Leon Robertson
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Retired Yale Research Scientist
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Leon Robertson
Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS
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In this study that included 23 million US minors, there were 85 gender-affirming surgeries among minors, 82 of which were chest-related procedures. This is vanishingly rare, and only done after extensive evaluation/treatment
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Michael E. Mann
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Since Bill is back in the news today...
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
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Michael Mann to Bill Gates: You canât reboot the planet if you crash it
What Gates is putting forward arenât legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.
https://thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-cant-reboot-the-planet-if-you-crash-it/
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Here's why electric bills are skyrocketing.
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/d...
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America's data center growth hot spots, mapped
Virginia and Texas lead the way, but they're becoming a major political fight.
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/18/data-center-growth-map-states
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This is infuriating and poses another danger to the country. Anyone who thinks we are not in a dictatorship is blind. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
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Defense Dept. Opens Formal Inquiry Into Senator Mark Kelly
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/us/politics/mark-kelly-defense-department-inquiry.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9k8.m3Vd.d0HaWHR2_nR4&smid=bs-share
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The liar-in-chief gets free time on TV to do his thing. People who never take responsibility for their mistakes seem more prone to make mistakes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
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Fact-Checking Trumpâs Prime-Time Address on the Economy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/us/politics/fact-checking-trumps-economy-address.html
about 15 hours ago
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Musk and Melania should pay attention. He falsely claimed to be here as a student, and she worked without a green card.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
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Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/us/politics/trump-immigration-citizenship-denaturalization.html
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD
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A large study of COVID19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy showed that vaccination was significantly associated with reduced: -Preterm births -Hospitalizations -Admissions to critical care unit Yet RFK Jr., Makary, Prasad and Hoeg continue to spread disinformation about it.
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Vaccination and Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Associated With COVID-19 in Pregnancy
This study uses a population-level surveillance program to investigate maternal and perinatal outcomes associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy by vaccination status prior to and during pregn...
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2842835
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Bruce Little
1 day ago
Former special counsel Jack Smith delivered a striking message to lawmakers today: his team developed âproof beyond a reasonable doubtâ that Trump committed crimes related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the retention of classified documents.
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Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a 'criminal scheme' to overturn 2020 election
Smith testified about his investigations into Trump during a closed-door hearing with members of the House Judiciary Committee.
https://nbcnews.to/3Y0PCvu
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Leon Robertson
Michael E. Mann
1 day ago
"Not since the ransacking of the Library of Alexandria have we witnessed such a wanton, intentional assault on scientific knowledge."
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Hopeful portent of things to come.
crooksandliars.com/2025/12/abso...
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'An Absolute Blowout': Democrat Wins Kentucky Election In A Landslide
It's no wonder that Republicans, including Trump, are concerned about an upcoming Blue Wave. Democrats have been massively overperforming in formerly "safe" areas.
https://crooksandliars.com/2025/12/absolute-blowout-democrat-wins-kentucky
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Leon Robertson
Samantha Michaels
2 days ago
I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis.
âItâs about as sad as you can possibly imagine."
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/memphis-safe-task-force-trump-ice-crime-immigration-mass-deportations-287g/
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As I wrote earlier, the Dictator's focus on Venezuela is about oil. Talking about drugs is a diversion. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
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Venezuelaâs Oil Is a Focus of Trumpâs Campaign Against Maduro
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/us/politics/trump-maduro-venezuela-oil-tanker.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9U8.Ep-R.prIHAeYcPuzr&smid=bs-share
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The delusional Dictator thinks his name is "security". His obsessions reveal an extremely insecure personality.
www.axios.com/2025/12/16/t...
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Trump ballroom construction must go on as a matter of "security," admin says
A preservation group sued earlier this month to halt the project.
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/16/trump-ballroom-construction-security-concerns
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Chief of staff for the tyrant, Wiles opens up about some things, but like the boss, is short on facts.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
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Susie Wiles Talks About The First Year of Trumpâs Second Term (Part 1 of 2)
In the first half of âVanity Fairââs interview with Susie Wiles, the chief of staff discusses Elon Muskâs DOGE disaster, the FBIâs âincredible jobâ investigating January 6, and how Trump once berated ...
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/trump-susie-wiles-interview-exclusive-part-1
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The Dictator's economy continues to deteriorate.
finance.yahoo.com/news/unemplo...
