This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here. (clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)

THIS THIS THIS THIS.... and THIS

Incredible interview with @whstancil.bsky.social The details are useful (for us in ME) and sobering.

After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.

I guess he just got lucky.

CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today. This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting

From a FB post about Alex Pretti:

Truth

Congress can stop ICE. Congress can block the use of force in Greenland. In other words, in this crisis, Congress can act to support civil liberties at home and free nations abroad. To fail to act would be to be complicit in a dreadful outcome.

Happening Now: Students have walked out of school and are protesting against ICE in Saint Paul, Minnesota

In that rare good news alert, a judge has ordered the 🧠 🪱 & co. must restore nearly $12M in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), keeping essential kids' programs going while the courts sort it out! 👏 💪 👶

FYI: In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.

Very true. The fees for publication are outrageous. They used to waive them if they were from low income countries and authors but not any more.

I fear public health may not be doing the outreach either as part of the forces that keep people from getting vaccinated.

The footnotes explain what was omitted from the count.

Or when it bullies me that I have a fighting chance

Great article. Thanks to the hard-working journalists.

the washington post’s health and data teams have been doing the lord’s work this year

This is genius. There are a lot of hidden geniuses in these there corners of America.

1/2 Merry fucking Christmas from CDC leadership 🎄🔥 Multiple Title 42 scientists recently had their contracts renewed--then days before Christmas were told the renewals were a mistake. Some are now being told they may have to pay back salary earned in the interim.

Come! :)

@pinetreeactivism.org Yarmouth Maine. 25 degrees F with ~30 people, live music, coffee and donuts at our 6th month anniversary of weekly protest. Fierce warm hearts and cold feet.

"As the government prioritizes punishment over treatment, violence over health, we need community care and mutual aid more than ever. For years, everyday people stepped up when institutions did not — saving lives with naloxone, preventing overdoses with test strips, guiding loved ones into care....

Not to mention universal health care and a whole bunch of other admirable services + social democracy.

Perfectly said AND we have done this in many sectors.

Think about how backwards that is - more people are employed to block us from getting medical care than actually delivering it. Don't forget to subscribe: www.dworkinsubstack.com/subscribe

Its not a benefit its a tease.

Excellent interview with Terry Gross and the author of articles in Vanity Fair, Chris Whipple. Helped me get a sense of the quotes and the fact many of the things she said are not insults from her point of view. www.npr.org/2025/12/17/n...

@sifill.bsky.social on Amicus Brief. Great show. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

If only he would take this to heart. What a line!

You can watch it happen. ourworldindata.org/grapher/life...

I just love plain English

I thought donor was symptomatic with cognitive changes BUT his sudden death was classified as heart attack and he was not tested. Testing is not routinely included because it is so rare. Rabies is one of those diseases that keeps me up at night too.

absolutely chilling.

It is a scam against the American public and parents. The Hep B vaccine works.

Fascinating article/podcast about Australia banning social media for kids <16 yrs. This is an experiment worth trying. www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...

My family and friends are Somali and Afghan -- they are not garbage. No one is garbage. Trump said he doesn’t want Somali immigrants in the U.S., calling them “garbage,” saying they “contribute nothing,” and claiming they “ripped off that state (MN) for billions of dollars”

The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?

good work guys you picked a fight in which Dems can stand up out of their permanent defensive crouch and go “our guy is a fucking astronaut and you’re an alcoholic tv host”

No words.

More clever example of what I was going for here www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...

Here’s how to turn off Gemini AI on an iPhone.

Well done, "we must now direct our energies to understanding this new constellation of power, as well as the pathways available for opponents to respond", in the short and long term. Many of our precious norms need to become laws and enforceable.

A useful and heartbreaking account. Thank you.

We need wonky right now.... lots of wonky.

Today I had the good fortune to hear a talk by the Maine State Economist. She, Amanda Rector, was invited by Maine Health (DoraAnne Mills). Covered a lot of ground. Here is one eye-popping chart about projected health care premiums in rural Maine if Enhanced Premium Tax Credits expire.

THIS!