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18% interest.
700 lawsuits.
81 arrests.
Medical bills should not ruin lives. We must do better than this.
700 lawsuits.
81 arrests.
Medical bills should not ruin lives. We must do better than this.
Roger Marshall, a senator from Kansas who is seeking re-election this fall, filed lawsuits against more than 700 patients with outstanding bills during his decades-long career as an obstetrician-gynecologist, according to a New York Times analysis of Kansas court records. nyti.ms/3UARpcd
September 8, 2026 at 9:27 PM
18% interest.
700 lawsuits.
81 arrests.
Medical bills should not ruin lives. We must do better than this.
700 lawsuits.
81 arrests.
Medical bills should not ruin lives. We must do better than this.
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Jason Arday was hounded to his death because some of the media didn't believe his account of his past.
Now Donald Trump brazenly lies about his past, and the same media says nothing.
Here's Michael Gove, editor of the Spectator, which is still attacking Arday. I bet they say nothing about Trump.
Now Donald Trump brazenly lies about his past, and the same media says nothing.
Here's Michael Gove, editor of the Spectator, which is still attacking Arday. I bet they say nothing about Trump.
September 8, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Jason Arday was hounded to his death because some of the media didn't believe his account of his past.
Now Donald Trump brazenly lies about his past, and the same media says nothing.
Here's Michael Gove, editor of the Spectator, which is still attacking Arday. I bet they say nothing about Trump.
Now Donald Trump brazenly lies about his past, and the same media says nothing.
Here's Michael Gove, editor of the Spectator, which is still attacking Arday. I bet they say nothing about Trump.
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Huge WSJ report on Noem's DHS corruption.
She made Corey Lewandowski a “special government employee,” where he had sign-off power over big contracts.
While in that position, he pitched Qatar & UAE on hiring him on the side for help with DHS matters, including visas.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
She made Corey Lewandowski a “special government employee,” where he had sign-off power over big contracts.
While in that position, he pitched Qatar & UAE on hiring him on the side for help with DHS matters, including visas.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Chasing Side Deals, Flexing Influence: Lewandowski’s Power Moves at DHS
Kristi Noem’s close adviser effectively controlled billions in spending at Homeland Security; Lewandowski denies seeking business or playing any role in agency’s contracts.
www.wsj.com
September 8, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Huge WSJ report on Noem's DHS corruption.
She made Corey Lewandowski a “special government employee,” where he had sign-off power over big contracts.
While in that position, he pitched Qatar & UAE on hiring him on the side for help with DHS matters, including visas.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
She made Corey Lewandowski a “special government employee,” where he had sign-off power over big contracts.
While in that position, he pitched Qatar & UAE on hiring him on the side for help with DHS matters, including visas.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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we’re at costco and my husband ordered a hot dog from the cashier and the guy said “what flavor” and my husband said wat and costco guy said “jk there’s only one flavor. it’s hot dog” and my husband said dammit you did this to me last time and the costco cashier collapsed in giggles
August 23, 2026 at 12:06 AM
we’re at costco and my husband ordered a hot dog from the cashier and the guy said “what flavor” and my husband said wat and costco guy said “jk there’s only one flavor. it’s hot dog” and my husband said dammit you did this to me last time and the costco cashier collapsed in giggles
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What could go wrong?
BREAKING: The FDA is planning to end most of its routine food safety inspections, according to CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-foo...
www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-foo...
FDA making plans to end its routine food safety inspections, sources say
Food safety inspections would be left to state and local authorities under the plan being developed by the FDA.
www.cbsnews.com
August 23, 2026 at 5:01 PM
What could go wrong?
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Kacey Musgraves asks fans to donate to the Chicago-based Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights in honor of her birthday
August 22, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Kacey Musgraves asks fans to donate to the Chicago-based Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights in honor of her birthday
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Police arrested a teacher for clapping during a city council meeting last week. They went to the meeting of Emporia, Kansas City Commission to speak out against a proposed hyperscale data center that would sit on 1,000 acres of rural land. @mjgault.bsky.social reports www.404media.co/person-oppos...
July 28, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Police arrested a teacher for clapping during a city council meeting last week. They went to the meeting of Emporia, Kansas City Commission to speak out against a proposed hyperscale data center that would sit on 1,000 acres of rural land. @mjgault.bsky.social reports www.404media.co/person-oppos...
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Half of all Americans die in hospice care.
Easy money and a lack of regulation transformed a crusade to provide death with dignity into an industry rife with fraud and exploitation.
(Published 2022 with @newyorker.com)
Easy money and a lack of regulation transformed a crusade to provide death with dignity into an industry rife with fraud and exploitation.
(Published 2022 with @newyorker.com)
The Hospice Hustle
Half of all Americans now die in hospice care. Easy money and a lack of regulation transformed a crusade to provide death with dignity into an industry rife with fraud and exploitation.
www.propublica.org
July 7, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Half of all Americans die in hospice care.
Easy money and a lack of regulation transformed a crusade to provide death with dignity into an industry rife with fraud and exploitation.
