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In 48 other states, new moms have access to Medicaid for up to one year after they give birth. Not in Wisconsin.
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
He Vowed to “Protect the Unborn.” Now He’s Blocking a Bill to Expand Medicaid for Wisconsin’s New Moms.
Splitting with anti-abortion members of his own party, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has refused to join 48 other states in ensuring that vulnerable women have access to potentially lifesaving ...
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
In 48 other states, new moms have access to Medicaid for up to one year after they give birth. Not in Wisconsin.
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
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Inside the Indonesian boomtowns powering the world’s electric vehicles.
Thousands of miles from home, Chinese migrant workers run the nickel-processing plants that do the dirty work of the clean energy transition.
grist.org/labor/indone...
#Climate #Indonesia #Chinese #Energy
Thousands of miles from home, Chinese migrant workers run the nickel-processing plants that do the dirty work of the clean energy transition.
grist.org/labor/indone...
#Climate #Indonesia #Chinese #Energy
Inside the Indonesian boomtowns powering the world’s electric vehicles
Thousands of miles from home, Chinese migrant workers run the nickel-processing plants that do the dirty work of the clean energy transition.
grist.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Inside the Indonesian boomtowns powering the world’s electric vehicles.
Thousands of miles from home, Chinese migrant workers run the nickel-processing plants that do the dirty work of the clean energy transition.
grist.org/labor/indone...
#Climate #Indonesia #Chinese #Energy
Thousands of miles from home, Chinese migrant workers run the nickel-processing plants that do the dirty work of the clean energy transition.
grist.org/labor/indone...
#Climate #Indonesia #Chinese #Energy
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“It’s kind of a shocking number."
The median age of first-time home buyers in the U.S. hit an all-time high of 40 in 2025, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. nyti.ms/4hKc58V
The median age of first-time home buyers in the U.S. hit an all-time high of 40 in 2025, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. nyti.ms/4hKc58V
November 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
“It’s kind of a shocking number."
The median age of first-time home buyers in the U.S. hit an all-time high of 40 in 2025, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. nyti.ms/4hKc58V
The median age of first-time home buyers in the U.S. hit an all-time high of 40 in 2025, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. nyti.ms/4hKc58V
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Drug and assassination cartel brutalizes citizens celebrating World Series
Cops going aggro on Sunset near Echo Park in LA after the Dodgers Win. Shooting people with less lethals from point blank range, horses running people and press down. Literally minutes before, fireworks in the street
November 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Drug and assassination cartel brutalizes citizens celebrating World Series
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I simply think that a b2b World Championship team should not be paying ANYONE minimum wage, let alone their daily brand ambassadors like the Tour Guides.
Will they allow us at the World Series celebration THIS year?! Let’s find out!
Will they allow us at the World Series celebration THIS year?! Let’s find out!
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I simply think that a b2b World Championship team should not be paying ANYONE minimum wage, let alone their daily brand ambassadors like the Tour Guides.
Will they allow us at the World Series celebration THIS year?! Let’s find out!
Will they allow us at the World Series celebration THIS year?! Let’s find out!
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This is how Dodgers fans in Los Angeles were welcomed last night after one of the greatest World Series.
Around the corner from this in Echo Park, people were being tear gassed.
Around the corner from this in Echo Park, people were being tear gassed.
November 2, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This is how Dodgers fans in Los Angeles were welcomed last night after one of the greatest World Series.
Around the corner from this in Echo Park, people were being tear gassed.
Around the corner from this in Echo Park, people were being tear gassed.
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ICE memo leaked to me sheds light on who exactly it's arresting in Los Angeles - data it hasn't been willing to disclose:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...
Exclusive: Leaked ICE Data
One out of every three “illegals” detained have no criminal history
www.kenklippenstein.com
June 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
ICE memo leaked to me sheds light on who exactly it's arresting in Los Angeles - data it hasn't been willing to disclose:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...
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Also:
Community orgs;
Churches;
Folks with elderly relatives who need care;
Two-household kids;
Folks who just started dating and are in that enviably rabid stage
The list goes on, the costs go on.
Just think about how much LAPD OT it will take to police the curfew.
Is it worth it?
Community orgs;
Churches;
Folks with elderly relatives who need care;
Two-household kids;
Folks who just started dating and are in that enviably rabid stage
The list goes on, the costs go on.
Just think about how much LAPD OT it will take to police the curfew.
Is it worth it?
Curious how restaurants and businesses inside the curfew zone—an area that roughly 80k people call home— feel about this
Bass enacts curfew for parts of downtown L.A. to stem chaotic protests
June 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Also:
Community orgs;
Churches;
Folks with elderly relatives who need care;
Two-household kids;
Folks who just started dating and are in that enviably rabid stage
The list goes on, the costs go on.
Just think about how much LAPD OT it will take to police the curfew.
Is it worth it?
Community orgs;
Churches;
Folks with elderly relatives who need care;
Two-household kids;
Folks who just started dating and are in that enviably rabid stage
The list goes on, the costs go on.
Just think about how much LAPD OT it will take to police the curfew.
Is it worth it?
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Tear gas can cause long-term health consequences by making people more susceptible to contracting respiratory illnesses, including COVID.
The chemical agent can also hurt people inside their homes if it seeps into residential neighborhoods. What you need to know (published 2020):
The chemical agent can also hurt people inside their homes if it seeps into residential neighborhoods. What you need to know (published 2020):
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and…
www.propublica.org
June 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Tear gas can cause long-term health consequences by making people more susceptible to contracting respiratory illnesses, including COVID.
The chemical agent can also hurt people inside their homes if it seeps into residential neighborhoods. What you need to know (published 2020):
The chemical agent can also hurt people inside their homes if it seeps into residential neighborhoods. What you need to know (published 2020):
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We feed you.
They hunt us.
They hunt us.
June 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
We feed you.
They hunt us.
They hunt us.
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The LAPD whenever they think no one can see
June 9, 2025 at 6:43 AM
The LAPD whenever they think no one can see
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Yes, definitely.
Is the push for carbon capture just a handy excuse to keep burning more fossil fuels?
Carbon capture, or political capture?
Carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) technologies are no silver bullet. But are they just an excuse to continue burning fossil fuels?
theecologist.org
April 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Yes, definitely.
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Speaking now from El Salvador, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) says he was denied access to Kilmar Abrego Garcia by El Salvador leaders. And was denied a phone call to him
Van Hollen: "The Trump Administration is lying about Abrego Garcia"
Van Hollen: "The Trump Administration is lying about Abrego Garcia"
April 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Speaking now from El Salvador, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) says he was denied access to Kilmar Abrego Garcia by El Salvador leaders. And was denied a phone call to him
Van Hollen: "The Trump Administration is lying about Abrego Garcia"
Van Hollen: "The Trump Administration is lying about Abrego Garcia"
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"A forensic doctor who examined the bodies of some of the 15 paramedics and Palestinian rescue workers shot dead by Israeli forces and buried in a mass grave in southern Gaza has said there is evidence of execution-style killing..."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Evidence of ‘execution-style’ killings of Palestinian aid workers by Israeli forces, doctor says
Forensic consultant says multiple bullets were used from short range in attack that has caused global outrage
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:20 AM
"A forensic doctor who examined the bodies of some of the 15 paramedics and Palestinian rescue workers shot dead by Israeli forces and buried in a mass grave in southern Gaza has said there is evidence of execution-style killing..."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...