U-M Prof Medicine & Public Health. Unorthodox but Devout Empiricist/Anti-Partisan/Catholic.

U Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Joined January 2017
For those still unwilling to recognize that MAGA is pursuing authoritarian governance, JVL has a nice summary intro in an excellent argument abt one of the thousands of examples. /1
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The contrast w/ Ashley Babbit is horrifying.
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Rod Hayward retweeted
This is sickening. There is absolutely no reason for the officer to get violent with this woman. THIS, THIS, THIS is what these ICE thugs are doing, at Noem's instigation.
ICE agents violently detained a Virginia mom driving her daughter to school after she couldn’t recall her SSN from memory — even after showing full legal documents Which part of this looks like a "professional" force
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Rod Hayward retweeted
One of the things I was trying to get at here is that the cost of a "papers please" society is not "people get deported," it's "we increase the danger of general society because the penalty of perceived noncompliance with a massive influx of amateurish pseudo-cops is death."
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Rod Hayward retweeted
Take a look at this video. And tell me that ICE as it now exists and operates is consistent with living in a free country.
🚨 BREAKING: ICE/Border Patrol agents once again threaten to illegally arrest a U.S. citizen… for standing on a public sidewalk and filming them. Yes. Really. In the video, in Beaverton, Oregon, multiple agents swarm a man who is doing nothing more than observing and recording from a public sidewalk, something that is 100% legal and protected by the First Amendment. An agent claims they “know who he is” and accuses him of driving erratically and being “a danger to the public.” Which is rich, coming from an agency with a long history of hitting people with vehicles, assaulting women and children, and “accidentally” firing or dropping loaded firearms. But, even so, they are not police and cannot arrest someone for a traffic violation. Then the threats start. “You are interfering with our operations.” “You could be arrested.” “We will arrest you.” Again, the man is standing on a sidewalk. Not blocking anyone. Not touching anyone. Not saying anything beyond asserting his rights. Another agent jumps in with, “You were following us yesterday.” Cool story. Still not illegal. They repeatedly claim he has “interfered with operations,” yet, the only behavior they can actually point to is… observing them. Existing near them. Filming them. When the man calmly says, “I’m not interfering,” the response is: “If you continue, you will be in handcuffs.” Let’s be crystal clear about what that means: ICE agents are threatening to arrest a U.S. citizen for continuing to legally observe and film them in his own neighborhood. When the man states the obvious, “I’m not breaking the law and you know it,” the agent completely loses it. He steps inches from the man’s face, points at him, shoves into his shoulder or chest, and screams, “One more time and I will put you in handcuffs.” This isn’t law enforcement. This is intimidation. The man tells him to get off him. The agent responds, “No, I’ll stand right here, pal. Right here all day,” while continuing to press into him. The citizen points out the setup perfectly: “If I touch you, you’re going to arrest me, right?” Exactly. That’s the game. That’s when the agent snaps completely, screaming that the man is “worthless” and has “no honor.” Which… feels like projection. This video shows exactly what ICE and Border Patrol are doing across the country: They are trying to scare people into not filming. They are trying to bully citizens out of exercising their rights. And when intimidation doesn’t work, they escalate. Because they know that cameras expose them. So here’s the takeaway: Always film. State your rights calmly. Keep your hands visible and on your phone. Narrate everything that’s happening. They want silence. They want fear. They want no witnesses. Don’t give it to them.
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Rod Hayward retweeted
.@Timodc on JD Vance's comments about Renée Good: "He paints her as an enemy...as a domestic foe, he lies about her, he shows no sympathy towards her. And, and he does so in a lecturing, condescending, smarmy way... It's totally, totally sick, and I find him to be repulsive."
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Rod Hayward retweeted
If Congress had the slightest courage or self-respect, they’d launch oversight hearings of these allegations. If the allegations are false or overstated they’d be helping the administration and the country by clearing the air. If they are found to be true, and part of administration policy, impeachment proceedings of those responsible should be launched. But not caring either way and doing nothing is flatly a violation of their oaths. The GOP controlled Congress is simply derelict.
🚨 BOMBSHELL: Federal judges say the U.S. government lied in 35+ court cases, falsified records, fake declarations, sworn statements built on fiction. This isn’t a paperwork mistake. It’s systemic deception. When judges and legal scholars are saying it looks intentional, the rule of law is already on life support.
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Rod Hayward retweeted
The Trump admin is systematically lying to federal courts. The lies are being exposed, but not before they do immense damage in the court of public opinion (MAGA believes the lies -- which are often trumpeted across right-wing media -- and doesn't know about the debunking) and to the reputation and long-term effectiveness of the DOJ.
🚨 BOMBSHELL: Federal judges say the U.S. government lied in 35+ court cases, falsified records, fake declarations, sworn statements built on fiction. This isn’t a paperwork mistake. It’s systemic deception. When judges and legal scholars are saying it looks intentional, the rule of law is already on life support.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger: "We're talking here about saving democracy." He suggested a "Save the Democracy Act" with three main elements: Make Election Day a holiday. Have independent redistricting commissions in each state. Voter ID.
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I agree completely w/ @BasedMikeLee, no decent person should mock an elderly person falling, but that is just one of thousands of things Mike Lee has done showing that he is a disgrace to himself, his family & to the great people of Utah & the LDS church.
No decent person—any certainly no conservative person—should mock an 83-year-old’s fall That was heartbreaking, and the thought of anyone finding it amusing is hard to fathom
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He first threatened sanctions on Jan 19 if Russia didn’t cease fire. He has threatened to impose them many times since then. It is now Oct 17. He has done nothing.
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Why so many news organizations have serious problems with the new Pentagon rules:
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I hope that most Americans see this type of rhetoric by high lvl MAGA/GOP/WH leaders for what it is: Evil propaganda that strikes at the heart of American ideals & threatens our future. All patriots must call out this craven abuse of power.
McClain: This weekend we'll see mobs of radicals at the, hate America rally. You'll see them across the country. When you see those images, remember this, this is who Democrats are fighting for. Not you. Not our troops. Not the hardworking moms.
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On NPR, @elliotcwilliams says Bolton’s indictment looks more “serious” than others. But “two things can be true”—that prosecutors framed a damning indictment, and that Trump “injected himself impermissibly.” At the WSJ, the editorial board has no doubt why Bolton was targeted.
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Per Churchill's quip abt Democracy, Capitalism is the worst economic system, except for all the others that've been tried. But just like Democracy, capitalism IRL runs a broad spectrum of how well it effectively & equitably serves the public. Work.To.Improve.It!
Mark Cuban: "Kids don’t like capitalism" and blamed social media "rage bait" for it. Then he and Andrew Ross Sorkin said promises like Zohran Mamdani's, "free housing, free transportation, cheaper groceries" sound good but don’t work: "People are going to be in for a surprise."
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Breast & Formula Fed Toddlers Linked to Autism Diagnosis 🚨
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Chris Miller on Fox News: I "absolutely" told the Jan 6 committee under oath that Donald Trump made an order to deploy the National Guard ahead of Jan 6 Miller Under Oath: "I was never given any direction or order or knew of any plans of that nature."
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Rod Hayward retweeted
Q: In 2018, Trump imposed 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum. Two years later, there were 1,000 more steel workers and 75,000 fewer manufacturing workers in the sectors dependent on steel PETER NAVARRO: I dispute those facts Q: That's a Ball State study NAVARRO: I'm not sure what you're doing here
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Arnold Schwarzenegger: I'm a traditional Republican… like Lincoln who ended slavery…The party has changed. That doesn't mean we have to change. We have to fight to get the party back.
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