Kristi Branch
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Nice job!
Pharmacy benefit managers’ business practices have operated with little regulation, transparency, and accountability for far too long.
Illinois is putting an end to that and leading the nation in bringing transparency to PBM drug pricing.
Illinois is putting an end to that and leading the nation in bringing transparency to PBM drug pricing.
June 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Nice job!
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“If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we're cutting it ourselves, strategically undermining America's long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war." - Neil deGrasse Tyson
May 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
“If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we're cutting it ourselves, strategically undermining America's long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war." - Neil deGrasse Tyson
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A conservative neighbor didn’t know that ICE was deporting people who weren’t criminals and who had legal status, nor that these deportations were to El Salvador, not their home countries. I think we forget how siloed media information is
May 30, 2025 at 12:50 AM
A conservative neighbor didn’t know that ICE was deporting people who weren’t criminals and who had legal status, nor that these deportations were to El Salvador, not their home countries. I think we forget how siloed media information is
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Given the disgraceful treatment of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa by President Trump in the WH, it is only appropriate that we take 3 mins to listen to an excerpt of Pres Ramaphosa’s recent remarks to his Natl Assembly explaining the country’s Black Economic Empowerment Program.
Brilliant.
Brilliant.
May 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Given the disgraceful treatment of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa by President Trump in the WH, it is only appropriate that we take 3 mins to listen to an excerpt of Pres Ramaphosa’s recent remarks to his Natl Assembly explaining the country’s Black Economic Empowerment Program.
Brilliant.
Brilliant.
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“We are at a critical juncture,” writes physician Lynn R. Webster in an op-ed. “Either we double down on evidence-based interventions — or we retreat into fear, stigma and false economies. Naloxone alone won’t save us. But cutting it will kill us.”
Voices: I’ve treated addiction for 40 years. Trump’s cuts to treatment will lead to deaths in Utah.
“We are at a critical juncture,” writes physician Lynn R. Webster in an op-ed. “Either we double down on evidence-based interventions — or we retreat into fear, stigma and false economies. Naloxone alone won’t save us. But cutting it will kill us.”
www.sltrib.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
“We are at a critical juncture,” writes physician Lynn R. Webster in an op-ed. “Either we double down on evidence-based interventions — or we retreat into fear, stigma and false economies. Naloxone alone won’t save us. But cutting it will kill us.”
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Breaking news: Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that the State Department will ‘aggressively revoke’ visas for Chinese students with ties to the Chinese Communist Party and those studying in “critical fields.”
Trump administration to crack down on Chinese visas, applicants, Rubio says
Rubio said the State and Homeland Security departments will work to “aggressively revoke” visas of Chinese students in the United States, “including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Par...
www.washingtonpost.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Breaking news: Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that the State Department will ‘aggressively revoke’ visas for Chinese students with ties to the Chinese Communist Party and those studying in “critical fields.”
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Introducing unlimited money into politics didn't obviously lead us to where we are now - few thought it would get this bad at the time - but looking back, you can see how it got us here.
The Road from ‘Citizens United’ to Trump, Musk, and Corruption
A ‘naïve’ Supreme Court delivered lawless greed and cruelty. We’ll have to save ourselves, if we can.
www.thebulwark.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Introducing unlimited money into politics didn't obviously lead us to where we are now - few thought it would get this bad at the time - but looking back, you can see how it got us here.
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Dear Walmart, Target, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Amazon, Whole Foods, Ford and too many others: THIS is how it’s done! Kudos to Dick’s Sporting Goods! Go shop there!
March 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Dear Walmart, Target, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Amazon, Whole Foods, Ford and too many others: THIS is how it’s done! Kudos to Dick’s Sporting Goods! Go shop there!
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REI Members: REI has lost its way. The REI Union is trying to turn the direction back to its historic role as a true members' co-op. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pl...
Pledge to Vote NO in REI's Board Election
REI’s Board of Directors is abandoning its founding principles, and Co-op members are uniting to stop them. Can you sign our petition and pledge to vote NO in the upcoming Board election on March 3? ...
actionnetwork.org
March 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
REI Members: REI has lost its way. The REI Union is trying to turn the direction back to its historic role as a true members' co-op. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pl...
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Betrayal on full display: Trump sides with Putin, humiliates Zelensky, and leaves Ukraine in the dust. A French Senator has had enough.
"We're Fighting Against a Dictator Supported by a Traitor"
French Lawmaker Blasts Trump Regime
www.newsletter.samuel-warde.com
March 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Betrayal on full display: Trump sides with Putin, humiliates Zelensky, and leaves Ukraine in the dust. A French Senator has had enough.
