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@akmrd1226.bsky.social
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Dietitian interested in health & safety. COVID conscious, praying we can hold onto democracy. #NoKings

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Webanalyst @webanalyst.bsky.social · 7h
My take from the Smith hearings: To be a GOP senator today, you have to be a lying piece-of-shit, who puts loyalty to party & our lying piece-of-shit president, above their oaths to the Constitution & their obligations to tell the truth & do what rights to the American people! Repost if U agree
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026
Someone tell him that tens of thousands of active duty service members are on food stamps.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment. Here’s what experts say you need to know.
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This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026
Abdul El-Sayed: "When I said with Jesse Watters that I'd rather have good roads and good schools than have a billionaire make a second billion, I know that resonated with a lot of folks who might not agree with everything else I had to say."
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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
New research shows Covid vaccines may boost cancer treatment, helping the immune system fight tumors and nearly doubling patient survival compared with those unvaccinated. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/mrna-covid...
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
13,656 of you have already stood up to protect Yosemite from private developers. We are just 344 letters away from cracking 14,000. The regime is cornered by bipartisan opposition—send your letter now and close the deal: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway
Contact Congress today!
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🚨190K Pennsylvanians have dropped PENNIE after the tax credit premiums were not renewed for the ACA. That’s almost 200,000 who are going without health insurance. Absolutely despicable and unacceptable. A huge number, but sadly, the Medicaid cuts in 2027 are going to see larger numbers & deadlier.💔
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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Like how Mark Zuckerberg did such a great job protecting our kids on Facebook and Instagram? Please.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
BREAKING: Judge Nichols, a Trump appointee in Washington, D.C., has *blocked* the administraiton's mail-in ballot plan, saying USPS lacked the authority to issue it. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A Democrat should file a bill on Monday for everyone to get $5,000 checks right now to see if Mike Johnson, John Thune and congressional Republicans will advance and pass it. Call their bluff. Pass the bill.
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Trumpian Doublespeak strikes again: The "Votesafe . org" website sounds like a helpful site intended to promote voting registration. It is actually a Musk and "America PAC" created monster for stealing data. Users must provide extensive personal information, and the site then plants trackers.
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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The only reason this deal isn’t still a secret is people writing in. Keep the pressure on. Tell your Representatives to kill the giveaway.
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway
Contact Congress today!
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Alt National Archives @altnatarchives.altgov.info · 07/09/2026
Stolen from FB. Love this sentiment.
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Dingo Dave @thedingodave.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
DOES the Federal Government and its agents have the RIGHT to LIE to the Public, OR coverup either Intentional OR accidental mishandling of cases and EVIDENCE?? thedingodave.substack.com/p/a-us-judge...
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A US judge has ruled that the US Constitution does not guarantee a right to clean drinking water or accurate information from public officials
The right to clean water is put forward in the Safe Drinking Water Act, Clean Water Act. and state agendae. But the public is NOT guaranteed in any way that public officials can LIE TO OUR FACES???
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Lady Di @ladydi2020.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Good advice:
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AngryOldMarxist @angryoldmarxist.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
After shafting ranchers by breaking the economy and importing mystery “beef,” Trump tries to shift blame onto, you guessed it, wolves. “This is a huge distraction to placate a handful of ranchers and make them believe that wolves are a greater threat than President Trump's own policies.”
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Trump signs order to remove endangered species status for grey wolves
The US president says the move will help ranchers, but conservationists say it could derail efforts to recover populations.
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 04/09/2026
The Trump administration on September 3 proposed new regulations that would strip schools of tax-exempt status if they offer targeted support to specific racial groups. The rules are the latest salvo in the administration's campaign to eradicate diversity programs reut.rs/3URe8AH
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 03/09/2026
Hungry kids can't learn. Trump & Republicans cut SNAP and gave billionaires & corporations a tax cut while throwing our kids under the bus to pay for it. This is cruelty as a policy choice.
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SNAP cuts could lead to kids losing free school breakfast and lunch • Stateline
Cuts to the nation’s largest food assistance program will likely spill over into schools, causing students to lose access to free breakfast and lunch. More than 1 million American children have lost a...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Democrats are accusing the Trump administration of concealing from a federal judge its efforts to implement key parts of President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order before November’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump administration is ‘hiding’ efforts to implement anti-mail voting order, Democrats tell court
Democrats are accusing the Trump administration of concealing from a federal judge its efforts to implement key parts of the president's anti-mail voting executive order.
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 02/09/2026
www.newsweek.com/cyclospora-o...
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New state reporting cyclospora as case counts surge again: Map
The increasing case counts come as officials say recalled produce linked to the largest outbreak is no longer available.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Morgan Fairchild @morgfair.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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‘Unforgiving’ new USPS portal could reject 10,000 mail ballots due to a single error, whistleblower warns
An anonymous whistleblower warned how "potentially millions" of voters could be disenfranchised under a rushed USPS portal.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/09/2026
Breaking News: A whistle-blower at the U.S. Postal Service said Trump officials were defying court orders with a “secretive, rushed” effort affecting voting by mail.
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Whistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by Mail
A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 28/08/2026
One side of the political spectrum sees injustice and asks how can we fix it? The other says you deserve what happened to you. This is the message that Democrats should be saying the most in their campaigns: a better world is possible, and we deserve it
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/08/2026
Trump's announcement today that he's trying to make it so farmers and ranchers can "process their own food" came directly from Glenn Beck during their interview the other day. So America now has a right-wing shock jock making our agricultural policy. Good times!
