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My segment today on CBS ‘Face the Nation’ on the measles epidemic, anti-vaccine policies, and the growing risk from once vanquished infectious diseases.
Transcript: Scott Gottlieb on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 8, 2026
The following is the transcript of the interview with Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Feb. 8, 2026. Dr. Gottlieb also sits on the ...
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February 9, 2026 at 12:44 AM
My segment today on CBS ‘Face the Nation’ on the measles epidemic, anti-vaccine policies, and the growing risk from once vanquished infectious diseases.
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Bill Ackman's fund, Pershing Square, manages 18 billion dollars for wealthy clients, billions of it for the Harvard Endowment
Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections
Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Bill Ackman's fund, Pershing Square, manages 18 billion dollars for wealthy clients, billions of it for the Harvard Endowment
Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections
Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections
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My Op Ed in Today's Washington Post: "The long-lasting effects of viruses — and the anti-vaccine movement. For some people, a viral infection can have devastating long-term effects."
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February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
My Op Ed in Today's Washington Post: "The long-lasting effects of viruses — and the anti-vaccine movement. For some people, a viral infection can have devastating long-term effects."
wapo.st/4qjFtWk
wapo.st/4qjFtWk
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Trump posted more than 60 times on Truth Social last night, but he handed his phone to an “unknown staffer” when the video depicting the Obamas as apes was posted?
GTFOH
GTFOH
February 6, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Trump posted more than 60 times on Truth Social last night, but he handed his phone to an “unknown staffer” when the video depicting the Obamas as apes was posted?
GTFOH
GTFOH
Would have been a better essay if he had pointed out proposed spending he is against.
New in OPINION: Gov. Healey’s budget plan is spending Massachusetts into a corner
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commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/gov-...
Gov. Healey's budget plan is spending Massachusetts into a corner
Tax revenues are slowing, costs are rising, and the Healey administration continues to grow state government as if the bill will never come due.
commonwealthbeacon.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Would have been a better essay if he had pointed out proposed spending he is against.
This pic reminds me that Vince McMahon not being mentioned in the Epstein files is as surprising as the Super Bowl matchup.
🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) launched an investigation and issued new guidance that could severely undercut efforts to expand voting among college students ahead of the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump Education Department cracks down on college student voting programs
College students, who tend to vote more Democratic, represent one of the fastest-growing voting blocs.
www.democracydocket.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:54 AM
This pic reminds me that Vince McMahon not being mentioned in the Epstein files is as surprising as the Super Bowl matchup.
Is there evidence that a change in procurement policy actually closes the racial wealth gap? In my experience a few well connected folks benefit but it doesn't really impact enough people to narrow the gap.
ICYMI: Transparency in procurement can help close the racial wealth gap #OPINION
Transparency in procurement can help close the racial wealth gap
Procurement transparency may sound technical. In reality, it goes to the heart of how wealth is built—or excluded—in the Commonwealth.
buff.ly
February 6, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Is there evidence that a change in procurement policy actually closes the racial wealth gap? In my experience a few well connected folks benefit but it doesn't really impact enough people to narrow the gap.
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Shirley Povich writing in 1962, with the most immaculate burn conceivable of the Redskins awful, vile owner George Preston Marshall, the last NFL owner to insist on an all white roster: "Jim Brown, born ineligible to play for the Redskins, integrated their end zone three times yesterday." RIP WaPo.
February 4, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Shirley Povich writing in 1962, with the most immaculate burn conceivable of the Redskins awful, vile owner George Preston Marshall, the last NFL owner to insist on an all white roster: "Jim Brown, born ineligible to play for the Redskins, integrated their end zone three times yesterday." RIP WaPo.
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But Bezos had $75 million to spend on Melania’s vanity project.
February 4, 2026 at 4:42 PM
But Bezos had $75 million to spend on Melania’s vanity project.
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February 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Needed big pockets.
