sstrumello
@sstrumello.bsky.social
I’m a former Twitter user, person living w autoimmune Type 1 diabetes (T1D), and am pro-democracy and I am anti-monopoly.
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sstrumello
@sstrumello.bsky.social
· Feb 1
So, I've created a list of people and entities I find useful to follow for T1D news without too much addiction to corporate media. My list can be found at bsky.app/profile/did:...
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It would simply never happen.
February 18, 2026 at 10:00 PM
It would simply never happen.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro has questioned the legality of such facilities, and hinted at a possible lawsuit if the Trump administration goes forward
Bucks Commissioners vote to oppose ICE facilities, say feds looked at two local sites
www.inquirer.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Gov. Josh Shapiro has questioned the legality of such facilities, and hinted at a possible lawsuit if the Trump administration goes forward
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Americans agree—Trump’s ICE is out of control.
February 18, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Americans agree—Trump’s ICE is out of control.
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With another subpar year in the books, health insurance companies insist a turnaround will come.
Insurers renew promises that a rebound is just around the corner
www.modernhealthcare.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:07 PM
With another subpar year in the books, health insurance companies insist a turnaround will come.
Beta Bionics sales grow 57% in Street-beating Q4, guidance set for 2026 via Drug Delivery Business News www.drugdeliverybusiness.com/beta-bionics...
Beta Bionics sales grow 57% in Street-beating Q4
Beta Bionics (Nasdaq:BBNX) shares rose slightly after hours today on fourth-quarter results that topped the consensus forecast.
www.drugdeliverybusiness.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Beta Bionics sales grow 57% in Street-beating Q4, guidance set for 2026 via Drug Delivery Business News www.drugdeliverybusiness.com/beta-bionics...
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NIH Director Bhattacharya to lead CDC after O’Neill’s exit www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/c... via @statnews.com
NIH Director Bhattacharya to lead CDC after O’Neill’s exit
He's the third leader of the public health agency since this summer.
www.statnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:12 PM
NIH Director Bhattacharya to lead CDC after O’Neill’s exit www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/c... via @statnews.com
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The Seahawks were valued at $6.7 billion heading into the 2025 season, according to Forbes.
Seahawks are officially up for sale
The Seahawks were valued at $6.7 billion heading into the 2025 season, according to Forbes.
bit.ly
February 18, 2026 at 7:15 PM
The Seahawks were valued at $6.7 billion heading into the 2025 season, according to Forbes.
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"The Golden Girls" will return to broadcast TV for the first time in three decades, with repeat airings on Weigel-owned MeTV, the network confirmed on Wednesday.
MeTV to start airing "Golden Girls" in March
Weigel's MeTV will start airing a two-episode block of The Golden Girls in prime-time starting in mid-March, the broadcaster confirmed on Wednesday.
thedesk.net
February 18, 2026 at 5:46 PM
"The Golden Girls" will return to broadcast TV for the first time in three decades, with repeat airings on Weigel-owned MeTV, the network confirmed on Wednesday.
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It's the latest company to respond to broader pressures from the Trump administration.
Goldman Sachs To Abandon Diversity Criteria For Its Board: Reports
Goldman Sachs To Abandon Diversity Criteria For Its Board: Reports
www.huffpost.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:38 AM
It's the latest company to respond to broader pressures from the Trump administration.
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Power was fully restored at Stanford University late Tuesday morning after a powerful winter storm knocked out electricity across much of campus.
Stanford power restored after Bay Area storm leaves campus in the dark
Power was fully restored at Stanford University late Tuesday morning after a powerful winter storm knocked out electricity across much of campus.
bit.ly
February 18, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Power was fully restored at Stanford University late Tuesday morning after a powerful winter storm knocked out electricity across much of campus.
Maybe because it is selling at bargain prices?
Six years after Warren Buffett sold off all of Berkshire Hathaway's newspapers and predicted unending declines for the industry, Berkshire disclosed a new $350 million investment in The New York Times on Tuesday.
