Lin
@lingarhan04.bsky.social
Books, Comics, Art and Movie Lover, SciFi Gal
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Every Fucking progressive Democracy in the World
Has universal or Single Payer Healthcare
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
Germany
France
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Spain
Japan
UK
Taiwan
And the Richest Nation in the World, the good old USA?
Shit
Why?
Republicans are shit people
Has universal or Single Payer Healthcare
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
Germany
France
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Spain
Japan
UK
Taiwan
And the Richest Nation in the World, the good old USA?
Shit
Why?
Republicans are shit people
December 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Every Fucking progressive Democracy in the World
Has universal or Single Payer Healthcare
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
Germany
France
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Spain
Japan
UK
Taiwan
And the Richest Nation in the World, the good old USA?
Shit
Why?
Republicans are shit people
Has universal or Single Payer Healthcare
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
Germany
France
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Spain
Japan
UK
Taiwan
And the Richest Nation in the World, the good old USA?
Shit
Why?
Republicans are shit people
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
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Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
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You'll see this article posted a lot today. That's only because everyone should read it. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Kids Rarely Read Whole Books Anymore. Even in English Class.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
You'll see this article posted a lot today. That's only because everyone should read it. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
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Negotiating your own healthcare coverage is a recipe for disaster. Families are being shoved into chaos while premiums spike and coverage shrinks. This isn’t “choice.” It’s abandonment dressed up as policy. #RepublicanHealthCareFailure
December 12, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Negotiating your own healthcare coverage is a recipe for disaster. Families are being shoved into chaos while premiums spike and coverage shrinks. This isn’t “choice.” It’s abandonment dressed up as policy. #RepublicanHealthCareFailure
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Bennie Thompson on Noem: "Her arrival was short lived. She left in the middle of the hearing ostensibly to go to another meeting. We found that the meeting had been canceled, so she could've stayed. But nonetheless, we're not surprised, because this is who she is."
December 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Bennie Thompson on Noem: "Her arrival was short lived. She left in the middle of the hearing ostensibly to go to another meeting. We found that the meeting had been canceled, so she could've stayed. But nonetheless, we're not surprised, because this is who she is."
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ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
December 12, 2025 at 3:15 AM
ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
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NEW: Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence That UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism
An investigation by ProPublica and @chronicle.com reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
An investigation by ProPublica and @chronicle.com reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence that UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism
An investigation by ProPublica and The Chronicle of Higher Education reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
www.propublica.org
December 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
NEW: Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence That UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism
An investigation by ProPublica and @chronicle.com reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
An investigation by ProPublica and @chronicle.com reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
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Illinois's Dick Durbin is retiring. Who'll be our next US Senator?
Attend the virtual IL Democratic Senate Candidate Forum, US Senate – Hear from the candidates! Wednesday, Dec. 17th, 7:00 pm CT. Hosted by @nwsofa-indivisible.bsky.social. Get info & register for Zoom link ⤵️
Attend the virtual IL Democratic Senate Candidate Forum, US Senate – Hear from the candidates! Wednesday, Dec. 17th, 7:00 pm CT. Hosted by @nwsofa-indivisible.bsky.social. Get info & register for Zoom link ⤵️
Illinois Democratic Senate Candidate Forum, US Senate, IL – Hear from the candidates! Wed, 12/17@7CT · NWSOFA (Northwest Suburbs, Chicago, Indivisible)
#### NWSOFA-Indivisible Illinois Democratic Senate Candidate Forum, US Senate, IL – Hear from the candidates! Wed Dec 17th, 7pm CT Zoom, by NWSOFA-Indivisible
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December 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Illinois's Dick Durbin is retiring. Who'll be our next US Senator?
Attend the virtual IL Democratic Senate Candidate Forum, US Senate – Hear from the candidates! Wednesday, Dec. 17th, 7:00 pm CT. Hosted by @nwsofa-indivisible.bsky.social. Get info & register for Zoom link ⤵️
Attend the virtual IL Democratic Senate Candidate Forum, US Senate – Hear from the candidates! Wednesday, Dec. 17th, 7:00 pm CT. Hosted by @nwsofa-indivisible.bsky.social. Get info & register for Zoom link ⤵️
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This movie helped me understand myself and my background and my upbringing in a way that I have yet to fully process.
Amazing filmmaking and the left-handed girl will steal your heart.
Amazing filmmaking and the left-handed girl will steal your heart.
December 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This movie helped me understand myself and my background and my upbringing in a way that I have yet to fully process.
Amazing filmmaking and the left-handed girl will steal your heart.
Amazing filmmaking and the left-handed girl will steal your heart.
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Yesterday, Spc Sarah Becstrom was laid to rest in West Virginia at a VA National Cemetery.
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Spc. Sarah Beckstrom laid to rest with full military honors at W.Va. National Cemetery
Spc. Sarah Beckstrom was laid to rest with full military honors Tuesday in Grafton.
www.wvva.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Yesterday, Spc Sarah Becstrom was laid to rest in West Virginia at a VA National Cemetery.
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
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Everything is progressing rationally
Polling: "Do you think the rich have too much political power in the U.S.?"
Yes: 80%
No: 8%
Independent voters are 81%/6% on this; even Trump voters are 68%/18%.
Maybe a political party could lead on this issue.
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Yes: 80%
No: 8%
Independent voters are 81%/6% on this; even Trump voters are 68%/18%.
Maybe a political party could lead on this issue.
