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I rarely post personal things. But I need to talk about my 4-year-old niece, Hope. She has a rare disease. A drug called elamipretide has helped her survive. But the FDA recently denied its approval. Now, her health hangs in the balance. Please share her story & urge the FDA to reconsider. 🧵

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The Department of Energy is quietly slashing disability rights

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“Two people deeply familiar with the Charleston 787 plant told the Prospect they had particularly acute quality concerns over planes that were delivered to Air India.” 😱

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Watching Top Chef and just before the winner is announced this happens…

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$79 TRILLION 🇺🇸 : “Analysis from the nonpartisan RAND Corporation: since 1975, $79 trillion in wealth has been transferred from the bottom 90% of earners to the top 1%… most extreme levels of income inequality in U.S. history…” www.nationofchange.org/2025/03/05/s... #TrumpsTrillionsTransfer

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Easily one of my favorite stories we've ever worked on. Have you ever... not gotten around to opening your mail for a week or two? That's the kind of thing that will get a low-income family kicked off benefits. The GOP reconciliation bill would ramp up such hurdles.

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Weird how the same party clearing out regulations for business and dialing back tax enforcement for high earners is determined to ratchet up paperwork and strictly police poor people who need health care www.thebulwark.com/p/the-gops-b...

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I've said it before, and I'll repeat it: The expulsion of expertise from government and academia during Mao's Cultural Revolution devastated China for decades, particularly in science and technology. That profound harm led the country to take education as seriously as it does today. wapo.st/3YTivKW

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In one email to Veterans Affairs HQ, doctors in PA said a hiring freeze was causing “severe and immediate impacts” and that more than 1,000 veterans would lose access to treatment for cancer, kidney disease and traumatic brain injuries. By @ericumansky.bsky.social & @vernalcoleman.bsky.social

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DOGE Is Obliterating American Industry One of the hidden gems of American government is a small division of the Department of Energy called the Loan Programs Office, a government bank that hands out loans to companies with business plans that go beyond the technological frontier tinyurl.com/jGcrus

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Inspiring celebration of David Attenborough from Kate Winslet and many others - and a much-needed reminder to stand with science www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

submitted 52 days ago • 208 comments

Seems pretty clear that doge is a total scam

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submitted 75 days ago • 193 comments

I remember republicans being outraged by Obama “legislating” by executive order. With Trump…meh, no big deal www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

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Why does Trump get to speak for Ukraine?