Trump: “Smart people don’t like me”

The voters have agency. Ttrump voters did this.

Infant Mortality Increases Across US Following Dobbs Decision The Dobbs decision was associated with a 7% absolute increase in overall infant mortality—equivalent to 247 excess deaths—and a 10% increase among infants with congenital anomalies, corresponding to 2...

Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs.

Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?

#PHEthx

@time-magazine.bsky.social, this would have been a WAY more accurate magazine cover.
Don’t sanewash 45.

“The work will continue and I’ll be right there with you.” - Kamala Harris addressing her guests during one of her Christmas celebration receptions at her residence. (12/05/24) 🙏

🎥: taptheconnector on ig

Regimes seem solid until they are not. Every resistance act matters because often regimes are crumbling from within from corruption and yet good at hiding that fact. cc: Russia

Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson | Substack A newsletter about the history behind today's politics. Click to read Letters from an American, by Heather Cox Richardson, a Substack publication with millions of subscribers.

I found this piece by @hcrichardson.bsky.social today to be quite moving and important to understanding what's happening today. For anyone with a parent who fought in WWII, this will hit home.

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com?utm_source=n...

Tim Walz just did 1st interview w/ MN media since the campaign

"Are there things you could've done differently? Since we lost, the answer is obviously yes... I did the best I could"

"I was a little surprised [we lost]. I thought we had a positive message & I thought the country was ready for that"

GO BEARS! 🪓🪓🪓

You should get hazard pay. ⚠️

I love you.

Oof. 😭🤯

I just blocked what I'm sure is a fake Ivanka.

Yay! You're here! 💙

Is being a rapist the main qualification for a cabinet position in the Trump administration? JFC.

Still good news in this world.

Georgia Poll Workers Defamed by Giuliani Receive Some of His Assets A watch collection, a ring and a vintage Mercedes-Benz belonging to the former Trump lawyer were delivered nearly a year after he was ordered to pay $148 million to the workers he had spread lies abou...

“Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, the two Georgia poll workers defamed by Rudolph W. Giuliani after the 2020 election, received his watch collection, a ring and his vintage Mercedes-Benz on Friday.”

Witness tells House Ethics Committee that Matt Gaetz paid her for sex: Sources The committee has interviewed at least half a dozen women who were witnesses in a DOJ sex trafficking probe.

Let's talk about Trump nominating Rep. Matt Gaetz for Attorney General.

Is he qualified? No.

Does he have prosecutorial experience? No. . . unless you count being investigated for child sex trafficking by the DOJ and House Ethics as 'experience'. abcnews.go.com/US/witness-t...

I hope Twitter goes the way of MySpace (apologies to Tom).