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Walker Bragman

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He/Him. Journalist writing on disinformation and dark money. JD and occasional cartoonist.

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Aaron Huertas's avatar Aaron Huertas @aaronhuertas.bsky.social
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There should be way more Dems on this.

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Walker Bragman's avatar Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social
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The pandemic is not over. Our government should be providing free tests, masks, and vaccines—bare minimum. We need indoor air quality rules for every workplace in America, universal paid leave, and national healthcare. Reinfection over and over every year with no government action is bullshit.

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Walker Bragman's avatar Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social
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COVID positive. Had to check the test against a mirror to see the line. Been wearing a mask in public indoor spaces, but had some friends over. Be careful out there! So far, my symptoms are mild, but this isn’t fun.

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Walker Bragman's avatar Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social
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Oh, there are no good options here. Any replacement would have less than 4 months to build a national campaign against Trump, who has been running since he lost basically. It’s an awful situation.

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Max Kennerly's avatar Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social
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Not great how a major federal contractor is rife with sexual harassment and nothing is done about. NLRB filed a complaint, which was paused by a GOP hack judge. Federal gov't keeps plowing money into it for work that either shouldn't happen or should be gov't run. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Walker Bragman's avatar Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social
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There’s a ton of denial on the Dem side. It’s like…choose your own reality. Like, they do not want to deal with what’s happening so they won’t. It’s a trauma response. But it won’t stop Trump.

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Walker Bragman's avatar Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social
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“In the last four years the sound rule of giving statutes the benefit of all reasonable doubt has been cast aside. The Court has been acting not as a judicial body, but as a policy-making body.” — FDR

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Don Moynihan's avatar Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social
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Lmao they just changed the title of the piece from “Why I don’t vote” to “Why I won’t vote” rather than tell readers that the guy actually does vote

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Walker Bragman's avatar Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social
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In light of this insane decision, Biden should issue executive orders that help the people and then simply disregard the court when it tries to strike it down. Cancel all student debt. Give the Dreamers citizenship. Open abortion clinics on federal land. Say they’re all official acts.

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Walker Bragman's avatar Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social
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No that wasn’t the argument you dead end loser lol

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Walker Bragman's avatar Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social
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And you backed Clinton in the primary even though the left was warning it was a mistake. And she lost. I think we can call it a wash and look forward. Because that’s 8 years history. Now, we have to beat Trump. And we have save democracy. Because what Trump plans is the culmination of a 50 years

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Walker Bragman's avatar Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social
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Yes, very bad column. Agreed. But right now, I’m not wrong. And as someone who warned that Biden was a risk bc of his age-related decline but then supported Biden in 2020 against Trump anyway—and will do so again if he’s ultimately the nominee—I think it’s a fine critique to make.

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Walker Bragman's avatar Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social
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How can the president now have near unlimited power and yet Biden can’t do anything right now?

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Taylor Nichols, MD FACEP's avatar Taylor Nichols, MD FACEP @tnicholsmd.bsky.social
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Had to bring this one back

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Walker Bragman's avatar Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social
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The case of Murthy v. Missouri had the potential to deal a devastating blow to the government and its ability to combat online misinformation. Right-wing dark money groups like the Heritage Foundation and the Brownstone Institute were frothing with excitement. But they were disappointed Tuesday.

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jesse's avatar jesse @jesseltaylor.bsky.social
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The Supreme Court's most radical move in the past two decades has been to assume power that was historically wielded by other branches and to place absurdly particular limits on the way those branches exercise the power left to them to the extent that the Court effectively takes that power, too

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Walker Bragman's avatar Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social
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“Money may not win every policy battle or every political race, particularly when those races are well-publicized...But while the win rate may not be perfect, money is a good predictor, which is why so much of it is flowing into our political system.”

www.optout.news/newsletters/...

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Walker Bragman's avatar Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social
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BlueSky has DMs now? Oh man, game changing.

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Dr. Lucky Tran's avatar Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.bsky.social
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Even before mask bans become law, simply the act of politicians speaking about mask wearers as criminals is stigmatizing a critical public health tool, and encouraging harassment of marginalized groups. That is incredibly reckless and making our cities more unsafe.

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Snitty's avatar Snitty @clofsnitville.bsky.social
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Adams and Hochul are a truly wretched combo for New Yorkers, and it has me wondering - what are/were some of the worst mayor/governor combos for major American cities?

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The American Prospect's avatar The American Prospect @theprospect.bsky.social
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The Supreme Court is doing everything it can to prevent Donald Trump from standing trial before the election.

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Walker Bragman's avatar Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social
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Are you a little confused about the global efforts to establish a framework for dealing with the next pandemic? Important Context interviewed Georgetown University global health law professor Lawrence Gostin about the WHO pandemic preparedness treaty. This is everything you need to know.

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Walker Bragman's avatar Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social
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Andy is indeed incredible and worth reading about!

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Sarah Walsh's avatar Sarah Walsh @bigdamnherossir.bsky.social
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HEY! I KNOW THEM! Andy is a friend of mine. They're *incredible* and fundamentally changed my life on the day we met. Give it a read!

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Walker Bragman's avatar Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social
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I’ll have to look. What does the label say?

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Kristian G. Andersen's avatar Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social
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When dealing with pseudoscience, the devil is in the detail - in this case, narrowing down a specific "Lab Leak" hypothesis.

In Dr. Chan's @nytimes.com OpEd there is, however, a very specific hypothesis for COVID-19 origin.

It's a prime example of conspiracism vs empiricism, so let's dive in.

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Jonathan Howard's avatar Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social
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My magnum opus is done. 🧵

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Mark Chadbourn's avatar Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social
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More great news on the cancer front.

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Walker Bragman's avatar Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social
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The fact that Jack Dorsey gave up on this place is a pretty big selling point, honestly.

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Walker Bragman's avatar Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social
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Neoliberalism isn’t an ideology so much as it is an excuse for politicians to suck up to the most powerful interests in America.

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Walker Bragman's avatar Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social
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NEW: Far-right extremists and pro-Israel Jews may seem unlikely allies, but the overlap is real. For example, a Jewish man who was stabbed at a KKK rally years ago found himself agitating against pro-Palestine student demonstrators with a man who had rallied for white lives with his attacker. Wild.

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Walker Bragman's avatar Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social
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NEW: Far-right extremists and pro-Israel Jews may seem unlikely allies, but the overlap is real. For example, a Jewish man who was stabbed at a KKK rally years ago found himself agitating against pro-Palestine student demonstrators with a man who had rallied for white lives with his attacker. Wild.

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Walker Bragman's avatar Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social
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NEW: Important Context and The Center for Media and Democracy looked at the funding behind far-right activist Chris Rufo and found billionaires and plenty of dark money. We asked Rufo why big money would support him and his (lucrative) work. His response: “I ❤️ billionaires.”

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Ron Chusid's avatar Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social
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Biden is now using tariffs to increase the price of masks: "For certain personal protective equipment (PPE), including certain respirators and face masks, the tariff rates will increase from 0–7.5% to 25% in 2024." Medsky

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