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𝙳𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝙵𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚠𝚛𝚊𝚙

But he would have made such an excellent and selfless public servant.
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“It is a shock, but, you know, in some ways, it’s relief,” Dr. Weldon said. “Government jobs demand a lot of you, and if God doesn’t want me in it, I’m fine with that.”

“I’m going to get on an airplane at 11 o’clock and I’m going to go home and I’m going to see patients on Monday,” Dr. Weldon said. “I’ll make much more money staying in my medical practice.”

#CDC #PublicHealth #RFKjr #USPol #GiftArticle
nytimes.com/2025/03/13/health/

Dr. Dave Weldon was a Republican representative from Florida from 1995 to 2009. He is best known for a law that bars health agencies from discriminating against hospitals or health insurance plans that choose not to provide or pay for abortions.
The New York Times · White House Withdraws Nominee for C.D.C. DirectorBy Apoorva Mandavilli
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Calishat

#Google #AI #Anthropic #GiftArticle

'Google owns 14 percent of Anthropic, according to legal filings that the A.I. start-up submitted as part of a Google antitrust case. But that investment gives Google little control over the company. The internet giant can own only up to 15 percent of Anthropic, according to the filings, and Google holds no voting rights, no board seats and no board observer rights at the start-up.'

nytimes.com/2025/03/11/technol

Google’s stake in Anthropic is capped at 15 percent, and it holds no voting rights, board seats or board observer rights in the start-up.
The New York Times · Inside Google’s Investment in AnthropicBy Cade Metz
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Nonilex

#GiftArticle

The Diseases Are Coming

#ElonMusk’s slash-&-burn govt tear will have lasting effects on #GlobalHealth.

At #Trump’s 1st Cabinet meeting, last month, #Musk …admitted that #DOGE had “accidentally canceled very briefly” #Ebola-prevention programs. After a…chuckle, he claimed that the oversight had been swiftly corrected. But it wasn’t. The truth is far more disturbing—this admin…has actively dismantled the infrastructure…to detect & confront deadly pathogens.

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The Atlantic · The Diseases Are ComingBy Craig Spencer
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Michael K

One of the many reasons I spent much of last week hastily re-booking flights to avoid the US. There will always be a risk, but the risks relating to the US are compounding on a daily basis.

“The FAA’s Troubles Are More Serious Than You Know

The agency responsible for air safety is facing deep cuts and interference by Elon Musk.”

“Inside the FAA, morale is at an all-time low, two agency officials told me. A former senior executive told me that recent events—beginning with the crash and the pressure to take early retirement—have sunk the agency into “complete chaos.” The consequences, the former executive said, could be far-reaching. The FAA oversees an industry that supports $1.8 trillion in economic activity and about 4 percent of American GDP. It keeps millions of people safe.”

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The Atlantic · The FAA’s Troubles Are More Serious Than You KnowBy Isaac Stanley-Becker
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Joanna Bryson, blathering

#giftArticle Walz is actually speaking out and trying to move forward. It is absolutely time for democrats to do something even if it rushes previous "cooling off" periods. It's like when Biden was right to release US military intelligence about Russia in Ukraine, obviously carefully. We all have more and different capacities to be smart in the AI age, the good guys need to use some.
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The Washington Post · Walz, reflecting on 2024 race, says Democrats played it ‘too safe’By Maegan Vazquez
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Nonilex

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The #Ebola outbreak in #Uganda has worsened significantly, & the country’s ability to contain the spread has been severely weakened by #Trump’s freeze on #ForeignAid, American ofcls said this week.

The ofcls, representing a variety of #health & #security agencies, made the assessment during a meeting w/ #US Embassy staff in #Kampala, the Ugandan capital, on Wed. An audio recording of the session was obtained by The NYT.

