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Who Needs a Peer Review?!
Beth Mole: That Florida “analysis” on COVID vaccines is-you guessed it-total garbage
Experts roundly dubbed the analysis "utter rubbish,
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Won’t Somebody Please Think of the Children?!
Jason DeParle: Expanded Safety Net Drives Sharp Drop in Child Poverty
In 1993, safety net programs cut child poverty by
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Winking at the Camera
Li Zhoh: Republicans have a nonsensical argument against the same-sex marriage bill
Many Senate Republicans, rather than confront the substance
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The Respect for Marriage Act
From the press release announcing the proposed act:
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Congressional
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Voting for…
A new poll out this week shows 64% of those who plan on voting in the Democratic primary in 2024
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You Can Keep Your Principles, I Want Power
McConnell: Blocking Obama's SCOTUS pick led to overturning Roe v. Wade
Antonin Scalia passed away February 13, 2016.
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The Privacy Angle
There were too many links, so I've collected a few in one place.
Olivia Snow: Are You Ready
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40 Years of Diminishing Confidence
Ian Millhiser: The case against the Supreme Court of the United States
The Dobbs decision is the culmination of a
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A Bit Too Much Liberty, Apparently
From Axios:
"The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled; and the authority
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They Were Never Okay with You Existing
Florida legislature passes ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill to restrict LGBTQ topics in elementary schools - The Washington Post
Florida
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An Unusually Unified Front
Casey Newton in today’s Platformer issue:
The United States played a critical role in damaging Putin’s credibility before
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Good Lord
Davey Alba: ‘I’ll Stand on the Side of Russia’: Pro-Putin Sentiment Spreads Online
The online conversations reflect how pro-Russia
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Social Media Safe Spaces
Elaine Godfrey writing for The Atlantic:
In Arizona this weekend, 51-year-old Tammy Shutts put it this way to me: “100
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It's Almost Like it's All Pandering to an Audience
First up is a report from the Software Freedom Conservatory on Trump's new TRUTH Social app's
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Speaking of Places I Don’t Normally Link
Trump Election Fraud Allegations Disgraceful Endgame to 2020 Reelection Effort | National Review
Almost nothing that the Trump team has alleged
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Today is a Good Day
Nearly 4 years ago, Donald Trump promised that “American carnage” was going to end “today” in his inaugural address. Sitting
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Attacking the Core of America
I was going to link to a specific quote in this article, Donald Trump is Attacking the Very Core of
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The Right Needs to Change
The GOP's monstrous math problem - Axios
Republicans, win or lose next week, face a big — and growing