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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.

If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.

Trump Plan Would Tie Some Drug Prices to What Peer Nations Pay | Chetan Tadvalkar | 471 comments I've never seen a better example of the failure to brand, market, and storytell than in the demonization of US pharma. Over the past decade alone we've seen literal miracle drugs emerge (PD-...

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DOGE’s Only Public Ledger Is Riddled With Mistakes The figures from Elon Musk’s team of outsiders represent billions in government cuts. They are also full of accounting errors, outdated data and other miscalculations.

Not the receipts they keep bragging about…

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What Happens To Your Body When You’re Grieving Podcast Episode · Science Friday · 02/20/2025 · 18m

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Stanford scientists transform ubiquitous skin bacterium into a topical vaccine Stanford University scientists' findings in mice could translate into a radical, needle-free vaccination approach that would also eliminate reactions including fever, swelling and pain.

Let’s just hope research like this continues.

What Elon Musk Wants The Ezra Klein Show · Episode

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Hope and camaraderie are stronger than fear What we're hearing from you

Hope and camaraderie are stronger than fear … and Power comes from the bottom up, too.

When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.

Fellow NSA - National Security Agency veterans. Look at what’s happened at the National Cryptologic Museum. They covered up with brown paper the photos of Women in American Cryptology. All in response to President Trump’s anti-diversity executive order.

YouTube video by TEDx Talks How do our brains handle grief? | Mary-Frances O'Connor | TEDxUArizona

Understanding grief and our brains.

U.S. Figure Skating Family Support Fund

A way to help the families left behind.

Absolutely devastating. Waiting to hear who from our community has been lost. My heart is breaking for the families.

Medical toxicologist here to confirm: all available, real-world data has proven mifepristone is actually even safer than many over the counter medicines.

Mortality rates:

Mifepristone: 0.65/100,000
Penicillin 2/100K
Viagra 4/100K

Pregnancy in the US: 22/100,000 (some states see rates >60/100K)

YouTube video by The Golden Circle Caroline Kennedy reads her letter to Senators denouncing her “predator” cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Wise words from Sweet Caroline.

Survey Finds Wide Support for Raising Taxes to Stabilize Social Security Reduction in benefits projected by 2035 unless action is taken to shore up vital program

A large, bipartisan majority of Americans favors raising taxes to strengthen Social Security’s finances and avert a benefit cut in the next decade … 85% percent of those polled said benefit levels should be maintained or increased even if it means higher taxes for some or all Americans.

Power also comes from the bottom up Don't forget that you have it.

Thank you for the inspiration @kkjetelina.bsky.social

As Homeland Security Ranking Member for Counterterrorism, I just received this list of grants the Trump Admin is blocking from funding.
 
This is a gift to terrorists and our adversaries across the world. Trump needs to stop this madness and resume funding now.

The midterm elections are in 645 days.

A Less Brutal Alternative to IVF Fertility treatment doesn’t have to be so painful.

New scientific techniques are raising the possibility that an alternative to IVF could free thousands of aspiring mothers from brutal protocols, @kristenvbrown.bsky.social reports.

A family photo with the text that says "We mourn members of our family who perished in the Holocaust. Yuer Wikler, Rivche Wikler Garfinkle, Moshe Wikler, Heza Schorr."

This #HolocaustRemembranceDay, we remember the 6 million Jews, including members of my own family—and the millions of others—who were murdered by the Nazis.

Never forget. Never again. Unite against antisemitism, and all hate.

Don't Gaslight Yourself. You're Right To Grieve What's Happening to America. I know what you're thinking.

If enough time passes, an otherwise healthy person can start to get used to sickness.

They can slowly begin to convince themselves that almost any horrifying, toxic, painful, twisted reality is acceptable.

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Health officials facing 'unprecedented' tuberculosis outbreak in northeast Kansas The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reports 66 active cases of tuberculosis and 79 infections in the Kansas City Metro area in 2024. As of this month, the number

Just as national health is “paused.”

(above an image of Congress) INDIVISIBLE: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO DEMOCRACY ON THE BRINK Strategies, Tactics, And Tips For How Everyday Americans Can Fight Back Together Wherever We Live

In 2017, we only had 6 Democratic trifecta states.

Today, we have 15 Democratic trifecta states and we control even more mayorships and city councils.

There’s enormous opportunity to go on offense to protect our rights & offer a safe-haven to red state residents under threat: indivisible.org/guide

What Does It Mean That Donald Trump Is a Fascist? Trump takes the tools of dictators and adapts them for the Internet. We should expect him to try to cling to power until death, and create a cult of January 6th martyrs.

Donald Trump takes the tools of dictators and adapts them for the Internet. We should expect him to try to cling to power until death, and create a cult of January 6th martyrs, Timothy Snyder writes.

A Statement of Faith from Merciful Christians Sometimes what seems like reality is just volume.

We are Christians who believe a faith without mercy and empathy is fraudulent, heretical, and devoid of Jesus.

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He’s all set. The other companies need help to pivot.

How Some Christian Group Homes Avoid Florida’s Standards In place of the state, a nonprofit association has regulatory authority over about two dozen of the facilities.

“Deregulation”

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