@dpekrul.bsky.social
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This year, millions of Americans will see their health care premiums surge because of MAGA cruelty and indifference in Congress. Public health shouldn’t depend on private charity—everyone should be able to see a doctor when they need to.
A middle-class family’s only option: A $43,000 health insurance premium
Consumers are left with few options and crushing prices as insurers offering Affordable Care Act plans pull out of some regions.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
This year, millions of Americans will see their health care premiums surge because of MAGA cruelty and indifference in Congress. Public health shouldn’t depend on private charity—everyone should be able to see a doctor when they need to.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
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December 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Mitt Romney is in the New York Times saying we should tax the rich.
December 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Mitt Romney is in the New York Times saying we should tax the rich.
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Heather Cox Richardson: Romney “appears to acknowledge the political ideology of the past forty-five years has failed. He called for addressing the economic inequalities in the United States by placing higher taxes on the rich….”
December 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Heather Cox Richardson: Romney “appears to acknowledge the political ideology of the past forty-five years has failed. He called for addressing the economic inequalities in the United States by placing higher taxes on the rich….”
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
December 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
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LMAO McGovern is on fire right now 🔥🔥🔥
December 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
LMAO McGovern is on fire right now 🔥🔥🔥
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For three months, KCUR has investigated why Force Science, a Minnesota-based for-profit company that train its officers on use of force tactics, is so controversial. But KCUR also discovered a cozy relationship between the for-profit company and the Lenexa police department.
Why are Lenexa Police so closely tied to this controversial officer training company?
The Lenexa, Kansas Police Department uses a company called Force Science to train its officers on use of force tactics. But experts in law enforcement say the company's research doesn't stand up to scrutiny, and fuels an adversarial relationship between police and the public.
www.kcur.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
For three months, KCUR has investigated why Force Science, a Minnesota-based for-profit company that train its officers on use of force tactics, is so controversial. But KCUR also discovered a cozy relationship between the for-profit company and the Lenexa police department.
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1/ It was the height of the pandemic, but Phoebe Putney Memorial had good news: At 99 years old, Maude Burke was the oldest COVID-19 patient they were discharging.
In a video, staff waved balloons, celebrating Burke beating the disease.
There was one issue: It wasn’t true. 🧵
In a video, staff waved balloons, celebrating Burke beating the disease.
There was one issue: It wasn’t true. 🧵
December 11, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Read this.
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Duckworth: "It is a war crime. It's illegal. No matter how you put it, it's all illegal. I've been shot down behind enemy lines. Under the laws of war, you are supposed to help render aid to that individual ... you're not allowed to go back in and kill them."
December 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Duckworth: "It is a war crime. It's illegal. No matter how you put it, it's all illegal. I've been shot down behind enemy lines. Under the laws of war, you are supposed to help render aid to that individual ... you're not allowed to go back in and kill them."
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This is just one more step towards the dehumanization of immigrants. One step closer to justifying inhumane actions.
If we want to stop crime, why am I, a white man, not the prime demographic under scrutiny!? Oh, that's right. This isn't about crime. It hasn't been, ever.
If we want to stop crime, why am I, a white man, not the prime demographic under scrutiny!? Oh, that's right. This isn't about crime. It hasn't been, ever.
December 2, 2025 at 1:21 AM
This is just one more step towards the dehumanization of immigrants. One step closer to justifying inhumane actions.
If we want to stop crime, why am I, a white man, not the prime demographic under scrutiny!? Oh, that's right. This isn't about crime. It hasn't been, ever.
If we want to stop crime, why am I, a white man, not the prime demographic under scrutiny!? Oh, that's right. This isn't about crime. It hasn't been, ever.
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On this Thanksgiving Day, advice columnist R. Eric Thomas reminds us that it's "really, really important to make gratitude an active practice" in our lives.
During his conversation with @amnanawaz.bsky.social, he shares what that means.
During his conversation with @amnanawaz.bsky.social, he shares what that means.
November 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
On this Thanksgiving Day, advice columnist R. Eric Thomas reminds us that it's "really, really important to make gratitude an active practice" in our lives.
During his conversation with @amnanawaz.bsky.social, he shares what that means.
During his conversation with @amnanawaz.bsky.social, he shares what that means.
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Average electricity cost increase since Jan:
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Average electricity cost increase since Jan:
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
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BREAKING: new emails CONFIRM my reporting that there are TRAINING VIDEOS instructing FBI personnel on how to review the Epstein Files. Plus, a lot more…
The emails reveal the special training given to FBI personnel working on what it called the “Epstein Transparency Project.” In some instances they referred to it as the “Special Redaction Project.” The training entailed PowerPoint slide presentations and video instruction on how to review the files.
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
BREAKING: new emails CONFIRM my reporting that there are TRAINING VIDEOS instructing FBI personnel on how to review the Epstein Files. Plus, a lot more…
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Artists in more than 40 states are spending Friday and Saturday participating in the "Fall of Freedom" – which they say represents a creative resistance to authoritarianism.
Artists respond to a cultural squeeze during the 'Fall of Freedom'
Artists in more than 40 states are spending Friday and Saturday participating in the "Fall of Freedom" – which they say represents a creative resistance to authoritarianism.
n.pr
November 22, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Artists in more than 40 states are spending Friday and Saturday participating in the "Fall of Freedom" – which they say represents a creative resistance to authoritarianism.
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Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
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The fact there are indexes that track Congress, and they do *quite well*, that alone is damning.
No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
November 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The fact there are indexes that track Congress, and they do *quite well*, that alone is damning.
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No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
Good.
November 19, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Good.
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For @msmagazine.com, I wrote about the WNBA and the issue of pay equity. By the time the WNBA was only two seasons in (1999-2000) the average NBA salary was 58 times higher than the average WNBA salary. Twenty-six years later, the gap has jumped to 116 times higher.
Calling Foul: Breaking Down WNBA Pay and Why It Matters
Breaking Down WNBA Pay for Women Athletes and Why It Matters: a case study in systemic undervaluing of women’s work
msmagazine.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
For @msmagazine.com, I wrote about the WNBA and the issue of pay equity. By the time the WNBA was only two seasons in (1999-2000) the average NBA salary was 58 times higher than the average WNBA salary. Twenty-six years later, the gap has jumped to 116 times higher.