Reposted by Emily JoMichael M. Hughes @michaelmhughes.bsky.social · 4hTONIGHT! Last chance to experience "An Evening of Witchcraft" at Creative Alliance in Baltimore. It's a great way to relax and enjoy a drink from the bar after No Kings—and learn how witches have become the face of political resistance. PLUS: Free magical gift! creativealliance.org/event/the-hi... 032 3
Reposted by Emily Joghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 16/10/2026I swear to god so much of this is literally just people confusing measles and chicken pox 1763461469 3.5K
Reposted by Emily Jo🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 16/10/2026at the funding and execution level, the republican party is now, functionally, elon musk and donald trump. plenty of people taking orders from them, but they’re the two giving the orders. 10574113 574
Reposted by Emily JoKFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 08/09/2026The true cost of “vertical integration”: Patients directed to a higher-priced location for surgery. Or forced to buy from their insurer’s own pharmacy. kffhealthnews.org/news/vertical-int…kffhealthnews.orgThe Market Forces Quietly Adding Thousands to Patient Bills - KFF Health NewsThe true cost of “vertical integration”: patients directed to a higher-priced location for procedures. Or forced to buy from their insurer’s wholly owned pharmacy, which may not stock the drug prescri... 11310 13
Reposted by Emily JoFriendly Neighborhood Mouse @missmouse.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Friday morning, I was gardening when I checked my phone. A request had gone out for help. For 25+ hours, ICE had been laying siege to a quiet neighborhood in Frederick, MD. Community members were afraid, some didn’t want to leave their homes. ICE vehicles seemed to be lurking on every corner. 3520331028 2K
Reposted by Emily JoKill Tim Faust 💀 @tbone.malware-virus.biz · 01/09/2026I've been consistent for a decade: Medicare for All is not just a moral imperative; it's an economic one. Our stupid, unintentional hybrid model creates massive inefficiencies that fuck up every corner of the healthcare system. Those cracks are widening very quickly. 16210 62
Reposted by Emily JoProject Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 05/09/2026h/t @thebaltimorebanner.com: ICE agents used violent and aggressive tactics to clear protestors in Frederick, Maryland last night.thebanner.comICE agents violently clash with Frederick protesters after 2-day stakeoutFederal immigration agents violently clashed with protesters in Frederick on Friday night, using their vehicles to clear sidewalks and dragging protestors from the front porch of a home they attempted to enter, city officials said. 4172140 172
Reposted by Emily JoCongresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 02/09/2026The passing of Pierre Damas Bel is utterly devastating. He was a son, a brother, a college student and JROTC member with dreams of studying medicine—and he embodied exactly what the American dream could look like. 812146 121
Reposted by Emily JoTom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Pierre Damas Bel is one of 350,000 people stripped of their immigration status because the Trump regime hates immigrants of color and promotes racist, anti-immigrant conspiracy theories as a pretext for its inhumane behavior. Pierre Damas Bel. 16327 63
Emily Jo @emjoh014.bsky.social · 29/08/2026It’s either that or lose their jobs and funding. These are career civil servants. I’d rather they do it, keep their jobs, and maintain the institutional knowledge needed to fix it once this is over. 130 3
Reposted by Emily JoRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/08/2026There's no forgiving this. No living it down. It's a stain on our humanity. When all this is over, the monsters who did this should be pariahs. And the soulless thugs who cheered it on while dehumanizing Haitian immigrants should be reminded of what they did every day of their lives. 14584462882 8.4K
Reposted by Emily JoProPublica @propublica.org · 28/08/2026NEW: We obtained recordings of 160+ emergency calls made from or about an immigration detention center where three people died within six weeks. “They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.propublica.orgListen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by ... 487109566250 11K
Reposted by Emily JoGoldie Spooks 👻 @goldielifts.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Yayoi was an absolute legend. I was first introduced to her art 10 years ago by @emjoh014.bsky.social and to this day I remember how silly and fun I felt being surrounded by so many polka dots. Rest in peace legend 🫶🏼 0322 32
Reposted by Emily JoWIRED @wired.com · 13/08/2026With the revelation that ICE is spending millions on shock gloves designed to overpower subjects through intense, localized pain, it's worth looking at how this apparel, designated as a non-lethal tool for law enforcement, actually works.wired.comThe Painful Truth of Exactly How ICE’s New Shock Gloves Actually WorkICE is spending millions on shock gloves designed to overpower subjects through intense, localized pain. 32190108 190
