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The entire staff of the federal government's Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy is expected to be laid off, multiple federal health officials told CBS News. #BlueSky #MedSky #SciSky #IDSky #NurseSky #EMSky www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-...

www.thebulwark.com/p/pete-hegse...

Putinism cont. "consolidation' of the nation on the ground of hatred against some ethnic group, attack on freedom of speech and information brainwashing, isolation from the outside world and further economic degradation".[13][14]" en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putinism

search.app/qJmVgcHKj3B3... "Putinism as "the highest and final stage of bandit capitalism in Russia, the stage where, as one half-forgotten classic said, the bourgeoisie throws the flag of the democratic freedoms and the human rights overboard..."

Too many Americans are watching the destruction of the nation like some kind of show. When you’re in it for the show, you keep cheering. It is, after all, a show. The costs for Americans — and everyone else — will be catastrophic. Americans need to stop cheering for the pickled egg:

Stand With Trans Americans open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

One of the greatest tricks that Donald Trump and Elon Musk ever pulled is to convince millions of people that DOGE is about government efficiency. It's about narcissistic, resentful destruction: The Death of Government Expertise. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

@megmccole.bsky.social Welcome!

Can we talk about today's EO, "PRIORITIZING MILITARY EXCELLENCE AND READINESS" Link: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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Great summarization, www.csce.gov/publications...

Things to look forward to beyond January. A new season of White Lotus. Escapism in small does will become more and more important.

"The resistance in the stories is quiet, at a slant, and comes from perhaps the most radical idea of all; that every human being is worthy of attention..." George Saunders, A Swim In A Pond In The Rain, p4

Nobody prepared me for Resident Alien's arc with the Sheriff. Literally BoysIIMen throwback vibes. And Darcy's reaction - chef's kiss.

Same vibe.

Does anybody have a guide to reading through Project 2025? Or a summarization with annotations?

What's not to love about a pair of sleeping cats on a chilly day.

Another issued the audience ad from Anthro,

Whoever is making Anthropologie's ads has not synced up their images with the store, at all.

A fight broke out at my son's school yesterday. One side called the girl a racist slur and that she should go back to her country. She in turn called the girl a racist slur. The kids are listening. Aside from dismantling institutions, the effect on our kids deeply saddens me.

Is Trump really intent on destroying the United States? 4 nominations suggest that: 1. Matt Gaetz = lawlessness 2. Tulsi Gabbard = Russia + Syria: betrayal of US intelligence 3. Pete Hegseth = attempt to destroy the US military 4. Robert Kennedy = madness

"He’s a nominee for those who want the law used for political revenge" they say. Too bad they didn't notice that the president elect is one of those who want the law used for political revenge

Any other 80's kids feel like playing Oregon Trail and surviving the 80's may end up helping us after all?