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“Loneliness and isolation can lead to: 29% increased risk of heart disease; 32% increased risk of stroke; 50% increased risk of developing dementia among older adults; and 60% increased risk of premature death.” Surgeon General recommends designing cities to create more connections. #WalkableCities

submitted 2 days ago • 21 comments

Some cities that signed on this amicus brief to block Trump's NIH cuts: - St. Louis, Missouri - Harris County, Texas - Salt Lake City, Utah - Gainesville, Florida - Nashville, Tennessee - Cleveland, Ohio - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Madison, Wisconsin - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns. 100% of his salary is paid by WA state. Elon fired him. Share his story.

submitted 9 days ago • 578 comments

I think it would make a big difference in our health if we banned Pharma ads from America like the rest of the world does.

submitted 11 days ago • 1162 comments

Donald Trump has told Kristi Noem to spend $200 million of public funds on ads thanking him for "securing the border," North Korea-style www.semafor.com/article/02/1... www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

submitted 10 days ago • 45 comments

Under Trump and Musk, America will fall behind every nation in terms of economic success, academic research, scientific breakthroughs, and more. But we'll still be a world leader in traffic deaths.

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

The best thing about the idea of the DOGE dividend is that it'll force a certain transparency on the process. Look at the size of your dividend check and you'll quickly understand how little Elon is getting done.

submitted 10 days ago • 12 comments

Add up the claimed savings on the DOGE website and (right now )you get $7.19b from contract savings, and $0.14b from real estate, for a total of $7.3b, or $21.47 per American. Trump is talking about giving a "DOGE dividend" of 20% of these savings. Enjoy your $4.29.

submitted 11 days ago • 32 comments

We have been careful to avoid using the word coup, but it’s time to call it what it is—this is a coup. Trump signed an executive order granting only the attorney general or the president the authority to interpret laws executed by the executive branch.

submitted 13 days ago • 800 comments

Bernie Sanders: "The struggle against Trump, the struggle against oligarchy, which is led by Elon Musk ... that's not gonna be won here in Capitol Hill. It's gonna be won by millions of people all over this country standing up and saying, 'we fought and died for democracy.'"

submitted 13 days ago • 395 comments

What would a TV ad promoting alternatives to driving look like? What if people who love cycling and progressive transportation reclaimed ideas like freedom, independence and even patriotism? We decided to give it a shot. Check out our new video, "America, It's Just Like Riding a Bike."

submitted 13 days ago • 24 comments

Measles cases continue to surge globally, putting millions of children at risk. More than 10 million people globally were infected with measles in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year. bit.ly/48SAtkf

submitted 15 days ago • 24 comments

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

submitted 15 days ago • 2291 comments

The #1 reported reason people avoid doctor’s appointments is because they’re afraid of finding out they have a serious illness. If you have that fear, that’s normal and you’re not alone. Also remember, there is basically no serious illness that isn’t less serious if you catch it sooner.

submitted 15 days ago • 779 comments

Congress is handing over its power, and that should worry us all. open.spotify.com/episode/2SIb...

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

submitted 17 days ago • 2688 comments

“Like cigarettes, enormous vehicles can kill those who never used the product…40 years ago, the outrage of secondhand smoke was an eye-opener for many Americans. A similar narrative could help people recognize the havoc that 4-wheeled behemoths now wreak on our streets.”— @davidzipper.bsky.social

submitted 17 days ago • 11 comments

Government is not just a business. As a restaurant, the new owner can close the doors for a month and do a full revamp. No one harmed. The hospital can’t close doors and kick the patients to the curb, literally people die.

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

This comment on r/fednews really stood out to me. Trump and Musk want people to think they're firing do-nothing "bureaucrats," but they're really getting rid of people dedicated to serving this country and keeping it operational. I hope these stories get told.

submitted 18 days ago • 232 comments

Trump wants it cancelled because it’s working.

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Hi Bluesky! Glad to be here.

submitted 22 days ago • 18390 comments

not paying indirect costs for research is like only paying the players in the Super Bowl. can't have a Super Bowl without coaches, referees, security, janitors, announcers, stadium staff, and a stadium - and you can't have research without supporting people and facilities

submitted 22 days ago • 19 comments

Trump's tariff-for-tax cut swap is very cleverly disguised populist policy that sounds like it's all about beating up on China to help American workers. The reality is that it's about tax cuts for the rich, paid for by import taxes on the American working and middle class.

submitted 23 days ago • 12 comments

What if the root of our modern anxiety isn't social media, but something much older? Our brains are struggling to adapt to a world that's too big. We're living in a world that feels increasingly anonymous & it's driving us crazy. Let's explore why we're all overwhelmed:

submitted 24 days ago • 3 comments

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

submitted 24 days ago • 270 comments

When you solve for the wrong problem, not only do you not get the solution, you can cause harm. The President wasted water that was being saved for farmers for a PR stunt. This was harmful, ludicrous, and solved nothing.

submitted 25 days ago • 872 comments

REP. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social says billionaires like Elon Musk want Americans to blame immigrants and trans people etc. for their economic struggles when their insatiable greed is behind the Gilded Age levels of inequality 🎯 🇺🇸 💰

submitted 27 days ago • 165 comments

The American College of OB/GYN’s website is now hosting the critical documents purged by the CDC This is what every professional medical organization should be doing right now #MedSky www.acog.org/clinical/cli...

submitted 28 days ago • 46 comments

This is what happens when you ask me to help sanewash the Trump tariffs.

submitted 29 days ago • 490 comments

MAGA would consider Reagan “woke” today. This ain’t right wing or left wing anymore.

submitted 29 days ago • 4 comments

Everyone seems to be framing Trump's freeze on federal grants as a Constitutional fight over powers of the purse & whether presidents can disregard Congressional appropriations. It is that. But also at stake is the fundamental validity of government contracts! I see much less discussion on this... 🧵

submitted 31 days ago • 67 comments

We should all be in this business to protect the freedoms of all, this month and every month. #blackhistorymonth

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

This investment could be high speed rail along the Wasatch Front - cleaner air and more efficient

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“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath 50 reasons to want walkable streets.

submitted 41 days ago • 27 comments

Healthcare is a human right that every other democratic and developed nation defends and offers to all. A society should be judged by how it cares for its most vulnerable; and by that we are about to start losing bigly

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

Worried about the health of our planet and the health of each other? - ride a bicycle - eat your vegetables - walk to a neighborhood park One person doing this once, sure, but everyone, everyday is a new and brighter future for the country.

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

Donald Trump has declared the U.S. is in a “national-energy emergency.” “The actual emergency, obviously, is with the climate,” @billmckibben.bsky.social writes. nyer.cm/pmI58Hh

submitted 41 days ago • 30 comments

This will cost a LOT of lives, and not just in the United States. And I actualy think they know that. #WHO

submitted 42 days ago • 11 comments

It’s called ‘revisionist history’: within a as little as a generation new customs become thought of as “the way it’s always been” and this is especially true for car-dependent living and urban design.

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

This is great! And Main Street should consider staying open to pedestrians and a trolley (closed to cars) year round, with nearby parking garages and side street parking to accommodate.

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments