Just in past 24 hours: -Criminal investigation of E. Jean Carroll -Subpoenas seeking info of ICE critics -Former judges demand inquiry into IRS "deal" -White House intervention leads to $600+M deal to family-linked firm -Monuments, pictures on currency Turning us into a tinpot authoritarian state

Ugh. What a legend. Was lucky to have seen him like 20 years ago.

Prince Pearl Jam (many times) Mike Watt Buddy Guy Itzhak Perlman Chromeo Semisonic Sleater-Kinney Andras Schiff Luscious Jackson

Crumbled this as the topping for my erev Shavuot Mac and cheese. Absolute chef’s kiss.

Folks…

This picture is amazing because it's basically a scene from Spinal Tap

Horrific.

I dunno, seems like an astonishing amount of corruption and grift.

Boosting this

What in the world??

Glad someone is paying attention to America's "precious bodily fluids"

Feels like time for a digest on Minnesota health care, because it seems like we're approaching a boiling point. To start with the conclusion, there are no simple solutions here and trade-offs abound. But we need action (legislative session ends this week...) and more vision and leadership.

@MayoClinic closed six rural clinics in the last year. @KaomiG reports on @TPTalmanac on the impact that had on families in southern Minnesota. Includes my comments on the Mayo strategy and the responsibility of a highly profitable health system to rural communities. www.pbs.org/video/mayo-c...

I wasn't able to watch the game. Was there anything that Naz had done to anger Wemby? This looks really bad.

Are we going to rehabilitate cigarettes next???

FWIW, I don’t think the major problem in my field, or related ones, is that people need to move faster & produce more. I read a lot of papers as part of the job, and I’m increasingly convinced we’d benefit from fewer papers and better ones, not more mediocre work produced ever more “efficiently.”

Interesting-looking paper.

This smacks of “moral treatment” which was the state of the art form of treatment in the … mid-1800s.

You might want to know, is the robotics world championships a lot? Well I’m here to tell you, yes, it is a lot.

Joined. It’s a good podcast.

Sometimes I sing “my heimishe kokosh” in my head to the tune of “My Yiddeshe Momme”

I can count one (1) good thing in the world right now. Timberwolves.

Sharing this screen grab from a friend at NIH (with permission). This is a checklist program officers have to complete before a grant can be awarded. The first question: "Is this grant All Clean/Clear in the NIH Text analysis Tool?" 🧵1/3

I dunno, if I played for the Wolves I’d just try not getting injured in the playoffs.

This is what I hear in my head every time I see anything about the ballroom

Timberwolves in playoffs.

I thought things had hit bottom already, but now we have this fresh hell

Make Lysenkoism Look Quaint.

The cat pictures will continue until all of this improves.

We march

Shhh Gold Graffiti Bridge

His collab with Kate Bush “Why Should I Love You” is such a strange, awesome little song that gets overlooked by fans of either artist. And I feel like “Breakfast Can Wait” should be featured more often on Prince highlight reels.

Man, total crickets. Come on, bluesky...

10 years. I miss Prince. Fellow Prince fans: whats a song or two of his that you think is underappreciated?

But no beards. Got it.

Yes, the playoffs have started. Why do you ask?

Proud to be among the many people who were trained and advised by Paula Lantz. Her combination of intellect, kindness, humor, and leadership is second-to-none. Congrats to my friend on a great career.

I'm really disappointed to hear this. But also, if there's a decent chance that the ban will be reinstated in three years, would companies race to build these mines?

For the first time since 2019, the number of uninsured increased in 2024 to 26.7 million. Looking ahead, the number of people who are uninsured is expected to continue to increase due to changes to Medicaid and the ACA Marketplace. See must read update: www.kff.org/uninsured/ke...

Casual reminder that the CBO estimated that the OBBBA that he signed will lead to over 10 million people losing insurance. Sure hope there's enough healing light from his hands to go around.

Spaceballs 3:

Yeah there’s a Prince song for that. “You can be the president, I’d rather be the Pope” princevault.com/index.php/Pope

“Weak on crime? Moi??”

The Trump Admin attack on Medicaid fraud primarily in blue states is nothing more than an effort to distract voters from Medicaid cuts and attack their political enemies. The math Dr. Oz used in his official letter to NY was such garbage even he had to admit it. apnews.com/article/new-...

I so wish today weren't Tuesday. I feel like there's a non-zero chance of a horrific decision being made in part just to avoid forever being associated with "TACO Tuesday." I wish I were joking.

Calls for genocide are bad. Full stop. Every time. No matter who. It is insane that this came from the President of the United States.

I would love to read a long piece about the influence of the Godfather movies on public figures.

The person arrested for this plot is a member of the Kahanist Jewish Defense League. As a Jewish person, I denounce the violent terrorists in the JDL.

No one should take at face value the Trump Admin's claims it just wants to reduce #Medicaid fraud. Actual goals: (1) punishing politically disfavored states (2) justifying the largest Medicaid cuts in history in H.R. 1 and (3) justifying further Medicaid cuts including capping federal funding. (1/2)