Skye
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First, the CMS ruling.
This is bad folks.
CMS has proposed a rule that would prohibit states from requiring coverage for gender-affirming care as part of their Essential Health Benefits (EHB) under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Comments due this Friday! action.transequality.org/a/protecttra...
This is bad folks.
CMS has proposed a rule that would prohibit states from requiring coverage for gender-affirming care as part of their Essential Health Benefits (EHB) under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Comments due this Friday! action.transequality.org/a/protecttra...
April 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Sorry for how loud I'm about to get...
THIS WILL HAVE A SEVERE IMPACT ON TRANS PEOPLE AND TRANS HEALTHCARE!
IF YOU CARE ABOUT TRANS PEOPLE, IT IS IN YOUR BEST INTEREST TO COMMENT RIGHT NOW!
IT TAKES LESS THAN A MINUTE!
SHARE IT! SCREAM IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS!!
THIS WILL HAVE A SEVERE IMPACT ON TRANS PEOPLE AND TRANS HEALTHCARE!
IF YOU CARE ABOUT TRANS PEOPLE, IT IS IN YOUR BEST INTEREST TO COMMENT RIGHT NOW!
IT TAKES LESS THAN A MINUTE!
SHARE IT! SCREAM IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS!!
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A scenario Trump publicly embraced on his flight back to DC from his senior citizens’ golf weekend last night.
And to be clear, the government's argument in the Abrego Garcia case would apply even if it sent someone, including a U.S. citizen, to a foreign prison intentionally and with full knowledge that it was violating the law in doing so.
If the Supreme Court decides that the government can "erroneously" disappear you off the street to a foreign torture prison, and that federal courts have no power to do anything about it, that is, in a meaningful way, Pretty Much It www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
April 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
A scenario Trump publicly embraced on his flight back to DC from his senior citizens’ golf weekend last night.
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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
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This is a big deal. Spread the word. But it’s tiny compared to the totality of what’s happening at NIH. Cure Research for all cancers, Alzheimer’s, everything is being gutted. Intentionally. It’s all getting burned to the ground but the news isn’t getting out. The new cures won’t be there for you.
I would be making a big deal out of this if I were an elected Democrat
NIH scientists have a cancer breakthrough. Layoffs are delaying it.
A big step forward in cancer therapy has been slowed by layoffs and new restrictions at the National Institutes of Health, where it was developed.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This is a big deal. Spread the word. But it’s tiny compared to the totality of what’s happening at NIH. Cure Research for all cancers, Alzheimer’s, everything is being gutted. Intentionally. It’s all getting burned to the ground but the news isn’t getting out. The new cures won’t be there for you.
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The administration is a perfect storm of dumb people who enjoy inflicting pain and are addicted to psychotic cruelty and quadrupling down. It ends in total ruin if you don't impeach him.
April 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The administration is a perfect storm of dumb people who enjoy inflicting pain and are addicted to psychotic cruelty and quadrupling down. It ends in total ruin if you don't impeach him.
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Nobody should have been sent there, period. Not the ones with no record, not the ones with a record. Nobody.
60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Nobody should have been sent there, period. Not the ones with no record, not the ones with a record. Nobody.
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75%
60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
75%
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This! There is an Intel computer chip plant under construction in our county that was going to bring thousands of jobs and a lot of money to the area. It is now stalled and delayed for years. It may never happen. But it would need a skilled, trained workforce and provide high-paying jobs.
the sick thing is, we have an actual policy that was revitalizing US manufacturing without relying on the nimble hands of underpaid 10yo wastrels
it’s called the Inflation Reduction Act and they are shoving it into the wood chipper
it’s called the Inflation Reduction Act and they are shoving it into the wood chipper
Lutnick: "The army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhones -- that kind of thing is going to come to America."
April 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This! There is an Intel computer chip plant under construction in our county that was going to bring thousands of jobs and a lot of money to the area. It is now stalled and delayed for years. It may never happen. But it would need a skilled, trained workforce and provide high-paying jobs.
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the sick thing is, we have an actual policy that was revitalizing US manufacturing without relying on the nimble hands of underpaid 10yo wastrels
it’s called the Inflation Reduction Act and they are shoving it into the wood chipper
it’s called the Inflation Reduction Act and they are shoving it into the wood chipper
Lutnick: "The army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhones -- that kind of thing is going to come to America."
April 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
the sick thing is, we have an actual policy that was revitalizing US manufacturing without relying on the nimble hands of underpaid 10yo wastrels
it’s called the Inflation Reduction Act and they are shoving it into the wood chipper
it’s called the Inflation Reduction Act and they are shoving it into the wood chipper
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1. www.propublica.org/article/meas...
2. www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
3. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
4. www.statnews.com/2025/03/26/r...
2. www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
3. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
4. www.statnews.com/2025/03/26/r...
