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Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA): "I'm writing to the White House to demand who knew in advance that the President was going to, once again, flip flop on tariffs. And are people cashing in? There is just all too much opportunity for people in the White House and the administration to be insider trading"

A surprising number of highly educated people are very surprised to find that the leopard is eating their face.

guys they're going to stop feeding TSA's bomb-sniffing dogs, per Fox News nat security correspondent:

Democrats vote NO. Don’t be complicit. It sucks to shut down the government but it’s a government that’s already half dismantled.

CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up. Tomorrow is the cloture vote. KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️ Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill. Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.

Imagine how much food waste we would eliminate just by decreasing cake frosting to “butter on bread” or even “cream cheese on bagel” amounts. Every plate in the trash at the birthday part is just covered with uneaten frosting.

BREAKING: Person dies of measles in West Texas, Lubbock’s health department says, the first death from an outbreak that has infected at least 124 people in the state. nbcnews.to/4hRa9Ld

The U.S. Senate must not yield, must not abandon Ukraine in its hour of greatest need, and must not sew further doubt about America’s willingness to abide by our commitments to Europe and NATO.

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

Someone at the American Bar Association ate their Wheaties this morning.

The FCC has opened an investigation into a radio station's news coverage of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. www.kqed.org/news/1202597...

President Donald Trump's administration evicted former Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan from her home with three hours of notice on Tuesday — not even enough time to gather her personal effects — according to two people familiar with the incident.

1. It's probably influenza 2. If only there was some way to prevent this www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...

Following a White House anti-DEI order, the National Cryptologic Museum covered up exhibits of women and people of color in its Hall of Honor. The NSA reversed course after former employees mobilized.

I keep seeing folks understandably point out that there are Democratic lawmakers who are scared to speak out for fear of retribution. I'm sympathetic to that. But also: no reasonable adult would begrudge a lawmaker for giving up their seat for someone who's willing to speak up. That's their job.

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New Episode! Talking about the large scale attack on our healthcare infrastructure and who’s going to suffer because of it (spoiler: everybody. Every BODY). With @jeremyfaust.bsky.social & @prophiphop.bsky.social Spotify: tinyurl.com/5dpc345v iTunes: tinyurl.com/4ew32sxm

Just saying.

I really hope Democratic lawmakers took notice of the actions of Sen. Schatz, Sen. Kim, and others today and observed how quickly they were celebrated by millions of voters. This is not about getting the response 100% right or knowing exactly what the plan should be. It's about making an effort.

Those of us in California and NY have long noted that our Fed tax dollars subsidize many red states. With all these programs shut down, I’m not sure we’re going to feel the pinch as much as they are.

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I think most people believe Trump/Musk will just hurt minorities. I’m starting to believe that’s why he targets them so loudly- so that everyone else sits on the sidelines thinking they are safe. “Look away. I’m just going after THEM” - while he fucks over the whole country.

Hedge funds are betting big that the stock market is going to suffer a devastating crash due to Donald Trump. Data from Goldman Sachs is sending shockwaves through financial circles, revealing a dramatic surge in 'short' positions against US stocks.

When it comes to these executive orders, I need more states with Democratic governors and majorities saying, simply, “That shit is illegal. We ain’t doing that. Sue us,” and go on with business as usual.

And you know they won’t actually pay it…

Not a shock

Am taking the weekend to finish a massive new report on Elon Musk that is profoundly distressing Its focus is overwhelming evidence he is taking control of significant components of our government in a way that endangers all of us and is a national security issue Should be at PROOF Monday evening

OptumRx, UnitedHealth’s pharmacy benefit manager, along with its two main peers, Express Scripts and CVS Caremark Rx, have pocketed an extra $7.3 billion over cost thanks to price gouging. Per new FTC report. Lina Khan is the chair of the FTC. Elon hates her and Trump will replace her.

Great post. Worth a listen.

Bunch of people on FB are finding out that their accounts have been set to “follow” JD Vance. That man is literally the kid in school that had to have daddy pay people to be his friends.

Sure Republican lawmakers. Let’s limit natural disaster spending and set some “conditions”. Maybe let’s start with some “per capita” spending caps? (Map shows federal disaster spending based on population from 1984 to 2024).

Water is becoming a major issue in the Southern California fires. As crews battled the wildfire in Pacific Palisades, they put so much strain on the water system that the fire hydrants ran dry. The fires have also fed ash into the water supply, leading to a boil order notice.

This is a drone shot of the #PacificPalisades. This is horrific. #LAfires

All of us in NorCal remember our own past firestorms. Hoping everyone in the #LA #fires makes it to safety. Just a reminder that the BEST app to track fire updates and alerts is a Watch Duty. It’s free, incredibly easy to use and updated every few min. (Donate to support it if you can)

I'm not really sure what else to say at this point. Locally record hot summer followed by a near-record dry fall followed by the strongest wind event in 14 years. Energized powerlines strung across a landscape that is home to tens of millions of people. Disaster recipe.

1. As Zuckerberg abandons fact checking in the name of “free speech”, let’s take a moment to examine this concept. 🧵

The public health experts you followed during Covid - including, yes, most of the scientists who are posting about H5N1 right now - are mostly not experts on influenza. Here are some smart people I know who currently have, or have had, a long-term research interest in influenza. go.bsky.app/L1vwJPS

BREAKING: The United States has recorded its first fatal case of H5N1 bird flu. The death was reported by the Louisiana Department of Health. The patient contracted H5N1 after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds. ldh.la.gov/news/H5N1-de...

🗣️ Our full statement in response to Meta ending its third-party fact checking programme in the US: fullfact.org/blog/2025/ja...

US winter holiday retail sales: Black Friday - deals on things you weren’t planning to buy, but did Cyber Monday - cope with the post-Black Friday crash by buying more things you don’t need (Xmas week: gifts for others? Eh..) NYE: storage containers for all that stuff you bought but didn’t need

Hospitalist here. Anyone else seeing an uptick of Flu A requiring HFNC? Also young folks with respiratory failure from Flu A? #medsky #Flu #InfluenzaA

I’m at the age where I need these to see anything close to me. I’m of the age where I have a stash of glass cases that have been waiting empty for decades for this occasion.

5 years ago today: Dr. Li Wenliang warns his colleagues that 7 people in Wuhan have been diagnosed with COVID. He's later arrested for "spreading rumors"

Bribed my elementary aged kids to watch the In Defense of Food documentary. Now the 5th grader chose to have left over pesto pizza over a bagel with cream cheese- because the pesto is healthier. And he’s right.

I, like many of you, have been contemplating our predicament since election night. We are in a losing war for our democracy and I'm not sure we collectively know who our true adversary is. It's not the voting blocks...white women, Latinos, Gen X. It's not MAGA. It's not even Trump. 🧵