Since around the start of the opioid epidemic, the number of treatment facilities that cater to patients with children has drastically declined.

With recent federal cuts to Medicaid and to addiction treatment that had been expanded during the pandemic, these shortages are likely to get worse.

Just in time to welcome students to campus…

President Carter & OSU admin continue the assault on free speech by banning the time honored tradition of chalking on campus. Whether governments or administrators, once they start rolling back free speech, they don’t stop.

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Bees are fading out fast. Researchers are not sure why more than 60% of the population has died. So many crops depend on bees and other pollinators.

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Gasp! How dare they ask such a thing of her?!

After massive public backlash, the Social Security Administration is rolling back its disastrous cuts to phone services.

This is a huge victory for the public against DOGE's rampage.

Keep up the fight.

Proud of my friends at Sandy Hook Promise. Countless lives have been saved thanks to their Say Something tip line. This is what school safety can and should be. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Schools should be safe havens, not places of fear. Heightened immigration enforcement is putting vulnerable students at risk. Every child deserves to learn without the shadow of separation hanging over them.

UPDATE: It is not currently clear where Hamdan is being held.

5 Jewish American activists w/ CJNV responded to document and were violently assaulted, who also used rocks to smash their car with the activists inside. Photos by @annalippman.bsky.social and CJNV

He is currently being held by police. The assailants arrived w/ batons, knives, and at least 1 assault rifle; many masked.

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Tonight, Oscar-winning Director of No Other Land Hamdan Ballal was attacked by Israeli settlers and arrested by the Israeli army in his home village of Susiya in Masafer Yatta.

I’ve known and worked with @joyannreid.bsky.social for over a decade and it’s been, well, a joy. She’s brilliant and fierce and irreplaceable. One of my favorite nights ever was getting to interview her for this live #WITHPod

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From a guy who used to work there: Rachel is a remarkable person and the best TV news talent there is. If she says something is fucked up, it is. Getting rid of Joy, who dared to see through this fascism bullshit years ago and had the gall of occasionally being funny about it, is dumb.

Two photos say it all.

Trump axed workplace protections for minority employees working for federal contractors. He wants to “forge a society that is colorblind and merit-based.”

You know, one that looks just like the Republican Party.

Lucky 8 management is using one of the oldest tricks in the book, but their stalling won't discourage us. We'll continue to fight until workers at Lucky 8 have union recognition AND protections.

We're just getting started, Lucky 8. #UnionStrong

MURKOWSKI comes out against Hegseth for DOD, first GOP opponent. "The leader of the Department of Defense must demonstrate and model the standards of behavior and character we expect of all servicemembers, and Mr. Hegseth’s nomination to the role poses significant concerns that I cannot overlook."

The Hegseth hearing is doing one thing incredibly well: it’s establishing that when his leadership at DoD fails, it’ll be clear that GOP Senators knew, excused it, and they own it. Serious concerns about experience & judgment are literally being laughed off.