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rchady.bsky.social
@rchady.bsky.social
Advocate for Main St. Before Wall St.
Lifelong learner, traveler, dedicated to making a state and country that work for all.
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As SC tries to contain its #measles outbreak, officials across the nation are concerned that the highly contagious virus is making a major comeback. The #CDC has tallied more than 1,700 measles cases and 45 outbreaks in 2025.
South Carolina’s Measles Outbreak Shows Chilling Effect of Vaccine Misinformation - KFF Health News
When a measles outbreak emerged in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in October, health officials announced that most cases were tied to one public charter school, where only 17% of the 605 students…
kffhealthnews.org
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15 years ago today, Willie Nelson was arrested in Texas for 6 oz of Cannabis.

God, who produces it naturally across the globe, remains at large.
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Cancels U.S. Observance of World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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BREAKING: A federal court clears the way for North Carolina’s new congressional map for 2026 — a Trump-ordered gerrymander that fractures Black communities for GOP gain.
Federal Court Greenlights North Carolina’s Trump-Ordered Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Anbe Applebaum: Trump’s envoy isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Does Steve Witkoff Keep Taking Russia’s Side?
Trump’s envoy isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin.
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Opposition leader Maria Corina #Machado faces criticism that she is exaggerating threats posed by #Venezuela’s leader to justify U.S. force to overthrow him.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
Venezuela’s Nobel Winner Pushes False Claims About Maduro, Critics Say
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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With 29% of the nation’s population living in flood-prone coastal counties, the risk of exposure to mold spores and allergens that can trigger respiratory illnesses is immense, leaving some 95 million people vulnerable when extreme weather strikes. #FEMA
A Hidden Health Crisis Following Natural Disasters: Mold Growth in Homes - KFF Health News
As extreme weather wreaks havoc, the risk of dangerous mold looms. An estimated 47% of homes already have mold or dampness, leaving their residents exposed to mold spores and associated allergens…
kffhealthnews.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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npr.org NPR @npr.org · 1d
Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other's moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement between RealPage Inc. and federal prosecutors. n.pr/3XiBDAJ
New limits for rent algorithm that prosecutors say lets landlords drive up prices
Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other's moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement between RealPage Inc. and federal prosecutors.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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For years, Glock has denied that it has any responsibility to design handguns impervious to switches. But the gunmaker announced that it will replace two of its signature pistol lines with a model designed to resist the devices in December. The change follows California’s new ban on Glock handguns.
Facing Legal Pressure, Glock Revamps Pistols To Prevent Machine Gun Conversions
The change comes after The Trace’s reporting informed California’s decision to ban the gunmaker’s products.
www.thetrace.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Starting next July, students won't be able to borrow more than $50,000 a year — or more than $200,000 over the four years. Many private med schools already cost north of $300,000, including living expenses. #healthcareworkforce www.npr.org/sections/sho...
New limits on school loans could narrow physician and nurse pipeline, educators warn
Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Daily #obesity pills are coming. Here are five things to know about them. Novo Nordisk's obesity pill is expected to win #FDA approval before the end of the year. Eli Lilly will submit #orforglipron for approval this year
www.npr.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The board’s Republican majority, voting 3-2, agreed to use the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or “SAVE” program, which is housed within the Department of Homeland Security, to check for noncitizens on the voter rolls.
www.newsobserver.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
As SC tries to contain its #measles outbreak, officials across the nation are concerned that the highly contagious virus is making a major comeback. The #CDC has tallied more than 1,700 measles cases and 45 outbreaks in 2025.
South Carolina’s Measles Outbreak Shows Chilling Effect of Vaccine Misinformation - KFF Health News
When a measles outbreak emerged in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in October, health officials announced that most cases were tied to one public charter school, where only 17% of the 605 students…
kffhealthnews.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
U.S. Announces Negotiated Prices for 15 Drugs Under #Medicare. Officials said that had the new prices been in effect last year, Medicare would have saved $12 billion, which would have reduced its spending on those drugs by 44 percent.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
With 29% of the nation’s population living in flood-prone coastal counties, the risk of exposure to mold spores and allergens that can trigger respiratory illnesses is immense, leaving some 95 million people vulnerable when extreme weather strikes. #FEMA
A Hidden Health Crisis Following Natural Disasters: Mold Growth in Homes - KFF Health News
As extreme weather wreaks havoc, the risk of dangerous mold looms. An estimated 47% of homes already have mold or dampness, leaving their residents exposed to mold spores and associated allergens…
kffhealthnews.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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The president of the United States is insane. Full stop.
November 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Speaker Mike Johnson has reportedly told the White House that most Republicans aren't interested in extending ACA subsidies.

Reminder that 57% of ACA Marketplace enrollees live in congressional districts represented by a Republican.

They're selling out their own voters.
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Unbelievable.

Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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That sound you heard was every GOP elected official with a lick of sense absolutely SHITTING themselves thinking about the visual of Mark Kelly back in uniform before a military court as Whiskey Pete's handpicked chucklefucks try to railroad him on bogus charges.
November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
npr.org NPR @npr.org · 1d
Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other's moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement between RealPage Inc. and federal prosecutors. n.pr/3XiBDAJ
New limits for rent algorithm that prosecutors say lets landlords drive up prices
Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other's moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement between RealPage Inc. and federal prosecutors.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Starting next July, students won't be able to borrow more than $50,000 a year — or more than $200,000 over the four years. Many private med schools already cost north of $300,000, including living expenses. #healthcareworkforce www.npr.org/sections/sho...
New limits on school loans could narrow physician and nurse pipeline, educators warn
Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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There are eight patterns for #longCOVID symptoms. The new study represents one of the most substantive findings on long COVID from the Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) project, launched by the NIH in 2021.
There are 8 patterns for long COVID symptoms. Here's what they are
Findings come from the NIH-backed RECOVER Initiative.
www.axios.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM