"Eliminating the endemic spread of measles is the public health equivalent of slaying a dragon. The disease is among the most contagious humans have ever encountered. Patients are infectious even before the telltale rash appears, & the contagion can linger in a room for two hours after they leave."

Now being rereleased in theaters in 4K, Danny Boyle’s 1996 film is at once a study of the cost of addiction and a breathless cinematic whirlwind. on.wsj.com/4o733pX

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Many lessons can be learned from how Hungary finally defeated Orban. This is perhaps the most important: "They were united by a sense of moral outrage." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/o...

"Today, Chevron CEO Mike Wirth warned oil prices are likely to rise over the next two months as already near record low crude inventories continue to decline due to the Iran war."

BERNIE: “Massie was defeated by $9 Million from AIPAC + $7 million from Trump mega-donors — his crime was opposing the war in Iran Americans oppose, pushing to release the Epstein files, and not being a rubber stamp for Trump.”

In other words, Netanyahu will kiss your a$$, too -- just like MBS? Nice. Has he heard you say it yet? No matter -- Everyone knows the truth, Donnie: You're the sex toy, not Bibi, Vlad, or Xi.

some people do still move their legs while motoring on an ebike, i've seen it even

Wise words for Dems: prioritize, build support over time, cancel cancel culture.

"Violent settlers and the groups backing them are attacking Palestinian families, torching homes and driving entire communities from their land. These assaults are carried out with near-total impunity, fueling a cycle of violence and destruction that puts everyone in danger." -- J-Street

NY TImes, Polgren: "For all his defiant projection of unbound command, the war has revealed extraordinary weakness at the core of his presidency, the true puniness of his power." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/o...

Traitors with crabs to the Prince Andrew Plan: the 10 best SNL UK sketches so far

See if you can spot the effects of the Iran war.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Despite what the Trump administration says, the president’s most lethal policy will almost surely be his 71% cut in humanitarian aid from 2024 to 2025, our columnist Nicholas Kristof writes of U.S.A.I.D. “The world’s richest men are crushing the world’s poorest children.”

US intelligence report contradicts Trump on Iran, stating Iran can withstand a blockade for months and that Iran retains a substantial missile and drone arsenal. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Oh, I *do* hope this gets back to the people who will be booking tables at all the popular and chic restaurants on Martha's Vineyard this summer.

BREAKING: 🚨🇮🇱🇮🇷 Archaeologists in the Holy Land just uncovered a 3,000-year-old Israelite tablet… It reads: “Iran is 12 days away from developing a nuclear weapon.”

For much of the postwar era, the U.S. treated legitimacy as a core component of its power. Its refusal to continue doing so will have grave consequences, Isaiah Wilson III and Jahara Matisek write in a new in-depth analysis for World Politics Review.

An essential interview 🧵 1/12 Fiona Hill — Russia expert, Trump White House insider, impeachment witness — watched Trump from inside the room. Her verdict: this isn't a difficult administration. It's a structural crisis. And it's everyone's problem. Thread.

Republicans denounce political violence but can’t shake the events of Jan. 6

Today, we honor and remember Virginia Roberts Giuffre on the one-year anniversary of her passing. Her courage has allowed countless survivors to be seen, heard, and to be believed. Sending love to her family on this difficult day—and to all the survivors out there still on this journey for justice.❤️

BELIEVE the #Epstein VICTIMS!!!!! #Iran #Epstein #EpsteinFiles

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.

Perpetual Iran hawk John Bolton evades the hard questions on DW.com: 1) Is this an illegal war? No, blah blah, UN Charter, inherent right to self-defense, blah blah. Iraq WMD... 2) Is Vance the right negotiator? Talking is a waste of air, blah blah... Pathetic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCDE...

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Wankers...

This should go over extremely well with families struggling to get by in the heartland. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/b...

Is this why we went to WAR??? #Iran #Epstein #EpsteinFiles

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US Congressman Thomas Massie “We should end all US military aid to Israel.” HELL YEAH!

Deterence works. Unless we're going to disarm all nuclear powers, we can only expect countries facing existential threats from others to race to develop similar weapons. Sadly, a nuclear Iran may do for the ME what the US has refused to do, for the benefit of regional peace/security for all.

Keep it up, DNC. Failing to represent your voters again.

"We need to imagine a more democratic, more egalitarian, more generous country, one that operates in recognition of an abundance of wealth that should serve all of us – and nature and future generations too – rather than is driven by the moral poverty of billionaires."

While I hate the idea of agreeing/aligning with Tucker Carlson (or Tehran or Joe Kent), the enemy of mine, and all ... www.rawstory.com/trump-israel...

Melania Trump wants these photos and emails to be scrubbed from the Internet. Please stop liking and sharing them. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

You know the war is going worse than we've been told, when they tell Melania to come out and distraction us from the disasterous #Iran war with the #EpsteinFiles.

C-SPAN callers never disappoint. Dave in Las Vegas: This war in Iran, he only went in there because he's probably a pedophile and people don't want to admit it, but he is... He is not a president, he is a dictator.

Once ‘Ultra MAGA’, Trump Supporters Fume About Iran on Truth Social www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/u...

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “A fourth center of global power is quickly emerging — Iran,” writes the political scientist Robert Pape.

"...reflecting widespread concern about the US expertise on the talks represented by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy on several issues." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

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Trump takes control of the Strait of Hormuz. 😂

Margaret Donovan & Rachel VanLandingham wrote on the website Just Security: “As former uniformed military lawyers who advised targeting operations, we know the president’s words run counter to decades of legal training of military personnel..."

Two excellent reads on AI: Ray on the “last good moment” + “The machines are fine. I’m worried about us.” The concern isn’t just displacement but a gradual loss of agency & understanding. debrajray.blogspot.com/2026/03/a-us... ergosphere.blog/posts/the-ma... #econsky @gcer

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I'm not sure if the justification for a closer look at the #Epstein case has ever been made more compellingly. #Trump #Russia

Christian Nationalists in US Government Push Attacks on Iran as Holy War truthout.org/articles/chr...