“They pushed the state legislation because they fear a public vote in Scottsdale, they know they will lose.” story via @jerodmacevoy.com

*screams in Nuremberg trials*

COVID vaccine access has remained tricky and confusion has remained as the federal government continues to make moves to restrict it story via @jerodmacevoy.com

I’m thrilled to announce that I’m joining ProPublica to cover voting issues nationally. I am so excited to work alongside some of the most skilled investigative journalists in the country at such a respected organization. I start Monday. www.propublica.org/atpropublica...

The average monthly premium for people who earn less than $39,125 would skyrocket from $169 to $919

If the credits expire, people who use them now could see their premiums jump more than 80% next year story via @glorihuh.bsky.social

This is pretty much all I need or want to know about Trump's wretched UN speech. From @glennkessler.bsky.social, formerly the Post's Fact Checker, putting his skills to good use. open.substack.com/pub/glennkes...

Blackwater comes to the border! The $893 billion defense bill that advanced last week would grant the Pentagon unprecedented new authority to contract out its "border security" operations to private military contractors. new from me: www.levernews.com/defense-bill...

CALLOUT: Looking for a source who could speak to the importance of cervical cancer screenings/HPV vaccination. On a tight deadline for it, so hoping for tomorrow or Thursday at the latest to interview. DM me if that's you, or leave suggestions here if you have them. Thanks!

Trump attacked the U.N. as a body numerous times throughout his speech, including for what he claimed were a faulty escalator and teleprompter

Let’s be clear: What Donald Trump said in public, in plain view, on his own social media feed is more corrupt and dangerous than anything Richard Nixon was caught on tape saying in the White House tapes. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/rid-me-of-...

“We know right now that 80 to 90% of autism is accounted for by genetic differences. It’s not just, you got exposed to this thing in the environment, now you have autism.”

AG Kris Mayes can either petition the Arizona Supreme Court to reverse the trial court’s decision or to take the case back to a grand jury story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

It's almost like if you turn public health over to a lunatic conspiracy theorist, they'll make outlandish claims based on disreputable evidence in order to advance their predetermined (and batshit crazy) narrative. Imagine that.

“In more than two decades of research on the use of acetaminophen in pregnancy, not a single reputable study has successfully concluded that the use of acetaminophen causes (autism).”

“This is terrifying, and it's not a partisan issue. Every single American should stand up against this.” story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

Truth

Justin Heap’s office initially claimed there were no such records, and then said they got lost in a damaged phone. Finally, they surrendered the text messages. story via @jenafifield.bsky.social/@votebeat.org

Certiorari "before judgment" is how #SCOTUS takes up a full appeal *before* the intermediate federal courts have heard it. It used to be exceedingly rare. For instance, there wasn't a *single* grant of such expedited review b/w August 2004 & February 2019. This is the *23rd* such grant since then.

Just a reminder before the “big announcement” today. Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943. Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s. Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.

Arizona’s public education system was ranked dead-last in a survey of all 50 states for the second year in a row story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

Free speech is woke now, I guess

Arizona is one of 12 states that has been seeing higher positivity rates for a new variant of the virus that has seen emergency room visits surging among all age groups story via @jerodmacevoy.com

RIP U.S. innovation. Between gutting the H-1B program, purging US scientists from civil service, slashing research grants, and disappearing international students off the streets, our government has made a conscious decision to kill America's roll as a global leader in science and innovation.

“Violent extremists and unaffiliated lone offenders may view the memorial service or related events as attractive attack targets due to major international media attention.” story via @jerodmacevoy.com

Lol. This is "I support the 1st Amendment for speech I agree with" which means "I do not support the 1st Amendment or free speech."

The "our rights are given to us by god and are inalienable" crowd sure loves licking Trump's boots, eh? This is now, and always has been, solely about power. First, getting the power. Then using it to stamp your opponents out of existence.

This same mentality made COVID so much more deadly than it needed to be in America, all to own the libs Not only have they learned nothing from it, but they are committed to returning us to a world where children are maimed and killed by curable diseases. This is a death cult.

The fact that left-of-center folks see it as hypocrisy is itself a sign that they do not understand the contemporary right. From the basic Wilhoit-ian perspective of conservatism, there's no contradiction, no hypocrisy. Power *is* the principle.

“This decision should send a clear message to the administration that they have no legal authority to circumvent the law to expel unaccompanied children without due process.”

So the pilot program for cocaine is ready to be expanded?

Anyone who justified supporting Trump on free speech is either a liar or an idiot; regardless they need to be systemically disempowered

An unfortunatley evergreen piece from the late, great Steve Benson

“He will have pretty much unfettered discretion, at least in his mind, to do whatever he wants to do. And I personally think the president will make it very painful.”

I sort of guessed the answer when I asked which Kirk legacy would be honored — debating your opponent, or using state power to shut down the left. But it happened very quickly. www.semafor.com/article/09/1...

if Jimmy Kimmel's political humor is too hot for you to handle, I'm not sure "snowflake" even cuts it as a term of derision for the level of fragility you've achieved

Austin Smith called the allegations “ludicrous” and said Democrats made them up. His attorney said this week he's considering taking a plea deal. story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

Very telling example of ideological blindspots. Dylan Roof not part of the extended MAGA cinematic universe for reasons you can figure out for yourself.

It's not simply that they *believe* the conspiracies, but RFK is among a growing number of admin officials who actively proselytized the bullshit conspiracies. RFK Jr and his group were one of the Disinformation Dozen for vaccine conspiracies. www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...

“We’re an important resource for this country — they stand to lose without us. We need to show that we’re here and we’re not leaving.” story via @glorihuh.bsky.social

The suspect who killed Charlie Kirk said his rifle-cartridge messages were all "a big meme," according to messages just released in court. "if I see 'notices bulge uwu' on fox new I might have a stroke," he said. So, yeah, it was all a shitpost. More here on the meanings: bsky.app/profile/drew...

FTFY: Trump continues to ignore a federal law he doesn't like

FBI director just out there making the case for releasing the Epstein files

A Democrat asked her colleagues to all strive for unity and turn down the temperature. A Republican responded with a veiled threat that included a racial slur and compared Democrats to foreign attackers. story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

Q: Do you think it would've been fitting to lower the flags to half staff when Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota House Speaker, was gunned down by an assassin? TRUMP: I'm not familiar. The who?

Feel free to continue arguing over the shooter's motives, but please understand that *it doesn't matter*. There's a organized political movement that plans to suppress, arrest, or kill its political opposition. It it seeking pretexts. Anything will do. If it's not this, it'll be something else.

Fascism, y'all. The real thing. Armed crackdowns. Arresting of political dissidents. Right here, in the US. Everything is heading in that direction & there's barely any pushback. It's happening. Buckle up.

I mean... minnesotareformer.com/briefs/haged...