“ Doctors from abroad make up nearly 1/4 of the physician work force in the US. They provide much of the staffing in rural and underserved areas, and in areas of medicine that are often shunned by U.S.-trained physicians, like primary care, psychiatry and pediatrics.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/h...

DEAD TIRED: “When you suspect the driver is becoming drowsy, to remove even more of their physical engagement—that seems extremely counterproductive.” Read the full story on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/story/...

Trump is telling Microsoft who they should employ now.... www.cnbc.com/2025/09/26/t... reporting by Jordan Novet at @cnbc.com here --

NEWS: Supreme Court allows Trump to withhold $4 billion in foreign aid spending that had been allocated by Congress: www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

Oppressive and contemptuous of law: "the July 15 firing of Ms. Beckwith occurred less than six hours after she told Mr. Bovino, the Border Patrol chief in charge of the Southern California raids, that a court order prevented him from arresting people without probable cause."

“Kimmel’s refusal to capitulate stands out because so many other well-situated people—those with the resources, platform, and power to stand up to the president, including, initially, the leaders of ABC—have surrendered, withdrawn, or become Trump sycophants… www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

With both Nexstar and Sinclair predictably caving, I'm happy to say my column from this morning has become even more true: Jimmy Kimmel won, and it wasn't even close. Others should take note. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Release the Epstein files: www.axios.com/2025/09/26/e...

Well, that was fast. I'm guessing Jimmy Kimmel's huge spike in viewership is the reason. With the big corporations, it's always all about the money. apnews.com/article/jimm...

President Trump reacts to the James Comey indictment.

“Starting October 1st, 2025, we will be imposing a 100% Tariff on any branded or patented Pharmaceutical Product, unless a Company IS BUILDING their Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plant in America.”

I’m starting to notice a trend in the polling data… —Top Public Worry: Corruption —Biggest problem in Fed Gov: Corruption —Top fear: Corruption —What one word would you use to describe American government?: “Corrupt” It’s almost like voters are trying to tell us something.

HSBC says it used quantum computing to improve bond trading — a "world-first."

A federal grand jury in Virginia has indicted James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, a culmination of President Trump’s relentless effort to exact retribution for investigating his 2016 presidential campaign over possible ties to Russia While the charges www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

He talks about moving a World Cup game out of Chicago because it has high crime, which is interesting because there is no game slated for Chicago. But Dallas has a World Cup game, and Dallas has a higher violent crime rate than Chicago, and Dallas has a Republican mayor … oh, OK, I see it now.

Wow. This is actually happening. "The indictment of a former FBI director is unprecedented and the culmination of a years-long feud between Comey and President Trump." www.axios.com/2025/09/25/j...

Microsoft has disabled the Israeli Defense Ministry’s access to certain services and subscriptions, after finding evidence that the ministry used the tech company’s cloud services to surveil Gaza citizens. Full Story: on.wsj.com/4nUgwjE

OBAMA: It's fair to say that 80% of the world's problems involve old men hanging on who are afraid of death and insignificance, and they won't let go. They build pyramids, and they put their names on everything. They get very anxious about it.

Speaking at a book signing in Washington, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett admitted she's scared to reveal why she's recusing herself, Politico's Josh Gerstein wrote on Thursday.

This year’s edition of the Tokyo Game Show boasts over 4,000 booths and 1,000 exhibitors, more than half of which are from overseas. 👉 ebx.sh/b6eOKI

Trump just signed an illegal executive order designed to target his political opposition by designating them terrorists and using the DOJ, IRS, FBI, and the JTTF to investigate and charge liberal organizations, funders, members, and protesters. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

🚨 Trump will sign an executive order today to hand TikTok over to his friend Larry Ellison. The White House confirmed that users' data will be stored at Ellison's Oracle and the algorithm would be "retrained." www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Truly impressive number of birds migrating tonight. More than 800 MILLION birds up in the air right now❗ #BirdMigration

