Kathleen DiNatale
@blissfulbeing.bsky.social
bender and shaper
of form
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A growing body of research indicates that Texas's restrictive abortion bans have negatively impacted the health and lives of Texas women and babies in multiple ways. Across the board, pregnancy outcomes and complications have worsened.
What researchers have discovered about maternal, infant health under Texas' abortion laws
In the more than four years since the state of Texas significantly restricted access to abortion, medical researchers have been studying the health effects of that policy change.
medicalxpress.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A growing body of research indicates that Texas's restrictive abortion bans have negatively impacted the health and lives of Texas women and babies in multiple ways. Across the board, pregnancy outcomes and complications have worsened.
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Trump and Republicans gave us the LARGEST CUT to health care in history, the LONGEST SHUTDOWN in American history AND are letting the ACA tax credits EXPIRE.
Republicans didn’t spend much time working for the American people this year, that’s for sure.
Republicans didn’t spend much time working for the American people this year, that’s for sure.
December 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Trump and Republicans gave us the LARGEST CUT to health care in history, the LONGEST SHUTDOWN in American history AND are letting the ACA tax credits EXPIRE.
Republicans didn’t spend much time working for the American people this year, that’s for sure.
Republicans didn’t spend much time working for the American people this year, that’s for sure.
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Democrats are not perfect--by their own admission. But let us give thanks.
15 times Democrats made us proud in 2025
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
#VoteBlue #USPol
15 times Democrats made us proud in 2025
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
#VoteBlue #USPol
15 times Democrats made us proud in 2025
Republicans have control over all three branches of government, but that doesn’t mean that Democrats haven’t been fighting back. Whether in media appearances or committee meetings, Democrats ...
www.dailykos.com
December 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Democrats are not perfect--by their own admission. But let us give thanks.
15 times Democrats made us proud in 2025
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
#VoteBlue #USPol
15 times Democrats made us proud in 2025
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
#VoteBlue #USPol
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The price of silver surged more than 4% and crossed the $75-per-ounce mark for the first time as precious metal prices continue a record-breaking rally.
Silver Price Crosses $75 Mark For First Time Amid Record-Breaking Surge
The price of silver surged more than 4% and crossed the $75-per-ounce mark for the first time as precious metal prices continue a record-breaking rally.
www.forbes.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The price of silver surged more than 4% and crossed the $75-per-ounce mark for the first time as precious metal prices continue a record-breaking rally.
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In thinking about what you can do this year, keep this in mind: showing up at protests has real impact - -
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
In thinking about what you can do this year, keep this in mind: showing up at protests has real impact - -
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Time for Patel to answer for his lies.
December 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Time for Patel to answer for his lies.
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Bari Weiss killed CBS News in 76 days
open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...
open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...
Bari Weiss killed CBS News in 76 days
Time erases memories for individuals, but also collectively, within societies.
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Bari Weiss killed CBS News in 76 days
open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...
open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...
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“It comes down to the fact that the FDA is not doing its job,” a retired cardiologist said.
“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did
Billions of prescriptions for generic drugs are filled in the U.S. annually. The FDA tests only a few dozen of them every year, its own records show, and it has largely dismissed warnings about contam...
www.propublica.org
December 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“It comes down to the fact that the FDA is not doing its job,” a retired cardiologist said.
“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
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December 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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We need your help to see the full picture of how the dismantling of the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights is affecting students, parents, school employees and their wider communities.
Here's how to reach out:
Here's how to reach out:
December 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
We need your help to see the full picture of how the dismantling of the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights is affecting students, parents, school employees and their wider communities.
Here's how to reach out:
Here's how to reach out:
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Great read. Spread it far and wide. 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
Mitt Romney Is Right: Tax the Rich Before the Pitchforks Come Out
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Mitt Romney Is Right: Tax the Rich Before the Pitchforks Come Out
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Mitt Romney Is Right: Tax the Rich Before the Pitchforks Come Out
The One Percent’s Problem Isn’t Envy. It’s Math.
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Great read. Spread it far and wide. 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
Mitt Romney Is Right: Tax the Rich Before the Pitchforks Come Out
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Mitt Romney Is Right: Tax the Rich Before the Pitchforks Come Out
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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2025 is coming to an end! These are
some of our film highlights this year...
some of our film highlights this year...
December 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
2025 is coming to an end! These are
some of our film highlights this year...
some of our film highlights this year...
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ICE is going after people who commit fewer crimes than U.S. born citizens. They're robbing people, hurting people, using racial profiling, violating due process, hurting children, and going after American citizens while they do. This is an illegal criminal enterprise from head to toe.
December 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
ICE is going after people who commit fewer crimes than U.S. born citizens. They're robbing people, hurting people, using racial profiling, violating due process, hurting children, and going after American citizens while they do. This is an illegal criminal enterprise from head to toe.
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For over half a century, the Endangered Species Act has protected our plants and wildlife from permanent extinction on planet Earth.
We’re two days from Congress recessing for the holiday, and the GOP is trying to gut the ESA. This is Project 2025 in action, and we are fighting back!
We’re two days from Congress recessing for the holiday, and the GOP is trying to gut the ESA. This is Project 2025 in action, and we are fighting back!
Rep Stansbury: The GOP is trying to gut environmental laws and the Endangered Species Act
YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
For over half a century, the Endangered Species Act has protected our plants and wildlife from permanent extinction on planet Earth.
We’re two days from Congress recessing for the holiday, and the GOP is trying to gut the ESA. This is Project 2025 in action, and we are fighting back!
We’re two days from Congress recessing for the holiday, and the GOP is trying to gut the ESA. This is Project 2025 in action, and we are fighting back!
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December 15, 2025
December 15, 2025
“For the last couple of months, Senator Rumson has suggested that being president of this country was to a certain extent about character.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
December 15, 2025
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The White House is not private property. It does not belong to Donald Trump. It belongs to the people.
I’m introducing legislation to protect the building’s historic character against the president’s bulldozer and Marie Antoinette ballroom.
I’m introducing legislation to protect the building’s historic character against the president’s bulldozer and Marie Antoinette ballroom.
Raskin to introduce bill to require review of White House renovation plans
Rep. Jamie Raskin wants to see White House construction like President Trump's ballroom project subjected to the same scrutiny as other federal projects.
www.cbsnews.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The White House is not private property. It does not belong to Donald Trump. It belongs to the people.
I’m introducing legislation to protect the building’s historic character against the president’s bulldozer and Marie Antoinette ballroom.
I’m introducing legislation to protect the building’s historic character against the president’s bulldozer and Marie Antoinette ballroom.
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The Vice President spent this morning lying to Pennsylvanians about rising prices at the grocery store, gutting our healthcare, and screwing over our farmers.
I guess JD Vance was afraid to upset his boss today.
I guess JD Vance was afraid to upset his boss today.
December 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The Vice President spent this morning lying to Pennsylvanians about rising prices at the grocery store, gutting our healthcare, and screwing over our farmers.
I guess JD Vance was afraid to upset his boss today.
I guess JD Vance was afraid to upset his boss today.
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Speaker Johnson’s decision to NOT allow a vote on ACA subsidies is a slap in the face to every American who will see their healthcare skyrocket on January 1st.
Hardworking Americans deserve healthcare that won’t send them into crisis or crippling debt. The House GOP does not seem to care.
Hardworking Americans deserve healthcare that won’t send them into crisis or crippling debt. The House GOP does not seem to care.
December 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Speaker Johnson’s decision to NOT allow a vote on ACA subsidies is a slap in the face to every American who will see their healthcare skyrocket on January 1st.
Hardworking Americans deserve healthcare that won’t send them into crisis or crippling debt. The House GOP does not seem to care.
Hardworking Americans deserve healthcare that won’t send them into crisis or crippling debt. The House GOP does not seem to care.
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AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
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If you’re telling Head Start programs they can’t say “disability”, “Black”, “female”, or “Tribal” in order to get funded—you don’t care about kids. Period.
This administration is attacking the very protections that keep children safe and supported. Our kids are not political props.
This administration is attacking the very protections that keep children safe and supported. Our kids are not political props.
December 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
If you’re telling Head Start programs they can’t say “disability”, “Black”, “female”, or “Tribal” in order to get funded—you don’t care about kids. Period.
This administration is attacking the very protections that keep children safe and supported. Our kids are not political props.
This administration is attacking the very protections that keep children safe and supported. Our kids are not political props.
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Feverishly working on this
December 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Feverishly working on this
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December 14, 2025
December 14, 2025
Last Sunday, on December 7, Mydelle Wright, a well-regarded preservationist, filed a declaration before a court, saying that President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:57 AM
December 14, 2025
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Wow. Trump personally intervened to block more than 4,100 Jan. 6 documents records that injured police officers had subpoenaed as part of their lawsuit after being violently attacked by MAGA rioters. The Department of Justice confirmed in a new court filing that Trump invoked
December 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Wow. Trump personally intervened to block more than 4,100 Jan. 6 documents records that injured police officers had subpoenaed as part of their lawsuit after being violently attacked by MAGA rioters. The Department of Justice confirmed in a new court filing that Trump invoked