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"the most disastrous year for US public health policy"
The US faces a critical public health crossroads as recent policy shifts threaten decades of progress.
What are the implications for future health security and scientific integrity?
Our Editorial: spkl.io/63326AcVQy
The US faces a critical public health crossroads as recent policy shifts threaten decades of progress.
What are the implications for future health security and scientific integrity?
Our Editorial: spkl.io/63326AcVQy
December 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"the most disastrous year for US public health policy"
The US faces a critical public health crossroads as recent policy shifts threaten decades of progress.
What are the implications for future health security and scientific integrity?
Our Editorial: spkl.io/63326AcVQy
The US faces a critical public health crossroads as recent policy shifts threaten decades of progress.
What are the implications for future health security and scientific integrity?
Our Editorial: spkl.io/63326AcVQy
Health insurance should not cost as much as a mortgage or rent payment.
ACA shoppers face sticker shock as Congress dithers on health care
With subsidies that help consumers pay their health insurance premiums set to expire, health care shoppers face staggering prices. Lawmakers are running out of time to agree on a solution.
www.npr.org
December 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Health insurance should not cost as much as a mortgage or rent payment.
The benefit of the vaccine outweighs the risk.
Health Experts Slam Possible FDA ‘Black Box’ Warning for COVID Vaccines
The FDA is reportedly considering the addition of high-level warning labels to COVID vaccines, a move that some experts say may cause unfounded concerns over safety
www.scientificamerican.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The benefit of the vaccine outweighs the risk.
My Republican Congressman won his District by less than 17,000 votes. Over 24,000 of his constituents will be affected by ACA subsidies expiring in 2026. Please call your Congressman. Medical insurance should not cost as much as rent or a mortgage.
Congressional District Interactive Map: How Much Will ACA Premium Payments Rise if Enhanced Subsidies Expire? | KFF
This analysis and interactive map illustrate how much more enrollees in Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans would pay in premiums at the congressional district level if the enhanced subsidies ...
www.kff.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
My Republican Congressman won his District by less than 17,000 votes. Over 24,000 of his constituents will be affected by ACA subsidies expiring in 2026. Please call your Congressman. Medical insurance should not cost as much as rent or a mortgage.
“The defendants’ conduct used every racist dog whistle – fear of incarceration, fear of the government and fear of one’s benefits being taken away – to steal the most fundamental right that we often take for granted: the right to vote,” Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel
Men guilty of false political robocalls targeting Detroiters sentenced to probation
Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, who acknowledged orchestrating political robocalls to suppress the Detroit vote, were formally sentenced Monday to one year of probation.
www.michiganpublic.org
December 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
“The defendants’ conduct used every racist dog whistle – fear of incarceration, fear of the government and fear of one’s benefits being taken away – to steal the most fundamental right that we often take for granted: the right to vote,” Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel
Wonder why Trump is so infatuated with MBS?
Auchter's Art: Embarrassing and dangerous behavior
The MAGA crowd in general has long been suspicious of Michigan's large Arab-American population, Dearborn in particular with its Arab-American majority and mayor. Some even like to go there and try to...
www.michiganpublic.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Wonder why Trump is so infatuated with MBS?
Hard to believe it’s been 11 years.
Special Master asks federal judge for permission to start Flint water settlement payments
In a federal court filing Friday, Special Master Deborah Greenspan wrote the payments would range from approximately $100,000 to $1,000.
www.michiganpublic.org
November 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Hard to believe it’s been 11 years.
Public outcry can make a difference.
Coast Guard reverses course on policy to call swastikas and nooses 'potentially divisive'
The U.S. Coast Guard has released a new, firmer policy addressing the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses just hours after it was publicly revealed that it made plans to describe them as...
apnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Public outcry can make a difference.
Interesting
Justice Department is investigating handling of Adam Schiff mortgage fraud probe led by Ed Martin and Bill Pulte | CNN Politics
The Justice Department is investigating possible issues with the mortgage fraud investigation into California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff that is run by two Trump administration political appointees, ...
www.cnn.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Interesting
Consistently True
Jon King: Michigan’s GOP is manufacturing a crisis to undermine democracy • Michigan Advance
Let’s be blunt: Michigan Republicans, like their counterparts nationally, are no longer merely questioning elections. They are actively seeking to undermine them. Their latest maneuvers, calling for ...
michiganadvance.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Consistently True
This is concerning
Woman says Michigan county GOP shared flyer justifying force, even use of cars, against protesters • Michigan Advance
A Michigan woman who says she unwittingly walked into a meeting of the Manistee County Republican Party is speaking out after attendees were handed a flyer suggesting motorists were justified in using...
michiganadvance.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This is concerning
Cruelty is the point
U.S. deports dozens of migrants to Ukraine amid war
Immigration lawyers say those deported to Ukraine could be conscripted to fight in the war, contrary to international laws that prohibit deportations to places where people could face violence.
www.npr.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Cruelty is the point
2026 will be devastating for healthcare, especially in rural areas.
