Welp, it’s not as if the Hegseth is firing the Secretary of the Navy when we have ships actively in harm’s way, say, like they were forming a blockade of Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and intercepting other boats, right?
On the other hand, John Phelan is incompetent, so I guess it balances out
Millions in India stripped of vote before critical state election, as government seeks to ‘purify’ electoral roll
There are approximately 305 active admiral-ranked members of the navy, according to google AI. So they appoint a captain who appears to be lying about his combat experience? Who ran for congress and never won office?
Yep. Sounds about right for Trump and company.
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During a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on Tuesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY) grilled HHS Secretary RFK Jr. over medicare advantage payments to UnitedHealth Group.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) advised the next Democratic president to focus on passing universal healthcare, a policy measure that has been hotly debated within the party in recent years.
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At least Brazil, Mexico, and Spain are speaking out. Where is the rest of the world?
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Spain will deliver 100 VAMTAC armored tactical vehicles and a batch of 155mm artillery ammunition to Ukraine this year, Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles announced during a visit to Kyiv.
Deliveries are scheduled to begin in May.
Thank you Spain! 🇪🇸🇺🇦
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The acting head of the CDC has canceled publication of a study showing the Covid vaccine sharply cut hospitalizations and emergency visits last winter.
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We’re here to feature and discuss the latest on how plants cope with drought, temperature, metals, and other abiotic challenges.
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Not only will heat harm crop plants, but farmers and livestock (animals) and fish too.
I know you know, but articles like this help raise awareness of the coming challenges and why it's imperative that we act yesterday, today, and tomorrow to prepare.
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💯. We have witnessed the abject failure of every system designed to keep us free . The most politicised legally bound military in the world sidelined by firing the leaders
Scotus , DOJ, IRS, everything hamstrung by presidential diktat
Congress & Constitution ignored
It’s a Coup
Perception of Democrats does not match reality. Dems could not get this message out because too many liberals were complaining that stating what was good about the economy was insensitive. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Congratulations to the Hugo finalists!!!
But also, and in all sincerity, congratulations to everyone who has a book out today!!!! It's TUESDAY and that is NEW BOOK DAY and I don't want everyone's book news to get lost in all the Hugo excitement!!!
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Really exciting news today. My short story “Six People to Revise You” is a Hugo finalist!
Congrats to all the finalists! See you in Anaheim!!!
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Rant on my man, rant on.
In a blow for the white leftists who didn't vote for @kamalaharris.com because they thought the Biden-Harris administration didn't cancel enough of their student debt, the Trump-Vance administration is imposing new grad loan caps. All predictable to anyone who knows anything about politics.
Decided to do a little more digging to learn more about those 2020 Biden voters who skipped 2024, why they skipped, and what sort of message might win them back, and found this helpful research by Celinda Lake from last year: waytowin.docsend.com/view/rnv5spt...
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The words "An instant USA Today and Indie bestseller" arch over a picture of my novella "Automatic Noodle," with a picture of a robot hand holding biang biang noodles in chopsticks, done in rainbow colors. There is a faint flower pattern in the background of the picture.
Holy crap -- Automatic Noodle is an instant USA Today and Indie bestseller! Thank you so much, humans and robots, for reading this li'l book and making it soar. Now go eat something! Or get your noodle swag at automaticnoodle.website
Honestly this is my dream, but as somebody with chronic impostor syndrome I still can't quite believe it. AUTOMATIC NOODLE is a finalist for the Hugo, the Locus, and the Nebula awards. Thank you so much to everyone who voted. I am flustered but very happy!!
TODAY: Virginia votes, PA says Medicaid abortion bans are unconstitutional, The Onion takes over Infowars, and a vaccine for pancreatic cancer shows lasting results. News with swearing! the-daily-beans.simplecast.com
Vance, Witkoff, and Kushner need, at least, some horns to blow and tricycles to ride around to get them back in the competition.
Some human decency would spice up their act too.
The Biden Administration would have considered it a luxury to have ONE JOB. As a country, we demanded they fix and make perfect everything.
The metric for Trump is the opposite: it's a plus whenever he appears to be not as completely crappy as everyone suspects.
Rep. @repyassansari.bsky.social: “Naked, open, brazen corruption. The Trump administration is guided and shaped by it… Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, is shaping US foreign policy while simultaneously soliciting billions from the same foreign governments he's negotiating with.“
🗣️ @timmiller.bsky.social : “People who think Pope Leo crossed a line have no memory. Pope John Paul II opposed both Iraq Wars, I don’t recall either Bush getting fighting with him… Bullying is all Trump knows. And JD Vance just converted to Catholicism 2 mins ago, maybe listen to The Pope.”
“This is the most corrupt administration not only in American history, but more corrupt than I could ever have imagined a president would be able to get away with to the extent that he has."
Democrats appear tied or ahead in 4 Republican controlled seats, the number needed to take the Senate. Includes Maine & North Carolina, where likely Democratic nominees hold clear leads and Ohio & Alaska, where Dems have recruited strong candidates in states Trump won by double digits in 2024.
