Sen. Wyden: As of December, you are still appointing people who are trying to undermine [vaccine] policy. That’s not in the interest of families, and that’s why the presidents pollsters are telling him to isolate you and keep you from talking about it.
Obligatory response
I’m told that, upon being informed he was going to be fired, Devin Nunes had a cow
They think you're stupid.
There is some footage of the hearing, anyway
AOC talking to RFK Jr. Her facial and hand gesture has the spiritual energy of that Italian hand gesture where you pinch your fingers and wave your hand (the "ma che vuo" gesture).
how it feels to say "sprezzatura"
The My Lie massacre
Fuck it...let's live skeet the Senate Labor sub committee hearing of RFK Jr. I'm in a MOOD.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5yu...
Trump’s words could be considered as a threat to companies that do seek refunds for the tariffs they paid, as would be their right under the Supreme Court’s ruling. In the past, he has praised companies whose executives have cozied up to him or donated large amounts of money. trib.al/dqj7wUV
Spanish Flu. Someone should google it.
Trump has agreed to end the war in Iran if Iran agrees to rename the Strait of Hormuz the "Strait of America".
WARREN: That's not my question. Are you refusing to tell us if you have investments in vehicles set up by Jeffrey Epstein?
KEVIN WARSH: Those assets will be sold if I'm confirmed
Sen. Jack Reed to Warsh as he dodges questions about divesting his assets: "Excuse me. I must commend you on the way you can circularly go around questions and not answer them. It's a skill. Unfortunately it's not a good skill for the chairman of the Fed."
Kevin Warsh just lost me. He argues he's going to be an independent Fed Chair, but refuses to acknowledge that Trump lost the 2020 election. If you can't state simple facts when you're in the political spotlight, you aren't independent. You're a coward.
The president is currently trying to steal 10 BILLION DOLLARS from the American people and it’s not the main news story in the country… not even close
Almost everything we argue about is a substitute for the thing we should be arguing about: the immense wealth & power of an oligarchic class, which captures governments, ruins lives and wrecks the living planet.
This class redirects our rage at scapegoats. To resist its lies is to resist its power.
The instinct to suck up is so strong for some people
Hannibal Lecter's victim inviting him to dinner and asking what pairs well with liver.
Not a lawyer. Just noticing that no one has any defense of Roberts' actions. Instead they attack the reporting of them.
Tim Onion is going to have to change his handle
This is very good
Definitely looks like Betty Yee's going to drop out of the CA governor's race, there's a press conference in 90 minutes.
If we had ranked-choice voting Betty would have been a solid choice. Unfortunately she couldn't compete and was fracturing the field.
Re empathy and whether we should have it or not--
We should live in a world where people give a fuck about each other because it is a big pain in the ass for all of them if they don't. Do the math. We need to get out of each other's way.
Thank you and have a good Monday.
I will die on the hill that U.S. culture suffered a grievous and potentially mortal injury when we retired the concept of "selling out"
This👇🏼. AOC is the only one stating it clearly and plainly. Do I have any faith that the American people will ever elect a woman president someday? No. I hope I’m proven wrong.
SCOOP --> Paramount, Meta, and X are refusing to say what happened to their huge contributions to Trump's presidential library after Sen Elizabeth Warren raised questions about its fund getting dissolved. Ds say tens of millions remain unaccounted for.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2092...
In a nutshell. 😊
Alaska's Mary Peltola taking the lead in the predictive market U.S. Senate race would give Democrats 51 seats and control of the Senate. Long way to go but it's a very good sign of things to come.
