Stephanie Swofford Bolton
@stephbolton.bsky.social
powered by coffee and music... and sometimes snark, but that's probably because I need more coffee; music therapist living in north AL; love football (roll tide/who dat), New Orleans, snow in winter, gardening, being the "weird mom" to my amazing trans son
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In January, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services will roll out a pilot program that will use AI to review Medicare patients' requests for care.
Insurers will get rewarded when they deny care.
What could go wrong?
Insurers will get rewarded when they deny care.
What could go wrong?
December 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
In January, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services will roll out a pilot program that will use AI to review Medicare patients' requests for care.
Insurers will get rewarded when they deny care.
What could go wrong?
Insurers will get rewarded when they deny care.
What could go wrong?
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“Growing concerns about the job market… most layoffs since the start of the Great Recession…”
No wonder Trump is hiding the data
No wonder Trump is hiding the data
December 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
“Growing concerns about the job market… most layoffs since the start of the Great Recession…”
No wonder Trump is hiding the data
No wonder Trump is hiding the data
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Dear male White House reporters,
The next time Trump insults one of your female colleagues, if one of you doesn’t interject and say “Excuse me, sir, but fuck you.” God is going to lose his mind.
Regards,
God
The next time Trump insults one of your female colleagues, if one of you doesn’t interject and say “Excuse me, sir, but fuck you.” God is going to lose his mind.
Regards,
God
December 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Dear male White House reporters,
The next time Trump insults one of your female colleagues, if one of you doesn’t interject and say “Excuse me, sir, but fuck you.” God is going to lose his mind.
Regards,
God
The next time Trump insults one of your female colleagues, if one of you doesn’t interject and say “Excuse me, sir, but fuck you.” God is going to lose his mind.
Regards,
God
I may have infected several friends with a pirate Christmas sea shanty earworm. Yes, it's a thing. I'll let you decide if you want to self-infect by looking it up on YouTube. 😂 #forewarned
December 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I may have infected several friends with a pirate Christmas sea shanty earworm. Yes, it's a thing. I'll let you decide if you want to self-infect by looking it up on YouTube. 😂 #forewarned
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The U.S. Department of Education announced a proposed agreement Tuesday that would permanently axe an income-driven student loan repayment plan in which more than 7 million student loan borrowers are enrolled.
Trump administration aims to officially scrap Biden-era student loan forgiveness program • Tennessee Lookout
The U.S. Department of Education announced a proposed agreement that would permanently axe an income-driven student loan repayment plan.
tennesseelookout.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
The U.S. Department of Education announced a proposed agreement Tuesday that would permanently axe an income-driven student loan repayment plan in which more than 7 million student loan borrowers are enrolled.
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It's vile to kill people with no actual legal justification and also vile to joke about killing those people.
Trump: "The problem is nobody wants to go fishing anymore. They don't want to get in boats. They don't want anything to do with boats. I think we've destroyed the boat market. Other than that it's been very effective."
December 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
It's vile to kill people with no actual legal justification and also vile to joke about killing those people.
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David Ellison reportedly told Trump he’d make “sweeping changes” to CNN if Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. gets approved.
Meanwhile, Jared Kushner and three Middle East countries are backing the bid — while Kushner advises Trump on foreign policy.
Corruption on display.
Meanwhile, Jared Kushner and three Middle East countries are backing the bid — while Kushner advises Trump on foreign policy.
Corruption on display.
December 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
David Ellison reportedly told Trump he’d make “sweeping changes” to CNN if Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. gets approved.
Meanwhile, Jared Kushner and three Middle East countries are backing the bid — while Kushner advises Trump on foreign policy.
Corruption on display.
Meanwhile, Jared Kushner and three Middle East countries are backing the bid — while Kushner advises Trump on foreign policy.
Corruption on display.
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It is not lost on me that the namesake of this organization's wife would come down from the heavens and kick all of their assess with both ease and delight if she could.
The John Adams Society began quietly excluding women from membership this semester, former and prospective affiliates told The Crimson. It is now effectively functioning as a single-sex organization.
@abbysgerstein and @JackBReardon report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
@abbysgerstein and @JackBReardon report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
‘For the Reinvention of Man’: How a Conservative Debating Society at Harvard Pushed Women From Its Ranks | News | The Harvard Crimson
The John Adams Society began quietly excluding women from membership this semester, former and prospective affiliates told The Crimson. It is now effectively functioning as a single-sex organization.
www.thecrimson.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It is not lost on me that the namesake of this organization's wife would come down from the heavens and kick all of their assess with both ease and delight if she could.
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I’m furiously sick of this. Other reporters: where the hell are you?
The President of the United States has been verbally abusing female journalists for weeks
Quiet Piggy
You’re ugly inside & out
Are you a stupid person?
You’re the most obnoxious reporter. A terrible reporter
Enough. The White House press corps must him out
Make him explain himself or walk out
Quiet Piggy
You’re ugly inside & out
Are you a stupid person?
You’re the most obnoxious reporter. A terrible reporter
Enough. The White House press corps must him out
Make him explain himself or walk out
December 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I’m furiously sick of this. Other reporters: where the hell are you?
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The best reading of this article: Trump is going to use FDA to restrict medication abortion, but he wants to wait until after the midterms so the Republicans don't experience blowback. But that just makes the midterms more important. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
FDA Slow Walking a Long-Awaited Abortion Pill Safety Study
The Food and Drug Administration has delayed a promised review of safety data for the abortion drug mifepristone at Commissioner Marty Makary’s request to put it off until after the midterm elections,...
www.bloomberg.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The best reading of this article: Trump is going to use FDA to restrict medication abortion, but he wants to wait until after the midterms so the Republicans don't experience blowback. But that just makes the midterms more important. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I'm Christian, but one of my favorite things in the December holiday season is listening to a Jewish acapella group sing about how to make latkes for Hanukkah. Like, that's the whole song. Go look them up, they're terrific. Maccabeats, Latke Recipe.
December 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I'm Christian, but one of my favorite things in the December holiday season is listening to a Jewish acapella group sing about how to make latkes for Hanukkah. Like, that's the whole song. Go look them up, they're terrific. Maccabeats, Latke Recipe.
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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Incarcerated members of the LGBTQ community already face heightened risks for physical and sexual violence, and this directive to disregard the law will only put them further at risk.
Human rights don't end at the prison walls.
Human rights don't end at the prison walls.
DOJ orders prison inspectors to stop considering LGBTQ safety standards
A memo obtained by NPR shows the Justice Department is telling inspectors to stop evaluating prisons using standards designed to protect trans and other LGBTQ community members from sexual violence.
www.npr.org
December 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Incarcerated members of the LGBTQ community already face heightened risks for physical and sexual violence, and this directive to disregard the law will only put them further at risk.
Human rights don't end at the prison walls.
Human rights don't end at the prison walls.
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It is both deeply ironic and profoundly funny that all these overconfident maga chud dudebros are convinced they'll be at the top of a meritocratic system, when in reality they're actually the ones who've benefited most from what they themselves characterize as non-meritocratic factors.
Ending DEI practices in college admissions will expose an uncomfortable truth. Women now outperform men academically.
If universities stop trying to gender balance incoming classes but instead admit based on merit, they’ll reject men at higher rates than they do today.
If universities stop trying to gender balance incoming classes but instead admit based on merit, they’ll reject men at higher rates than they do today.
Trump’s attack on DEI may hurt college men, particularly White men
The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion also targets gender. The ban may impact gender balancing practices that often benefit college men.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
It is both deeply ironic and profoundly funny that all these overconfident maga chud dudebros are convinced they'll be at the top of a meritocratic system, when in reality they're actually the ones who've benefited most from what they themselves characterize as non-meritocratic factors.
Good morning from frosty north Alabama! Jones Valley this morning. Just off camera are cows.
December 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Good morning from frosty north Alabama! Jones Valley this morning. Just off camera are cows.
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160 years ago today, the 13th Amendment was ratified to end slavery, with one major exception: punishment for a crime.
The legacy of slavery lives on as people behind bars are still coerced into working for mere pennies or nothing at all.
It's long overdue to abolish slavery in all its forms.
The legacy of slavery lives on as people behind bars are still coerced into working for mere pennies or nothing at all.
It's long overdue to abolish slavery in all its forms.
December 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
160 years ago today, the 13th Amendment was ratified to end slavery, with one major exception: punishment for a crime.
The legacy of slavery lives on as people behind bars are still coerced into working for mere pennies or nothing at all.
It's long overdue to abolish slavery in all its forms.
The legacy of slavery lives on as people behind bars are still coerced into working for mere pennies or nothing at all.
It's long overdue to abolish slavery in all its forms.
For those playing along... 9:24am #whamageddon 😂🫤
December 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
For those playing along... 9:24am #whamageddon 😂🫤
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The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
This sugar cookie dough was supposed to roll out for cut-out cookies for a networking party tomorrow. Clearly, not rolling out. 🫤.
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
This sugar cookie dough was supposed to roll out for cut-out cookies for a networking party tomorrow. Clearly, not rolling out. 🫤.
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👏👏👏👏 Like, follow, and share if you love libraries and the right to read! 👏👏👏
December 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
👏👏👏👏 Like, follow, and share if you love libraries and the right to read! 👏👏👏
[walks into room where hubby is watching a YouTube video of a guy living in the woods in a tiny house]
Me: are you thinking of living in a tiny house in a forest?
Him: wouldn't you want to live there with me?
Me: our marriage vows didn't include tiny houses, so nope. 😂😂
Me: are you thinking of living in a tiny house in a forest?
Him: wouldn't you want to live there with me?
Me: our marriage vows didn't include tiny houses, so nope. 😂😂
December 4, 2025 at 3:33 AM
[walks into room where hubby is watching a YouTube video of a guy living in the woods in a tiny house]
Me: are you thinking of living in a tiny house in a forest?
Him: wouldn't you want to live there with me?
Me: our marriage vows didn't include tiny houses, so nope. 😂😂
Me: are you thinking of living in a tiny house in a forest?
Him: wouldn't you want to live there with me?
Me: our marriage vows didn't include tiny houses, so nope. 😂😂
One nice thing about being sick is I tend to drink more tea. Been enjoying a Lady Grey tea I grabbed on vacation in Charleston several months ago as well as an authentic Indian Chai tea from a shop in Seattle.
December 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
One nice thing about being sick is I tend to drink more tea. Been enjoying a Lady Grey tea I grabbed on vacation in Charleston several months ago as well as an authentic Indian Chai tea from a shop in Seattle.
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The answer is yes.
Was this even up for debate?
Was this even up for debate?
wait, everyone didn't already know?
(gift link)
(gift link)
Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation?
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The answer is yes.
Was this even up for debate?
Was this even up for debate?
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An anti-discrimination rule that forecloses magazines that write about James Baldwin and Prince but not magazines that write about William F Buckley and Taylor Swift. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
U. of Alabama Suspends Black and Female Student Magazines, Citing D.E.I. Guidance
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
An anti-discrimination rule that forecloses magazines that write about James Baldwin and Prince but not magazines that write about William F Buckley and Taylor Swift. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...