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Public health, Emergency Medicine and democracy
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September 16, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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ICYMI, only two or three Supreme Court Justices would have voted to end U.S. democracy last night.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
The Supreme Court’s Conservatives and Liberals Just Came to the Brink—and Finally Said “No” (Gift Article)
For the time being, let’s celebrate that the center of the court did hold, even as dangers remain ahead in both 2026 and 2028.
slate.com
September 15, 2026 at 3:36 PM
ICYMI, only two or three Supreme Court Justices would have voted to end U.S. democracy last night.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Scathing and super spot on piece by @sulliview.bsky.social Thumbs on the scale all around
https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-the-midterms-and
https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-the-midterms-and
The truth about the midterms — and the media’s failure to convey it
Plus: the most distressing media news of the week and the most encouraging
margaretsullivan.substack.com
September 14, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Scathing and super spot on piece by @sulliview.bsky.social Thumbs on the scale all around
https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-the-midterms-and
https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-the-midterms-and
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🚨BREAKING: Washington DC federal court BLOCKS Postal Service mail-in ballot rule. First court to prohibit USPS from taking steps to allow voluntary compliance with anti-voting rule.
A victory for ELG and our clients DSCC, DCCC, DNC, DGA and Leaders Schumer and Jeffries!
A victory for ELG and our clients DSCC, DCCC, DNC, DGA and Leaders Schumer and Jeffries!
September 14, 2026 at 11:16 AM
🚨BREAKING: Washington DC federal court BLOCKS Postal Service mail-in ballot rule. First court to prohibit USPS from taking steps to allow voluntary compliance with anti-voting rule.
A victory for ELG and our clients DSCC, DCCC, DNC, DGA and Leaders Schumer and Jeffries!
A victory for ELG and our clients DSCC, DCCC, DNC, DGA and Leaders Schumer and Jeffries!
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Jared Kushner is not "on the other side of the aisle."
He's not an elected official. He's not an administration official. He's the president's son-in-law and a private citizen.
You do not, in fact, have to take meetings with relatives of the president. Some might even say you should *not* do that
He's not an elected official. He's not an administration official. He's the president's son-in-law and a private citizen.
You do not, in fact, have to take meetings with relatives of the president. Some might even say you should *not* do that
Jeffries defends his meeting with Kushner: "I'm of the view that if we're going to be committed to actually solving problems on behalf of the American people ... they're are gonna be times that you have to speak with people on the other side of the aisle. Even people you strongly disagree with."
September 13, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Jared Kushner is not "on the other side of the aisle."
He's not an elected official. He's not an administration official. He's the president's son-in-law and a private citizen.
You do not, in fact, have to take meetings with relatives of the president. Some might even say you should *not* do that
He's not an elected official. He's not an administration official. He's the president's son-in-law and a private citizen.
You do not, in fact, have to take meetings with relatives of the president. Some might even say you should *not* do that
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Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social
You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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September 11, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social
You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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25 years ago, terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people, including 2,753 New Yorkers.
As we remember that terrible day, let us also remember the first responders, office workers and strangers who ran toward danger to help each other.
As we remember that terrible day, let us also remember the first responders, office workers and strangers who ran toward danger to help each other.
September 11, 2026 at 10:06 AM
25 years ago, terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people, including 2,753 New Yorkers.
As we remember that terrible day, let us also remember the first responders, office workers and strangers who ran toward danger to help each other.
As we remember that terrible day, let us also remember the first responders, office workers and strangers who ran toward danger to help each other.
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Jon Ossoff on the internal Dem center v. left conflict: “No Georgia voter has yet asked me about elections that were 800 miles away,” he tells me. “I don’t know why we do this to ourselves.” www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Can Senator Jon Ossoff Hold On to His Seat?
He’s the most vulnerable incumbent in the Senate race, and his state is ground zero for the new Jim Crow attacks on voting rights.
www.thenation.com
September 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Jon Ossoff on the internal Dem center v. left conflict: “No Georgia voter has yet asked me about elections that were 800 miles away,” he tells me. “I don’t know why we do this to ourselves.” www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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If you actually believed in democracy, you’d admit that—sometimes—you lose elections.
You’d admit that when a majority of “them” vote against you, you lose.
“We won’t let them win.” That’s corruption and tyranny.
At least he’s honest, I suppose.
