"A republic, if you can keep it." ~Attributed to Benjamin Franklin 239 years ago today-9/17/1787-upon being asked if new US government would be a monarchy or a republic. The founders signed the Constitution OTD in 1787, so happy Constitution Day to all! Let's keep it. Image: National Archives.

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Yep, that's pretty much the point.

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The two latest measles deaths in PA suggest that the true number of infections is much larger than reported. Armchair epidemiologists miss the fact that vulnerability to the infection doesn’t make a death less real. Measles can still be a cause of death.

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LATE LAST NIGHT, Speaker Mike Johnson voted to make CA’s air smoggier and expose port communities to more diesel pollution THIS is what MAGA Republicans are focused on — helping Big Oil by making ships dirtier, not lowering costs, making life more affordable, or helping Americans get care they need

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As a non American, ‘some serious soul searching’, is an understatement. America needs to look to other nations around the world, nations that have universal healthcare, universal childcare, and a political system that encourages voting and makes it easy for citizens to vote.

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