Scarlett Walker

We won’t notice it at first Maybe an outbreak of cholera in southwest Kansas goes undetected Perhaps the number of flu related deaths ticks up just a bit each year But-ultimately, inexorably-the destruction of the CDC will lead to countless deaths All because of two men Trump and RFK, Jr

They tried to shush us. We got louder.

Firing the BLS Commissioner — the wonk in charge of the statisticians who track economic reality — is an authoritarian four alarm fire. It will also backfire: You can't bend economic reality, but you can break the trust of markets. And biased data yields worse policy.

Wow

Buddy Carter (R- GA) doesn't care about people. "Only people who are eligible should be on those programs," Carter said. 🥪 CEO, Atlanta Community Food Bank "The vast majority of people who receive SNAP benefits are kids and seniors and folks who have disabilities." http://bit.ly/3TWKW7G

To the “I voted for this” crowd: You voted for the guy who gutted the National Weather Service. Now we’ve got dead families and missing kids in Texas, because storm warnings didn’t go out in time. And he gutted FEMA so they can’t properly respond to disasters. That’s what you voted for?

Warnock: "We are engaged in Robin Hood in reverse ... this is socialism for the rich."

The United States tried presidents who were smart, decent, and capable of empathy, but decided it wasn’t for them. It just didn’t reflect them.

'Auditioning to see who could be the MAGA king': Governor trades Georgia jobs for Trump’s support https://twp.ai/4ioOlK

The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle. Don't give them one. Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.

A teacher breaks down after ICE causes multiple schools to lockdown during graduation ceremonies and parents to flee for their lives. Only the soulless aren’t hurting from what is happening in our country. This is affecting all of us.

Has anyone noticed how eerily silent the ten toes down for Palestine folks have become? What are their thoughts about these ICE raids? They were so vocal against Harris.

Immigration advocates warn Trump’s student visa freeze threatens Caribbean students jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news...

CBS reporter Scott Pelley: This is a warning that I fear many will look back on in five or six years and think “he was so right”. If you haven’t already shared this, please do.

WTF?

Senator Alsobrooks: You’ve been unable to address specific questions about your agency. Can you name which office the Safe to Sleep program operates out of? RFK Jr.: Guesses wrong 5 times Alsobrooks: It is the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD.

I will never forget that the week Qatar decided to bribe the president of the United States with a plane, CNN decided to focus on the age and health of an ex-president. Shame.

I feel like we're stuck in a Law and Order SVU episode. Release this man.

If you think suspending Habeas Corpus "just for undocumented immigrants" is acceptable, remember that there would be NO HEARINGS and NO LEGAL RECOURSE for ANYONE detained in this way So all they have to do is CLAIM that YOU are an undocumented immigrant to DISAPPEAR YOU

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago who is now the first American-born pope, has spent most of his career outside of the U.S, ministering to the dispossessed and marginalized. The “Latin Yankee,” as he is known in Rome, worked 20 years in Peru.

CFPB employees can't own stocks in companies that the agency regulates. A DOGE employee was warned by ethics lawyers that he held nearly $700K in stock in such companies. He then carried out mass firings at the agency – including those ethics lawyers. The corruption couldn’t be any more blatant.

Billionaires get a tax cut. Big Bird gets laid off. Congrats, Trump voters. You defunded kindness for nothing!

Have you shared the news? There are 61.9 million  Catholics in the U.S., representing 18.7% of the population & Trump managed to piss them all off with an incredibly disrespectful AI image of himself as Pope. www.cnn.com/2025/05/04/w... Forward this article to all of your Catholic friends/family!

My latest at Joy's House: Trump gets snubbed by the people's quarterback, and sics his "Justice" Department on the opposition's fundraising arm open.substack.com/pub/joyannre...

Kamala Harris has rarely spoken out after leaving Washington in January. In her first major address since then, she acknowledged Democratic fears and warned of a constitutional crisis. Read more: nyti.ms/4cUxR7v

A charity tied to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s wife, Casey DeSantis, gave $10 million to nonprofit political committees that helped the governor defeat a ballot measure.

Wow. China just called out the Trump administration for blatantly lying about the existence of any ongoing negotiations between the U.S. and China.

Sinners was incredible! If you don’t do anything else this weekend, go see Michael B. Jordan’s new film. It’s suspenseful, sensual, and engaging. Oh, and seeing double of him is a bonus.

This is getting fewer headlines than it should. After coming to power promising to help working people, the president is revealing his real priorities by actively making it easier for banks to rip people off.

I’m loving Chinese manufacturers airing luxury brand’s dirty laundry on TikTok. [Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjRMTmyP/ ]

Trump surrenders again.

Are we “Great” yet?

Snake oil peddling quack says he will have the answer to what causes autism by September. Using a “massive testing and research effort” he'll look into already debunked theories on links between vaccines and autism. This guy doesn’t know a q-tip from a nasal swab. We await the protocol with interest

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"

If you're a billionaire, then you'll barely notice a few thousand dollars a year in higher prices at the store from these Trump tariffs - plus you can count on him to get you another big tax break for the wealthy. But for everyone else, this is a big deal, and a bad one.

Dow plunges 1,014 pts as Trump raises China tariffs to 145%, Tesla craters, bond market spikes, and House GOP backs a $5.8T debt bomb to fund Trump’s billionaire tax cuts. Panic, chaos, and insider trading rumors swirl. Catch up now:

$721m to help Louisiana protect itself from Natural Disaster, gone Red Rural Recession. www.fox8live.com/2025/04/10/l...

Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married? Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote. Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...

SpaceX just landed a $5.92B contract with the Pentagon for Space Force rocket launches — the largest contract among the three firms who secured deals to send satellites into orbit. While DOGE cuts essential services for you, Musk is getting a taxpayer-funded windfall. Hello?

Snort

Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator. In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”

Trump is urging GOP lawmakers to defund PBS "immediately". He's not the first right-wing crook to wage war on public broadcasting. Here's what national treasure Fred Rogers told Congress in 1969 when Richard Nixon tried to gut PBS.

NBC News: The Espionage Act contains a provision making it crime to disclose national defense secrets "through gross negligence."   The law does not require info be classified, because it was written before the classification system existed. The law refers simply to "national defense information."