You’d admit that when a majority of “them” vote against you, you lose.
“We won’t let them win.” That’s corruption and tyranny.
At least he’s honest, I suppose.
Mike Johnson: "We cannot and will not allow them to take the majority in the Congress. We're not gonna do it."
September 10, 2026 at 10:47 PM
If you actually believed in democracy, you’d admit that—sometimes—you lose elections.
You’d admit that when a majority of “them” vote against you, you lose.
“We won’t let them win.” That’s corruption and tyranny.
At least he’s honest, I suppose.
You’d admit that when a majority of “them” vote against you, you lose.
“We won’t let them win.” That’s corruption and tyranny.
At least he’s honest, I suppose.
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Instead, he's giving a one-time $500 "refund" to the VERY SAME ~1M ENROLLEES THAT HE SCREWED OUT OF *THOUSANDS* OR EVEN *TENS OF THOUSANDS* OF DOLLARS OUT OF IN SUBSIDIES THIS YEAR.
September 10, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Instead, he's giving a one-time $500 "refund" to the VERY SAME ~1M ENROLLEES THAT HE SCREWED OUT OF *THOUSANDS* OR EVEN *TENS OF THOUSANDS* OF DOLLARS OUT OF IN SUBSIDIES THIS YEAR.
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Last July, President Trump and congressional Republicans slashed billions from SNAP.
Today, nearly 60,000 kids in Pennsylvania have been kicked off this critical program- just so Republicans can give another tax cut to billionaires.
Today, nearly 60,000 kids in Pennsylvania have been kicked off this critical program- just so Republicans can give another tax cut to billionaires.
September 10, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Last July, President Trump and congressional Republicans slashed billions from SNAP.
Today, nearly 60,000 kids in Pennsylvania have been kicked off this critical program- just so Republicans can give another tax cut to billionaires.
Today, nearly 60,000 kids in Pennsylvania have been kicked off this critical program- just so Republicans can give another tax cut to billionaires.
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The United States: where giving a frail voter waiting in the Georgia sun a glass of water is punishable by a year in prison, but the president can offer everyone $5k to vote for his party.
September 10, 2026 at 10:45 AM
The United States: where giving a frail voter waiting in the Georgia sun a glass of water is punishable by a year in prison, but the president can offer everyone $5k to vote for his party.
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You know who actually did show up at Ground Zero? Canadian emergency rescue crews.
September 8, 2026 at 11:12 PM
You know who actually did show up at Ground Zero? Canadian emergency rescue crews.
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Now is a good time to make sure your voter registration is in order.
September 9, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Now is a good time to make sure your voter registration is in order.
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democrats, literally the only thing you should be talking about for the next 3 days is donald trump lying about being a 9/11 hero. i dont care if the question is about the economy or gas prices or about how sexually attractive you are, you steer that answer to trump lying about being a 9/11 hero
September 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
democrats, literally the only thing you should be talking about for the next 3 days is donald trump lying about being a 9/11 hero. i dont care if the question is about the economy or gas prices or about how sexually attractive you are, you steer that answer to trump lying about being a 9/11 hero
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Last week, it wasn't even a "war" according to Trump. Before that, he's said dozens of times that Iran was totally defeated already.
Trump is making it all up as he goes because he has no idea what he's doing — and it's raising your costs and making our country less safe.
Trump is making it all up as he goes because he has no idea what he's doing — and it's raising your costs and making our country less safe.
September 8, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Last week, it wasn't even a "war" according to Trump. Before that, he's said dozens of times that Iran was totally defeated already.
Trump is making it all up as he goes because he has no idea what he's doing — and it's raising your costs and making our country less safe.
Trump is making it all up as he goes because he has no idea what he's doing — and it's raising your costs and making our country less safe.
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Any news outlet that spent even one segment or one article on "Joe Biden is old" in 2024 should be going wall-to-wall with stories about the dementia-ravaged 80-year-old who keeps posting AI garbage and telling insanely obvious lies about himself.
And yet
And yet
Trump claims he was basically lifted out of the rubble on 9/11: "Two fireman, big strong guys, they grabbed me under the arms -- 'got to get our of here!' -- and they literally lifted me up, and they started running with me."
September 8, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Any news outlet that spent even one segment or one article on "Joe Biden is old" in 2024 should be going wall-to-wall with stories about the dementia-ravaged 80-year-old who keeps posting AI garbage and telling insanely obvious lies about himself.
