issued in probe of Russia ‘conspiracy,’ then DOJ clawed them back, sources say The Justice Department sent subpoenas to witnesses, and then withdrew them, in its investigation of former CIA Director John Brennan for his role in the Russia investigation.

Breaking MS NOW:

The Justice Department has begun withdrawing several subpoenas that had just been issued in the criminal probe of former CIA Director John Brennan — revealing the confusion and disorder within the controversial investigation.

Trump's approval on economy falls in AP-NORC poll, showing new warning signs for president A new AP-NORC poll finds that President Donald Trump’s approval rating on the economy has slumped over the past month as the Iran war drives prices higher.

New AP poll has Trump's approval down to 33 percent. On his handling of the economy it's 30-70:
apnews.com/article/trum...

If only the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic was some kind of a lesson we could draw on, where the very name told us something about its impact on military readiness. Oh well!

2028 dem primary is gonna be a bloodbath of deluded egos who have zero clue how to engage with a human voter

Three panel comic. Panel 1: person who has post-op bandages wrapped around their nose, nervously holding someone’s hand. Another speaker off panel says, “alright… let’s get these bandages off.” Panel 2: the person is gleefully looking at themself in a handheld mirror, their friends are overjoyed. Their new nose is a gigantic, elongated and pointed sword shape. Panel 3: they are jumping out of the ocean with a smile on their face, in unison with two swordfish who are also breaching the water.

In 1777, George Washington mandated that all members of the Continental Army be inoculated for smallpox.

In 2026, Pete Hegseth—citing the Biden administration's COVID vaccine mandate—ended the requirement that service members receive a flu vaccine.

we've covered this same loyalty test but for judges at @ballsandstrikes.org for ~a year now (I think this piece by @jaywillis.net in June 2025 was the first)

Trump nominees won't say Trump lost in 2020, they won't say the Capitol was attacked on January 6, nada

ballsandstrikes.org/nominations/...

Democrats Demand Trump Administration Halt Plan To Collect Federal Workers’ Health Data - KFF Health News After KFF Health News reported that the Trump administration is seeking federal workers’ medical records, Democratic lawmakers are insisting that the Office of Personnel Management drop its request.

The Trump administration is seeking medical records for millions of federal workers. After KFF Health News reported on the plan, some Democratic lawmakers are now questioning the legality of the request.

The agency has not publicly addressed concerns about its proposal.

Secretary of War P... @SecWar Follow The War Department is once again restoring freedom to our Joint Force. • •• We are discarding the mandatory flu vaccine requirement, effective immediately.

The guy who quoted a Pulp Fiction Bible verse thing is using freedom of religion to justify this insanely stupid new policy.

There is no major religion that objects to vaccines.

This guy hasn’t read a single book about military history, has he?
Can we bet on how long this policy lasts?

Area warlord fails to understand what the number one killer of soldiers has been in history

Secretary of War Pete Hegs... # © • 39m The War Department is once again restoring freedom to our Joint Force. We are discarding the mandatory flu vaccine requirement, effective immediately.

Make this make sense.

absolutely none of this introspection is authentic

he's either running for office himself (which I suspect he's too lazy to do) or opportunistically retconning before supporting another, younger, even shittier fascist with better hair

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.

Chief Justice’s Wife Made $10M+ as Legal Recruiter: Report At least one of the firms reportedly had a case before Chief Justice Roberts.

The corruption is just stunning.

www.thedailybeast.com/chief-justic...

Today we remember the horrific tragedy of the Columbine shooting. 27 years later, it is a disgrace that gun violence is still the leading cause of death for children in America.

How Pakistan learned to speak Trump’s language, becoming an unlikely peacemaker Pakistan is the key broker in talks to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. But it did not always get along with President Donald Trump and does not recognize Israel.

Pakistan wooed Trump by signing a deal with a firm connected to his family’s crypto company. So much corruption. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...

Exactly this.

As I said last week - they think that LLMs etc are approaching consciousness because they know and care nothing about the depth and breadth of human consciousness

including their own.

This specific visual is forever burned into my brain since first seeing it in theaters

Emails show Amazon colluding with other firms to raise prices, California authorities allege The previously redacted messages were unveiled as part of an antitrust battle with California attorney general Rob Bonta

Emails released on Monday by California’s attorney general show Amazon allegedly colluding with other companies to raise the prices of pet treats, khaki pants, eyedrops and other products sold online

The idea that people who take significant Covid precautions must be introverts is offensive as hell.
It’s ableist as hell. Performers, Organizers, the biggest extroverts in the world were forced to give up careers because other people wouldn’t mask. We do it because we still can’t afford COVID.

I don't want to be living my life inside these same fucking walls for what feels like the millionth year but everyone decided that endless mutating COVID variants and being sick all the time is "the new normal" so fuck me and my family I guess!

BREAKING: Federal Bill Would Put Big Oil Above the Law | Center for Climate Integrity Republicans Introduce Legislation to Give Fossil Fuel Companies Immunity from Any Laws or Lawsuits Seeking to Hold them Accountable for their Role in the Climate Crisis

Republicans know they are about to lose the House and are trying to give Big Oil its holy grail: legal immunity from any futures actions that would hold the industry responsible for the climate crisis it knowingly caused and is making worse every day.

climateintegrity.org/news/view/br...

Tim Cook donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration.

He fawned over Trump and gifted him a 24-karat gold plaque (as Apple lobbied for tariff exemptions).

Apple donated to Trump’s White House ballroom.

And it removed ICE tracking apps from its stores following a demand from the DOJ.

Remember this.

Figure showing number of competitive grants mentioning women from 2015-2025. The number was rising until recently, with a precipitous drop in the last year.

At the end of 2024, the National Academies put out a report concluding the NIH has woefully underfunded women’s health research, and they suggested $15 B should be invested over the next 5 years.

Here’s what’s happened instead. Hard to study women’s health if you can’t say “women.”

wapo.st/4euUt1c

And she was right

This. N95’s can save lives from wildfire smoke. The scientific evidence of the damage caused by Particulate matter is clear and terrifying.

As Measles Takes Toll on Kids, Anti-Vaxxers Have Change of Heart Enough parents are quietly embracing the MMR that it’s helping to slow the outbreaks.

“Doctors who patiently walked her through concerns - instead of throwing data at her - helped affirm her decision to start catching up on immunizations for her daughter.”

Please share! Truly important piece for clinicians and parents. Gift link 🎁 #pedsky #medsky #measles #vaccineswork

bring back shame