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This statement speaks for itself, and we commend Dr. Benjamin and the APHA for taking a firm stand against RFK Jr.‘s dangerous policies. www.forourhealth.org/news/stateme...

submitted 8 days ago • 5 comments

Well, shit. This is disturbing as hell. This administration is full of the worst people...

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

A clear explainer on how the government actually gets the benefit when they fund research at universities:

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Showing how important independence, and integrity, are…

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Trump's attempt to bully Harvard will just make Harvard stronger. It gives them an opportunity to distinguish themselves from the appeasement artists at Columbia, and show their quality. My latest in @thenation.com

submitted 13 days ago • 24 comments

What assurance will there be...

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

38 of the 43. "38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic. "The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..." www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

submitted 20 days ago • 925 comments

Fear has a way of being contagious. But courage is also contagious.

submitted 30 days ago • 3998 comments

Just saw Stephen Miller outside Tysons Mall getting into a car with his security Told him to his face that he's hurting American families. He didn't look up and his security told me I need to keep moving. I was with my son and holding a Lego bag. These men are weak, cruel cowards.

submitted 31 days ago • 1798 comments

This might be one of the most important threads I've read...

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

A very important, and more than a little concerning, thread:

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

New in PN: There's no sum of money that will keep you safe from Trump "The nature of a protection racket is that it doesn’t actually keep one safe. The cost to comply can always go up. The nature of what constitutes compliance can always be changed. And once you agree to pay, you can’t really stop"

submitted 36 days ago • 133 comments

Calling out the lie, to the liars' faces, is what needs to happen every single time...

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

Unidentified individuals who then pulled masks up to hide their identities. This is not ok.

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

I mean, aren't government communications supposed to be saved?

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

These 6 points are very important. But, as the author implores (twice), you should read The Atlantic article as well. The snippets and discussions on TV/social media don't do the story justice...

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

Goldberg: I've never experienced this.. these are these are life and death issues and you don’t just put out specific targeting information, specific timings of attacks that have not yet taken place into a commercial messaging app.

submitted 43 days ago • 347 comments

right wingers are like "you must never forget what The Left wants to do to you." and the thing they want to do to you is give you healthcare and make sure there isn't sewage in your drinking water

submitted 47 days ago • 96 comments

Democrats should list the most recent MAGA influencers/Politicians at the start of every floor speech and interview...

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

Single Man Sits On Own Hand Before Dialing 911 So It Feels Like Someone Else Cares theonion.com/single-...

submitted 48 days ago • 27 comments

By their definition, any notable accomplishment achieved by someone who was not a straight white male -- no matter how or when it happened -- counts as "DEI" and "bias against whites." It's racism, pure and simple. Stop pretending there's anything more complicated at work here. It's racism.

submitted 51 days ago • 65 comments

Once you establish that people can be punished because the administration doesn't like their speech, expanding the bounds of who can be treated that way becomes inevitable.

submitted 51 days ago • 910 comments

There must be due process...

submitted 51 days ago • 1 comment

This happening to even one person is too many. The reckless behavior of DOGE and this Administration is a disaster. Getting rid of governmental “bloat” is a good idea, but this isn’t the way to go about it…

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP. Schumer Fetterman Cortez Masto Durbin King Shaheen Gillibrand Schatz Hassan Peters Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.

submitted 54 days ago • 4154 comments

I am happy to support these leaders…

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

I mean, I feel like a bit of intrusion in a background check is called for. Especially at the highest levels of government...

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

So between Alina Habba saying that Veterans may not deserve their jobs at the VA and now this memo indicating a cut to staff, maybe it's time for Republicans to stop claiming they care about Veterans? Seems disingenuous, at best...

submitted 63 days ago • 0 comments

An important statement from the American Bar Association. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

submitted 65 days ago • 863 comments