A.B. Rich @abrich - Bluesky Profile

This is a fascinating summary of research into protest tactics, media response, and ultimately the influence on public opinion...

08.06.2025 14:18 — 👍 29 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 1

Under Texas’ Abortion Ban, Where a Woman Lives Can Determine Her Risk of Developing Sepsis While the rates of dangerous infections spiked across the state after it banned abortion in 2021, women in Houston fared far worse than those in Dallas, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind ana...

NEW: The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.

In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.

07.05.2025 20:31 — 👍 15939 🔁 7487 💬 624 📌 572

why not both?

29.03.2025 14:26 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Shingrix kicked my butt, but I have friends who have had shingles. Prefer the shot to their experience.

15.02.2025 15:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Surely there are some actual problems in Missouri?

14.02.2025 15:31 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yeah, but now he has direct access to the US Treasury. He can write himself govt contracts at will.

07.02.2025 12:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I wouldn't count on that. These are the same ppl who are mad that Pres. Obama didn't do anything on 9/11, 8 years before he was president.

02.02.2025 22:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Unfortunately, my senators and reps are F47 lapdogs and eagerly assisting this criminal activity

02.02.2025 18:26 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I haven't watched CNN specifically since 2001, when they showed a group of Arabic people jumping around and cheering, claiming it was because of 9/11, when the video really came from some sports event.

27.01.2025 22:07 — 👍 16 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0

Huh. I thought she died in the 90s

10.01.2025 05:27 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

You left out, "add an additional $40 to your electricity bill each month to make sure the C-suite of that private company gets their bonus after they make a subliminal effort to winterize their equipment. Shareholder profit is so much more important than your life!"

05.01.2025 13:20 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

To be fair, the person who wrote that was probably +/- 12

03.01.2025 06:44 — 👍 20 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Scam warning: Gaza crisis appeals used to trick victims Experts have uncovered $1.6m of fraudulent payments linked to the Israel-Gaza conflict as part of a rise in cryptocurrency scams. Yahoo reports on how to avoid them

uk.news.yahoo.com/experts-warn...

03.01.2025 05:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Because scammers are everywhere, especially on social media. They take advantage of disasters. My opinion is that it's better to give to a reputable organization than to unknown individuals. With the organization, there's some chance the ppl who need it will get help.

03.01.2025 05:09 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Do you think scammers will answer honestly?

03.01.2025 05:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I think the problem is that scammers ruin everything. I think many people would be willing to donate money to an actual person who is suffering in Gaza (or anywhere else). But there's no way to tell if it's a real person who needs help or an opportunistic scumwad.

02.01.2025 20:08 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 5 📌 0

I always check on my older FB friends whom I don't see often (how I discovered my adult kids' former baby sitter had passed) before I post BD wishes. Several friends I post heavenly BD wishes on their page. Everyone else knows they're on the other side, as well.

01.01.2025 19:12 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Hope you are enjoying your new clothes!

26.12.2024 04:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This 💟

24.12.2024 14:52 — 👍 30107 🔁 7573 💬 738 📌 388

Wonderful piece by journalist Margaret Sullivan (and thank you for the kind words!).

You asked for 'action steps' for this troubling moment: Here are a few for your consideration.

Read here
👉 margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/you-asked-...

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