@smbeutler.bsky.social
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Remember the man by his words.
September 11, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Remember the man by his words.
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I had serious doubts about CDC Director Monarez’s willingness to stand up against RFK Jr.’s personal mission to destroy public health in America—I’m glad that I was wrong.
If there are any adults left in the White House: we cannot let RFK Jr. burn what's left of CDC. FIRE HIM.
If there are any adults left in the White House: we cannot let RFK Jr. burn what's left of CDC. FIRE HIM.
New C.D.C. Director Resists Ouster as Other Officials Resign
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I had serious doubts about CDC Director Monarez’s willingness to stand up against RFK Jr.’s personal mission to destroy public health in America—I’m glad that I was wrong.
If there are any adults left in the White House: we cannot let RFK Jr. burn what's left of CDC. FIRE HIM.
If there are any adults left in the White House: we cannot let RFK Jr. burn what's left of CDC. FIRE HIM.
“When you mix politics and science, you get politics.”
- John M. Barry
- John M. Barry
May 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
“When you mix politics and science, you get politics.”
- John M. Barry
- John M. Barry
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More than the freezing of individual grants at Northwestern, I hope it breaks through that all NIH money to Northwestern is stopped even for grants that have not been frozen or terminated. The university has received $0 from NIH since March.
Here's the opening, folks. Good work for Durbin cracking it open. No ALS research cuts, you say? Oh dear.
DURBIN: How can we give hope to people across the country who are suffering from so many diseases when our government is cutting back on that research?
RFK Jr: I do not know about any cuts to ALS research
D: I just read them to you!
R: I didn't know about them until you told me about them
RFK Jr: I do not know about any cuts to ALS research
D: I just read them to you!
R: I didn't know about them until you told me about them
May 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
More than the freezing of individual grants at Northwestern, I hope it breaks through that all NIH money to Northwestern is stopped even for grants that have not been frozen or terminated. The university has received $0 from NIH since March.
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Brian is absolutely correct about this
The savvy will scoff, but I am completely serious about this. Congressional Dems should introduce a constitutional amendment to limit the pardon power and force votes on it whenever they can. Dem presidential wannabes should endorse the idea. Blue states should signal support.
Rein In Trump's Pardon Power
Before it's too late... And presidential immunity, while we're at it.... Take it to Congress, to states, even to the streets.
www.offmessage.net
May 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Brian is absolutely correct about this
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The savvy will scoff, but I am completely serious about this. Congressional Dems should introduce a constitutional amendment to limit the pardon power and force votes on it whenever they can. Dem presidential wannabes should endorse the idea. Blue states should signal support.
Rein In Trump's Pardon Power
Before it's too late... And presidential immunity, while we're at it.... Take it to Congress, to states, even to the streets.
www.offmessage.net
May 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The savvy will scoff, but I am completely serious about this. Congressional Dems should introduce a constitutional amendment to limit the pardon power and force votes on it whenever they can. Dem presidential wannabes should endorse the idea. Blue states should signal support.
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1/ People sometimes need a jarring reminder of how far down the path Trump administration is going toward authoritarian assertions of power
A sign:
John Yoo, architect of torture memos and maximal presidential powers, sharply rebukes President Trump and DOJ actions on 4 grounds
@npr.org interview
A sign:
John Yoo, architect of torture memos and maximal presidential powers, sharply rebukes President Trump and DOJ actions on 4 grounds
@npr.org interview
A legal architect of Guantanamo questions Trump's El Salvador plan
Podcast Episode · Consider This from NPR · 05/02/2025 · 10m
podcasts.apple.com
May 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
1/ People sometimes need a jarring reminder of how far down the path Trump administration is going toward authoritarian assertions of power
A sign:
John Yoo, architect of torture memos and maximal presidential powers, sharply rebukes President Trump and DOJ actions on 4 grounds
@npr.org interview
A sign:
John Yoo, architect of torture memos and maximal presidential powers, sharply rebukes President Trump and DOJ actions on 4 grounds
@npr.org interview
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I like this A LOT. by @brianbeutler.bsky.social "They aren’t wrong about the difficulty, but they make failure self-fulfilling."
The savvy will scoff, but I am completely serious about this. Congressional Dems should introduce a constitutional amendment to limit the pardon power and force votes on it whenever they can. Dem presidential wannabes should endorse the idea. Blue states should signal support.
Rein In Trump's Pardon Power
Before it's too late... And presidential immunity, while we're at it.... Take it to Congress, to states, even to the streets.
www.offmessage.net
May 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I like this A LOT. by @brianbeutler.bsky.social "They aren’t wrong about the difficulty, but they make failure self-fulfilling."
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apnews.com/article/trum... Angry protesters from New York to Alaska assail Trump and Musk in 'Hands Off!' rallies
Angry protesters from New York to Alaska assail Trump and Musk in 'Hands Off!' rallies
Thousands of demonstrators from New York to Alaska protested against President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk.
apnews.com
April 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
apnews.com/article/trum... Angry protesters from New York to Alaska assail Trump and Musk in 'Hands Off!' rallies
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Glad to be in the PRH family. (Penguin Random House / Pantheon.)
Harper-Collins didn't sign.
They are OWNED BY MURDOCH.
Harper-Collins didn't sign.
They are OWNED BY MURDOCH.
