Stephen Frum
@unurse.bsky.social
RN with National Nurses United (he/him)
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I support #Veterans
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I support #Veterans
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We're facing a nurse staffing crisis because hospital administrators intentionally understaff units to increase their bottom line — and people aren't willing to work in these awful and dangerous conditions.
January 11, 2026 at 11:51 PM
We're facing a nurse staffing crisis because hospital administrators intentionally understaff units to increase their bottom line — and people aren't willing to work in these awful and dangerous conditions.
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A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
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2,500 nurses at Maine Medical Center won a new contract this week! 🎉
Here's what they're celebrating:
❌ Workplace violence protections,
👥 Safe staffing,
🥪 Increased meal break coverage, and
✊ Gains on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee.
Here's what they're celebrating:
❌ Workplace violence protections,
👥 Safe staffing,
🥪 Increased meal break coverage, and
✊ Gains on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee.
January 10, 2026 at 7:57 PM
2,500 nurses at Maine Medical Center won a new contract this week! 🎉
Here's what they're celebrating:
❌ Workplace violence protections,
👥 Safe staffing,
🥪 Increased meal break coverage, and
✊ Gains on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee.
Here's what they're celebrating:
❌ Workplace violence protections,
👥 Safe staffing,
🥪 Increased meal break coverage, and
✊ Gains on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee.
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How much has ICE officer training deteriorated under Trump?
New deportation officers at ICE used to receive about 5 months of training; Academy training has now been shortened to just 47 days, a number "picked because Trump is the 47th president."
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
New deportation officers at ICE used to receive about 5 months of training; Academy training has now been shortened to just 47 days, a number "picked because Trump is the 47th president."
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Fast Times at Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Flush with cash and soaring with hubris, Trump appointees are supersizing ICE.
www.theatlantic.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:26 PM
How much has ICE officer training deteriorated under Trump?
New deportation officers at ICE used to receive about 5 months of training; Academy training has now been shortened to just 47 days, a number "picked because Trump is the 47th president."
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
New deportation officers at ICE used to receive about 5 months of training; Academy training has now been shortened to just 47 days, a number "picked because Trump is the 47th president."
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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US policy on protests in Iran somewhat different from policy on protests in US: “On Friday, the US repeated that killing protesters would be met with a military response.”
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Iran medics describe overwhelmed hospitals as protests in 14th day
Health workers in Tehran report being overwhelmed by injured on Friday night as security forces and demonstrators clash.
www.bbc.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:03 PM
US policy on protests in Iran somewhat different from policy on protests in US: “On Friday, the US repeated that killing protesters would be met with a military response.”
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Important to note that whatever is happening with management and ownership at CBS News, they still have good journalists doing good work.
So a CBS Evening News reporter actually did a pretty solid breakdown of the ICE murder video, talking to a former agent who details all the ways Ross messed up. And yet: It didn’t air on the actual show tonight. CBS did post it to YouTube—and it has nearly 800k views already youtu.be/6ywLEESFDu0?...
Retired ICE agent breaks down deadly Minneapolis shooting
YouTube video by CBS Evening News
youtu.be
January 9, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Important to note that whatever is happening with management and ownership at CBS News, they still have good journalists doing good work.
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Today marks 15 years since Gabby Giffords was shot at a constituent meeting, in an attack that killed 6 and wounded 13.
I am proud to cosponsor a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to honor the victims and their families today, and recommit to ending gun and political violence.
I am proud to cosponsor a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to honor the victims and their families today, and recommit to ending gun and political violence.
January 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Today marks 15 years since Gabby Giffords was shot at a constituent meeting, in an attack that killed 6 and wounded 13.
I am proud to cosponsor a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to honor the victims and their families today, and recommit to ending gun and political violence.
I am proud to cosponsor a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to honor the victims and their families today, and recommit to ending gun and political violence.
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URGENT: Congress is back in session and they need to hear from us!
Let’s flood our representatives’ phone lines and demand they do what it takes to save the health care of tens of millions of people — extend ACA subsidies. ☎️
Let’s flood our representatives’ phone lines and demand they do what it takes to save the health care of tens of millions of people — extend ACA subsidies. ☎️
January 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
URGENT: Congress is back in session and they need to hear from us!
Let’s flood our representatives’ phone lines and demand they do what it takes to save the health care of tens of millions of people — extend ACA subsidies. ☎️
Let’s flood our representatives’ phone lines and demand they do what it takes to save the health care of tens of millions of people — extend ACA subsidies. ☎️
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We are outraged with the Trump administration's unilateral military action against Venezuela — especially as working class people across the U.S. are struggling here at home to afford basic necessities such as health care, food, and housing. https://bit.ly/3Nwrizi
Nurses condemn Trump's unilateral military action against Venezuela
Nurses across the country are outraged that the Trump administration has ignored the Constitution and committed an imperialist act of war over the weekend without approval from Congress and without backing from our patients, working class people across ...
www.nationalnursesunited.org
January 5, 2026 at 9:17 PM
We are outraged with the Trump administration's unilateral military action against Venezuela — especially as working class people across the U.S. are struggling here at home to afford basic necessities such as health care, food, and housing. https://bit.ly/3Nwrizi
If US action in Venezuela is not an act of war, what is this:
The Cuban government charges President Trump with piracy, deploys commandos to grab him
(killing 40 Americans in the process), and then claims they “run the US.”
Would we call that an act of war?
The Cuban government charges President Trump with piracy, deploys commandos to grab him
(killing 40 Americans in the process), and then claims they “run the US.”
Would we call that an act of war?
January 4, 2026 at 8:21 PM
If US action in Venezuela is not an act of war, what is this:
The Cuban government charges President Trump with piracy, deploys commandos to grab him
(killing 40 Americans in the process), and then claims they “run the US.”
Would we call that an act of war?
The Cuban government charges President Trump with piracy, deploys commandos to grab him
(killing 40 Americans in the process), and then claims they “run the US.”
Would we call that an act of war?
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NEW: In a phone call this morning, I asked President Trump why Venezuelan regime change was different from Iraq. “I didn’t do Iraq. That was Bush. You’ll have to ask Bush that question, because we should have never gone into Iraq," he told me. Here is the story: www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Trump: Delcy Rodríguez Might Be Next
The president told The Atlantic that the interim Venezuelan president will meet a fate worse than Maduro’s unless she complies with U.S. wishes.
www.theatlantic.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:22 PM
NEW: In a phone call this morning, I asked President Trump why Venezuelan regime change was different from Iraq. “I didn’t do Iraq. That was Bush. You’ll have to ask Bush that question, because we should have never gone into Iraq," he told me. Here is the story: www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
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“When you are dying, at least in my limited experience, you start remembering everything.” Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, writes about receiving a terminal diagnosis. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/a-battle-with-my-blood
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“When you are dying, at least in my limited experience, you start remembering everything.” Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, writes about receiving a terminal diagnosis. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/a-battle-with-my-blood
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Curiouser and Curiouser: in the economy of 2025 nothing added up and nothing made sense. The very positive GDP numbers are a perfect end to a mad year. My latest for @bloomberg.com
#economy #gdp #2026 #tariffs
#economy #gdp #2026 #tariffs
December 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Curiouser and Curiouser: in the economy of 2025 nothing added up and nothing made sense. The very positive GDP numbers are a perfect end to a mad year. My latest for @bloomberg.com
#economy #gdp #2026 #tariffs
#economy #gdp #2026 #tariffs
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NNU wouldn't exist without Linda Hamilton. A fierce RN and union visionary, Linda helped found our union. She led with courage and fought for Medicare for All until the very end. We honor her legacy in 2025 and always. https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/article/visionary-leader
Visionary Leader
Hamilton, who passed away at home in Lake Spring Park, Minn., in July 2025, was a registered nurse, fierce union leader, and committed health care activist with endless energy for fighting the good fi...
www.nationalnursesunited.org
December 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
NNU wouldn't exist without Linda Hamilton. A fierce RN and union visionary, Linda helped found our union. She led with courage and fought for Medicare for All until the very end. We honor her legacy in 2025 and always. https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/article/visionary-leader
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Transgender people deserve the same chance to thrive and live fulfilling lives as everyone else.
