Big news on the Ebola vaccine from Congo: "the evidence the WHO has been gathering in North Kivu — where nearly 64,000 doses have been administered — point to the vaccine being 'highly, highly efficacious.'" @statnews https://t.co/qdxtPnTFmO — Atul Gawande (@Atul_Gawande) January 22, 2019 In 2014, the last few weeks of the election season were …
Election 2014
Whistleblower States that Cambridge Analytica, Subsidiary of British Defence Contractor to the Ministry of Defence and US DOD, Was a Bridging Node to the Russians
… the focus of attention tonight is Shahmir Sanni, joined again by @chrisinsilico who was the focus last week. @carolecadwalla will be joining later when she’s filed at the @guardianChris is carrying a large ring binder of documents… pic.twitter.com/qgxOHsc1Ms — Steve Parks (@steveparks) March 26, 2018 This was a joint appearance event, including Q&A, held …
Good news everybody: Shovel edition
Three stories I need to highlight from internal Republican political debates: Politico on the Senate and the reconciliation bill that will get vetoed by President Obama: To get conservatives such as Lee, Cruz and Rubio on board, the reconciliation bill may have to be changed to dismantle other controversial parts of Obamacare that are untouched …
Time to Show the Chair the Door?
Which is the more competent chair? I think it’s the one on the left: The NYT has the latest on the ongoing kerfluffle between DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz and other party members over the number of debates: R.T. Rybak, the former mayor of Minneapolis and a vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee, on …
The ACA and throwing money at a problem
Andrew Sprung, guest-posting at the Incidental Economist, has reviewed an interesting little e-book that is on my to read list: ObamaCare is a Great Mess: A View of the Affordable Care Act Without Partisan Blinders & How to Fix It. By Jed Graham. Amazon, June 2015 Mr. Graham writes that there are a couple major …
Alaska: Home to oil, polar bears and Medicaid Expansion
Via Think Progress: Alaska will become the 30th state to accept Obamacare’s optional Medicaid expansion, after Gov. Bill Walker (I) announced on Thursday that he will use his executive power to bypass the GOP-controlled legislature and implement the policy on his own. Walker — a former Republican who has since become an Independent — has …
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The Super-Genius Shitweasel Strategy (Updated — Open Thread)
Today’s Supreme Court decision on Obamacare makes the law about as settled as it can be given that congress and most statehouses are run by hairspray-huffing shitweasels who occupy an alternative dimension where “flush billions down the toilet” = “fiscal conservatism.” Shortly after the Supreme Court decision today, our shitweasel governor here in FL announced …
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