There’s been a lot of talk in this race about what makes a "real man." A man does what’s right when no one is watching. He upholds his commitments to his family and neighbors. He doesn’t lie, cheat, & steal his way through life. Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves.

I'm urging all of you, especially young persons, to get out and vote on Tuesday if you are in CA.

My god, Octavia Butler, just miss ONCE

The correct terms are "racism" and "sexism," not anti-diversity politics.

NEW: Out of more than two million registered voters, only 27 noncitizens were found on Utah's voter roll, the state's chief election official confirmed. The results align with facts that are largely ignored by Republicans and the Trump administration: noncitizen voting is extremely rare.

Trump spent three hours at hospital today doing ‘tests’. It should only have been 20 minutes, but the first test was really hard.

My quote of the day A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. Saul Bellow

On the other hand, there have been many deaths associated with refusing  vaccines.

Trump's ever-expanding list of taxpayer grifts: -$1.8B slush fund for political allies -$1B for ballroom "security" -$1B for Qatar jet refurbishments -$230M in DOJ "compensation" -$100M+ for golf outings When he says he "doesn't think about Americans' financial situation," I believe him.

Nixon: "I am not a crook." Trump: "I am a crook. So what."

Hey Donnie! You will *never* be as loved by the nation as this man. Never.

Trump must have just learned that when Xi Jinping invoked the Thucydides Trap to his face, he was essentially calling the United States a nation in decline. Now, Trump is trying to spin it, claiming that Xi must have been talking about Biden. Really humiliating stuff.

NEW: Just 10 days before the primary election, SCOTUS eliminated a Black-majority district. But in 2022, that same court said it was too close to an election to give Black voters a fairer map. These decisions reveal the same pattern: urgency for white voters, and white voters only.

DO NOT STOP TALKING ABOUT THE EPSTEIN FILES

Katie Phang visits the Donald J. Trump Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room, an exhibition that displays the 3,437 volumes of The Epstein Files. “Each of them weighs about 5 lb. … 3.5 million files bound into 800-page volumes. Altogether, it weighs about 17,000 lb.”

CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @dennisgoris.bsky.social )

The CDC is really is no where to be found because of its deliberate destruction. You CDC cruise ship inspectors were laid off in April 2025. No surprise it has been crickets from HHS and CDC leadership on the situation with the Hanta virus cruise ship situation. www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...

when you put it that way it seems bad

@catgyoung.bsky.social #medsky

This hits hard. Not because it’s new but because it’s still true! This isn’t just sad stats.This is real life for millions of women and it deserves more than silence! It’s time we start demanding better! Equality isn’t radical ….. it’s necessary! #SheShed #Equality #Feminism #EmpowerWomen

Great reporting by @by-cjewett.bsky.social.

1. When was the last time you had to show your ID to walk into a restaurant? 2. If he means to purchase liquor, unlike the SAVE act, I don’t have to prove citizenship with a birth certificate or passport to do that. 3. Going to a restaurant isn’t a right.

Watching Republicans like Steve Scalise rewrite recent history on gas prices is exasperating. Watching Republicans like Tim Scott rewrite the present is worse. I mean, really, who looks at this and decides to tell a national audience, “Gas prices continue to come down”? www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

Jimmy Kimmel has outdone himself this time! This pharmaceutical ad about Felon47 is hilarious! 👏👏👏👏👏😂👏👏👏👏👏 #ReZyne #JimmyKimmel

🚨BREAKING: A new lawsuit is challenging Louisiana’s decision to suspend congressional primaries already underway — arguing the state is illegally nullifying votes and plunging an active election into chaos following the Supreme Court’s gutting of the VRA. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Post in a local facebook group. Please applaud as I have chosen not to waste my time by replying that when he was in utero, I made him a liver, a pair of lungs, and a pair of kidneys.

The new “I’m not a crook.”

Melania attacks satire and the First Amendment anntelnaes.substack.com/p/melania-at...

JD Vance Still Waiting For Secret Service To Retrieve Him From Secure Hiding Area

I’m sure he does not think of this as trolling the American Christian right, but if a pope did decide to troll the American Christian right, it would probably look something like this.

RFK Jr. was told to tone down his anti-vaccine rhetoric ahead of the midterms, but guess that doesn’t extend to censorship. A COVID vaccine study showing reduced hospitalizations, slated for MMWR publication, was stopped by Dr Jay. 💚 to those who spoke out about this. Science won't be silenced.

People with preexisting conditions also don’t deserve to die

This is dangerous. The Trump-Vance Administration’s vaccine fear-mongering agenda—and attempts to downplay the overwhelming evidence that they are safe and effective—puts Americans’ health and safety at risk, especially immunocompromised Americans. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

The Congressional Research Service noted that the military instituted its first vaccination program in 1777 when Gen. George Washington directed the inoculation of the Continental Army to protect personnel from smallpox that was sickening and killing his people. apnews.com/article/hegs...

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK "Hey, Teenagers: Pay close attention to the books people try to ban. Then, make a beeline to read those books, if you can. Find out for yourself why those people want that book banned. Find out for yourself if they can be trusted to know what’s best for you.” ~ Jeff Zentner

Cartoon by @markdolk.bsky.social

Pennsylvania's appellate court confirmed that access to abortion is a fundamental right under the Pennsylvania Constitution. This decision is a win for all Pennsylvanians. The government shouldn't be making your healthcare decisions - you should. www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...

In February 1777, General George Washington ordered the first mass immunization campaign in American history by mandating that his troops be inoculated against smallpox. He protected the Continental Army from an epidemic that was deadlier than British forces. 249 years later, we have this idiot.

Flu spreads efficiently especially in close quarters like military troop lodging facilities. If you are in the military you are required to get several vaccines because of how devastating outbreaks can be to troops and also because they are more likely be targeted by agents of biological warfare.

Nothing has killed more soldiers in the history of humanity than disease. While worst is a more complicated question Hegseth is absolutely the dumbest secretary of defense the United States has ever had. bsky.app/profile/ones...

Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial. Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later. www.nbcnews.com/health/cance...

Kash Patel’s colleagues are alarmed by what they say is erratic behavior and excessive drinking, Sarah Fitzpatrick reports. More than two dozen people she spoke with described his management failures and conduct that could harm national security. theatln.tc/SS6krazR

The defense secretary said his prayer drew on Ezekiel, but wording closely matches Quentin Tarantino dialogue

Paging all #MedSky writers. Submissions are open for a very special issue on the theme of Embodiment in Medicine. Open to all. ❤️‍🩹

Provide the social safety so that grandmothers don’t have to take multiple jobs to pay for their husbands cancer treatment

ICE detaining doctors is absurd. Let me explain something: foreign-trained doctors get trained and practice in places where American medical graduates often do not want to go. They are not taking jobs from anybody. They go to undesirable locations and take undesirable jobs.

A grandmother forced to work to pay for her husband’s cancer treatment delivers food to a President covering his office in gold. Trump’s America. Burn it all down. (📸 Getty Images)