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This is what a deal with the devil looks like👇 @housegop.bsky.social JUST VOTED TO CUT Medicaid, SNAP benefits, school meals, & housing assistance all in exchange for giving corporations & billionaires a tax cut all at the  expense of the middle class.

submitted 3 days ago • 762 comments

@deanbaker13.bsky.social: “Maybe we should insist on a little truth in advertising and have a small name change to DOGI, the Department of Government Incompetence.” www.patreon.com/posts/elon-m...

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

@thelever.bsky.social: "After nearly 50 years in federal prison, the 80-year-old Native American rights activist Leonard Peltier walked free on Feb. 18 after former President Joe Biden commuted his sentence in January." 💚💪🏼 www.levernews.com/you-love-to-...

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ADL’s Stats Twist Israel’s Critics Into Antisemites — FAIR “ADL is not a civil rights or anti-bias group, but rather an Israel advocacy organization that attacks Palestinians and supporters of Palestinian rights in order to protect Israel from criticism.”

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The head of food safety is resigning because he thinks that Trump's layoffs make his work impossible. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...

submitted 9 days ago • 8 comments

I have been talking to the media, Time, Fortune, NBC, etc., to explain how the onslaught on science and NIH will impact the health of all Americans. Everyone knows someone who has cancer, heart disease, or depression. Spread the word about how cutting science impacts all. time.com/7216299/nih-...

submitted 13 days ago • 46 comments

The Richest Man in the World Says We Can't Afford Any More Cures for Cancer talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/nih-a...

submitted 11 days ago • 127 comments

Do you care if the food you eat is safe? Whether a measles outbreak is headed for your kid's school? Do you want to enroll in a study of a new cancer drug? #ElonMusk #DonaldTrump are playing deadly games with US health agencies. Call your members of Congress now. www.statnews.com/2025/02/17/t...

submitted 11 days ago • 4 comments

@commondreams.org.web.brid.gy: www.commondreams.org/news/democra... WTF!

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@50501movement.bsky.social: www.boston.com/news/politic... #buildtheresistance

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

Corporations earn profits off of your everyday purchases. And some of those profits are then donated to politicians and causes you might not agree with. Download this app to see The Political Affiliations Of Thousands Of Brands And Companies! www.goodsuniteus.com

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President Musk and VP Trump's war on USAID will lead to 1.3 million more abortions. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

submitted 16 days ago • 44 comments

masspeaceaction.org/event/stop-t... Join the Massachusetts activist community for a rally & march on Valentine's Day to protest Trump's disastrous 1st weeks. 350 Mass is cosponsoring this event alongside a ton of other local groups; RSVP here. Fri, Feb 14, noon, Parkman Bandstand at Boston Common.

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New drop from @climatetown.bsky.social featuring "Billy Bob" and the wonderful work of @amywestervelt.bsky.social Drilled podcast! youtu.be/wBC_bug5DIQ Hit 'em up, yo!

submitted 17 days ago • 2 comments

I just lost my job, along with most of my coworkers, due to the illegal grant freeze. I worked at an organization that -helped veterans who have lost a limb -Assisted elderly and disabled people -Helped hospitals better treat people who have lost limbs

submitted 21 days ago • 941 comments

On changes to #NIH indirect rates, there is a law in place that prohibits NIH from making such changes without the approval of Congress. See Division D, Title II Section 224 of The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law No: 118-47) grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

submitted 21 days ago • 82 comments

The Senate HELP Committee has jurisdiction over NIH. GOP members of the committee represent AK, AL, IN, FL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, OH, and SC. Research universities and hospitals in those states need to be extra loud.

submitted 21 days ago • 14 comments

Also in Boston: www.mobilize.us/indivisible-... @moveon.org @indivisible.org

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@50501movement.bsky.social In Boston: events.pol-rev.com/events/5c5c4...

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A new paper on microplastics accumulating in the brain was just published in Nature Medicine. I've reviewed the background and main findings in a new Ground Truths post erictopol.substack.com/p/the-microp...

submitted 25 days ago • 19 comments

@deanbaker13.bsky.social : “[Trump’s tariffs represent] a tax increase of roughly $200 billion a year ($1,600 per family) that will overwhelmingly be paid by moderate-income and middle-income families. It is the largest tax increase on them that has ever been imposed.”

submitted 26 days ago • 2 comments

Only one Democrat voted YES on cloture for the GOP's attack on the International Criminal Court. I'll give you one guess. Congrats! You were right. It was John Fetterman.

submitted 31 days ago • 13 comments

Trump fires 17 independent watchdogs at US government agencies

submitted 34 days ago • 31 comments

Life expectancy by county and educational attainment in the USA, 2000–19: an observational analysis - The Lancet Public Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

Our world doesn’t need more talking heads. It needs rigorous investigative reporting that exposes the vast and growing corruption in our political system. The Lever is doing this work. Join their free newsletter now! www.levernews.com?utm_source=b...

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What does it mean to return to Northern Gaza, when this is Northern Gaza?

submitted 39 days ago • 6 comments

Why did Harris lose some Biden 2020 voters? Poll finds Gaza war was the top issue. “The results confirm that the Biden administration’s stance on the Israel-Hamas war posed a major weakness to Harris’s campaign, a fact which ‘few in the Democratic Party have been willing to admit.’ “

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These 61 Democrats joined House Republicans in voting for a bill to deport survivors of domestic violence who try to defend themselves. jonathancohn.medium.com/republicans-...

submitted 43 days ago • 11 comments

This reporting is so utterly damning. www.propublica.org/article/bide...

submitted 44 days ago • 99 comments

Gli ospedali di Gaza al collasso: «I medici lavorano in una gabbia, sotto le bombe, senza vederne la fine» www.editorialedomani.it/politica/mon...

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A detailed extinction risk assessment of freshwater fauna, covering more than 23,000 species, reported in Nature reveals that around 24% of the studied species are threatened with extinction. The analysis identifies major threats from pollution, dams, agriculture and invasive species. 🧪

submitted 51 days ago • 2 comments

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork letter: Beacon Hill: It's Time to Come Back. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/beac...

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The world’s largest human rights organization is now affirming the growing consensus among credible experts: Israel is indeed committing genocide in Gaza. In a better world, it wouldn’t require courage to speak the truth. But in this world, Amnesty International deserves credit for speaking up!

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