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Sarah Stillman investigates a widespread crisis of deaths by starvation in America’s county jails. Most of the victims she identified had been arrested in the midst of a mental-health crisis, often on petty charges tied to their psychiatric distress.

'There’s a reason why pharmaceutical tariffs are zero. It’s because tariffs can create disruptions in the supply chain, leading to shortages,' said the chief executive of Johnson and Johnson on.ft.com/4jvT49Q

If you paid $1 In federal income taxes, you paid more than: Tesla in 2024 & 2022 AT&T in 2021 Nike in 2020 FedEx in 2020 Dish Network in 2020 Amazon in 2017-2018 Elon Musk in 2018 Jeff Bezos in 2007 & 2011 Carl Icahn in 2016-2017 Yes. It’s time to tax the rich.

It's unfair to say that what Trump's doing is unprecedented. Ninety-five years ago, the Smoot Hawley Tariff Act helped turn a recession into the Great Depression.

FWIW, it's perhaps worth noting that when Benjamin Franklin visited France between 1776 and 1778 to ask for military support for the then-new-formed United States of America, he wore a coonskin cap. "Proper" French court attire at this time was a powdered wig.

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Some people have convinced themselves they're very clever because they've noticed Trump often says he wants to do a thing but doesn't end up doing it, and so they deem most things he says "distractions." ... but the most common reason he gives up is negative public reaction. It had to be fought.

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You may not like it, but Leah's right. There's a reason the Prodigal Son is a parable in almost every culture. when someone experiencing cognitive dissonance comes to you, you have two choices: embrace them, and win them over forever; or reject them, ensuring they never again question their beliefs.

Being exposed to social disapproval for racist statements: cancel culture Having your career wrecked for attending a training your boss said was important: Good and appropriate, because cancel culture is over now.

This study identifies inconsistent evaluation practices of large language models (LLMs) in health care, finding a lack of standardized frameworks and limited use of real patient data. ja.ma/40WLHSt #MedSky

*I know it won’t go anywhere. THAT’S NOT THE POINT. The point is to document, immediately and in real time, constitutional transgressions and abuse of power. Immediacy matters: Had Merrick Garland, for ex, appointed a SC on Day 1 to review everything Trump did, things could be different now

I think countries around the world should levy tariffs specifically on Tesla in response to US tariffs, as well as banning Twitter as a national security threat driving a wedge between our co-dictators may be the most effective thing they can do

Today is the feast of St Brigid. According to legend, Brigid met a nun in 7th century Ireland who had broken her vow of chastity and become pregnant. St Brigid performed a miracle when she laid hands on the woman, prayed, and induced an abortion.

Did you know? In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine. The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.

Nobody is paying attention to things like this because the CDC no longer communicates. The current occupant of the White House broke government. He broke the ability to keep America safe. This is spreading, and this administration plans to pretend it doesn't exist. 828newsnow.com/news/228822-...

I just completed a 64 piece puzzle in 4mins 10seconds. Wondering if this is dast enough to compete in anything?

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From the "I did not know you could cross-stitch an oil barrel" files—recent work from Severija Inčirauskaitė-Kriaunevičienė.

In 2014 Dutch scientists left a hamster wheel outside, to see if wild animals would use it like their domesticated counterparts. The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats, shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and snails. The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.

Trump said he wants to “clean out” Gaza and push the millions of Palestinians living there into neighboring countries. There is a name for this — ethnic cleansing — and it’s a war crime. This outrageous idea should be condemned by every American. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Workers at a Philly Whole Foods have just released the results of their union election—AND THEY WON!!!! 130-100, baby! 🦅 Philadelphia is now home to the first unionized Whole Foods Market in the U.S. One down, 500 more to go!

Trump is trying to bully our allies Canada, Colombia, Denmark, and Panama, threatening tariffs if they don't do what he says. Really? What about imposing tariffs on drug companies that charge us 10 times more than other countries pay for the same drug?

Colombian President Gustavo Petro's full post ordering an increase of import tariffs on U.S. goods, says he doesn't really like traveling to the U.S. because it's “a bit boring” and invokes the ancestors

BREAKING: Columbian President Petro announces that if there will be tariffs on Columbian goods, he will add 50% tariffs on US goods, and says he will not give in to retaliation. He says, "I will resist you."

While 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg, combined, own more wealth than the bottom half of America.  Apparently, that’s not enough. Republicans want to give them a massive tax break by slashing Medicaid. Together, we will stop them.

Trump has directed ICE officials to increase arrests to at least 1,200 to 1,500 per day, from a few hundred, per WaPo.

The greens (collards & turnips) in the garden came through the snow and sub-20 temps unscathed. They flood their cells w/sugar in response to cold. Sugar water in cells acts as an anti-freeze. Amazing stuff.

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Http://static.project2025.org Searchable by keyword. OR you can download and upload into chatgpt and ask for a summary of a specific topic and the approaches.

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Project 2025 AKA "Mandate for Leadership" pg 284 says Maybe this is a move to protect the NIH

A Black woman named Aliyah was struggling to find work. So, she catfished herself and made a fake profile on LinkedIn named "Emily." Emily had the same qualifications as Aliyah but received 57.9% of interview invites while Aliyah received 8.9% This is what we mean when we say racism is systemic.