Daniel Mufson

NEW: For the first time, ProPublica has been able to quantify how many U.S. citizen children have been directly affected by Trump’s immigration crackdown: more than 11,000 kids had a parent detained — and that’s an undercount. 1/ 🧵 propublica.org/article/trump-…

@DrNadolsky What about ophthalmic risks? Are these a valid concern?

Rapid fire glp-1 med myth busting - no difference from placebo in pancreatitis - medullary thyroid cancer seen in rats not humans (humans don’t have GLP-1 receptors there while rats do) - muscle loss is same as caloric restriction - gastric emptying slows initially but goes closer to normal after months. No strong data for permanent issues other than random lawsuits. - help with weight loss via appetite. They are not metabolism boosters (yet) - they do have multiple benefits beyond weight loss

@RepMarkPocan juancole.com/founding-fathe…

Religious freedom is literally in the First Amendment. Muslims are part of America — full stop. Those who promote this vile bigotry don’t belong in congress.

@MichaelAlbertMD You’re not concerned potentially adverse effects on ophthalmic health?

This is the most personal thing I've published. I've been taking low-dose tirzepatide for 2 years. Not for weight loss. Not for diabetes. I'm a physician who made a calculated bet on the multi-organ potential of this drug class. I know how some colleagues will read this. I know exactly how the internet will reduce it: "Doctor admits to using Ozempic for productivity." That's not what this is. But staying silent felt worse than being misunderstood. ⚠️ I don't endorse others doing what I've done — my clinical background affords a level of informed consent that most people don't have. Full piece → substance-over-noise.beehiiv.com/p/special-edit…

We ask everyone to please take a moment to sign this petition calling on the Australian Government to protect the Iranian women's national football team and allow them to remain in Australia until their safety is guaranteed. change.org/p/provide-prot… Today on International Women's Day, these courageous women face severe consequences for refusing to sing the islamist anthem at the start of a game. Regime media called them "traitors." If forced to return to Iran, they could face the death penalty. To every Iranian in Australia: Don't remain silent. These women are your sisters, your daughters, your own people. They showed courage in the face of a monstrous regime that punishes even the smallest act of dignity. You have a voice the regime cannot silence. USE IT. Contact your local MP and urge them to act. Stand with these brave women. 💚

@DeanBaker13 Madness

how much will it cost to tear this monstrosity down?

@TheEuropeansHQ @DarioAmodei @AnthropicAI “Usually”? You need to refine your sales pitch…

.@DarioAmodei, Europe looks forward to welcoming you and @AnthropicAI. We have magnificent cities, exceptional scientists, and we usually don't bully companies out of market. You will notice the improvement!

@Milajoy @JoTrader4 What makes you think the constituents of a state or district will suddenly elect better people if the incumbent can’t run? Are you assuming politicians will vote differently if they don’t face reelection? Is that necessarily a good thing?

The problem isn't who spends 4-8 years in the White House. The problem is who spends 30-40 years in Congress. Congressional term limits are badly needed.

US President Donald Trump has outraged politicians and British war veterans, after falsely claiming that Nato soldiers - including British troops - stayed back from the front line during the war in Afghanistan. Andy Reid, who lost three limbs in the conflict, has told BBC news he's very angry about the remarks and feels his sacrifice has been ignored bbc.co.uk/news/live/cdxj…

Ambassador Nick Burns has it exactly right. Hundreds of @NATO troops died under my command on the front lines in Afghanistan 2009-2013. I honor their memory every single day.

I don’t think the US president will read this post, but I feel obliged to pay tribute to the dozens of Netherlands soldiers who have died in Afghanistan. Even the son of our Chief of Defense was killed in action. Because the Netherlands saw it as its duty to help an ally. Statement after statement is now flying our way across the pond. The falsehood that we were not on the front line calls for a response. As dear as the Americans are to me, nonsense must be countered.

@ColMoeDavis @MaMoMVPY For a 2-party system to function, both parties need to be “sane,” honor negotiated treaties, prioritize rule of law, and prosecute corruption when they see it. If 1 party is chronically dysfunctional, the country will be dysfunctional. Too few see the need to repair the GOP.

@MaMoMVPY Just to be clear, many of us are very vocal and persistent critics of Trump and he won with 49.8% of the votes, so it’s not the majority of Americans who support his madness.

The problem isn't Trump. The problem is the US. When the outside world observes Trump's insane behaviour and his threats against allies, and we at the same time observe that there is no real action from the US public, Congress, the US Supreme Court, or the US media about this insanity, we will all have to conclude that the US accepts this behaviour. The public in the US think the US is entitled to a certain position in the world where there is no room for decent behaviour and where there are no norms and rules. That means that we all have to conclude that the US — not only Trump — has betrayed the international order that the US, with its Western partners, were the main architects of after the Second World War. This is the conclusion that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney so clearly laid out in his speech at Davos yesterday. We simply cannot trust the US to play by the rules any more. Therefore, we also fundamentally have to ask ourselves — should we trust the financial and economic structure which is an integral part of the global rules-based order? Americans live in the illusion that the US can do everything on its own, despite the fact that the US for nearly 20 years has lived beyond its means. US private and government consumption has been funded by, among others, European central banks and pension funds. But we now have to ask ourselves — why would we trade in dollars? Why would we put our savings into US Treasury bonds? If the US is not a rules-based society, we cannot trust the dollar to be a stable currency, and it would be insane to hold dollars. As domestic US institutions are eroded and governance structures destroyed, the US will be turned into an emerging market economy — or more accurately, a de-merging economy. If the US threatens the territory of allies, then the US acts as an authoritarian bully nation. Nobody in their right mind would lend money to the US government. If the US doesn't live up to its international obligations and respect the sovereignty of other nations, why would we expect the US government to honour its debts? If Trump can tariff nations that will not give up their territory, then there is certainly no reason to believe that the US will not introduce capital controls. And if that is a risk, why would you risk investing in the US? It is not a question about Europe standing up to the US. It is a question about being prudent with our investments — about reducing risks. Every day Trump remains in office, distrust of the US increases, and the cost for the US will go up day by day. And this is irreversible. It takes years to build trust, but you can destroy it by your actions in minutes. Europe has now completely lost trust in the US. And so has Canada. It is up to the people of the US to demonstrate that Trump is an 'outlier', and it is up to the American people to stop him. If you don't do that, we will have to assume that this is what the US is about — whether the name of the President is Trump or something else, whether the President is a Republican or a Democrat.

"ICE agents operate masked, heavily militarized, and without any visible identification...In democratic societies, the use of lawful force depends on legitimacy. Legitimacy depends on accountability. And accountability begins with identification." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark…

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: federalreserve.gov/newsevents/spe…

New Mexico's Melanie Stansbury is a total badass. 🙌💪👏✊👇

This sums ICE up perfectly.

It is time to stop terrorising these innocent people. Take a listen and look yourself in the mirror.

Maybe I’m too much of a European, but I honestly can’t understand how so many Americans find it perfectly natural to be shot in the head on the spot for the slightest act of disobedience toward any sort of law enforcement. You might wanna revisit that "land of the free" thing.

@SpencerHakimian At least it says that Russia invaded Ukraine…

Trump just put this under Obama’s picture at the White House.

@oliverburdick Are you also a messenger that all outstanding debts need to be forgiven after 7 years (Deuteronomy 15)? Big proponent of student loan forgiveness, are you?

"What do you think of same-sex marriage?" It doesn't really matter what I think. The Bible is clear: homosexuality is sin. If you don't like that, you can take it up with Jesus. I'm just a messenger.