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Sue Bornstein

@suescher.bsky.social
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Internal Medicine Physician/Primary Care Advocate/Mom to Longhorns and a GSP/"What I want to know is are you kind"

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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I declare! Surely there’s no political motive for keeping this report “private” till after the election? Texans deserve better. Vote blue! Texas' maternal health report delay is political and puts pregnant women at risk, lawmakers say www.texastribune.org/2026/09/25/t...
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Texas’ delay of maternal death report hurts women, lawmakers say
The highly anticipated report, which includes deaths that occurred after Texas banned abortions, has recommendations on how to reduce pregnancy risks.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This guy is playing bogeyman while @vikkigoodwintx.bsky.social works to find solutions to Texas' shameful status of highest uninsured population in the country. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proposes penalties for schools that keep “vulgar” books on library shelves www.texastribune.org/2026/08/19/t...
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Dan Patrick: “We're coming for the books” in school libraries
“We’re coming for the books,” the lieutenant governor said in announcing plans to lower the performance rating of Texas schools that violate a recent law targeting obscene titles in school libraries.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Absolutely shameful. Seems the “Texas miracle” isn’s so miraculous for the 6 million Texans who experienced hunger in 2024. For third straight year, Texas hungriest state in nation as D-FW food insecurity rises, report shows www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/a...
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For third straight year, Texas hungriest state in nation as D-FW food insecurity rises, report shows
More than 6 million Texans experienced hunger in 2024, the most of any state in the nation, according to the latest Feeding America report.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
She did interviews them and their stories don’t align with what #ICE is saying. La Congresista was clearly shaken after her interviews today. U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia seeks to interview detained workers who witnessed deadly ICE shooting www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia seeks to visit witnesses at ICE detention center
Witnesses dispute ICE's account of the fatal shooting of Houston construction worker Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. Garcia fears they could be deported.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
ICE activity in Texas continues to climb as agency increases focus on street arrests www.texastribune.org/2026/07/10/i...
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ICE is picking up more migrants on Texas streets
An increase in ICE agents arresting people on the streets may lead to more violence, such as the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
This xenophobia and prejudice are hateful and have no place here. Vote for @ginafortexas.bsky.social A Muslim Texan sought to find his place in the party at the state GOP convention. He left in tears. www.texastribune.org/2026/06/15/t...
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Muslims at Texas GOP Convention told to leave party, country
Muslim delegates and attendees hoping to participate in the state Republican convention were shunned and rejected by members as they espoused themes of party unity ahead of the November election.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Score a win for the people and unique places of the Big Bend region. This issue galvanized people from all walks of life and political ideology. Big Bend border wall plans cancelled after Texas backlash, Border Patrol commissioner says www.texastribune.org/2026/05/08/b...
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No border wall in Big Bend, CBP commissioner says
Texans across the political spectrum opposed wall construction in the national park. Now the agency’s plans include roadways and digital surveillance to monitor the rugged region.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
“Don’t take me to the hospital”: Undocumented immigrants in Texas are delaying medical care www.texastribune.org/2026/03/30/t...
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Undocumented immigrants in Texas are delaying medical care
Since Gov. Greg Abbott ordered Texas hospitals to start asking patients for their citizenship status in November 2024, reported visits by undocumented immigrants have dropped.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Dallas County extends voting hours after changes to voting locations spurred by GOP www.texastribune.org/2026/03/03/j...
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Dallas extends voting hours after location changes pushed by GOP
Dallas and Williamson counties closed centralized voting centers, which had become a common practice, at the request of local Republicans.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Listen to Dr. Katherine Hoops. Her message is simple and direct. Storing firearms securely, unloaded with ammunition stored separately saves lives. That’s the message.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
A synagogue is vandalized & sacred Torah scrolls destroyed. Torah commands us to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with God. We are hurt but will persevere. Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue in charred ruins mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
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Predawn fire reduces parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue to charred ruins - Mississippi Today
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights...
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Great nessage from @kmpanthagani.bsky.social substack.com/@kmpanthagan...
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Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD (@kmpanthagani)
Do dogs cause autism? How to sell a scientific rumor.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
2 Children Are Dead and 2 Are in Critical Condition in Texas Shooting www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...
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2 Children Are Dead and 2 Are in Critical Condition in Texas Shooting
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
We have lost a true American hero. A profile in courage. Rest in power, Joseph McNeil. Joseph McNeil, Young Spark in a Civil Rights Battle, Dies at 83 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u...
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Joseph McNeil, Young Spark in a Civil Rights Battle, Dies at 83
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is handing more of his office’s work to costly private lawyers www.texastribune.org/2025/07/24/k... via @texastribune.org
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is handing more of his office’s work to costly private lawyers
Despite having an office with hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton frequently opts to hire private lawyers. One cost taxpayers more than $24,000 in one day.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
I am proud to be a member of the American College of Physicians “The time is always right to do what is right.” Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Every major health system in Louisiana is warning Speaker Mike Johnson and the rest of the state's congressional delegation that the Senate GOP's Medicaid cuts "would be historic in their devastation." www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Louisiana hospitals warn Mike Johnson of 'devastation' from megabill
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
“We will not stay silent on vaccines. We cannot and will not gamble with our patients’ health or the health of communities.” America’s primary care physicians & infectious disease docs speak. @https//www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/vaccine-policy-us-aafp-aap-acp-acog-idsa-presidents/?utm_source=threads
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We will not stay silent on vaccines, say leaders of five major U.S. medical associations
“We cannot and will not gamble with our patients’ health or the health of our communities,” write the presidents of the AAFP, AAP, ACP, ACOG, and IDSA.
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Yale School of Public Health @yalesph.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Dean ‪@meganranney.bsky.social‬ gave a keynote address at the Remembrance Conference. The event originated from a partnership between the University at Buffalo and Michigan State University, both of which experienced mass shootings near their campuses in recent years. primetimepress.com/u...
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University at Buffalo Hosts Remembrance Conference to Address Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis - Prime Time Press
BUFFALO, N.Y. — From June 6 to 8, 2025, the University at Buffalo’s Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences hosted the third annual Remembrance Conference, a national gathering focused…
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Hearkening back to when our leaders had a strong moral compass and true convictions. Well done, Bill Moyers. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/b...
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Bill Moyers, Presidential Aide and Veteran of Public TV, Dies at 91
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Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions @jhucgvs.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
The report, Gun Violence in the United States 2023: Examining the Gun Suicide Epidemic, reveals: -27,300 firearm suicides -Rising gun suicide rates among Black & Hispanic youth -Firearms remain the leading cause of death overall for young people (1–17) 🔗 Report: publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/defaul...
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
From Temple Emanuel Dallas Senior Rabbi David Stern's Pride Shabbat sermon last Friday: "We are commanded to love the stranger, to love what even might be strange to us — not to endorse, not to understand, but simply to treat with dignity the people God puts in our path. ”
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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
40% of homes have a firearm. Kids know where they are. Asking “are they locked up” can save lives.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
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At least 4 people detained by plainclothes agents Thursday at Dallas immigration court
Reporters with The Dallas Morning News on Thursday witnessed agents detain four individuals, including at least two people whose immigration cases were...
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Way to go, Rep. Julie Johnson! Proud you are my representative.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Hard to put outrage on a scale but this has to be near the very top. Why? Just why? Dishonoring the memories of the 48,000 Americans who did from gun violence this year and all the years before. Shameful.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Shameful. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
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Joe Sakran, MD, MPH, MPA @josephsakran.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Most school shooters don’t get guns from strangers. They get them from home. We can change that—by locking up firearms and demanding safe storage. Because one locked gun could save a life. #ProtectOurChildren Do you own a gun? ✅ Lock It Up. ✅ Store Ammo Separately.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
www.statesman.com/story/opinio...
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A basic gun storage measure could save lives. Texas lawmakers should pass it | Opinion
Among gun-owning parents who said their children never handled firearms at home, 22% of the children, questioned separately, said they actually had.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
www.texastribune.org/2025/04/16/t...
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Trump is spending billions on border security. Some residents living there lack basic resources.
The president has reportedly urged Congress to pass $175 billion for border security. But residents of Del Rio, Texas, and Douglas, Arizona, say basic needs — like safe drinking water and hospital acc...
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
*Must read. Immunization against infectious organisms has a long tradition in America. To keep our country healthy and safe, we must honor and continue that wise tradition. www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
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The U.S. Founding Fathers Recognized the Benefits of Immunization—We Need That Same Recognition Today | Annals of Internal Medicine
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JAMA @jama.com · 12/04/2025
“Folks acquire and use firearms against themselves and others, because they’re afraid and hopeless. If we can address the root cause, we can make huge progress.” @meganranney.bsky.social shares her perspective while attending #JAMASummit.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
*Must read: “if we want others to defend science with us, we must stop relying on rational argument alone and instead acknowledge the human emotions and biases that shape how people view it.” www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
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Opinion | Science Won't Save Itself — We Have to Make It Personal
What will it take to convince those who don't spend their lives in hospitals or labs?
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Proud of my hometown today www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
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Trump’s immigration crackdown brings throng of protesters to downtown Dallas
Thousands of people convened in downtown Dallas on a sunny and warm Sunday afternoon to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration policies in the 2025 Mega...
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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
This will have HUGE consequences for people’s health & wellbeing across the country: It hamstrings health data systems; It will cut community support for mental health, substance use, etc; It hurts our ability to monitor emerging outbreaks; & more 🛟🩺🧪
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Joe Sakran, MD, MPH, MPA @josephsakran.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
BREAKING: SCOTUS has upheld the federal rule on ghost guns in a 7–2 decision—a major win for public safety and common-sense gun laws. Ghost guns have fueled gun violence and evaded accountability for too long. Today’s decision affirms that these weapons should be regulated like any other firearm.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Much needed abd welcome great news! www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Supreme Court allows Biden-era regulations for hard-to-trace ghost guns
The Supreme Court ruling impacts ghost guns, the largely untraceable firearms used in a growing number of crimes over the past decade.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Anecdotes do not evidence make. RFK Jr. Points to Two Texas Doctors Treating Kids in Measles Outbreak www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
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RFK Jr. Points to Two Texas Doctors Treating Kids in Measles Outbreak
Kennedy praised them for using budesonide, clarithromycin, and cod liver oil
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Everytown for Gun Safety @everytown.org · 20/03/2025
Every month, an average of 76 women are shot and killed by an intimate partner, and access to a gun makes it 5x more likely that a woman will be killed by an abusive partner. It doesn’t have to be this way: Laws that keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers save lives.
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Understanding Guns And Domestic Violence
Abusers with firearms are five times more likely to kill their partners. Every month an average of seventy women are shot and killed by an intimate partner in the US.
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GIFFORDS @giffords.org · 19/03/2025
Alabama lawmakers approved a ban on dangerous conversion devices that convert semi-automatic handguns into illegal machine guns. We applaud this bipartisan action to pass commonsense gun laws and save lives 👏👏👏
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Alabama lawmakers approve a ban on devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into machine guns
Alabama lawmakers approved a ban on Glock switches and other conversion devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into machine guns.
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Yul Ejnes @ejnes.net · 15/03/2025
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Brown Medicine doctor deported despite federal court order. What we know.
A court order that would have delayed the deportation of Dr. Rasha Alawieh was issued while her plane was on the tarmac, but it took off anyway.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Predictable and totally preventable. www.dallasnews.com/news/public-...
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Measles cases in Texas surpass 250, new county added to the list
Health officials said 259 cases have been identified since late January, up from the 223 cases reported earlier this week.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Board certified IM doc here. I've worked the last 17 years to improve primary care in the US. Now CMS is eliminating a number of projects including Primary Care First and Making Care Primary. The title of the fact sheet says "help Americans live healthier lives. WHAT DO YOU THINK PRIMARY CARE DOES?
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CMS Innovation Center Announces Model Portfolio Changes to Better Protect Taxpayers and Help Americans Live Healthier Lives | CMS
What’s changing: Today, the CMS Innovation Center announced changes to its model portfolio to align with its statutory obligation and strategic goals.
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Some things to keep in mind: 1. Vitamin A and cod liver oil cannot protect you from measles. However, the vaccine is 97% effective in protecting you. 2. Vaccines do not cause autism. 3. Let me repeat, vaccines do not cause autism.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
A 14 year old got a weapon then shot and killed a police officer exiting his patrol car. We must address the underlying causes and find solutions to these gut-wrenching events. Not the time to lose ground on research. #FundGunViolenceResearch #ThisIsOurLane www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
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1 police officer killed, 1 injured in shooting in Newark, New Jersey; Teen charged with murder
A teenager is charged with murder after a Newark, New Jersey police officer was shot and killed. A second officer is hospitalized.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
2025 Gallup poll reports 9.3% of Americans identify as LGBTQ+. By my math that’s close to 30 million Americans. www.statnews.com/2025/03/03/n...
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NIH terminates ongoing grants for LGBTQ+ research
Saying that "research programs based on gender identity are often unscientific," the agency wrote to scientists to cancel current grants.
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GIFFORDS @giffords.org · 03/03/2025
Gun owners across the country support red flag laws, which prevent gun violence before it happens. The gun lobby wants you to think this commonsense measure infringes on our rights, but it doesn’t—it saves lives.
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Letter | 'Red flag' laws can prevent gun violence, but only if people know how to use them
The fatal shooting at Crozet’s Harris Teeter has reignited interest in Virginia’s “red flag" law, but too many Virginians remain unaware of how it works.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
It’s worse than we thought. The cascading effects are being felt in every aspect of scientific publishing.
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Sue Bornstein @suescher.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
So does anyone see a problem with using school vouchers to subsidize tuition at the schools that have very low vaccinatiin rates? I do www.dallasnews.com/news/educati...
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Map: These Texas schools have low measles vaccination rates
A majority of the school systems in the state that have less than 70% of its kindergarteners vaccinated are privately run, according to the Texas Department...
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