@soylazy.bsky.social
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Heads up, trans and nonbinary folks, get your passports right the fuck meow 🏃🏃♀️🏃♂️💨
BREAKING: A federal judge ruled all transgender and intersex people can obtain passports that align with their gender identity while the case against President Trump's executive order proceeds.
While this is good news, we will continue fighting until this executive order is blocked permanently.
While this is good news, we will continue fighting until this executive order is blocked permanently.
June 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Heads up, trans and nonbinary folks, get your passports right the fuck meow 🏃🏃♀️🏃♂️💨
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NEW: ProPublica has sued the FDA, accusing the agency of withholding information about the safety and availability of generic drugs critical to millions of Americans.
ProPublica Sued the FDA for Withholding Records About the Safety of Generic Drugs
The agency declined to quickly release documents that would identify drugs made at some of the most troubled foreign factories. The request was part of ProPublica’s ongoing investigation into the safe...
www.propublica.org
June 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
NEW: ProPublica has sued the FDA, accusing the agency of withholding information about the safety and availability of generic drugs critical to millions of Americans.
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Insurers’ denial rates are a critical measure of how reliably they pay for customers’ care. But they remain mostly secret to the public.
Federal and state regulators have done little to change that.
(Published 2023 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social)
Federal and state regulators have done little to change that.
(Published 2023 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social)
How Often Do Health Insurers Say No to Patients? No One Knows.
Insurers’ denial rates — a critical measure of how reliably they pay for customers’ care — remain mostly secret to the public. Federal and state regulators have done little to change that.
www.propublica.org
June 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Insurers’ denial rates are a critical measure of how reliably they pay for customers’ care. But they remain mostly secret to the public.
Federal and state regulators have done little to change that.
(Published 2023 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social)
Federal and state regulators have done little to change that.
(Published 2023 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social)
Today at the “Stand up for Science” demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial.
March 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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We just updated atlasofsurveillance.org with more than 200 new law enforcement agencies that maintain registries of private surveillance cameras. Search to see what tech your local cops are using.
Atlas of Surveillance
Documenting Police Tech in Our Communities with Open Source Research
atlasofsurveillance.org
March 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
We just updated atlasofsurveillance.org with more than 200 new law enforcement agencies that maintain registries of private surveillance cameras. Search to see what tech your local cops are using.
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Here's what we lose when teams like USDS and 18F are suddenly deleted.
New from me:
www.wired.com/story/doge-m...
New from me:
www.wired.com/story/doge-m...
DOGE Is Putting Major Government Efficiency Projects at Risk
In its apparent quest to cut government spending and improve efficiency, DOGE has fired entire tech teams devoted to those very things.
www.wired.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Here's what we lose when teams like USDS and 18F are suddenly deleted.
New from me:
www.wired.com/story/doge-m...
New from me:
www.wired.com/story/doge-m...
Giving birth in Maine? DOGE canceled the contract that let parents get social security numbers for their infants at the hospital. Now they have to take their infant to a social security office.
koconfessional.substack.com/p/this-week-...
koconfessional.substack.com/p/this-week-...
This Week in Dudek-Enabled Social Security Administration Screwups: Terminated Contracts Edition
Monumental Screwup Followed By "Oops I Made a Mistake" Memo from Dudek
koconfessional.substack.com
March 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Giving birth in Maine? DOGE canceled the contract that let parents get social security numbers for their infants at the hospital. Now they have to take their infant to a social security office.
koconfessional.substack.com/p/this-week-...
koconfessional.substack.com/p/this-week-...
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“Speak up, speak out, get in the way. Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.” – John Lewis
March 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
“Speak up, speak out, get in the way. Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.” – John Lewis
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What did this cost us?
March 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
What did this cost us?
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Thank you for sharing stories of our impact.
Former members of the 18F organization told me about how they were helping US government agencies improve services through smarter and more efficient use of technology - before the Trump administration and Elon Musk's DOGE terminated their entire group.
www.newscientist.com/article/2470...
www.newscientist.com/article/2470...
DOGE eliminated the US government’s tech experts – what has been lost?
The Trump administration’s latest move to improve government efficiency has purged tech consultants that worked to improve government efficiency
www.newscientist.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Thank you for sharing stories of our impact.