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March 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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I had a woe-is-me conversation with a Trump supporter last week who supplies material to Chinese makers of products for most of the big box home suppliers. They were fielding requests to help absorb the tariffs and let out sobbing laugh at the idea that manufacturing was coming back to the US
March 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I had a woe-is-me conversation with a Trump supporter last week who supplies material to Chinese makers of products for most of the big box home suppliers. They were fielding requests to help absorb the tariffs and let out sobbing laugh at the idea that manufacturing was coming back to the US
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If the Trump-Musk agenda is so popular, why are Republicans hiding from their constituents?
Keep fighting. Keep calling. Keep showing up. Keep causing good trouble.
Keep fighting. Keep calling. Keep showing up. Keep causing good trouble.
Republicans advised to avoid in-person town halls after confrontations over layoffs go viral
The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee advised Republicans in a closed-door meeting that there were other ways to reach constituents.
www.nbcnews.com
March 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
If the Trump-Musk agenda is so popular, why are Republicans hiding from their constituents?
Keep fighting. Keep calling. Keep showing up. Keep causing good trouble.
Keep fighting. Keep calling. Keep showing up. Keep causing good trouble.
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(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
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“To my Republican colleagues, did you ever imagine that you would be in a party that stands on the side of dictators… Aren't you embarrassed by what you've become? It's revolting to watch my colleagues side with Russia because Trump said so.”
www.rawstory.com/becca-balint...
www.rawstory.com/becca-balint...
'Aren't you embarrassed?' Dem gives tongue-lashing to GOP colleagues after Trump decision
A Vermont Democratic lawmaker launched a stinging takedown of congressional Republicans on Monday in an impassioned House floor speech where she castigated the majority party while delivering what she...
www.rawstory.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:22 AM
“To my Republican colleagues, did you ever imagine that you would be in a party that stands on the side of dictators… Aren't you embarrassed by what you've become? It's revolting to watch my colleagues side with Russia because Trump said so.”
www.rawstory.com/becca-balint...
www.rawstory.com/becca-balint...
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I love that despite losing the election Kamala Harris is so happy, loved and respected unlike Donald Trump who is miserable and a worldwide laughing stock. We're all so proud of our Joyful Warrior right now. 🥹
#NAACP #NAACPImageAwards #HUD #JoyfulWarriors
#NAACP #NAACPImageAwards #HUD #JoyfulWarriors
February 25, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I love that despite losing the election Kamala Harris is so happy, loved and respected unlike Donald Trump who is miserable and a worldwide laughing stock. We're all so proud of our Joyful Warrior right now. 🥹
#NAACP #NAACPImageAwards #HUD #JoyfulWarriors
#NAACP #NAACPImageAwards #HUD #JoyfulWarriors
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If Joy Reid, Lester Holt and Jim Acosta walk into a bar and come out feeling floaty - and decide to do a podcast, I’d watch. Listen, actually.
#Maddow
#Maddow
February 25, 2025 at 2:29 AM
If Joy Reid, Lester Holt and Jim Acosta walk into a bar and come out feeling floaty - and decide to do a podcast, I’d watch. Listen, actually.
#Maddow
#Maddow
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NEW: Google used to warn you when you were seeing low-quality search results. Then, in the weeks leading up to the 2024 election, the company quietly turned that warning off www.platformer.news/google-data-...
February 25, 2025 at 1:46 AM
NEW: Google used to warn you when you were seeing low-quality search results. Then, in the weeks leading up to the 2024 election, the company quietly turned that warning off www.platformer.news/google-data-...
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I heard my friend Dan here give a remarkable brief talk about this last month. Thankfully, he’s written it up at length to share.
In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…
February 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I heard my friend Dan here give a remarkable brief talk about this last month. Thankfully, he’s written it up at length to share.
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This is like extending the lease on your apartment and then pretending your rent no longer costs anything.
It's magic math for Republicans in Congress to justify trillions in tax breaks for the ultra wealthy while preaching about fiscal responsibility and DOGE efficiency.
It's magic math for Republicans in Congress to justify trillions in tax breaks for the ultra wealthy while preaching about fiscal responsibility and DOGE efficiency.
February 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This is like extending the lease on your apartment and then pretending your rent no longer costs anything.
It's magic math for Republicans in Congress to justify trillions in tax breaks for the ultra wealthy while preaching about fiscal responsibility and DOGE efficiency.
It's magic math for Republicans in Congress to justify trillions in tax breaks for the ultra wealthy while preaching about fiscal responsibility and DOGE efficiency.
