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We're nearly a decade into this and people *still* can't recognize a distraction when they see it.

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Could a telescope ever see the beginning of time? An astronomer explains:

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Why, yes, as a matter of fact I am in the market for an eclectic round-up of great film.

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GDP has risen 12.6 percent over Biden’s tenure, far outpacing both predictions made even before Covid became a household name and growth in other advanced countries.

submitted 63 days ago • 59 comments

For those saying Biden has destroyed our economy, ex chief Trump economic advisor Gary Cohn would like a word 👇🏽

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Trump's transition team wants the incoming administration to drop a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Tesla, according to a document seen by Reuters, a move that could cripple the government's ability to investigate and regulate vehicle safety reut.rs/41x2Dj5

submitted 71 days ago • 86 comments

"Yes, this therapy can be expensive,” said Dan Unumb, an attorney and president of the Autism Legal Resource Center. “But solving the problem by denying kids access to medically necessary care is a terrible solution.” propub.li/3VBMgyc By @anniewaldman.bsky.social

submitted 71 days ago • 50 comments

I was expecting these people to sound dumb, but they generally don't. There are a few head scratchers in there, and I think some people are naive about how presidential authority fits in the system of American governance, but it's still a good read.

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The lawyer helping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pick federal health officials for the incoming Trump administration has petitioned the government to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine, which for decades has protected millions of people from a virus that can cause paralysis or death.

submitted 71 days ago • 650 comments

An FBI informant accused of lying about President Biden and his son Hunter agrees to plead guilty to federal charges.

submitted 72 days ago • 56 comments

NEW: Here’s how some of Wall Street’s richest and most powerful figures are using a decades-old legal loophole to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes earmarked for health care.

submitted 73 days ago • 45 comments

There is a lot that we could and should do to increase housing affordability, but the basic reality is that a nice suburban 1950s family house would be *tiny* by contemporary American standards which is why they were affordable on lower incomes.

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"Foreign governments and their leaders were, like many Americans, happy to consider Trump’s first term an aberration, an electoral fluke, one they could wait out while American institutions limited the damage. Now they know it is not, and will adjust accordingly." www.thebulwark.com/p/youll-miss...

submitted 81 days ago • 22 comments

1. In April 2024, California raised the minimum wage for fast food chains to $20/hour The industry claimed it would be devastating & require significant job cuts and prices increases Here is what really happened: workers got a raise, prices went modestly, and the industry continued to add jobs

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Kash Patel has the very Trumpian quality of having done so many different horrifying/disqualifying things that some of them go under the radar. For instance, this little tidbit about how Patel straight up lied to the Pentagon during a hostage rescue operation and put everyone involved in danger.

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If you want to know what is the primary determinant of people's views on the economy, & whether they think "inflation" is a problem, it's this chart on media use. More than any other factor you can think of. We tried them all. But it's not really about education. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

submitted 99 days ago • 55 comments

Can the Democratic party finally realize playing by rules only works if the rules are abided by from both sides?

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