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Ohio Bikedude @rholt.bsky.social · 3m

GOP and #Donnie2Dolls taking healthcare from Americans. "The six-year pilot program begins Jan. 1 in Arizona, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and Washington, and will rely on artificial intelligence to help decide whether certain care is eligible for coverage."  www.cascadepbs.org/news/2025/09...

Feds roll out AI pilot program for Medicare reviews in Washington

The program will rely on the technology to help decide if procedures are eligible for coverage, which Sen. Murray called a move “to privatize Medicare.”

www.cascadepbs.org

Ohio Bikedude @rholt.bsky.social · 1h

Yes, we traded-in/donated our two gas power vehicles, and purchased a plug-in hybrid EV to go along with our #eBikes. Van mileage/year is low and mostly on electric, and many short trips taken by #eBike. Even cheaper as they will soon be charged by solar power. #SafeInfrastructure4All

Ohio Bikedude @rholt.bsky.social · 1h

How much is it costing taxpayers to fund this tourism opportunity for NG troops?

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 2h

Republicans gave ICE so much money so they could violate all our rights.

ICE bought vehicles equipped with fake cell towers to spy on phones | TechCrunch

The federal contract shows ICE spent $825,000 on vans equipped with “cell-site simulators” which allow the real-world location tracking of nearby phones and their owners.

techcrunch.com

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Snitty 🎃👻 @clofsnitville.bsky.social · 5h

I have long wanted an inflatable dinosaur costume but that was before I realized I could get an inflatable raccoon costume.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Ohio Bikedude @rholt.bsky.social · 2h

I wonder what my senators are really doing in DC right now? They don't seem to care about Ohio farmers #TrumpTariffs, or price hikes on food, energy, and other items, for Ohio residents #TrumpTariffs, or healthcare that will be taken away from many Ohioans #TrumpBigUglyBill #TrumpShutdown

Ohio Bikedude @rholt.bsky.social · 2h

Does Mike Johnson follow anything, or does he just believe that this 'ignorance is bliss' portrayal is what works? #ArtOfTheFail

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Ohio Bikedude @rholt.bsky.social · 2h

Traffic crashes everyone. "Speed-related crashes alone cost an average of $141 for every person in this country. If quality-of-life factors are added in, the total value of societal harm from motor vehicle crashes in 2019 was nearly $1.4 trillion" www.forbes.com/sites/tanyam...

Traffic Crashes Cost U.S. $340 Billion A Year, That’s $230 In Taxes For Every Household

Motor vehicle crashes cost American society $340 billion in 2019. For taxpayers, that’s about $30 billion, or the equivalent of $230 in added taxes for every household.

www.forbes.com

Ohio Bikedude @rholt.bsky.social · 2h

So they want to talk about costs. "Average Economic Cost by Injury Severity or Crash, 2023 , Death (K) $1,952,000/each" injuryfacts.nsc.org/all-injuries...

Guide to Calculating Injury Costs 2023 - Injury Facts

Explore how to calculate costs for motor-vehicle and work-related injuries, as well as injuries occurring in other sectors.

injuryfacts.nsc.org

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Ohio Bikedude @rholt.bsky.social · 2h

Maybe it is time to send the Minnesota NG to Mar-A-Lago to stop crime?

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 19h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Ohio Bikedude @rholt.bsky.social · 1d

Just another requirement that the Dems should put forward as part of a deal to reopen the government. Don't let Mike Johnson pull a Mitch McConnell trick.

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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 1d

"None — repeat none — of America’s fentanyl has been found to originate from Venezuela. Yet Trump and Pete Hegseth, his compulsively strutting “secretary of war”, insist that the country is fuelling America’s opioid epidemic." Me on Trump's wag the dog script. www.ft.com/content/5b3e...

Venezuela is Trump’s useful enemy

Despite the president’s claims, the South American country is nowhere close to being the US’s biggest drug supplier

www.ft.com

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Ohio Bikedude @rholt.bsky.social · 1d

"I don't know the details, I just saw a headline" - Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, making a statement. Also, the other day, "Johnson claimed to have not seen Trump’s speech to military leaders, telling Dean, “I didn’t see it.”. Pretty much sums up his approach in Congress. #DisInformation

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

THE CHICKENS ARE FINALLY COMING HOME TO ROOST

Ryan Walters is out & the investigation floodgates just opened. The Oklahoma AG launched a full audit of Walters’ entire tenure as Superintendent, and it’s about damn time.

Also the education dept website’s being scrubbed of his culture-war nonsense.
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Ohio Bikedude @rholt.bsky.social · 1d

Seems like they are bringing back all of the hits from the 1950s

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Ohio Bikedude @rholt.bsky.social · 1d

Federal prosecutors decline to prosecute, and the US Atty has to to shop around to find willing pawns? Something else for the judge to take into account for this selective vindictive effort.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

New on MSNBC: Trump's new acting U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan has recruited prosecutors from outside her office to take James Comey to trial, after being unable to find any federal prosecutors in her own office willing to pursue the charges, according to two people familiar with the selections.

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Ohio Bikedude @rholt.bsky.social · 1d

So they are trying to make it difficult so that kids don't get vaccines that are needed?

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Ohio Bikedude @rholt.bsky.social · 1d

Who will be writing the book that highlights all of these folks who are displaying 'Profiles in Courage', standing up for the rule of law, and defending democracy?

Ohio Bikedude @rholt.bsky.social · 1d

Agree, smaller subset, but representative. Social media often doesn't seems to be a good platform for productive, in-depth, discussions. #Misinformation #Disinformation #FearOfUnknown #ConfirmationBias

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Ohio Bikedude @rholt.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, release the #TrumpEpsteinFiles now. GOP Congress complicit in country moving towards authoritarian government

Ohio Bikedude @rholt.bsky.social · 1d

The people that need to see your post probably are not on BlueSky. #Motonormativity seems to support placing all modes other than car/truck into simplified categories to assign danger and blame. #eBikesAreNotMotoBikes

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Ohio Bikedude @rholt.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile, in Europe they have shown that infrastructure designed for all modes make it easier for emergency vehicles to respond. What does the elected official think happens when there is a traffic jam caused by drivers of cars/trucks?

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Ohio Bikedude @rholt.bsky.social · 1d

So given the video/photos out of Chicago, it appears that ICE gets no training on deescalating potential conflict situations. Either that, or they have been told to escalate and create conflict.

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