I’m a geriatrician and palliative medicine specialist and a firm believer in democracy.
McConnell Extends Senate Leave, Will Miss State Picnic www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/u... - this is very disappointing journalism. Did no one at @nytimes.com interview the multiple physicians who commented? Or at least learn their names? A high school journalism student could have written this story.
McConnell Extends Senate Leave, Will Miss State PicnicA new statement said the senator was not “medically cleared” to leave a rehabilitation facility and would miss a Kentucky political event.www.nytimes.com
“Amateurs talk about tactics, but professionals study logistics.” Gen Robert H. Barrow, USMC If we didn’t have the supplies to win this war the Trump regime shouldn’t have started it. They’re using munitions faster than we can make them, a strategic failure that leaves this country vulnerable.
Shylo Shaner: Plan Ahead Next TimeALT: Shylo Shaner: Plan Ahead Next Timestatic.klipy.comTrump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b... - Russell Vought - he’s competing with other members of the Trump Administration to be the member that historians will label the most destructive and vicious. #TrumpAdmininistration
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for HimFederal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.www.nytimes.com
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec... “Before one more member of the U.S. military is killed, he should return to the airwaves—and stand before Congress—to explain what he’s doing in Iran and how many more lives he’s willing to risk.” Per Tom Nichols #Iran
Trump Owes Americans a Better Explanation About IranTwo more Americans have died. Meanwhile, the president’s rationale for war keeps changing.www.theatlantic.com
“This brazen act should be seen as nothing more than an attempt to prevent the public from knowing what is happening in their country by intimidating journalists from doing their jobs.” {gift link} www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/b...
Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media (Gift Article)The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.”www.nytimes.com
McConnell Has Been Hospitalized for 3 Weeks, and Aides Won’t Say Why www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/u... - if Democrats ever regain control of Congress, we need guidelines that clarify what health information constituents of elected officials are entitled to.
McConnell Has Been Hospitalized for 3 Weeks, and Aides Won’t Say Whywww.nytimes.com
