Vinny Eng
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We've been focused on childhood vaccination lately due to RFK Jr.'s crusade against them, but vaccines given in adulthood are crucial too. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/h...
Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:03 AM
We've been focused on childhood vaccination lately due to RFK Jr.'s crusade against them, but vaccines given in adulthood are crucial too. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/h...
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fwiw it’s been about six weeks since Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras who had been convicted of trafficking drugs into the US
January 3, 2026 at 10:47 AM
fwiw it’s been about six weeks since Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras who had been convicted of trafficking drugs into the US
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Remember that there is a legitimately elected president of Venezuela: Edmundo Gonzalez. He won the election in 2024.
January 3, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Remember that there is a legitimately elected president of Venezuela: Edmundo Gonzalez. He won the election in 2024.
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RU Foreign Ministry condemned an "act of armed aggression" against Venezuela committed by the United States,
"In the current situation, it is important... to prevent further escalation and to focus on finding a way out of the situation through dialogue," the ministry said in a statement.
"In the current situation, it is important... to prevent further escalation and to focus on finding a way out of the situation through dialogue," the ministry said in a statement.
January 3, 2026 at 10:41 AM
RU Foreign Ministry condemned an "act of armed aggression" against Venezuela committed by the United States,
"In the current situation, it is important... to prevent further escalation and to focus on finding a way out of the situation through dialogue," the ministry said in a statement.
"In the current situation, it is important... to prevent further escalation and to focus on finding a way out of the situation through dialogue," the ministry said in a statement.
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I wrote about how surprised I still am a candidate for NYC mayor won in large part by talking incessantly about buses, and also about how making them fast as promised will be an immense challenge. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
With Mamdani, the Humble Bus Gets Its Due
Enthusiasm for NYC’s mayor-elect may reflect a little-understood reality about the essential role of buses. Still, making them faster won’t be easy.
www.bloomberg.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I wrote about how surprised I still am a candidate for NYC mayor won in large part by talking incessantly about buses, and also about how making them fast as promised will be an immense challenge. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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"Seized properties are to be redistributed to Russians who lost their homes "as a result of acts of aggression against the Russian Federation." The Russian legislature is thereby reversing the roles, depicting the plunderer as the victim."
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Russia unleashes mass plunder of Ukrainian homes in occupied areas
A law signed by Vladimir Putin on December 15, 2025, encourages large-scale expropriation of property owners in areas occupied by the Russian army. Kyiv condemns the move as 'population replacement.'
www.lemonde.fr
January 2, 2026 at 2:57 PM
"Seized properties are to be redistributed to Russians who lost their homes "as a result of acts of aggression against the Russian Federation." The Russian legislature is thereby reversing the roles, depicting the plunderer as the victim."
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
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⚠️ Republican Senator Mike Lee says he spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Rubio reportedly told him that Maduro was “arrested…to stand trial on criminal charges in the United States” and that Rubio “anticipates no further action in Venezuela now that Maduro is in U.S. custody.”
Rubio reportedly told him that Maduro was “arrested…to stand trial on criminal charges in the United States” and that Rubio “anticipates no further action in Venezuela now that Maduro is in U.S. custody.”
January 3, 2026 at 10:40 AM
⚠️ Republican Senator Mike Lee says he spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Rubio reportedly told him that Maduro was “arrested…to stand trial on criminal charges in the United States” and that Rubio “anticipates no further action in Venezuela now that Maduro is in U.S. custody.”
Rubio reportedly told him that Maduro was “arrested…to stand trial on criminal charges in the United States” and that Rubio “anticipates no further action in Venezuela now that Maduro is in U.S. custody.”
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glad to see that my “lyman stone gives off hitler particles” intuition was correct
I was wondering why their is so much random racist discourse on Somalis on the TL rn but oh it’s election season for governor rn lol
January 2, 2026 at 12:50 PM
glad to see that my “lyman stone gives off hitler particles” intuition was correct
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If you had asked me to quickly name the place I thought was the number one spot for catching measles,
Measles may have been spread at a Noah’s Ark-themed creationist museum in Kentucky earlier this week, the state’s health authority said.
Health Authorities Issue Measles Alert at Creationist Museum
In 2025, the U.S. had the most infections of the vaccine-preventable disease since 1992.
trib.al
January 3, 2026 at 2:59 AM
If you had asked me to quickly name the place I thought was the number one spot for catching measles,
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feels weird given everything but apparently I’ve retained the ability to be shocked
January 3, 2026 at 10:33 AM
feels weird given everything but apparently I’ve retained the ability to be shocked
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Feel free not to displace your anger onto people who are simply stating facts. Knowing who to actually be mad at is praxis.
January 3, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Feel free not to displace your anger onto people who are simply stating facts. Knowing who to actually be mad at is praxis.
