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Randall Terrell @dyspeptex.bsky.social · 21h

I guess he's no longer the healthiest President ever, since, you know, most of them were much younger than him.

Reuters @reuters.com · 21h

Trump, 79, has "cardiac age" of 65-year-old, doctor says reut.rs/4mZNZbu

Trump, 79, has "cardiac age" of 65-year-old, doctor says

Donald Trump was found to be in "exceptional health" in a medical evaluation, the U.S. president's doctor said in a memo released by the White House on Friday, with his "cardiac age" 14 years younger than in "chronological age."

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Randall Terrell @dyspeptex.bsky.social · 21h

I'm laughing my ass off on this one! I'm thinking that someone with Chronic Venous Insufficiency is a poor candidate to have a heart described as that of someone 15 years younger.

Reuters @reuters.com · 21h

Trump, 79, has "cardiac age" of 65-year-old, doctor says reut.rs/4mZNZbu

Trump, 79, has "cardiac age" of 65-year-old, doctor says

Donald Trump was found to be in "exceptional health" in a medical evaluation, the U.S. president's doctor said in a memo released by the White House on Friday, with his "cardiac age" 14 years younger than in "chronological age."

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Randall Terrell @dyspeptex.bsky.social · 2d

Amplify, please.

James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · Sep 9

I’m running for the U.S. Senate.

Billionaires have taken over Texas and taken over America — but together, we can take power back for working people.

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I’m running for the U.S. Senate

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Randall Terrell @dyspeptex.bsky.social · 2d

Amplify, please.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

The Advantage program was a lifeline for New Yorkers like Kasha, a working mom struggling to get out of a shelter and into stable housing.

But when then-Gov. Cuomo slashed funding, homelessness surged.

These are political choices. We can choose differently.

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Randall Terrell @dyspeptex.bsky.social · 3d

Brought to you by unregulated Capitalism.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

The best gig I ever saw cost £4. Spiralling concert prices are a cultural disaster | John Harris

Tickets for big tours have vastly outstripped inflation, while smaller artists and venues struggle. The magic is in danger of being snuffed out entirely, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Randall Terrell @dyspeptex.bsky.social · 3d

If ya'll haven't noticed, among mainstream media is leading the charge in defense of our country and Constitution.

Randall Terrell @dyspeptex.bsky.social · 4d

Pump this guy up!

James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · Sep 9

I’m running for the U.S. Senate.

Billionaires have taken over Texas and taken over America — but together, we can take power back for working people.

youtube.com/shorts/IpO0S...

I’m running for the U.S. Senate

YouTube video by James Talarico

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

My statement on the two year anniversary of October 7, 2023.

“Two years ago today, Hamas carried out a horrific war crime, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and kidnapping 250 more. I mourn these lives and pray for the safe return of every hostage still held and for every family whose lives were torn apart by these atrocities.

In the aftermath of that day, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli government launched a genocidal war: adeath toll that now far exceeds 67,000; with the Israeli military bombing homes, hospitals, and schools into rubble. Every day in Gaza has become a place where grief itself has run out of language. I mourn these lives and pray for the families that have been shattered. Our government has been complicit through it all.

This must end. The occupation and apartheid must end. Peace must be pursued through diplomacy, not war crimes, and our government must act to end these atrocities and hold those responsible to account.

These last two years have demonstrated the very worst of humanity. We must answer it by modeling the very best: a relentless pursuit of our higher ideals and an unwavering commitment to universal human rights.”

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Randall Terrell @dyspeptex.bsky.social · 6d

This should scare the living shit out of you.

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 6d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Randall Terrell @dyspeptex.bsky.social · 6d

Ok. For those of us with feral pig problems this is.....not surprising?

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 6d

Reportedly, this is an encounter of a Russian soldier with a pig in a tunnel in Kharkiv region.

Randall Terrell @dyspeptex.bsky.social · 7d

Guess who benefits when farmers go bankrupt!

FWIW, JD Vance was an early investor.

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Randall Terrell @dyspeptex.bsky.social · 7d

This has been obvious from the start of this particular phase of the conflict. The media is only now beginning to cover it.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 7d

Many American Jews sharply disapprove of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza, with 61 percent saying Israel has committed war crimes and about 4 in 10 saying the country is guilty of genocide against the Palestinians, according to a Washington Post poll.