And yet
And yet
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🧵 Adam Hamilton supports choice. His opponent, Roger Marshall, the incumbent senator from KS, is an anti-choice ob-gyn who sued hundreds of patients for lare payments, having dozens arrested, garnishing pay, and charging 18% interest on debt. Marshall is full Trumper.
Vote blue, KS!
Vote blue, KS!
September 8, 2026 at 1:28 PM
🧵 Adam Hamilton supports choice. His opponent, Roger Marshall, the incumbent senator from KS, is an anti-choice ob-gyn who sued hundreds of patients for lare payments, having dozens arrested, garnishing pay, and charging 18% interest on debt. Marshall is full Trumper.
Vote blue, KS!
Vote blue, KS!
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Lewandowski pushes back on the WSJ's detailed reporting about his egregious corruption by comparing it to reporting about Russia collusion and Trump's birthday card to Epstein, two stories that were totally legit at the time and hold up in hindsight
Great work, Corey
Great work, Corey
September 8, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Lewandowski pushes back on the WSJ's detailed reporting about his egregious corruption by comparing it to reporting about Russia collusion and Trump's birthday card to Epstein, two stories that were totally legit at the time and hold up in hindsight
Great work, Corey
Great work, Corey
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First in WaPo this morning: @votevets.org is launching a new campaign to mobilize veterans against Trump's planned triumphal arch.
Trump officials are planning 20/hr per day of construction to build 250-ft-tall arch near Arlington National Cemetery.
Trump officials are planning 20/hr per day of construction to build 250-ft-tall arch near Arlington National Cemetery.
September 8, 2026 at 1:45 PM
First in WaPo this morning: @votevets.org is launching a new campaign to mobilize veterans against Trump's planned triumphal arch.
Trump officials are planning 20/hr per day of construction to build 250-ft-tall arch near Arlington National Cemetery.
Trump officials are planning 20/hr per day of construction to build 250-ft-tall arch near Arlington National Cemetery.
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"Marshall, a Republican seeking re-election this fall, filed lawsuits against more than 700 patients with outstanding bills ... Marshall's lawyers garnished patients’ paychecks and bank accounts. They routinely charged patients an 18% annual interest rate."
Roger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator. (Gift Article)
Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished.
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2026 at 1:46 PM
"Marshall, a Republican seeking re-election this fall, filed lawsuits against more than 700 patients with outstanding bills ... Marshall's lawyers garnished patients’ paychecks and bank accounts. They routinely charged patients an 18% annual interest rate."
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It is journalistic malpractice that major news outlets are not producing 5-alarm-fire reports to warn the public that the president of the United States is out of his mind.
September 6, 2026 at 9:48 PM
It is journalistic malpractice that major news outlets are not producing 5-alarm-fire reports to warn the public that the president of the United States is out of his mind.
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If I were the chair of the DNC and a Democratic gubernatorial candidate was attacked in the critical midterm election year, I’d probably highlight the fact that Donald Trump and the right have been stoking political violence for years with conspiracy bullshit and civil war rhetoric.
I’m relieved Dr. Acton is safe and keeping those who were injured at the Canfield Fair in my prayers.
Violence like this has no place in our politics.
Violence like this has no place in our politics.
BREAKING: Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton was attacked by an armed individual who lunged at her during a campaign event at the Canfield Fair near Youngstown. 1/
September 6, 2026 at 9:31 PM
If I were the chair of the DNC and a Democratic gubernatorial candidate was attacked in the critical midterm election year, I’d probably highlight the fact that Donald Trump and the right have been stoking political violence for years with conspiracy bullshit and civil war rhetoric.
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Occasional reminder that there is an ICC arrest warrant against Putin for war crimes in connection with the mass abduction of Ukrainian children.
Witkoff: “President Putin, thank you so much for having us.
“We were sitting outside just now, me, Jared, Kirill, Yuri, and we were talking about, when we retire, we will have all these incredible stories and memories, and yours will be right at the top of it all.”
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“We were sitting outside just now, me, Jared, Kirill, Yuri, and we were talking about, when we retire, we will have all these incredible stories and memories, and yours will be right at the top of it all.”
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September 5, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Occasional reminder that there is an ICC arrest warrant against Putin for war crimes in connection with the mass abduction of Ukrainian children.