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Erika Edwards @erikamedwards.bsky.social · 8h

For @mrjoebangles.bsky.social

Jason Moore @moorejh.bsky.social · 1d

The struggle is real #password

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Erika Edwards @erikamedwards.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations! 🎊

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 2d

I love how Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House and #2 in line for the presidency, is always like, “What? News?! I never read or hear anything that happens in the world, anywhere. I’m totally offline. What even is ‘social media’? They play news all day on TV!? Wow! That’s a surprise!”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 1d

States that expanded Medicaid coverage had significantly better cancer survival among patients in rural and high-poverty areas as compared with non-expansion states, data from U.S. cancer registries showed.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/othercancers/117844

Medicaid Expansion Linked to Better Cancer Survival at 5 Years

Residents of rural, high-poverty areas derived greatest benefit versus non-expansion states

www.medpagetoday.com

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Alexander Abnos @anabnos.com · 2d

Hello! The Guardian is expanding our American soccer coverage. In the US, we're hiring:
• Reporters
• Asst. editor
• Audience editor
• Social video producer
• Sports biz reporter
These are all full-time, permanent, union positions.
www.theguardian.com/gnm-press-of...

The Guardian announces plans to expand its global soccer coverage ahead of 2026 men’s World Cup in North America

Combination of seven new roles, including six in the US, spanning sports and business coverage, visuals, video and more

www.theguardian.com

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Erika Edwards @erikamedwards.bsky.social · 2d

@vtoxfordnetwork.bsky.social with the African Neonatal Network and P-95, and an investment from the Gates Foundation, has launched the Surfactant Administered via Supraglottic airway versus InSurE (SASI) Trial in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Nigeria. To read more, please visit bit.ly/4gUIDN1 #neosky

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Erika Edwards @erikamedwards.bsky.social · 4d

Celebrate however you choose.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4d

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 4d

Texas proudly invading Illinois.

It’s hard to describe the level of potential constitutional crisis here.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 4d

You know what was weird last week? I didn’t see anyone fired for quoting words actually spoken by Jane Goodall.

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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 6d

Doctors say the death of a baby born prematurely due to measles is a stark reminder that the ongoing measles outbreak was preventable.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

Alberta doctors say first measles death a ‘stark’ reminder outbreak was preventable

Alberta doctors say the death of a baby born prematurely due to measles is a “stark” reminder that the ongoing measles outbreak in Alberta was preventable.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 6d

A baby has died of whooping cough in Mississippi amidst their worst pertussis outbreak in more than a decade.

If you have a loved one with an infant or are near babies a lot, please consider getting a pertussis booster, as is recommended by legitimate science and healthcare professionals.

Mississippi Baby Dies of Whooping Cough Amid Rising Cases

A baby in Mississippi has died of whooping cough for the first time since 2012. The baby was less than two months old—too young for vaccination.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 6d

The percentage of Americans who say the country is on the wrong track hits a new high - 60%

Only 28% believe we are on the right track.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 7d

I'm asking YOU:

What will a doubling of health care premiums mean for your family?

What it will mean if you're one of the 15 million being thrown off their health care?

Please comment below or submit a story here: tinyurl.com/3rbdfdmz

Where We Are With the Government Shutdown | Sen. Bernie Sanders

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

youtu.be

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 7d

If the GOP plan is allowed to stand, a 60-year-old couple making $85,000 per year would see a $22,635 INCREASE in their health insurance premiums.

THAT is why the Dems decided to shut down the government.

They are fighting to make American lives better.

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Erika Edwards @erikamedwards.bsky.social · 10d

Good idea - I don't know if that would work! I'll try it. 🤔

Erika Edwards @erikamedwards.bsky.social · 10d

Hey @adobe.com. How about Acrobat without AI Assistant / Generative summary? Acrobat used to be nice, low resource app. AI Assistant and Generative AI popups take so long to load on my Win11 machine that it makes the app almost unusable. Or maybe a version without that stuff? Thanks for considering!

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 12d

Mississippi, on the other hand, with a GOP governor, state house and state senate, ranks
* 45th in business starts
* 46th in academic performance
* 51st in health care
* 49th in venture capital

But tell me again how the GOP is good for the economy

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Erika Edwards @erikamedwards.bsky.social · 13d

Or who advocate for transgender care.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 13d

RFK Jr. and Friends keep repeating that “we need to listen to the mothers” on the topic of vaccines and autism.

But they don’t want to listen to mothers who advocate for gun control or want vaccines to remain accessible to all.

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Vermont Green FC @vermontgreenfc.bsky.social · 14d

Owen O’Malley Wins 2025 USL League Two Goal of the Year 🥇

Owen O’Malley Wins 2025 USL League Two Goal of the Year - Vermont Green Football Club

USL League Two has announced that Owen O’Malley’s 99th minute, division-winning goal against Western Mass Pioneers has been named 2025 Goal of the Year.

vermontgreenfc.com

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 15d

The American public needs to understand that high-level HHS officials are shamelessly lying to us all.

Tylenol does not cause autism, and Makary, Bhattacharya, and Oz knew this as they stood there next to Trump as he said it did, nodding like bobbleheads.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15d

Odd, how we can’t afford to give Americans healthcare, but we can afford to drop $200,000,000,000 on Argentina with a moment’s notice.

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UConn Rudd Center @uconnrudd.bsky.social · 16d

The Department of Agriculture announced this week that it will stop collecting data about food insecurity in the U.S.

Experts say the move will obscure the effects of recent changes that will lead to people losing food aid.

#FoodPolicy #News

USDA cancels survey tracking how many Americans struggle to get enough food

The Department of Agriculture said it will end a longstanding annual food insecurity survey. Experts say the move will obscure the effects of recent changes that will lead to people losing food aid.

www.npr.org

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 16d

Disgusting.

Trump administration eyes USAID money to advance America First goals

A State Department plan to reallocate close to $2 billion in foreign aid marks the latest challenge to Congress’ authority over federal spending.

wapo.st

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Erika Edwards @erikamedwards.bsky.social · 16d

Excellent view from anthropology: "In my own fieldwork in remote regions such as the Ituri Forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Kalahari Desert in Namibia — where some communities have little or no access to vaccines or modern medicine — I found many children and adults with autism."

Opinion | Autism Has Always Existed. We Haven’t Always Called It Autism.

www.nytimes.com

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