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Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income Americans that provides coverage for more than 70 million people, faces its biggest overhaul in decades under President Donald Trump.
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What to Know About Medicaid
More than 70 million Americans are enrolled in the program, which could be facing its biggest overhaul in decades.
time.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income Americans that provides coverage for more than 70 million people, faces its biggest overhaul in decades under President Donald Trump.
time.com/7298772/medi...
time.com/7298772/medi...
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I wrote about the White House X account — which is steeped in the sociopathic posting style of far-right extremists — and seems to get more sinister and cruel with its posts each week of the administration. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
The Gleeful Cruelty of the White House X Account
Welcome to the 4chan administration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I wrote about the White House X account — which is steeped in the sociopathic posting style of far-right extremists — and seems to get more sinister and cruel with its posts each week of the administration. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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I don’t trust Oprah to have an accurate discussion about menopause and neither should you vajenda.substack.com/p/menopause-...
Menopause, Misinformation, and the Oprah Effect
Why Oprah Winfrey shouldn't be your menopause guide
vajenda.substack.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I don’t trust Oprah to have an accurate discussion about menopause and neither should you vajenda.substack.com/p/menopause-...
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They’re bringing back syphilis and babies with diseases like rickets cause those things are so good for the economy!
The Trump admin is withholding tens of millions of dollars from Planned Parenthood clinics that provide contraception, STI testing, and other health services to low-income Americans. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Trump admin cuts tens of millions from Planned Parenthood
The Title X funds were earmarked for birth control and other non-abortion services.
www.politico.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
They’re bringing back syphilis and babies with diseases like rickets cause those things are so good for the economy!
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This is stupid cause there’s no way Luigi gets sentenced to death by anyone but I want to highlight how stupid it is for other reasons:
Trying death penalty cases is the most expensive part of our criminal justice system. For a conviction in low-profile cases it adds $1M per case to taxpayer costs
Trying death penalty cases is the most expensive part of our criminal justice system. For a conviction in low-profile cases it adds $1M per case to taxpayer costs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi directs prosecutors to seek death penalty for man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO.
April 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This is stupid cause there’s no way Luigi gets sentenced to death by anyone but I want to highlight how stupid it is for other reasons:
Trying death penalty cases is the most expensive part of our criminal justice system. For a conviction in low-profile cases it adds $1M per case to taxpayer costs
Trying death penalty cases is the most expensive part of our criminal justice system. For a conviction in low-profile cases it adds $1M per case to taxpayer costs
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This breaks my heart
Whitewashing Valor: How the Code Talkers Were Betrayed
The Trump administration’s scrubbing of the Navajo Code Talkers from government recognition, under the thin veil of “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI), isn’t just historical ignorance—it’s an ac...
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March 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This breaks my heart
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What horseshit from DOD that they "mistakenly" deleted pages on the Navajo Code Talkers, black Medal of Honor recipients, Jackie Robinson, and more. They labeled them DEI and deleted them and then got caught and now they're scrambling. Nobody changes a URL by mistake. Constant lies.
March 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
What horseshit from DOD that they "mistakenly" deleted pages on the Navajo Code Talkers, black Medal of Honor recipients, Jackie Robinson, and more. They labeled them DEI and deleted them and then got caught and now they're scrambling. Nobody changes a URL by mistake. Constant lies.
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There’s literally an approved vaccine for bird flu for birds. He is just antivaxx. Period.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing bird flu to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Veterinary scientists said that would be inhumane, dangerous and have enormous economic consequences.
RFK Jr.’s Prescription for Bird Flu on Farms: Let It Spread
The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Such an experiment would be disastrous, scientists say.
www.nytimes.com
March 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
There’s literally an approved vaccine for bird flu for birds. He is just antivaxx. Period.
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To those who rushed back to normal & stopped caring about Covid, realize that was a luxury afforded to you by privilege & good health.
Those of us who are vulnerable have been left behind. we can’t take the risk because we know there’s no help available.
