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Mary Joan Koch

@grandmamaryjoan.bsky.social
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81 year old with 9 grandkids, 19 to 9, fighting stage 3 ovarian cancer. Can former editor, lifelong feminist, librarian, shrink improve nursing home from within?

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 09/10/2026
Putin throws lifeline to try to save Trump in the midterms. In return, American dollars go to Russia and get put toward killing innocent Ukrainians. Trump/Russia right out in the open. www.dailymail.com/news/article...
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Putin throws Trump midterm lifeline as Russia agrees to supply diesel
Donald Trump announced today that Vladimir Putin has agreed to supply the US with hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 09/10/2026
President Donald Trump said he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal of years of U.S. pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt to address high fuel prices ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. to.pbs.org/4jf2CcO
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Trump strikes deal with Putin for Russian diesel in sharp reversal of U.S. policy ahead of midterms
President Donald Trump said he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal of years of U.S. pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt to address high fuel pri...
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Truthout @truthout.org · 06/10/2026
The U.S. joins only Russia and Belarus in rejecting the OSCE’s election monitoring, and comes as the Trump administration is seeking to deploy 1,000 "monitors" of their own to poll sites this election cycle.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 06/10/2026
For the first time in more than two decades, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe will not conduct oversight of the upcoming midterm elections after the Trump administration effectively blocked them from doing so.
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Trump Blocks International Board From Conducting Oversight of Midterm Elections
This is the first time in over two decades that the US has rejected OSCE participation in a federal election.
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Vanessa Wyeth @vwyeth.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
lol. Never change, r/Broadway
Reddit post “What would happen if an actor delivered their line completely wrong on purpose?”

Sorry for the weird question. I had a dream where I was cast as Orpheus in Hadestown, and during Chant, when it came to the line "The gods have forgotten the song of their love," I delivered it completely cuckoo. The only way I can think of to describe it is if I had just done a spongebob impression for that one line. It definitely was not an accident and it was not a choice that fit with the show at all, it was like intentional self-sabotage.

In the dream people tried to start a class action lawsuit against me for ruining the tone of the performance. I know that's not what would happen, but would there be any consequences? Would an actor be potentially fired for doing this?
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 05/10/2026
Today, on World Teachers’ Day, we celebrate the teachers, educators, and child care providers who care for the future of New York and invest in our children every day. New York City doesn’t move without our teachers. We are grateful for their work today and every day.
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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Dear Teachers of America, Please remember to teach the kids about how dangerous stupidity is. Get vaccinated. Don't vote for orange fascists. Thanks.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Thousands of Cornell students have taken over the main plaza on campus to demand the Cornell 7 be held accountable for their crimes. 21% of undergraduate women are raped or sexual assaulted during their time on campus.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"De-Trumpification" has to be one of the top agenda items if Dems win power. All the lawlessness and every last one of his efforts to turn DC into an imperial capital should be undone.
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KatherineHawkins @krhawkins.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sobering read www.thebulwark.com/p/the-hard-l...
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The Hard Lessons of Springfield
There are plenty of people happy about what is happening to the Haitian community.
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KatherineHawkins @krhawkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
My thanks to the first reporter or commenter to link to the complaints in the two lawsuits Renee Good's family filed...
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Vanessa Wyeth @vwyeth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
85° on October 2 is no bueno
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KatherineHawkins @krhawkins.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
12. www.huffpost.com/author/kathe...
