Wendy

2 points here:

1) There's no statute of limitations in New York for Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes (maybe also options in New Mexico and Florida). A pardon can't stop state prosecutions.

2) We just got another reason to release the Epstein files: so the public can test Maxwell's truthfulness.

N.H. becomes first state to require doctors follow patients' wishes on sterilization The new law specifically addresses people with medical conditions who want to be sterilized for their reproductive health.

The new law specifically addresses people with medical conditions who want to be sterilized for their reproductive health.

While the Department of Justice is meeting in secret with Ghislaine Maxwell to coach her on testimony, it is hiding from us three discs containing court-authorized recordings of her phone calls. [Source: ABC News] That is the REAL evidence. And this is a cover-up.

no society has ever been failed by an institution more completely than the american people have been failed by the collaborationist court media

Study Confirms Vaccines Protect Everybody – Even The Unvaccinated A new simulation study shows that higher influenza vaccination rates protect both vaccinated and unvaccinated people from infection – though those who get the jab get the most protection.

By getting yourself vaccinated, you're giving yourself a better chance of avoiding infection – as well as protecting those around you, even if they haven't been vaccinated. This is important for people who cannot receive vaccination for medical reasons.
www.sciencealert.com/study-confir...

it seems highly possible that “follow the money” is panicking some people more than birthday cards

This is exactly the kind of work the Catholic Church should be doing. Glad they’re stepping up. 🙏🏽

Archdiocese of Los Angeles launches program to help families impacted by immigration raids. The raids have made immigrants worried to leave their homes.

Close call between a B-52 bomber and a commercial jet over North Dakota puts focus on small airports The evasive action an airline pilot took to avoid a B-52 bomber in the skies over North Dakota has focused attention on the way small airport towers are often run by private companies without their own radars.

The evasive action an airline pilot took to avoid a B-52 bomber in the skies over North Dakota has focused attention on the way small airport towers are often run by private companies without their own radars.

Soon 24 million Americans with Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance will be notified that their out-of-pocket costs are going up over 75%, on average.

‘The Sound of Music’ Composer Richard Rodgers Was the Original Owner of This $15 Million Connecticut Estate The manse has since been expanded to include seven bedrooms, seven bathrooms, and almost 40 acres of land.

‘The Sound of Music’ Composer Richard Rodgers Was the Original Owner of This $15 Million Connecticut Estate

ASL Mythbusters The most frequent of the FAQs

Feeling spicy about hearing parents of d/hh kids with massive social media followings today so here's a roundup of the most annoyingc tracks the oralist sign language myths playlist debunked (with links) buttondown.com/signs+wonder...

Jeff Daniels speaks out..

He's everything that's wrong.

We’re supposed to elect the best of us, not the worst of us.

Health Insurers Are Hiking Premiums as Their Profits Balloon The US’s six largest health insurers reported massive profits last year, doling out billions on stock buybacks and divid

UnitedHealthcare is raising premiums for policyholders in New York and Washington after spending $9B on stock buybacks last year.

Healthcare companies are robbing you blind to enrich their executives and shareholders.

This is why we need Medicare for All.

Btw, a friend reminded me today that the CDC fired all its full-time Vessel Sanitation Program staff last April, hobbling their ability to conduct health inspections & investigate outbreaks. And lo.... (Coincidence? Maybe. Maybe not.)

From April: www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...

Anyone could forget a kid in a hot car, research shows Most hot car deaths don't happen because of negligence. They're the result of a common memory failure that can lead to tragic consequences. Here's what parents need to know.

“Our brain multitasks. And as a part of that multitasking, the awareness of a child can be lost. The human memory can fail us. That includes when loving, attentive parents lose awareness of their children when they are in a car.”
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

Insurers and Customers Brace for Double Whammy to Obamacare Premiums - KFF Health News Consumers face both rising premiums and falling subsidies next year in Obamacare plans, with insurers seeking increases to cover not only rising costs but also some policy changes advanced by Presiden...

Consumers face both rising premiums and falling subsidies next year in ACA plans, with insurers seeking increases to cover not only rising costs but also policy changes.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

So release the *all* the files.

See how easy that is when you're not in a cult?

Health insurance companies are seeking to hike rates next year.

Michigan insurers are seeking to raise premiums 17%, on average.

In Colorado, health insurance for individuals could increase by 28% for 2026.

Across the country, health care costs are likely to jump next year.

Measles Can Erase Your Immune System's Memory, Expert Says Blindness, pneumonia, severe diarrhoea and even death – measles virus infections, especially in children, can have devastating consequences.

Measles can erase your immune system's memory. Fortunately, there is a safe and effective defense. Measles vaccines have averted more than 60 million deaths between 2000 and 2023.
www.sciencealert.com/measles-can-...

Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent abuse survivors, dies by suicide Other Epstein victims credited Giuffre with giving them the courage to speak out.

A reminder that after years of speaking out against Epstein and giving other survivors the courage to come forward, Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre died by suicide in April at the age of 41.

Let's not forget that there are real human tragedies behind everything we're discussing.

Funding cuts to PBS and NPR, attempts to stop the Wall Street Journal from publishing, Colbert canceled.

Do not take a free press for granted. We need to fight for it.

I’d say that @stephencolbert.bsky.social is (with the lone exception of @maddow.msnbc.com) the most brilliant, humane person I’ve encountered in broadcasting. His mind works faster than anyone else’s at a level of sophistication that is unmatchable. Genuinely a generational talent.

Justice Dept. Asks for 1-Day Sentence for Ex-Officer Convicted in Breonna Taylor Raid

They mean to be as insulting to Black people, as dismissive of our lives, as resistance to our status as full citizens in this country as they can be.

There is no common ground to be had at the expense of our sisters & daughters’ lives and our dignity as a people.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/u...

“Alligator Alcatraz” is a concentration camp by every definition, and just like in Weimar Germany it is unlikely that immigrants are going to be the only group that end up in the camps. Anyone who studies history has seen where this train ends before.

More moss please.

Well, now I’m interested in these Epstein tapes.

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If releasing the Epstein list would end your presidency, then your presidency needs to end.