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Politics and Health
@politicshealth.bsky.social
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#HBCU professor of journalism and PR, ex-health care PR exec #Medicaid #Medicare, multimedia journalist, lover of cats, Dem from birth. Lived in CA, OH, MD, MA, AL, GA and now NC. No DMs. Period. #DoNotObey She/her.
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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 7d
FYI: here's what will continue and what won't with the government shutdown.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 1d
The scenes out of Chicago should outrage us all. These federal agents are out of control, committing senseless acts of violence & putting everyone at risk.
 
American citizens are being detained & brutalized.
 
This kind of immigration "enforcement" shouldn't be acceptable to anyone.
Immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago
Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 20h
Though I'm a Musk biographer, I can't make the following claim with certainty—only contend that it's informed speculation.

I don't think Musk thinks *we're* in a simulation.

I think Musk thinks *he's* in a simulation.

Take a moment to process what that means about the value of human life to Musk.
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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 17h
It’s happening in Memphis, too. Natl Guard and ICE coming to a Blue city in a Red state.

This is all performative politics.

And it’s also scary as hell.
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Indivisible Memphis @indivisiblememphis.bsky.social · 1d
✨Legal Observer Training✨
Oct. 14, 6:30-7:30 pm
Virtual Training

Legal observers are trained to monitor direct actions to document police behavior and protect the rights of participants.

‼️To sign up or if you have questions, please email at [email protected].

#IndivisibleMemphis
#safetyTeams
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d
This is Adelita Grijalva.

She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.

She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.
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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 17h
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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 17h
#HealthMatters
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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 1d
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Two psychiatry organizations have released statements saying that the actions of the RFK Jr have increased stigma, instilled fear and hurt access to mental health and addiction care.
Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary
Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.
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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 17h
The Governor must be so proud.
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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 17h
Whether you ever visit one or not, every #library is an important place.

Especially in a strange time when powerful people are telling us reality isn’t what we know it is, we need to keep and protect the information in books.

There is much still available on paper that isn’t on the Interwebs.
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 2d
Libraries worldwide have been impacted by Trump's tariffs. Books that are on loan from US libraries to international libraries are getting tariffed on their way back in, getting books from international libraries has turned into an expensive nightmare, etc:

www.404media.co/libraries-ca...
Libraries Can’t Get Their Loaned Books Back Because of Trump’s Tariffs
Libraries have shared their collections internationally for decades. Trump’s tariffs are throwing that system into chaos and can ‘hinder academic progress.’
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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 18h
You have a BlackBerry? Jealous
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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 18h
Furries dancing!

The Horror!
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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 18h
I like dumb software. AI just gets creepier and overlord-ish every day that goes by.
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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 1d
google wants to introduce errors into my spreadsheets and attribute them to me
screenshot of a popup on Google Sheets with two buttons "Learn more" and "Got it" header reads "Gemini can now do more for you in Sheets" with "for" scribbled out in red, and the word AS above it, so it says "Gemini can now do more AS you in Sheets" below that: Gemini can now make requested changes and insert content directly into your files. HIGHLIGHTED TEXT: All inserted content will be attributed to you in version history. For inline features like =Al), Gemini will insert content directly. For the side panel, Gemini will provide a preview first unless it understands your goal is a direct edit, such as making a pivot table or adding conditional formatting. Gemini in Workspace can make mistakes, including about people, so double-check responses.
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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 18h
The video of that incident still makes me gasp. Freedom of speech, truth, a connection to reality, none of that is allowed in the Trump regime.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 1d
This isn’t a hard-and-fast rule, but if a sentence starts with ‘per’ it’s usually a bummer.
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Marty Taylor @realmartyt7.bsky.social · 1d
youtube.com/shorts/t60A5... #ProudBlue. MAGA in full meltdown mode over first verse of a Zach Bryan song. Bryan takes aim at ICE who“comes busting down your door”and “kids scared all alone”. He speaks the truth about the “Fading of the Red White and Blue”. Is this a paradigm shift in country music?
Zach Bryan - Bad News [Unreleased] #ZachBryan
YouTube video by Zach Bryan Archive
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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 18h
Why don’t they see what’s happening? Apparently some of our Reps and Senators think everything is fine.
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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 18h
When I get back into it—it locked me out, too, and I haven’t gotten back in yet.
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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 18h
@nytimes.com on Trump firings: “may be unlawful or unnecessary, according to a wide range of budget experts, legal scholars and union officials. They say that the White House is only looking to exploit the fiscal stalemate to further its political agenda, shrink the government and punish Democrats.”
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 23h
Thus far, ICE and CBP in the Chicago region killed an immigrant

Shot a woman 5 times-after allegedly taunting her, saying “Do something, b****”

And shot a priest-who wasn’t remotely a threat-in the head

So when does Governor Pritzker deploy the National Guard to protect citizens from these thugs
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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 19h
Yeah, and counting work laptop I have six Apple devices. Still haven’t gotten back into LastPass.
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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 19h
Yeesh. It’s a formula, isn’t it? Anyone questions you, react with righteous indignation and don’t answer the question.
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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 19h
From WaPo: six Surgeons General signed their names to a letter saying this:

“Today, we are compelled to speak with one voice to say that the actions of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are endangering the health of the nation.” #RFKJr
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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 19h
But his cult doesn’t know about any of that because they watch StateTV. Fox “News”, OAN, Newsmax et al tell them nothing about how Trump is hurting them.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d
This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.
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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 19h
That’s in the article
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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social · 19h
Got a new iPad on Monday, which meant Apple, synching across all my devices, logged me out of everything including LastPass.

Bluesky doesn’t show you your password when you’re logging in, so apparently I entered it wrong too many times—and only this morning could I get back in. Missed y’all.
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