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    Dec 9

    We used to say of Trump's attacks on democracy, "This is not normal." But as Republicans dig in to protect the ring leaders of the plot to overthrow the 2020 election, it's time for a revise: "This is now normal."

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    15 hours ago

    Unvaxxed people are filling up Maryland hospital beds again, so it's resulting in reduced services like surgeries for everybody else. Going without 💉💉💉can affect a lot more people than just you.

    Having surpassed 1,200 COVID-19 hospitalizations statewide, we are triggering a new round of actions for Maryland hospitals, including making available all staffed bed capacity and reducing non-urgent medical surgeries. My full statement:
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    17 hours ago
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    I read a galley copy. It is as meticulous & carefully written as any nonfiction book I’ve ever read.

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    Dec 16
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    I haven’t read the book, but Soni’s questions were incredibly insightful & his attention to detail was superlative

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  5. 17 hours ago

    It's by Jimmy Soni, so you know it will be good.

    I was always puzzled as to why there wasn't an in-depth book on the origins of PayPal. Jimmy Soni's new book, The Founders delivers. Superbly written. And truly extensively researched - interviews w/ all the main players ( )
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  6. Dec 16

    Great show at DC Improv. I hugely enjoyed tonight / as the saying goes, he’s here all week (end)

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    Dec 16

    Trump’s not an officeholder. He’s not a candidate. He’s got millions in the bank, $100M in his PAC and a billion-dollar SPAC. But the RNC is still using their money to pay his bills.

    NEW: The Republican Party has pledged to pay ***$1.6 million*** of Trump’s private legal bills, related to investigations of his biz in NY. That’s 10 times more than was previously known.
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  8. Dec 16

    A very moving holiday ⁦⁩ with victims of gun violence

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    Dec 16

    “I follow the advice of smart, educated people who know their field because they’ve dedicated their lives to it and have studied it. I received my booster jab as soon as I was eligible” ’s Jurgen Klopp urges fans to get their booster vaccination ➡️
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  10. Dec 16

    Republican candidates are queuing for the opportunity to put money into Trump's personal pockets

    omg - "Before Mar-a-Lago cites a price to candidates seeking to book a fundraiser, they are required to fill out a form asking if Trump’s presence is requested, how many photos the candidate needs with him and whether his name will be on the invite"
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  11. Dec 16

    A lovely tribute to Christopher Hitchens by

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    Dec 16

    Army will begin discharging vaccine refusals in January.

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  13. Dec 16

    As hospital systems buckle beneath influx of unvaccinated COVID patients, some thoughts on the sociopathy of the politicians and media figures who are propagandizing against vaccines in hopes of prolonging the epidemic to advance a political agenda

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    Dec 16

    This whole thread is a wake up call. On the individual level, the vast vast vast majority of us will be fine under omicron. But on the societal level you’re looking at the potential collapse of hospital systems.

    I cannot stress this enough: The healthcare system cannot take any more. Don’t ask if Omicron will overwhelm it. It *is already overwhelmed.* As one doc told me, “The level of care that we’ve come to expect in our hospitals no longer exists.” 7/
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    Dec 15

    If you don't watch Tucker Carlson regularly, I think it's worth reading through this to see how he barrages his viewers with near-apocalyptic victimhood narratives and dishonest partisan claims. He does this every night.

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    Dec 15

    In fact, my hospital system shut down most “elective” (but still needed) surgeries today.

    On U.S. hospitals bracing for omicron: "We simply don't have the staffing to create the surge capacity that we had last year at this time"
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  17. Retweeted
    Dec 15

    The new Dutch government is announcing to build three nuclear plants. Great news for climate, the EU decision to include nuclear energy in the taxonomy and anybody who has argued (together with us) for nuclear. Congratualtions and thank you! Let's go on.

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    Dec 15

    Gorsuch's crusade against vaccine mandates hasn't won over a majority of the Supreme Court (yet). But Trump judges are already citing it as established precedent in their increasingly crazed anti-vax rulings.

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    Dec 16

    Wow, at least 3x, maybe closer to 5x higher COVID death rate in very strong "red" counties vs strong "blue" counties now.

    The difference in death rates from COVID between Republicans and Democrats is becoming even more striking.
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    Dec 15

    Conquest was 89 or 90 at the time, and his recall of even the most arcane aspects of Soviet history were extraordinary -- as were his reflections on Kingsley Amis and Philip Larkin. Easily the best lunch I ever had or will ever have.

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    Dec 15

    I haven't got much more to say about Hitch on the 10th anniversary of his death that I haven't said or written before. But here is a photo I took in Menlo Park, California, sometime in 2007, with a man he so admired (as do I), Robert Conquest.

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