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I’m old enough to remember when Rubio was hailed as the future of the GOP’s compassionate conservatism towards immigration, until we found out he couldn’t even manage a bottle of water.

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Just to be clear, this is a violation of the fundamental ethical principle in clinical trial design called "equipoise." Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically why vaccine trials don't use placebo arms. Ethical violation as POLICY.

submitted 1 day ago • 534 comments

When we passed my bill HB 5113 in 2020 to require #Virginia schools eligible for CEP participate in it, hundreds of thousands of more students began receiving free breakfast & lunch. Parents are saving up to $1K per student per school year. Administrative burdens are eased at schools. CEP works.🧵

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Sen. Ossoff: Who out there in the American public is sitting at home demanding that we shut down cancer research and Alzheimer's research?

submitted 2 days ago • 613 comments

Competency > Loyalty. We need to be supporting our Federal workforce - not cutting it. Every single American will be harmed by this politicization of the Federal workforce. Every aspect of our health and wellness is on the chopping block.

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ChatGPT is apparently speedrunning vulnerable people into their own bespoke cults by "Yes, and!"-ing them but yeah continue telling us all how these products are being criticized "too much"

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A bunch of tech CEOs are talking about being “AI-first”, the latest in a series of CEO fads like “return to office”, “founder mode” and “pivot to full fascism”. This one’s weird, though, because it only makes sense if… none of their workers are great at their jobs. anildash.com/2025/04/19/a...

submitted 2 days ago • 24 comments

“You don’t like AI therapists because they’re a threat to your income” No, I don’t like AI therapists because they are harmful!

submitted 3 days ago • 21 comments

if you want to quit Duolingo but aren't sure what to do next, here are some ideas. - Mango languages is available for free through most libraries. - LingQ is perfect for anyone reading focused - Language Reactor can help you understand TV + movies - Anki can help you remember everything

submitted 3 days ago • 29 comments

They're getting rid of Narcan distribution because they can't make money from cheap things that work. For them to profit, they need EXPENSIVE things that DON'T work. War On Drugs: infinite cops, prisons, military equipment, fentanyl interdiction task forces. This is all about personal profit.

submitted 3 days ago • 8 comments

Cuomo's functionally a Republican. Don't rank him at all. Leave him the hell off your ballot, friends.

submitted 17 days ago • 3 comments

Instagram's AI Chatbots Lie About Being Licensed Therapists 🔗 www.404media.co/instagram-ai...

submitted 3 days ago • 5 comments

Please highlight this story. ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago. kfor.com/news/local/w...

submitted 3 days ago • 1351 comments

Thought I'd share another Rep. @connolly.house.gov story from my reporter days: On Jan. 3, 2009, he and Sen. Mark Warner were sworn in to Congress and had their receptions afterward. I wanted to interview GC but there was a crowd around him. Enter his long-time staffer, the late George Burke. 🧵(1/3)

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Does the world know? https://friendspeaceteams.org/does-the-world-know/

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To keep up their lies about Social Security, Musk and DOGE are wrongly marking people dead who are very much alive. It's stopping their car payments, their credit, & an already overworked staff has to fix it. This is either unacceptable incompetence or malicious sabotage.

submitted 7 days ago • 36 comments

my endorsement for any democratic presidential candidate who promises to send the entire DOGE team to prison

submitted 8 days ago • 363 comments

a gen x classic rewritten for the times🥲

submitted 10 days ago • 485 comments

I'm opening an investigation to hear directly from students, parents, teachers, and borrowers who are being hurt by Donald Trump's dangerous agenda. Their stories matter—and they are why I'm in this fight.

submitted 8 days ago • 36 comments

PLEASE don’t buy into Amazon’s booksale this week. They are intentionally trying to eat into profits from Indie Bookstore Day this weekend, a really important annual event for our important community institutions. Check out your local fave or bookshop.org.

submitted 9 days ago • 47 comments

Learning from the wisdom of past struggles: “Speak truth to power.”

