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So. It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year. I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.

submitted 21 hours ago • 1729 comments

“I’m in West Virginia — My insulin went from $6 to $80”

submitted 18 hours ago • 478 comments

Better not call it a “vaccine” or it might not get approved. Maybe market it as a recreational drug.

submitted 17 hours ago • 758 comments

Had two conversations today with Maga men. I ignored their opening insults and just kept giving facts and acknowledging what they were saying. First time ever the conversations were civilized with Maga. Perhaps some can learn before a find out phase? I won’t hold my breath

submitted 15 hours ago • 0 comments

ProPublica has released another study related to the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., this time showing a spike in sepsis cases in Texas following the implementation of that state's "heartbeat" abortion ban in 2021.

submitted 1 day ago • 512 comments

When even the New York Post has to publish this, you know you fucked up.

submitted 1 day ago • 651 comments

Trump again proves he is focused on all the wrong things. These firings put his chaotic, short-sighted decision making norms on full display. Weakening our country by gutting the Pentagon only further demonstrates that he doesn’t put our national security first. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

submitted 16 hours ago • 25 comments

BREAKING: Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was arrested TODAY near the U.S. Capitol by Capitol Police. As Tarrio was walking away from a rally, he knocked the phone out of the hands of a heckler. Police immediately took Tarrio into custody. GOOD!

submitted 20 hours ago • 599 comments

Works as advertised

submitted 3 days ago • 1208 comments

📌On August 18, 2020, the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee concluded that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to help Trump get elected. The committee chair? Marco Rubio. The very Rubio who was surrendering to Putin today. Just what in the hell is going on here????

submitted 3 days ago • 164 comments

10% of NASA’s workforce has been laid off—guess that’ll be a boost for SpaceX.

submitted 3 days ago • 635 comments

Trump is now blaming Ukraine for being invaded by Russia. This is what you get when a rapist occupies the White House.

submitted 3 days ago • 298 comments

So when are we all heading together to Washington or are we just going to keep posting about it?

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

This is what our Transportation Secretary was doing yesterday as planes are crashing on a near-daily basis. I cannot remember a more dangerous time to fly and yet this reality TV actor-turned-Cabinet Secretary is busy watching cars drive laps at the Daytona 500.

submitted 4 days ago • 1512 comments

Internet: do your thing. Please amplify this request!!

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand. #resist

submitted 6 days ago • 2763 comments

Even worse incompetence: they accidentally fired, then apparently today un-fired, hundreds of the people who manage America's nuclear weapons.

submitted 7 days ago • 1614 comments

Republican Senators just voted to confirm RFK Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services - a man that believes Black Americans should receive a different vaccine schedule than White Americans. www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...

submitted 8 days ago • 620 comments

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.

submitted 8 days ago • 74 comments

What does scientific research show about differences between transgender and cisgender athletes? NPR asks Bradley Anawalt, endocrinologist and professor of medicine at the University of Washington.

submitted 8 days ago • 36 comments

Tesla owners in China are sued by Musk when his cars malfunction and the victims speak out. Musk works in tandem with the Chinese government to rob them blind and silence them. Coming to America

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments