Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Will it actually make any difference if Democrats take control of Congress after the midterms? Historian and expert on authoritarianism Timothy Snyder shares his thoughts. 801478594
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPMother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/09/2026Iowa farmers are desperately trying to tell leaders how difficult the economy has become for small business owners. Instead of listening, Trump blames Democrats for high prices and calls polls showing competitive Congressional races "fake." motherjones.comTrump says the polls are “fake.” Iowa farmers say they’re “bleeding money.”As Republicans face competitive midterm races, Iowa farmers sound the alarm over soaring costs. 2222474
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026Babies who don’t get the vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop severe bleeding. In many cases, oxygen can’t reach their brains and blood pools around their skulls. Yet driven by misinformation, more parents are refusing the injection. (Published May)propublica.orgBabies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at BirthA lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement. 611218530
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPMother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/09/2026Because nothing screams "we're hard at work making AI safer" than a White House lunch with other tech overlords where the president insists you call it Super Intelligence.motherjones.comOpenAI cancels its advanced model launch, then heads to lunch with TrumpThe startup has apologized for several security incidents and canceled the public launch of its latest advanced model. That's not enough. 1522257
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPThanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanh-neville.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I am so triggered by RJK Jr's comment about ICU's being empty during #COVID. I re-read what I wrote after one of the surges. How do others forget. The trauma was--and is--real.huffpost.comI'm An ICU Doctor. I’m Haunted By What I’ve Seen During The Recent COVID-19 Surge.“I can’t stop thinking about the 40-something man who told me, ‘I can’t die like this. I just got engaged and have a 6-month-old baby.’ I encouraged him to be positive, but that didn’t stop him from d... 611801624
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPMatthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026You can't guardrails your way to safety on a system designed to be dangerous.cbsnews.comWarnock calls for federal guardrails on Flock cameras: "Bring some some sanity to this system"Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock is pushing federal authorities to create action to stop potential abuse of Flock cameras by law enforcement across the country. 68115
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I graduated med school in 2014. I was taught-and saw-how hard melanoma was to treat, like a death sentence Since then, new treatments have made it possible for people w/ the most advanced melanoma, like Jimmy Carter, to live to 100! We are killing ourselves by letting them destroy American science 3734321030
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPProPublica @propublica.org · 19/09/2026Insurers sometimes deny coverage citing lack of progress, labeling patients’ conditions as chronic. Yet if they do make progress, insurers have also used that to argue patients no longer need treatment. Doctors are left to walk a tightrope. (Published Dec. 2024)propublica.orgHer Mental Health Treatment Was Helping. That’s Why Insurance Cut Off Her Coverage.Providers, patients and even some federal judges say progress-based insurance denials harm patients at key moments of mental health treatment. 26640268
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPProPublica @propublica.org · 19/08/2026NEW: Congress appropriated $1 trillion for defense this year, more than twice as much as the combined budget for agencies overseeing health, veterans affairs, education, housing, agriculture and justice. We’re setting out to report on how this public money is being spent.propublica.orgThe $1 Trillion Black BoxThe U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects touted as engineering marvels end up facing years of delays and ballooning costs. ProPublica has launched a series to report on the Pentagon’s spe... 33358222754
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPMother Jones @motherjones.com · 13/09/2026"This is what Donald Trump does to his enemies: investigate first, hunt for a crime that doesn’t exist second.”motherjones.comTrump’s DOJ is reportedly investigating Gavin Newsom’s travel fundingNew reporting from the San Francisco Standard details recently issued subpoenas. 1421252
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPMother Jones @motherjones.com · 13/09/2026If desperation and embarrassment had a baby…it’d be Trump’s midterm approach.motherjones.comYour deadbeat president is never giving you $5,000But the pledge reveals an increasingly frantic midterms strategy. 1228993
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPProPublica @propublica.org · 13/09/2026The Trump administration is poised to loosen controls on methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from low-producing “stripper wells.” Critics say the deregulation will significantly increase climate pollution while doing little to boost energy output.propublica.orgEPA to Loosen Methane Rules, Boosting Pollution From Oil and Gas WellsThe Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing a rule that’ll drastically weaken restrictions on “stripper wells,” which tend to be old, poorly maintained and prone to leaking methane, the highly p... 45522284
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Republicans didn't win the last decade on votes alone. They won it in state legislatures, drawing maps that made their minority look like a majority. In 2026, Democrats are running the same play. The next decade depends on whether they match that commitment.thinkbigpicture.substack.comTrifecta Watch: The States Where Democrats Are Hoping To Win Full Government Power 26744121
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 31/08/2026New York, here’s how you can save a life: 1. Go to nyc.gov/naloxone to get free overdose-reversal medication, also known as Narcan®. 2. If you or someone you love is struggling with substance use, call 988 for confidential recovery resources.nyc.govNaloxone - NYC Health 7755941643
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPReveal @revealnews.org · 30/08/2026 Every day, doctors use medical tests to diagnose and treat diseases. But what if the assumptions behind some of these tests are wrong and rooted in racist pseudoscience? This week on Reveal, we team up with @nejm.org to find out why.revealnews.orgA “race equation” baked into a standard medical test is hurting Black patients, but most hospitals are still using itA standard medical test with racist origins is cutting off Black patients from needed treatments. Why do hospitals still use this harmful test today? 18234
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 30/08/2026Broken swing sets? Missing basketball nets? Have no fear, Renew Crew is here. Neighborhood parks are meant for recreation — not frustration. If it’s broken, this crew will fix it. If it’s run-down, they’ll renew it. Renew Crew: Coming soon to a park near you. 559217653933
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPLiz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 27/08/2026A *lower* risk of myocarditis. That’s good news and contradicts the anti-vaccine messages you hear so often. 03518
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I don't know who needs to hear this, but an economy controlled by a handful of oligarchs isn't a "free market." 387182524831
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPACLU @aclu.org · 12/08/2026After establishing syringe exchange programs, DC and New York City both saw over 70% fewer new HIV cases related to intravenous drug use. We’re working to protect these critical services under the Americans with Disabilities Act.aclu.orgThe Americans with Disabilities Act Protects Lifesaving Program for People Who Use Illegal DrugsThe ACLU is fighting against bans that limit Syringe Service Programs. 428054
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPbrookswalsh @brookswalsh.bsky.social · 01/08/2026"Several nurses and at least one doctor looked on. Thirty-five minutes later, Davis was dead on the hospital floor." 042
Eric Jaeger, JD, NRP @ericjaeger.bsky.social · 12/08/2026"Police officers who tried to save Descamps' life can be heard voicing sorrow and anger at his lack of treatment. 'That guy does not need to be dead right now,' one officer said. 'Their mindset there [at the hospital] is "Oh, it's just another tweaker."'" 031
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPLiz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Seeking to Prosecute Fauci Is Disgraceful www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/the-...medpagetoday.comOpinion | Seeking to Prosecute Fauci Is DisgracefulThe Senate committee's actions are legally flawed and set a dangerous precedent 1227
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 07/08/2026🎯 17085314910300
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Gerrymandering lets politicians choose their voters instead of the other way around. Until we end that, it will remain difficult to achieve the things most Americans already agree on. 316108693031
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/08/2026The cost of groceries has become one of the defining challenges of the affordability crisis. That's why our municipal grocery stores will offer a 30% discount on the grocery staples New Yorkers depend on — from meat to produce to dairy. 874335734
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPACLU @aclu.org · 30/07/2026Anna King, a combat veteran, was assaulted at her DC home when National Guard troops pinned her down, kneeled on her back, and handcuffed her so tightly that she required surgery. @aclu-dc.bsky.social will keep fighting to hold them accountable.wapo.stHer arrest by the National Guard went viral. Now she’s taking legal action.Attorneys for Army veteran Anna King say she was assaulted for exercising free speech. Authorities say she threw an unknown liquid at troops in D.C. days earlier. 21748257
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I'm old enough to remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs. We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives. What RFK Jr. is doing to public health in America is a disgrace. 783164645228
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 29/07/2026The promise of New York City is inscribed on the Statue of Liberty: this place would welcome anyone seeking refuge or a better life. 12887811432
Eric Jaeger, JD, NRP @ericjaeger.bsky.social · 26/07/2026NAEMSP Blog: Revamping Our Approach to Behavioral Emergencies - We’ve moved away from “excited delirium” - Prone restraint deaths follow a typical sequence - De-escalation is the primary strategy - A more rigorous framework for emergent sedation is needed Link: naemsp.org/revamping-ou...naemsp.orgRevamping Our Approach to Behavioral Emergencies - NAEMSPWhy EMS must move beyond "control" and toward clinical excellence in behavioral emergencies: de-escalation as a primary strategy, the physiology behind restraint-related death, and pharmacological int... 083
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPweeder @weeder.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Nobody ever explained to me what a passkey is or how they work. Websites just started asking me for passkeys like it's something we talked about. 1063699536