Mask for us if you won’t do it for yourself
Those of us who are vulnerable have been left behind. we can’t take the risk because we know there’s no help available.
Mask for us if you won’t do it for yourself
March 20, 2025 at 4:39 AM
To those who rushed back to normal & stopped caring about Covid, realize that was a luxury afforded to you by privilege & good health.
Those of us who are vulnerable have been left behind. we can’t take the risk because we know there’s no help available.
Mask for us if you won’t do it for yourself
Those of us who are vulnerable have been left behind. we can’t take the risk because we know there’s no help available.
Mask for us if you won’t do it for yourself
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I made this video about what is really going on with these “fentanyl exposure” stories because I got tired of explaining the same thing over and over: www.youtube.com/watch?v=215h...
The Myth(s) of Fentanyl Exposure
YouTube video by Ryan Marino, MD
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I made this video about what is really going on with these “fentanyl exposure” stories because I got tired of explaining the same thing over and over: www.youtube.com/watch?v=215h...
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“Are you going to wear that mask forever??”
Probably. I’m adapting to my environment.
We’ve allowed a multi system vascular virus to circulate unmitigated for years. A good respirator can keep me from getting sick. Until we face COVID & come up with society wide solutions, my mask stays on
Probably. I’m adapting to my environment.
We’ve allowed a multi system vascular virus to circulate unmitigated for years. A good respirator can keep me from getting sick. Until we face COVID & come up with society wide solutions, my mask stays on
March 20, 2025 at 4:57 AM
“Are you going to wear that mask forever??”
Probably. I’m adapting to my environment.
We’ve allowed a multi system vascular virus to circulate unmitigated for years. A good respirator can keep me from getting sick. Until we face COVID & come up with society wide solutions, my mask stays on
Probably. I’m adapting to my environment.
We’ve allowed a multi system vascular virus to circulate unmitigated for years. A good respirator can keep me from getting sick. Until we face COVID & come up with society wide solutions, my mask stays on
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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
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
benefit.me
March 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
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Second judge blocks Trump's federal aid funding freeze
The Justice Department argued that the lawsuit by 22 states was moot because the Trump administration recently rescinded its spending memo. The judge disagreed.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
The Justice Department argued that the lawsuit by 22 states was moot because the Trump administration recently rescinded its spending memo. The judge disagreed.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Second judge blocks Trump's federal aid funding freeze
The Justice Department argued that the lawsuit by 22 states was moot because the Trump administration recently rescinded its spending memo. The judge disagreed.
www.nbcnews.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Second judge blocks Trump's federal aid funding freeze
The Justice Department argued that the lawsuit by 22 states was moot because the Trump administration recently rescinded its spending memo. The judge disagreed.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
The Justice Department argued that the lawsuit by 22 states was moot because the Trump administration recently rescinded its spending memo. The judge disagreed.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
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Read my response in the New York Times to United Healthcare's CEO recent oped (second letter down in link) It's time for ALL of us to speak up, share our personal experiences & for advocates to network together to improve care. #medsky #RxSky #cardiosky #pharmsky www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/o...
Opinion | Ways to Fix the Health Insurance Debacle (Gift Article)
Responses to an essay by Andrew Witty, the C.E.O. of UnitedHealth Group. Also: Threats to democracy, in Hungary and America; a check on Trump; avoiding taxes.
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Read my response in the New York Times to United Healthcare's CEO recent oped (second letter down in link) It's time for ALL of us to speak up, share our personal experiences & for advocates to network together to improve care. #medsky #RxSky #cardiosky #pharmsky www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/o...
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There’s a good discussion here: www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Coronavirus Still Doesn’t Care About Your Feelings
The Covid-19 pandemic is not a state of mind—and telling us not to panic isn’t healthcare.
www.thenation.com
October 17, 2023 at 6:03 PM
There’s a good discussion here: www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Also weird how the rhetoric praising certain classes of worker whose labour was vital to keep society running didn't extend to improving their pay or working conditions, and many of them died or suffered long-term disability as a result of their "heroic" and "selfless" work.
