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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 27m

Doctors say insurers are automatically downgrading their claims, without actually reviewing details about the visit itself and paying less. Insurers say it’s their duty to prevent overbilling.

'Guilty until proven innocent': Inside the fight between doctors and insurance companies over 'downcoding'

Doctors say insurers are automatically downgrading their claims and paying less. Insurers say it’s their duty to prevent overbilling.

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Mary Watson @mary48.bsky.social · 25m

Pope Leo urges U.S. bishops to speak about Trump's immigration crackdown

Pope Leo urges U.S. bishops to speak about Trump's immigration crackdown after being shown migrants' letters

A Texas bishop showed Pope Leo XIV a packet of letters from immigrant families "terrorized" by fear that they and their loved ones will be rounded up and deported.

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rusty54.bsky.social @rusty54.bsky.social · 14h

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Mary Watson @mary48.bsky.social · 2h

Thanks, Joe! ❤️

Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 8h

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 2h

The man declared his own constituents to be enemies and has been actively and deliberately attempting to incite violence while militarizing his own cities. You don’t need an expert to see that he’s unlikely to win.

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Mary Watson @mary48.bsky.social · 2h

A new poll looks at RFK Jr., Tylenol and vaccines, and finds growing distrust

59% of Americans disapprove of RFK Jr.'s moves as health secretary, a new poll says

A new poll shows trust in federal health policies is plummeting, and what — or who — people believe increasingly depends on their politics.

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Enough!!!!!🦋 @ofthebs.bsky.social · 19h

Idi Amin would be proud.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Trump to a right-wing influencer: "Do you know the name of any of the funders? Because if you do, I'd like you to give them to Kash or Pam or Kristi as soon as you can. That's all of you. These are people that do not have good intentions for the country. That's treasonous, probably."

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Mary Watson @mary48.bsky.social · 19h

Gift article. 🎁
The Pentagon has investigated nearly 300 Defense Department employees, including service members, civilian workers and contractors, for comments appearing online after last month’s shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

Hegseth’s sprawling hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations

The inquiry, resulting in a smattering of disciplinary action so far, follows an extraordinary directive aimed at silencing criticism of the slain activist and Trump supporter.

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Democracy lover @spottie999.bsky.social · 20h

Protest Dinosaurs of the world unite!!!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 20h

"The Federal Protective Service reports — which are prepared each day for law enforcement partners — offered no indication of a dangerous escalation of tensions, or unusual levels of protest activity that would prompt the level of alarm expressed by Trump..."

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Before Trump Ordered In Troops, Federal Officers Called Portland Protests ‘Low Energy’

www.nytimes.com

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Vince D. Monroy @vincedmonroy.bsky.social · 23h

Keep calling their bullsh¡t out

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Mary Watson @mary48.bsky.social · 20h

The large number of reassignments reflect a vast reshaping of the nation’s premier law enforcement agency, .... Has raised alarm among current and former FBI agents who say morale is low across the bureau as agents have less time to dedicate to the often complex cases they were hired to work on.

A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data

Nearly a quarter of FBI agents are currently assigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing above 40 percent in the bureau’s largest field offices.

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The Mighty Jungle💙💛 @ocanannain.bsky.social · 1d

'Illegal... Unconstitutional... Dangerous... Wrong': Texas National Guard Troops Invade Illinois

Meal Team Six of the Texas National Lard reporting for duty!

Hegseth -- will you deal with these fat people.

'Illegal... Unconstitutional... Dangerous... Wrong': Texas National Guard Troops Invade Illinois | Common Dreams

"Illinois will not let the Trump administration continue on their authoritarian march without resisting," vowed Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2d

FPD for Sydney Reid (a woman accused of assault after cops manhandled her for filming an ICE arrest) say that the government did not preserve video that one of the officers watching took, which she claims is exculpatory.

They're moving to dismiss the case.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Other law enforcement officers were present, including Officer Jason Klepec. Officer
Klepec told Ms. Reid that he was filming her, in response to her filming the agents. After Ms.
Reid was arrested, she was put into the backseat of a car driven by Officer Dinko Residovic.
While Ms. Reid was sitting in the backseat, Officer Residovic viewed a video of the incident,
captured by cellphone. Ms. Reid recalls that the video clearly showed what the government has
alleged was an attempted knee to the groin. She recalls that the angle of the video shows that the
knee was not directed at any law enforcement officer but was a reactive movement.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

💯. At the very least, if a criminal calls you or you call a criminal in the middle of his execution of a criminal conspiracy, you should expect that those conversations may be a subject of inquiry.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 2d

“There is so much about this moment that is trying to make people feel like they’ve lost their minds, when, in fact, these m****f****s are crazy.”

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🌸Juls🌸⚖️ @jmeyer24.bsky.social · 2d

Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 2d

Stephen Miller is laying out the roadmap for the Insurrection Act. A preview of today's Lewis & Sykes chat on Substack...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Lindsey Graham is working extremely hard to craft a perfect clip of performative outrage for Sean Hannity

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

WATCH — @whitehouse.senate.gov : “What became of the $50,000 in cash in that Cava bag? Did the FBI get it back from Homan?”

AG PAM BONDI: *LASHES OUT aggressively, avoids answering entirely* 🤷🏼‍♀️