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Senator Bill Cassidy cast a pivotal vote to confirm RFK Jr. while vowing to constrain him. Cassidy has clearly failed to do so, writes Nicholas Florko.

RFK is going to be responsible for a lot of death and suffering

An autism researcher on Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,’s initiative to identify a cause for autism—and the dangers of misinformation.

Why is ICE arresting employees but not employers? DOJ policy is to charge the most culpable people. The employers would seem to qualify.

Rewording my earlier post. RFK Jr will be testifying before Congress. I am interested in what experts and others think would be the best way to leverage this time and opportunity for the public good. If you were behind the dais for this hearing, what would you do? What do you want to see asked?

BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.

"I voted for lawless, anonymous, masked, and unchecked police" is one hell of a jump from "eggs cost too much."

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Happy Fragile Straight Man Month!

The correlation between being insecure and ostentatiously trying to present yourself as tough remains incredibly strong. www.military.com/daily-news/2...

If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.

Breaking News: Stocks fell, the dollar slipped and bond yields jumped at the open of trading, a combination that suggests sentiment is souring on the U.S. economy.

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If your sexuality is threatened by something as simple as a guy wearing nail polish I'm sorry but you're a weak man

Looking forward to talking with @anandwrites.bsky.social on Substack Live today at 12pm ET.

The CDC reported 12 seasonal flu-related deaths of children last week, bringing the total number of pediatric flu deaths this season to 216 — the most in 15 years. Experts say one reason for this new record could be the plummeting flu vaccination rate among American children.

If Biden, as president, had fallen asleep at the Pope’s funeral, it would have been the top story in America for days. Trump falling asleep at the Pope’s funeral today won’t be, because our media is broken.

If Oct. 7 had never happened, Trump would right now be pulling funding from Columbia and Harvard because of DEI policies or admissions requirements or what research they were doing or all of the above. The right hates universities and that’s it.

In Abrego Garcia, the govt has appended to its mandamus petition Abrego Garcia's 14 requests for production & 15 interrogatories. They're doozies. Hard to imagine Trump Adm responding to most. RFPs here. Interrogs in next frame. 1/2