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Kids, you too can have the healthy leathered skin of RFK
RFK Jr. clears path for minors' use of tanning beds, much to the dismay of dermatologists
RFK Jr. clears path for minors' use of tanning beds, much to the dismay of dermatologists
Indoor tanning is associated with a 75% increase in melanoma risk. A proposed FDA rule intended to protect children is now gone.
www.latimes.com
May 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Kids, you too can have the healthy leathered skin of RFK
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The single most important thing to understand about tech futurism is that, when Anthropic’s predictions turn out to be wrong, they don’t have to give the money back.
I do wish it was better understood by now—especially by folks in the media—that these "warnings" from large AI corporations in fact function as "advertisements"
www.axios.com/2025/04/22/a...
www.axios.com/2025/04/22/a...
Exclusive: Anthropic warns fully AI employees are a year away
Managing those AI identities will require companies to completely reassess their cybersecurity strategies.
www.axios.com
April 30, 2026 at 11:48 AM
The single most important thing to understand about tech futurism is that, when Anthropic’s predictions turn out to be wrong, they don’t have to give the money back.
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WaPo reports Louisiana’s governor will announce on Friday that he is suspending the House primaries where people have already started voting and redraw the map; I’d expect them to go for an all-Republican map and eliminate both majority-Black districts, not just one.
Louisiana governor prepares to suspend House primaries after court ruling
Gov. Jeff Landry (R) told Republican House candidates he plans to suspend the May 16 primary elections so lawmakers can redraw the congressional map.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 30, 2026 at 3:25 AM
WaPo reports Louisiana’s governor will announce on Friday that he is suspending the House primaries where people have already started voting and redraw the map; I’d expect them to go for an all-Republican map and eliminate both majority-Black districts, not just one.
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this is very funny as well as good evidence — you know, beyond what we can see with our own eyes — that there is not some epidemic of anti-white discrimination
Trump is directing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to prioritize cases of discrimination against white men, but commission staff are "struggling to find complaints with merit"
April 29, 2026 at 11:54 AM
this is very funny as well as good evidence — you know, beyond what we can see with our own eyes — that there is not some epidemic of anti-white discrimination
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These people are already licking their lips at the thought of bringing back Jim Crow and eliminating minority representation in government.
April 29, 2026 at 2:53 PM
These people are already licking their lips at the thought of bringing back Jim Crow and eliminating minority representation in government.
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NAACP President Derrick Johnson responds to the Supreme Court's decision to gut the Voting Rights Act:
April 29, 2026 at 2:53 PM
NAACP President Derrick Johnson responds to the Supreme Court's decision to gut the Voting Rights Act:
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"Ruling that renders Section 2 of the VRA essentially dead but still requires it to be dismantled piecemeal across multiple protracted legislative/judicial maneuvers instead of just one sweeping overturn" was unfortunately probably the best case scenario for a 6-3 Alito opinion.
Supreme Court tosses Louisiana's long-contested congressional map with second majority Black district amid national redistricting fight. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4tGimHR
April 29, 2026 at 2:47 PM
"Ruling that renders Section 2 of the VRA essentially dead but still requires it to be dismantled piecemeal across multiple protracted legislative/judicial maneuvers instead of just one sweeping overturn" was unfortunately probably the best case scenario for a 6-3 Alito opinion.
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Hold on. We the taxpayers are going to pay companies $900 million, which is more than 6x what we spend on wind power R&D, to NOT build wind power at a time when electricity prices are spiking and we need more clean power?
The Trump administration has announced two more payouts for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development.
Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leases
The Trump administration has announced two more payouts for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development.
bit.ly
April 28, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Hold on. We the taxpayers are going to pay companies $900 million, which is more than 6x what we spend on wind power R&D, to NOT build wind power at a time when electricity prices are spiking and we need more clean power?
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If only there were some kind of democratic process we could use
Over half of Americans want Congress to impeach Trump now, according to a new poll. One in seven Republicans backs it.
Donald Trump Impeachment Backed by Most Americans: Poll
www.newsweek.com
April 10, 2026 at 12:54 PM
If only there were some kind of democratic process we could use
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Setting aside all other questions about impeachment, the idea that trying it against a president everybody hates would be a political *loser* for the opposition party is preposterous. Just say you don't want to work! It's more relatable
Rep. John Larson introduced articles of impeachment against Trump this week. He says a member of Democratic leadership told him a failed impeachment push risks being framed as tacit approval of Trump’s conduct.
An immediate vote, he says, is “probably not going to happen”
time.com/article/2026...
