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At the Long Beach Tesla Takedown, lots of folks out here (I’d estimate probably 40-50 so far) and lots of support from cars driving by. Come out and join!

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Medicaid coverage for virtual visits ends April 1st. As someone who cares for children that live up to 8 hours away, this is DEVASTATING. Children, adults, elderly will all suffer. CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES The 5 calls app makes it easy!

submitted 1 day ago • 68 comments

Made it to Arlington, VA, for another #TeslaTakedown. Some wonderful soul brought a Ukrainian flag!

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If people were really just dying from chronic diseases then how come they weren’t dying from their chronic diseases until after March, 2020?

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Call to action-Childhood vax/covid boosters (plz boost) RFK has fired ACIP to replace with his antivaxxers; kid vax + covid/flu/RSV boosters are at risk. States can make their own requirements. Use @5calls.org or @resist.bot to call your STATE reps to keep vax access. Script outline below.

submitted 5 hours ago • 3 comments

@oyanggy.bsky.social @melondc.bsky.social @fabforward.bsky.social @bfitzinar.bsky.social

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Sure would be nice if the U.S. continued funding stuff like “vaccines for pancreatic cancer.”

submitted 23 hours ago • 18 comments

February 22nd. #HelpFolksLive2025 thread. Something's always due & food is always needed. Things only get better with community action. Now is when folks need food, water, shelter, meds. Now is when we/the community needs to be there for each other. There's no one else.

submitted 7 hours ago • 19 comments

Charity is when philanthropists give to the less fortune to get tax breaks. Where did people get off thinking that giving to people who make requests for help is charity? That's the world we're all supposed to be working for, where we take care of each other. We don't look for our payout for it.

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Happy Saturday! The house with the Little Free Library closest to me is hosting a free clothing giveaway for kids! It's awesome. They put the sign ON the free library, which just has a few flyers left. I am excited at my community's generosity. Things are picking up

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LOL there was a Temu ad being shown to me that was slightly shocking. It was a cheap pair of sweatpants and the man had an oversized er*ction. It's in 4 photos showing the pants. Why? LOL

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🤬🚨 IMMEDIATE NEEDS 1 week government deadline to get €120 together to renew residency documents for refugees who already can't eat most days. ANYTHING HELPS #MutualAid #MABoost 💕💸 #BIPOCMA www.ko-fi.com/davidsting

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This is not who they used to be, this is awful. I'd recommended their services to trans people. They have private donors. This is super cowardly bsky.app/profile/esqu...

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NEW: Whitman Walker, a LGBTQ health center in Washington DC, has scrubbed its site of descriptions of gender affirming care services. This is pure cowardice and stabbing the trans community in the back. While services are not affected, it will limit access to resources if patients can't find them.

submitted 1 day ago • 74 comments

DOGE Staffer Known as ‘Big Balls’ Reportedly the Grandkid of a KGB Spy #StopElonMusk #DOGE gizmodo.com/doge-staffer...

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"In Minnesota alone, well over 100,000 children have 504 plans, designed to adapt their educations in small, usually cost-free, but highly meaningful ways. If your family doesn’t have someone with a 504, someone you know and love does." This is a fantastic example of localizing a national issue.

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Want your money to make a difference? Buy from small businesses that care about people, not just profits. ❤️ #ShopSmallBiz #SmallBusiness #Poshmark #Etsy We work hard for you!

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Some updates: 1. A federal judge extended a restraining order blocking the National Institutes of Health from cutting research funds until she rules on a permanent injunction. 2. The IRS will not allow a member of Elon Musk’s team to access individual tax returns.

submitted 1 day ago • 118 comments

i bet we’d all benefit from taking a second to relax; i’m not going to try it, but it’s something i’ve noticed

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I have identified at least two dozen pardoned Capitol Rioters that are currently attending CPAC in Washington, D.C. —including members of far right extremists groups such as the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers. Updates on Pardon Tracker's interactive visualization: embed.kumu.io/39b5108ec4a0...

submitted 1 day ago • 185 comments

Gov. Mills: I’ll comply with the state and federal laws Trump: We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get any federal funds. Gov Mills: See you in court

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These stories showing up nonstop on local TV news youtu.be/N23KVyaSoLw?...

submitted 1 day ago • 99 comments

300 people showed up outside of Murkowski & Sullivan's offices. On a Thursday. In February. In Anchorage, Alaska! Alaskans are taking a stand and demand our elected officials to do the same. We don't expect you to save us but we do expect you to STAND WITH US! In-person town hall anyone??

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Texas banned abortion in 2021. Then the rate of sepsis shot up more than 50 percent. This is exactly why data collection and analyses are critical. Important reporting from Lizzie Presser, @andreasuozzo.com, Sophie Chou + Kavitha Surana: www.propublica.org/article/texa...

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

I don’t like fennel, but I subscribe to this Patreon, and you should, too! Also, I just bought @lollardfish.bsky.social and @profgabriele.com’s Oathbreakers!

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NEW: A regional FEMA chief of staff took Elon Musk's Fork in the Road offer. He has proof of receipt. But they didn't honor it. Instead, they fired him 13 days later. Now, this retired Navy captain is speaking out. www.thebulwark.com/p/musk-doge-...

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Today is my 3rd day waiting for a callback from the surgery coordinator. I don't know what's going on. I'd previously been told it would be easy to get a slot and it was too early to schedule a surgery for May. So I am thinking about my "journey" a lot. bsky.app/profile/melo...

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I finally found a good article about #trigeminalneuralgia that tells the story of somebody who got the surgery I'm going to get. And it didn't work at first. But they found a second compression and did it again. www.today.com/health/essay...

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I haven't been able to exercise for weeks but have managed to not gain weight. The cold + wind are kind of like prison

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This is just more proof that there is no reason for a journalist to be on Twitter anymore. You are not reaching anyone; it's state-controlled at this point. And you are just being brain poisoned by seeing the worst thoughts from Nazis. Leave. Leave now. And convince any colleagues to leave too.

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Among those Trump and Musk fired at the FAA: - Lawyers who help keep drunk or reckless pilots out of the skies - Air traffic control support staff - Employees who track potential new flying hazards like cranes - Staffers who medically clear pilots to fly www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

submitted 1 day ago • 106 comments

Consent means actively agreeing to be sexual with someone. It ✅ Must be freely given ✅ Must be explicit in words or actions ✅ Must be specific to each act ✅ Can be withdrawn at any time Respect boundaries.

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Update: this man is in his 40s or so, and this could happen to any of us. We have no control over how we were entered into the SSA system bsky.app/profile/did:...

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