Reposted by Emily JoNoah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026i've been covering national security for decades, on and off. i've never heard of anything like this. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comUSS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reportsAircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land 28257882055 5.8K
Reposted by Emily JoJack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 12/08/2026TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS: That’s the ICE budget for gloves that shock a human being on contact. Not a weapon of last resort. A weapon of convenience. The manufacturer says they are INTENDED as non-lethal tools. Intended. 32123541127 2.4K
Reposted by Emily JoJack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comOne Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE DetentionMy husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare. 11835272212 3.5K
Emily Jo @emjoh014.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Me on the east coast every morning waiting for @goldielifts.bsky.social to wake up and start talking 1101 10
Reposted by Emily JoBaltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 10/08/2026“I feel sorry for these people because they live in this fear every minute of the day," said one city police officer. Video shows Baltimore Police response to ICE detaining parents outside school buff.ly/DaJG3Dxthebanner.com'Feel sorry for these people': Video shows Baltimore Police response to ICE detaining parents outside schoolBody camera footage obtained by The Banner from the incident gives a small window into how the city’s officers respond to incidents involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, and how… 1113 11
Reposted by Emily JoJudy Stone @drjudystone.bsky.social · 06/08/2026MaineHealth nurses demand release of colleague arrested by ICE www.mainepublic.org/immigration/...mainepublic.orgMaineHealth nurses demand release of colleague arrested by ICEDebora Kapisha, a medical-surgical nurse at Maine Medical Center in Portland, was detained on July 30 at Logan Airport, according to the nurses union. 8953372062 5.3K
Reposted by Emily JoMatthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026"I'm running for congress to bring business sense to Washington" Yeah you aren't qualified then Government ain't business Step aside 382267399 2.3K
Reposted by Emily JoBaltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 01/08/2026A Maryland man won ‘teacher of the year.’ Then ICE grabbed him at an airportbuff.lyA Maryland man won ‘teacher of the year.’ Then ICE grabbed him at an airportUniversity of Maryland School of Pharmacy instructor Berhanu Kibret won a teacher of the year award this month right before federal immigration enforcement agents arrested him for allegedly overstaying... 04142 42
Reposted by Emily JoCongresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 28/07/2026Multiple reports of domestic violence. Accusations of racism. A failed attempt to bypass Maine's police training requirements. A long history of combative behavior. Local law enforcement looked at David Brouillette and saw "too many red flags" to hire him. Not too many for ICE, apparently.bangordailynews.comICE agent in Biddeford shooting had ‘too many red flags’ to become local copReports that David Brouillette shot and killed a man while working for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have pushed concerns about his past into a national spotlight. 47859474 859
Reposted by Emily JoTimothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The professor facing prison in ‘antifa’ case: ‘They want to scare all who oppose ICE’ Erik Davis is accused by the government of a ‘conspiracy’ to obstruct ICE – experts say it’s part of a pattern to criminalize lawful organizing and ruin activists’ lives www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...theguardian.comThe professor facing prison in ‘antifa’ case: ‘They want to scare all who oppose ICE’Erik Davis is accused by the government of a ‘conspiracy’ to obstruct ICE – experts say it’s part of a pattern to criminalize lawful organizing and ruin activists’ lives 0135 13
Reposted by Emily JoI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 14/06/2026My apologies to the Reductress, I wasn’t familiar with your game. 3274911339 7.5K
Reposted by Emily JoTimothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Kennedy Shows Minimal Engagement With Vast Health Portfolio Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has demonstrated little interest in managing his sprawling department as he focuses on food and vaccine policies, according to colleagues. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/u...nytimes.comKennedy Shows Minimal Engagement With Vast Health Portfolio 1105 10
Reposted by Emily JoAndy Boyle @andymboyle.bsky.social · 13/06/2026did you guys know they still allowed good newsabcnews.comSolar generates more energy than coal in US for 1st time: ReportThe amount of solar power generated in the U.S. is continuing to grow. 10123663427 12.4K
Reposted by Emily JoTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 04/06/2026JUST IN: With this evening's ballot update in Los Angeles, Nithya Raman nets 3K votes over Spencer Pratt. She cuts her overall deficit from 8.1% to 7.1%. Today's batch: Bass 37%, Raman 30%, Pratt 20%. (OVERALL now: Bass 35%, Pratt 30%, Raman 23%.) 20617119 617
