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Okie Dem, of course! Healthcare (mostly Hospital) Quality Professional recently retired, MPH, CPHQ. Dont come at me with your anti-vax shit. NO MAGA on my feed, please !! Also on the Xitter still, just to ‘own the MAGA’ once they realize what fools they ar
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ProPublica has released another study related to the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., this time showing a spike in sepsis cases in Texas following the implementation of that state's "heartbeat" abortion ban in 2021.

Team Canada wins in overtime, and l’ve never been delighted with a hockey win before, ever.

Get Ready For Delayed Tax Refunds, Long Hold Times After Mass IRS Firings But wealthy tax evaders will enjoy “a feast” as the strained federal agency lacks the resources to hold them accountable, said one tax policy expert.

One more time for the people in the back: Trump does not give a f*ck about working folks!

Trump has ordered the shutdown of the first nationwide database tracking misconduct by federal police officers. The closure ends the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database — a resource experts said improved public safety by preventing bad officers from jumping from agency to agency.

"The number of people killed by extremists in America dropped for a third consecutive year last year, but this year’s death toll has already exceeded 2024 and is likely to rise even more."

"As we navigate the sheer quantity of hate and unconstitutional extremism found within these orders, it’s essential we not let this blitzkrieg distract or deter us." - Keith Thirion

Today’s cover of the Murdoch-owned New York Post

Rs and Ds are angry at DOGE www.nbcnews.com/video/georgi...

I swear i am getting tired of art becoming life. And that goes all the way back to The Apprentice. Is this Deep Impact or Leave the World Behind? www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...

I’m getting lots of followers but not many engaging in discussion. Folks, this is not a Lurker platform. Come on, share your thoughts!

This right here is OUR problem! 1/3 of Ds don’t think democracy is under attack?! WTAF!! Are they under a rock?No wonder our D leaders are silent. <In the new poll, 70% of Democratic-aligned adults said they view American democracy as under attack, up from 49%.> www.cnn.com/2025/02/20/p...

I wish someone could explain to me why George Soros, a philanthropist and a Jew, is so hated by the MAGA crowd for funding the most benign of projects, yet Musk can buy a presidency and secure billions in contracts while simultaneously destroying our government. apnews.com/article/geor...

"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." -- @govpritzker.illinois.gov

The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame. The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight. It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.

I’d like to see US soldiers start going to aid Ukraine…unofficially of course!

I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

Let’s. Do. This! 😎✨

Now THAT is funny! Utterly stupid!!!

Starting with that guy in the Oval Office

Oh, look what normal countries do when a former president leads a far right coup attempt.

Fitting the sellout has been in Munich. Trump has been articulating his own policy of appeasement to an expansionist, aggressive dictatorship in the same place British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain articulated his own country’s policy of appeasement in 1938 open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

Per @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social: “But I guess researching diseases and dealing with epidemics and keeping air travel safe and attending to food and drug safety are no big deal to the Trump administration. Not when compared with their deep and overriding objective: to break our government.”

At Mar-a-Lago, Michael Flynn claimed the Constitution “took decades” to write. Fact check: The Constitution was drafted by the Constitutional Convention in 116 days.

Henceforth, any plane that lands and flips will be known as the Fetterman landing.

And here in the good old USA, the bastion of democracy & rule of law, we put our insurrectionist back in charge.

US immigrants detained at mandatory check-ins and court hearings www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... A heads-up to those who have received a notification from an immigration court.

Needed, but not likely.

What a coincidence that: 1. Trump announces the creation of a Sovereign Wealth Fund. 2. He wants 50% of Ukraine’s minerals. 3. Tried to have Z transfer it into a ‘Reconstruction Develop Fund’. 4. Head of Russian Sovereign Wealth Fund is part of the delegation meeting with Rubio in Saudi Arabia.

Trump went to the South this weekend. Not to visit flood victims in Kentucky, but to have his security drive him around a race track. He doesn’t give a shit about you or your needs. He’s on a vanity tour for the next four years. - Rep Swalwell