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Wisconsin passes expanded Medicaid for moms, would leave Arkansas as only state without it The state — which has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country — did pass significant maternal healthcare legislation last year. Pregnant women are now allowed to temporarily rece…

Wisconsin Democrats, and even most Republicans, have pushed for years to expand Medicaid coverage for new mothers, only to be blocked by powerful Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. Vos had argued that he opposed expanding welfare programs, but he relented late Wednesday.

Trump says Republicans will ‘never lose a race’ if Congress restricts voting “We'll never lose a race. For 50 years, we won't lose a race.”

🚨BREAKING: During a rambling rehash of false assertions of voter fraud, President Donald Trump claimed that Republicans will never lose an election “for 50 years” if his allies in Congress pass the SAVE America Act. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

@aba-crsj.bsky.social Spring Meeting in San Diego @paradisepointtrips.bsky.social

Alysa Liu, daughter of a Chinese refugee and pro-democracy activist, brings glory to the USA. 🇺🇸 🥇

I was off by about seven months, but I did call it.

just catching up on today's olympics news and once again, american women athletes are amazing.

Canadian Women's Hockey Team

Canada is proud of you ! 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

Congratulations on winning the Silver for our Country.

Canada 🇨🇦

#WinterOlympics

A European robin on a branch, looking quizzically at us.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BranchBirds, any bird on a branch, the Alt theme is #Robins, so, of course the obvious - a European robin.

#birds #photography

kermit the frog is sitting on a railing wearing sneakers ALT: kermit the frog is sitting on a railing wearing sneakers

🎯

An expressive watercolour painting of a female northern cardinal

Here is the finished female cardinal. The original and prints will be available on Friday :)

#watercolours #birdart 🪶

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Scientists Discover How To “Switch Off” Cancer Genes for Good A new study shows that targeting key epigenetic proteins may permanently switch off cancer genes. Scientists at Monash University, working with Harvard University, report they have found a way to perm...

Oh, my goodness, this is a huge breakthrough in cancer research. This is another example of why it is crucially important to fund basic scientific research.
Scientists Discover How To “Switch Off” Cancer Genes for Good share.google/WFhMJP5m3AK4...

Epstein accomplice Jean-Luc Brunel died

They said it was suicide

Allegedly he hung himself. In prison.

Sound familiar?

New Mexico probes allegation of bodies buried near Epstein ranch New Mexico's Department of Justice said on Wednesday the state was investigating an allegation, which emerged from documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice, that the late sex offender Jeff...

New Mexico probes allegation of bodies buried near Epstein ranch - www.reuters.com/world/us/new...

Ho-lee Shit. This is phenomenally good news. Department of Education rolls back— for now— its attempts to destroy Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility initiatives. Keep an eye on them, of course, and watch for the hidden knife, always, but for now: Fantastic news.

Abuse isn’t enough, they have to silence kids too:

“They threw away all my drawings,” said 15-year-old Cariexis Quintero… . Her mother, displaying a pile of colorful paper scraps, detailed how the guards “stormed into her room looking for drawings and letters” & then “destroyed what they found”

NEW: ICE Confiscates Children's Letters at Dilley Concentration Camp. I've filed a FOIA Request to Get Them ProPublica recently published heart-wrenching letters from children at Dilley. ICE then raided the dormitories to confiscate and destroy those letters. I've filed a Freedom of Information Act Request.

NEW: ICE has raided dormitories at the Dilley concentration camp to confiscate letters from children per @pabloreports.bsky.social. I have filed a FOIA request for them. @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social: the second we get anything, we will send it to you. 1/ www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-ice-co...

Federal Judges Can Barely Conceal Their Disgust For the Trump Administration’s Lawlessness When federal judges are appending Bible verses to their signature blocks, that is generally a sign that democracy is not in a good place.

(the judge concluded that returning the migrants would be “more productive” than aforementioned sand-pounding)

ballsandstrikes.org/ethics-accou...

Federal Judges Can Barely Conceal Their Disgust For the Trump Administration’s Lawlessness When federal judges are appending Bible verses to their signature blocks, that is generally a sign that democracy is not in a good place.

a federal judge has ordered Trump admin to “facilitate the return” of some migrants illegally shipped abroad, noting that he gave the admin a chance to propose another way to get the migrants legal hearings but the govt "essentially told the court to pound sand"

ballsandstrikes.org/ethics-accou...

remember when a government murdering people was newsworthy

Well which is it? Are you for birthright citizenship or against?

🇺🇸 Alysa Liu #MilanoCortina2026

I saw where my family were during the warm up. I perform to the people, so I saw them during the footwork and into my axel, I was performing for them specifically.

Judge torches DOJ's antifa 'terrorism' trial claiming lawyer's shirt poisoned jury minds A Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas abruptly ended a closely watched terrorism trial Tuesday over a defense attorney's shirt.As Raw Story has reported, a trial was to begin in Fort Worth that wou...

Judge torches DOJ's antifa 'terrorism' trial claiming lawyer's shirt poisoned jury minds

www.rawstory.com/antifa-terro...

On January 10, 2026, while driving back to work after getting lunch with his father and cousin, a car quickly passed O., sped up, then stopped in front of him. (Id. ¶ 3.) A few men in civilian clothes stepped out of the car and asked for his identification. (Id.) The men threatened O.—if he did not get out of the car, they would force him out. (Id.) O. exited the car and was told he was under arrest. (Id.) The men handcuffed him and did not allow him to bring his phone. (Id.) O. felt like he was being kidnapped. (Id.) The men detained O., his father, and his cousin, taking them all to Whipple. (Id. ¶ 4.) At Whipple, there was “food scattered on the floor, the floor was sticky with mud, and everything stuck to your shoes.” (Id. ¶ 5.) The space was so cramped that sometimes there was no space to sit on the floor. (Id.)

The horror stories rolling in from Minnesota are just the tip of the iceberg. This 20-year-old, who's lawfully present in the country, was arrested for being Latino, then jailed in a filthy cell where he couldn't even sit down. 18 days of illegal detention. democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...

I am working on an essay about the historical constitution, using birthright citizenship as an example, that I very much hope aligns with the @jgienapp.bsky.social school of thought. History matters for our law. Historical inquiry is valuable. Originalism is not.

Read this. Highly recommended.

A beach at sunset in Kyushu, Japan

This evening at the beach

Happy Lunar New Year to all who celebrate! Wishing you health, prosperity, and a joyful Year of the Fire Horse 🐎🧧

Throughout his life, Rev. Jackson fought tirelessly for workers, both at home and around the world. At every turn, he reminded us that the fight for good jobs, living wages, and union rights is inseparable from the fight for justice and equality. May he rest in power.

People who immigrate to the U.S. come here to find safety and opportunity and contribute to our communities.

We should be welcomed with dignity, not demonized.

Difficult to find the words to describe such a giant in the world of movement, culture, & politics. The 3rd photo is from my old campaign office. His campaign flyer hung alongside Dolores Huerta. Little did I know, they would both endorse my campaign for Congress.