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Katherine Hawkins | HuffPost
Read the latest work from Katherine Hawkins.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 20/09/2026
A documentary explores the realities of motherhood in America, from the high cost of child care to the latest culture wars over parenting and raising a family. to.pbs.org/3S2Mtf7
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Documentary explores why U.S. mothers lack support systems found in other countries
A new documentary explores the realities of motherhood in America, from the high cost of child care to the culture wars over parenting and raising a family. Amna Nawaz spoke with the filmmakers behind...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
On the Almost World War. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
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Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 20/09/2026
Richard Russo has penned 10 novels, won the Pulitzer Prize, and collaborated on screen adaptations and TV series based on his work. In his latest book, "Under the Falls," Russo continues to revisit the community of his youth. to.pbs.org/4y450qY
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In new novel 'Under the Falls,' Richard Russo explores places left behind
Richard Russo has penned 10 novels, won the Pulitzer Prize, and collaborated on screen adaptations and TV series based on his work. In his latest book, "Under the Falls," Russo continues to revisit t...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 20/09/2026
Investigators are illegally accessing state voter rolls—and likely flagging U.S. citizens as “unlawful voters” in a rushed attempt to meet their quotas, a whistleblower warns. trib.al/KCGJbKG
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Trump’s Voter Fraud Quest Is Turning Illegal, Whistleblower Says
Investigators are illegally accessing state voter rolls—and likely flagging U.S. citizens as “unlawful voters” in a rushed attempt to meet their quotas, a whistleblower warns.
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 20/09/2026
This Thurs, join us at The Festival Center in Washington, D.C., for a screening and conversation on Deportation Inc.: Investigating the Business of Migrant Removal, followed by a panel discussion. Register is freed (but required): givebutter.com/deportation-inc-dc
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Deportation Inc.: Investigating the Business of Migrant Removal
A Screening and Panel Discussion of the Second Chapter of Deportation Inc.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 20/09/2026
The Department of Homeland Security's focus on mass deportations resulted in a dramatic drop in investigations into illicit fentanyl, according to a federal watchdog report. to.pbs.org/3URZ71L
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Trump's mass deportations led to a big drop in fentanyl investigations, report finds. Here's what to know
The Department of Homeland Security’s focus on mass deportations resulted in a dramatic drop in investigations into illicit fentanyl, according to a federal watchdog report.
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LunaLuvgood2020 @lunaluvgood2020.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
There are 15,600 Nursing Homes in the US Providing care for 1.2 Million Residents Nursing Homes employ 1.38 Million Employees 2/3 of Nursing Homes Budgets are paid by Medicaid What happens if this is cut? #SaveMedicaid
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 13/08/2026
Another day, another Trump policy to make voting harder. His new target? Nursing homes. Dr. Oz issued a memo that seems designed to intimidate nursing home staff from helping residents vote. I’m calling on Dr. Oz to withdraw this guidance and stop impeding the right to vote.
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NPR @npr.org · 26/06/2025
Understaffed nursing homes rely on an immigrant workforce. Cuts to Medicaid and a tough immigration policy amount to a double whammy for the long-term care industry.
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Nursing homes face 2 threats: Trump's Medicaid cuts and his immigration crackdown
Understaffed nursing homes rely on an immigrant workforce. Cuts to Medicaid and a tough immigration policy amount to a double whammy for the long-term care industry.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Many foreign-born nursing home employees have had their work permits revoked: “I’ve just spent my morning firing good, honest people because the federal government told us that we had to.”
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Dual Threats From Trump and GOP Imperil Nursing Homes and Their Foreign-Born Workers - KFF Health News
Understaffed nursing homes face a workforce crisis if President Donald Trump and Republicans further curtail immigration and cut Medicaid.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/03/2026
To give the public more insight into American nursing homes, ProPublica has added the ability to search by owner, manager or officer name to Nursing Home Inspect, our database that helps you find issues that federal inspectors have identified in more than 14,000 facilities. Check it out 👇
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ProPublica Adds Ownership Search to Nursing Home Inspect Database
Our database helps you find issues that inspectors identified in more than 14,000 U.S. nursing homes. Now you can search by owner, manager or officer name.
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 20/07/2025
Everyone living in a nursing home is less safe today because Republicans voted to take nurses OUT of nursing homes.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 14/08/2026
Senators sound alarm on voter intimidation in nursing homes
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Senators sound alarm on voter intimidation in nursing homes
"The changes to CMS’s guidance will result in the disenfranchisement of nursing home residents.”