Many American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza, Post poll finds

Most Jews say Israel is committing war crimes — and 39 percent say genocide — while often distinguishing between the country and its leadership.

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Randall Terrell @dyspeptex.bsky.social · 7d

This is why we can't have nice things.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 7d

Revlimid has its origin in a pill that cost patients $7.50 each.

Decades later, the cancer drug costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply — even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.

Read @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social's award-winning investigation:

The Price of Remission: This Cancer Drug Saves Lives — but Costs a Fortune. I Wanted to Know Why.

When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 7d

Revlimid has its origin in a pill that cost patients $7.50 each.

Decades later, the cancer drug costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply — even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.

Read @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social's award-winning investigation:

The Price of Remission: This Cancer Drug Saves Lives — but Costs a Fortune. I Wanted to Know Why.

When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...

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Ruth Glendinning @futurestorylab.bsky.social · 8d

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Randall Terrell @dyspeptex.bsky.social · 8d

The GOP controls all the federal government. But, they're shutting it down because they want to take away our health care. Bastards.

Randall Terrell @dyspeptex.bsky.social · 10d

Sure, companies are ethical.....

ProPublica @propublica.org · 10d

Internal documents and former company executives revealed how Cigna doctors rejected patients’ claims without opening their files.

“We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.

(Published March 2023 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social)

How Cigna Saves Millions by Having Its Doctors Reject Claims Without Reading Them

Internal documents and former company executives reveal how Cigna doctors reject patients’ claims without opening their files. “We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.

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Randall Terrell @dyspeptex.bsky.social · 11d

It's all about the grift.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11d

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and other top elected Republican state officials donated a prime state-owned property in downtown Miami on Tuesday to the nonprofit raising money for President Trump’s presidential library.

Florida Hands Over Prime Miami Property for Trump Library

President Trump has not revealed any concrete plans for a future library, but his son and others have been scouting possible sites in South Florida for months.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11d

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and other top elected Republican state officials donated a prime state-owned property in downtown Miami on Tuesday to the nonprofit raising money for President Trump’s presidential library.

Florida Hands Over Prime Miami Property for Trump Library

President Trump has not revealed any concrete plans for a future library, but his son and others have been scouting possible sites in South Florida for months.

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Randall Terrell @dyspeptex.bsky.social · 12d

Amelia Earhart's last transmission was demanding release of the Epstein files.

Randall Terrell @dyspeptex.bsky.social · 15d

You need something to worry about? Can't do better than this...

Reuters @reuters.com · 15d

US dollar at risk if Trump can sway Fed to more dovish stance, says PGIM exec reut.rs/4mFNX8m

US dollar at risk if Trump can sway Fed to more dovish stance, says PGIM exec

The risk that pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump could shift the Federal Reserve to an overly dovish stance is the main near-term concern for the U.S. dollar, said a senior executive at U.S. asset manager PGIM Fixed Income.

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Randall Terrell @dyspeptex.bsky.social · 18d

Indeed. That's been pointed out here, a few times. Though, i would like to see abbott bounce down a few stairs.

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Randall Terrell @dyspeptex.bsky.social · 24d

He may be a bastard. But, he's my bastard. Damnit.

Slate @slate.com · 24d

Greg Abbott leads charge to expel students for speech. slate.trib.al/j62JTkd

One Republican Has Been More Two-Faced About Charlie Kirk’s Critics Than Any Other

Abbott is capitalizing on that momentum for himself at the expense of Texas’ youth.

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Randall Terrell @dyspeptex.bsky.social · 24d

They think we're idiots.

Kash Patel says no "credible" info Epstein trafficked young women to others

FBI Director Kash Patel said that the current Jeffrey Epstein case files included "limited search warrants" between 2006 and 2007.

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Randall Terrell @dyspeptex.bsky.social · 25d

I think we need to be clear about something. It is demonstrably provable that Right Wing Conservatives are demonstrably and provably more dangerous to this country, and ourselves, than any other political movement in the US.
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Home - the Prosecution Project

The Prosecution Project (tPP) tracks political violence--terrorism, extremism, hate/bias-motivated crimes, political protest--occurring in the United States.

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