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CDC is no longer surveilling outbreaks caused by campylobacter, cyclospora, listeria, shigella, vibrio and Yersinia. What could go wrong?
The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses.
As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
July 16, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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It’s a tough sell, but I doubt raising taxes on the upper middle class will hurt as much as people imagine because they all use their extra income to compete with each other for housing in nice neighborhoods, private schools and expensive kids activities. Taxes will just reduce those competitions.
June 9, 2026 at 4:47 PM
It’s a tough sell, but I doubt raising taxes on the upper middle class will hurt as much as people imagine because they all use their extra income to compete with each other for housing in nice neighborhoods, private schools and expensive kids activities. Taxes will just reduce those competitions.
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Every school in America is going to need to build a ballroom.
April 26, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Every school in America is going to need to build a ballroom.
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Trump's view is that he governs on behalf of people who voted for him to make the people who didn't as unhappy as possible.
An annual meeting of the nation’s governors that has long served as a rare bipartisan gathering is unraveling after President Donald Trump excluded Democratic governors from White House events.
Governors won't hold Trump meeting after White House only invited Republicans
The National Governors Association is not going to hold a formal meeting with President Donald Trump.
bit.ly
February 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Trump's view is that he governs on behalf of people who voted for him to make the people who didn't as unhappy as possible.
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Amazing record for the FIFA
January 3, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Amazing record for the FIFA
GOP politicians can’t resist the temptation to call military strikes “kinetic action” to sound cool.
January 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM
GOP politicians can’t resist the temptation to call military strikes “kinetic action” to sound cool.
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Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
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I am reel Amrecan from Tennessee oblast, you should not go No King rally, very dangerous, they will get you photo and put black bag on babushka.
October 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I am reel Amrecan from Tennessee oblast, you should not go No King rally, very dangerous, they will get you photo and put black bag on babushka.
My entire adult life, since Columbine in 99, we’ve been told we must tolerate routine school shootings to protect liberty, ensuring we have the guns needed to avoid the risk of a future authoritarian government. Turns out, the people with the guns are the most ardent supporters of authoritarianism.
August 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
My entire adult life, since Columbine in 99, we’ve been told we must tolerate routine school shootings to protect liberty, ensuring we have the guns needed to avoid the risk of a future authoritarian government. Turns out, the people with the guns are the most ardent supporters of authoritarianism.
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Oh, I think it’s pure trolling. “It turned out I was above the law, and now I’m going to throw that pious slogan back in your face with a sneer as I show how to abuse the law to harm my enemies.”
Trump posting “no one is above the law” achieves one of the largest failures of self-awareness I can imagine.
August 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Oh, I think it’s pure trolling. “It turned out I was above the law, and now I’m going to throw that pious slogan back in your face with a sneer as I show how to abuse the law to harm my enemies.”
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Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
June 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
Republicans want government to be run like a business in the sense there is no voting and one guy at the top calling all the shots.
April 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Republicans want government to be run like a business in the sense there is no voting and one guy at the top calling all the shots.
This is just Trump publicly revealing his weakness. EU & Canada should obviously do what he fears.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Floats More EU, Canada Tariffs If They Work Against US
President Donald Trump suggested further tariffs would be imposed on the European Union and Canada if they worked together “to do economic harm” to the US.
www.bloomberg.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This is just Trump publicly revealing his weakness. EU & Canada should obviously do what he fears.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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It’s just a fact that most of us are not particularly brave. But we *are* social—and we can become braver when someone invites us into action.
March 21, 2025 at 12:04 PM
It’s just a fact that most of us are not particularly brave. But we *are* social—and we can become braver when someone invites us into action.
The techno-libertarian label is pretty generous in the sense that there’s not even an ounce of pretense about the “socially liberal” side of these dudes.
March 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The techno-libertarian label is pretty generous in the sense that there’s not even an ounce of pretense about the “socially liberal” side of these dudes.
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Here's how I see it. America is very far along in a process of regime change--a fundamental, revolutionary change to our entire system of government, from a liberal democracy allied to other democracies, to a patrimonial autocracy allied to other autocracies.
March 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Here's how I see it. America is very far along in a process of regime change--a fundamental, revolutionary change to our entire system of government, from a liberal democracy allied to other democracies, to a patrimonial autocracy allied to other autocracies.
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See, all it takes is a few people to say that their integrity as a public servant counts for more than the prestige of a job and a title.
February 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
See, all it takes is a few people to say that their integrity as a public servant counts for more than the prestige of a job and a title.
Thinking about how to describe a cybertruck. It evinces a feeling analogous to seeing someone walk down the street with an automatic weapon. It’s a visual form of terror disguised as an automobile.
February 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Thinking about how to describe a cybertruck. It evinces a feeling analogous to seeing someone walk down the street with an automatic weapon. It’s a visual form of terror disguised as an automobile.
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I’ve always said this was a big key to Trump’s appeal: What perversely excites a lot of people is that he represents liberation from the tyranny of basic decency.
I'd like to see more writing on how the Musk/Trump junta feels like a frontal attack on the entire concept of virtue, in even the most traditional senses.
They are actively demonizing and punishing everyone who doesn't worship Mammon.
They are actively demonizing and punishing everyone who doesn't worship Mammon.
February 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I’ve always said this was a big key to Trump’s appeal: What perversely excites a lot of people is that he represents liberation from the tyranny of basic decency.
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if I understand American politics correctly, progressivism is something that requires 60 senate votes to work, while national conservatism doesn’t require any votes at all
February 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
if I understand American politics correctly, progressivism is something that requires 60 senate votes to work, while national conservatism doesn’t require any votes at all
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Today, authorities in Dallas expect traffic and road closures due to a large protest against Trump's mass deportation policies
www.wfaa.com/article/traf...
www.wfaa.com/article/traf...
Dallas Police warn drivers of heavy traffic and possible street closures Sunday due to protests
Last weekend, hundreds gathered near Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge to protest President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
www.wfaa.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Today, authorities in Dallas expect traffic and road closures due to a large protest against Trump's mass deportation policies
www.wfaa.com/article/traf...
www.wfaa.com/article/traf...
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The first Senators to actually do anything about the Trump admin
NEW - Ottawa Senators fans booed the American national anthem at the beginning of tonight’s hockey game.
February 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The first Senators to actually do anything about the Trump admin