This is Fran. She decided to make you a bowl of her famous bean soup. The secret ingredient is toe beans. 13/10 (TT: franfrannoodles)
Yet another horrific health care decision by the Trump administration. Almost 25 million Americans will be rolled off Medicare Part D plans, jeopardizing the prescription drug access for seniors across the country. This program is needed to support beneficiaries and keep them healthy.
The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here's how it could affect costs
Millions of older adults on Medicare prescription drug coverage could face higher monthly costs in 2027.
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A disappointing decision. A federal judge reluctantly dismissed the remaining criminal charges against eight Oath Keepers charged with seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attack after the Justice Department requested the case be thrown out.
Protecting whales and dolphins means protecting the seas—and, by extension, life on our planet. Save the Ocean: If the ocean dies, humanity dies.
Whale Tail Dives in Frozen World
ALT: Whale Tail Dives in Frozen World
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Receiving a dick pic from a guy is like your cat bringing you a dead mouse. I can see you're proud, but I'm not touching it.
El-Sayed: "If all Mike Rogers got is that 'his name is Abdul, and my name is Mike,' you're gonna be surprised how many people are like, 'Yeah, but that's the Abdul who wants to bring down the price of my groceries and make sure I got healthcare. So yeah, I like Abdul over your Mike from Florida.'"
A paramilitary group plotted to overthrow the Constitution then conducted a violent attack on America. They were convicted in court of seditious conspiracy, and jailed. Then the leader they aimed to illegally install got power and let them out, their records wiped clean. The Jan. 6 attackers won.
Judge Pained as He Grants Dismissal of Jan. 6 Charges Against Oath Keepers
The judge, Amit P. Mehta, blasted the administration’s request for a dismissal in the case, saying it bestowed “unearned grace” on the Oath Keepers defendants “by wiping their records clean.”
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ICYMI last night, DHS is currently being fined every day for contempt of court until it coughs up the cell phone records of officers involved in immigration stops in L.A. last year that looked like racial profiling rather than reasonable cause. short thread -->
Gabriel Malor@gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 17h agoFed. judge holds DHS in civil contempt of court for refusing "intentionally and not in good faith" to provide plaintiffs with phone images they intend to use to prove DHS was racially profiling people arrested in Los Angeles without reasonable suspicion. Order from July 28, unsealed today.
Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, was backed by prominent progressives, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
Progressive El-Sayed Wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate Primary—Results Much Closer Than Expected
Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, was backed by prominent progressives, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
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Seattle voters are currently approving the library levy renewal by nearly 72%.
Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 15h agoGreetings from the Yes Seattle Libraries election night party at Reuben's downtown, featuring CM Dionne Foster.
A sweet little girl with autism brought her stuffed puppy to the dog show. One of the judges noticed her, came over, and asked if she’d like to show her dog too. What followed was pure magic. Original post
NEWS: Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) just dropped out of his re-election race at 3:32 a.m.m. He said he’s done running but will finish out his term. This after the House Ethics Committee found “substantial reason to believe [he] violated House Rules related to sexual harassment and hostile workplaces.”
Good morning! Start the day with a buzz. A bee's bum is the gift that keeps giving. 😉😂🐝
The problem is, even if there is a process, it relies on people being transparent and the senate enforcing the rules. And that is clearly not going to happen in this regime.
El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
@nmdoj.bsky.social’s complaint alleges that "the federal government has refused, without adequate legal justification, to share records that could help investigators identify witnesses, corroborate evidence, and determine the full scope of crimes that occurred in New Mexico."
BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding.
As evidence for Warsh’s rough start as Fed chair, the Treasury secretary is now going after reporters for their coverage of the central bank.
Unable to articulate the depth of my rage that he vandalized the moon. cbs12.com/news/local/a...
Abandoned SpaceX rocket slams into moon at 5,400 mph, carving new crater
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster that launched from Florida struck the surface of the moon early Wednesday, creating a new crater.
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youtu.be/He8Rfft0iZE?... @legalafmtn.bsky.social Judge Mehta spends 15 pages detailing the terrifying things that the Oathkeepers paramilitary organization did alone and together with other hate groups to try to topple our democracy on Jan 6th before mournfully dismissing the criminal indictment.
Blanche SINKS as Judge Rips DOJ & Trump for Dismissing Oath Keepers’ Conviction!!
YouTube video by Legal AF
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“The newly linked states — Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire and North Carolina — join Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and West Virginia,” www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Cyclosporiasis outbreak has expanded to six more states
The CDC’s planned update marks a significant expansion in the outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms.
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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION CONFIRMS MARINE ONE WAS BRIEFLY TOO CLOSE TO PASSENGER AIRPLANE - STATEMENT
Got a new article in my series The Trade, looking at what the other sites are covering. This go-round I'm talking about that "Hollywood assholes" piece and used it to examine the movie mogul and why one can't really have a comeback if they never went away. thefilmmaven.com/the-hollywoo...
On Movie Moguls and Why Hollywood's A**holes Don't Deserve a Comeback
There's a reason Joseph Kahn ain't making movies, and it's not for a lack of douchebags
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As someone who watched her friend commit suicide on a livestream and then had to endure that clip going viral across the world for a week, I give this advice: - Don't go searching for the Perez Hilton video - Turn off autoplay - Prepare to get off social media for several days if things get worse