I just took action with @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: Informational Picket at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center February 9th. Take action here: actionnetwork.org/forms/inform...
1/31 Downtown w/the labor / anti-ice rally in Portland. The crowd was vocal & empowering, led by OFNHP tribute to a nurse colleague. People of all ages, colors, trades, abilities -exercising 1 amendment rights.
The tear gas they shot was to stop us from speaking out. They crossed the line…again.
Milestone - April 16: over 1,500 citations of my peer-reviewed articles based on the healthcare research I've done. ResearchGate tracks this and puts me in the top 11% for research interest.
Who would review the harm and then constitutionality of Congress abolishing lower federal courts based on Good Behavior of the judges? I suspect the Supreme Court could restrict judicial power but if the sole reason is to limit national injunctions, then what? Is congress overstepping?
This is deeply irresponsible, but I guess not unexpected.
share.newsbreak.com/b6gzufwl?s=i16
First clue. NOLS, the national outdoor leadership school.
Feels like a good time to remind everyone that if you are a public servant wishing to report retaliation, acts of corruption or abuse of government power, I have a page for that on my website: www.wyden.senate.gov/whistleblowe...
I’ve begun a small non-political ‘adventure.’ I’m in Riverton, WY on my way to Landar, WY. I’ll share details later.
UnitedHealth has overcharged some cancer patients for medicine by over 1,000%.
An FTC report finds that OptumRx, United Health's pharmacy benefit manager, has made billions by charging patients a huge markup for life-saving drugs.
www.yahoo.com/news/unitedh...
I requested a download of all the stuff from Facebook. That was at 9 this morning. Still no word it is complete.
Should I leave Facebook entirely? Twitter was an easy call. What are you doing in that arena?
My list of potential reforms is starting with outlawing cronyism. Think it’s an accurate characterization?
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronyism
I hope, someday, we get a little blue sky emblem link to make sharing links easier.
I didn’t realize it was 50 years ago. I would have never guessed it possible. Nixon knew he was wrong, on some level had a respect for law and the institutions of government. Our President-elect? Not so much. visit.archives.gov/whats-on/exp...
open.substack.com/pub/thenewre...
While Democrats around the country pledge to resist Trump, Oregon leaders have been quiet
Source: klcc.org and wisely so.
We’ve seen the rhetoric of Trump before and Oregon made unified progress.
This is so much like the first days at a new school as kids!
Day 1, first hour. So far, so good.
