I've never been at a medical conference where the results have been greeted with a standing ovation
Tremendous breakthrough in pancreatic cancer treatment
Through science
Hard work, rigorous research, clinical trials.
Science
Not the quack pseudoscience of social media
A Delaware judge just allowed corporations to cast votes in elections in Fenwick Island, where corporations make up 12% of registered voters.
The judge rejected the argument that "non-human artificial entities" voting violated the state constitution.
You reduce crime by eliminating poverty. You reduce crime with universal healthcare, public housing, livable wages, and free college. You reduce violence by creating happy, healthy communities that aren’t constantly fighting over basic needs and material resources.
🇺🇸BREAKING: Someone placed a $920 million crude oil short at 3:40 AM.
70 minutes later Axios reported the US and Iran were close to a deal.
Oil dropped 12%.
The trade made $125 million in profit.
Minutes after that Iran launched the “Persian Gulf Strait Authority” and oil surged 8%.
$760 million placed before Trump’s last announcement.
$920 million placed before this one.
Every major announcement in this war has been front-run by someone who knew it was coming.
What kind of war is this?
This is more like a trading desk with an army.
Never stop connecting the dots.
Today’s Supreme Court decision effectively guts a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act, freeing state legislatures to gerrymander legislative districts to systematically dilute and weaken the voting power of racial minorities - so long as they do it under the guise of “partisanship” rather than explicit “racial bias.” And it serves as just one more example of how a majority of the current Court seems intent on abandoning its vital role in ensuring equal participation in our democracy and protecting the rights of minority groups against majority overreach.
The good news is that such setbacks can be overcome. But that will only happen if citizens across the country who cherish our democratic ideals continue to mobilize and vote in record numbers - not just in the upcoming midterms or in high profile races, but in every election and every level.
The National Park Service ran on a $3 billion budget and generated $56 billion in economic output in 2024. That’s over $17 back for every $1 invested.
With a record of 332 million visitors last year, Americans clearly care about their parks and expect them to be funded.
@gothburz I want you to know that I read this entire post, and I tend not to stay engaged like that. This was an excellent read and a disturbing one... The wealthy can steal billions and no one even looks into it and your average Joe is in jail for writing a bad check.
@JoJoFromJerz There's a house near me that put a trump sign like 15 feet up on the trunk of a tree. Every time I drive by that house I have hope that maybe he took it down... not yet.
@NickJFreitas Very few will even notice the small percentage of money they no longer have. These are the uber wealthy. It won't affect them in any perceivable way. And it's still status to have a place in NYC. They won't go anywhere.
Do you remember in The Lion King when scar told the hyenas if they helped him become king he will make their lives better and then their lives didn’t get better and he blamed them for it.
And upon realizing this, the hyenas ate him.
Do with that story what you will.