Vaccines have saved 154 million lives over the past 50 years, and more than 30 diseases could be prevented through immunization. www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

Rubio called the NYT’s Cuba scoop “fake news”…without disputing a single fact. NYT: “You had the chance. You said nothing.” The denial that proves the story. 🔥 #USDemocracy #Pinks newrepublic.com/post/207945/...

If states are laboratories of democracy, then @scottwiener.bsky.social is one of the most prolific scientists. Sen. Wiener explains California's many AI policy experiments in an episode w/ @alanrozenshtein.com & @kevintfrazier.bsky.social. The trio cover SB 53, SB 1047, and breakfast tacos.

The anxiety Americans feel about AI is real and demands a substantive answer to the question of "what's next," writes Kevin Frazier. Reforms to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to improve the nation’s workforce development programs should be a part of that answer, he says.

What's the general counsel of @anthropic.com thinking about these days?! Find out via this conversation between Jeff Bleich and @kevintfrazier.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/a...

Are AI systems "a death sentence for civic institutions"? @alanrozenshtein.com talks with @hartzog.bsky.social and @jessicasilbey.bsky.social, who argue that AI's core design features threaten the rule of law, higher education, journalism, and democracy. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

He thought dueling is legal. Numbskull. I do sometimes really appreciate Rand Paul. And anyone who is familiar with history. The violence in Congress before the American Civil War is very interesting. But we dont want to back there. www.smithsonianmag.com/history/fiel...

ICYMI yesterday, our latest poll shows we are up 19 points with independent voters. 🇺🇸 This is within reach, y’all.

CNN: “79% drop ⬇️ in the favorable view of 🇺🇸 from 24 countries asked… Very little support abroad for Trump’s war on Iran…”

I'm still thinking about the epstein class, too.

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India cabinet approves $279 million hydropower scheme reut.rs/4bvD1qt

Join us with PCREV on 3/26 for "Rising Temperatures and Emerging Diseases". Prof Maciej Boni of Temple University will be giving a talk called "Have we been ignoring the economic forces behind infectious disease surveillance". To register: web.sas.upenn.edu/pcssm/calend... @michaelemann.bsky.social

Overturn Citizens United, and related regulations, that have allowed a handful of people to buy elections.

Humanity contains not a single angel. Thats why we need rule of law, Due process, free press, Objective transparent investigations. We need the concepts of justice, honor, good character, good faith, to mean something.

ICYMI: A group of hacktivists hacked the DHS — liberating details on nearly 7,000 ICE corporate contracts ddosecrets.org/article/ice-... micahflee.github.io/ice-contracts/ @ddosecrets.org @emma.best @micahflee.com

of course they have

Excellent primer on nitrogen fertilizer and why it's produced in the Gulf. And why Trump's war is damaging world agriculture.

Does anyone remember the global forced famine, agriculture subplot from The Omen? Cause I sure do.

The Republican Reich is trying to repair the damage inflicted on agriculture by Trump's ethnic cleansing. Their solution is hiring the very people they drove away.

"In July, the agriculture secretary declared there would be no amnesty for unauthorized farmworkers, predicting a transition to a 100% American workforce. Now, Trump admin has changed the criteria of H-2A agriculture visa program to increase influx of foreign workers into a flagging labor supply."

Rural areas, home to about 25% of Americans, benefit from federally supported rental housing programs – particularly a U.S. Department of Agriculture program to provide affordable homes for low-income residents. (via @theconversation.com) https://to.pbs.org/4rBSueH

Experts warn that if logistics chains in the region are disrupted for a prolonged period, consequences will be felt in agriculture, global food markets, and by millions of consumers across continents.

Tucked inside the 2026 Farm Bill is a provision to reimburse farmers for 90% of the cost of adopting AI and precision agriculture technologies. The standards governing those tech wouldn't be set by the USDA, but by the tech industry. This could give Big Tech immense power over farmers.

Agriculture is big business here in Pennsylvania — supporting nearly 600,000 jobs and contributing $132 billion to our economy every year.

“ai used less water per year than agriculture” but agriculture is useful

“.. Diesel fuel prices in the US—the lifeblood of freight, agriculture, and construction—have risen above $5/gallon.” - Schwab ⛽️

The SAVE Act is built to trip women up. To stop them from voting. About 69 million married women have names that do not match their birth certificates, and this bill turns that paperwork into a weapon against their voice. Stop the patriarchy. #SaveActIsPayToVote #USDemocracy

We have reports that one submarine launched thirty Tomahawk missiles in the first salvo of the war with Iran. Those missiles cost 2.2 million dollars each. That is enough to fund TWO medium-sized rural hospitals for a year. This in a year where federal funding for rural hospitals has gone down.

Reporter: “If you could say something to Trump, what would it be?” PA voter: “You're a worthless pile of shit.” Reporter: “How many times did you vote for him?” PA voter: “Three times. That was my bad. Apparently I'm an idiot.”

Gas prices are skyrocketing nationwide. American troops are dead and injured. Our longtime allies are abandoning us. …and the President of the United States has no idea what he's doing.

sign of GOP desperation here...in deep red Nebraska. GOP did substantial cheating in MT too where Daines blocked bullock by not dropping out till last moment. 1

You can't be reasonable and support the GOP SAVE Act hijacking our elections.

They keep telling folks to be patient, but patience doesn’t pay for groceries or fill the gas tank. Prices are rising fast, and relief moves slowly. Shopper: “We bought some stuff for a stew, some snacks, and a plant, for $150.” Families are already stretched thin.

🚨🚨🚨 It’s a BIG DEAL when MAGA insiders speak out against the administration… youtube.com/shorts/KC8vI...

Turns out 47 spoke to 45. None of the other living presidents claim to have spoken to him about this.

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kind of annoyed that the narrative is clearly going to be “Israel got us into Iran” when Russia is right there and is cashing the checks

This man did far more fighting for the US than anyone in the cabinet or the White House. And he died one day after being taken to an American concentration camp. One day. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

"This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land"

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Strait of Hormuz standoff puts supply of America’s generic drug prescriptions at risk www.cnbc.com/2026/03/16/s...

2/2. His weakness is something negative, gravitational, so deep that it can draw in a whole country. But only if we fail to see it. Only if we let it.

1/2. He took the greatest military force in history, lost a war to a middle power in a week, begged the world to save him, & demanded the media lie about this & everything else. I try, but at a simple human level I do not see how anyone mistakes this man’s almost supernatural weakness for strength.

A federal judge dealt another major blow to the Trump administration's effort to dismantle Voice of America, ordering more than 1,000 employees back to work after a year on paid leave, according to a new report.