they’re eating the dogs

This you? @HarrisonNeely

@HarrisonNeely hey bro remember when you were working for Tom Kean and called people who defended Tom Malinowski pro sex offender how does that feel now

Wow who would have thought that electing a rapist would have complicated the release of the Epstein Files?

@Shakapahona He means it would not be ethical to give somebody a placebo dumbass

@JeromeAdamsMD If it’s not ethical to be in a trial, it’s not ethical to be on the market or in anybody’s arms.

Conducting placebo-controlled trials for vaccines involves unique ethical and practical challenges. Here are the main reasons why such trials may not be feasible or ethical: Part 1- Ethical Reasons: 1. Withholding Effective Treatment (Standard of Care): - If a vaccine for a serious disease (e.g., measles, polio) already exists and is proven effective, giving participants a placebo instead of the vaccine could expose them to preventable harm or death. This violates ethical principles like "do no harm" outlined in documents such as the Declaration of Helsinki. - For diseases with high morbidity or mortality, it’s unethical to leave participants unprotected when a standard vaccine is available. 2. Vulnerable Populations: - Vaccines are often developed for vulnerable groups, such as infants, pregnant women, or immunocompromised individuals. Exposing these groups to a placebo, and thus potential infection, raises significant ethical concerns, especially if the disease is life-threatening. 3. Equipoise Requirement: - Ethical trials require clinical equipoise, meaning genuine uncertainty about whether the new vaccine is better than existing treatments or no treatment. If a vaccine is expected to provide significant benefit based on prior evidence, using a placebo instead of an active comparator (e.g., an existing vaccine) is unethical. 4. Public Health Implications: - Vaccines are critical for herd immunity. Enrolling large groups in placebo-controlled trials could delay vaccination efforts, potentially allowing disease spread in communities, especially for highly contagious diseases like measles.

@FXRegan @stuartpstevens Why

@stuartpstevens Drivers license or (free) state issued ID card. See, you walked into that one - states should only be issuing these to actual citizens.

A simple question: masked men grab you and your child and demand proof of citizenship. What are you carrying at this moment that proves you are a US citizen?

@klaytheist11 Even not knowing all this history, to me the parallel is that Thibs is Mark Jackson in this scenario and the Knicks are maybe looking for their Steve Kerr, who most definitely is not Mark jackson

And when you, the normal NBA consumer, sees clips like these? Roll your eyes and move on as we all should x.com/awfulannouncin…

I'm seeing a lot of revisionist history about Mark Jackson's time as the Warriors' coach, namely that he "built" the Golden State teams that became a dynasty, most recently perpetuated by @stephenasmith. So let's clear up the good and bad (hint: mostly bad!) of his tenure 🧵

@dinkin_flickaa @dieworkwear And yet still over a quarter of this very carefully selected sample have not committed crimes

@dieworkwear Seems irrelevant since ICE is not randomly selecting from general population

I debated whether to share my story on here, but I guess I will. I think there's an idea out there that millions of violent criminals are pouring across the border, carrying machetes and drugs, looking to harm Americans. Certainly, while some people fall into that category, the vast majority of undocumented immigrants don't. My family escaped Vietnam after the Tet Offensive and went through an arduous journey that eventually landed them in the Canada. My father worked there for a time as a janitor; my mother, a secretary. When work fell through, my dad was offered to work with his sister in the United States, so he went, as our family needed money. He ended up staying in the US longer than he was supposed to — not knowing immigration laws — and asked my mom to come be with him. Of course, she went and carried me over the border while I was still a baby. I'm still unsure whether we technically broke an immigration law. The border between Canada and the United States was pretty porous (as it is today, for the most part). But either way, since I came here without legal documentation, I eventually fell into the category of being an undocumented immigrant. Yet, I've been in the United States since I was a baby. My identity and roots are very much based in this country, no different from anyone else. The lack of legal immigration has totally shaped my life. It has made every interaction with the law much scarier. It has shaped which opportunities I could or could not get. It has taken an emotional toll, as this legal issue hangs over your head like a black cloud. There are millions of people in my situation — people who were brought here as children, some babies, and were unable to raise their hand during this process and say "maybe we should hire a lawyer." Parents may have crossed the border not knowing about the law, as the law can be pretty confusing and lawyers are expensive. Perhaps, in the end, they should have hired a lawyer; but sometimes life is messy. In the end, they crossed for the same reason many people rise every day: to support their families. I think it's unreasonable to deport millions of people who have contributed positively to society. It's simply not true that the majority of these people are violent criminals carrying drugs. Many own small businesses; many work as skilled laborers (including garment workers!). The vast majority are good, honest people. For those of us who grew up in the United States, sending us "back" to our "home" country would mean sending someone to a foreign land, as they grew up in the United States. Tearing families apart based on immigration status seems inhumane. About twenty years ago, I watched with some small measure of hope that the Dream ACT would pass and help a portion of undocumented immigrants. I saw people march angrily in the streets (something I supported). But I was dismayed to see nothing really come about. In fact, when Obama passed DACA, I was skeptical that it would be sensible to give your information to the federal government without a guaranteed path to citizenship. It seems that the Trump administration may use those lists to hunt down immigrants. I think the ICE sweeps are inhumane. I support and admire the protestors who are putting their bodies on the line for non-violent resistance. Ultimately, I think we need to solve this issue on a systemic level. It's unreasonable to me to expect that the government will deport some 10-20 million people. Even deporting 1 million will cause an insane amount of chaos, not to mention an incredible amount of wasteful government spending. The militarization of law enforcement is over the top and only escalate the situation. I have seen people march on this issue, only for it to be dropped later and dissolve into quiet grumbles. In the end, nothing is done for immigrants. Time passes until decades later, we have another political crisis like the one we have today. This cycle seems unsustainable. I hope people sustain this energy to solve the immigration issue and put undocumented immigrants — most who are peaceful, skilled, and hard-working citizens — on a path to citizenship. As time continues to go by, many undocumented immigrants are seeing their lives wasted away. If you care about this issue, I hope you get involved on the long haul: volunteer for pro-immigrant groups, donate to mutual aid, and perhaps pursue career paths that help people in this situation. I was moved to read someone on here say that, when they found their employee was undocumented, they helped them get a green card. The path was difficult, as our immigration system is broken (it took them 11 years). But I can tell you that this is like pulling someone drowning in raging waters. Ultimately, I hope me sharing this story helps push back against the idea that all undocumented immigrants are MS-13 members. I know many people in my position and they are all like your neighbors.

