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Arizona state lawmakers passed new legislation aiming to restrict the use of artificial intelligence in reviewing medical claims.
Arizona moves to ban AI use in reviewing medical claims
Legislation has been introduced in at least 11 states as calls grow for human oversight of artificial intelligence use in reviewing health insurance claims.
www.nbcnews.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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janeotn.bsky.social
Good morning
be the change
be the light
eat some chocolate

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February 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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jeremyfaust.bsky.social
BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed.

Goes beyond MMWR +other CDC pubs. Applies to research already submitted to top medical journals.

Take a look.
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed.
Any unpublished manuscript mentioning certain topics, including gender and "LGBT," must be pulled or revised.
open.substack.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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alli.gay
For those inside of the USA and outside watching.

You MUST understand. Our checks and balances HAVE FAILED.

A man who hasn’t been confirmed by congress, sworn the oath of civil service, nor has been elected is in control of our IT and financial systems.
February 2, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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ddiamond.bsky.social
Many sudden and shocking health care developments this week. But this was a big one: The Trump administration on Friday paused funding for PEPFAR, the famed program to fight HIV/AIDS around the world.

@mradamtaylor.bsky.social @johnphudson.bsky.social Missy Ryan + a little help from me
Funds for fight against HIV/AIDS paused in Trump aid freeze
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, is credited with saving 25 million lives worldwide and has long enjoyed bipartisan support.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 25, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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ddiamond.bsky.social
Asia Russell, a longtime HIV advocate, on the stakes.
“This is deadly,” said Asia Russell, executive director of Health GAP, a group that campaigns for access to AIDS treatment. “For PEPFAR, which is the bulk of the global AIDS response, it means stopping service delivery, many people will die and become HIV positive.”
January 25, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
How is “this directly conflicts with federal legal requirements for removing IGs” not a part of your subhed?

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump fires at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge The dismissals could clear the way for the president to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste and abuse in the government. Yesterday at 11:08 p.m. EST By David Nakamura and Lisa Rein The White House late Friday fired the independent inspectors general of at least 12 major federal agencies in a purge that could clear the way for President Donald Trump to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste and abuse in the government. The inspectors general were notified by emails from the White House personnel director that they had been terminated immediately, according to people familiar with the situation, who like others in this report spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the private messages. The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days' notice of any intent to fire the inspectors
January 25, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
! The Trump administration wants ICE to build four detention centers each with 10,000 bed capacity. Only the LA County Jail and Rikers are larger, and that's about the size of the Cook County and Harris County jails.

That would cost tens of billions and require thousands of new personnel.
According to the CBP briefing documents, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to more than double its detention capacity by opening four new 10,000-bed facilities and 14 smaller sites with space for 700 to 1,000 people. The Department of Defense may also utilize military bases as holding facilities, the document says. Trump officials have told lawmakers they will need billions of dollars in additional funding to meet the president’s deportation goals by ramping up ICE detention capacity.
January 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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ajosephoconnell.bsky.social
As of yesterday, President Trump fired only women on the ACUS Council. The men remain.
ajosephoconnell.bsky.social Anne Joseph O’Connell @ajosephoconnell.bsky.social · Jan 22
At least I was fired by email and not on Truth Social.
January 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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assignedmedia.org
I think, if you search your heart, you already know why you should support Assigned Media.

But in case you need a reminder, since November we've:

1. Created the Stay With Us package
Stay With Us — Assigned
Assigned Media wants you to live! And, what keeps us steadfast and ready to meet the moment is the example of other members of our community who refuse to let fear or hopelessness keep them from their...
www.assignedmedia.org
January 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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assignedmedia.org
2. Produced original reporting showing how and why the New York Times' top management contributed to biased coverage targeting the trans community
Bias at NYT: Trans Former Employee Speaks Out — Assigned
Billie Sweeney is a trans journalist who was an editor for the New York Times until last year. Here, she recalls her losing battle for the soul of the paper of record.
www.assignedmedia.org
January 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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lily-is.online
DIY HRT: Everything I Can Legally Tell You

My guide to do-it-yourself hormone therapy, months in the making, is out now on YouTube. Tell your friends! xoxo

youtu.be/o2Ggwe2j0Gc
YouTube thumbnail featuring a syringe propped up between two vials of medication. Text reading "THIS VIDEO IS LEGAL (for now)". The backdrop is a trans flag.
January 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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audrelawdamercy.bsky.social
I want everyone to understand that rescission of 1965 antidiscrimination orders is literally resegregation and for reporters in the room to press them accordingly

