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Germany’s Chancellor Merz presented Trump the birth certificate of his German grandfather, Friedrich Trump.
It was a clever jab to remind Trump he’s a German immigrant.
Lots of people can’t think beyond what’s been done before. Great creative minds will try it anyway and that’s how new cool things get made and done. Innovation is different and not everyone can be an innovator, but it’s very easy to be a naysayer.
For the last three years, we have been trying to do something weird and different and lots of business people have told me it is a terrible idea.
And maybe it is! It could yet fail!!
Basically: Newman's Own...but ecommerce.
lowering drug prices, improving nutritional standards, and reducing pesticide use are causes that could genuinely improve public health. Colorado’s experience with prescription drug importation and pesticide regulation shows that we need leadership willing to stand up to big corporations, and it’s easy to see why RFK Jr.’s bold talk on these issues resonates.
But there are significant concerns about his track record. Beyond his vaccine stance, RFK Jr. has also promoted scientifically unsupported claims about HIV/AIDS, suggesting that HIV doesn’t cause AIDS—a view that has been widely debunked and has caused harm in communities affected by the disease. He’s also pushed conspiracy theories about 5G and Wi-Fi, alleging health risks that extensive research hasn’t supported. These positions reflect a pattern of promoting claims that can erode public trust in critical areas of health, even when the science is clear.
The risk is that, with a track record like this, he could bring these same tendencies to HHS, diverting focus from evidence-based health initiatives. I fully agree that we need reform in areas like drug pricing, nutrition, and agriculture policy—but we need a leader who’ll pursue these reforms with rigorous science and public health as the top priority, rather than personal beliefs or fringe theories. I am disappointed to see this level of support from you. We’re losing our institutions to people who professionally degrade trust in them and that causes real harm. That’s this guys whole bag. Be very careful here.
lowering drug prices, improving nutritional standards, and reducing pesticide use are causes that could genuinely improve public health. Colorado’s experience with prescription drug importation and pesticide regulation shows that we need leadership willing to stand up to big corporations, and it’s easy to see why RFK Jr.’s bold talk on these issues resonates.
But there are significant concerns about his track record. Beyond his vaccine stance, RFK Jr. has also promoted scientifically unsupported claims about HIV/AIDS, suggesting that HIV doesn’t cause AIDS—a view that has been widely debunked and has caused harm in communities affected by the disease. He’s also pushed conspiracy theories about 5G and Wi-Fi, alleging health risks that extensive research hasn’t supported. These positions reflect a pattern of promoting claims that can erode public trust in critical areas of health, even when the science is clear.
The risk is that, with a track record like this, he could bring these same tendencies to HHS, diverting focus from evidence-based health initiatives. I fully agree that we need reform in areas like drug pricing, nutrition, and agriculture policy—but we need a leader who’ll pursue these reforms with rigorous science and public health as the top priority, rather than personal beliefs or fringe theories. I am disappointed to see this level of support from you. We’re losing our institutions to people who professionally degrade trust in them and that causes real harm. That’s this guys whole bag. Be very careful here.
Trump won the election, but more than 72 million people voted for Democrats and they don’t expect us to roll over and play dead. We will have a peaceful transition of power, followed by a vigorous challenge from the party out of power, because that’s how democracy works.
For my Gen X followers:
Charli XCX (@charli_xcx) saying Kamala is brat would be like if Christina Aguilera endorsed Obama by tweeting he was Dirrty.
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Wild stuff going on in Montana right now. Lemme tell you about it.
One of our senators is a guy named Jon Tester who grew up outside of a town called Big Sandy on land that his grandfather homesteaded in 1912.
These are two wonderful people who are trying to do what’s right and you can support their campaigns at https://t.co/Cn9vSojh7m and https://t.co/yO3BdCUg8N
@hankgreen Can you please remind him of your Emmy and while you’re at it can you also request YT stop trying to chase TikTok and cool it with the shorts?!
I dislike having my books banned (and mischaracterized by folks who haven't read them), but what I really dislike is when hard-working and deeply committed librarians are fired for no good reason by vindictive, unprofessional culture warriors who care nothing for actual kids.
@johngreen Thanks for sharing this!
Here is the campaign to email the local governing body
https://t.co/vN1mdFW5I0
Here is a gofundme to support the staff who stood up to censorship and were fired
https://t.co/BtDWx2XcXJ