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Maine Proposes Major Staffing Increases for Assisted Living and Residential Care Facilities The proposed regulations come after an 18-month investigation by The Maine Monitor and ProPublica found dozens of violations at the state’s largest facilities.

Following a @propublica.org and @mainemonitor.bsky.social investigation, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services has proposed significantly increasing staffing requirements for assisted living and residential care regulations, among other changes.

Idaho Will Enforce Abortion Travel Ban 12.2.24

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An appeals court has ruled that Idaho can enforce most of its anti-abortion travel ban, making it the first state in the nation to do so.

You can’t make this up

I told this story in pungent terms. It’s cable TV, after all. And I introduced the discussion with a joke: “If you’re too drunk for Fox News, you’re very, very drunk indeed.” At the next ad break, a producer spoke into my ear. He objected to my comments about Fox and warned me not to repeat them. I said something noncommittal and got another round of warning. After the break, I was asked a follow-up question on a different topic, about President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son. I did not revert to the earlier discussion, not because I had been warned, but because I had said my piece. I was then told that I was excused from the studio chair. Shortly afterward, co-host Mika Brzezinski read an apology for my remarks.

While on MSNBC, the liberal news station, @davidfrum.bsky.social was warned not to make light of Pete Hegseth's drunkenness by a producer, then asked to leave while Mika apologized
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While Musk probably doesn’t get it, because he’s not the brightest bulb, his tweet is EXACTLY why HR 9495 needs to be stopped. He has unwittingly shown the intent of the next administration to go after organizations like the ACLU. Dems shouldn’t make it easier by allowing HR 9495 to become law…

How right-wing media is like improv theater Improv theater is known for improvisation, audience participation and riffing on memes and stories circulating on social and traditional media – all hallmarks of right-wing media.

Article makes sense. Trump is the ultimate entertainer-in-chief, highly successful at engaging with his audiences. It's time for the left to get into a similar style.
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A push to cut veterans disability benefits is gaining traction, experts warn Many Americans don’t understand how difficult it is for veterans to prove that their health conditions stem from their military service.

As a veteran, I can tell you this: They have no f*cking idea of the backlash this would create. If they start taking away the promised benefits of people who are already depressed and pissed off 3/4 of the time...

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BREAKING NEWS:

Republican Tennessee lawmaker, Sen. Ken Yager, urinated on himself during a DUI field sobriety test.

I think he has Trump‘s new cabinet secretary potential!

I understand Donald Trump for what he is a buffoon. Donald Trump wants you to be scared. Rather than being scared, I am proud to be a happy warrior for democracy. We all need to have the courage to not back down. Do not obey!

The world’s richest 1% have more wealth than the bottom 95% put together, according to Oxfam.

There is no moral justification for this extraordinary level of inequality.

It's distorting politics, rigging our markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people.

Cat in a library.

"Drinking is not a problem for me" - Pete Hegseth

Yea, just a problem for everybody else.

Agree.

pete hegseth doesn't want women to serve in combat roles yet he has his mother out here fighting his battles....

Jeff Bezos and I were both in the news today.

Bezos is making nice with Trump.
Kash Patel has said that I am an enemy of the GOP.

He owns the Washington Post.
I founded Democracy Docket.

Both rely on paid subscriptions. Which do you want to support? www.democracydocket.com/member-me/

"Courage is contagious too." Thank you, David Frum. And thank you, Mr. Conway, for gifting us this article so we have access.

BREAKING: Rep. Jerry Nadler announced that he'll step down as the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee next term and endorsed Rep. Jamie Raskin to succeed him.

Thank you, Jerry Nadler.

Congratulations, Jamie Raskin. 💙

Live your life in such a way that your mommy doesn't have to go on national tv and call you a good boy. 🙄

Today, #KashPatel sent a letter to my counsel @markzaidesq.bsky.social threatening to sue & demanding I retract my MSNBC comments on his unfitness to serve as FBI Director. This follows his threats against media & political opponents, showing how he might act if confirmed. I stand by my statements.

BREAKING:

Two elementary school children were shot in a school shooting in Northern California before the gunman took his own life.

The incident occurred around 1 p.m. at Feather River School.

The condition of two children is unknown.

Fuck every lawmaker whose votes made this possible.

NEW: Jerry Nadler to step down from the race to be ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, endorses Jamie Raskin

You'll never catch me referring to trump as "president-elect" or even "President" trump.

It will always be Convicted Felon trump.
Nothing more.

I'm glad Pete Hegseth has pledged not to drink if he is confirmed as Defense Secretary. So, I guess he can still sexually harass women, mismanage funds, discriminate against women service members, push for a Christian Nationalist agenda, and be a virulent Islamaphobe?

Super duper.

Thank you for this vote of confidence @donkoclock.bsky.social. 🙏 💙
As a longtime member of the Resistance, I want EVERYONE who treasures Democracy to pledge their total commitment to fight the good fight with every fiber of their being & never succumb to the Orange Side!!! 🆚
Sincerely Yours, Mar🐫