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 25/07/2026It’s flooding season, New York — but city government is prepared. This morning, we announced a $43.2 million expansion in the Bureau of Coastal Resiliency — a team of engineers, field inspectors, and city planners ready to protect our city from flooding. 843635616
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Huge corporations like Amazon, Walmart, and Uber are among the top employers of SNAP and Medicaid recipients. Meanwhile, their CEOs are raking in multi-million dollar pay packages. How is this not a bigger scandal? 555130445549
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPMother Jones @motherjones.com · 20/07/2026Flock cameras—solar-powered, automated license plate readers, weighing less than 3 pounds and designed to be unobtrusive—can be found on 80,000 street corners throughout the country. Now, dozens of reports are emerging of police using the cameras not to solve crimes, but to stalk people.motherjones.comPolice keep losing their jobs for using Flock cameras to stalk peopleAdvocates say it's too easy to abuse automated license plate reader technology. 19372168
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE. 10706503120329
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Todd Blanche is a dangerous, lawless Trump sycophant. Call your Senator today and tell them to REJECT his nomination for Attorney General. (202) 224-3121 531551564
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/07/2026In just six months, Mamdani has already made huge progress on: -Lowering rent -Enacting universal childcare -Taxing the super rich -Improving city buses -Cracking down on junk fees and subscription traps -Protecting gig workers from wage theft This is what delivering for the people looks like. 263118003077
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRP🩸💀 The Horror Guru 💀🩸 @thehorrorguru.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Netflix is struggling with keeping viewers "hooked" because it keeps canceling shows after 1 season so no one trusts a Netflix show to last. Its that simple, regardless of whatever their bullshit internal analytics are informing them. 46672411009
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPACLU @aclu.org · 11/07/2026Our democracy relies on freedom of the press, and journalists need to be able to report on the Trump administration's actions free from the threat of government investigations.nytimes.comTimes Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on MediaThe Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.” 13443137
Eric Jaeger, JD, NRP @ericjaeger.bsky.social · 11/07/2026That's cool! A robotic bird that swims and flies built by MIT (my alma mater) and others. It's incredible to see it take off from the water. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XJh... 000
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPLiz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 09/07/2026The Trump administration last year cut the CDC’s program that monitors food-borne illness outbreaks so they can intervene. In case you’re wondering why an outbreak of explosive diarrhea has sickened 2000 people but the CDC is only reporting 145 cases. www.cidrap.umn.edu/foodborne-di...cidrap.umn.eduCDC cuts back foodborne illness surveillance program 14388244
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPProPublica @propublica.org · 10/07/2026Under DHS’ use-of-force policy, moves that cut off a person's breathing “must not be used as a means to control non-compliant subjects or persons resisting arrest.” But videos we reviewed showed agents using these restraints to do just that. (Published January)propublica.orgWe Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off BreathingCivilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ... 29880460
Eric Jaeger, JD, NRP @ericjaeger.bsky.social · 09/07/2026“From whence medication errors? Often they arise not from human frailty, but rather from ‘subtle & hard to identify factors, lying hidden & latent in the system, waiting for the right conditions to occur.’” "Medication Errors in EMS: A Call for Systems-Based Solutions" www.ovid.com/jnls/em-news...ovid.comMedication Errors in EMS: A Call for... : Emergency Medicine NewsAbstract was not provided for this article. 010
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPAnaesthesia @anaesjournal.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Here's a good one! The criteria for excluding oesophageal intubation are different from those for confirming tracheal intubation. Thoughts? #AnSky #MedSky @chrimesy.com doi.org/10.1111/anae... 243
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/07/2026This summer's record-setting heat wave is making wildfires in states like Colorado and Utah even worse. And to top it off, private equity investors are even price-gouging firefighters. 13331351491
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPProPublica @propublica.org · 07/07/2026NEW: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.” with @texastribune.orgpropublica.orgKen Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent yo... 1228194728716
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPMother Jones @motherjones.com · 07/07/2026A piece honoring Black veteran Sarah Keys Evans has been axed to “align with current guidance.” Whatever that means.motherjones.comThe Army took down its page commemorating a civil rights iconA piece honoring Black veteran Sarah Keys Evans has been axed to "align with current guidance." 1818885
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRPRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Three egg producers will pay $3.3 million and donate 53 million eggs to food banks and nonprofits to settle a price-fixing lawsuit with the DOJ. None of the producers have to admit any wrongdoing. Is this really justice? Or just the cost of doing business?fortune.comEgg companies made $1.22 billion in profit off a $6 carton — now they’re buying their way out of a price-fixing case with 53 million donated eggs | FortuneNone of them admitted wrongdoing. 52162222527