Deirdre O’Reilly

I work in a hospital and about 7 units are organizing food drives to help feed our neighbors and this guy is doing this? All of these politicians are out of touch with everything Americans really face day to day.

Let's help Clay out here with some math.

The $4200/yr. is for a household. Average SNAP household has 1.9 people. So that's $2210/person.

$2210/year is $184/month, and that's a little over $6. per day.

Clay, let's see you stockpile groceries on $6/day.

Hell, let's see you eat on $6/day.

Obamacare Prices Become Public, Highlighting Big Increases

"Ms. Monahan, 61, paid $439 a month for her coverage in 2025.

When she went to shop for next year’s plan, she learned that the monthly cost would jump to $1,059 for the same plan with an annual deductible of $7,100..."

Thanks, GOP congress! Thanks, Trump!

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/h...

“Go get a real job” is quickly becoming the popular refrain for dealing with these losers

YouTube video by Reagan Library President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.

Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).

*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”

youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc

The VON team is excited to see you at the jENS conference this week! In addition to hearing about all our programs at booth 40, VON team members and Global Health partners will be presenting in a variety of ways. #neosky

Guardian graphic of the protests on Saturday, October 18. Red dots across The mainland show up in every state in every region with more in heavily populated areas, and blue states but plenty everywhere

Good morning, America. Nice work yesterday. I love you.

Was JUST thinking about this as I walked by this portrait in the VT statehouse which seems fitting for Dr. Dean and the scream

Hasan: Let me say to every Republican and conservative watching. Aren't you the ones that said no more big government? No tyranny in America? If you believe that, what are you doing defending masked federal agents in unmarked cars bundling people off the streets

Wisdom from Schoolhouse Rock.

Medicaid and Children's Health: 5 Issues to Watch Amid Recent Federal Changes | KFF Major federal changes to Medicaid and other health-related policies could impact children's health in the coming years. This issue brief explores the latest data on Medicaid and children's health and highlights five key issues to watch as those federal ...

The uninsured rate, supplemental poverty rate, and food insecurity for children have all increased in recent years.

Learn about recent trends and how HR1 and other Trump administration changes could affect children in the coming years: https://on.kff.org/4hgyhHH

One of the best moments I have had as a parent was when my son discovered the theme song and asked if we could blast it and dance every night leading up to Halloween. Pure bliss.

‘You Could Treat a Child for a Few Dollars.’ Now Those Clinics Are Gone.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/h...
Shame on everyone in the administration who contributed to this...so much weakness and false bravado in these decisions that affects lives throughout the world.

One child going hungry in America is one too many – this used to be a value we could all agree upon.

The Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans need to do their damn job and start delivering for the American people.

Enough is enough.

When the Nazi group chat ruins your talking points

Doctor. Teacher. Mamaw. Meet some 'No Kings' protesters organizing in 'deep-red' Kentucky. • Kentucky Lantern Kentuckians organizing “No Kings” rallies say the derogatory labels Republicans in D.C. are attaching to the protesters ahead of Saturday’s gatherings are a sign the anti-Trump movement is gaining mom...

"Kentuckians organizing “No Kings” rallies say the derogatory labels Republicans in D.C. are attaching to the protesters ahead of Saturday’s gatherings are a sign the anti-Trump movement is gaining momentum.

They also call the claims absurd and untrue."

kentuckylantern.com/2025/10/16/d...

He would rather shut down our government than have you see the truth. It's not complicated.

The New England Journal of Medicine Permethrin-Treated Baby Wraps for the Prevention of Malaria A Research Summary based on Boyce RM et al. | 10.1056/NEJMoa2501628 | Published on September 24, 2025 Visual representations of the patients in the trial and the treatments they were assigned. Read the full Research Summary at NEJM.org.

In a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial conducted in Uganda, the use of permethrin-treated baby wraps significantly reduced the incidence of clinical malaria among young children. Full trial results and Research Summary: nej.md/4msFwwX

#MedSky #PedSky #IDSky

Republican state senator faces calls to resign after posting racist messages in group chat A first-term Republican state senator from Orleans County is facing pressure from members of his own party to resign after a story published by Politico Tuesday detailed his involvement in a racist te...

On Tuesday evening, Gov. Phil Scott called on Sen. Samuel Douglass to resign after a leaked group chat showed Douglass and his wife using racist and antisemitic language with fellow young Republicans from across the country.

To everyone who says, "But this won't matter": *MAKE IT MATTER.*

You have that power! This is not inside baseball and your friends and neighbors will likely be appalled. And if they're *not* appalled, don't be cynical yourself. Take the lead, give the cue.

RFK Jr. says vaccines don’t save lives. He’s wrong Now RFK Jr. is claiming vaccines don’t actually save lives. Here’s the math to show what he gets wrong.

🧪A good perspective.

Mothers from the 1950s, who saw how polio affected children's lives would like a word.

For every $ spent on the MMR vaccine, the healthcare system saves $13. Now, The direct medical costs of a measles case is $1793. This translates to $~1.79B/yr for Americans.

ACOG Continues Recommending COVID-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy This JAMA Medical News article discusses updated guidance on COVID-19 vaccination in pregnant people from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Breaking with the CDC, ACOG reaffirms support for #COVID19 vaccination in pregnant people.

Here’s what to know. ja.ma/3VYFRwQ

The largest demonstration during Trump’s first term was around 750 events.

“We’re now expecting about 2,500 events around the country on No Kings. So we’re talking about literally four times as many.” - @leahgreenberg.bsky.social

Please join us on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

I will be participating in a No Kings Event on 10/18. I never met George Soros, have never broken the law and will not be paid to be there. I am going because I am a patriot and will not stand for Trump’s fascism.

New decisions regarding pediatric COVID vaccines are creating obstacles for parents across the county seeking vaccinations for their children. The @nytimes.com shares stories from parents struggling to access these vaccines. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/w...

USA Today: 'We took the freedom of speech away:' Trump on flag burning protection, First Amendment

Reuters: Trump's war on the left: inside the plan to investigate liberal groups

Yesterday: Trump bragged, "We took the freedom of speech away."

Today: New reporting on Trump's plans to go after opposition groups.

In 9 days: We mount the largest peaceful protest in modern history to say, loud and clear, that America has no king.

nokings.org

This guy is in charge of US health care.

Opinion | Six surgeons general: RFK Jr. is a threat to the health of Americans It was our duty in office to warn of dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

“Secretary Kennedy is entitled to his views. But he is not entitled to put people’s health at risk.”

Six former surgeons general condemn RFK Jr.

There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its’ children. -Nelson Mandela