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"Our nuclear deterrent is self-sufficient, French from start to finish. Ever since 64 it has helped keep Europe safe and peaceful. However, after Merz's historic call, I have decided to open up discussion on using it to protect our allies throughout Europe." — Macron. #StandWithUkraine #EuropeanArmy
March 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
"Our nuclear deterrent is self-sufficient, French from start to finish. Ever since 64 it has helped keep Europe safe and peaceful. However, after Merz's historic call, I have decided to open up discussion on using it to protect our allies throughout Europe." — Macron. #StandWithUkraine #EuropeanArmy
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#RECALL: Luv n' care recalls Nuby stroller fans due to laceration injury hazard. The fan’s housing allows consumers’ fingers to contact the fan’s blade, posing a laceration hazard. Get replacement. CONTACT: 800-588-6227 or us.nuby.com/pages/fanrec...
Details: cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025...
Details: cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025...
March 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
#RECALL: Luv n' care recalls Nuby stroller fans due to laceration injury hazard. The fan’s housing allows consumers’ fingers to contact the fan’s blade, posing a laceration hazard. Get replacement. CONTACT: 800-588-6227 or us.nuby.com/pages/fanrec...
Details: cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025...
Details: cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025...
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Call to action: National March on Washington, DC starting at noon at the national mall on March 14.
"Claim your power. Stop the coup."
#3E #USprotest #MAR14
"Claim your power. Stop the coup."
#3E #USprotest #MAR14
March 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Call to action: National March on Washington, DC starting at noon at the national mall on March 14.
"Claim your power. Stop the coup."
#3E #USprotest #MAR14
"Claim your power. Stop the coup."
#3E #USprotest #MAR14
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House just voted 224-198 to censure Rep. Al Green for interrupting Trump's speech, with the following 10 Democrats voting for his censure:
Ami Bera
Ed Case
Jim Costa
Laura Gillen
Jim Himes
Chrissy Houlahan
Marcy Kaptur
Jared Moskowitz
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Tom Suozzi
Ami Bera
Ed Case
Jim Costa
Laura Gillen
Jim Himes
Chrissy Houlahan
Marcy Kaptur
Jared Moskowitz
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Tom Suozzi
March 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
House just voted 224-198 to censure Rep. Al Green for interrupting Trump's speech, with the following 10 Democrats voting for his censure:
Ami Bera
Ed Case
Jim Costa
Laura Gillen
Jim Himes
Chrissy Houlahan
Marcy Kaptur
Jared Moskowitz
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Tom Suozzi
Ami Bera
Ed Case
Jim Costa
Laura Gillen
Jim Himes
Chrissy Houlahan
Marcy Kaptur
Jared Moskowitz
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Tom Suozzi
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I just called the office of my rep. Jim Himes to express my anger that he voted to censure Al Green. Really cannot believe he did that.
I told his staffer to let him know many of us feel he should have followed Congressman Green right out that door in solidarity.
People, make your calls. Now.
I told his staffer to let him know many of us feel he should have followed Congressman Green right out that door in solidarity.
People, make your calls. Now.
March 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I just called the office of my rep. Jim Himes to express my anger that he voted to censure Al Green. Really cannot believe he did that.
I told his staffer to let him know many of us feel he should have followed Congressman Green right out that door in solidarity.
People, make your calls. Now.
I told his staffer to let him know many of us feel he should have followed Congressman Green right out that door in solidarity.
People, make your calls. Now.
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The US House just voted 224-198 to censure Rep. Al Green for standing up to Trump.
10 democrats voted against resistance to Trump, at least 9 are backed by AIPAC.
Ami Bera
Ed Case
Jim Costa
Laura Gillen
Jim Himes
Chrissy Houlahan
Marcy Kaptur
Jared Moskowitz
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Tom Suozzi
10 democrats voted against resistance to Trump, at least 9 are backed by AIPAC.
Ami Bera
Ed Case
Jim Costa
Laura Gillen
Jim Himes
Chrissy Houlahan
Marcy Kaptur
Jared Moskowitz
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Tom Suozzi
March 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The US House just voted 224-198 to censure Rep. Al Green for standing up to Trump.
10 democrats voted against resistance to Trump, at least 9 are backed by AIPAC.