Warren Buffett's company invests in The New York Times 6 years after he sold all his newspapers
Six years after Warren Buffett sold off all of Berkshire Hathaway’s newspapers and predicted unending declines for the industry, Berkshire disclosed a new $350 million investment in The New York Times on Tuesday.
bit.ly
February 18, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Maybe because it is selling at bargain prices?
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Trump officials seek peace with pharma. (And are reversing course and agreeing to review the Moderna vaccine) www.axios.com/newsletters/...
Axios Vitals - 1 big thing: Trump officials seek peace with pharma
www.axios.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Trump officials seek peace with pharma. (And are reversing course and agreeing to review the Moderna vaccine) www.axios.com/newsletters/...
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Insulet beats quarterly estimates on strong demand for wearable insulin pumps reut.rs/3MQrKsi
Insulet beats quarterly estimates on strong demand for wearable insulin pumps
Insulet reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results on Wednesday, on the back of strong demand for its tubeless insulin pumps that eliminate the need for daily injections.
reut.rs
February 18, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Insulet beats quarterly estimates on strong demand for wearable insulin pumps reut.rs/3MQrKsi
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FDA will now review the mRNA flu vaccine it rejected last week. www.axios.com/2026/02/18/f...
FDA will now review flu vaccine it had rejected
Moderna says the agency is moving ahead, reversing its surprise refusal to evaluate the shot last week.
www.axios.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:49 PM
FDA will now review the mRNA flu vaccine it rejected last week. www.axios.com/2026/02/18/f...
Whether public pressure, or the threat of litigation from the applicant is what helped move the needle, but it appears that top agency official Vinay Prasad likes to make news, only to do so in a way which does not have truly meaningful impact, which is no small task. Can he keep doing so?
Public pressure works!
#FDA is being run by dangerous quacks! And the #Pharma & #Biotech companies that donated money to FELON Trump & his corrupt chickenshit Republicans, who put those quacks in charge of our #PublicHealth - are fools!
#Moderna #Medsky #VaccinesSaveLives
#RepublicansAreKillingUs
#FDA is being run by dangerous quacks! And the #Pharma & #Biotech companies that donated money to FELON Trump & his corrupt chickenshit Republicans, who put those quacks in charge of our #PublicHealth - are fools!
#Moderna #Medsky #VaccinesSaveLives
#RepublicansAreKillingUs
BREAKING: FDA reverses course and will now review Moderna's flu vaccine, the company announced Wednesday www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/f...
February 18, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Whether public pressure, or the threat of litigation from the applicant is what helped move the needle, but it appears that top agency official Vinay Prasad likes to make news, only to do so in a way which does not have truly meaningful impact, which is no small task. Can he keep doing so?
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New reporting shows how the Trump administration “has slow-walked or outright defied” numerous court orders as it continues its nationwide crackdown against immigrants.
Right-wing influencers pushed the Trump admin to ignore judges. New reporting shows that's what's happening — especially in immigration cases.
Recent reporting shows how the Trump administration — particularly the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency — “has slow-walked or outright defied” numerous court orders as it continues its natio...
www.mediamatters.org
February 18, 2026 at 3:19 PM
New reporting shows how the Trump administration “has slow-walked or outright defied” numerous court orders as it continues its nationwide crackdown against immigrants.
Similar moves are happening nationwide, mirroring what has happened in Minnesota
From block leaders to religious communities, Philly groups are preparing to confront federal immigration agents pursuing their undocumented neighbors for arrest.
🔗 www.inquirer.com/news/ice-phi...
🔗 www.inquirer.com/news/ice-phi...
February 18, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Similar moves are happening nationwide, mirroring what has happened in Minnesota
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Pope Leo was invited to join the board in January.
Vatican Turns Down Invite To Join Trump’s 'Board Of Peace'
Vatican Turns Down Invite To Join Trump’s 'Board Of Peace'
www.huffpost.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Pope Leo was invited to join the board in January.
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On Feb. 5, 1976, S.F. residents awoke to a surprise snowfall. Columnist Peter Hartlaub and meteorologist Anthony Edwards revisit the wild weather and answer if S.F. will ever see snow again.
