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Oz has never been a pediatrician

He was a respected cardiothoracic surgeon and a publicity hound, the latter of which landed him where he is today

There are about a zillion problems with our health care system (and pretty much everyone across the political spectrum agrees on that!)

"Too many people have health insurance" is not one of said problems.

DHS Ousts CBP Privacy Officers Who Questioned ‘Illegal’ Orders Department of Homeland Security leaders removed top privacy officers who objected to mislabeling government records to block their public release, WIRED has learned.

Scoop: DHS ousted multiple privacy officers at CBP after they questioned orders to purposely mislabel records about government surveillance to prevent their release under FOIA.

A Ukrainian Defender on the importance of enjoying life and appreciating what you have right now.

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Trump seems to back off Portland military plan: 'Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?' President Trump had said he will send troops to Portland to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, which he said were "under attack."

This is an absolutely extraordinary, revelatory quote. Why is the NBC affiliate in Portland the only place reporting it? www.kgw.com/article/news...

Trump's Jobs Recession, charted:

oh just a thought if your plan for overthrowing the Iranian government depends on the Iranian public rising up, you likely shouldn't have defunded the American government run news agency that speaks in Farsi.

And a reminder Andy Ogles is a White Nationalist serving in Elective Office.

This disgusting shit doesn’t belong in American society.

And Republicans who support it don’t belong in Congress.

There is nothing Democrats could ever possibly do that would get these people to stop lying about them.

Cute! Clever sourcing! I know some people are able to letter like that on a mug or pot, but I am not

Did you buy that mug or make it?

For the record my position is people saying "I should be allowed to steal/drive dangerously/litter/do xyz other antisocial things because the world is FUCKED UP" have a basically reactionary worldview and if that's the way you go through life you might as well go MAGA bc that's the way they think

I know this makes me uptight and boring, but I think a major reason not to steal or lie or litter or do any of the other little shitty things is that it degrades you. You become a thief, a liar, a litterbug, or any other kind of shitheel. You’re not harming Jeff Bezos, you’re hurting yourself.

a screenshot from the website "your ai slop bores me" where we asked someone this: "there is a one-eyed Boxer mix dog named Lady at the nebraska humane society. she's 6 years old and has white hair. she's wearing a pink tutu. can you draw her"

Lady, a 6 year old Boxer mix

this.... this is art

@GasBuddyGuy: The most commonly encountered price for diesel has jumped from $3.69/gal a week ago to... $4.99/gal today. Can't underscore what a massive jolt this is to the logistics, trucking, ag sectors.

Good example of how this isn’t just about the cost of filling up your car. ANYTHING that gets shipped (such as our food/produce) gets dealt a massive blow.

A picture of Marco Rubio shoes that are too large for him

I’m a grown man who works for the president of the United States who is afraid to not wear the shoes he bought me that do not fit

To paraphrase Kwame Ture, their bigotry is their problem. Their power to inflict their terrible ideas on the rest of us is our problem.

p.s. They already "fixed" Prop 19 by saying you can keep mom & pop's tax rate if you live in mom & pop's house/on mom & pop's farm

Tweet from @realDonaldTrump August 5, 2024: STOCK MARKETS ARE CRASHING, JOB NUMBERS ARE TERRIBLE, WE ARE HEADING TO WORLD WAR III, AND WE HAVE TWO OF THE MOST INCOMPETENT "LEADERS" IN HISTORY. THIS IS NOT GOOD!!!

There is always a tweet.

More aid for farmers is not productive when this administration keeps putting them in this position.

I am positive you could find some reactionary who'd complain about the way his parents spelled "Jakub" if you searched among people who agree with his own article

"How dare they?"

extract of a letter from Edmund Burke to Thomas Venables, dated 6 December 1796 You will be so good as to desire some friend in Liverpool, to send him four pounds of Tea, green and of the best Sort, for he is not content with the Tea he finds in that Island—and I wish this done as soon as your Correspondent can send it

Dear Sir,
Can you please send my friend in Guadeloupe some green tea because he is so dissatisfied with the available tea choices that we need to have a circum-Atlantic correspondence about it. Also do it quick.
XOXO
Edmund Burke

The coffee melds them

The coffee bean is to the drink what the pecan is to the candy

English coffeehouses in the 17th and 18th centuries - Wikipedia

London was rife with the frivolities of coffee-drinking

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English...

Everyone here is 37, lives in Seattle, has cats, just finished Casablanca and is currently watching Star Trek

a man in a black shirt and tie is writing on a notebook . ALT: a man in a black shirt and tie is writing on a notebook .

- Destabilise the region
- Reduce oil exports to EU & China
- Increase value of Russian oil

an exhausted orange cat, on a pillow, yawning widely

Give me my fucking hour back. I need it

The war in Iran highlights a glaring double standard.

Ukraine has suffered under Russian missiles and shaheds for years, denied sufficient air defense and missiles to strike Russia.

The West is clearly capable of decisive action.

It is time to arm Ukraine properly

Trump threatens to withhold his signature on bills until Congress passes the SAVE Act.
Wow. Devastating leverage...

EXCEPT the Constitution says that bills passed while Congress is in session become law automatically after 10 days with OR without his signature.
So he's threatening to do - nothing.