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Here's something everybody should be paying attention to: Congressional Republicans are trying to weaken the Affordable Care Act and put millions of people at risk of losing their health care. Call your Senators and tell them we can't let that happen.

washingtonpost.comShhh. Republicans are trying to repeal Obamacare again. Sort of.They’re not branding it an Obamacare repeal this time around, but congressional Republicans are pursuing cuts to programs that are part of the 15-year-old health-care law.

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On Tuesday Kevin Hassett said "we'll probably see a few more trade deals, a few more [trade] deals even this week," and "there's some stuff very close to being finished, and it's up to the President." It's Sunday, and the score card says he got to zero.

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This is the interview in which I learned that as hard as I try to make sure that the words I say are entirely analytic, sometimes my facial expressions betray a deeper sense of what I also feel.

Sales in romantasy novels are booming at a time when real-life romance appears to be in decline. What do the books say about what women really want? @nytimes.com @vogue Men don’t stand a chance. Add to their much noted challenges they now date women who gain sustenance reading fairies dating nymphs.

Israeli soldiers fired warning shots near diplomats from Europe, the Middle East and Asia who were touring the West Bank city of Jenin, prompting them to run for cover amid gunfire @nytimes.com Netanyahu’s murderous regime is now firing at western diplomats. And US college students are dangerous?

www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv... @theatlantic.com @galbeckerman.bsky.social Mr Beckerman makes some fair points however what he & others fail grasp is Palestinian supporters are protesting American complicity in the genocide not support for Hamas. The US provides bombs to Israel not to Hamas.

theatlantic.comShutting Down Salman Rushdie Is Not Going to HelpTwo recent flare-ups over commencement speeches show how difficult—and necessary—truly defending free expression is.

It’s bots versus bots in high schools and universities. Fear of unfair accusations leads students to the same AI-detection tools teachers use to bust cheaters, @juliejargon found. @wsj.com To avoid AI writing bots simply have students write essays in class w/o access to tech as a control group.