Four of the Big Five Publishers Sign Letter Urging Congress to Restore IMLS 📚
www.wordsandmoney.com/four-of-the-...
www.wordsandmoney.com/four-of-the-...
Four of the Big Five Publishers Sign Letter Urging Congress to Restore IMLS
Shuttering IMLS would be "an act of monumental neglect, violating the very foundation of America and what it stands for as a country," the publishers assert.
www.wordsandmoney.com
April 6, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Glad to be in the PRH family. (Penguin Random House / Pantheon.)
Harper-Collins didn't sign.
They are OWNED BY MURDOCH.
Harper-Collins didn't sign.
They are OWNED BY MURDOCH.
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DOJ Tells Judge It's "Not Possible" To Return Young Man They Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador?!
youtu.be/RcGi85ja-rY?...
youtu.be/RcGi85ja-rY?...
DOJ Tells Judge It's "Not Possible" To Return Young Man They Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador?!
YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner
youtu.be
April 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
DOJ Tells Judge It's "Not Possible" To Return Young Man They Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador?!
youtu.be/RcGi85ja-rY?...
youtu.be/RcGi85ja-rY?...
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When she realized Trump would not make her the exception to the rule of “waste and fraud” – when she realized he was going to treat her as if she were just like everyone else, and not special and deserving and chosen – she also realized that Trump had broken his promise to make American great again.
March 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
When she realized Trump would not make her the exception to the rule of “waste and fraud” – when she realized he was going to treat her as if she were just like everyone else, and not special and deserving and chosen – she also realized that Trump had broken his promise to make American great again.
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Not totally joking about the pardon, btw. Trump’s sociopathic desire to cleanse Hegseth militates for a pardon above and beyond his affinity for white extremists who kiss his ass. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
Teixeira, Calling Himself ‘Proud Patriot,’ Appeals to Trump for Leniency
In pleading guilty during his military-court martial, Jack Teixeira made a direct appeal to President Trump, reflecting a tactic being employed by an increasing number of convicted criminals and their...
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Not totally joking about the pardon, btw. Trump’s sociopathic desire to cleanse Hegseth militates for a pardon above and beyond his affinity for white extremists who kiss his ass. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
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He fired the black chairman of the joint chiefs for being woke and hired his brother.
March 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
He fired the black chairman of the joint chiefs for being woke and hired his brother.
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"It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies" wrote Dr Marks.
March 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
"It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies" wrote Dr Marks.
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-If civilian, they would have been fired, and perhaps face criminal charges.
-If in uniform, they would have been discharged, and perhaps face court-martial.
A LOT of people know this, first-hand.
That is why Hegseth / Gabbard / etc won't go away. People *know.*
-If civilian, they would have been fired, and perhaps face criminal charges.
-If in uniform, they would have been discharged, and perhaps face court-martial.
A LOT of people know this, first-hand.
That is why Hegseth / Gabbard / etc won't go away. People *know.*
March 28, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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-If civilian, they would have been fired, and perhaps face criminal charges.
-If in uniform, they would have been discharged, and perhaps face court-martial.
A LOT of people know this, first-hand.
That is why Hegseth / Gabbard / etc won't go away. People *know.*
-If civilian, they would have been fired, and perhaps face criminal charges.
-If in uniform, they would have been discharged, and perhaps face court-martial.
A LOT of people know this, first-hand.
That is why Hegseth / Gabbard / etc won't go away. People *know.*
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There's no reason to beat around the bush on this: Trump's Ukraine plan is literally just to make Ukraine an American colony. He's trying to divide up the country with Russia like Germany did with Poland.
March 28, 2025 at 4:54 AM
There's no reason to beat around the bush on this: Trump's Ukraine plan is literally just to make Ukraine an American colony. He's trying to divide up the country with Russia like Germany did with Poland.
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From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
March 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
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If you haven't read A Betrayal by @brianbeutler.bsky.social yet, I suggest you do:
www.offmessage.net/p/a-betrayal
www.offmessage.net/p/a-betrayal
March 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
If you haven't read A Betrayal by @brianbeutler.bsky.social yet, I suggest you do:
www.offmessage.net/p/a-betrayal
www.offmessage.net/p/a-betrayal
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Erasing service members like this is fucking horrid.
March 15, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Erasing service members like this is fucking horrid.
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President Trump’s simpering fealty to Vladimir Putin and Russia is embarrassing and dangerous.
Illinois stands with Ukraine, and so should the White House.
Illinois stands with Ukraine, and so should the White House.
Live updates: Trump cuts short talks with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy after Oval Office blow up
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Donald Trump in Washington, seeking backing for Ukraine's security against any future Russian aggression.
apnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
President Trump’s simpering fealty to Vladimir Putin and Russia is embarrassing and dangerous.
Illinois stands with Ukraine, and so should the White House.
Illinois stands with Ukraine, and so should the White House.
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Ooof. What a depressing outlook. So bad for people at NIH, us, and the country as a whole.
Go read this. It's important. "The NIH funds more than 60,000 proposals annually. It supported 99 percent of drugs approved in the U.S. from 2010-2019. The agency has had a hand in “nearly all of our major medical breakthroughs over the past several decades” " 🧪 www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Inside the Collapse at the NIH
Administration officials pressured the NIH to avoid clear advice from the agency’s own lawyers to restart grant funding now.
www.theatlantic.com
February 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Ooof. What a depressing outlook. So bad for people at NIH, us, and the country as a whole.