banner
sageshakesthetable.bsky.social
@sageshakesthetable.bsky.social
Opinions are my own.
Reposted
The next frontier,—and the reason many advocates want to increase funding for HEART—is overnight service. From midnight to six a.m., no HEART team is available to any resident.
Durham’s HEART Program Seeks Funding Boost to Operate 24/7
Durham’s HEART program is asking for an extra $4 million from the city to operate overnight. But the next frontier of HEART’s expansion may not be its last.
indyweek.com
April 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Reposted
Facts from @durhamhealthnc.bsky.social ⤵️
Vaccines DO NOT cause autism. Dozens of studies, made up of more than one million children total, have confirmed repeatedly that there is no link between vaccination and autism. Vaccines cause healthy children. Vaccines do not cause autism.
April 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Reposted
🚨BREAKING: On behalf of NC Alliance for Retired Americans and VoteVets AF, my firm has filed an appeal to the Fourth Circuit to block the Republicans' efforts to steal a North Carolina state Supreme Court election.

Follow Democracy Docket for full details.
www.democracydocket.com/cases/north-...
April 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Reposted
VoteVets Action Fund, the North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans, and two individual voters all working with Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm filed a separate appeal. www.carolinajournal.com/riggs-groups...
Riggs, groups linked to Elias seek 4th Circuit action in Supreme Court election dispute
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs is asking the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals to step into the election dispute involving Riggs’ job. Riggs filed a notice of appeal in the case Mond...
www.carolinajournal.com
April 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Reposted
Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
April 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Reposted
Sen. Cory Booker's speech on the Senate floor went for 25 hours and 4 minutes.

His final words: "Let's get in good trouble, my friend. Madam President, I yield the floor."
April 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Reposted
The SAVE plan helped millions of people stay above water while repaying their student loan debt.

Now that Trump has shut it down, borrowers are reporting as much as a 10x monthly payment increase.

How is this supposed to lower people’s cost of living?
March 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Reposted
Today, the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider HB 171, another anti-DEI bill. We'll be following along with the conversation. You can watch the livestream here: www.ncleg.gov/LegislativeC...
House: Judiciary 1 - North Carolina General Assembly
www.ncleg.gov
March 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Reposted
📢 Getting measles is NEVER a good idea. Measles infection can cause brain damage, intellectual disabilities, pregnancy complications, & worse. Vaccines are the only safe and effective way to protect yourself and your family. Learn more: www.cdc.gov/measles/sign...
March 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The irony of Trump going on a crusade to question the legitimacy of President Obama’s birthright as an American to become President contrasted with his welcoming of an actual African (Elon Musk) into the White House to lead our country to its demise truly cannot be overstated.
#irony #trump #musk
March 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
While I understand the sentiments behind the economic blackout on 2/28, I implore Americans (and others) to go a step further and delete their Amazon accounts entirely. Bezos has gone to great lengths to squeeze the American poor and middle class for every penny he can, has limited the free speech
March 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Reposted
Medical, behavioral, and socio-structural factors contribute to poor health among people who are incarcerated. Health risks are magnified by conditions of confinement and lack of access to quality health care. Learn more: nej.md/3XmIhGG

#MedSky #PublicHealth
Carceral Health Care | NEJM
Medical, behavioral, and socio-structural factors contribute to poor health among people who are incarcerated. Health risks are magnified by conditions of confinement and lack of access to quality ...
nej.md
February 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Reposted
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.

Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.

Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Reposted
When it comes to reproductive healthcare, Alabama has long-standing disparities that Montgomery artist Michelle Browder is facing head-on.

Read how she's transforming the site where J. Marion Sims – the doctor who performed horrific operations on enslaved women – practiced: https://bit.ly/3XnSKBL
February 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Reposted
Pass it on.
#StandWithUkraine
February 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM