CDC: 12 Month-ending Provisional Number and Percent Change of Drug Overdose Deaths
It should be a bigger story that drug overdose deaths are down 40%.
Three reasons come to mind:
That’s all supply-side. There may be demand-side reasons as well. Everyone should be in favor of this.
Bill Gates thinks that he is a Big Brain, who can fix the world if we let him. If Gates is predicting vague doom from AI, then the threat is to him, not us.
I’m being repressed.
I went to the board of elections site to get a sample ballot, and the link in English was broken. Only the Mexican ballot was available.
They are making their move. The grand replacement is complete.
It only works because the mouse doesn’t understand why the cheese is free.
I saw this bit of wisdom on Twitter/X, so pass it along as Twisdom.
I had never seen this clip or heard this story, so I pass it along.
This is from the Sage Steele podcast with Texas congressman Wesley Hunt and Florida congressman Byron Donalds in 2024. Hunt tells the story of President Trump negotiating with Taliban leadership to get out of Afghanistan.
PBS: Trump announces all 50 states joining Medicaid drug pricing model
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that all 50 states will join in on a program set to provide Most Favored Nation pricing to some drugs within the Medicaid program, bringing the net price of selected drugs down to prices paid in certain other countries.
BBC: US and Denmark reach deal over Greenland after Trump annexation threats
This is a big strategic deal, but the BBC and other media may get hung up on President Trump’s initial comments about seizing Greenland.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has provided details of how Lukman Owalabi, Ganiyu, a Nigerian-American and former senior officer at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, allegedly made over a million dollars from desperate immigration applicants by bypassing rigorous background checks, required interviews, and supervisory reviews to obtain permanent residency and citizenship.
Canadians are using ‘elbows up’ to hit back at US tariffs. Here’s what it means
- Canadians are using the phrase “Elbows up” to encourage each other to stand up to the United States.
- The phrase originates from hockey legend Gordie Howe, known for his toughness and use of elbows on the ice.
Canadian Prime Minster Carney is using the hockey phrase, ‘Elbows up’, to strengthen national resolve against the United States. Canada owns hockey, so they can rally around that.
Pathetic.
U.S. Men Win Olympic Gold With 2-1 Overtime Victory Over Canada
United States wins 3rd Olympic gold in women’s hockey, beating Canada 2-1
2026 Winter Paralympics live updates: USA beats Canada to win fifth-straight sled hockey gold,
Canada, just stop.
I don’t even read books, and noticed this immediately. You have to get the spelling right, especially if the post is about smart people and it’s in the heading.
To be fair:
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