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Mary Mourton
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retired school librarian, restaurant management instructor
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CDC denies Milwaukee’s request for help with unsafe lead levels in public schools | CNN
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has denied a request fromMilwaukee’s public health department for assistance in managing unsafe lead levels in the city’s public schools, citing the l...
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April 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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I grew up around coal miners. For 16 years I was related to many by marriage, including some suffering from black lung and others whose bodies were either broken or on their way to being broken. None of them wanted that life for their kids and those still in it all wanted out. He's a fucking idiot.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 8
Trump: "One thing I learned about the coal miners -- that's what they want to do. You could give them a penthouse on 5th Avenue and a different kind of a job and they'd be unhappy. They want to mine coal. She was gonna put them in a high tech industry where you make little cell phones and things."
April 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Here we go…
leahmcelrath.bsky.social Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · Jan 11
⚠️ List of programs being targeted to fund Trump’s priorities (like tax cuts for oligarchs) includes Medicaid, the ACA, climate measures, student loans, and anti-poverty programs like SNAP, which helps feed the poorest of America’s children.

List via Politico’s @meredithllee on X
SPENDING REFORM OPTIONS Policy Explainer Topline Savings: $5.3 - $5.7 T 1. REPEAL MAJOR BIDEN HEALTH RULES ($420B) 2. STRENGTHEN MEDICARE FOR SENIORS ($479B) • Site Neutral — $146B • Uncompensated Care - $229B • Bad Debt - $42B • BCA Mandatory Sequester Extension - $62B 3. MAKING MEDICAID WORK FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE ($2.37) • Per Capita Caps - up to $918B • Equalize Medicaid Payments for Able Bodied Adults - up to $690B • Limit Medicaid Provider Taxes - $175B • Lower FMAP Floor - $387B • Special FMAP Treatment for DC - $8B • Repeal American Rescue Plan FMAP Incentive - $18B • Medicaid Work Requirements - $120B 4. REIMAGINING THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) ($151B) • Recapture Excess Premium Tax Credit - $46B • Limit Health Program Eligibility Based on Citizenship Status - $35B • Repeal the Prevention Public Health Fund - $15B • Appropriate Cost Sharing Reductions - $55B 5. ENDING CRADLE-TO-GRAVE DEPENDENCE ($347B) • Reinstate the Trump-era Public Charge Rule -- $15B Reduce TANF by 10 Percent - $15B • Eliminate the TANF Contingency Fund -- $6B Reform the Thrifty Food Plan -- up to $274B Eliminate the Social Services Block Grant - $15B • SNAP Reforms - $22B REVERSING BIDEN CLIMATE POLICIES ($468B) • Discontinue the Green New Deal Provisions in the 2021 Infrastructure Bill - $300B • Repeal EV Mandate - $112B • Repeal IRA green energy grant s- $56B 7. OTHER: ($917B-$1T) • End the Student Loan Bailout - $200-330B • Rescind all Unspent COVID Money - $11B • Auction Spectrum - $60 billion Repeal Orderly Liquidation Authority - $22 billion • Increase FERS Contributions - $45 billion Other federal employee benefit reforms - $32 billion • Restrict emergency spending to recent average $500B • Eliminate the TSP G Fund Subsidy - $47B 8. POTENTIAL TAX OFFSETS: ($227-$527B) • Green energy tax credits - $200 - $500B, depending on political viability • SSN CTC Requirement - $27B
January 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Here's a list of 236 Bluesky science feeds and their hashtags!

#AcademicSky #PhDSky #EduSky 🧪
BlueSky Science-Related Feeds
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November 22, 2024 at 8:38 PM
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You know, you don't have to buy e-books and audiobooks from Amazon's Kindle or Audible.

Book experts suggested the best digital book sellers that aren't Amazon. (Wow, people love Libro.fm.)

Plus, book recs!

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The best alternatives to Amazon for e-books and audiobooks
You have great choices if you want to skip Kindle and Audible for holiday gifts (or all year).
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November 29, 2024 at 4:23 PM