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Netanyahu on Iran war: "We read in this week's Torah portion, 'Remember what Amalek did to you.'' "We remember—and we act." 1 Samuel 15:3 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. GPO 0:44

Speaking in Hebrew to an Israeli audience, Netanyahu invokes Amalek again like he did before engaging in genocide in Gaza—but this time with regard to Iran.

Invoking Amalek is a call to annihilate the enemy.

(I've edited out the X poster for reasons, but you can find the post on X easily enough.)

Magazine style cover of Ken Griffin with dollar signs over his eyes, in front of a burning pile of cash. Headlines read: DOCS, DEPARTMENT OF CLASS SOLIDARITY HOW TO BLOW A BILLION A GIFT GUIDE BASED ON CITADEL BILLIONAIRE KEN GRIFFIN'S EXTRAVAGANT PURCHASES FOR HIMSELF CONSTITUTION? A BASQUIAT? PENTHOUSE? DINOSAUR!?!

Imagine Bernie Sanders' 5% billionaire wealth tax passes. People like hedge funder Ken Griffin, who fueled the crusade to close 50 Chicago public schools, will be tightening their belts.

So if you're looking for a gift to cheer him up, check out what the man defunding our schools already owns🧵

We're in the 1998 home run race equivalent for dumb news. Like you get a staggering day of dumb news, and you know tomorrow any of Trump, Hegseth, RFK Jr or various MAGA cronies could hit three moronically dumb moments right out of the park

this is extremely dangerous.

HPV Vaccination and the Risk of Invasive Cervical Cancer | NEJM The efficacy and effectiveness of the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in preventing high-grade cervical lesions have been shown. However, data to inform the relationship between qua...

And lo and behold, in 2020, this paper showed the massive reduction in cervical cancer, especially among those who were vaccinated before the age of 17.

But this was 13 years after the first paper showing 98% efficacy of HPV vaccine for precancerous lesions.

Bear with me if you can as I attempt to use HPV vaccines to demonstrate why many can’t see the danger of RFK Jr.

TLDR: Disease prevention takes time and discipline. Not discipline of an individual, but the ability to invest in public health when the benefits may not be immediately clear.

This is the front cover of the new edition of @thelancet.com (thanks to @profstevegriffin.bsky.social for sharing) #HealthPolicy #Science 🧪🧵

just something to think about when people push the little toad Newsom. the little toads aren't able to stand up to the right because they agree with them. what you need is a Hot Leftist

the entire pitch of Cuomo was that sure he's a loathsome sex pest but he has what it takes to stand up to Trump, and then the hot leftist starts every phone call with "what's up big dog" and gets Trump to do whatever he wants.

Lots of great organizations supporting queer folks across the country in this thread. Support if you can!

Let's see if we can raise $10,000 today for red state or national queer orgs. Post proof here in the replies that you donated to a red state or national queer organization and I will share.

Who's with me?

(I can't donate myself because I'm a journalist who covers these orgs)

Best part of this is learning about all these great local and regional orgs to support! Happy to find out about and give back to @southernequality.bsky.social

Actually, the left is winning the AI debate But it does need to get organized.

The left is not "missing out" on AI. It's winning the argument. Americans worry about AI and dislike tech CEOs. They're mobilizing against data centers. They support regulation, even refusal.

Calls for the left to embrace AI are an effort to change the terms of the debate in Silicon Valley's favor.

casey means is dangerous and wildly unqualified for surgeon general in many, many ways, but especially in the way 42 U.S. Code § 205 outlines

Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump

NEW: The New York Times confirms my reporting that the DOJ is withholding several FBI interviews with a woman who accused Trump of sexually assaulting her as a child

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...

They won't start with banning birth control. First they'll lie about it. Then dictate who can prescribe it, use it, fund it, in what forms, and for how long. Suddenly, your doctor won't call you back. I know this is what they'll do because it's what they're doing to transgender healthcare right now.

Abortion was phase I, trans healthcare was phase II, birth control is phase III

Reupping my 2025 piece about Casey Means, who apparently is about to become our new surgeon general www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/o...

Epstein accuser also alleged Trump sexually assaulted and hit her during her early teenage years A woman who came forward in July 2019 to accuse Jeffrey Epstein of assaulting and raping her several times in the 1980s, beginning when she was just 13, is also a Trump accuser featured in the Epstein...

“‘Covering up direct evidence of a potential assault by the President of the United States is the most serious possible crime in this White House cover-up,’ said Rep. @robertgarcia.house.gov of California, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee.” www.ms.now/news/epstein...

It makes me sick that Turning Point USA has gotten so whitewashed. It's an extremist right-wing hate organization, folks!

a cartoon character says i sleep in a racing car Alt: Kirk Van Houten, in gym shorts and a tank top, "I sleep in a racing car. Do you?" Homer Simpson, completely deadpan, "I sleep in a big bed with my wife." Kirk Van Houten, deflated, "Oh yeah."

This line was great when it was originally on, but it just gets funnier the more divorced middle-aged men I know.

The floor plan of the proposed ICE detention center in Social Circle, Georgia. This is barbarism. There is no compromise with this.

One of the Weyouns passing out ketracel white to the Jem'Hadar

Peter Thiel in the staff lounge

Broadly speaking: reality tv is bad for democracy, influencers are bad for democracy, streamers are bad for democracy, YouTubers are bad for democracy.

Exceptions to all categories exist, but it’s astonishing how absolutely clogged our political and media ecosystems are with low-info narcissists

How China is reporting on the Epstein Files.

2. It's hard to emphasize enough to those unfamiliar how outside of the norm this is. Every Master's and undergraduate student project in this country that involves even speaking to human participants goes through an ethics review board. For professional medical research not too is unheard of.

Two points:
1. The RFK Jr study that would have led to many children in Guinea-Bissau being needlessly infected with Hepatitis B circumvented ethics approval processes that were initiated after the infamous Tuskegee experiment that it was often compared to. (1/2)