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Friendly reminder that Joann Fabrics isn’t closing because it’s a bad business. It’s closing bc it was bought by a private equity firm. This is also what is happening to Hooters and what happened to US Toys R Us and Red Lobster. These companies are being dismantled intentionally.

submitted 14 hours ago • 104 comments

Tesla’s shareholders just lost another $38,640,000,000 today — a total $TSLA loss of $600 billion since December. Tesla’s CEO was not in the office. In literally any other public company ever, this would be the point where the CEO gets fired.

submitted 12 hours ago • 1383 comments

Proud of the work my law firm did in this case! "An Arizona judge dismissed a lawsuit seeking to upend election policies in Yavapai County. The decision delivered a blow to a right-wing organization founded by Stephen Miller which brought the challenge." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

submitted 17 hours ago • 753 comments

Just an FYI: Medicaid fraud is rarely perpetrated by beneficiaries. The fraudsters are almost always the doctors and CEO's that administer Medicaid. For example: when a doctor charges the government $600 for an $8 breast pump and pockets the cash and the third party administrator takes a cut.

submitted 17 hours ago • 971 comments

The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.

submitted 20 hours ago • 1078 comments

Don’t go hiding material assets My lawyer is smarter than you think that you are I have nearly $60,000 due in medical bills Cause you didn’t look before you drove into me (Apologies to TLC)

submitted 19 hours ago • 0 comments

They’re cutting Medicaid

submitted 1 day ago • 2127 comments

NEW LAWSUIT: An employee of the VA since 2006, who took law classes at night to get a promotion to the general counsel's office in 2024, was fired as a "probationary" employee because of her recent job change. She is asking a court for her job back. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 2 days ago • 238 comments

Government is going to shut down in 18 days

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New — HHS just got another email with guidance stating that they aren’t required to respond to the 5 bullets email, but if they do they should follow specific guidelines including: “Assume that what you write will be read by malign foreign actors and tailor your response accordingly.”

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THE KENDRICK SUPER BOWL CURRICULUM!! 🔥 by Linda J.M. Holloway, Ed.D., NCC & April T. Berry, Ph.D. Legit great stuff here, teachers / professors:

submitted 2 days ago • 63 comments

1 out of every 3 children in Arizona rely on Medicaid for their health care. But House Republicans—with Trump's blessing—want to move forward with a budget that slashes Medicaid. It's wrong, and I'll do everything in my power to fight back. The latest from ABC15 ⬇️

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The firings from the CDC and FDA are devastating. Just looking at how they gutted the medical device review part of the FDA. We already have an issue with medical devices not being appropriately scrutinized. Will we be able to trust any new devices going forward?

submitted 5 days ago • 15 comments

If any Hugo Awards voters enjoyed Lower Decks, it would be very cool to get a nod! Thank you for your consideration. This is our entire campaign. 🖖

submitted 5 days ago • 73 comments

We are now finding bird flu in deer mice and house mice in Washington State. H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.

submitted 6 days ago • 591 comments

A new bat coronavirus that has the capacity to spread to humans, similar to the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been discovered by a Chinese researcher. Good thing we are completely prepared this time. www.newsweek.com/new-coronavi...

submitted 5 days ago • 798 comments

I don't think we're talking enough about the fact that the pressure to remove DEI from science means women die.

submitted 5 days ago • 77 comments

My heart broke on October 7th. On Election Night, the broken pieces of my heart froze. And… I’m alive, and those of us who are alive have obligations. We have to find a way forward, somehow.

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

"In other countries, this would be called 'an authoritarian coup.' In America, mealy-mouthed officials call our transition into a mafia state 'deeply troubling' and do little to curb the damage." -- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)

submitted 7 days ago • 516 comments

In a functioning system, Trump would have been chained up immediately after he incited a coup. He would have been dealt with like a traitor and a terrorist. But we didn't have a functioning system. And that's why we can't just hope to go back, we have to reimagine something better.

submitted 6 days ago • 9 comments

Some thoughts on the release of the hostages’ bodies today. There’s enough sorrow to share. Enough empathy to go around. Let us break open, rather than close up.

submitted 6 days ago • 53 comments

“'My generous way of putting it is that he's a white nationalist with neo-Nazi ties,' said Elad Nehorai." Good piece by @arnorosenfeld.bsky.social

submitted 6 days ago • 4 comments

Stacy's mom's medicare is gone

submitted 6 days ago • 111 comments

I think we need this. I really do.

