Mike Kohut
@slinky-prophet.bsky.social
Job: qualitative health researcher
Fave books: the Locked Tomb series
Fave movie: Drowning Mona
Fave music: punk or blue grass covers of songs from the 70s, 80s and 90s.
Fave books: the Locked Tomb series
Fave movie: Drowning Mona
Fave music: punk or blue grass covers of songs from the 70s, 80s and 90s.
The thing that has surprised me the most about the 8 folders is that I haven't heard any of them make a moral argument for ending the shutdown. They could say they couldn't bear to see so many suffer without food in November, and to explicitly point out that Trump clearly doesn't care.
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The thing that has surprised me the most about the 8 folders is that I haven't heard any of them make a moral argument for ending the shutdown. They could say they couldn't bear to see so many suffer without food in November, and to explicitly point out that Trump clearly doesn't care.
Just listened to an interview on NPR with John Fetterman, who is promoting his book, and didn't expect to hear just how really bad his politics are.
November 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Just listened to an interview on NPR with John Fetterman, who is promoting his book, and didn't expect to hear just how really bad his politics are.
It's crazy to me this is often ignored around questions of why people aren't having kids. This was a huge factor for me, at least. It'd be great to see more analysis of this. For me, the real concern isn't just climate change but the apparent inability our unwillingness to address it.
Anxiety over global warming is leading some young Americans to say they don't want children
Younger generations of Americans are increasingly citing climate change as making them reticent to have children.
apnews.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
It's crazy to me this is often ignored around questions of why people aren't having kids. This was a huge factor for me, at least. It'd be great to see more analysis of this. For me, the real concern isn't just climate change but the apparent inability our unwillingness to address it.
Southpark has done it again. Wow, depicting Trump as an incontinent orange man flying around in a jet and shitting all over the country. It's a little too on the nose, maybe?
October 19, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Southpark has done it again. Wow, depicting Trump as an incontinent orange man flying around in a jet and shitting all over the country. It's a little too on the nose, maybe?
What a crazy surprise! Who could've seen this coming?
Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goals
President Donald Trump is now openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign.
apnews.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
What a crazy surprise! Who could've seen this coming?
I know there's worse stuff going on, but why do companies keep adding stevia to products? I used to love the Liquid Death teas, then they added stevia. I used to get carnation instant breakfast for my kid, but now they're adding stevia. I'd rather something just not be as sweet.
October 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I know there's worse stuff going on, but why do companies keep adding stevia to products? I used to love the Liquid Death teas, then they added stevia. I used to get carnation instant breakfast for my kid, but now they're adding stevia. I'd rather something just not be as sweet.
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The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.
Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon
The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.
www.npr.org
September 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.
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“The Kentucky Hospital Association warns that without state and federal intervention, healthcare facilities across the state will be forced to reduce services, lay off medical staff, and in some cases, shut down completely…That's not fearmongering. It's simply a fact”.
Kentucky hospital group warns of closures, reduced services, job losses due to Medicaid cuts
Healthcare in Kentucky is facing a tough future with billions in Medicaid cuts on the horizon, according to the Kentucky Hospital Association.
www.lex18.com
August 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
“The Kentucky Hospital Association warns that without state and federal intervention, healthcare facilities across the state will be forced to reduce services, lay off medical staff, and in some cases, shut down completely…That's not fearmongering. It's simply a fact”.
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Congress eliminated public media funding. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together.
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July 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Congress eliminated public media funding. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together.
Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq
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Breaking news: most Americans have an accurate understanding of the GOP tax bill.
Most US adults think the GOP tax bill will help the wealthy and harm the poor, AP-NORC poll finds
A new AP-NORC poll shows that while Republican elected officials are promoting their recently passed tax and spending bill as a win for working Americans, everyday Americans broadly see it as a win fo...
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July 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Breaking news: most Americans have an accurate understanding of the GOP tax bill.
I guess I'm just confused about... what are we supposed to be proud about?
National pride is declining in America. And it's splitting by party lines, new Gallup polling shows
A poll shows only 36% of Democrats say they’re “extremely” or “very” proud to be American, reflecting a dramatic decline in national pride that's also clear among young people.
apnews.com
June 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I guess I'm just confused about... what are we supposed to be proud about?
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Priscilla Chan’s decision to stop funding the school she opened to help struggling families shows the risks for communities reliant on wealthy private donors.
The Chan-Zuckerbergs stopped funding social causes. 400 kids lost their school.
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg’s retreat from funding social issues forced the closure of a school Chan opened for disadvantaged families in Silicon Valley.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Priscilla Chan’s decision to stop funding the school she opened to help struggling families shows the risks for communities reliant on wealthy private donors.
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In 2022, inspectors described a “cascade of failure” at one foreign factory.
The FDA barred it from shipping drugs to the U.S. — then excused more than 20 drugs from the ban, despite risks to consumers.
The FDA barred it from shipping drugs to the U.S. — then excused more than 20 drugs from the ban, despite risks to consumers.
Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs
A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
www.propublica.org
June 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
In 2022, inspectors described a “cascade of failure” at one foreign factory.
The FDA barred it from shipping drugs to the U.S. — then excused more than 20 drugs from the ban, despite risks to consumers.
The FDA barred it from shipping drugs to the U.S. — then excused more than 20 drugs from the ban, despite risks to consumers.
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🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️
June 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️
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Rewatched Robocop 1987 for the first time since it came out. I had picked up on the strong satirical elements as a 7 year old. One thing I originally got wrong: James Woods was not the actor to play Robocop.
June 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Rewatched Robocop 1987 for the first time since it came out. I had picked up on the strong satirical elements as a 7 year old. One thing I originally got wrong: James Woods was not the actor to play Robocop.
A rat with clockwork wings! #cloudwardho #dimension20
June 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
A rat with clockwork wings! #cloudwardho #dimension20
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Republicans snuck an AI regulation BAN into the “Big Beautiful Bill.”
That means companies like Real Page can use AI to get around price fixing laws and RAISE YOUR RENT.
BUT this policy violates the Senate's budget rules.
I'm calling foul — and fighting back to reject it.
That means companies like Real Page can use AI to get around price fixing laws and RAISE YOUR RENT.
BUT this policy violates the Senate's budget rules.
I'm calling foul — and fighting back to reject it.
Republicans snuck an AI regulation BAN into the “Big Beautiful Bill.”
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
www.youtube.com
June 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Republicans snuck an AI regulation BAN into the “Big Beautiful Bill.”
That means companies like Real Page can use AI to get around price fixing laws and RAISE YOUR RENT.
BUT this policy violates the Senate's budget rules.
I'm calling foul — and fighting back to reject it.
That means companies like Real Page can use AI to get around price fixing laws and RAISE YOUR RENT.
BUT this policy violates the Senate's budget rules.
I'm calling foul — and fighting back to reject it.
This was in the mail way back in January when the cuts started, but I'm glad AP is covering it to hopefully make more folks aware. For health researchers, Covid-19 highlighted major gaps in public health to address. But this is taking us back even further.
Deep cuts erode the foundations of US public health system, end progress, threaten worse to come
Americans are losing an array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy.
apnews.com
May 31, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This was in the mail way back in January when the cuts started, but I'm glad AP is covering it to hopefully make more folks aware. For health researchers, Covid-19 highlighted major gaps in public health to address. But this is taking us back even further.
Blown away to learn that when your Google home timer is going off, you aren't supposed to say "hey Google, thank you" or anything like that. You just say "stop."
May 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Blown away to learn that when your Google home timer is going off, you aren't supposed to say "hey Google, thank you" or anything like that. You just say "stop."
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#ICYMI: Unlike several nearby states, North Carolina does not require training for local emergency managers.
Yancey County’s emergency manager had taken the job seven years before Helene hit after a long Army career. Yet, he had no emergency management experience.
Yancey County’s emergency manager had taken the job seven years before Helene hit after a long Army career. Yet, he had no emergency management experience.
Prescient Warnings About Helene Didn’t Reach People in Harm’s Way. Here Are 5 Lessons for the Next Hurricane.
After four months of reporting, ProPublica found that the warnings about Helene were eerily accurate. Yet, local residents remained largely unaware of the enormity of danger approaching as the storm…
www.propublica.org
May 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
#ICYMI: Unlike several nearby states, North Carolina does not require training for local emergency managers.
Yancey County’s emergency manager had taken the job seven years before Helene hit after a long Army career. Yet, he had no emergency management experience.
Yancey County’s emergency manager had taken the job seven years before Helene hit after a long Army career. Yet, he had no emergency management experience.
TLDR: Celgene, the company that owns the rights to revlimid, are a bunch of greedy fucks. This isn't about them recouping the costs of development, as it was already discovered. They just knew people dying of cancer would pay that much to not die.
After ProPublica’s @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social was diagnosed with cancer, he set out to understand why a single pill of his medication costs the same as a new iPhone.
David's covered high drug prices for years, but what he discovered shocked even him.
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
David's covered high drug prices for years, but what he discovered shocked even him.
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
Cancer Drug Revlimid Saves Lives — but Costs a Fortune. I Wanted to Know Why.
YouTube video by ProPublica
www.youtube.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
TLDR: Celgene, the company that owns the rights to revlimid, are a bunch of greedy fucks. This isn't about them recouping the costs of development, as it was already discovered. They just knew people dying of cancer would pay that much to not die.
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In this op-ed, politics editor Lex McMenamin explains why using AI to search "how to be sustainable" could be accomplishing the opposite.
ChatGPT Is Everywhere — Why Aren't We Talking About Its Environmental Costs?
One estimate found that a single ChatGPT search uses 10 times the energy of a normal Google search.
www.teenvogue.com
May 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
In this op-ed, politics editor Lex McMenamin explains why using AI to search "how to be sustainable" could be accomplishing the opposite.