A few interesting stories and commentary I have come across recently

Who is Accountable for Measles Deaths?

I was on NewsNation this morning talking to Markie Martin about measles and the political mess that Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has created in Pennsylvania. Yesterday, Reuters reported that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Erica Schwartz removed two measles deaths from the official tally on Kennedy’s orders.

I told Martin that this was not particularly surprising. Schwartz said in her confirmation hearing that she planned to “disagree in private” when confronted with unscientific requests from Kennedy. It appears that while Schwartz is busy disagreeing in private, she’s altering public-facing data on demand. She is just following orders, even when said orders are to mislead the public about the severity of measles.

This is justified by Schwartz and Kennedy with the erroneous claim that they died with measles, not from measles. This distinction is made up. If you die and test positive for measles, your death is counted as a measles death. As it should be.

Data Center Discontent Drives State Legislation Surge

Over the last year, fights between communities and data center developers have broken out of their local arenas and hit the national media. As awareness of the environmental and quality-of-life toll of data centers converged with a broader AI backlash, activists have been speaking up. And legislators, especially in the Statehouse, have been listening.

Support Us Iran Midterms Justice War on Gaza Unmasking ICE Chilling Dissent About Support Us The U.S. Has Killed 227 Civilians in Boat Strikes During “A Year of Murders”

The boat strikes are, perhaps, the most stark testament to the lawlessness of the Trump administration.

Colorado high school students participate in statewide walkout to protest ICE

Hundreds of Denver students gathered at La Alma-Lincoln Park, where some clashed with counterprotesters