It's yet another example of Trump’s affinity for strongman authoritarian leaders with sketchy records from El Salvador’s Bukele, to Hungary’s Orbán, and Erdoğan. "We’ve been friends for a long time, actually ... He knows about rigged elections better than anybody.” trib.al/FvATZfw

Looking forward to this! variety.com/2025/film/ne...

oh my god lol -- Trump calls for UN workers to be arrested because his escalator didn't work yesterday

“Just kill ’em … involuntary lethal injection.” On Sept. 10, 2025, Fox’s Brian Kilmeade uttered those words about mentally ill homeless people, revealing Fox’s ethic of cruelty without euphemism. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-banali...

Shelby County, where Musk’s xAI facility sits, has Tennessee’s highest rate of ER visits for asthma. For the majority-Black residents of the area, emissions from the company’s methane gas turbines exacerbate longstanding public health concerns. By @wendicthomas.bsky.social

Harry Enten: "If Donald Trump's idea was to give Jimmy Kimmel more press and more viewership, he absolutely did so"

This could be a huge improvement in the lives of those with Huntington’s. Not a cure, but perhaps more years with their independence and fewer symptoms. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

CNN's Harry Enten showed evidence that President Donald Trump's attacks on Jimmy Kimmel may have backfired.

Congratulations to @jimmykimmel.com on his triumphant return! Last night he was pitch-perfect. Inspirational, self-reflective, gracious to his haters, championing the 1st Amendment & most importantly: FUNNY. (Shout-out to Robert DeNiro as the mob-boss head of the FCC)😆

According to the numbers, these are the 26 most vulnerable MAGA House representatives. They've spent more time defending “Dear Leader” than the Constitution, and they can be beat. We're pledging to target them all in the 2026 midterms. See anybody missing? Let us know here: https://t.co/geQUe7ptY6

Feds threaten Chicago Public Schools magnet school grants over Black Student Success Plan, treatment of trans students @wbez.org

Utah health officials discovered a person infected with measles visited a Logan medical clinic, where 11 vulnerable babies were exposed, launching a race to get the infants preventative treatment.

Listen to @maxblau.bsky.social on @wbur.org @hereandnow.bsky.social: Migrant workers ensnared in 'slavery' scheme on American farms

UCLA’s funds reinstated after yesterday’s court order! Thanks to the brave researchers and their amazing counsel, including Dean Chemerinsky, who brought suit. This is just another turn in the ongoing fight, but a great result for now.

It's like you hired a wedding band and then encourage your guests to heckle the band you yourself hired. Insane.

Ric Grenell, Kennedy Center president, organized a claque of Republicans to heckle a musician critical of Trump. It's like junior high school www.washingtonian.com/2025/09/23/l...

House and Senate Dems are going after the big law firms providing free legal services to Trump. They may not get far now, but what they're really doing is laying the groundwork for full-blown congressional investigations the moment they take back the House. www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...

On Trump’s explicit orders

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

This is absolutely disgusting and horrifying. www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/trum...

Kimmel blacked out in 23% of the US. Gets record ratings of more than six million.

Hmm. Apparently, Disney doesn't want subscribers. variety.com/2025/digital...

On the National Mall this morning, a new satirical statue is up celebrating Jeffrey Epstein and Trump's "friendship" in honor of National Friendship Month.

In an embarrassing and rambling attack at the UN against green energy and the fight against climate change, Trump (again) shows himself to be an old contrarian who bases his decisions not on facts but on opinions. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/c...

In the absence of conclusive science around what causes autism, Danielle Campoamor argues that the Trump administration is blaming mothers who can’t ‘tough it out.’

Trump's middle finger to the UN: "Your countries are going to hell"

Elon Musk has promoted hateful conspiracies about liberals, immigrants, and Muslims being criminals, rapists, and "child grooming" gangs. Meanwhile, he has known that his father was allegedly abusing his own kids. It's all projection with MAGA. Always. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/w...