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Unemployment rate hit 4-year high in November even as economy added jobs
The US economy added 64,000 jobs in November as the unemployment rate crept up to 4.6%, according to Labor Department data published Tuesday.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/unemployment-rate-hit-4-year-high-in-november-even-as-economy-added-jobs-133749371.html
2 days ago
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Lawsuits against the money laundering and fraud-promoting cryptocurrencies get stalled or dumped by the Dictator's toadies. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
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The S.E.C. Was Tough on Crypto. It Pulled Back After Trump Returned to Office.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/us/politics/sec-crypto-firms-trump-investigation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.808.sUXy.gGItuy7sZPGO&smid=bs-share
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No honor for women and African-Americans in the Dictator's treasury department. New York Times:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
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âRenewableâ no more: The Trump administration renames the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
A key driver of U.S. renewable energy research is now called the National Laboratory of the Rockies. By Dan Gearino for Inside Climate News The Trump administration has renamed the National ...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/12/14/2357844/-Renewable-no-more-The-Trump-administration-renames-the-National-Renewable-Energy-Laboratory?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=top_news_slot_3&pm_medium=web
4 days ago
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Some of my neighbors are among the most dangerous people in the world. They voted for the dictator.
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Leon Robertson
Zack Labe
5 days ago
100 years of average January-November temperature anomalies over land areas through 2025... Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0:
www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
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Guess who is jeopardizing US national security in the name of national security?
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-tru...
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Donald Trump, Security Threat
The call is coming from inside the White House
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-trump-security-threat
6 days ago
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Leon Robertson
Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD
6 days ago
ICYMI: Last night
@jeremyfaust.bsky.social
revealed that Drs. Makary and Prasad of the FDA have lied to all of us with their claims that COVID19 vaccines âkilled 10 childrenâ. The scientists that did the work found that there were ZERO deaths that they could be certain were caused by the vaccines.
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Scoop: FDA vaccine chiefâs memo cited 10 pediatric Covid-19 vaccine deathsâbut the agencyâs own analysis found 0â7.
Dr. Vinay Prasad circulated a memo before FDA scientists finished their work. His conclusions overshot what the agencyâs own analysts ultimately found.
https://insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-fda-vaccine-chiefs-memo-cited
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Be careful what you put up your nose -- contaminated nasal spray recall.
thehill.com/homenews/nex...
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https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/5644226-nasal-spray-recalled-over-microbial-contamination/?tbref=hp
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The Dictator aligns with Putin on almost every front.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Is Trumpâs Embrace of Russia the Greatest Betrayal in American History?
Many of us have long suspected or even predicted that Donald Trump would betray America, gut our democracy in favor of a police state, and align us with Russia. You know, the country that the Financia...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/12/11/2357964/-Is-Trump-s-Embrace-of-Russia-the-Greatest-Betrayal-in-American-History?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web
7 days ago
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Let's hear it for Missouri petitioners.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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How Missourians rose up against gerrymandering: GOP is 'terrified'
When President Donald Trump pressed Missouriâs GOP to help him rig the 2026 midterm elections, they passed a map that is expected to give the party one more seat in the U.S. House. But everyday ...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/12/11/2357923/-How-Missourians-rose-up-against-gerrymandering-GOP-is-terrified?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=top_news_slot_8&pm_medium=web
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What fraud? State Obamacare officials donât see the problem GOP subsidy opponents do
State health care exchanges say they have few problems with fraud. Instead of killing the subsidies, policy experts suggest fixing the federal exchanges instead.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/11/states-argue-enhanced-obamacare-subsidies-not-the-cause-of-fraud-00686216
7 days ago
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Of course they did.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Senate rejects dueling health care bills as Obamacare deadline looms
The result virtually guarantees insurance subsidies used by more than 20 million Americans will lapse at the end of the year.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/12/11/congress/senate-rejects-health-care-bills-00686855
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Leon Robertson
The Tennessee Holler
8 days ago
ICYMI â âI identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out⊠this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.â
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Nearly half of the US public is having economic problems, while the Dictator works to benefit the other half.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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New poll paints a grim picture of a nation under financial strain
Rising costs are crushing Americans â and they're running out of room to adjust.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/10/poll-affordability-cost-of-living-00678076
8 days ago
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The Dictator announces a Venezuelan oil tanker. As I have said before, he is after the oil, not drugs.
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5643019-us-seizes-venezuela-tanker/
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Past time, but needed more day by day.
www.axios.com/2025/12/10/r...
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RFK Jr. is latest Trump official to face Democratic impeachment effort
An HHS spokesperson blasted it as "partisan theatrics designed to elevate standing in a failing, third-rate Senate bid."
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/10/rfk-jr-haley-stevens-impeach-democrat-congress
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Exclusive: Future OpenAI models likely to pose "high" cybersecurity risk, it says
OpenAI says it's stepping up efforts to protect against attacks.
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/10/openai-new-models-cybersecurity-risks
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Crypto moguls are poisoning the economic well and are aimed at more poisoning of the political well.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Tim Scott, balancing dual roles, enters a crypto crunch
The first-year Senate Banking chair is balancing messy 2026 politics and complex policy as he works to land a major crypto deal.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/10/tim-scott-cryptocurrency-balancing-act-00684250
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Your local epidemiologist reports on her sub stack that CDC data is considered still reliable, but that health alert reporting is far below average.