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy

submitted 10 days ago • 729 comments

Sending huge gratitude to all of these Members of Congress for standing up Rümeysa, Mahmoud, and all of our fundamental rights! @repmcgovern.bsky.social, @markey.senate.gov, @pressley.house.gov, @benniethompson.bsky.social, @reptroycarter.bsky.social

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

Once again. This is why I said I’m done.

submitted 9 days ago • 6 comments

After meeting with Khalil today, his story reminds us that this betrayal and experience should have never happened. We have a moral obligation to stand with and unequivocally call out the injustices Mahmoud Khalil and too many others are suffering from at the hand of this administration.

submitted 10 days ago • 33 comments

I filmed this yesterday on my way to Lousiana where my constituent Rümeysa Öztürk is being wrongfully held by ICE. I’m there now demanding her release. More to come.

submitted 10 days ago • 976 comments

If the @washingtonpost.com wanted to set its credibility on fire, this is what it would do. ChatGPT cannibalized an actual reporter’s good work, turned it into a steaming pile of misinformation and then had the fucking nerve to slap the reporter’s name back on its bullshit.

submitted 10 days ago • 50 comments

I just met with Mohsen Mahdawi where he’s being held in Vermont. He was detained when he showed up for his citizenship interview. He should be released so he can become a citizen.

submitted 11 days ago • 99 comments

The CFPB has returned BILLIONS to consumers who were victims of financial schemes, but the richest man in the world wants to destroy it. A judge paused Musk’s plan because it would “decimate the agency.” This pause must become a full STOP.

submitted 11 days ago • 19 comments

The Border Patrol and ICE will lie about you in court proceedings so they can make their sick quotas. Then they’ll claim it as “evidence” to try and deport you.

submitted 11 days ago • 136 comments

We have arrived in El Salvador. Trump is illegally arresting, jailing, & deporting people with no due process. We must hold the Administration accountable for these illegal acts and demand Kilmar’s release. Today it’s him, tomorrow it could be anyone else. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

submitted 11 days ago • 250 comments

Please use alt-text. Stop serving as the communications/ PR/ reputation rehab staff of the incoming regime/ and their tech bro billionaire supplicants by shoving their photos into our feeds, esp w/o alt text. Stop extracting Social Media Oxygen from the unwilling.

submitted 103 days ago • 11 comments

LOUDER FOR THE POLITICIANS HIDING IN THE BACK

submitted 12 days ago • 36 comments

Today, it's Kilmar Abrego Garcia being sent to a foreign prison camp without a hearing or any evidence against him. If we don't speak out, tomorrow it could be you. This is straight out of the Putin playbook. We must stand up for freedom, the Constitution, and civil liberties in this country.

submitted 13 days ago • 9 comments

Thank you to the seniors, veterans, teachers, local leaders, and even kids who came out today in Ashburn and Leesburg to make their voices heard and keep the pressure on. 📢

submitted 13 days ago • 9 comments

Not for nothing Matt Yglesias has never had to get a person elected. As a professional who has gotten 100s of people elected I can say using your opponents extremism when there is a moment that captures people's moral attention that weakens your opponents strength on that issue you push it.

submitted 14 days ago • 3 comments

I agree. Be a Van Hollen and not a Murkowski.

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

I've been in El Salvador all day fighting for the return of Mr. Abrego Garcia. The Trump Administration can lie all they want, but the Court said they failed to show he was part of MS-13. This is about bringing home a man they ADMIT should never have been abducted. I won't rest until then.

submitted 16 days ago • 580 comments

I won’t share RFK Jr.’s lies about autism. It’s disgusting and dangerous. If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign. Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness. To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.

submitted 15 days ago • 1398 comments

I just landed in San Salvador a little while ago, and I look forward to meeting with the team at the U.S. embassy to discuss the release of Mr. Abrego Garcia. I also hope to meet with Salvadoran officials and with Kilmar himself. He was illegally abducted and needs to come home.

submitted 16 days ago • 2936 comments

“Just calm down and let people enjoy chatgpt.” Sorry, no. I find it creepy that folks are treating a machine that mimics human speech as their friend / therapist. It is feeding you lies. It is destroying your thinking abilities. Shut it off. Talk to other humans. Go outside.

submitted 17 days ago • 149 comments

We invest in education and scientific research to build a stronger country and thriving democracy. President Trump’s threats against universities are lawless, and denying funding for the next medical breakthrough will make us all poorer and worse off.

submitted 17 days ago • 56 comments

It's pretty simple: billionaire MAGA extremists like Bill Ackman are bankrolling Andrew Cuomo because they know he'll look out for their interests and won’t stand up to Trump.

submitted 18 days ago • 15 comments