Richard Piper
@rdpiper.bsky.social
Retired ICU Doctor, Farmer, Sydney/Chatsbury NSW Australia.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov You speak well in public. Clear reasonable, calm. :-)
February 13, 2025 at 3:56 AM
@govpritzker.illinois.gov You speak well in public. Clear reasonable, calm. :-)
The United States, the only country where you can — with hard work— go from being homeless to impoverished. And where “one dollar one vote” means that if you have enough money, you can become the president.
February 7, 2025 at 6:46 AM
The United States, the only country where you can — with hard work— go from being homeless to impoverished. And where “one dollar one vote” means that if you have enough money, you can become the president.
Reposted by Richard Piper
Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington, defends a plea for mercy she made to President Donald Trump on behalf of immigrants and others during an inaugural prayer service a day before.
Bishop Mariann Budde defends plea directed at Trump during inaugural prayer service
Budde implored the president during the inaugural prayer service at Washington National Cathedral to “have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now."
www.nbcnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington, defends a plea for mercy she made to President Donald Trump on behalf of immigrants and others during an inaugural prayer service a day before.
Reposted by Richard Piper
This isn't going away, nor should it:
“It’s a miscarriage of justice, a betrayal, a mockery, and a desecration of the men and women that risked their lives defending our democracy.”
many of those officers described themselves as struggling and depressed
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/u...
Police Express Outrage Over Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons
More than 150 officers from the Capitol Police and the D.C. police were injured when a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol four years ago.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This isn't going away, nor should it:
“It’s a miscarriage of justice, a betrayal, a mockery, and a desecration of the men and women that risked their lives defending our democracy.”
many of those officers described themselves as struggling and depressed
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/u...
Reposted by Richard Piper
Donald Trump rescinded Biden's action to lower prescription drug costs for Americans on Medicare and Medicaid.
There's no other way to spin it. That means more money out-of-pocket for seniors and families.
Big Pharma first. Ordinary people last.
There's no other way to spin it. That means more money out-of-pocket for seniors and families.
Big Pharma first. Ordinary people last.
January 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Donald Trump rescinded Biden's action to lower prescription drug costs for Americans on Medicare and Medicaid.
There's no other way to spin it. That means more money out-of-pocket for seniors and families.
Big Pharma first. Ordinary people last.
There's no other way to spin it. That means more money out-of-pocket for seniors and families.
Big Pharma first. Ordinary people last.
Reposted by Richard Piper
Trump foreign policy: not isolationist, but predatory
Under a second Trump term, America could become a global bully, @davidfrum.bsky.social writes—and this will only leave the country weaker:
Marauding Nation
In Trump’s second term, the U.S. could become a global bully.
www.theatlantic.com
December 4, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Trump foreign policy: not isolationist, but predatory
Reposted by Richard Piper
This is huge.
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries 👇
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries 👇
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 2, 2024 at 9:19 AM
This is huge.
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries 👇
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries 👇
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...