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

U Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Joined January 2017
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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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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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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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🚨 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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It's insane that a Republican Member of the United States Senate who has done literally nothing but normalize Trump's lawlessness is now befuddled and confused by it.
Pres Trump takes an oath to uphold the constitution & the laws but he hasnt told Congress he was firing the Ex-Im Inspector General The law says POTUS has to specifically inform Congress abt IG firings and unless the courts say otherwise thats still the law
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Rod Hayward retweeted
Chrisley: Lipscomb University receives federal funding. Linda McMahon needs to look into exactly what they are teaching. Because they are having their staff members read books on how to be an antiracist and how white supremacy still exists.
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Rod Hayward retweeted
Some people are honored to help children learn, or help the sick heal, or help the dispossessed fight for justice. Others are honored to have played a small role in giving lying criminals a chance to prey on society again, so long as they are Republicans.
I was honored as U.S. Pardon Attorney to have played a small role in @POTUS granting @georgesantos clemency. Thank you, Mr. President for making clemency great again.
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This was my favorite part. "Devotion to the truth"! 🤣
Congrats to our new, in house Pentagon press corps The Federalist, the Epoch Times, OAN, Turkish newspaper Akşam, three individuals from the Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency, two Turkish freelancers, a reporter for the Australian, an Afghan freelancer; and three lesser-known operations, AWPS News, the India Globe and a blog called USA Journal Korea. washingtonpost.com/business/…
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This is why the “no enemies to the right of me” stuff cannot work. There are enemies there and we cannot be silent. This stuff is festering and needs to be excised from the right.
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