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ProPublica @propublica.org · Aug 5

More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban.

Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care.

“This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”

A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage

A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · Jul 19

America has the most corrupt political system in the Western world.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · Jul 9

The U.S. doesn’t have a healthcare system.

It has an exploit-sick-people-for-profit system.

The only reason we don’t have universal healthcare in the U.S. is because our politicians are allowed to accept bribes in the form of donations from insurance and pharma lobbyists.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jul 8

Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs.

A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.

If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jul 8

It’s a profound honor to receive the endorsement of Manhattan Democratic Party and its Leader Keith L.T. Wright, who has worked for decades to build a fairer, more just New York.

We are uniting this party around a vision to make our city affordable for all.

manhattandemocrats.org/2025/07/manh...

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · Jul 7

Republicans just took away your healthcare so they can fund their secret police: newrepublic.com/post/197612/...

Congress Gives ICE More Money Than It Could Have Ever Imagined

It’s impossible to overstate how much power ICE just got from Trump’s budget.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Jul 8

A win! The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it no longer plans a large-scale staff reduction.

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Make Common Sense Common Again! @csjournalism.bsky.social · Jul 7

Fuck Walmart

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Jul 6

The richest family in the United States, the Waltons, made money by not paying Walmart employees enough. This forced employees to seek government assistance for food and healthcare.

Republicans’ response is to take away that assistance because the Waltons aren’t rich enough.

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The Ghost of Future Past💙💛 @rphutch1975.bsky.social · Jul 6

P S A

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jul 6

“Sir, there are families who deserve better than that.”

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · Jul 6

Why are folks mad at the working mom with kids on Medicaid and SNAP rather than companies like Walmart that refuse to pay her a living wage and provide health insurance?

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Thomas Fortenberry @thomasfortenberry.bsky.social · Jul 6

The President could deploy troops to help disaster recovery efforts from devastating storms, but instead he sends them to Los Angels to chase fry cooks and landscapers.

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NPR @npr.org · Jul 5

Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.

Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data

Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.

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Make Common Sense Common Again! @csjournalism.bsky.social · Jul 6

It’s abysmal in this dystopian world, but I can appreciate the little things.

Make Common Sense Common Again! @csjournalism.bsky.social · Jul 6

Rest easy the victims of the floods in Texas.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Jul 5

GoFundMe has set up a page for the Texan flood victims. Each campaign has been verified by the company's Trust & Safety experts, which means you know your money is going directly to families. Please consider donating if you can. Their stories are heartbreaking.

www.gofundme.com/c/act/flood-...

Donate to US Flood Relief Fundraisers

Help those affected by flooding across the US. Donate to verified fundraisers to offer flood relief to individuals & their families.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Jul 4

There’s something SERIOUSLY WRONG with a political system like this.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jul 4

America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.

Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · Jul 4

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jul 3

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.

This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.

It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Jul 3

AOC: They’re giving people crumbs and they are taking away the whole loaf.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jul 3

I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.

I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · Jul 3

ICE now has over 70 billion dollars to build more concentration camps.

Just in time for Independence Day.

God damn you, America.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 3

Jeffries ends his nearly 9 hour speech by quoting MLK and saying, "We're gonna press on until victory is won. I yield back."

"John would've been proud," Terri Sewell tells him.

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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · Jul 3

I grew up in rural South Carolina with a single mom who worked multiple jobs. At times, we relied on Medicaid and SNAP—like so many others. My heart breaks for those now wondering if that help will still be there.

Imagine having all that power and choosing to make people’s lives worse.

Shameful.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Jul 3

Last night a bunch of Republicans in the House were saying how awful this bill was.

Only took a couple hours, some merch, and a few words from Donald Trump, and they’re lining up to rip away health care from 17 MILLION people.

I’m sadly not surprised — but I am still outraged.

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