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Anna Marie

@annasierra.bsky.social

Mom of 3 pretty cool kids who are intelligent and caring. Third generation Latina business owner in Texas. Insurance agent who cares about the people I serve. I'm here to stay informed and keep track of healthcare policy.

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Poetic.. very nice. Good game.

24.09.2025 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Anniversary!! I saw your younger self on TV this morning!!

15.09.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scientists are developing artificial blood that could save lives in emergencies A research team has successfully tested a blood substitute in animals, and human trials may not be far off. The powdered blood could help medics respond faster in a crisis.

A research team has successfully tested a blood substitute in animals, and human trials may not be far off. The powdered blood could help medics respond faster in a crisis.

24.07.2025 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 319    πŸ” 64    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 32
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www.newsweek.com FDA issues bread recall update after glass discovered in crusts

FDA Issues Bread Recall Update After Glass Discovered in Crusts https://twp.ai/4ipfS4

21.07.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

congrats!!!

07.07.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Timeline cleanser
✊🏽🫢✊🏽🫢✊🏽🫢✊🏽

05.07.2025 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6196    πŸ” 1388    πŸ’¬ 315    πŸ“Œ 212
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Rural Hospitals in the US. 1,358.
50 billion over 5 years to save them.
It won't be enough. Not even close.
$613,647.52 a month for a hospital.
Half would be allocated funds through state grants, and a percentage through rural populations within each state.

www.ruralhealthinfo.org/rural-maps/m...

03.07.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

A glorious combination of color.

02.07.2025 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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www.alternet.org 'Violence in the streets': Health insurers plan major change that could impact millions

'Violence in the streets': Health insurers plan major change that could impact millions https://twp.ai/4iosBu

24.06.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR bill The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...

"The bill directs what is likely the largest single sale of national public lands in modern history..."

www.wilderness.org/articles/med...

19.06.2025 04:27 β€” πŸ‘ 10084    πŸ” 5832    πŸ’¬ 1268    πŸ“Œ 888
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My kids know an American flag when they see one – but they don't yet know all that it represents.

When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:

14.06.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 15207    πŸ” 3891    πŸ’¬ 481    πŸ“Œ 352

Oh.. I see my childhood "Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer"..

04.06.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here is the official Harvard University website!
www.harvard.edu
Here is their # if you'd like to speak to someone there!!
+1 617-495-1000

The link to the Free Government courses is ...
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...

24.05.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 6466    πŸ” 2903    πŸ’¬ 255    πŸ“Œ 270
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Electric grills are a climate-friendly option to fossil fuel grills Grilling usually involves burning fossil fuel. But some manufacturers are offering electric grills and citing climate change and convenience as reasons to switch.

Summer grilling usually starts with filling a propane tank or buying a bag of charcoal briquettes. But some people are ditching these fossil fuels for a more climate-friendly electric grill. My story for @npr.org: www.npr.org/2025/05/23/n...

23.05.2025 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 200    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 15
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The emergence of the Ghost of Gardens Past, reminding you not to overwater your begonias this year:

20.05.2025 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 558    πŸ” 72    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 4
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Good morning

19.05.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 258    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! Keep sharing.

19.05.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Godzilla roars to life at exhibit marking movie monster’s 70th anniversary

PACIFIC TRAVEL | Godzilla’s iconic roar has rumbled across the big screen since the monster’s debut in 1954. More than 70 years later, artists from around the world are paying tribute to the legendary creature in a new exhibit at the Mori Arts Center in Tokyo.

18.05.2025 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Someone asked if I consider myself neurodivergent, and I think it's probably best to describe myself with some astrological-like phrasing: I'm Neurotypical with ADHD rising, if you get my drift, just like I'm an Introvert but my moon is in Social Butterfly.

12.05.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1890    πŸ” 88    πŸ’¬ 88    πŸ“Œ 22
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Ages 0-4 are the most important, emotionally & intellectually, in human development.

Yet, in the US, we have a very high rate of childhood poverty and a broken child care system.

Congratulations to New Mexico for leading the way forward for high quality, free child care.Β Other states must follow.

11.05.2025 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 16733    πŸ” 4229    πŸ’¬ 313    πŸ“Œ 220
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Pope Leo with a message so many need to hear.

(cc: @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn @TNGOP @TNHighwayPatrol @JDVance @RepTimBurchett @SenatorHagerty @CSexton25)

10.05.2025 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 8625    πŸ” 2314    πŸ’¬ 214    πŸ“Œ 115
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Thoughts on Placebo-Controlled Trials of Vaccines The topic of placebo-controlled trials of vaccines, and the question of whether it’s a good idea to conduct them for new and updated vaccines, is suddenly much in the news.

I hope everyone with an interest in how we regulate pharmaceuticals is reading Rob Califf's newsletter. For a guy who went to Duke, he's pretty damn smart.

Thoughts on Placebo-Controlled Trials of Vaccines open.substack.com/pub/robcalif...

09.05.2025 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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These boxes are not moving. A mind-bending optical illusion by Japanese artist Jagarikin.

07.05.2025 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 9405    πŸ” 2361    πŸ’¬ 270    πŸ“Œ 331
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Opinion | What Medicaid Cuts Would Do to My Rural Hospital Small-town America depends on health care systems like mine, but I’m not sure we’ll be able to keep our doors open if Congress cuts Medicaid.

This is worth reading

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/o...

04.05.2025 10:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1918    πŸ” 741    πŸ’¬ 94    πŸ“Œ 32
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Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths".

02.05.2025 02:27 β€” πŸ‘ 45660    πŸ” 12514    πŸ’¬ 1049    πŸ“Œ 679
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr will require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, WaPo reports U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr intends to shift the way vaccines are tested, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a spokesperson from the HHS.

Just to be clear, this is a violation of the fundamental ethical principle in clinical trial design called "equipoise."

Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.

Ethical violation as POLICY.

01.05.2025 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 12277    πŸ” 4557    πŸ’¬ 534    πŸ“Œ 489

Nice restaurants love to have a dessert called like β€œMilk and Cereal” or β€œDonuts and Coffee” and it’s their little take on what if those things cost nineteen dollars.

01.05.2025 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 7773    πŸ” 636    πŸ’¬ 97    πŸ“Œ 38
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VoteVets Town Hall with Pete Buttigieg in Cedar Rapids Β· Win the Era The town hall will be an opportunity for Iowans - including Veterans and military families - to come together to discuss the recent wave of policy decisions that have negatively impacted Americans. H...

Join us in Cedar Rapids as @votevets.org hosts a townhall with @petebuttigieg.bsky.social May 13th! I’ll be there!

01.05.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6448    πŸ” 1771    πŸ’¬ 88    πŸ“Œ 56
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New blood test identifies hard-to-detect pancreatic cancer with 85% accuracy A new blood test could help doctors detect pancreatic cancer earlier, potentially improving survival rates for one of the deadliest cancers.

A new test can find cancer in just 45 minutes β€” even in its earliest stages!
With further clinical trials planned, researchers hope PAC-MANN could become a widely accessible tool for catching pancreatic cancer sooner, ultimately increasing survival rates for one of the deadliest cancers.

29.04.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 241    πŸ” 89    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 6

People are NOT understanding what empty cargo ships from China means.

It means no work for dock workers. No work for truck drivers, no work for retailers, fewer dollars circulating. The cascade effect is just mind boggling.

28.04.2025 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 27249    πŸ” 7848    πŸ’¬ 1312    πŸ“Œ 579

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