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I know people are rightly going to be worried about child health, their own health. But we also can't afford this. Like, John Hopkins did an estimate (next link) and every measles case during outbreaks cost on average $43,000 to treat. That kid who got tetanus cost $1 million dollars to treat /1
BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I know people are rightly going to be worried about child health, their own health. But we also can't afford this. Like, John Hopkins did an estimate (next link) and every measles case during outbreaks cost on average $43,000 to treat. That kid who got tetanus cost $1 million dollars to treat /1
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Dear Democrats: please hit Trump hard on tariffs. They're bad and unpopular. Take the easy win.
Read @eggerdc.bsky.social in Morning Shots @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/why-arent-...
Read @eggerdc.bsky.social in Morning Shots @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/why-arent-...
Why Aren’t Dems Going After Trump’s Tariffs?
They don’t work and Americans hate them. Layup.
www.thebulwark.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Dear Democrats: please hit Trump hard on tariffs. They're bad and unpopular. Take the easy win.
Read @eggerdc.bsky.social in Morning Shots @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/why-arent-...
Read @eggerdc.bsky.social in Morning Shots @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/why-arent-...
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It is pretty interesting how both elected officials and the media generally refuse to act like reality is reality, mostly because the people whose opinions they value are in the 17%
December 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
It is pretty interesting how both elected officials and the media generally refuse to act like reality is reality, mostly because the people whose opinions they value are in the 17%
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Q: “Who owns that oil tanker?”
Trump: “You'll get that information later.”
Trump: “You'll get that information later.”
December 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Q: “Who owns that oil tanker?”
Trump: “You'll get that information later.”
Trump: “You'll get that information later.”
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Witkoff advised the Russians on how to pitch their Ukraine plan to Trump www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Witkoff advised the Russians on how to pitch their Ukraine plan to Trump www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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"The US must adopt more proactive policies to attract and retain the world’s best and brightest… otherwise international students will choose to go elsewhere to the detriment of our economy, excellence in research and innovation, and global competitiveness and engagement.”
Diversity is key
#Pinks
Diversity is key
#Pinks
New international student enrollments in US plunge this year, data shows
Enrollment fell 17%, the largest drop in a decade aside from the pandemic, amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"The US must adopt more proactive policies to attract and retain the world’s best and brightest… otherwise international students will choose to go elsewhere to the detriment of our economy, excellence in research and innovation, and global competitiveness and engagement.”
Diversity is key
#Pinks
Diversity is key
#Pinks
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Wild graphic on front page of WSJ.
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Wild graphic on front page of WSJ.
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"Republicans are keeping the government closed, starving kids, and making you miss your Thanksgiving flights because they want your healthcare costs to go through the roof" is actually a pretty effective message for Democrats
November 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"Republicans are keeping the government closed, starving kids, and making you miss your Thanksgiving flights because they want your healthcare costs to go through the roof" is actually a pretty effective message for Democrats
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Democrats: Let’s reopen the government today, extend the health insurance subsidies for one year, then let the voters decide in the midterms if they want to extend them further or cancel them.
Republicans: HELL NO!!!
Republicans: HELL NO!!!
November 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Democrats: Let’s reopen the government today, extend the health insurance subsidies for one year, then let the voters decide in the midterms if they want to extend them further or cancel them.
Republicans: HELL NO!!!
Republicans: HELL NO!!!
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It’s disgraceful that the administration chose to go to court instead of fulfilling its responsibility to the American people.
I will not stop fighting until every family has the resources they need to put food on the table.
apnews.com/article/snap...
I will not stop fighting until every family has the resources they need to put food on the table.
apnews.com/article/snap...
Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments
The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:47 AM
It’s disgraceful that the administration chose to go to court instead of fulfilling its responsibility to the American people.
I will not stop fighting until every family has the resources they need to put food on the table.
apnews.com/article/snap...
I will not stop fighting until every family has the resources they need to put food on the table.
apnews.com/article/snap...
