Vicki Larson
@omgchronicles.bsky.social
Journalist, mom, author of "LATitude: How You Can Make a Live Apart Together Relationship Work" & "Not Too Old for That," co-author of “The New I Do.”
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Citing a Trump order about “restoring biological truth,” the VA is making it more difficult for male veterans with breast cancer to get their care covered by the government.
The disease is deadlier than for women and “notably higher among veterans,” research shows.
By @ericumansky.bsky.social
The disease is deadlier than for women and “notably higher among veterans,” research shows.
By @ericumansky.bsky.social
Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage
A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Citing a Trump order about “restoring biological truth,” the VA is making it more difficult for male veterans with breast cancer to get their care covered by the government.
The disease is deadlier than for women and “notably higher among veterans,” research shows.
By @ericumansky.bsky.social
The disease is deadlier than for women and “notably higher among veterans,” research shows.
By @ericumansky.bsky.social
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I want people to understand that in my youth, a youth that happened somewhere between the youth of Epstein, Trump, Maxwell, ex-Prince Andrew, et al & that of their victims, the term "jail bait" was framed as a compliment.
November 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I want people to understand that in my youth, a youth that happened somewhere between the youth of Epstein, Trump, Maxwell, ex-Prince Andrew, et al & that of their victims, the term "jail bait" was framed as a compliment.
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Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
Women's fears about declining health may manifest biologically and actually accelerate their aging.
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Aging anxiety and epigenetic aging in a national sample of adult women in the United States
Aging anxiety is a multidimensional psychosocial stressor with potential implications for women’s long-term health, yet its biological embedding remai…
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November 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Women's fears about declining health may manifest biologically and actually accelerate their aging.
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"A pediatrician spoke about controlling inflammation in kids by preventing their exposure to vaccines, non-organic food, tap water, electromagnetic waves and bad vibes."
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Opinion | I Went to an Anti-Vaccine Conference. Medicine Is in Trouble.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"A pediatrician spoke about controlling inflammation in kids by preventing their exposure to vaccines, non-organic food, tap water, electromagnetic waves and bad vibes."
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Sen. Mark Kelly on MS NOW: "I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane. I've been nearly shot down multiple times … My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head, six people killed around her … We know what political violence is. And we know what causes it, too."
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly on MS NOW: "I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane. I've been nearly shot down multiple times … My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head, six people killed around her … We know what political violence is. And we know what causes it, too."
This is a must read.
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Opinion | The People Holding Everyone Together Are Coming Apart
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November 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This is a must read.
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Yet another reason forcing women to give birth harms us.
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Health Issues in Middle Age Can Be Linked to Pregnancy Years Earlier
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November 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Yet another reason forcing women to give birth harms us.
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
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November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
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November 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
People "no longer feel included in the work of choosing their future. On matters small and big, from the price of eggs to whether the sexual abuse of children matters, what they sense is a sneering indifference. And a knack for looking away."
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Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
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November 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
People "no longer feel included in the work of choosing their future. On matters small and big, from the price of eggs to whether the sexual abuse of children matters, what they sense is a sneering indifference. And a knack for looking away."
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Finally.
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U.S. Introduces New Female Crash-Test Dummy Standards
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November 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Finally.
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Sometimes people don't wear a wedding ring, and sometimes they don't even have one. Take a breath and move on.
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Usha Vance Broke Her Silence Amid JD Vance Divorce Rumors, And Here's What She Said
Usha was seen without her wedding ring during an outing with Melania Trump, sparking rumors that she and JD Vance were getting a divorce.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Sometimes people don't wear a wedding ring, and sometimes they don't even have one. Take a breath and move on.
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I understand why some women stand by their man who is shitty.But if that man wants to destroy essential research that could kill millions and put out lies about vaccines and etc., I don't feel a need to support or respect them. Maybe that's just me.
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Exclusive | Cheryl Hines reveals she ‘hit a wall’ in her marriage to RFK Jr. — and had to go to urgent care because of stress
Cheryl Hines calls the Kennedy family’s condemnation of RFK Jr. “very upsetting” — and doesn’t know what Larry David makes of it all because they haven’t spoken in yea…
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November 24, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I understand why some women stand by their man who is shitty.But if that man wants to destroy essential research that could kill millions and put out lies about vaccines and etc., I don't feel a need to support or respect them. Maybe that's just me.
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the rise of weapon-themed baby names is gendered, historical & politically polarized... naming practices that reflect changing ideals of masculinity, regional cultural identities & the partisan cultural restructuring of American life.