Shame on Republicans for trying to strip away healthcare from vulnerable children.
And shame on anyone who votes to deny care to families trying to do right by their kids.
Shame on Republicans for trying to strip away healthcare from vulnerable children.
And shame on anyone who votes to deny care to families trying to do right by their kids.
December 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Transgender people deserve the same chance to thrive and live fulfilling lives as everyone else.
Shame on Republicans for trying to strip away healthcare from vulnerable children.
And shame on anyone who votes to deny care to families trying to do right by their kids.
Shame on Republicans for trying to strip away healthcare from vulnerable children.
And shame on anyone who votes to deny care to families trying to do right by their kids.
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Chart Week 🦈 📈 Day #5 Silver Linings & The 50 Year Newspaper #economy #poverty #infantmortality #lifeexpectancy
December 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Chart Week 🦈 📈 Day #5 Silver Linings & The 50 Year Newspaper #economy #poverty #infantmortality #lifeexpectancy
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“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
December 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
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FUN FACT FRIDAY: SOCIAL SECURITY EDITION 📣
Did you know: In 2025, millionaires (and billionaires, and trillionaires) pay the same for Social Security as someone earning $176,100? 😲
Say it ain't so @moniquemorrissey.bsky.social
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Did you know: In 2025, millionaires (and billionaires, and trillionaires) pay the same for Social Security as someone earning $176,100? 😲
Say it ain't so @moniquemorrissey.bsky.social
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Should high earners support scrapping Social Security’s cap on taxable earnings?
Earnings above a cap aren’t subject to the payroll taxes that fund Social Security. As a result, billionaires pay the same tax as someone earning $176,100 in 2025 (the cap is indexed to the average wa...
www.epi.org
December 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
FUN FACT FRIDAY: SOCIAL SECURITY EDITION 📣
Did you know: In 2025, millionaires (and billionaires, and trillionaires) pay the same for Social Security as someone earning $176,100? 😲
Say it ain't so @moniquemorrissey.bsky.social
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Did you know: In 2025, millionaires (and billionaires, and trillionaires) pay the same for Social Security as someone earning $176,100? 😲
Say it ain't so @moniquemorrissey.bsky.social
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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Worth remembering now
Protest by the United States Against Attacks by Japanese Naval Forces on Survivors of Torpedoed American Merchant Vessels June 1944
"The United States Government protests most emphatically against this inhuman form of warfare ..."
Protest by the United States Against Attacks by Japanese Naval Forces on Survivors of Torpedoed American Merchant Vessels June 1944
"The United States Government protests most emphatically against this inhuman form of warfare ..."
December 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Worth remembering now
Protest by the United States Against Attacks by Japanese Naval Forces on Survivors of Torpedoed American Merchant Vessels June 1944
"The United States Government protests most emphatically against this inhuman form of warfare ..."
Protest by the United States Against Attacks by Japanese Naval Forces on Survivors of Torpedoed American Merchant Vessels June 1944
"The United States Government protests most emphatically against this inhuman form of warfare ..."
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Scientists studied thousands of children born March 2020-May 2021.
Out of 800+ mothers diagnosed with COVID-19, 16.3% of their babies received a neurodevelopmental diagnosis by 3 years old, compared with 9.7% who weren’t exposed to COVID-19 in utero.
Out of 800+ mothers diagnosed with COVID-19, 16.3% of their babies received a neurodevelopmental diagnosis by 3 years old, compared with 9.7% who weren’t exposed to COVID-19 in utero.
Amid Confusing CDC Guidance About Vaccines, Study Highlights New Risk of COVID-19 During Pregnancy
A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to sto...
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Scientists studied thousands of children born March 2020-May 2021.
Out of 800+ mothers diagnosed with COVID-19, 16.3% of their babies received a neurodevelopmental diagnosis by 3 years old, compared with 9.7% who weren’t exposed to COVID-19 in utero.
Out of 800+ mothers diagnosed with COVID-19, 16.3% of their babies received a neurodevelopmental diagnosis by 3 years old, compared with 9.7% who weren’t exposed to COVID-19 in utero.
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In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.