(Published 2022 with @newyorker.com)
Easy money and a lack of regulation transformed a crusade to provide death with dignity into an industry rife with fraud and exploitation.
(Published 2022 with @newyorker.com)
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For hours, rescuers waited miles away from where journalist Amal Khalil was taking refuge, injured, but still alive inside a building that had been leveled by an Israeli airstrike.
Rescuers were denied access to her during a crucial period when she was still alive.
Rescuers were denied access to her during a crucial period when she was still alive.
An airstrike trapped a journalist. She died as rescuers waited for permission to save her.
A Post reconstruction of Amal Khalil’s final hours in Lebanon found that Israel’s military denied rescuers access to her during a key period when she was still alive.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
For hours, rescuers waited miles away from where journalist Amal Khalil was taking refuge, injured, but still alive inside a building that had been leveled by an Israeli airstrike.
Rescuers were denied access to her during a crucial period when she was still alive.
Rescuers were denied access to her during a crucial period when she was still alive.
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Donald Trump is now responsible for 28% of the US national debt.
That's $11 trillion. In 250 years of American history, no president has added more.
That's not an opinion. It's math.
That's $11 trillion. In 250 years of American history, no president has added more.
That's not an opinion. It's math.
May 24, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Donald Trump is now responsible for 28% of the US national debt.
That's $11 trillion. In 250 years of American history, no president has added more.
That's not an opinion. It's math.
That's $11 trillion. In 250 years of American history, no president has added more.
That's not an opinion. It's math.
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There is billions in confirmed fraud within the Department of Defense, yet Trump and Vought are going after health care, childcare, and nutrition assistance.
As Congress puts together the 2027 budget, we must fight back.
As Congress puts together the 2027 budget, we must fight back.
Trump has no plan to cut the $39 trillion national debt, but he does want to cut childcare. His budget director is scrambling to clarify | Fortune
OMB Director Russell Vought appeared before Congress to answer questions about the request for the largest military spending boost since World War II.
fortune.com
April 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
There is billions in confirmed fraud within the Department of Defense, yet Trump and Vought are going after health care, childcare, and nutrition assistance.
As Congress puts together the 2027 budget, we must fight back.
As Congress puts together the 2027 budget, we must fight back.
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The way our nation turned its back on those who helped us at great risk to themselves and their families is an unforgivable national shame.
We owed Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal. Instead, ICE arrested him in front of his children and he died in their custody. We failed him and his family.
We owed Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal. Instead, ICE arrested him in front of his children and he died in their custody. We failed him and his family.
Afghan who fought for US forces dies in ICE custody as Trump on track for grim record
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Afghan who fought for US forces dies in ICE custody as Trump on track for grim record
Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal served with U.S. forces in Afghanistan and legally evacuated the country, then died within a day of being taken into ICE custody, according to his family
www.independent.co.uk
March 15, 2026 at 7:39 PM
The way our nation turned its back on those who helped us at great risk to themselves and their families is an unforgivable national shame.
We owed Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal. Instead, ICE arrested him in front of his children and he died in their custody. We failed him and his family.
We owed Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal. Instead, ICE arrested him in front of his children and he died in their custody. We failed him and his family.
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A day later and no major national news org has covered what they're doing in Kansas.
This is the flip side of the hyper focus on trans issues by the right. The national media ignores what's actually being done to trans people.
This erasure is what contributes to the persecution.
This is the flip side of the hyper focus on trans issues by the right. The national media ignores what's actually being done to trans people.
This erasure is what contributes to the persecution.
February 26, 2026 at 5:23 PM
A day later and no major national news org has covered what they're doing in Kansas.
This is the flip side of the hyper focus on trans issues by the right. The national media ignores what's actually being done to trans people.
This erasure is what contributes to the persecution.
This is the flip side of the hyper focus on trans issues by the right. The national media ignores what's actually being done to trans people.
This erasure is what contributes to the persecution.
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Why isn't this a WAY bigger story? Planning to be retired in 2040? Or still alive and on Medicare any time after that? Good luck with your healthcare.
In less than a year, Trump erased 12 years of solvency for the trust fund that pays for Medicare Part A | Fortune
The CBO estimates that benefit reductions would start at 8% in 2040 and steadily climb to a 10% cut by 2056.
fortune.com
February 26, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Why isn't this a WAY bigger story? Planning to be retired in 2040? Or still alive and on Medicare any time after that? Good luck with your healthcare.
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Messaging lesson here:
DO say - "yet again, MAGA wants to keep people from voting to control our elections to seize power"
DON'T say - "see!!! they're the ones doing voter fraud!"
Bringing up "fraud" merely feeds desire for anti-voter laws.
newrepublic.com/post/206857/...
DO say - "yet again, MAGA wants to keep people from voting to control our elections to seize power"
DON'T say - "see!!! they're the ones doing voter fraud!"
Bringing up "fraud" merely feeds desire for anti-voter laws.
newrepublic.com/post/206857/...