#USAID #SoftPower #geopolitics
nytimes.com/2025/03/06/health/

The New York Times · As Ebola Spreads in Uganda, Trump Aid Freeze Hinders Effort to Contain It, U.S. Officials FearBy Abdi Latif Dahir
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Nonilex

#GiftArticle

‘People Are Going Silent’: Fearing #Retribution, #Trump Critics Muzzle Themselves

The #silence grows louder every day

Fired #FederalWorkers worried about losing their homes ask not to be quoted by name. #University presidents fearing that millions in federal #funding could disappear are holding their fire. Chief execs alarmed by #tariffs that could hurt their businesses are on mute.

#law #FreeSpeech #democracy #USpol #autocracy #authoritarianism #dissent
nytimes.com/2025/03/06/us/poli

The New York Times · Fearing Retribution, Trump Critics Muzzle ThemselvesBy Elisabeth Bumiller
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Deborah Hartmann Preuss, pcc

"Even infrequent [Ketamine] users—who used … roughly 3x/mth—scored higher on a delusional-thought scale than ex-users, ppl who took other drugs, & ppl who didn’t use drugs at all. Those who avg'd 20 uses/mth scored even higher. Ppl believed they were the sole recipients of secret messages, or that society & people around them were especially attuned to them. The psych. profile … was someone who … was 'distinctly dissociated in their day-to-day existence.'"

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C.IMCarolannie (@carolannie@c.im)Ketamine can make anyone feel like they rule the world #MuskKetamine #KetamineAddiction (Archive**ph link https://archive.ph/nyTP2) https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/03/ketamine-effects-elon-musk/681911/?utm_source=feedhttps://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/03/ketamine-effects-elon-musk/681911/?utm_source=feed
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Michael K

“What Ketamine Does to the Human Brain

Excessive use of the drug can make anyone feel like they rule the world.”

“Ketamine is called a dissociative drug because during a high, which lasts about an hour, people might feel detached from their body, their emotions, or the passage of time. Frequent, heavy recreational use—say, several times a week—has been linked to cognitive effects that last beyond the high, including impaired memory, delusional thinking, superstitious beliefs, and a sense of specialness and importance.”

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The Atlantic · What Ketamine Does to the Human BrainBy Shayla Love
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Nonilex

#GiftArticle

…Wyandotte is the kind of place—working class, culturally conservative, racially homogenous—that has turned new shades of red in the #Trump era. And yet, this past November, both Trump & #Slotkin won here: Each of the candidates carried seven of the city’s 10 precincts, a rare example of ticket splitting in one of the nation’s premier battleground states.

#USpol #Democrats
theatlantic.com/politics/archi

The Atlantic · The Advice Elissa Slotkin Didn’t TakeBy Tim Alberta
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Reed Mideke

"In addition to the targeting information, the pause also affected some intelligence about advance warning of drone and missile strikes that Russia has been carrying out against military and civilian targets" ah yes, reducing their ability defend or warn against the daily missile and drone attacks on civilian infrastructure is definitely about "stopping the killing"

nytimes.com/2025/03/05/us/poli

The New York Times · Trump Administration Pauses Intelligence Sharing With UkraineBy Julian E. Barnes
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Robert J. Berger

‘We fall for it, even though we know what’s up.’”

Some audiences may be tempted to read the film as an allegory for the current American political and economic environment, with Marshall as a direct stand-in for Trump. Anticipating this, Bong said: “There’s no one-on-one match with someone in real life. I was wondering, What are the common characteristics of all these crazy leaders across history?” One of his answers was “they’re kind of contemptible and grotesque and strange, violent leaders, but what’s ironic is you see this dangerous charm they use to appeal to the people at the same time. That’s what makes them dangerous.” He went on:

“We have this saying in Korea, almyeonseodo sogajunda:

‘We fall for it, even though we know what’s up.’”
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nytimes.com/2025/03/04/magazin

The New York Times · Bong Joon Ho, ‘Mickey17’ Director, Brings Class Warfare To Outer SpaceBy Jonah Weiner
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