As I understand it, by law (Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998), if the nomination of an acting AG is rejected, they may continue as acting for a maximum of 210 (more) days.
Not great, but could be worse.
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Cradle to grave: mostly healthcare (some disaster litigation tourism). Housing 1st; medical attendance; and fed. (<--Lower-case.) Raised by pirates.
![The research paper was originally set to appear in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s flagship publication, on March 19. It had already had undergone scientific review and the publication's editors had approved it, current and former CDC employees said.
“Scientific reports are routinely reviewed at multiple levels to ensure they meet the highest standards before publication,” said HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon. “The MMWR’s editorial assessment identified concerns regarding the methodological approach to estimating vaccine effectiveness and the manuscript was not accepted for publication.”
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Source, headline, and subhead:
wp EXCLUSIVE
How Jack Smith’s strongest case against Donald Trump collapsed
Seeking to get the classified documents case to a jury before the 2024 election, the special counsel made a fateful decision that some in his office saw as a misstep.
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The Let's Get Real campaign, created in 2024, was originally researched and reviewed by [qualified] medical, public health, and communications experts at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies. The development team worked with parents and providers to find the right tone and focus on key issues. The HHS capaign ended in 2025 [natch]. Immunize[dot]org acquired the content to continue providing this clear and accurate information.
Key features of LetsGetReal[dot]org (also accessible via LetsGetRealAboutVaccines[dot]org include [list follows]:
- Personal stories to convey important facts and plain language to debunk misinformation
- Information that is real, balanced, and unbiased
- Content in English and Spanish (Hablemos en Serio [at https://letsgetrealaboutvaccines.org/es]
LetsGetReal[dot]org is divided into four main parts [list follows:
- Learn about Children’s Vaccines: This section offers answers to help families separate fact from fiction and to learn why most adults make sure their children receive vaccines. It addresses vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccine safety, vaccine science, the vaccination schedule, and common questions.
- Separate Fact from Fiction: This section gives families tools to separate what’s true from what’s not. It highlights subsections such as Understanding Risk, Correlation vs. Causation, and the Credibility Checklist.
- Share the Facts: This is an extensive searchable library of parent-tested materials, including shareable social media graphics, videos, infographics, and fact sheets.
- Help Patients: This section features a provider-tested approach called ARM (Act, Recommend, Motivate), to aid vaccine conversations. [letsgetrealaboutvaccines[dot]org/childrens-vaccine-resources-for-healthcare-providers/the-arm-approach]
Please explore LetsGetReal.org and see for yourself. We welcome feedback at www.immunize.org/about/org/contact.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nfz5hzrz2abpgtrhvxrraaq5/bafkreid5sxwczr6ekqs3nr4ry64p353xinl2c5fsuit7vm4lxlxzil33p4)
![Flynn broke rules he thought were stupid. He once told me about a period he spent assigned to a C.I.A. station in Iraq, when he would sometimes sneak out of the compound without the "insane" required approval from C.I.A. headquarters in Langley, Virginia. [highlighted sentence follows] He had technicians secretly install an Internet connection in his Pentagon office, even though it was forbidden. [end highlighted sentence] There was also the time he gave classified information to NATO allies without approval, an incident which prompted an investigation, and a warning from superiors. During his stint as Mullen's intelligence chief, Flynn would often write "This is bullshit!" in the margins of classified papers he was obliged to pass on to his boss, someone who saw those papers told me.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nfz5hzrz2abpgtrhvxrraaq5/bafkreib3nvkzpmzhhvnn7dj42fvxnznotk3h7jjcyi35armxfmkqmk3cfy)
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March 15, 2024 (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) - On July 1, 2023, a new Florida law (Senate Bill 264) went into effect, restricting foreign investment in Florida real estate from specific countries, and enacting a near-ban on property purchases by Chinese, Russian and other foreign nationals.
Senate Bill 264, titled “Interests of Foreign Countries,” prohibits Chinese nationals and nationals from other countries, including Russia, from buying land unless they are American citizens or permanent residents. In addition to Florida, over 20 other states currently have laws restricting foreign private investment in real estate, including primarily agricultural land.
This update builds on a May 19, 2023, Lewis Brisbois publication analyzing Florida’s new law restricting foreign citizens from buying land in in that state and a July 5, 2023, Lewis Brisbois publication discussing a lawsuit challenging the new Florida law.
Currently, states that have introduced or passed laws restricting foreign private investment in agricultural land include: [alphabetical by-state details list follows]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nfz5hzrz2abpgtrhvxrraaq5/bafkreidjinlq2fmas7l5yiko77jh32ifhpuxw7mivtmbkbrdw5vnv6ahey)
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![Top Justice Department officials also confirmed his death in a statement.
"This matter involved extremely serious charges, and it is always difficult when a case is unable to be fully and fairly heard in a public trial and weighed and determined by a jury," said Assistant U.S. Attorney General [sic] Kristen Clarke and Kate Brubacher, the U.S. Attorney for Kansas. "The proceedings in this case may be over, but its lasting impact on all the individuals and families involved remains. We wish them peace and the opportunity for healing as they come to terms with this development and ask that they all be treated with respect and their privacy respected."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nfz5hzrz2abpgtrhvxrraaq5/bafkreihk53mmxnavsqxvb2gh764o3cvtmyiloiv5jtaubaus4tffdstdn4)