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

Canada is preparing for a bird flu pandemic with 500,000 vaccine doses true leadership. Meanwhile, the U.S. is hiding critical data. Don’t worry I’m getting the truth from CDC sources. Follow for urgent updates on this ongoing bird flu threat.

submitted 7 days ago • 37 comments

Dear teachers: If you need to take a day off to stare into the abyss, scroll TikTok, and/or eat Thin Mints for 8 hour straight so you don't lose your mind or cool: Do it. And don't let anybody make you feel bad about it. Nobody wants your job. 💛

submitted 7 days ago • 13 comments

NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. https://propub.li/43487Tj

submitted 7 days ago • 562 comments

It was an honor to sign the guest book in the home of Anne Frank. I was here as a younger man and thought about her life as a dark chapter of history. Today, I can’t help but think of her story as one of caution. Our world is fragile, and it’s incumbent on us not to break it.

submitted 7 days ago • 1207 comments

Here's our new episode about nonpartisan harm, from @moviehooligan.bsky.social. youtu.be/XCJIaxY46zo?...

submitted 7 days ago • 26 comments

This is just to say I have fired the bureaucrats throughout your government Even the ones that were probably keeping planes in the air Forgive me I am not very smart So efficiency Much savings

submitted 7 days ago • 17 comments

I am not kidding when I say Madison intended impeachment to be used on the first, next, and last President who referred to themselves as a king, and we ought to do him right

submitted 7 days ago • 71 comments

Crockett: He went from being the dork that was jumping around on stage to allegedly being this amazing genius that's gonna save a country he wasn't born in, and one that maybe he doesn't agree w/the idea of a democratic republic, considering the fact he may have been more on the side of apartheid.

submitted 7 days ago • 561 comments

The fact that he is declaring himself a nondemocratic ruler is in fact an important piece of context about those actions.

submitted 7 days ago • 24 comments

Gov. Hobbs says 2018 Ducey executive order already allows DPS to ticket lawmakers who violate criminal speeding laws and that Sen. Hoffman was not entitled to immunity after being clocked going 89 in a 65 mph zone. tucson.com/news/local/s...

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Democratic leaders: I think it's abundantly clear at this point that simply going along to get along ain't gonna work. Trying to negotiate ain't gonna work. Being collegial ain't gonna work. What you're doing right now isn't working. Take your gloves off and punch back. Hard.

submitted 7 days ago • 958 comments

I was alive when Barack Obama had 45% approval ratings. The MSM treated that as NO MANDATE for anything.

submitted 7 days ago • 31 comments

That's definitely a ...choice... on the part of these #Arizona mayors. Let them know what you think about this association. azmirror.com/briefs/small...

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

I understand why these stories exist but it’s important to be clear that he’s not “saving” 16 billion, he’s choosing, personally, without oversight, to wipe out 16 billion dollars of government services to veterans and the disabled and food safety etc etc

submitted 8 days ago • 519 comments

Fantastic sunrise on my commute today Here’s to a good day for us all If not… the sun will rise again tomorrow

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Tonight is a great night to rewatch Adam Driver’s SNL episodes

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

It seems almost unavoidable at this point that we are headed for a deep, deep recession. Just based on 200K+ federal firings & pullback of contracts, the March employment report (to be released April 4) seems certain to show bigger job losses than any month ever outside of a few in 2008-9 and 2020.

submitted 8 days ago • 1055 comments

They screwed this all up.

submitted 8 days ago • 43 comments

How long until American research breaks? I have thoughts, as shared with @katiewuwrites.bsky.social in her outstanding piece. And I also know there is a blueprint for how we will rebuild (albeit slowly, sadly, after too much lost time & too many lost lives). www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

submitted 8 days ago • 13 comments

if you were accidentally fired while transporting a nuclear warhead and currently need a place to stay with said warhead please know that i have a sizable backyard and an abiding desire to be a nuclear power

submitted 8 days ago • 507 comments

someone put their pronouns in their email signature in 2017 and now the world's most irksome Boer has my social security number

submitted 9 days ago • 84 comments