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
December 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Everything is progressing rationally
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I think it’s also true that loneliness among women has historically been treated as an individual problem, while loneliness among men is treated as a societal problem. That, in turn, comes from an assumption that women are supposed to earn the company of others while men are entitled to it.
men’s loneliness gets “more airtime”?
baby I have lived the past three decades of my life witnessing corporate media elevate men’s loneliness into a full-blown balls-to-the-wall CRISIS once every 4-5 years
“more airtime” is hilarious
baby I have lived the past three decades of my life witnessing corporate media elevate men’s loneliness into a full-blown balls-to-the-wall CRISIS once every 4-5 years
“more airtime” is hilarious
December 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think it’s also true that loneliness among women has historically been treated as an individual problem, while loneliness among men is treated as a societal problem. That, in turn, comes from an assumption that women are supposed to earn the company of others while men are entitled to it.
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Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra said DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers:
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
(Published Oct.)
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
(Published Oct.)
How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force
Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...
www.propublica.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra said DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers:
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
(Published Oct.)
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
(Published Oct.)
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“What most struck me is the brutality and physical violence involved in every story,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal. “This is stuff that should be unrecognizable as America. It should make everyday Americans outraged.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Immigration Agents Have Often Grabbed and Mistreated Citizens, Congressional Investigators Find
Prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, an investigation by Senate Democrats documented the experiences of nearly two dozen citizens wrongly detained by immigration agents, contradicting the Trump adminis...
www.propublica.org
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“What most struck me is the brutality and physical violence involved in every story,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal. “This is stuff that should be unrecognizable as America. It should make everyday Americans outraged.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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NEW: Senate fails to renew ACA subsidies that will expire at the end of the year
This will result in MILLIONS losing healthcare.
The same Republican-led Senate gave out multi billion-dollar tax cuts to the rich earlier this summer.
Our system is so upside-down.
This will result in MILLIONS losing healthcare.
The same Republican-led Senate gave out multi billion-dollar tax cuts to the rich earlier this summer.
Our system is so upside-down.
December 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
NEW: Senate fails to renew ACA subsidies that will expire at the end of the year
This will result in MILLIONS losing healthcare.
The same Republican-led Senate gave out multi billion-dollar tax cuts to the rich earlier this summer.
Our system is so upside-down.
This will result in MILLIONS losing healthcare.
The same Republican-led Senate gave out multi billion-dollar tax cuts to the rich earlier this summer.
Our system is so upside-down.
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Ramirez to Noem: "You lied on the record and you lied to members of this committee. You violated court orders by not turning around deportation flights bound for El Salvador where we know that hundreds of people under your leadership reported they were raped, beaten, and nearly died."
December 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Ramirez to Noem: "You lied on the record and you lied to members of this committee. You violated court orders by not turning around deportation flights bound for El Salvador where we know that hundreds of people under your leadership reported they were raped, beaten, and nearly died."
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
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Richest 1/1000th of world’s population controls 3 times more wealth than the poorest 50%. "The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies & democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency..." www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined | Common Dreams
A landmark report on global inequality shows that
the chasm between the richest slice of humanity and everyone else
continued to expand this year
www.commondreams.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Richest 1/1000th of world’s population controls 3 times more wealth than the poorest 50%. "The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies & democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency..." www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
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All About Eve (1950) Written and Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. It's the only film to ever get 4 female Oscar nominations in acting; Davis & Baxter, Holm & Ritter.
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
All About Eve (1950) Written and Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. It's the only film to ever get 4 female Oscar nominations in acting; Davis & Baxter, Holm & Ritter.
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Happy 94th birthday, Rita Moreno!
December 11, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Happy 94th birthday, Rita Moreno!
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“They all know us over there,” Nedra Fortson, who runs the free Samaritan Clinic, said about Phoebe Memorial employees who turn to her office for care. “Their cafeteria workers, their janitors, their clerks, their nursing assistants and so on.”
This is Part 4 of "Sick in a Hospital Town":
This is Part 4 of "Sick in a Hospital Town":
Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 4: The Last Safety Net
As a community hospital, Phoebe’s mission is to care for people no matter their ability to pay. But in a town where the uninsured rate is twice the national average, even some Phoebe employees are una...
projects.propublica.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
“They all know us over there,” Nedra Fortson, who runs the free Samaritan Clinic, said about Phoebe Memorial employees who turn to her office for care. “Their cafeteria workers, their janitors, their clerks, their nursing assistants and so on.”
This is Part 4 of "Sick in a Hospital Town":
This is Part 4 of "Sick in a Hospital Town":
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✨📖 2025 Mental Health Wrapped 📖✨
I’m so happy you’re here! Thank you for staying 💚
I’m so happy you’re here! Thank you for staying 💚
December 11, 2025 at 4:32 AM
✨📖 2025 Mental Health Wrapped 📖✨
I’m so happy you’re here! Thank you for staying 💚
I’m so happy you’re here! Thank you for staying 💚
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Thinking of that time when my dad, himself a doctor, was thrown by a horse on a trail ride. Punctured his spleen, internal bleeding, got him to an ER just in time. He lived another 20 years. With two hours delay, probably wouldn't have.
We rushed to *nearest* ER. Not comparison-shop for ER prices.
We rushed to *nearest* ER. Not comparison-shop for ER prices.
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Thinking of that time when my dad, himself a doctor, was thrown by a horse on a trail ride. Punctured his spleen, internal bleeding, got him to an ER just in time. He lived another 20 years. With two hours delay, probably wouldn't have.
We rushed to *nearest* ER. Not comparison-shop for ER prices.
We rushed to *nearest* ER. Not comparison-shop for ER prices.