The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations
The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
www.propublica.org
April 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Here’s what RFK Jr. has done since a measles outbreak began which has killed 3 people so far:
1. Buried a CDC report showing need for vaccination
2. Recommended vitamin A, resulting in liver damage in kids
3. Defunded vaccination clinics nationally
4. Hired a fraud to manipulate vaccine data
1. Buried a CDC report showing need for vaccination
2. Recommended vitamin A, resulting in liver damage in kids
3. Defunded vaccination clinics nationally
4. Hired a fraud to manipulate vaccine data
April 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Here’s what RFK Jr. has done since a measles outbreak began which has killed 3 people so far:
1. Buried a CDC report showing need for vaccination
2. Recommended vitamin A, resulting in liver damage in kids
3. Defunded vaccination clinics nationally
4. Hired a fraud to manipulate vaccine data
1. Buried a CDC report showing need for vaccination
2. Recommended vitamin A, resulting in liver damage in kids
3. Defunded vaccination clinics nationally
4. Hired a fraud to manipulate vaccine data
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I call them every week and ask them to deny unanimous consent & them they have my support to do so. I do think their hearts are in the right place and they care about constituents, so maybe if a LOT of us call regularly they will listen?
With the response to Booker's filibuster and the MASSIVE nationwide protests yesterday it is clear Senate Dems need to do more. @warren.senate.gov and @edmarkey.bsky.social need to start denying unanimous consent to Senate business. If Schumer asks you not to, well, you don't work for him.
April 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I call them every week and ask them to deny unanimous consent & them they have my support to do so. I do think their hearts are in the right place and they care about constituents, so maybe if a LOT of us call regularly they will listen?
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Not all “Hands Off” events were in-person. I attended two virtual events centering chronically ill and disabled people for @motherjones.com, who are terrified about attacks to Medicaid, Section 504, research funding, education and more. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
For some disabled protestors, “Hands Off” went virtual
"We know we have to teach everyone how to include us."
www.motherjones.com
April 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Not all “Hands Off” events were in-person. I attended two virtual events centering chronically ill and disabled people for @motherjones.com, who are terrified about attacks to Medicaid, Section 504, research funding, education and more. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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They wanted to lie about it.
DOJ lawyer who admitted migrant was sent to El Salvador by accident suspended:
Justice Dept. Accuses Top Immigration Lawyer of Failing to Follow Orders
Erez Reuveni conceded in court that the deportation last month of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who had a court order allowing him to stay in the United States, should never have taken place.
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
They wanted to lie about it.
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democrats would find it much easier to fight trump if their donors were willing to let them actually oppose the things trump is doing
there is no voter in this entire country who is calling for "trump's economic plan, but bipartisan"
you are chasing ghosts of your own mind
there is no voter in this entire country who is calling for "trump's economic plan, but bipartisan"
you are chasing ghosts of your own mind
This is the Dem's vision for confronting Trumpist fascism *in their own* [press release] words:
Whitmer “will outline her bipartisan approach to bring supply chains home from China, create more good-paying jobs, and invest in our defense industry.”
thehill.com/homenews/cam...
Whitmer “will outline her bipartisan approach to bring supply chains home from China, create more good-paying jobs, and invest in our defense industry.”
thehill.com/homenews/cam...
thehill.com
April 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
democrats would find it much easier to fight trump if their donors were willing to let them actually oppose the things trump is doing
there is no voter in this entire country who is calling for "trump's economic plan, but bipartisan"
you are chasing ghosts of your own mind
there is no voter in this entire country who is calling for "trump's economic plan, but bipartisan"
you are chasing ghosts of your own mind
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“Trump’s tariff plan came to pass through “a fake memo from a fake person with a fake email address in order to make it look like this was a serious issue being debated by real experts.”
They don’t even have to be good liars to fool their gullible cult. They don’t even have to try hard.
They don’t even have to be good liars to fool their gullible cult. They don’t even have to try hard.
'Doesn’t exist!’ Maddow exposes Trump ally who invented expert — using anagram of his name
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow walked her viewers on Friday through the origin story of how President Donald Trump’s trade adviser, Peter Navarro, joined the MAGA team during his first presidential run – and b...
www.rawstory.com
April 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
“Trump’s tariff plan came to pass through “a fake memo from a fake person with a fake email address in order to make it look like this was a serious issue being debated by real experts.”
They don’t even have to be good liars to fool their gullible cult. They don’t even have to try hard.
They don’t even have to be good liars to fool their gullible cult. They don’t even have to try hard.
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I explained it to several young teens today: imagine we wanted you to become more self-sufficient in the kitchen, so we decided to charge you $20 every time you got takeout. But also we have no food in the house, we won't let you go to the store, and also you don't know how to cook.
you have to be genuinely stupid as fuck to think american companies are going to respond to tariffs by building factories and moving manufacturing to the US. i don't know how else to say it. you have to be genuinely braindead
April 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I explained it to several young teens today: imagine we wanted you to become more self-sufficient in the kitchen, so we decided to charge you $20 every time you got takeout. But also we have no food in the house, we won't let you go to the store, and also you don't know how to cook.
