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Almost half of COVID deaths were in senior care homes pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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yes. they literally blame higher education for a social order that doesn’t give unquestioned deference to people like themselves

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“In mainland China, the portion of patients going to ER with COVID more than doubled in the last month — from 7.5% to more than 16%. The portion in hospital for COVID also doubled, to more than 6%” The new “razor blade throat” variant seems to cause more severe cases…and it’s already in the US 🧵

submitted 1 day ago • 11 comments

Thinking of Conan O'Brien on what would have been his 62nd birthday, if he had been born on May 27

submitted 2 days ago • 16 comments

CDC can no longer help prevent lead poisoning in children, state officials say arstechnica.com/health/2025/...

submitted 6 days ago • 23 comments

There are whole movies that don’t have the twists and turns of this paragraph.

submitted 3 days ago • 48 comments

when they say I can’t have my McFlurry because the ice cream machine is broken

submitted 2 days ago • 8 comments

Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop. “If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???” Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is unnecessary or a luxury, survive a month without it.

submitted 5 days ago • 688 comments

this entire paragraph is Stephen Pinker openly saying, "I think race science is real and correct."

submitted 5 days ago • 466 comments

Let us all now shed a tear for the wannabee grifters who gave millions of dollars to a convicted felon and adjudicated rapist last night and are feeling jilted about the lack of a more substantive relationship this morning.

submitted 6 days ago • 258 comments

the bit about Africans being active in the slave trade is telling. it’s something that is only relevant if you think the point of discussing slavery is to disburse racial blame rather than understanding history.

submitted 5 days ago • 91 comments

www.cnn.com/2025/05/22/p...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

i feel like you could put a percent ticker labeled “wokeness in government” and have it going down to zero and trick these people into think that’s a real measured metric

submitted 6 days ago • 582 comments

CNN: “The tax changes would add $3.8 trillion to the nation’s debt over a decade… Funding for Medicaid would be slashed by nearly $700 billion… food stamps program would see a cut of $267 billion…” www.cnn.com/2025/05/02/p...

submitted 7 days ago • 67 comments

Another quote from the “MAHA Report”: “Many vaccines on the CDC's childhood schedule involved small participant groups, had no inert placebo-controlled trials, and had limited safety monitoring…” This is just a flat-out lie, which is why no references were provided for this statement.

submitted 7 days ago • 32 comments

I wish journalists would stop framing political news as wins or losses for politicians or political parties. It’s an abrogation of our mission. Why do we keep doing this? Is the spending bill a win or loss for the American people? Who does it help? Who does it hurt? Is it sound policy? Fiscally?

submitted 7 days ago • 503 comments

This is so incredibly infuriating! Why are we talking about anything that isn’t Republican cutting food stamps for CHILDREN!!!!!!

submitted 7 days ago • 177 comments

In St. Louis, the sirens to warn people of a tornado threat were not activated by the City Emergency Management Agency before a deadly tornado hit on Friday, and a backup to activate the mechanism that is operated by the Fire Department was broken.

submitted 7 days ago • 357 comments

UPDATE: UnitedHealth deliberately changed patients to "do not resuscitate' so that they would be left to die in any medical emergency as they considered especially critically ill patients to be 'a waste of money' regardless of patient's desire to live.

submitted 8 days ago • 20 comments

always "what's wrong with you" never "how's wrong with you"

submitted 9 days ago • 20 comments

planning a child's birthday party for next saturday? this man's never done an ounce of domestic labor in his life and is already dreaming of how to outsource it

submitted 9 days ago • 15 comments

“you should have a choice” means “we get to choose for you”

submitted 9 days ago • 694 comments

MAKE NOISE ON THIS ONE‼️ They didn’t just deport him—they sent him to CECOT in El Salvador. Agelviz came here legally through the refugee resettlement program—fully vetted. But when he landed in Houston, CBP snatched him over a tattoo: a clock and a rose. No charges. No record. Just a suspicion.

submitted 9 days ago • 572 comments

None of the 278 men sent to CECOT have been returned. Meanwhile their lawyer has been arrested and "disappeared" in El Salvador.

submitted 10 days ago • 469 comments

"Police have been issued guidance on how to search women’s homes for abortion drugs and check their phones for menstrual cycle tracking apps after unexpected pregnancy loss" "...police could bypass legal requirements for a court order to obtain medical records..." observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

submitted 11 days ago • 127 comments

There’s no dumb right wing shit that this stupid newspaper won’t take at face value

submitted 13 days ago • 310 comments

Girls should only have two dolls, you shouldn’t have healthcare, and being homeless because you can’t afford housing can get you arrested. But Trump can spend $45 million on a birthday parade for himself. Republicans call this “America First.”

submitted 14 days ago • 33 comments

“Instead of helping people work, these policies [Medicaid Work Requirements] punish them for circumstances beyond their control. And rather than investing in job training or support, they impose harsh rules specifically designed to make getting health care harder.”

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

me: stop doing that my dogs: no, you have to say it the mean way me: (slightly louder) stop doing that my dogs: better but let’s do another so the neighbors can hear

submitted 16 days ago • 15 comments

As in 2017, ADAPT is leading protests against the Republican plans to cut Medicaid. It’s not an exaggeration to say, as the protesters do, that peoples’ lives are on the line. #NoCutsToMedicaid #IllnessPolitics www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

submitted 16 days ago • 2 comments

Begging journalists to stop parroting right-wing propaganda in their headlines. HB3225 isn't about "sexually explicit books" — it's all-encompassing censorship of any resource and literature that so much as acknowledges masturbation, sexuality or sexual assault. It's a ban on sex ed.

submitted 16 days ago • 5 comments

Of all the awful stuff in this reprehensible bill, the fact that your children stop being considered dependents at SEVEN may be the most horrifying detail.

submitted 16 days ago • 62 comments

There are many horrible things in the Ways & Means draft, but let me alert you to this underappreciated horror: They want to expand the Treasury Secretary's power to unilaterally designate nonprofits as "terrorist supporting organizations."

submitted 17 days ago • 7 comments

Republicans added a federal school voucher program to the budget reconciliation. The goal is to destroy public schools. For the love of everything holy, please tell your congressional reps that they cannot support this.

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

Let's be very clear: The Trump administration is not "defending" mifepristone against a legal challenge. They're pulling a calculated move that will allow them to restrict or ban abortion medication without pushback www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

submitted 23 days ago • 13 comments

NEW: Trump’s takeover of the Library of Congress is about taking control of the legislative branch. One expert says it’s “dangerous,” given agencies within the Library provide legal advice to lawmakers and police their misconduct.

submitted 17 days ago • 27 comments

This is insane. Republicans have inserted language into the budget reconciliation bill that would ban states from regulating AI in any capacity for 10 years. from @404media.co www.404media.co/republicans-...

submitted 17 days ago • 303 comments