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LisaLisa
10 days ago
We are dealing with such corruption in every aspect of our government, I don't know how we undo the damage.
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Greene got all the publicity for the 60 minutes interview. The second story about AI destruction of kids should have.
www.cbsnews.com/video/60minu...
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12/7/2025: Marjorie Taylor Greene; Character AI; Watch Valley
First, Marjorie Taylor Greene: The 2025 60 Minutes Interview. Then, researchers warn AI chatbots can harm kids. And, why handmade Swiss watches are so expensive.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/60minutes-2025-12-07/
10 days ago
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Justin Wolfers
10 days ago
Trump says Lisa Cook is unfit to be a Fed governor because she claimed two different properties as her primary residence on her mortgage applications. (Cook denies this.) Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Trump offshore wind halt illegal, judge rules
Administration officials have been especially aggressive in targeting offshore wind projects.
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/08/trump-offshore-wind-federal-judge-order
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Not all Republicans are dictator captives.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Anti-Trump former Republicans have a multimillion-dollar plan to save House Democrats
The anti-Trump Save America Movement is making its first play in electoral politics.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/08/anti-trump-former-republicans-have-a-multimillion-dollar-plan-to-save-house-democrats-00680114
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Waldo Jaquith
11 days ago
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
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The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-66719-3
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson
10 days ago
At 1.5°C, the atmosphere can hold over 10% more water vapor than it could in the pre-industrial period 1850-1900. The additional precipitation leads to car soup, airport soup, road soup, city soup, farm soup, and a hearty portion of global industrial civilization soup.
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The bigot-in-chief has made America racist again -- not great.
www.axios.com/2025/12/06/t...
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How Trump flipped America's race conversation
Language that once was disqualifying is now a fixture of national political discourse.
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/06/trump-racism-somalis-maga-immigration
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Not to mention that the blockchains use tremendous amounts of energy as we barrel toward oblivion. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
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How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/technology/how-a-cryptocurrency-helps-criminals-launder-money-and-evade-sanctions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7E8.seLu.h4jceJVI6T3G&smid=bs-share
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Alt National Park Service
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I am reading another important book that I recommend to anyone who wants deeper knowledge of how we got a dictator surrounded by heartless oligarchs.
www.thriftbooks.com/w/gilded-rag...
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Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the... book by Jacob Silverman
Buy a cheap copy of Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the... book by Jacob Silverman. ** A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF 2025 **** A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2025 **'Lively and provocative. FINANCIAL TI...
https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/gilded-rage-elon-musk-and-the-radicalization-of-silicon-valley_jacob-silverman/54391765/item/83096846/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=us_dsa_general_customer_acquisition_16970393170&utm_adgroup=&utm_term=&utm_content=642247169932&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=16970393170&gbraid=0AAAAADwY45i5mqEWOFLwYZtmdckrG4llZ&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6NTJBhDEARIsAB7QHD2yl5sH0jrSk3XsYOQpLB3YyhB1tGBjQzHA1e2LPBHsgHb61uFP5sgaAm4ZEALw_wcB#edition=72302378&idiq=83096846
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New evidence that physical activity reduces the risk of dementia substantially.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Physical Activity Over the Adult Life Course and Risk of Dementia
This cohort study uses data from the Framingham Heart Study to evaluate whether higher physical activity levels in early adult life, midlife, or late life are associated with lower risk of all-cause o...
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2841638?utm_source=postup_jn&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamanetworkopen&utm_content=new_this_month_&utm_term=120725
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The New York Times list of the "10 best books of the year" appallingly ignored the most important one.
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/micha...
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Science Under Siege
In this âwell-researched guide,â two of the worldâs most respected scientists reveal the forces behind the dangerous anti-science move...
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/michael-e-mann/science-under-siege/9781541705517/
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December 7, 84th anniversary of the "day that will live in infamy", in the year 2025 that will live in infamy for those who survive.
www.c-span.org/program/amer...
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President Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" Address to Congress
President Roosevelt addressed a Joint Session of Congress on December 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. President Roosevelt denounced the attack and asked Congress for a decl...
https://www.c-span.org/program/american-history-tv/president-roosevelts-day-of-infamy-address-to-congress/462982
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS
12 days ago
âIt is considered a war crime to kill shipwrecked people, which the Pentagonâs law of war manual defines as people âin need of assistance and careâ who âmust refrain from any hostile act.ââ
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Mike Okuda
13 days ago
How does global warming cause colder winter storms?
whowhatwhy.org/2019/11/23/t...
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The Paradox of Global Warming and Colder Winters - WhoWhatWhy
If the cold weather makes it harder for you to argue with climate change deniers about the existence of global warming, this story is for you.
https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/11/23/the-paradox-of-global-warming-and-colder-winters-2/
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