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Louder for the people in the back:
If only citizens get due process, NOBODY gets due process.
Because then all they have to say is that you’re not a citizen, and you have no right to due process to prove them wrong — even if it’s a lie.
If only citizens get due process, NOBODY gets due process.
Because then all they have to say is that you’re not a citizen, and you have no right to due process to prove them wrong — even if it’s a lie.
Also I hope we're all on this same page
EVERYONE needs to be brought out of that El Salvadorian hell hole
they were ALL wrongfully deported.
I mean it's good to focus on 'And this guy was here legally and not ever a gang member AND they're Venezuelan'
but NO ONE should've been sent there
EVERYONE needs to be brought out of that El Salvadorian hell hole
they were ALL wrongfully deported.
I mean it's good to focus on 'And this guy was here legally and not ever a gang member AND they're Venezuelan'
but NO ONE should've been sent there
April 4, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Louder for the people in the back:
If only citizens get due process, NOBODY gets due process.
Because then all they have to say is that you’re not a citizen, and you have no right to due process to prove them wrong — even if it’s a lie.
If only citizens get due process, NOBODY gets due process.
Because then all they have to say is that you’re not a citizen, and you have no right to due process to prove them wrong — even if it’s a lie.
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Conservative men are terrified of riding the New York City subway. I am terrified of driving on the highway. We are not the same (I am far superior at risk assessment)
April 5, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Conservative men are terrified of riding the New York City subway. I am terrified of driving on the highway. We are not the same (I am far superior at risk assessment)
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The more we learn about the Trump admin's deportations to El Salvador on March 15, the more it becomes clear that the entire operation was riddled with errors, and a lack of due process created manifest injustices.
I summarized what we know so far here:
immigrationimpact.com/2025/04/03/m...
I summarized what we know so far here:
immigrationimpact.com/2025/04/03/m...
These Men Were Deported to El Salvador With No Due Process. Their Stories Show Why an Investigation Is Necessary
Multiple cases strongly suggest that the Trump administration wrongfully sent many people to the El Salvador mega prison.
immigrationimpact.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The more we learn about the Trump admin's deportations to El Salvador on March 15, the more it becomes clear that the entire operation was riddled with errors, and a lack of due process created manifest injustices.
I summarized what we know so far here:
immigrationimpact.com/2025/04/03/m...
I summarized what we know so far here:
immigrationimpact.com/2025/04/03/m...
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none of what karl is saying is hyperbole, it is in fact their stated agenda to commit a genocide against the poor but in a way that appears not to be one (eg., by destroying all the social services they depend on) newrepublic.com/article/1839...
April 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
none of what karl is saying is hyperbole, it is in fact their stated agenda to commit a genocide against the poor but in a way that appears not to be one (eg., by destroying all the social services they depend on) newrepublic.com/article/1839...
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This is the thing.
Manufacturing jobs 100 years ago were dangerous, precarious, and poorly paid.
Manufacturing jobs 70 years ago were a golden ticket to the middle class.
The jobs didn't change. What changed was the New Deal and unions.
Manufacturing jobs 100 years ago were dangerous, precarious, and poorly paid.
Manufacturing jobs 70 years ago were a golden ticket to the middle class.
The jobs didn't change. What changed was the New Deal and unions.
The problem is: they've mistaken correlation for causation. They think their parents and grandparents had a good life *because* of manufacturing jobs. When, in reality, their parents and grandparents had a good life *despite* manufacturing jobs, because of unions, high taxes, and social policies.
April 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This is the thing.
Manufacturing jobs 100 years ago were dangerous, precarious, and poorly paid.
Manufacturing jobs 70 years ago were a golden ticket to the middle class.
The jobs didn't change. What changed was the New Deal and unions.
Manufacturing jobs 100 years ago were dangerous, precarious, and poorly paid.
Manufacturing jobs 70 years ago were a golden ticket to the middle class.
The jobs didn't change. What changed was the New Deal and unions.
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🚨UPDATE: Rümeysa Öztürk has now suffered three separate asthma attacks while in DHS custody.
She has not received her required asthma medications—a violation of her fundamental right to medical care.
This is cruelty, it is neglect, and it is a damning moral and legal failure.
She has not received her required asthma medications—a violation of her fundamental right to medical care.
This is cruelty, it is neglect, and it is a damning moral and legal failure.
April 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
🚨UPDATE: Rümeysa Öztürk has now suffered three separate asthma attacks while in DHS custody.
She has not received her required asthma medications—a violation of her fundamental right to medical care.
This is cruelty, it is neglect, and it is a damning moral and legal failure.
She has not received her required asthma medications—a violation of her fundamental right to medical care.
This is cruelty, it is neglect, and it is a damning moral and legal failure.
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and this:
April 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
and this: