Doctor Octopus
@furiousplatypus007.bsky.social
Physican. Social Democrat. Universal Healthcare. Economic justice. Anti racist. Left of Bernie. Underwater photographer and octopus aficionado.
...and this would be where the second american civil war starts, and we see if the military is loyal to the constitution or their paychecks www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Supporters Urging Trump to Declare Martial Law for the Midterms
Trump’s advisers have been working for months to move his focus away from baseless theories of election fraud. A group of outsiders is making that difficult.
theatlantic.com
When the only nation left in the world that says nice things about you is shunned by the rest of the world, you are probably Americaning wrong. apnews.com/video/delega...
Delegates walk out as Netanyahu addresses UN
Many delegates were seen walking out of the UNGA assembly on Thursday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stage to deliver his address.
apnews.com
They aren't pro-life They're pro-life for white children All the rest can be composted for all the "Christians" care apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress
President Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress. The White House announced the move on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant serv...
apnews.com
As a physician I can only see this as an indirect murder of tens of thousands of Americans www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
In latest blow to Obamacare, Trump is threatening the entire US health system
The Trump administration is removing 760,000 people enrolled in the Affordable Care Act marketplace
theguardian.com
A Nursing Home Owner Stole Workers' Social Security and Medicare Money He was sentenced to 18 months and $4.4M restitution. His mother bought a Pardon at Mar-a-Lago. Trump is selling pardons for $1 Million. Congress won't stop him. VOTE Out All Republicans #TrumpsCorruptCongress
Some nearby residents worry that the fine, a drop in the bucket for a company with several billion dollars in capital, will do little to deter similar behavior in the future.
New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators
Million-dollar fines won’t end billionaires’ data center pollution, neighbors fear.
arstechnica.com
He loves the uneducated, because only the uneducated love him www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Trump administration guts data collection on US education as math and reading scores plummet
National Center for Education Statistics, which collects critical data to guide policy on learning, was decimated after Doge canceled crucial contracts
theguardian.com
"Obamacare", properly termed the Affordable Care Act, helped fix this nations shameful abandonment of duty to its citizens, providing access to healthcare. It did not fix it, but, as a physician, I can say it helped millions get care. The GOP shot it in the head. apple.news/AcPtv-xAzRQ2...
Americans navigate 'wild West' of health insurance options after dropping Obamacare plans — Reuters
When Stacy Cox, a self-employed photographer in Kanab, Utah, dropped her Obamacare health insurance plan this year, routine preventive care became a financial dilemma. Now she finds herself weighing $...
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Ironically using tax-payer dollars to benefit a single party is what communism does thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Pro-Trump TV ad funded by government draws fire from both sides
Democrats and some Republicans are criticizing an ad from the Trump administration paid for by the U.S. government that pushes back against communism, socialism and Marxism in the U.S. just weeks b…
thehill.com
A flicker of hope for our world The Room emptied out when Netanyahu took the podium
Room empties out at the UN as Netanyahu begins his speech
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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Apparently its the cops, not the illegal immigrants, committing election fraud in this country. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
California sheriff ordered to return ballots he confiscated in voter ‘fraud’ inquiry
State supreme court rules Chad Bianco’s conduct unlawful and says he ‘must refrain from further handling’ of ballots
theguardian.com
It's only the brainwashed and the brain dead who are still clapping like seals!
📣 Fort Collins: Join the Vote Early community event Oct. 17, 1–3 PM at Civic Center Park. Show up for democracy. www.mobilize.us/nokingsaler... #NoKings #NoKingsVoteEarly #FortCollins #CO
Iran doesn't have to kill our soldiers if Pete Hegseth is left in charge thehill.com/policy/defen...
Acting Navy Secretary says eight sailors on USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao told a Senate Democrat this week that eight sailors assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a lengthy deployment that includ…
thehill.com
We must remember that sometimes all it takes to be a hero is to say no www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Not set in stone: teachers are defying mandates to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms
Some educators are pushing back in class and in court against the display of the religious code in public schools
theguardian.com
We need immigration law ICE has become a state sponsored terrorist organization It must be destroyed, root and branch, and something new and human and humane must be made to replace it apnews.com/video/police...
Police release body camera footage of Venezuelan man shot by ICE officer in Texas
Police on Tuesday released body camera footage showing officers treating a Venezuelan man after he was shot by a federal immigration officer in Texas.
apnews.com
CEO pay is up 1,316% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 28%. CEOs are now paid 325 TIMES as much as the typical worker in their industry, according to @epi.org Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
My entire life I've heard centrists scolding leftist candidates with "oh, but how will we pay for all that? isn't your agenda unreasonable? shouldn't we run on a modest proposal for means-tested tax rebates?" Then Mamdani gets elected and makes it all look pretty easy. No wonder they hate him.
hammancheez@hammancheez.bsky.social · 4d agoAndrew Cuomo, through tears : this is marxism
