When leftists criticize the Democratic Party, party loyalists often complain it is hurting the party. We care about what is good for the country, not just the party...

This is a surprising development: J Street backs calls to end U.S. missile defense aid to Israel. Hopefully this includes stopping all aid to Israel. jewishinsider.com/2026/04/j-st...

In your guts you know he's nuts. www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...

The acting director of the CDC has delayed publication of a report showing the covid-19 vaccine cut the likelihood of ER visits & hospitalizations for healthy adults last winter by about half. Both Trump & Biden have politicalized the CDC blocking accurate scientific data. #Medsky

Democratic leaders failing to hold Trump accountable for his war actions, at times even goading him for not carrying out his criminal threats. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Democrats shoot down resolution opposing influence of AIPAC. thehill.com/homenews/cam...

Elissa Slotkin threatening to run for president. Hillary Clinton for a new generation. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

Amaze, Amaze, Amaze and Blue. History was made yesterday around the moon and in Indianapolis. The big winners of the day were the Integrity crew, Dusty May, the Michigan baseball team, and Andy Weir. #Artemis, #GoBlue, #ProjectHailMary

Michigan wins Basketball National Championship. Playing for Hockey championship next weekend. #GoBlue

It is amazing how quickly Trump has gone from false claims about liberating the Iranian people to openly declaring plans to commit war crimes involving destruction of civilian infrastructure and the mass killing of Iranians.

Where No One Has Gone Before. The Integrity crew has broken Apollo 13's record for furthest distance traveled by humans from the earth.

Renaming the Defense Department the Department of War was more honest but Department of War Crimes would be a more accurate name. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/u...

JD Vance appears to be trying to separate himself from the war on Iran. He could actually stop it as there are clear grounds for invoking the 25th Amendment and removing Trump from office. Kamala Harris should have done the same with Joe Biden.

It is amazing how much anti-science crap is being posted on social media recently. This includes denying the moon landing, flat earthers, anti-vaxxers, Covid deniers, and claims Biden successfully handled Covid.

Older adults more willing to have Covid vaccines when framed in terms of being a way to maintain their freedom from disease and avoid restrictions on activities caused by illness. #Medsky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Seeing four astronauts led by someone named Reed, taking off for where no one has gone before, makes me wonder if they will return with super powers. #ArtemisII, #FantasticFour

Nobody with any sense believes what Trump says on a regular day. Isn't it redundant to have him speak on April Fool's Day?

The judge blocks Trump from building planned ballroom without authorization from Congress. abcnews.com/Politics/fed...

Judge blocks Trump order to end funding for National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service apnews.com/article/trum...

The more I see about McMorrow the worse she looks. www.levernews.com/the-clickbai...

GOP weighs health care cuts to pay for Iran war. The true cuts mentioned are wrong but two Republican ideas here are actually excellent, fixing problems with Medicare--site neutral payments & ending payments to Medicare Advantage plans from upcoding. #Medsky www.axios.com/2026/03/30/g...

This is NOT the right way to protest Israeli actions. Asshole Googles "what is the largest gathering of Israelis in Michigan?" and attacks synagogue with over 100 children in preschool. Fortunately no children were injured. Nobody should act like the IDF. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

Israeli parliament approves Final Solution for the West Bank. apnews.com/article/isra...

Michigan advances to Final Four in Men's Basketball and Hockey today with Women's Basketball playing for Final Four spot tomorrow. #GoBlue

Seniors losing medical coverage due to privatization of Medicare under Medicare Advantage. #Medsky www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

Michigan wins spots in Elite Eight in Men's Basketball, Women's Football and Hockey with decisive Sweet Sixteen victories. #GoBlue

It is great to see Democrats finally turning out to oppose the wars, restrictions on civil liberties, and attacks on democracy which have been occurring under Trump--and under Biden while they were out to brunch.

I'm all for protesting against Trump but it is also necessary to protest against the Democratic establishment which does nearly the same with nicer rhetoric...

Paul McCartney releasing new album. variety.com/2026/music/n...

On issues including Medicare for All, abolishing ICE & unequivocally opposing Israeli genocide in Gaza, Abdul El-Sayed is the clear choice for the Democratic Senate nomination in Michigan. Haley Stevens would be a terrible disaster & McMorrow would probably be another supporter of the status quo.

Establishment Democrats better reconsider support for Gavin Newsom. Maybe he could still win in 2028 but many of the people who would not vote for Clinton or Harris are not going to vote for someone who reveres Israel & denies that it is an apartheid state. www.mediaite.com/politics/gav...

Due to Med-mastodon closing at the end of March, I am moving my Mastodon account to universeodon.com/@rchusid Most users are being automatically migrated but this is not working for my full list so you may need to follow manually if you wish to follow.

US military working remotely, often from hotels, due to damage to bases by Iran. "Many of the 13 military bases in the region used by American troops are all but uninhabitable, with the ones in Kuwait, which is next door to Iran, suffering perhaps the most damage." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/u...

I'm not particularly interested in Searchlight's take but as there is some discussion of this article on trans rights on my timeline I'm adding this gift link puck.news/texas-senate...

Robert Malone has quit his position on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices after a federal judge ruled against implementing the anti-scientific recommendations from the committee. #Medsky www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/h...

Study investigating whether Covid vaccines can lead to sudden death in young health recipients found that risk of sudden death was actually lower in those who received the vaccine. #Medsky journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...

Two years ago Biden blocked attempts to reform FISA and instead expanded warrantless mass surveillance. This year will Democrats give Trump the votes to renew domestic spying? theintercept.com/2026/03/23/t...

After this weekend, Michigan Men's Basketball (1st seed) & Michigan Women's Basketball (2nd Seed) advance to the Sweet Sixteen. Michigan Hockey beat Ohio State for Big 10 Tournament Championship, moving on to the NCAA Tournament, expected to be tournament overall #1 seed. #GoBlue

Next week's headlines: Air travelers placed in ICE detention centers for failing to place liquids in plastic bags or having too many portable phone chargers.

With ICE involved, airline travelers will no longer know if they will wind up at their planned destination or at a detention center.

Democrats when Republicans in power: Mixed on whether to support genocide & Forever Wars. Protest GOP attacks on democracy & civil liberties. Dems when in power: Continue endless wars and attacks on democracy & civil liberties while Democratic voters are out to brunch oblivious to what is happening.

From his support for Israel to pushing for "centrist" (ie right wing pro-war) Democrats, Schumer must go. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Federal judge rules against Hegseth's policy restricting reporting on Defense Department. www.cnn.com/2026/03/20/p...

Study finds death from Covid severely undercounted in the first two years of the pandemic. This is undoubtedly still the case. #Medsky www.scientificamerican.com/article/covi...

Federal judge rules against RFK Jr's changes in vaccine policies. #Medsky www.cnn.com/2026/03/16/h...

Support for Israel plummets among Democrats. If Harris won most Dems would be supporting her wars & attacks on civil liberties, as under Biden. Republicans would win the midterms. Instead many Dems have stopped moving to the right, Democrats will win the midterms & hopefully not be as conservative.

Imagine how much better the world would be today if George W Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and others who pushed the Iraq war were imprisoned for crimes against humanity.

Great news. Big Ten Tournament players now safe from being kicked in the groin. spartanswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Centrist Democrats live in a world of false "facts" just as Fox watching Republicans do. jacobin.com/2026/03/demo...

Democrats & Republicans both work for the same oligarchy. They use different rhetoric to get the votes and consent from different groups. They differ primarily over social/cultural war issues which the oligarchy is not concerned about while giving the oligarchy the economic & war policies it wants.