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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 10h

Georgia O'Keeffe, Purple Leaves, 1922 #AutumnWeek

Painting of vertical light purple leaves in close-up

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 13h

In Ecuador's capital Quito, hundreds of people bring their pets to be blessed before the Church of San Francisco during celebrations marking the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi. 'I feel like it's a way to baptize them and bring them closer to God,' says Karla Vilana 🇪🇨 🎥 🐕

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13/09/2026

Some of the nation’s first statewide voucher programs were created specifically for students with disabilities. But most legislatures haven’t required private schools that take this public money to accept even a few kids with such needs.

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Vouchers Promise Students With Disabilities a Path to Private School. Parents Say That’s Not the Reality.

To give voucher programs a toehold in state legislatures, politicians touted how students with disabilities would gain access to private education. But those students’ families often have the hardest ...

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We don’t have a right to ask whether we’re going to succeed or not. The only question we have a right to ask is what’s the right thing to do?” --Wendell Berry

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 16/08/2026

Millions of people with “functional neurological disorder” suffer from debilitating symptoms their doctors often don’t quite believe. But advances in neuroscience and education may be changing the tides for treatment. theconversation.com/one-of-the-m...

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

DHS's now amply-documented extensive illegal undercover surveillance of people engaging in First Amendment-protected activities should outrage you. It should be the top story on everyone's radar. This is police-state stuff. Raise your voices!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

You can't make this up: the Trump administration is arguing in court that even a cancer diagnosis isn't enough to claim an exemption from his draconian new Medicaid work requirements. Sickening — and all to fund even more tax cuts for the ultra-rich.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

"More than 80 children and adolescents have been hospitalized this year for measles complications like pneumonia or brain swelling, which can cause lasting damage, including blindness, deafness and intellectual disabilities. There are no treatments for measles..." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/w...

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Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane

More measles cases have been reported in the United States in the last two years than in all the years from 2000 through 2024 combined.

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

After cutting Medicaid for children, the disabled and low income people by billlions of dollars... the House GOP Adopts $95 Billion G.O.P. Budget for Iran War www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...

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House Adopts $95 Billion G.O.P. Budget for Iran War

Republican leaders muscled through resistance in their own ranks to approve the budget blueprint for the war and other measures, but its prospects were far dimmer in the Senate.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

"It is important to resist the commodification of basic human needs. Food, water and healthcare cannot be subordinated to market considerations or geopolitical interests. Access to adequate food is a fundamental human right grounded in the dignity of every person."

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

How the fuck do we have $300 billion to rebuild Iran after we spent $80 billion bombing it, when we don’t “have the money” for pediatric cancer research?

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Academic freedom assessment across the world. The US is on a steep decline, below >120 countries www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

“Autistic students deserve to have their education accommodated for them and provided with the services and supports that they need, rather than trying to be cured from their autism, as RFK Jr. has suggested.” – Cameron Lynch of @autisticadvocacy.org

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Meet Crumb, Button, and Clover. A friend in the Bay Area found them behind a gas station. Unfortunately, she isn't able to keep them, so if she can't find someone to adopt them, they will be going to a shelter. Can you help me find them a home? They are in good health and very tame.

Three kittens in a small cage. Two are orange; one is black.

The two orange cats in a blanket and wearing blue scarves.

The two orange cats laying next to each other while wearing blue scarves.

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Cheshire Cat ᓚᘏᗢ, @autismsupsoc.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Bluesky watching scaffolding together

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STAT @statnews.com · 03/06/2026

Advocates were already dreading Medicaid's work requirements. New rules are worse than they feared. www.statnews.com/2026/06/03/m...

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Trump’s Medicaid work requirements have an unwelcome surprise for some states and patients

Advocates were already dreading Medicaid's work requirements. New rules are worse than they feared.

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EpilepsyExplained.com @epilepsyexplained.com · 02/06/2026

Delays in epilepsy surgery for children can impact their care and treatment options. Understanding these challenges can help families navigate the journey ahead. #EpilepsyExplained #Epilepsy 💜.

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Childrens Epilepsy Surgery Delays Explained

Learn how Childrens Epilepsy Surgery Delays affect care worldwide and what families can expect from testing and treatment options.

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

CMS Requires More Restrictive Definition of Medical Frailty in New Medicaid Work Requirements Rule connect.kff.org/cms-requires...

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Isaac G. Bryan @ib2real.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Thousands are marching in Selma calling for a full restoration of the voting rights act.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

What has me worried — what we all need to focus on — is that something important in our democracy broke last week, and we are only beginning to see the fallout. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...

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The GOP lit the match. The Supreme Court banned the fire department

The foundation of our democracy is burning to the ground. It did not begin with Donald Trump, but he stoked the flames. The conservative Roberts Court did not light the match, but it has repeatedly de...