San Francisco was covered in snow 50 years ago. Could it ever happen again?
On Feb. 5, 1976, S.F. residents awoke to a surprise snowfall. Columnist Peter Hartlaub and meteorologist Anthony Edwards revisit the wild weather and answer if S.F. will ever see snow again.
bit.ly
February 18, 2026 at 3:30 PM
On Feb. 5, 1976, S.F. residents awoke to a surprise snowfall. Columnist Peter Hartlaub and meteorologist Anthony Edwards revisit the wild weather and answer if S.F. will ever see snow again.
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This morning, the FDA reversed course. It will now review Moderna's flu vaccine.
The FDA's decisions have become far less predictable, but one thing has been constant: vaccine head Vinay Prasad has always chosen the most attention-grabbing action he can.
www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/m...
The FDA's decisions have become far less predictable, but one thing has been constant: vaccine head Vinay Prasad has always chosen the most attention-grabbing action he can.
www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/m...
The FDA’s Moderna pirouette is one more sign of chaos at the agency
For drugmakers and vaccine developers, an FDA reversal on Moderna's flu vaccine is better than the alternative. But it is also another sign of agency chaos.
www.statnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:34 PM
This morning, the FDA reversed course. It will now review Moderna's flu vaccine.
The FDA's decisions have become far less predictable, but one thing has been constant: vaccine head Vinay Prasad has always chosen the most attention-grabbing action he can.
www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/m...
The FDA's decisions have become far less predictable, but one thing has been constant: vaccine head Vinay Prasad has always chosen the most attention-grabbing action he can.
www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/m...
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The FDA reversed course and told Moderna it would review its application for a new flu vaccine, the company announced Wednesday. www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/f...
FDA reverses course, agrees to review Moderna’s flu vaccine
The FDA reversed course and told Moderna it would review its application for a new flu vaccine, the company announced Wednesday.
www.statnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The FDA reversed course and told Moderna it would review its application for a new flu vaccine, the company announced Wednesday. www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/f...
The thing is, the President has zero input into whether he “accepts” the results of the midterm elections or not. It’s not something the President has control of, or even has legal standing to challenge, so his opinion on the topic is completely irrelevant.
February 18, 2026 at 3:39 PM
The thing is, the President has zero input into whether he “accepts” the results of the midterm elections or not. It’s not something the President has control of, or even has legal standing to challenge, so his opinion on the topic is completely irrelevant.
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NEW: The FDA has removed a webpage warning about dangerous therapies claiming to treat autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under RFK Jr. to discredit long-established science.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
By @megomatz.bsky.social
Chlorine Dioxide, Raw Camel Milk: The FDA No Longer Warns Against These and Other Ineffective Autism Treatments
The FDA has taken down a webpage warning about therapies and products making “false claims” of treating autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...
www.propublica.org
February 18, 2026 at 1:31 PM
NEW: The FDA has removed a webpage warning about dangerous therapies claiming to treat autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under RFK Jr. to discredit long-established science.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
By @megomatz.bsky.social
FDA is unable to simply “reject” something it previously said was OK, and the applicant has threatened litigation in accordance with the law, thereby forcing FDA to reconsider its uncharacteristically undisciplined denial.
FDA will now review the mRNA flu vaccine it rejected last week. www.axios.com/2026/02/18/f...
FDA will now review flu vaccine it had rejected
Moderna says the agency is moving ahead, reversing its surprise refusal to evaluate the shot last week.
www.axios.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:59 PM
FDA is unable to simply “reject” something it previously said was OK, and the applicant has threatened litigation in accordance with the law, thereby forcing FDA to reconsider its uncharacteristically undisciplined denial.
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Maga will regret embracing Europe’s hard right ft.trib.al/5aqbdKV
Maga will regret embracing Europe’s hard right
Nationalists on the continent have historically opposed America more than anything else
ft.trib.al
February 18, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Maga will regret embracing Europe’s hard right ft.trib.al/5aqbdKV