Reposted by Emily Jolauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 02/06/2026i love it when the clock strikes 10:30 every morning and the usual sites publish their 3 infuriating news stories that will drive all discourse today like zookeepers raising the enclosure's gate and letting the seals get into the day's bucket of chum 301882217 1.9K
Reposted by Emily JoJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Single payer for primary care! (that’s my dad) www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...sfchronicle.comUCSF doctor has bold plan to achieve universal primary care in CaliforniaA UCSF doctor has co-authored a paper proposing a road map toward single-payer health care in California — focused on ensuring primary care for all. 323137 231
Reposted by Emily JoFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/05/2026ah, if only there was a extremely skilled international system backed by US funding that could address this 141176232 1.2K
Reposted by Emily JoTimothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 25/05/2026With midterms looming, HHS and states at odds over cause of lagging Obamacare signups www.politico.com/news/2026/05...politico.comWith midterms looming, HHS and states at odds over cause of lagging Obamacare signupsTrump administration officials point to their work on fraud as the reason for dropoffs while states and insurers blame higher premiums. 062 6
Reposted by Emily JoGoldie Spooks 👻 @goldielifts.bsky.social · 02/05/2026love letter to Baltimore 💛 3521 52
Reposted by Emily JoGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 18/04/2026It’s hard to express how important Iris was to ACT UP’s scientific development. She was the catalyst who started it all. Iris Long, Scientific Mentor to AIDS Activists, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/h...nytimes.comIris Long, Scientific Mentor to AIDS Activists, Dies at 92 493430966 3.4K
Reposted by Emily JoTimothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Private Equity–Acquired Residential Treatment Facilities vs Other For-Profit Facilities | Health Policy | JAMA Health Forum | JAMA Network jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comPrivate Equity–Acquired Residential Treatment Facilities vs Other For-Profit FacilitiesThis cross-sectional study compares prices and facility characteristics of residential substance use facilities owned by private equity firms with other for-profit facilities and whether there are dif... 021 2
Reposted by Emily Joderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 14/04/2026i feel bad for our country but this is tremendous content 21066351148 6.6K
Reposted by Emily JoGoldie Spooks 👻 @goldielifts.bsky.social · 13/04/2026my best friend bought a house today can the skyline make a lil commotion for her?? @emjoh014.bsky.social 2141 14
Reposted by Emily JoMiranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Today, wrapping up teaching on Medicaid and teaching, among other things, the op-ed that @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social and I wrote in The Hill about how HR1 was actually most harmful to Republican voters. (But delayed rollout of core provisions demands clear messaging.) thehill.com/opinion/heal...thehill.comMedicaid cuts will harm rural Republican communities mostTrump’s budget will actively harm the health and incomes of rural communities and Republican voters, well beyond those who themselves are enrolled in Medicaid. 0124 12
Reposted by Emily JoTimothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Work Experience of Medicaid Recipients in Missouri About 67% on Medicaid are already employed About 20% of the others may be exempt from a work from reporting requirements Only about 11.5% may not have such an exemption and are not working New brief: cahsper.wustl.edu/files/2026/0... 01610 16
Reposted by Emily JoNPR @npr.org · 09/04/2026The U.S. fertility rate continued its slide to historic levels, due to plunging teen pregnancies and far more women delaying motherhood into their 30s and 40s. n.pr/48ppzU9n.pr710,000 fewer babies were born last year in U.S. compared with two decades agoThe U.S. fertility rate continued its slide to historic levels, due to plunging teen pregnancies and far more women delaying motherhood into their 30s and 40s. 9238257 382
Reposted by Emily JoSheila E. Young @sheilaeyoung1.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Sincerely… NASA couldn’t have chosen a better team of people for this mission. They have been a bright light in the shadowy time here. It’s been a joy to watch. #nasa #artemisii 220149392040 14.9K
Reposted by Emily JoSTAT @statnews.com · 09/04/2026Trump promised to clamp down on health insurers. His policies are enriching them. Next year’s Medicare Advantage rate boost is the latest move to spare insurers. www.statnews.com/2026/04/09/m...statnews.comTrump promised to clamp down on health insurers. His policies are enriching themIn December, Trump said he would summon health insurance execs to the White House. It doesn't seem a meeting ever happened. 22925 29
Reposted by Emily JoMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Imagine if jill Biden did this 33132911060 3.3K