Stephanie Shenk

“If you have nothing nice to say, come sit by me.”

[ProPublica @propublica]

The FDA webpage had a stark warning: Some purported autism “cures” or treatments, including chlorine dioxide and raw camel milk, are dangerous and make misleading claims.

Under RFK Jr.’s leadership, that advisory is gone.
https://t.co/yIzORc4N7M

[Dr. Catharine Young @DrCatharineY]

Woah. A profound shift in American science is coming.

Every federal research grant could soon require sign-off from a political appointee.

Scientific progress depends on funding decisions grounded in merit and public health need, NOT ideological approval.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Nothing to see here, just a Republican Senator accusing a Democratic Senate candidate of child sacrifice.

But, hey, don’t you dare criticize Trump as that could lead to political violence. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[Turnbull @cturnbull1968]

Trump: “I have a contractor that built my pools, did an Olympic pool at my clubs. He can do the reflecting pool for $1.3M in less than 2 weeks.”

*A no bid contract and 6 weeks later, the budget is now $13.4M

Trump: “I don’t know the contractor. Never used them before.”

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

CONAN AT HARVARD: “No university in our nation has produced more Nobel laureates or white collar criminals… so whether you choose good or evil, know that you are among the very best.”

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Rep. @RobertGarcia on Pam Bondi's deposition on the Epstein files:

"We continue to be incredibly disappointed of the decision to not have this interview videotaped and released to the American public. The second thing we asked Chairman Comer was to ensure that this interview was under oath. We understand the Attorney General will be there answering questions from Congress, but it should have been under oath and it should be videotaped."

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

This week alone:

DOJ opens an investigation into the woman Trump raped.

The White House is caught steering a $620 million contract to Don Jr.’s firm.

The Pentagon hands out a $10 billion contract after Trump buys stock in the company.

Foreign governments are caught funneling hundreds of millions into a random JPMorgan account tied to Trump’s “Board of Peace” with no oversight.

It’s just Thursday.

The corruption isn’t hidden anymore. It’s happening out in the open.

[Fred Wellman @FPWellman]

This is the kind of things the Republican Super Majority in Missouri has decided to cut after blowing a $600M hole in the budget by getting rid of the Capital Gains tax for the top 1%. They decided to spend another $10M in an already $50M school voucher program for private school attendees. But, yeah, cut free books for needy kids. This is absolutely monstrous (1/2)

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

New reporting reveals the Trump admin has used $67,000,000 of National Parks entrance fees to fund Trump's vanity projects in DC.

This includes the painting of the Reflecting Pool, which he doled out to a MAGA contractor for $7,000,000.

[Fred Wellman @FPWellman]

He’s not even driving an American car. Why? The “nonprofit” paying for this boondoggle is propped up by Toyota. So, yes. The “Great American Road Trip” is in a Japanese car. You couldn’t make this up if you wanted to.

[Jessica Tarlov @JessicaTarlov]

I know folks were really excited to be able to say ‘retard’ again, but would hope ‘cotton picking’ hands about a Black man is a bridge too far. Modern day GOP.

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

I’m sorry, what?

[Daniel Dale @ddale8]

It's hard to explain just how detached from reality President Trump's conspiracy-theory-filled social media posting spree last night and this morning was. One easy example: The president shared a completely made-up and frankly nonsensical "quote" about former president Obama the post attributed to GOP Sen. John Kennedy. The fake quote originated with a "satire" website, basically a fakery factory, that invents stories to be shared by online conservatives; per the fact-check website Lead Stories, versions of this particular fake quote have been wrongly attributed to everyone from Kash Patel to Madonna.
https://t.co/iuGHS09Zxs

[Joyce Carol Oates @JoyceCarolOates]

"bait & switch"-- time-honored in politics.

[FactPost @factpostnews]

The Trump appointee in charge of grazing policy owns at least 5 cattle operations that will directly benefit from the opening of federal lands to cattle grazing.

[CSPAN @cspan]

.@SenSchumer: "The Republican bill charges American taxpayers $1 billion to build Trump's gilded ballroom, while including $0 to help Americans with rising costs…At a time when Americans are struggling to put food on the table, Republicans are saying 'Let 'em eat cake.'"

[Meg | The Feminist Budget Mom @_nomadic_soul]

Ectopic pregnancies enter the chat.

[CNN @CNN]

President Donald Trump personally pushed the Justice Department to issue subpoenas to reporters covering the war in Iran in an effort to flush out their sources, according to officials familiar with the matter. https://t.co/vaX4xTqnlw

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

A line right from the pages of Handmaid’s Tale