So weird how as soon as the pandemic started it became very immediately clear that things like socialized medicine and giving people money so children don’t starve actually work really well but now that it’s been a couple years we have to all pretend we didn’t notice that
January 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Also weird how the rhetoric praising certain classes of worker whose labour was vital to keep society running didn't extend to improving their pay or working conditions, and many of them died or suffered long-term disability as a result of their "heroic" and "selfless" work.
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Today is January 6th and no one is watching the Capitol be plundered, feces being smeared on the walls, and police officers being stabbed with American flags.
Why? Because one side believes in democracy no matter what, and the other side only believes in it only when they win.
Why? Because one side believes in democracy no matter what, and the other side only believes in it only when they win.
January 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Today is January 6th and no one is watching the Capitol be plundered, feces being smeared on the walls, and police officers being stabbed with American flags.
Why? Because one side believes in democracy no matter what, and the other side only believes in it only when they win.
Why? Because one side believes in democracy no matter what, and the other side only believes in it only when they win.
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A recent study has found that 30% of crisis pregnancy centers in the US actively advertise abortion reversal services. An unsubstantiated and dangerous treatment.
Pregnancy centers are predatory & NOT required to keep people's information private.
#WomensRights
Pregnancy centers are predatory & NOT required to keep people's information private.
#WomensRights
December 2, 2024 at 6:35 PM
A recent study has found that 30% of crisis pregnancy centers in the US actively advertise abortion reversal services. An unsubstantiated and dangerous treatment.
Pregnancy centers are predatory & NOT required to keep people's information private.
#WomensRights
Pregnancy centers are predatory & NOT required to keep people's information private.
#WomensRights
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This is a thread containing links for contraception, plan B, ella, and abortion med resources as well as info on community support networks which can help those who need these meds access them free of charge.
bsky.app/profile/doom...
bsky.app/profile/doom...
December 3, 2024 at 5:32 PM
This is a thread containing links for contraception, plan B, ella, and abortion med resources as well as info on community support networks which can help those who need these meds access them free of charge.
bsky.app/profile/doom...
bsky.app/profile/doom...
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But Traditional marriages, with traditional values are certainly not the goal. We've had millenia of forced, unpaid labor from women, dehumanization, violent suppression of them, etc. And it's time that kind of inequity ended.
December 3, 2024 at 9:17 PM
But Traditional marriages, with traditional values are certainly not the goal. We've had millenia of forced, unpaid labor from women, dehumanization, violent suppression of them, etc. And it's time that kind of inequity ended.
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Hello pain patient warriors making your way over here where the skies are blue, even if we can’t all get out to see them.
Working on a list for us - there’s a #chronicillness feed here already that’s a bit active, but using “CPP” gets a lot of unrelated stuff. Find & follow each other for now!
Working on a list for us - there’s a #chronicillness feed here already that’s a bit active, but using “CPP” gets a lot of unrelated stuff. Find & follow each other for now!
November 17, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Hello pain patient warriors making your way over here where the skies are blue, even if we can’t all get out to see them.
Working on a list for us - there’s a #chronicillness feed here already that’s a bit active, but using “CPP” gets a lot of unrelated stuff. Find & follow each other for now!
Working on a list for us - there’s a #chronicillness feed here already that’s a bit active, but using “CPP” gets a lot of unrelated stuff. Find & follow each other for now!
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The heritage foundation wants to credentialing requirements for teachers,end grants for higher education,& wants religious schools promoted because when theysay "pro-family" they do not mean policies to help families,they mean policies for forced birth,indoctrination,& decreased access to education.
November 17, 2024 at 6:20 PM
The heritage foundation wants to credentialing requirements for teachers,end grants for higher education,& wants religious schools promoted because when theysay "pro-family" they do not mean policies to help families,they mean policies for forced birth,indoctrination,& decreased access to education.