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Weapon Baby Names, Political Polarization, and American Masculinities
A BuzzFeed article recently came out claiming that “weapon baby names” are trending. The piece frames the pattern as quirky and slightly absurd—kids named Cannon, Gatlin, Arrow, Gunner, or Trigger,…
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November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
the rise of weapon-themed baby names is gendered, historical & politically polarized... naming practices that reflect changing ideals of masculinity, regional cultural identities & the partisan cultural restructuring of American life.
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"I am entitled to my anger. We all are. In recent days, I have lost count of the number of friends who have told me they are struggling through this Epstein moment, reminded of their own assaults at the hands of men."
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Opinion | The Real Epstein Cover-Up
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November 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"I am entitled to my anger. We all are. In recent days, I have lost count of the number of friends who have told me they are struggling through this Epstein moment, reminded of their own assaults at the hands of men."
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Would time apart salvage a struggling marriage? Maybe.
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The Case for a Marital Gap Year
There’s a history of women taking a break from their marriage
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November 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Would time apart salvage a struggling marriage? Maybe.
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Parents, if you have time to read anything today (and the capacity to feel rage), then these new allegations against two of the largest social media companies, and their apparent disregard of you and your kids’ relationships and mental health, should be it.
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Parents, if you have time to read anything today (and the capacity to feel rage), then these new allegations against two of the largest social media companies, and their apparent disregard of you and your kids’ relationships and mental health, should be it.
Her life is a warning for women who depend on husbands to support them and also proof that divorce can be transformational.
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Terry Martin Hekker, a Happy Housewife Scorned, Dies at 92
She wrote two popular memoirs: the first about the joys of married life, the second about her husband serving her divorce papers on their 40th anniversary.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Her life is a warning for women who depend on husbands to support them and also proof that divorce can be transformational.
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Two 20-something men planned to partake in an armed coup of a Haitian island, murder all the men, and turn the women and children into sex slaves to carry out their rape fantasies.
Ask young women why they're not into dating. 🤔
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Ask young women why they're not into dating. 🤔
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2 Texas Men Plotted Coup of Haitian Island to Enslave Women and Children, U.S. Says
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November 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Two 20-something men planned to partake in an armed coup of a Haitian island, murder all the men, and turn the women and children into sex slaves to carry out their rape fantasies.
Ask young women why they're not into dating. 🤔
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Ask young women why they're not into dating. 🤔
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Ukraine is rejecting Trump’s plan right now at the UN Security Council.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Ukraine is rejecting Trump’s plan right now at the UN Security Council.
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"the teenage girls who increasingly say they aren’t thinking about marriage are the smart ones. They shouldn’t be thinking about marriage at 17—that’s not the basis for a good marriage or a good life." msmagazine.com/2025/11/20/h...
Actually It's Good That Fewer High Schoolers Want to Get Married
Actually It's Good That Fewer High Schoolers Want to Get Married. Why worry that 17-year-old girls don't want to wed?
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November 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"the teenage girls who increasingly say they aren’t thinking about marriage are the smart ones. They shouldn’t be thinking about marriage at 17—that’s not the basis for a good marriage or a good life." msmagazine.com/2025/11/20/h...
"if marriage is to remain the solid contract it once was, then today’s young women expect, & deserve, a better deal from those in their dating pool. The ability to banter, a healthy relationship with sex & a baseline respect for women would be a good place to start."
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Jobs, porn and manfluencers: the real reasons girls don’t want to get married
For the first time American teenage girls are less likely to desire a wedding than boys. Can anyone blame them?
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November 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"if marriage is to remain the solid contract it once was, then today’s young women expect, & deserve, a better deal from those in their dating pool. The ability to banter, a healthy relationship with sex & a baseline respect for women would be a good place to start."
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Here's a groundbreaking report that examines how countries around the world have successfully expanded abortion access and protected reproductive rights. The reports offer U.S.-based policymakers proven strategies to counter restrictions and treat abortion as essential health care.
New Reports Bring Global Solutions to Bolster U.S. Lawmakers in the Fight to Protect Reproductive Freedom - O'Neill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the State Innovation Exchange (SiX) and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health, released Beyond Borders, a groundbreaking report series that examines how countr...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Here's a groundbreaking report that examines how countries around the world have successfully expanded abortion access and protected reproductive rights. The reports offer U.S.-based policymakers proven strategies to counter restrictions and treat abortion as essential health care.