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The topics being flagged for scrutiny touch on the personal priorities of Kennedy, a longtime anti-vaccine activist who has repeatedly promoted medical conspiracy theories and false claims:

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Oklahoma doesn’t need a radar center for tornado season, right? 🙄 www.kswo.com/2025/03/04/d...

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www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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The idea the president alone can levy taxes on a whim and spend it as he pleases without any congressional approval is the kind of thing so beyond the pale it's not unconstitutional, it's anti-constitutional. It is overturning in starkest terms the central rallying cry of the American Revolution.

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In Calgary, AB, CA

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Nothing any one Democratic congressperson will do tonight is going to satisfy everyone. Could we please perhaps extend a bit of grace to each other? We are all doing the best we can. A hundred small sparks might catch fire when one large spark might be snuffed out.

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Two in Houston, and within blocks (they really should combine): Rice University at 11:30 am (PH9X+JP University Place, Houston, TX) Baylor College of Medicine at noon (PJ53+V2Q Southeast Houston, Houston, TX)

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Tracking the performance of the S&P 500 through 100 days of an administration because I don't want to grade.

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Francis Collins, one of the stalwart members of NIH and its leader for many years, retired suddenly Friday. Within a few hours, the NIH website goes dark for about 12 hours. Once it’s back, PubMed, the leading source listing for medical research and staunchly nonpartisan, goes down. I wonder why…

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In an interview with Joe Rogan that aired last night, Elon Musk claimed that Social Security is "the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time" and said he intends to dismantle it.

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I have never been more ashamed of being an American after seeing the public meltdown of our president and vice president.

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I have never been more ashamed of being an American after seeing the public meltdown of our president and vice president.

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“…the impacts are already being felt nationwide, as funding cuts loom for community organizations that provide crucial services & support systems for disabled people, from home modification to job coaching to transportation & personal attendant services.” www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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“Approximately one-tenth of the workers have now been let go at the NIH’s Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias, or CARD, including its incoming director, a highly regarded scientist credited with important innovations in the field.” GOD DAMN THEM. newrepublic.com/article/1917...

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Oh FFS. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

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Vendetta. www.wcvb.com/article/jfk-...

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“You cannot reason a person out of a position he did not reason himself into in the first place.” Jonathan Swift. Probably. I can’t seem to find where he said it, though.

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ideas.lego.com/s/p:ade8101b...

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Will I lose my dignity? Will someone care? Will I wake tomorrow From this nightmare? (Jonathan Larson, RENT, “Will I?”)

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"Hegseth said that NATO will not come to the rescue of any European nation involved in that force if it is attacked by Russia." apnews.com/article/nato...

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“…assess the prevalence of and threat posed by the prescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, stimulants, and weight-loss drugs.” Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission – The White House www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen, Fallet sanft und selig zu! Welt, ich bleibe nicht mehr hier, Hab ich doch kein Teil an dir, Das der Seele könnte taugen. Hier muss ich das Elend bauen, Aber dort, dort werd ich schauen Süßen Friede, stille Ruh. (J.S. Bach, No. 3 Aria, from “Ich habe genug”)

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I don’t know how we survive all this. The withholding of accurate information, the outright repudiation of medicine and science, and the direct assault on disabled, poor, non-cis, non-hetero, non-mayonnaise folk. I say to myself I’m being irrational, but…I’m not.

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Well. This won’t be fun.

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Sources at NASA Headquarters report that pride symbols are no longer allowed…. The penalty for violating this guidance can result in being put on administrative leave. This applies to all employees – not just LBGTQ+ but also LBGTQ+ allies. nasawatch.com/personnel-ne...

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you Must hAng youR paintings on the walls. “i Can’t stand to look at thEm.” that’s why you must hang them on the walls. questions i Might hAve leaRned to ask can no longEr receive replies. the telegraM cAme. i Read it. death we expeCt but all wE get is Life. (John Cage, “Solo for Voice 91”)

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The NEA will no longer fund arts programs that promote DEI or "gender ideology." The federal agency has cancelled grants that have funded programs for underserved communities for more than 20 years.

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Trump was responsible for adding a quarter of that debt in just his first term alone.

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Bring in my jester, peasants.

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For no reason. 🫡 www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPMz...

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www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

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Yes. People are filing lawsuits against the illegal acts being taken by the administration. And many, many lives will have been destroyed, even lost, as these lawsuits overload the court system, taking years to be heard and appealed. I have no idea how to fight.

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This terrifies me. “Musk posted on X today, “Medicare is where the big money fraud is happening.” The Department of Health and Human Services spends nearly $2 trillion annually, mostly on health insurance programs like Medicare and Medicaid, making it a prime target.” www.threads.net/@hollymathes...

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BREAKING: DOGE has gained access to Medicare and Medicaid payment systems www.investing.com/news/politic...

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I guess what I’ve learned between 2020 and now is that if you live long enough, all your childhood nightmares come to life.

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“You must leave, now take what you need You think will last But whatever you wish to keep You better grab it fast… “Well, strike another match Yeah, go start new, go start new 'Cause it's all over now, baby blue “Hey, hey, yeah It's all over, it's all over now, baby blue” (Bob Dylan)

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