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

“Why would the Trump administration try to make it harder for families to care for their disabled children? Because they are disgusted by their existence. They want to go back to a world in which such people are sent away.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

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MAGA Has a Eugenics Gene

Trump’s movement is repulsed by people who are different.

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Michael Granovetter @michaelgranovetter.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

This work was possible because of the efforts of my co-authors Marge Maallo, Christina Patterson, Daniel Glen, & Marlene Behrmann. We are especially grateful of the participants recruited via @pittpediatrics.bsky.social & the Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Alliance. 7/7

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Michael Granovetter @michaelgranovetter.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Presenting this study today at #AANAM. If interested in pediatric epilepsy, epilepsy surgery, structural MRI, or plasticity, stop by poster 8-4 in the first poster session! @aanmember.bsky.social @childneurosoc.bsky.social @amepilepsysoc.bsky.social

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Dr. Becca @docbecca.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Those of us doing research related to women’s health have been hit particularly hard by the govt’s sabotage of the NIH. I spoke to WaPo for this piece, as painful as it was to discuss the reality my lab is facing. www.washingtonpost.com/science/2026...

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Where U.S. science has been hit hardest after Trump’s first year

The Trump administration has slashed the number of grants from the National Institutes of Health, with far fewer focused on women, cancer and mental health.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/04/2026

Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available. We decided to illustrate it.

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The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish

Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I read the “Save America Act,” so you don’t have to. Most of the media apparently *hasn’t* read it because, if they had, they would be sounding the alarm about the provision in Point 1, below, which almost none of them have even mentioned. I hope this summary helps raise awareness. 1/

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Progress!

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/01/2026

According to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress results, only 30% of eighth-grade students are reading at a “proficient” level. Fourth-grade students had similar scores. Both scores were not significantly different when the data collection first began in 1992.

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America's Reading Crisis That No One Wants to Talk About

“There’s this focus on K-3 without a lot of resources dedicated to helping the kids in secondary school who fell through the cracks."

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 23/01/2026

The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization. This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.

United States Completes WHO Withdrawal
WASHINGTON — January 22, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of State today announced the United States’ completion of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) due to the organization's mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, China, its failure to adopt urgently needed reforms, and its inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence of WHO member states.

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Brain Ablaze @brainablaze.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Our theme for Day 24 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM) is "Neurosurgery". -- Have you considered it? Why did it make (or didn't) sense for you? -- Listen to our founder's neurosurgery story: brainablaze.com/the-brain-ab...

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019: The Surgery - The Brain Ablaze Epilepsy Podcast

This episode walks through the events leading up to our host's neurosurgery in 2017.

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Brain Ablaze @brainablaze.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Our theme for day 28 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM) is "Status Epilepticus". -- Do you know why an ambulance should be called if a seizure lasts more than 5 minutes? Have you had an SE event? #EpilepsyAwareness More on Status: brainablaze.com/the-brain-ab...

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012: Status Epilepticus - The Brain Ablaze Epilepsy Podcast

Do you know the warning signs of Status Epilepticus? Our host, David Clifford, walks through his experience with a Status Epilepticus event he experienced in 2015.

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American Epilepsy Society @amepilepsysoc.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

1 in 26 people in the US will develop #epilepsy in their lifetime. You can help change their future. 🌟 Support innovative epilepsy research this November during #epilepsyawareness month: 👉 my.aesnet.org/aes-donate-n... #EndEpilepsy

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 15/11/2025

Medicaid-funded services are their lifeline—and make their work possible. But the Trump cuts to the program could change it all. Meet Audrey and Jeremy, who went viral for talking about how the GOP's Medicaid cuts could devastate their everyday.

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What Trump's Medicaid cuts mean for two podcasters with Down syndrome

Medicaid-funded services are their lifeline—and make their work possible.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

i am saddled with the thought of how different our world would be if we believed women.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

I’ve never seen an American elected official fight so hard to starve people.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Not pro-life. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Millions of Americans are already learning that their health insurance costs for 2026 are going way up. I want to hear from you so we can make this impossible for the GOP to ignore the consequences of their policies. If your premiums are going up, reply below and please share your story.

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

🔥PLEASE REPOST🔥 🚨If ACA tax credits are NOT extended, premium payments will increase by more than 100% for many of the 24M Americans who buy their own coverage & it's on top of rising food & housing costs among other inflationary pressures that are adding major STRESS.🚨 www.kff.org/from-drew-al...

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How an ACA Premium Spike Will Affect Family Budgets, and Voters

In his latest column, President and CEO Dr. Drew Altman shows how spiking premiums, which may come if the enhanced ACA tax credits are not extended, will hit people in the context of their family budg...

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

This is why gutting support for mRNA will compromise such remarkable progress vs autoimmune diseases And cancer And genome editing for rare disease

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

"We will never know what diseases might have been cured or what advances in technology might have been invented had the lights not gone out in the labs." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...

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Opinion | We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself

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