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SPOILER ALERT: The super-rich don't leave when you tax them, because they can afford to stay where they are. They just tell you they'll leave to stop you raising their taxes.
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
SPOILER ALERT: The super-rich don't leave when you tax them, because they can afford to stay where they are. They just tell you they'll leave to stop you raising their taxes.
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Today marks the longest government shutdown in history.
Republicans need to understand EVERYONE is being hurt because of the shutdown they've caused.
And we need to work together to lower health care costs for ALL Americans NOW!
Republicans need to understand EVERYONE is being hurt because of the shutdown they've caused.
And we need to work together to lower health care costs for ALL Americans NOW!
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Today marks the longest government shutdown in history.
Republicans need to understand EVERYONE is being hurt because of the shutdown they've caused.
And we need to work together to lower health care costs for ALL Americans NOW!
Republicans need to understand EVERYONE is being hurt because of the shutdown they've caused.
And we need to work together to lower health care costs for ALL Americans NOW!
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📌 Kudos Rachel Maddow for
breaking this down for us 🐥
breaking this down for us 🐥
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📌 Kudos Rachel Maddow for
breaking this down for us 🐥
breaking this down for us 🐥
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Let's be clear a what's happening here: the "censorship" and "bias" narrative is being extended to Wikipedia bc the far right knows that getting bullshit into LLMs is how to shape reality as "answer engines" replace search engines.
Wikipedia is core to that fight so the grievance blitz is here.
Wikipedia is core to that fight so the grievance blitz is here.
October 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Let's be clear a what's happening here: the "censorship" and "bias" narrative is being extended to Wikipedia bc the far right knows that getting bullshit into LLMs is how to shape reality as "answer engines" replace search engines.
Wikipedia is core to that fight so the grievance blitz is here.
Wikipedia is core to that fight so the grievance blitz is here.
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ER wait times are going to be much longer when 13.7 million Americans lose their Medicaid coverage over the next decade due to this administration’s billionaire tax cuts, not to mention the higher premiums from expiring ACA subsidies, the thousands of jobs being lost every month, & massive inflation
October 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
ER wait times are going to be much longer when 13.7 million Americans lose their Medicaid coverage over the next decade due to this administration’s billionaire tax cuts, not to mention the higher premiums from expiring ACA subsidies, the thousands of jobs being lost every month, & massive inflation
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A future even partly ruled by Oracle is more dystopian than anything you might imagine.
Larry Ellison envisions a surveillance state in which techbros rule. '“Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on,” Ellison said in an hour-long Q&A during Oracle’s Financial Analyst Meeting last week.'
Larry Ellison predicts rise of the modern surveillance state where ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’ | Fortune
Oracle's Larry Ellison believes citizens and police alike will be under constant surveillance of each other.
fortune.com
September 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
A future even partly ruled by Oracle is more dystopian than anything you might imagine.
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Again, I recommend moving away from and being mindful of using of TikTok.
Oracle, one of the most privacy-violating, pro-surveillance, genocide-supporting, pro-policing corporations to exist, is taking over co-ownership of TikTok.
Oracle, one of the most privacy-violating, pro-surveillance, genocide-supporting, pro-policing corporations to exist, is taking over co-ownership of TikTok.
September 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Again, I recommend moving away from and being mindful of using of TikTok.
Oracle, one of the most privacy-violating, pro-surveillance, genocide-supporting, pro-policing corporations to exist, is taking over co-ownership of TikTok.
Oracle, one of the most privacy-violating, pro-surveillance, genocide-supporting, pro-policing corporations to exist, is taking over co-ownership of TikTok.
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In a world of Tarkins, be a Leia. Especially if you are currently a Luke.
September 27, 2025 at 7:53 AM
In a world of Tarkins, be a Leia. Especially if you are currently a Luke.
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Morning walk
September 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Morning walk
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For those in the back…
HOUSING FIRST WORKS
HOUSING FIRST WORKS
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
September 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
For those in the back…
HOUSING FIRST WORKS
HOUSING FIRST WORKS