An immediate vote, he says, is “probably not going to happen”
time.com/article/2026...
Democratic Leaders Resist Effort to Impeach Trump on Iran
Democratic leaders are urging against efforts within the party to impeach Trump before the midterms, say those involved in the debate
time.com
April 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Setting aside all other questions about impeachment, the idea that trying it against a president everybody hates would be a political *loser* for the opposition party is preposterous. Just say you don't want to work! It's more relatable
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"Project Liberal" is run by Jason Pye, whose CV includes 7 years at Freedomworks, and Tyler Harris, who worked for the Libertarian National Committee for a half-decade. if you fall for this shit you're the biggest sucker ever born
April 10, 2026 at 12:28 PM
"Project Liberal" is run by Jason Pye, whose CV includes 7 years at Freedomworks, and Tyler Harris, who worked for the Libertarian National Committee for a half-decade. if you fall for this shit you're the biggest sucker ever born
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Massive wave of Israeli airstrikes in Beirut as Israel attempts to undercut the fragile ceasefire
Israeli Army: Largest Strikes on Lebanon Since War Began
The Israeli military says it carried out its widest wave of airstrikes on Lebanon since the start of the war with Iran, launching 100 strikes in just 10 minutes.
The Israeli military says it carried out its widest wave of airstrikes on Lebanon since the start of the war with Iran, launching 100 strikes in just 10 minutes.
April 8, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Massive wave of Israeli airstrikes in Beirut as Israel attempts to undercut the fragile ceasefire
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people split hairs about the genocide classification all the time, but Trump unambiguously wrote down his intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national group, and then he broadcast it out
They have to remove him from office and send him to The Hague, literally as fast as they can
God help us.
April 7, 2026 at 12:43 PM
people split hairs about the genocide classification all the time, but Trump unambiguously wrote down his intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national group, and then he broadcast it out
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let's be clear about what's happening: donald trump and benjamin netanyahu, whose countries have been committing genocide in gaza since 2023, unilaterally started a war with iran, and are now threatening genocide there.
April 7, 2026 at 12:52 PM
let's be clear about what's happening: donald trump and benjamin netanyahu, whose countries have been committing genocide in gaza since 2023, unilaterally started a war with iran, and are now threatening genocide there.
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If you have any information at all on these plans, now is the time to share it. Reach me on Signal at marisakabas.04
April 7, 2026 at 12:22 PM
If you have any information at all on these plans, now is the time to share it. Reach me on Signal at marisakabas.04
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Psychologists and other literal mental health providers with advanced degrees (like doctorates!) cannot prescribe medications to the patients they see and treat in person but sure why not let an AI startup start people on psychoactive medications
I’m gonna go into a dark room and scream for an hour can I get you guys anything
April 7, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Psychologists and other literal mental health providers with advanced degrees (like doctorates!) cannot prescribe medications to the patients they see and treat in person but sure why not let an AI startup start people on psychoactive medications
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They oversaw a very important social media influence operation for the Kremlin, got caught, fled. And now they're not just back, they're guests at Donald & Melania Trump's Easter Egg Roll at the White House.
April 7, 2026 at 1:44 AM
They oversaw a very important social media influence operation for the Kremlin, got caught, fled. And now they're not just back, they're guests at Donald & Melania Trump's Easter Egg Roll at the White House.
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not only are wire services the core of an enormous amount of reporting, AP plays a very specific and authoritative role in election calling
People should actually be very alarmed that while AP's business model is shot to bits, Americans are still very much reliant on the news it delivers. The alternatives in some cases are inferior or non-existent.
apnews.com/article/news...
apnews.com/article/news...
AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper-focused history
The Associated Press says it will offer buyouts to an unspecified number of its U.S.-based journalists as part of an acceleration away from the focus on newspapers and their print journalism that sust...
apnews.com
April 7, 2026 at 12:52 AM
not only are wire services the core of an enormous amount of reporting, AP plays a very specific and authoritative role in election calling
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now THAT’S how a major publication should write a lede www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
April 5, 2026 at 5:14 PM
now THAT’S how a major publication should write a lede www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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'That's surely not real' is truly a phrase for 2026.
April 5, 2026 at 12:28 PM
'That's surely not real' is truly a phrase for 2026.
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Why do we live in such a childish, stupid country? A country that wastes its money on useless billion dollar aircraft carriers, when it could be spending those tax dollars to actually help its citizens like sane countries.
April 3, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Why do we live in such a childish, stupid country? A country that wastes its money on useless billion dollar aircraft carriers, when it could be spending those tax dollars to actually help its citizens like sane countries.