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Cory Booker’s last stand

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New Jersey Senator Cory Booker just completed the biologically impressive feat of speaking in Congress, without interruption — without a meal break, without a bathroom break — for 25 hours straight. It was the longest speech in Congressional history. An absolute triumph, the press declared. Finally, a Democrat was “fighting.” But it was less clear what exactly he was fighting for, as the actual particulars never made it into any of the major coverage. And so there it was, an accidentally perfect metaphor for the Democratic Party in 2025: the grand Hollywood performance of a Senator, but no coherent principle. AOC is annoying, but at least I know what she stands for (literally communism). All I know about Cory is he stood a long time. Yes, that’s impressive. But only in a Guinness Book of World Records kind of way. Still, flowers where they’re due, he definitely earned the title: longest ever speech about nothing. Congrats.

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Tuesday, The NYT published a deep dive on the future of IVF, specifically the silent rise in “polygenic screening” — tests that use embryo DNA to predict risks for things...

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According to an official at the ‘New York Office of Cannabis Management’ (NY DOGE wen?), plans are currently in the works to allow movie theaters to sell marijuana, and h...

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Cory Booker’s last stand

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker just completed the biologically impressive feat of speaking in Congress, without interruption — without a meal break, without a bathroom break — for 25 hours straight. It was the longest speech in Congressional history. An absolute triumph, the press declared. Finally, a Democrat was “fighting.” But it was less clear what exactly he was fighting for, as the actual particulars never made it into any of the major coverage. And so there it was, an accidentally perfect metaphor for the Democratic Party in 2025: the grand Hollywood performance of a Senator, but no coherent principle. AOC is annoying, but at least I know what she stands for (literally communism). All I know about Cory is he stood a long time. Yes, that’s impressive. But only in a Guinness Book of World Records kind of way. Still, flowers where they’re due, he definitely earned the title: longest ever speech about nothing. Congrats.

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Tuesday, The NYT published a deep dive on the future of IVF, specifically the silent rise in “polygenic screening” — tests that use embryo DNA to predict risks for things like heart disease, cancer, depression, and even eye color. The reporter captures a key tension here, writing “It is no one’s business what particular couples do with their embryos,” but with more of...

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According to an official at the ‘New York Office of Cannabis Management’ (NY DOGE wen?), plans are currently in the works to allow movie theaters to sell marijuana, and here, we once again see a continuation of the phenomenon I call “Seth Rogen’s Law” — that is, marijuana use being encouraged by our elected officials while cigarette / nicotine use is simultaneously sh...

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