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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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rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 23h

Trump’s Costly Cuts to the Civil Service. The administration is culling the best and brightest from the federal workforce for a rounding error’s worth in savings.

Trump’s Costly Cuts to the Civil Service

The administration is culling the best and brightest from the federal workforce for a rounding error’s worth in savings.

www.theatlantic.com

rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 27m

#flu

The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 40m

PSA: it’s time to get your flu shot.

New flu vaccines are available for the 2025-2026 season, targeting three main virus strains. It's important to remember that the virus changes every year, making annual vaccination an important part of staying healthy. buff.ly/v2KTr6y
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Flu season has arrived – and so have updated flu vaccines

Despite some confusion around changing vaccine guidelines, the CDC still recommends an annual flu shot for everyone 6 months and older.

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Baller Alert @balleralert.com · 14h

Your $500 Health Plan Could Turn Into $1,200 Next Year If Congress Doesn’t Step Up

The date that really matters for your health insurance bill is December 31, 2025. That is when the extra savings that were added during the pandemic and extended by the […] The post Your $500 Health Plan Could Turn Into $1,200 Next Year If Congress Doesn’t Step Up appeared first on Baller Alert.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 18h

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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carolmac80💙🌈☮️🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸🇺🇦🧿🌊 @carolmac80.bsky.social · 23h

Way to go frog! You're a hero

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Pete Caz @pjcaz559.bsky.social · 1d

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16h

Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.

They make sure we have clean water.

They protect us from financial fraud.

They provide healthcare to our communities.

They make our government actually work for people.

Do not forget this.

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rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 17h

A North Carolina law limits what can happen to a #Confederate statue after it is removed. Valor Memorial, a private park in Denton, Davidson County, has become a destination for some. @ncnewsline @ncnewsline.com

In a Private Park in North Carolina, Confederate Statues Are Rising Again

A state law limits what can happen to a Confederate statue after it is removed. Valor Memorial, a private park, has become a destination for some.

www.nytimes.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22h

Yes, so embarrassing.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19h

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 19h

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

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rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 18h

The project, Esmeralda 7, would be a network of #solar panels and batteries across 118,000 acres of federally owned land in the desert northwest of Las Vegas. It could produce up to 6.2 gigawatts of energy, enough to power nearly two million homes. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/c...

Trump Moves to Cancel Esmeralda 7, a Giant Solar Project

Known as Esmeralda 7, the project planned in the Nevada desert would have produced enough energy to power nearly two million homes.

www.nytimes.com

rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 18h

Many military families live paycheck to paycheck. During previous shutdowns, Congress passed legislation to ensure that troops kept earning their salaries, but time is running out before they miss their first paycheck in less than a week.

Troops will miss paychecks next week without action on the government shutdown

The federal government shutdown is raising anxiety levels among service members and their families because those in uniform are working without pay.

apnews.com

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rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 22h

Forty-one percent of women are very worried about paying medical bills, versus 33 percent of men. Latinas and Black women report the highest levels of concern, with 47 percent saying they’re very worried.

7 in 10 women are worried about the cost of medical bills

Polling from The 19th and SurveyMonkey sheds light on one area of concern over costs as the fight over health care keeps the government shuttered.

19thnews.org

rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 22h

Some 400 hospitals across the country face a major task: discharging, relocating or shifting care programs for the thousands of patients in hospital at home programs. @ncnewsline @ncnewsline.com

Hospital at home providers navigate complexities during government shutdown

When the government entered a partial shutdown Oct. | State laws played a major role in how many patients had to be transported from their homes to a physical hospital room when the federal…

www.fiercehealthcare.com

rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 23h

Trump’s Costly Cuts to the Civil Service. The administration is culling the best and brightest from the federal workforce for a rounding error’s worth in savings.

Trump’s Costly Cuts to the Civil Service

The administration is culling the best and brightest from the federal workforce for a rounding error’s worth in savings.

www.theatlantic.com

rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 23h

Emergency #Medicaid stabilizes individuals with serious conditions who are not otherwise eligible. Overall, they constitute about a 0.9% of Medicaid spending in states with a high undocumented population, and 0.1% in states with the lowest share.

Emergency Medicaid spending accounts for less than 1% of program's expenses, study finds

Unauthorized immigrants are already prohibited from obtaining any federally subsidized health care coverage — a limited exception is emergency Medicaid.

www.nbcnews.com

rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 23h

Speaker Mike Johnson said that if Congress does not pass a bill to fund the government by Monday, there will not be enough time to process October 15 paychecks for active military troops. But the House won't return until Monday.

Americans Are About to Feel the Government Shutdown

Airport delays and IRS closures are just the beginning.

www.theatlantic.com

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rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 23h

IRS pulls back on promise of back pay for idled workers

It’s another sign federal employees may not receive compensation once the government reopens.

www.politico.com

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 1d

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

The GOP Pro-Death Cult Marches On

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

These people are just not smart

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 1d

New study shows COVID vaccines:
💉Reduced people’s risk of ER by 29%
💉Reduced risk of hospitalizations by 39%
💉Reduced the risk of death by 64%
💉Vaccination was effective in all age groups and “in persons with or without major chronic conditions.”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 1d

“As a Republican, I’m very disappointed ... in you, because you do have the power to call the House back,” a Virginia woman fumed at the speaker.

www.huffpost.com/entry/mike-j...

Mike Johnson Gets Eviscerated On Live TV By Military Spouse Caller

“As a Republican, I’m very disappointed ... in you, because you do have the power to call the House back,” a Virginia woman fumed at the speaker.

www.huffpost.com

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

www.propublica.org

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