also the gall of revoking the *Equal Employment Opportunity* directive. man affirmatively said 'I want unequal employment opportunities'
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Jan 22
BREAKING: In a new executive order sent out by the White House, Donald Trump has revoked the federal contractor nondiscrimination executive order, EO 11246, that was signed by Lyndon Johnson in 1965 and has protected employees of businesses seeking federal contracts from discrimination ever since.
(b) The Federal contracting process shall be streamlined to enhance speed and efficiency, reduce costs, and require Federal contractors and subcontractors to comply with our civil-rights laws. Accordingly: (1) Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965 (Equal Employment Opportunity), is hereby revoked. For 90 days from the date of this order, Federal contractors may continue to comply with the regulatory scheme in effect on January 20, 2025. (ii) The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs within the Department of Labor shall immediately cease: (A) Promoting "diversity"; (B) Holding Federal contractors and subcontractors responsible for taking "affirmative action"; and (C) Allowing or encouraging Federal contractors and subcontractors to engage in workforce balancing based on race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion, or national origin. (iii) In accordance with Executive Order 13279 of December 12, 2002 (Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations), the employment, procurement, and contracting practices of Federal contractors and subcontractors shall not consider race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion, or national origin in ways that violate the Nation's civil rights laws. (iv) The head of each agency shall include in every contract or grant award: (A) A term requiring the contractual counterparty or grant recipient to agree that its compliance in all respects with all applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws is material to the government's payment decisions for purposes of section 3729(b) (4) of title 31, United States Code; and (B) A term requiring such counterparty or recipient to certify that it does not operate any programs promoting DEI that violate any applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws.
January 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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floralashes.bsky.social
We all know this is fascist shit, yeah? Okay. Glad we’re on the same page.
January 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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jerryiannelli.bsky.social
One of the darkest, but less reported, aspects of Trump’s anti-trans order this week IMO is that he directed the DOJ to remove protections for trans prisoners from Prison Rape Elimination Act guidelines. Story at @theappeal.org today from @byadamrhodes.bsky.social: theappeal.org/trump-execut...
‘People Will Die’ from Trump’s Trans Prisoner Crackdown, Experts Warn
Trump's executive order eliminating transgender rights in prison will hurt or kill trans prisoners, experts warn.
theappeal.org
January 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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melissagiragrant.com
Trump's promised executive order against "gender ideology" is ugly and dangerous, and also, like everything with Trump, contains few specifics and is meant to terrify people into self-repression. Here's my attempt to refocus on the fight ahead:
Trump’s Assault on Trans Rights Has Begun. Here’s What to Watch For.
An early executive order shows the White House wants to get into the business of defining sex and gender. That could play out in a few ways.
newrepublic.com
January 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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jessicadanger.bsky.social
PLEASE DO NOT ALSO email their reporting inbox!

That email, SO YOU CAN AVOID IT, is:

[email protected]
January 23, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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nbcnews.com
The White House website no longer has a Spanish-language version. It has removed a disclaimer promising to make it accessible to people with disabilities. And a number of federal agencies have removed web pages related to reproductive rights and diversity.
Government webpages vanish under Trump, from DEI to reproductive rights
Some deletions are standard for any administration, but others seem to indicate Trump’s intent to reshape government.
www.nbcnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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nbcnews.com
President Donald Trump this week revoked an executive order aimed at banning discrimination by federal contractors and subcontractors as part of his sweeping effort to crack down on federal diversity programs.
Trump revokes executive order banning discrimination in federal contracting
In a memo, the White House said the decades-old order had undermined "our national unity."
www.nbcnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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monscience.bsky.social
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.

Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
liebschutz.bsky.social Jane Liebschutz, MD MPH (she/her) @liebschutz.bsky.social · Jan 22
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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alli.gay
The thing about fascism is that they rely on your compliance. They attempt to force you to comply by fear and vailed threats.

They loose all their power when people refuse to comply.

Don’t be a Nazi. Don’t comply!! Never comply!!
NASA letterhead that reads: Agencywide Update Dear agency employees, We are taking steps to close all agency DEIA offices and end all DEIA-related contracts in accordance with President Trump's executive orders titled Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing and Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions. These programs divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination. We are aware of efforts by some in government to disguise these programs by using coded or imprecise language. If you are aware of a change in any contract description or personnel position description since November 5, 2024 to obscure the connection between the contract and DEIA or similar ideologies, please report all facts and circumstances to DEIAtruth@opm.gov within 10 days. There will be no adverse consequences for timely reporting this information. However, failure to report this information within 10 days may result in adverse consequences. Thank you for your attention to this important matter. Janet Petro
January 23, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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nbcnews.com
A protest movement has erupted across Reddit, where dozens of subreddits banned X links to protest Elon Musk.
More than 50 Reddit communities ban X links to protest Musk
The cascade of link bans came after Musk made a hand gesture at a Monday rally that many compared to a Nazi salute, which many cited in their protests, among other things.
www.nbcnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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legialerts.org
🌈Status Change 🏛
📜Bill: Oregon HB3046
📑Title: Relating to pharmacy; prescribing an effective date.
🏷️Bill Type: LGBTQ+ Health Care /Healthcare Nondiscrimination
🏛Status: Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.
🔗Bill Text: https://legiscan.com/OR/bill/HB3046/2025
January 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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rightwingwatch.bsky.social
As Team Trump prepares to take power, a reminder of the authoritarian, anti-democratic thinkers and activists who have shaped VP-elect J.D. Vance's worldview: www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...
J.D. Vance and America’s Anti-Democracy Activists
Vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance has spent his short career in politics soaking in and promoting anti-democratic ideas. It is terrifying that he could become vice president to Donald Trump, the ...
www.peoplefor.org
January 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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legialerts.org
🌈NEW GOOD BILL 🏳️‍
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📜Bill: Washington SB5228
📑Title: Updating the governor's interagency coordinating council on health disparities.
🏷️Bill Type: Healthcare Nondiscrimination
January 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM