Posts by Kim Browne
My Weekend With the Anti-Vaxxers
The last presentation of the morning was a tour of the anti-vaccine movement’s historical canon by physician Suzanne Humphries. This was, admittedly, difficult to follow; my notes are just full of “!!!!” over and over again. As best as I can recall, among the featured players was a 17-year-old female savant in biochemistry dragooned into…
Read MoreDem Lawmakers Get Bomb Threats After Trump Calls For Their Execution
“Her lawyers have replied that she’s not going to answer any questions,” Comer told Politico. “She’s only going to plead the Fifth. I mean, I could spend a bunch of taxpayer dollars to send staff and members down there, and if she’s going to plead the Fifth, I don’t know that that’s a good investment.”…
Read MoreIn Outrageous Omission, New Cop30 Deal Fails to Restrict Fossil Fuels
Cop30, the U.N.’s annual climate summit that the U.S. failed to send a delegate to this year, nonetheless achieved something President Donald Trump would celebrate. Delegates in Brazil reported that they had reached a tentative deal on Saturday, and while some important concessions were made, the final agreement doesn’t include a path away from fossil…
Read MoreTrump, Loomer Mock MTG After Stunning Resignation Announcement
President Donald Trump took to Truth Social Saturday morning to share his thoughts on his former ally’s shocking resignation. “Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Brown, because of PLUMMETING Poll Numbers, and not wanting to face a Primary Challenger with a strong Trump Endorsement (where she would have no chance of winning!), has decided to call it ‘quits,’” he…
Read MoreWhite House Press Sec Tries Desperately to Spin Mamdani Meeting
In a country where the cost of living skyrockets while wages remain low, where a few broken bones can leave you in financial ruin, and where the young feel they have no chance at any upward mobility, 86 House Democrats joined Republicans to pass a resolution denouncing “the horrors of socialism.” “Whereas socialist ideology necessitates…
Read MoreTrump’s Team Didn’t Care That Deadly Boat Strikes Could Be Illegal
In a country where the cost of living skyrockets while wages remain low, where a few broken bones can leave you in financial ruin, and where the young feel they have no chance at any upward mobility, 86 House Democrats joined Republicans to pass a resolution denouncing “the horrors of socialism.” “Whereas socialist ideology necessitates…
Read MoreChoose Hard Things and Build Real Strength
Mental health isn’t just therapy and time off. It’s also doing the hard reps your mind wants to skip. My stance is simple: training yourself to do hard things on purpose is one of the best ways to build a stronger mind and a stronger career. Most people hunt for hacks. I bet on grit.…
Read MoreEpstein, Trump, and the Era of Elite Impunity
This week, we all moved a couple steps closer to finally getting a peek at what’s been the year’s biggest political MacGuffin: the Epstein files. The long-delayed swearing in of Arizona Representative Adelita Grijalva allowed the pro-disclosure caucus in the House to finally hit the magic number of “yea” votes on their discharge petition ordering…
Read MoreVideo: What the Jobs Report Tells Us About the Economy
new video loaded: What the Jobs Report Tells Us About the Economy What does the September jobs report, delayed by six weeks because of the government shutdown, say about the economy? Lydia DePillis, our economics reporter, describes how the report, which was better than expected, comes at a moment of deep uncertainty. By Lydia DePillis,…
Read MoreTrump Wrecks Republicans’ Biggest Talking Points on Zohran Mamdani
President Donald Trump’s fawning over Zohran Mamdani Friday may have just detonated Republicans’ strategy for the 2026 midterm elections. Since Mamdani’s stunning success in the New York mayoral primary in June, Republicans have rushed to paint him as the face of a more “radical left” Democratic Party. After former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced her…
Read MoreWTF Did Zohran Mamdani Say to Trump in White House Meeting?
In a country where the cost of living skyrockets while wages remain low, where a few broken bones can leave you in financial ruin, and where the young feel they have no chance at any upward mobility, 86 House Democrats joined Republicans to pass a resolution denouncing “the horrors of socialism.” “Whereas socialist ideology necessitates…
Read MoreGhislaine Maxwell Announces She Won’t Cooperate in Epstein Probe
Ghislanie Maxwell, an accomplice of disgraced billionaire child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, will not cooperate with a House probe into Epstein and how the Department of Justice handled his case. Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for child sex-trafficking charges, and House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer said that her legal team told…
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