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Not My President Day!

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The culling of the federal workforce we're seeing is not about revenge against those who have been fired necessarily; it's a warning to those who are still there, like the heads on pikes that ancient hordes used to plant to tell the villagers to stay in line. From me: prospect.org/labor/2025-0...

submitted 11 days ago • 9 comments

Doing the unthinkable: The deep cuts to the #CDC's workforce today are expected to decimate the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a program that has trained public health rapid responders for decades. Envy of the world. Poof! www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...

submitted 12 days ago • 545 comments

Pope Francis' remarkable rebuke of JD Vance and Trumpism lays bare an essential truth: Trump is overseeing a massive and systematic abandonment of obligation to the global poor, and Vance's theological obfuscation can't make that disappear. New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/1914...

submitted 14 days ago • 119 comments

On 2/8/68, police fired into a crowd of unarmed student protesters in Orangeburg, S.C. At least 27 were injured, and 3 ppl were killed: Samuel Hammond Jr., Delano Middleton, and Henry Smith. I think most ppl are familiar w/ the Kent State Massacre, but not this one. The difference? Skin color.

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

I honestly thought this was one of those fake things going around the internet. It’s so stupid it couldn’t be true. Nope, nothing is too stupid for these Republicans #history #AcademicSky #Felon47 #Greenland #Embarrassment www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

submitted 14 days ago • 10 comments

Elon Musk and Peter Thiel regard our country as their personal factory farm in need of maximizing profitability. Expect no humanity and start from there.

submitted 15 days ago • 44 comments

NEW on CNN: Marco Rubio spent years praising foreign aid and USAID as a vital part of American foreign policy according to a review of press releases and letters he sent as a Senator. Including arguing that the agency was needed to counter CCP influence www.cnn.com/2025/02/05/p...

submitted 21 days ago • 62 comments

Heartbreaking @maxboot.bsky.social accounting of the pain, suffering and losses caused by Trump's dismantling of US soft power. "And for what purpose? To save 1 percent of the federal budget?" 🎁 wapo.st/3WKgkIk

submitted 23 days ago • 5 comments

Pete Hegseth talking about meritocracy is like Donald Trump talking about a commitment to fair elections.

submitted 32 days ago • 39 comments

Trump fires at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge  The dismissals could clear the way for the president to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste and abuse in the government. Gift link: wapo.st/4azdaNb

submitted 33 days ago • 1 comment

We reviewed the entire curriculum, interviewed students, course director and experts. Learned from other institutions. Here’s how we came up with recommendations to improve health equity education at Yale Med. Read more here in JGIM. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

Just in case people don’t fully grasp it. The pardoning of insurrectionists is Trump’s way of building loyalty from militias and domestic terrorists to carry out unofficial acts for him

submitted 37 days ago • 445 comments

I’m just glad Merrick Garland can sleep well knowing he followed norms and traditions!

submitted 37 days ago • 797 comments

H/t George Conway — it’s perfect 🤣 from Olivia Julianna:

submitted 37 days ago • 723 comments

I love this so much! At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions. This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.

submitted 37 days ago • 1775 comments

Martin Luther King, Jr. fought to end our nation's deliberate neglect and abuse of Black Americans. He was relentlessly targeted by our government for his views and pursuit of equality. At this pivotal moment, we honor his legacy by fighting injustice in all its forms, with everything we've got.

submitted 37 days ago • 19 comments

🚨 Withdrawing from WHO again is disastrous. I worked at WHO during the COVID-19 pandemic and saw the damage caused by the prior US withdrawal—undermining global coordination and weakening health security. With H5N1 looming, we can't afford to repeat history. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

submitted 37 days ago • 9 comments

✍️ A timeless multi-use quote from the past which seems as relevant today as ever - From ‘The Praise of Folly’ by Desiderius Erasmus

submitted 37 days ago • 1 comment

Oh just a reminder. No reason. Trump said Hitler 'did some good things' and wanted generals like the Nazis, former chief of staff Kelly claims www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

submitted 37 days ago • 20 comments

Here a side-to-side comparison between Hitler and Musk and their salute... you decide if this isn't a nazi salute

submitted 37 days ago • 194 comments

Trump’s White House just withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Agreement and World Health Organization. This shameful embrace of science denial puts the entire world at greater risk of climate catastrophe and deadly pandemics.

submitted 37 days ago • 29 comments

Inauguration Day.

submitted 37 days ago • 192 comments

The cavalry isn’t coming Know who you are, know what you stand for Stand up for what’s right

submitted 37 days ago • 40 comments

I’m just going to say that AOC is the acting leader of the Democratic Party until someone proves otherwise. At least insofar as she is responding to the moment with leadership.

submitted 37 days ago • 623 comments

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submitted 37 days ago • 1 comment

"The science of extreme longevity continues as an immense joke." —The first man to “survive” past 110 actually died at 65. —Blue zones are a myth —Pervasive false claims about longevity and supercentenarians Gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/o...

submitted 37 days ago • 26 comments

“It’s kind of like a battery — paraffins recharge when there’s sun and heat, turning into their liquid phase” Drexel scientists have developed concrete that can melt snow on its own share.inquirer.com/xbiEHr?utm_s... via @phillyinquirer

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

Federal employees, get ready to bend over and grab your ankles. FOTUS is coming for your pension, health benefits, and job security. We told you so. wapo.st/40qvFPc

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

President Biden preemptively pardons Dr. Fauci, Gen. Milley, and Jan. 6 Committee Members: “These are exceptional circumstances, and I cannot in good conscience do nothing,” Biden wrote in a statement.

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“My best guess is that a billionaire, having climbed to incredible heights, realizes that he’s still an ordinary human being who puts his pants on one leg at a time, and asks, “Is this all there is?” So he starts demanding things money can’t buy, like universal admiration.”

submitted 38 days ago • 14 comments

“The $TRUMP memecoin — a financial asset that didn't exist on Friday afternoon — now accounts for about 89% of Donald Trump's net worth.” Trump just became one of the top 25 richest people on earth. Through this. Insane, open & now normalized corruption.

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Gift article for your viewing pleasure. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/u...

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Here’s the text of Joe Biden’s Farewell Address. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/u...

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www.cnn.com/2025/01/13/m... Join us @contrariannews.bsky.social !

submitted 44 days ago • 720 comments

The success of congestion pricing in NYC makes me wonder why we don't have a price on carbon emissions.

submitted 45 days ago • 137 comments

FACTS! Not make believe.

submitted 46 days ago • 92 comments

MAKE POLLUTERS PAY

submitted 45 days ago • 197 comments

Senescent cells have become a major target for treating cancer and preventing age-related diseases. A review open-access rdcu.be/d5MbN is outstanding for the biology and summary of the many current clinical trials

submitted 45 days ago • 5 comments

Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, in which a prosperous Black neighborhood in Oklahoma was destroyed and up to 300 people were killed, was not committed by an uncontrolled mob but was the result of “a coordinated, military-style attack” by white citizens (...) released Friday #BlackLivesMatter #racism

submitted 45 days ago • 0 comments

$1,131,794,901 That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns. Well, the planet is burning. Don't let them look away.

submitted 49 days ago • 1204 comments

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/u... The reality of this article’s title breaks my heart.

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

This is GREAT. Also, why, oh why do Dems do this days before leaving office, allowing either Trump to take credit or GOPers to kill it before it takes hold? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/u...

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The Rasputin Effect: Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe, theatlantic.com/magazine/arc... 'Anti-science mysticism (and denialism) is enabling autocracy around the globe.'

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