That sound you (barely) hear is the sound of the health care debate shifting from where it's been stuck for the last 15 years
I wrote about that shift -- and a group of Democrats who say they want to be ready when it does
NEW at @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...
"When we talked, tears came to his eyes... in a way that really caused me to bond with him."
Al Gore tells @timmiller.bsky.social about a moment where Mike Pence expressed the profound effect Gore's decision to certify the 2000 election played in his role on Jan. 6, 2021.
I don't think people fully appreciate how apocalyptic things are for US science. I haven't had any new funding since 2024, but I'm still ok since typical grants are for three years. This means next year I will be completely out of funding and will have to fire everyone in the lab. It's not great.
"The Pitt" has not been shy about weaving political issues into its storylines
Especially true for a recent episode on immigration enforcement in hospitals
Great analysis -- and behind-the-scenes look -- from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/why-the-ic...
Zero Americans benefit from this.
All of us, every Conservative and every Liberal American, are watching our future hobbled.
Shattering a treasured national asset: our former status as the top destination for global talent, hard-wrought by generations of visionary Republicans and Democrats.
New: Pete Hegseth’s pastor and close spiritual advisor says he wants Texas Democratic state Rep. James Talarico to die.
“We want him crucified with Christ,” Brooks Potteiger said of Talarico, as the podcast host said he prays “that God kills him.” www.huffpost.com/entry/pete-h...
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“I do think people recognize that, as we wage the fight to defend coverage and consumer protection and specific communities under attack, that we don’t fall into a trap of defending the status quo that people thought rightly was broken,” said @awright2care.bsky.social.
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"Science is not a 35-page, college B+ quality research paper to justify [altering the vaccine schedule]" - @citizencohn.bsky.social of @thebulwark.com
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They want to undo the damage done by Trump—and some are laying the groundwork for bigger reforms.
“We want him crucified with Christ,” Brooks Potteiger said of the Texas Senate Democratic nominee, after the podcast host said he prays “that God kills him.”
Article includes an interview with (and perspectives from) @bioethxmark.bsky.social from Loyola
He's author of a new paper arguing that we need to update hospital policies that had been written for standard law enforcement, not ICE raids www.tandfonline.com/eprint/NKRJV...
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The popular HBO show took on masked federal agents causing chaos for hospital patients and personnel.
“Nature will allow 1 in 5 human infants to die in the first year of life, which is why generations of scientists and doctors have worked to bring that number way, way down.”
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Doctors across the nation are alarmed that skepticism fueled by rising anti-science sentiment and medical mistrust is increasingly reaching beyond vaccines to other proven, routine, preventive care fo...