Well, my fellow Maine voters. Here is Susan Collins today paying tribute to her boss while holding her MAGA hat.
February 4, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Needed big pockets.
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Why were ICE agents unmasked from 2004 through 2024 is the question that is never asked?
February 3, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Why were ICE agents unmasked from 2004 through 2024 is the question that is never asked?
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we have people on this platform who *aren't even leftists* posting stuff about how much they hate liberals
hyperliberalism has developed a distinct posting style here on bsky, nonprofit radicals with a growing array of the most annoying memes in existence
my god we have to burn it out
hyperliberalism has developed a distinct posting style here on bsky, nonprofit radicals with a growing array of the most annoying memes in existence
my god we have to burn it out
February 3, 2026 at 1:43 PM
we have people on this platform who *aren't even leftists* posting stuff about how much they hate liberals
hyperliberalism has developed a distinct posting style here on bsky, nonprofit radicals with a growing array of the most annoying memes in existence
my god we have to burn it out
hyperliberalism has developed a distinct posting style here on bsky, nonprofit radicals with a growing array of the most annoying memes in existence
my god we have to burn it out
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Continuing to put the undocumented in Boston at risk by asking for a fight here.
.,. High-profile elected officials have been piling on Wu as well
January 31, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Continuing to put the undocumented in Boston at risk by asking for a fight here.
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The director of Melania movie
January 31, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The director of Melania movie
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Trump's war on American cities has its enablers.
January 30, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Trump's war on American cities has its enablers.
Need a word that's less than "modest".
NEW: Researchers find MBTA housing law benefits ‘modest’ so far
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Researchers find MBTA housing law benefits 'modest' so far
According to the report, 34 municipalities have projects in the pipeline, ranging in size from two to more than 500 units.
commonwealthbeacon.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Need a word that's less than "modest".
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Trenin gets the Wild on the board, it's 3-1
January 28, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Trenin gets the Wild on the board, it's 3-1
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In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
January 28, 2026 at 1:44 AM
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
If the goal was to educate the left on the logic behind the 2nd Amendment we have learned our lesson.
January 25, 2026 at 3:39 AM
If the goal was to educate the left on the logic behind the 2nd Amendment we have learned our lesson.
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An Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient says that he was tackled and arrested by ICE agents in Minneapolis and held in a cell for eight hours without being allowed to contact an attorney or his family.
abcnews.visitlink.me/8pKDq_
abcnews.visitlink.me/8pKDq_
January 24, 2026 at 2:24 AM
An Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient says that he was tackled and arrested by ICE agents in Minneapolis and held in a cell for eight hours without being allowed to contact an attorney or his family.
abcnews.visitlink.me/8pKDq_
abcnews.visitlink.me/8pKDq_
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Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
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The Trump DoJ is a department that has completely abandoned any pretense of legality.
Whether or not an incident is prosecuted depends solely on the person involved. An ally of the regime will not be prosecuted under any circumstances while an opponent will be even if they have to invent the crime.
Whether or not an incident is prosecuted depends solely on the person involved. An ally of the regime will not be prosecuted under any circumstances while an opponent will be even if they have to invent the crime.
January 22, 2026 at 11:43 PM
The Trump DoJ is a department that has completely abandoned any pretense of legality.
Whether or not an incident is prosecuted depends solely on the person involved. An ally of the regime will not be prosecuted under any circumstances while an opponent will be even if they have to invent the crime.
Whether or not an incident is prosecuted depends solely on the person involved. An ally of the regime will not be prosecuted under any circumstances while an opponent will be even if they have to invent the crime.
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"people who would rather lose elections than act like adults are a big part of why we're in this mess"
-Dr. Thomas M. Nichols
-Dr. Thomas M. Nichols
January 20, 2026 at 3:02 AM
"people who would rather lose elections than act like adults are a big part of why we're in this mess"
-Dr. Thomas M. Nichols
-Dr. Thomas M. Nichols