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#HBCU professor of journalism and PR, ex-health care PR exec #Medicaid #Medicare, multimedia journalist, lover of cats, Dem from birth. Lived in CA, OH, MD, MA, AL, GA and now NC. No DMs. Period. #DoNotObey She/her.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 5h

But after not getting enough orders, the company closed. Managing partner Kenneth Ragland said: “Lots of people talk about Made in the USA as being so necessary, but when the rubber meets the road, most Americans want cheap goods, which do not make it easy for US firms to survive.”

Excerpt reads: Garland Apparel Group is working to find the next occupant for the town’s long-standing Garland Shirt Company after a lack of orders to meet basic costs necessitate furloughs — and ultimately the closure — of the factory.

“The factory was placed on furlough in November. It was our intention to return to work, however, orders needed to keep the factory open and functional, did not materialize,” Kenneth Ragland, managing partner for Garland Apparel Group, told The Independent. “The factory required a minimum number of orders to meet basic costs and wages. The aggregate total of orders we had were simply far too low to support day-to day operations.”

During the period of November through today, company leaders have been working with several parties “who have a desire to acquire the factory,” Ragland noted.

“One transaction is now close to completion. I cannot opine on the buyer nor their plans, but I know they are North Carolina based and they have need for factory capacity, which Garland can provide,” Ragland stated.

Excerpt reads: Despite bringing back a majority of the workforce, and enjoying success for a couple years, the factory was fighting an uphill battle in the long run.

“The factory suffered from Brooks Brothers owning it too long, from Brooks not investing in basic upkeep or in better systems, and ultimately, the lack of interest in Made in the USA,” Ragland stated bluntly. “Lots of people talk about Made in the USA as being so necessary, but when the rubber meets the road, most Americans want cheap goods which does not make it easy for U.S. firms to survive.”

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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 5h

Y’know, just those two photos tell us OTHER PEOPLE WERE SITTING TOO.

Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 5h

Thanks! He’s depressed, because now he’s officially old.

Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 5h

Kristy says “everyone is lying except me.”

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 6h

“I … met with the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police, and the superintendent of the highway patrol. They’re all lying, and disingenuous, and dishonest people,” Noem said, because they wouldn’t back up her baseless claims that the streets were overrun with terrorists.

ICE Barbie Says an Entire State’s Worth of Officials Are “Lying”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is convinced, against all evidence, that Portland is a war zone.

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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 6h

Happy Birthday Bob! Two days after my sweetie’s Bday.

a birthday cake with lots of lit candles on a purple background

ALT: a birthday cake with lots of lit candles on a purple background

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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 6h

a man in a vampire costume says " you don t think that 's scary "

ALT: a man in a vampire costume says " you don t think that 's scary "

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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 12h

Followed. For 30 years I’ve been in healthcare or teaching health comm and the CDC has always been my example to a class of how things are done well.

RFKJ has to go.

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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 13h

And the #MuellerReport. Which very clearly does NOT exonerate our felonious POTUS

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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 13h

Folks, my head hurts.

Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 15h

The deportation order derives from the crime of which he has now been exonerated.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 13h

Been to LV quite a few times, and that’s the part I always liked: the glitz and glamour and sometimes art. Is the Chihuly exhibit still there?

Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 13h

Oh, boy, would I like to say something

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 1d

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 16h

A thousand bucks for a steak.

Didn’t Vegas used to give dinners to gamblers? Have those enormous buffets?

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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 16h

The Trump regime is so inept.

Remember the CDC workers fired Friday night? Essential scientists, even the staff of MMWR?

The regime hired them back again, just one day later.

Imagine being one of those folks, fired out of the blue then hired back the next day.

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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 17h

Such a sweet face. Love tabbies!

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Pegs @pegoidal.bsky.social · 1d

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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 17h

Will that work?

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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 17h

We’d been planning this restaurant visit for months—hubby’s birthday—and the prices on steak were gobsmacking. It’s a fancy place, yes, but a couple of the cuts were more than $200 apiece. Without salad or sides.

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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 17h

Remember Russ Vought said he wanted govt employees to “feel trauma”?

Apparently he wants all of us to feel trauma without any hope of easing it. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Trump slashes mental health agency as shutdown drags on

Sources tell NPR that more than 100 employees have been laid off at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had some cuts reversed late Saturday.

www.npr.org

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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 1d

If you’re a woman in America, you should know this is what they’re talking about…
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LET's get LOUD!

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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 1d

Please tell me you don’t think there are people ICE RIGHTLY detained and brutalized.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)

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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 1d

That’s why our steak dinner for two tonight cost as much as my new iPad

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The Borowitz Report @borowitzreport.bsky.social · 1d

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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