The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.

If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved

Ok that made me laugh

Well said, Pete Buttigieg

I nominate Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for Person of the Year.

Every Christian leader, every true Christian, should be standing with her.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde responds to Trump and death threats.

I’m trying to strike a healthy balance between being informed and being oblivious.

Accurate.

How to cope with an increasingly turbulent world?

Currently, I'm cuddling with Mabel & avoiding reality entirely.

Former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the potential impact of RFK Jr.: "Putting up fake science against real science, and saying to people, ‘Just make up your own minds.’ I think could lead to disaster."

Growth has slowed basically because Bluesky has won — almost everyone who wanted real dialogue has made the migration. Others may stay in Muskland for a long time, because they aren't looking for the same thing, although the site may enter a death spiral as it become ever more toxic. 7/

But for me it's like old times, with serious discussion back without armies of trolls and bots jumping on everything you write. Many terrible things are happening, but this thing has gone right. And by the way, at least for a while this will be where I post serious economics 8/