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 28/08/2026
"For more than a year, the National Park Service has been quietly working to fulfill an unprecedented directive from Trump officials: Parcel off a corner of Yosemite National Park to give to a private developer." www.notus.org/agencies/tru...
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Trump’s Quietly Working to Give Part of Yosemite to a Private Developer
The National Park Service is under pressure to make an unprecedented deal that cedes a quarter-mile strip of the park.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The next time you buy groceries or put gas in your tank, remember that this is the shit he’s focused on.👇
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Mark Jones @markjonesmotion.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Fun fact: Dolly Parton spent decades quietly funding band uniforms and instruments at Black high schools across the South - never once putting her name on it. No headlines, no fanfare — just help, given because it was needed. Wonderful Heart ♥️ RIP Dolly ❤️
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 25/08/2026
It’s darkly funny that the administration is so intensely stupid that they think this will quell the data center backlash, instead of making people even madder.
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton has died at age 80. The country music icon's soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom. #DollyParton
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/08/2026
"I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he was murdered. And no one has given us the complete truth or anyone has been held accountable. And it's been 7 months! ... there was more effort in vilifying him than pursuing justice" -- Alex Pretti's parents
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I understand the confidence about how this will all end, but I'm still livid at the Postmaster General for having the gall to say the USPS has the right to decide who gets to vote, when the USPS's actual job is to DELIVER THE GODDAMN MAIL, including every ballot, whether Donald Trump likes it or not
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
“The power of the presidency is nothing compared to the power of the people.” —Sen. Jon Ossoff
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Measles doesn’t care about citizenship. It cares about finding a non-immune host to replicate in- which it excels at
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Phillies Nation @philliesnation.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Phillies relievers react to Schwarber's long walk-off home run from their unique POV. philliesnation.com/2026/08/phil...
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Phillies react to Kyle Schwarber’s ‘unbelievable’ walk-off home run over batter’s eye: ‘A plane taking off’
PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Schwarber‘s bat landed near the coach’s box down the first-base line, his helmet landed nearby and the ball landed 459 feet away in dead center field, bouncing on Ashburn Alley as ...
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 23/08/2026
A U.S. government subsidy that helped lower the cost of Medicare prescription drug plans is ending a year early, potentially affecting monthly premiums for millions of beneficiaries in 2027. to.pbs.org/4q9pKul
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This Medicare Part D subsidy is expiring. We answered your questions
The Trump administration’s move to discontinue the subsidy is raising concerns among Medicare Part D enrollees about how much they’ll pay for coverage.
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ᴋɪɴɢᴘɪɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴋᴘᴇɴ @killlthehype.blacksky.app · 23/08/2026
16 months ago: Never forget how it started.
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Politico @politico.com · 21/08/2026
Trump administration recommends stripping American Bar Association of law school oversight authority
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Trump administration recommends stripping American Bar Association of law school oversight authority
The ABA, which accredits roughly 200 law schools, has come under GOP criticism over alleged promotion of diversity, equity and inclusion standards.
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strea3m.bsky.social @strea3m.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The US spends the most on healthcare for the worst outcomes. Republicans shout communism to distract from the truth: they are terrified you will realize you deserve more and finally see who has been robbing you. #HoldTheCrooksAccountable
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
If you haven’t read Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle” now would be a good time…
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NotQuietMode_M.D. @notquietmodemd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Best idea I have heard in a very long time. In fact a genius idea, as long as we make it affordable for ALL Americans
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
It remains stunning that a day doesn’t pass when Donald Trump and his henchmen commit new violations of our rights, dignity and decency. As these transgressions pile up, don’t become benumbed. Remain committed to bringing an end to this sickening corruption, criminality & cruelty.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
NEW: Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) used the following words to describe data center developers today; "Predators" "Bullies" "Secretive" Shapiro signed a new state exec order tightening restrictions on data centers, requiring they get local approvals & provide their own power
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The WaPo says Todd Blanche is right about DOJ independence. But there’s a critical difference between a president setting law enforcement priorities & a president deciding who gets investigated & prosecuted. Apparently, we need to talk about that difference. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-washin...
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The Washington Post Is Wrong About Todd Blanche And Presidential Power
Jeff Bezos’ newspaper, The Washington Post, went all in on the unitary executive theory today.
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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 19/08/2026
The uniformed military shouldn't be deployed to interfere in our elections. Period. The nonpartisan tradition of military service and the constitutional guardrails that prevent our military from becoming a domestic police force for one political party are essential to maintaining our democracy.
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Slotkin presses Hegseth, Caine to keep U.S. military out of the midterm elections
Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin has asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to confirm that he won't send troops to polling places during the midterm elections.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 19/08/2026
The Trump administration’s “big, beautiful bill” slashed spending on food stamps. Now, more than 1 million fewer children receive benefits.
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‘Mom, are we OK?’ Children worry their families can’t afford food after Trump’s SNAP cuts
The Trump administration’s “big, beautiful bill” slashed spending on food stamps. Now, more than 1 million fewer children receive benefits.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 19/08/2026
One of the deadliest forms of cancer for women may not start where we once believed. to.pbs.org/3TVKKJ6
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How new findings on ovarian cancer origins may help reduce risk
One of the deadliest forms of cancer for women may not start where we once believed. Researchers now know nearly all fatal ovarian cancers begin in the fallopian tubes, not the ovaries. Stephanie Sy d...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/08/2026
Ossoff: "I have zero interest in running for president in 2028, and frankly zero interest in the 2028 fantasy football right now ... these midterms are the whole ballgame ... I don't know that we have a free and fair election in 2028 unless we restore checks and balances in these 2026 midterms."
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