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7 dollar gas. Well, I guess I'll buy an electric car. Oh those are 60 thousand dollars? Well at least electricity is cheap. Oh the government won't build solar panels because it's "Too transgender"? Well at least wages are going up. Oh the idea of jobs is fake now? Well at least everyone is happ

Virginia Woolf, more than a hundred years ago:

In February 1777, General George Washington ordered the first mass immunization campaign in American history by mandating that his troops be inoculated against smallpox. He protected the Continental Army from an epidemic that was deadlier than British forces. 249 years later, we have this idiot.

France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces. Equals 10 nuclear reactors Reduces heat island, shades cars The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight. Why aren't we doing this?

U.S. Reaches Trade Deal With Pedotopia

NHK World confirms Japan has perfected a process to extract high purity lithium from dead batteries with a 90 percent recovery rate. Great

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"The president's case against wind are literally the rantings of an old man. I've seen grandpa Simpson make more sense."

NEW: "This was not a decision to reject the Moderna vaccine. It was a refusal even to think about approving it." www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-wh...

In 2008, during the last presidential election before the Citizens United decision, billionaires spent $16 million. During the 2024 election billionaires spent $2.6 billion.

Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century. He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.

Every American needs to watch this:

Kessler Syndrome Has Already Started

“Imagine how they lie when there’s no evidence to contradict them.” Watch this powerful message from Jon Stewart.

The lap of luxury #cats #garden

After years of falsely claiming that MMR vaccines cause autism, RFK Jr. has published a new op-ed on Fox’s website encouraging people to get the vaccine amid a measles outbreak that has already resulted in the death of a school-aged child.

✅S63 passed the Senate, with a 32-5 vote. This is an important bill for justice reform in RI, to protect immigrants from deportation due to a conflict between state/federal law that can have unnecessary and harsh consequences. Next, it needs to clear the House Committee (H 5502).

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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

The DOJ is investigating UnitedHealthcare over billing fraud to funnel extra payments to Medicare Advantage plans, the Wall Street Journal reports. UnitedHealthcare shares have already dropped 9% since the story broke.

Elon—the richest man on Earth—is gutting the world’s largest provider of food aid. He could end world hunger single-handedly and still be the richest man alive. But he won’t. Instead, he spent 40 million on Super Bowl ads attacking USAID! Stand with USAID: share this counter-ad…

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Scientists have discovered how to attach bioluminescence to a key piece of cellular machinery. In today's episode, how “RNA lanterns” could help us understand how viruses and memories work. Listen here🎧: https://buff.ly/4aSeV8I

LETTER: We sent a letter to Brown Uni. administrators, condemning their 3-month “interim” suspension of a student group, Students for Justice in Palestine, stifling student speech. With this suspension, the University has given itself exceptional power to undercut any political org. on campus.

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BREAKING: The National Treasury Employees Union is suing the Trump administration. They're suing over Trump's "schedule F" order that that makes it easier to fire career federal workers. The union's president says, “This order is about administering political loyalty tests."

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Imma need some of you to think about thriving out of spite. I had big plans for 2025 and I’m definitely not gonna pre-derail them for likes of Elin and Tromp. I’m getting more involved. Loving harder. Writing hornier. Having more fun. I’m gonna be so kind to my neighbors, bitch.

Oh no, this echo chamber I'm stuck in is full of amazing art, generous, kind people, and joy. What ever shall I do?