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
These people HATE Seniors, Veterans, Disabled, and you. January 2027, 5 months healthcare cuts, nursing homes, hospitals will be complete catastrophe.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
A new analysis shows Medicaid cuts could force nearly 600 nursing homes — many serving low-income, high-need residents — to close.
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Wyden, Warner, Merkley and Schumer Highlight Threat to Nursing Homes if GOP Approves Medicaid Cuts | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
Wyden, Warner, Merkley and Schumer Highlight Threat to Nursing Homes if GOP Approves Medicaid Cuts
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NPR @npr.org · 22/08/2025
Elderly people living in nursing homes can experience increased feelings of isolation and loneliness. For nearly 40 years, Paul Falkowski has made it his mission to help fight loneliness in nursing homes, one visit at a time.
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How an Air Force veteran helps seniors feel less isolated
Elderly people living in nursing homes can experience increased feelings of isolation and loneliness. For nearly 40 years, Paul Falkowski has made it his mission to help fight loneliness in nursing homes, one visit at a time.
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Ronan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Private equity is buying America's hospitals and nursing homes. The playbook: pile on debt, sell the building, cut staff. The result, one landmark study found: patient deaths up about 11%. #news #information #privateequity
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 09/12/2025
Private equity’s latest victim? Your grandma’s nursing home.
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Private equity’s latest victim? Your grandma’s nursing home.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
2 in 3 Missouri nursing home residents rely on Medicaid.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/03/2025
WYDEN: Do you believe in a nursing home there should be a registered nurse available around the clock? DR OZ: As you know, that's a complicated question WYDEN: No it's not. We need a nurse in a nursing home. Not too complicated.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
It also covers two-thirds of all nursing home stays.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
The Oval Office is a nursing home.
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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
🧪 🌊 🦑 ⚒️
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Angela Omulepu @angelao.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is fucking disgusting. Shame on us. Shame. Fuck every single asshole who voted for this. Shame. A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportees www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/w...
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A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportees (Gift Article)
Witnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program.
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Beverly Joy @beverlyjoy.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
He has destroyed too much and lies constantly. Release the unrelated Epstein Files!!!
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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Just once I would like to see Trump invite the press into the Oval Office and not a single legitimate news outlet attends.
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 18/09/2026
Sickening and widespread www.npr.org/2026/07/19/n...
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Violence repeatedly erupts in dementia care despite warnings, inspections show
Nursing homes and assisted living facilities can be fertile ground for violence between residents with dementia, including fatal assaults. Court records and inspecitions how safeguards fall short.
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Derek gendvil @derekbshelby.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
House GOP sneakily proposes kicking millions of people off Medicaid www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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House GOP sneakily proposes kicking millions of people off Medicaid
Medicaid recipients face coverage loss under a House GOP proposal tied to tax cuts for the wealthy. Explore what these changes mean for you.
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 25/02/2025
They’re cutting Medicaid
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Using massive Medicaid and Medicare fraud.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Mike Johnson just voted to cut Medicaid. Nearly 40% of his district relies on Medicaid.
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AyJay @dcvet.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
MAGA bigots just can’t help themselves. “Trump’s Republican Party is plagued with, well, let’s call them periodic bigot eruptions. It seems that every few months exposes more members of MAGA as racists, antisemites and Islamophobes.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/o...
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Opinion | Watching Bigots Erupt (Gift Article)
This is what I see when I look at the picture Bo French hates.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
A concentration camp in every town, but no nursing homes.
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Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Republicans are forcing hospitals, nursing homes and health clinics to close. People will die. You deserve better.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Massachusetts just banned ICE from nursing homes. Take a second with that. Somebody had to write a law to keep masked agents out of a nursing home. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/hes-huntin...
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
FACT: If Trump's budget Bill passes, 1 out 4 nursing homes will close. We already have a severe shortage of nursing homes. Where will these people go? Dwell on this.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Senator Chris Murphy and Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon have introduced a bill to effectively ban private equity from owning hospitals and nursing homes. The bill would make PE-owned facilities ineligible for Medicare funding. Nearly 500 hospitals + nursing homes are now PE controlled.
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