No choice but action
nochoicebutaction.bsky.social
No choice but action
@nochoicebutaction.bsky.social
“Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win, By fearing to attempt.” - Shakespeare

📱Pokémon GO Level 78 | 🏃🏻‍♀️ runner
💗 identical twin, mom, wife

🌈 agoodgroup.org
👯 twinsrun.com
🌾 nochoicebutaction.com
Pinned
No Choice But Action, coming in September 2026 from the University Press of Kansas, aims to recover Kansas' oft-overlooked contributions to American independent and alternative music.
nochoicebutaction.com
Reposted by No choice but action
“It comes down to the fact that the FDA is not doing its job,” a retired cardiologist said.

“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did
Billions of prescriptions for generic drugs are filled in the U.S. annually. The FDA tests only a few dozen of them every year, its own records show, and it has largely dismissed warnings about contam...
www.propublica.org
December 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
SHINY SCATTERBUG! ❤️🎁 #pokemongo
December 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Festive sweaters missing in Memphis?! 😩
December 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
🥰
December 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Reposted by No choice but action
A genetic researcher who has spent a decade studying how new drugs are developed (after decades doing it himself) writes that NIH funding is crucial to the process, and has been a huge driver of innovation and economic growth.

The White House has proposed a 40% budget cut for 2026. buff.ly/KRt7a0g
How the NIH became the backbone of American medical research and a major driver of innovation and economic growth
The agency’s budget has grown steadily since the 1960s, fueling an industry that creates lifesaving medicines and attracts billions of dollars in investment.
buff.ly
December 24, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Reposted by No choice but action
From devastating dramas to sharp satires and genre-bending thrillers, this year’s feminist fiction on screen refused easy answers—and demanded our attention. Here's what we loved:
The Best Feminist Fiction Films and TV Shows of 2025
From devastating dramas to sharp satires and genre-bending thrillers, this year’s feminist fiction on screen refused easy answers—and demanded our attention. These films and series center women’s agen...
msmagazine.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Reposted by No choice but action
Today I wrote about 60 Minutes' decision to obey in advance and why it represents the sad end to the storied franchise.

We are in desperate need of strong independent media. You can help Democracy Docket be a part of it by becoming a premium member today. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Reposted by No choice but action
Congrats to Australia, this is really cool!
report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
December 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The last time I was at the Kennedy Center. 😢
December 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Reposted by No choice but action
The U.S. faces a projected shortage of up to 86,000 physicians by 2036, yet immigration policies are making it harder to fill health care workforce gaps. Immigrants make up roughly 1 in 4 physicians and 1 in 3 home health aides nationally.
The US already faces a health care workforce shortage – immigration policy could make it worse
About 1 in 4 doctors practicing in the US were born abroad.
buff.ly
December 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
💀 🎅 🌬️
December 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Holiday decor carnage out there 💨
December 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
My husband sends me stuff like this cuz i’m 24/7 into hallmark xmas movies
x.com/DavidPaterno...
x.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Reposted by No choice but action
NEW: Louisiana and lawyer Erin Hawley of ADF just asked a federal judge to IMMEDIATELY end telemedicine prescriptions of the abortion drug mifepristone while their lawsuit against the FDA proceeds. They cite Fifth Circuit opinion and the Comstock Act of 1873
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Reposted by No choice but action
here's a gift link to the whole Christopher Anderson interview, which is worth reading
wapo.st/49ixYtq
His Vanity Fair photos of Trumpworld blew up online. We called to talk.
Christopher Anderson, who photographed Trump’s team at the White House for Vanity Fair, defends his unvarnished — and extreme — close-ups.
wapo.st
December 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Me and my guys at trivia 😍 #ourdoubtsaretraitors
December 17, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Reposted by No choice but action
The FDA approved mifepristone 25 years ago, but its history goes back a century, as you can read in this new book Just Pills: The Extraordinary Story of a Revolution in Abortion Care, by @rebeccakelliher.bsky.social
@beaconpress.bsky.social
Order here: theliteratelizard.com/book/9780807...
#BookSky
September 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Reposted by No choice but action
"Norman often referred to Rob as a son, and their close relationship was extraordinary, to us and the world," the family of Norman Lear said. "Norman would have wanted to remind us that Rob and Michele spent every breath trying to make this country a better place." https://to.pbs.org/44q7gwf
How Rob Reiner is being remembered
Here’s a look at some notable reactions to Reiner’s death.
to.pbs.org
December 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Wow we can have 650 friends?!? I’m active player level 78 from Charlottesville, VA

Let's be friends in Pokémon GO! My Trainer Code is 864320935624!
December 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Reposted by No choice but action
Connecticut is working to become a destination for holiday movie fans, promoting its charming towns featured in films by Hallmark and Lifetime.
Hallmark holiday movie fans are flocking to Connecticut's quaint filming locations
Connecticut is working to become a destination for holiday movie fans, promoting its charming towns featured in films by Hallmark and Lifetime.
bit.ly
December 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Wordle 1,639 2/6*

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
December 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Reposted by No choice but action
Here is a look back at a selection of photos that capture the 2025 year.
Year in Photos: 2025 Through the Lens of Our Photographer - Washingtonian
Presidents, (many) protests, pandas, and Pride.
washingtonian.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Reposted by No choice but action
Construction to increase capacity of Long Bridge across the Potomac River will mean schedule changes for the Northeast Regional train that leaves Charlottesville weekdays mornings. Details in this story in C-Ville Weekly

c-ville.com/amtrak-adjus...
Amtrak adjusting Northeast Regional schedule to accommodate bridge construction - C-VILLE Weekly
People accustomed to catching a morning train to Washington, D.C., and other points north will have to make some adjustments in the next few years as Amtrak makes service changes while a key construct...
c-ville.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Lost twice in one week for the first time ever 🤬😢

Wordle 1,638 X/6*

🟨🟨⬛⬛🟨
⬛🟩🟨🟩⬛
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩
December 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM