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Trying to follow the heart of Jesus in a sometimes heartless world. PS, that's not an invitation for every digital sex worker to follow me. #ByeFelicia
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Thinking: If you reeeally don't want to shake someone's hand, offer the covid fist bump - from a long arms length.

After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims. (Published Feb. 2023)

On this day in 1898, a white mob attacked Frazier Baker, the first Black postmaster of Lake City, SC, and his family. Both Mr. Baker and his infant daughter were killed in the attack.

Here’s what is going on. When you start firing the military’s top lawyers, that means you are getting ready to order the military to do unlawful things. Trump replaces those JAGs with men who will justify any future unlawful and unethical actions that he wants the military to do.

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Kentucky is still dealing with deadly flooding, cold temperatures and the aftermath of a winter storm that took the lives of at least 20 people. While we received the President Donald J. Trump Disaster Declaration, we’re still waiting on approval for individual assistance.

Today we launched a website to track how much orange assface plays golf. We’re guessing this thing is gonna get a workout! Bookmark it. Enjoy! More: TrumpGolfTrack.com

We asked Senate Republicans: is there any millionaire or billionaire rich enough who doesn't need another tax giveaway? $10M a year? No. $100M a year? No. $500M a year? No. $1 BILLION a year? No. With Republicans in control: Billionaires win, families lose.

So. It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year. I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.

The cybersecurity lead for VA.gov was fired last week. He tells WIRED that the Veterans Affairs digital hub will be more vulnerable without someone in his role.

LATEST: In a rapidly growing measles outbreak in northwest Texas, 90 cases have been confirmed as of Friday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.

🚨 JOB ALERT: Research Director, Center for Science & Democracy at @ucsusa.bsky.social. The work of this role in this moment where science is under attack is so important right now!

WOW "Seven western Wisconsin Republican lawmakers did not appear at an event hosted by the Wisconsin Farmers Union in Chippewa Falls Friday as farmers from the area said they were concerned about the effect that President Donald Trump’s first month in office is having on their livelihoods." ⤵️

President Trump sparred with Maine’s Democratic Gov. Janet Mills during a meeting of governors at the White House, with Mills telling the Trump, “We’ll see you in court,” over his push to deny federal funding to the state over transgender athletes.

Trump: I'm hearing so much about eggs, figure something out fast. We inherited all of the problems. A few months down the road, we won’t be able to say it’s so much us. But the big things we can blame other people for

Fantastic article by Politico w/ Fiona Hill re: Putin, Musk & Ukraine www.politico.com/news/magazin... @maurareynolds.bsky.social

Medicare Telehealth services end April 1, which will make accessing health care harder for millions of seniors, children, rural Americans, and people who can’t afford transportation.   Telehealth is helping Americans get the care they need—why are Republicans taking that away?

I removed the poster's name to keep them from incurring any pushback. Title " when the catnip hits "

How to make a pet bed from an old blanket..

I’m telling you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, please watch this. This is the energy. Not egg prices and book tours and strongly worded letters. It’s time to take the gloves off.

Did you know Mr Trump offers tax breaks to multinational companies who outsource/offshore? USA loses jobs, investments & tax revenue, the Corp's get extra profits ( not to mention the social & ecological injustices suffered in second & third world industry) @whitehouse.senate.gov

This is really something

SO, you wanna' go to Mars? ( aka: death camp space adventure) www.shesabeast.co/mars-radiati...

📢 ProPublica is looking for 5 newsrooms to join our Local Reporting Network! These newsrooms will be part of our 50 State Initiative. Newsrooms in 40 states (in blue) are eligible to apply: https://propub.li/41270AQ Here's what this would mean for your newsroom 👇

CS Lewis

" it struck me again, the way it had begun those days, how diligently privilege had to work to remain oblivious to it's cost"

FT Exclusive: Most Meta employees have been told they would receive about 10% less equity this year, several people told the Financial Times. www.ft.com/content/67a4...