Ami Bera
Ed Case
Jim Costa
Laura Gillen
Jim Himes
Chrissy Houlahan
Marcy Kaptur
Jared Moskowitz
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Tom Suozzi
10 democrats voted against resistance to Trump, at least 9 are backed by AIPAC.
Ami Bera
Ed Case
Jim Costa
Laura Gillen
Jim Himes
Chrissy Houlahan
Marcy Kaptur
Jared Moskowitz
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Tom Suozzi
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America’s wealth gap is now more extreme than it’s been in over a century. Until this structural problem is remedied, the American economy will remain perilously fragile.
March 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
America’s wealth gap is now more extreme than it’s been in over a century. Until this structural problem is remedied, the American economy will remain perilously fragile.
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Call to action: Veterans March in DC on March 14. If you know a vet or active service member talk to them about the danger of the Trump regime and encourage them to participate.
“We dont take an oath to a king.” -Gen Mark Milley
#3E #EndAutogenocide #EndOligarchy #EndImpunity
“We dont take an oath to a king.” -Gen Mark Milley
#3E #EndAutogenocide #EndOligarchy #EndImpunity
March 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Call to action: Veterans March in DC on March 14. If you know a vet or active service member talk to them about the danger of the Trump regime and encourage them to participate.
“We dont take an oath to a king.” -Gen Mark Milley
#3E #EndAutogenocide #EndOligarchy #EndImpunity
“We dont take an oath to a king.” -Gen Mark Milley
#3E #EndAutogenocide #EndOligarchy #EndImpunity
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Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the Federal District Court for the District of Rhode Island extended an order preventing the Trump administration from withholding billions in congressionally approved funds to 22 states and the District of Columbia.
March 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the Federal District Court for the District of Rhode Island extended an order preventing the Trump administration from withholding billions in congressionally approved funds to 22 states and the District of Columbia.
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Gavin Newsom’s thirst for the presidency may be as longstanding as it is humiliating.
But as @inaeoh.bsky.social writes, there's something especially craven about these new remarks, as they come at a moment of immense danger for the vulnerable groups he abandons with such clear ease.
But as @inaeoh.bsky.social writes, there's something especially craven about these new remarks, as they come at a moment of immense danger for the vulnerable groups he abandons with such clear ease.
Gavin Newsom's MAGA drift is here
In suggesting that Democrats were wrong about trans athletes and cozying up to MAGA favorites, Newsom's presidential ambitions are more craven than ever.
www.motherjones.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Gavin Newsom’s thirst for the presidency may be as longstanding as it is humiliating.
But as @inaeoh.bsky.social writes, there's something especially craven about these new remarks, as they come at a moment of immense danger for the vulnerable groups he abandons with such clear ease.
But as @inaeoh.bsky.social writes, there's something especially craven about these new remarks, as they come at a moment of immense danger for the vulnerable groups he abandons with such clear ease.
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US has stopped intelligence sharing with Ukraine in a renewed effort to aid Russia's invasion. The US under Trump is quickly becoming an active participant on the side of Russia.
The latest move comes as the Russian allied Trump government failed to extort Ukraine to surrender.
The latest move comes as the Russian allied Trump government failed to extort Ukraine to surrender.
March 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
US has stopped intelligence sharing with Ukraine in a renewed effort to aid Russia's invasion. The US under Trump is quickly becoming an active participant on the side of Russia.
The latest move comes as the Russian allied Trump government failed to extort Ukraine to surrender.
The latest move comes as the Russian allied Trump government failed to extort Ukraine to surrender.
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The Pentagon’s deputy press secretary is an overt internet troll with a long history of bigoted, xenophobic, and deliberately provocative shit-posting.
This Pentagon press secretary has a long history of bigoted and xenophobic posts
“Be unapologetically right-wing. It will pay off.”
www.motherjones.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The Pentagon’s deputy press secretary is an overt internet troll with a long history of bigoted, xenophobic, and deliberately provocative shit-posting.
The alt text is *muah*
It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!
March 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The alt text is *muah*
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Currently subscribing them to every LGBTQIA+ newsletter I can get my gay hands on
March 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Currently subscribing them to every LGBTQIA+ newsletter I can get my gay hands on
Maybe send some 5 points of the week
It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!
March 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Maybe send some 5 points of the week