Shortage of rural doctors won’t end anytime soon, report says • Michigan Advance
For at least the next dozen years, rural areas will continue to have only about two-thirds of the primary care physicians they need, according to a report released Monday. The nonprofit Commonwealth F...
michiganadvance.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
2026 will be devastating for healthcare, especially in rural areas.
So much winning.
GM lays off 1,700 workers at plants in Michigan and Ohio amid slower EV demand
General Motors is laying off about 1,700 workers across manufacturing sites in Michigan and Ohio, as the auto giant adjusts to slowing demand for electric vehicles.
www.michiganpublic.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
So much winning.
“Human health research can be done without causing dogs to suffer.”
House committee opens hearings on bill to ban medical research on dogs
The Michigan House Regulatory Reform Committee opened hearings Thursday on a bill to outlaw medical research and testing on dogs if it could cause “pain or distress.”
www.michiganpublic.org
October 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
“Human health research can be done without causing dogs to suffer.”
“Miners on Tuesday are gathering outside the Labor Department building to protest the Trump administration’s move to indefinitely postpone the federal enforcement of a rule limiting exposure to carcinogenic silica dust particles.”
'It seems like they don’t care about us': Rural America ruptured as coal miners protest lax rule enforcement linked to black lung | Fortune
Miners on Tuesday are gathering outside the Labor Department building to protest the Trump administration’s response to black lung.
fortune.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“Miners on Tuesday are gathering outside the Labor Department building to protest the Trump administration’s move to indefinitely postpone the federal enforcement of a rule limiting exposure to carcinogenic silica dust particles.”
Pfizer sells the blood thinner Eliquis at a cash price of $620 a month, for the uninsured, per GoodRX. A 50% cut is still completely unaffordable. My Mom pays $150 for a 3 month supply through her Medicare Advantage plan. Pfizer played the President. Pharma always wins!
Pfizer agrees to lower prescription drug costs for Medicaid in a deal with Trump
Drugmaker Pfizer has agreed to lower drug costs under a deal struck with President Donald Trump's administration.
apnews.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Pfizer sells the blood thinner Eliquis at a cash price of $620 a month, for the uninsured, per GoodRX. A 50% cut is still completely unaffordable. My Mom pays $150 for a 3 month supply through her Medicare Advantage plan. Pfizer played the President. Pharma always wins!
Google Maps, from June 2025, shows Trump sign visible at home of Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, of Burton, MI.
Police identify suspect in mass shooting at Grand Blanc Township church
Police have identified the man they believe was responsible for a mass shooting at a church in Grand Blanc Township.
www.clickondetroit.com
September 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Google Maps, from June 2025, shows Trump sign visible at home of Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, of Burton, MI.
“It’s just a jump to the left, and then a step to the right”
I remember doing the Time Warp: The 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' turns 50
Fifty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show flopped at the U.S. box office — then became the longest-running theatrical release in history.
www.npr.org
September 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
“It’s just a jump to the left, and then a step to the right”
100% levy on branded drugs that are manufactured outside the US is devastating.
Trump announces new tariffs on trucks, drugs and kitchen cabinets
The president said the move aims to help protect US manufacturers from foreign imports.
www.bbc.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
100% levy on branded drugs that are manufactured outside the US is devastating.
“Romanian fighter jets were in the air monitoring a Russian attack in Ukraine on Saturday and were able to track the drone near Ukraine's southern border.”
Romania becomes second Nato country to report Russian drones in airspace
Ukraine's President Zelensky called the incursion "an obvious expansion of the war by Russia".
www.bbc.com
September 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
“Romanian fighter jets were in the air monitoring a Russian attack in Ukraine on Saturday and were able to track the drone near Ukraine's southern border.”
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Did Utah’s open carry on campus make it more difficult to prevent this week’s tragedy?
Open carry is legal on Utah college campuses: Breaking down Utah gun law after Charlie Kirk shooting
Utah is among the most permissive in the country with firearms, including on college campuses, says Clark Aposhian, the chair of the Utah Shooting Sports Council.
www.sltrib.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Did Utah’s open carry on campus make it more difficult to prevent this week’s tragedy?
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🚨CDC estimates indicate 1,231,440 Americans died from COVID. RFK Jr’s discrediting data is an effort to justify his hostile actions against the health agency & MINIMIZE the danger of the virus, which STILL affects people today. His disingenuous testimony was DESPICABLE!😡
thehill.com/opinion/heal...
thehill.com/opinion/heal...
thehill.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
🚨CDC estimates indicate 1,231,440 Americans died from COVID. RFK Jr’s discrediting data is an effort to justify his hostile actions against the health agency & MINIMIZE the danger of the virus, which STILL affects people today. His disingenuous testimony was DESPICABLE!😡
thehill.com/opinion/heal...
thehill.com/opinion/heal...