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Clinical laboratory director at major trauma hospital in the Pacific Northwest. Hematologist/molecular pathologist. Bike commuter. Dog owner.
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FAFO They Broke It. They Own It. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

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Sure, no one likes “government waste,” a powerful frame used to justify Musk’s interventions. And not everyone loves all federal government programs—not many are going to call their senators’ offices on behalf of the CIA or the IRS. But why pick on so many of the most popular ones?

submitted 5 days ago • 35 comments

More cynical cheap shots please!

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Socialism for me and not for thee.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

C’mon senators, let’s go: no unanimous consent, hold on nominees, quorum checks. No need for Stockholm Syndrome!

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

What a terrible mission: “Essentially, [USAID] was the primary transmission belt for globalism as an ideology aimed at the worldwide imposition of liberal democracy, market economics, and human rights....” the Russian far-right nationalist Alexander Dugin wrote.

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

One of the things Democrats were hesitant about was not saying forcefully that immigration is actually good! Not only morally right, but good for the country’s success.

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

I don’t always agree with David Brooks, but he pretty much nails it here.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Today’s theory of the current “government“: Trump is providing the circus (entertainment/distraction) while the bread that is also required is being absconded with by Musk.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

This is terrifying whether Trump approved it or not. Probably extra scary because Trump likely doesn’t know about it. An unelected drug-addled neonazi has the keys to the kingdom.

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“What is so disturbing to me is that out of 330 million Americans, we’re being asked to put somebody in this job who has spent 50 years … peddling in theories that create doubt about things that we know are safe,” Bennet said. newrepublic.com/post/190870/... via @newrepublic.com

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Womp womp. Trump’s Border Czar Whines That Many Immigrants Are Smarter Than ICE newrepublic.com/post/190813/... via @newrepublic.com

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Despite his desire for a strongman image, one of Trump’s serious shortcomings is that he has really poor leadership skills. That may be the one thing that saves us in the end. Trump’s Coalition Is More Fragile Than He Thinks newrepublic.com/article/1906... via @newrepublic.com

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Well this is great. Not only will it deprive people of opportunities to get treatments that might help them, but it also means we won’t have data that could tell us whether certain therapies might work or not work in different populations. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

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