Wm Statz

Reminded of this post from 4 month ago by today’s Krugman essay on end-stage WW2 Germany.

Well, it’s a quick take, and no doubt data will come in, but it sure looks like based on today’s evidence that a lot of pro-Trump and pro-AfD bot work depends directly on Russian data centers.

Iran promises to release footage of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. The statement says that he’s been in a series of productive 20 minute meetings with Mitch McConnell.

How Wellness Influencers Scam Patients with Jen Bordenick of @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social and me @healthcarevoices.org @mswmedia.com on #CareTalk live & @louisenorris.bsky.social @healthinsuranceorg.bsky.social Diane-Just Care answer your health insurance q’s

About says it all.

Cartoonist: Clay Bennett

Markets create wealth. Competition makes them work.⁣ ⁣ Being pro-market isn't the same thing as being pro-business. The force that drives innovation and prosperity is the same force many businesses would rather avoid.⁣ ⁣ https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/sifting-through-the-wreckage-of-an

What makes my heart heavy is that 13 servicemembers and a school full of girls died for no reason except to attempt to boost a sad old man’s ego

Staging these sites under the EOP & circumventing fedramp means we can’t see who’s doing what, who’s writing the code, etc - things required for govt sites. This is scary stuff. They could fabricate voter registration fraud and use it to throw out votes, for example, and we couldn’t check it. END/

Funny how the all the people ransacking the Capitol on January 6 were liberals, plants, and ANTIFA—until there was money to be made from it.

May 16, 2026

These two Chinese spies 🕵️‍♀️ are on fast politics today podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

Braindead populism:

On this day 70 years ago-May 1, 1956-the polio vaccine was first made widely available to the public. The vaccine’s developer, Dr. Jonas Salk, did not patent the vaccine so that it would remain available to as many people as possible in the US and internationally. Image: Harvey Georges/AP.

My statement suspending my candidacy for the U.S. Senate:

Exquisitely written. Important issues for U.S. public corruption. Solution oriented. "Lessons can be drawn from peers like Canada, Mexico, and France, which do not exempt their heads of state from conflict-of-interest rules." @abigailbellows.bsky.social, former NSC Director for Anti-Corruption

The Grifter

Former FBI agent Dan Brunner: From what we saw, the suspect wasn’t even close to breaching security. He still would have had to go down two flights of stairs and get through additional secured doors. He didn’t even reach the magnetometers before being stopped.

No nonsense. This is what happened. pressherald.com/2026/04/23/s... #mesen #mepolitics

This is dangerous. The Trump-Vance Administration’s vaccine fear-mongering agenda—and attempts to downplay the overwhelming evidence that they are safe and effective—puts Americans’ health and safety at risk, especially immunocompromised Americans. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

Paul LePage said “the enemy” are “people of color or people of Hispanic origin.” His words. “You shoot at the enemy,” he said. If that’s integrity, Bobby, keep it. #mepolitics

CHRIS WRIGHT: What happens when the wind blows right now? We turn down natural gas plants and we save 2 cents in reduced natural gas price. We pay a 4 cent subsidy and save 2 cents WYDEN: What you are describing is fiction

NEW: Leo XIV’s close ally Cardinal McElroy received a standing ovation at the end of his homily, where he called on Catholics to take action to help end the “immoral” war against Iran. “When we leave this church tonight, we must move beyond prayer in action. Not in our name. Not with our country.”

Want some good news? Heck yeah you do. CDC colleagues recently published a paper showing the decline in cervical cancer among young women in the US, thanks to effective prevention measures like the HPV vaccine. Huzzah for public health! #NationalPublicHealthWeek Read the abstract and text here:

Remember when USPS had a contract to buy a fleet of EVs and Trump made them cancel it and go back to gas?

"“These new disclosures suggest that Donald Trump stole documents so sensitive that only six people in the entire U.S. government had access to them, that the documents President Trump stole pertained to his business interests..." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Eventually, the swamp becomes a lake.

Today marks the third anniversary of the 20-year mining ban, which is under threat in Congress. ⚠️ Also, the Chilean mining giant Antofagasta was just fined about $775,000 for failing to comply with regulations in Chile. Call your senators now: www.savetheboundarywaters.org/anniversary-...

My latest in the @thebulwark.com

Wow.

The destruction of knowledge and history is haphazard & breathtaking. NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts.

Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health. The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information. They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift. Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr

If the Dems don’t take the Senate in 2026, look for Thomas and/or Alito to retire in order to appoint younger, loyal conservatives. This despite recent reports that Trump told them not to retire.

This is the pretty damn powerful speech that @rdmorris.bsky.social gave in front of the Capitol bldg yesterday: drbobmorris.substack.com/p/the-house-...

Survival hinges as players new and very very old reveal themselves. Hear the newest episode of The White Vault Goshawk, out to the public now. And remember, when you see it… well, maybe just don’t look. #HorrorPodcast #HorrorStory

Facts matter…this is true. 💙

Mainers have until tomorrow to reject a voter suppression effort pushed by Leonard Leo’s money and the unrelentingly deceitful Yes on 1 campaign. Vote No on 1 and help get out the vote. #mepolitics open.substack.com/pub/amyfried...

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Did you know that a typhoon just hit Alaska & displaced over 1,000 people and washed away entire communities? If your media isn't covering this, it's bc these are Indigenous communities.

BREAKING: MG (Ret.) Paul Eaton on Trump secretly using the military as a pawn in his dangerous power games—risking lives and America’s credibility to hide his own failures. “This isn’t the move of a strong leader, this is the move of a weak and incapable politician.” ➡️ thehill.com/homenews/adm...

HUGELY Important.

Hold tight to hope. It can be a slippery fellow.

Looks like a book I need to read.

Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.