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This is why I wish every one of these folks would pick up Sen. Paul Wellstone’s “Conscience of a Liberal.” He talks about making that transition. Learning that there are different skills necessary.

Nearly blind refugee abandoned by US border patrol found dead in Buffalo Investigation under way after man was dropped off five miles from home but family wasn’t notified, officials say

They dropped a blind guy off on the side of the road without telling his family, and he ended up dead.

The Border Patrol agents should be charged with manslaughter.

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His son lives in Rockville, MD.

This one hits hard.

I noticed this one and then was looking for the beginning.

thinking about how Savannah Guthrie had to cancel her trip to work the Olympics because of her mom’s kidnapping but the guy who heads up the investigative body handling the case was posting pictures of himself in the US hockey locker room today lol

Current plans seems to be to open up the boundary Waters to mining by some big Chilean company. You know ruin the outdoor and nature stuff and all the small businesses around it in favor of throwing money at a big one.

There's still time to make a fuss.

Yeah exactly, which is why I don't usually mention.

On some level I kind of figure given just how much a ridiculous amount of money bezos has there are going to be circumstances where it's justifiable to deal with them. Protest supplies on an AIEE short timeline is a past example.

Putting here to get back to later, now that I have finally gotten a phone working reasonably well again. The teaser text is simply boggling me.

Somewhat related, at this moment there is a meeting in Anacostia about the planned [frozen] expansion.

i've decided not to listen to the audio of a teacher reporting a kindergartender because frankly I don't want to become the person that that event would turn me into. but one thing I hope we are collectively coming to grips with is what it meant that we have lived among such people this whole time

I believe in giving credit where it’s due. Hang the entire Gorsuch concurrence in the Louvre.

Master class in telling your colleagues they’ve lost their fucking minds.

So I understand Blue sky even less than I understand a bunch of other places. On discord, for example, if I block someone I can't see them but they can see me. On twitter, if someone blocks me I can see them just not interact with them. What happens if I block someone on blue sky?

Yeah I wish I had better news about GoodRx and it's certainly helpful to the consumer just the downstream effect of putting even more independent pharmacies out of business is less good :-/

For what THAT'S worth, Amazon also has cheap generics.

oof. yeah. In retrospect I made a costly mistake on which plan I chose, but DC's managed to keep their plans eyepopping but still lower than a lot of the country.

I haven't tried the card but I've used the online a couple times.

:pops in to mention CostPlusDrugs.com which is on line, but also has Team Cuban Card that works in a whole lot of brick and mortar pharmacies (not CVS) - a lot of the time pharmacies can lose money on GoodRX coupons, but Team Cuban pays them fairly to fill the discounted drugs.

They also have the Team Cuban Card which works with a whole lot of brick and mortar pharmacies and is FAR better for the independent pharmacies than is GoodRX.

It's $12 to the pharmacy instead of I think $6 online, but no shipping fee, and the ability to interact in person as well as support.

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(It depends on how the negotiation is done, but pharmacies can lose money on GoodRX. What's usually making money off of everyone (including to some extent the manufacturers) is the Pharmacy Benefit Manager. Elon blocked better regulation on that.

I suppose I'm unsurprised.
Hey everyone, there's a company that keeps a fixed markup on their mostly generics and is both on line and in a bunch of brick and mortar pharmacies: CostPlusDrugs.com, who do not buy advertising.
(Brick and Mortar is the Team Cuban Card, on which pharmacies don't lose $)

There's a lot of news articles about the company here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_Pl...

They're currently building a manufacturing facility.

Oh, ew.

Aside from "go direct to the company" being Not What Was Advertised, the coupons ( @goodrx.bsky.social and the like) often LOSE money for the pharmacy. @costplusdrugs.com (online) is going to be cheaper, and their Team Cuban card pays brick and mortar pharmacies a fair price.

This is SO weird. Like I get that it's pretty helpful to just let your phone deal with waiting on hold and even maybe some simple calls, but where does the romance novel cover come in?

I think this is a great idea . . . and ALSO companies building data centers should be the ones footing the bill for the generation and transmission upgrades required, as opposed to the consumers all around as is currently the case.

This university campus is heated by an AI data center. Your home could be next AI’s energy problem may also be its solution, as cities are increasingly exploring opportunities to repurpose excess heat from data centers.

Nice piece on @cnbc.com about @tudublinsustain.bsky.social Tallaght campus which has reduced carbon emissions by using excess heat from an Amazon Data centre. @seai-ie.bsky.social @codemadublin.bsky.social #SpeirGorm

50501'S 1st BIRTHDAY! BORN 02•05•2025 Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the 50501 Movement this past year! Here are some of our achievements in 2025.

A YEAR OF RESISTANCE Today, February 5th marks one year since people across all 50 states gathered at every state capitol to resist the Trump regime's accelerating authoritarian overreach. From that day, the 50501 movement - 50 States, 50 Protests, 1 Movement - began. In just twelve months, 50501 has mobilized millions of people to protest on the streets, engage in expansive digital campaigns, and participate in nationwide economic pressure campaigns. As we celebrate this first year, we want to recognize the movements that paved the way: Black Lives Matter, the Civil Rights Movement, the women's' rights movement, the struggle for LGBTQIA+ liberation, the abolitionists, and generations of organizers who fought for justice, dignity, and freedom from authoritarianism. Their legacy is our foundation. We stand on the shoulders of giants.

A LIST OF THE PEOPLE'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS • No Kings 2/17, 6/14, and 10/18 • Hands Off! • Rage Against the Regime • Workers Over Billionaires • I Have Friends Everywhere Boycott • Spotify Boycott • We Ain't Buying It • ICE Out of Home Depot / Boycott Home Depot • Hands off Venezuela • ICE Out for Good • ICE Out of Everywhere • The National Shutdown From collecting and donating thousands of pounds of non-perishable food, baby supplies and hygiene products to food banks and mutual aid hubs, to helping the resistance during the Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and Washington, D.C. occupations... We couldn't have made it this far without YOUR support and hard work.

SOME OF THE WAYS WE ALL SHOWED UP... HANDS OFF! WORKERS OVERBILLIONAIRES BOYCOTT NO KINGS I HAVE FRIENDS EVERYWHERE HANDS OFF VENEZUELA! RAGE AGAINST THE REGIME WE AIN'T BUYING IT ICE OUT FOR GOOD! ICE OUT OF EVERYWHERE NATIONAL SHUTDOWN CANCEL SPOTIFY

50501 is officially 1 year old, but we’re just getting started.

From massive mobilizations to economic pressure campaigns, we've been organizing action after action in response to the actions of the fascist Trump regime and the ICE secret police.

Trump suggests federal control of elections in ‘some areas’ In a lengthy interview with NBC, the president said he will accept the results of the midterm elections if they are “honest.”

This is an authoritarian power grab, full stop.

Nationalizing elections would put the executive branch in control of who votes and how. That’s how dictators rig outcomes, crush opposition, and assault democratic self-government.

This should alarm everyone: www.ms.now/news/trump-s...

Swear to god, ICE could just announce they're leaving a city but not leave and the media will just stop covering that city completely even though ICE never left.

It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too

I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.

What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?

I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.

Wishing former Capitol police officer Harry Dunn the best in his run for Congress. If anyone deserves to win, it's him.
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a friend wondered, re this news, "is the Post just a burnt offering to Trump?"