Turns Out There Was Voter Fraud in Georgia—by Elon Musk
The state board of elections found Musk’s PAC sent prefilled ballot applications.
newrepublic.com
February 23, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Messaging lesson here:
DO say - "yet again, MAGA wants to keep people from voting to control our elections to seize power"
DON'T say - "see!!! they're the ones doing voter fraud!"
Bringing up "fraud" merely feeds desire for anti-voter laws.
newrepublic.com/post/206857/...
DO say - "yet again, MAGA wants to keep people from voting to control our elections to seize power"
DON'T say - "see!!! they're the ones doing voter fraud!"
Bringing up "fraud" merely feeds desire for anti-voter laws.
newrepublic.com/post/206857/...
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I thought this was the best description ever:
February 23, 2026 at 1:39 AM
I thought this was the best description ever:
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“ICE plans to activate all facilities by November 30, 2026, ensuring the timely expansion of detention capacity,” the document says.
Read the full story: www.wired.com/story/metada...
Read the full story: www.wired.com/story/metada...
Metadata Exposes Authors of ICE’s ‘Mega’ Detention Center Plans
Comments and other data left on a PDF detailing Homeland Security’s proposal to build “mega” detention and processing centers reveal the personnel involved in its creation.
www.wired.com
February 20, 2026 at 7:14 PM
“ICE plans to activate all facilities by November 30, 2026, ensuring the timely expansion of detention capacity,” the document says.
Read the full story: www.wired.com/story/metada...
Read the full story: www.wired.com/story/metada...
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Insightful read ⬇️
February 22, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Insightful read ⬇️
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The floor plan for the planned ICE concentration camp in Social Circle, Georgia:
February 22, 2026 at 7:15 PM
The floor plan for the planned ICE concentration camp in Social Circle, Georgia:
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One of my former grad students was involved in this. Really cool.
So the Obama administration oral history project went live today. An extraordinary resource for historians and teachers, and a great credit to the team of folks who compiled them all, including Evan McCormick, @pastpunditry.bsky.social and many others.
Obama Presidency Oral History
The Obama Presidency as told by 450+ officials, activists, organizers, and extraordinary people from all walks of life.
share.google
February 18, 2026 at 12:45 AM
One of my former grad students was involved in this. Really cool.
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SCOOP: I have the first interview with the 36-year-old South Jersey man whose tearful protest against an ICE raid at a school bus stop has been watched more than 3 million times
How a non-political Eagles fan Everyman became the face of ICE resistance
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
How a non-political Eagles fan Everyman became the face of ICE resistance
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
South Jersey guy becomes the face of ICE resistance | Will Bunch Newsletter
Last Friday, Joseph Zobel, “an average Joe who grew up in Haddon Heights” saw a video that shocked him. First interview with the ICE protester whose viral video reaction has been seen 3 million times.
www.inquirer.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:55 PM
SCOOP: I have the first interview with the 36-year-old South Jersey man whose tearful protest against an ICE raid at a school bus stop has been watched more than 3 million times
How a non-political Eagles fan Everyman became the face of ICE resistance
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
How a non-political Eagles fan Everyman became the face of ICE resistance
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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Alpha School, an “AI-powered private school” that heavily relies on AI to teach students and can cost up to $65,000 a year, is AI-generating faulty lesson plans that internal documentation finds. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Scoop by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social: www.404media.co/students-are...
Scoop by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social: www.404media.co/students-are...
February 17, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Alpha School, an “AI-powered private school” that heavily relies on AI to teach students and can cost up to $65,000 a year, is AI-generating faulty lesson plans that internal documentation finds. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Scoop by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social: www.404media.co/students-are...
Scoop by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social: www.404media.co/students-are...
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NEW: ChatGPT and other chatbots are feeding users' fixations on real people, reinforcing users' delusional ideas and obsessions about others as they descend into unwanted harassment, stalking, and/or domestic abuse — traumatizing victims and profoundly altering lives.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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AI Delusions Are Leading to Domestic Abuse, Harassment, and Stalking
ChatGPT and other AI chatbots are reinforcing users' delusions about other people — fueling fixations linked to stalking and other abuses.
futurism.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:58 PM
NEW: ChatGPT and other chatbots are feeding users' fixations on real people, reinforcing users' delusional ideas and obsessions about others as they descend into unwanted harassment, stalking, and/or domestic abuse — traumatizing victims and profoundly altering lives.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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February 16, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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Complaining that following the Constitution will stop you from doing the thing you want to do is... an admission that what you want to do is unconstitutional.
You swore an oath to defend the Constitution. You are violating that oath, Rep. Alford. Time to go home and let someone else do the job.
You swore an oath to defend the Constitution. You are violating that oath, Rep. Alford. Time to go home and let someone else do the job.
Rep. Mark Alford: "If you tie a judicial warrant to what ICE is doing, it will never happen"
February 17, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Complaining that following the Constitution will stop you from doing the thing you want to do is... an admission that what you want to do is unconstitutional.
You swore an oath to defend the Constitution. You are violating that oath, Rep. Alford. Time to go home and let someone else do the job.
You swore an oath to defend the Constitution. You are violating that oath, Rep. Alford. Time to go home and let someone else do the job.