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The only way coverage can whitewash this is by not even quoting what they're actually saying. It's not some matter of subjective opinion or avoiding liberal bias or whatever such nonsense. They are outright eagerly and proudly calling for ethnic cleansing and mass expulsions, including US citizens.
Yep, the level of vicious bigotry is extreme and we can cannot give an inch. There is a movement on the far right, supported by billionaires and powerful people in the White House, who want to ethnically cleanse Somalis from the U.S., and we must describe it as such and treat it as such.
This is the "testing the waters" phase of the playbook. The GOP ecosystem targets groups like Somalis, Haitians, and trans people specifically because they've calculated that the average person's passive disapproval won't ever turn into active defense. They're exploiting public apathy.
January 2, 2026 at 6:53 PM
The only way coverage can whitewash this is by not even quoting what they're actually saying. It's not some matter of subjective opinion or avoiding liberal bias or whatever such nonsense. They are outright eagerly and proudly calling for ethnic cleansing and mass expulsions, including US citizens.
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Gift link.
What a horrifying thing to wake up to.
What a horrifying thing to wake up to.
Live Updates: U.S. Captures Venezuelan Leader, Trump Says
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Gift link.
What a horrifying thing to wake up to.
What a horrifying thing to wake up to.
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Stone is a senior fellow at the Institute for Family Studies and director of its "Pronatalism Initiative," and he regularly gets quoted as an authoritative source by commentators across the political spectrum despite this kind of gutter racism and other undisguised bigotries. I find that baffling.
I was wondering why their is so much random racist discourse on Somalis on the TL rn but oh it’s election season for governor rn lol
January 2, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Stone is a senior fellow at the Institute for Family Studies and director of its "Pronatalism Initiative," and he regularly gets quoted as an authoritative source by commentators across the political spectrum despite this kind of gutter racism and other undisguised bigotries. I find that baffling.
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Sources in the Venezuela opposition tell Sky News that tonight’s operation to “capture” Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, was part of a “negotiated exit” between Maduro and the United States.
January 3, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Sources in the Venezuela opposition tell Sky News that tonight’s operation to “capture” Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, was part of a “negotiated exit” between Maduro and the United States.
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Way too angry to sleep.
January 3, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Way too angry to sleep.
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We updated our story here @taskandpurpose.com following Trump's statement.
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taskandpurpose.com/news/us-stri...
US bombs Caracas in large offensive against Venezuela
Multiple airstrikes hit various sites in Venezuela as helicopters were spotted flying through the capital city of Caracas.
taskandpurpose.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:45 AM
We updated our story here @taskandpurpose.com following Trump's statement.
taskandpurpose.com/news/us-stri...
taskandpurpose.com/news/us-stri...
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Sky News quotes sources within the Venezuelan opposition claiming that Maduro's capture was a "negotiated exit"
news.sky.com/story/venezu...
news.sky.com/story/venezu...
Venezuela latest: Venezuelan president Maduro captured after US strikes on country
Explosions have been heard in Venezuela's capital of Caracas. It comes after repeated threats of land operations by Donald Trump amid efforts to pressure President Nicolas Maduro to leave office. We'...
news.sky.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Sky News quotes sources within the Venezuelan opposition claiming that Maduro's capture was a "negotiated exit"
news.sky.com/story/venezu...
news.sky.com/story/venezu...
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A S.F. federal judge has restored Temporary Protected Status for thousands of migrants who fled natural disasters from Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua.
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S.F. federal judge restores Temporary Protected Status for thousands
A San Francisco federal judge ruled that the Trump Administration unlawfully ended Temporary Protected Status. Now, status has been restored for thousands.
missionlocal.org
January 2, 2026 at 6:48 PM
A S.F. federal judge has restored Temporary Protected Status for thousands of migrants who fled natural disasters from Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua.
missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-t...
missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-t...
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two notable reactions from congress (before maduro capture)
January 3, 2026 at 9:46 AM
two notable reactions from congress (before maduro capture)
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Just a kind note: I’m doing my best to verify sources, but the strikes are ongoing and it’s around 4am in the US. The situation is fluid.
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Just a kind note: I’m doing my best to verify sources, but the strikes are ongoing and it’s around 4am in the US. The situation is fluid.
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Venezuela's Maduro was captured by Delta Force, the US military's elite special mission unit, sources tell CBS News.
January 3, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Venezuela's Maduro was captured by Delta Force, the US military's elite special mission unit, sources tell CBS News.
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The US has captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and has flown him out of the country.
Trump Says Venezuela’s Maduro Captured and Flown Out of Country
President Donald Trump said the US captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and flew him out of the country with his wife after a series of airstrikes on the country.
www.bloomberg.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:35 AM
The US has captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and has flown him out of the country.
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U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee was not notified ahead of U.S. airstrikes on Venezuela, source tells CNN
January 3, 2026 at 9:04 AM
U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee was not notified ahead of U.S. airstrikes on Venezuela, source tells CNN