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And yes, Biden's nominees and staff have done some genuinely good things. But also ... we should not be here. We should not be here as a country. It is outrageous. People should be outraged. Everyone involved in us being here should be banished to the top of a tall mountain to repent for it

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On the day of Dr. Fauci's testimony, @nytimes.com decides to run a deeply unethical OpEd with snazzy graphics and snappy headlines about the Lab Leak. The article itself contains multiple falsehoods and deep mischaracterizations. Let's take every point in turn 👇🧵 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Opinion | Why the Pandemic Probably Started in a Lab, in 5 Key Pointswww.nytimes.com The world must not continue to bear the intolerable risks of research with the potential to cause pandemics.

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It’s also just embarrassing that Biden has viewed the possibility of this deal as a major accomplishment. Cementing our alliance with two reactionary authoritarian countries that routinely violate human rights and international law.

Oh, hell, yes.

Hey, chemists, remember the beast that is Atkins Physical Chemistry? Well.. www.chemistryworld.com/news/physica...

Physical chemistry textbook now free to download as a ‘gift’ to ...www.chemistryworld.com Peter Atkins gives away Concepts in Physical Chemistry in collaboration with the Royal Society of Chemistry

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Hey, chemists, remember the beast that is Atkins Physical Chemistry? Well.. www.chemistryworld.com/news/physica...

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There is something uniquely cruel about excitedly attacking the accuracy of Gazan death statistics after spending months bombing and killing all the health officials and institutions responsible for trying to track them.

I have a Palamedes joke but it is a bit of a crapshoot.

I have a joke about Helen, but that ship has sailed.

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Required report on Israel’s wartime conduct Gaza postponed, presumably indefinitely. I don’t know how anyone in this administration can live with themselves; their reputations will never be rehabilitated. www.politico.com/news/2024/05...

US report on Israel’s wartime conduct in Gaza delayed, aides saywww.politico.com The State Department was expected to issue a report on Wednesday.

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BREAKING: Secretary of State Blinken Is Sitting on Staff Recommendations to Sanction Israeli Military Units Linked to Killings, Rapes A special State Dept panel told Blinken the US should restrict arms sales to Israeli military units credibly accused of human rights abuses. He has not taken action.

Blinken Is Sitting on Staff Recommendations to Sanction Israeli Military Units Linked to Killings or Rapeswww.propublica.org A special State Department panel told Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the U.S. should restrict arms sales to Israeli military units that have been credibly accused of human rights abuses. He ha...

How 6-year-old Hind Rajab and two paramedics were killed in Gaza - Washington Post God this one is a horror.

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Sadly no, because the two state solution has become an article of faith and way to avoid reality by well meaning people rather than a serious policy option. It will be put forward as the only possible solution even though it isn’t actually possible (and US won’t force it) for a long time.

Oh, man, Bob Edwards. RIP -- that was a lot of mornings for a lot of years and I still miss his minimalist insight.

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