I know how we got here

@mattyglesias Trump keeps talking about how the economy is bad and about his plans to make it worse

@christogrozev @AZGiacalone Apparently (b) is MtG’s boyfriend

Who was the obsequious "reporter" who asked (a) Trump if he wanted to be remembered as a peacemaker and (b) tried to dress-shame Zelensky? I had only heard this type of questions from the authorized Kremlin press pool till now.

@mattyglesias If take calling them AI Crypto Vaccines to get people to get the jab I’m all for it

@haralabob Wonder why the hydrants are dry

If you are going to start complaining about climate change and "the burning of the planet" before mentioning that the fire hydrants in a lot of these areas were completely dry and empty, maybe take a breather.

@jonkarl @realDonaldTrump lmao

In a conversation a few minutes ago, @realDonaldTrump told me, "There won't be anything approved unless the debt ceiling is done with." He wants the debt ceiling eliminated or extended. "If we don't get it, then we're going to have a shutdown, but it'll be a Biden shutdown, because shutdowns only inure to the person who's president."

@ATRightMovies Easily Last Jedi

4 RIAN JOHNSON films, 1 choice. Which is your favourite?

@ElectionNotes oh yah the lawyer Hutchinson fired becuase he was being paid by Trump and was trying to get her not to implicate Trump? yeah big story!

"Evidence uncovered by the Subcommittee revealed that former Congresswoman Liz Cheney tampered with at least one witness, Cassidy Hutchinson, by secretly communicating with Hutchinson without Hutchinson’s attorney’s knowledge." nypost.com/2024/12/17/us-…

@HenMazzig Safer than Israel though no?

Do you know how unsafe Ireland is for Israelis and Jews? ✡️ A young Jewish student, wearing a Star of David necklace, was violently attacked in the head and stomach at a nightclub in Dublin. 👹 31-year-old Eurovision Irish singer, Bambie Thug, bullied 20-year-old Eden Golan for being Israeli. 🧨A death threat, accompanied by white powder and a Hamas logo, was sent to the Israeli ambassador in Dublin. Virulent and unjust anti-Israel policies have, sadly but unsurprisingly, led to virulent and unjust attacks against Israelis and Jews.

@gothamsports why is you’re app so crap? Why do I have to keep signing in and connect to provider? Why don’t you use a QR code so I can sign in mobile. Painful experience!

@gregmcantwell @JoyceCarolOates And DIDN’T pardon Cohen. Because he testified against Trump.

@JoyceCarolOates Trump pardoned people (Stone, Manafort) who committed crimes on his behalf, so unless someone is on record criticizing those pardons, they have no standing to criticize what Biden did.

preferable for Biden to have let his son languish in prison as a gesture of political martyrdom than to have taken advantage of the presidential pardon when he'd had the opportunity?--in which case commentators would have jeered at him as a fool.

@mattyglesias The replies shouting Brooksley Born like it’s Remember the Cant. What a hilarious way for them to Make your point