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LadyOtheFarm

@ladyothefarm.bsky.social

Mom with a small farm, genetics researcher, explorer of everything, disabled, advocate, Long Covid patient, whatever else I decide to add here.

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taxgirl@taxgirl.bsky.social · last wk.

$500 "Obamacare refund" checks are going out. No, they’re not tax refunds. And no, you didn’t pay a separate $500 fee that’s now being returned. Here’s who should expect one, where the money came from, and what you need to know: www.taxgirl.com/2026/10/02/5...

$500 Obamacare “Refund” Checks Are Going Out. Here’s What You Need To Know | Taxgirl

Nearly one million Americans are getting $500 Obamacare refund checks. Here’s who gets one, where the money comes from, and what taxpayers should know.

taxgirl.com

LadyOtheFarm@ladyothefarm.bsky.social · 3w ago

A group of locals in Maine are working to push back against a take over of their school board by RW extremists who are trying to harm trans kids and their families. themainemonitor.org/rsu24-push-e...

Inside RSU 24 embrace of Trump’s stance on transgender students

Newly public emails and texts show how school leaders sought advice from conservative organizations and then debated behind the scenes over their new rules to exclude transgender students from sports.

themainemonitor.org

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 3w ago

HHS wants to relax regulations on human subject research (The Common Rule). For example, they want to redefine “undue influence” on vulnerable human research subjects (children, prisoners, disabled, culturally disadvantaged). 1/

From the federal register: The foundational framework for human subjects protection in the United States was established by the National Research Act of 1974 in response to widespread public concern over unethical biomedical and behavioral research practices. Following its passage, the then-Department of Health, Education, and Welfare issued the first version of 45 CFR part 46. These regulations established institutional review boards (IRBs) as the key mechanism for oversight and ethical review of human subjects research. While these protections remain vital, the current regulatory framework no longer reflects the realities of modern research. In 1991 the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, known as the Common Rule, was formally adopted by HHS and 15 other federal departments and agencies. Although the last major revision in 2017 introduced several changes to modernize human subject protections while reducing unnecessary regulatory burden, investigators and institutions have continued to report that the Common Rule imposes unnecessary burdens and unclear requirements, particularly for minimal-risk studies. For example, the Department has received feedback that applying the Common Rule remains cumbersome for research within Learning Healthcare Systems and for other research methods that are integrated into clinical care settings and are intended to improve the quality and safety of medical care. Without additional changes intended to clarify ambiguities, expand flexibilities, and redirect protective measures toward high-risk activities, the rights and safety of research participants as well as scientific breakthroughs can be impeded. Examples of how this rulemaking will address these issues include expanding exemptions for certain additional types of low-risk research, incorporating flexibilities for de minimis protocol changes, and clarifying key terms such as the definition of undue influence. These reforms will reduce ambiguity and undue administr…
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 3w ago

BREAKING NEWS: The United Nations’ top human rights body reported that it found “reasonable grounds” to believe that the U.S. committed war crimes in Iran.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

footage is making the rounds on Facebook of a canvasser wearing a Stronger Maine shirt (a super PAC that supports Susan Collins) stealing a package yesterday

Angry@angrystaffer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It’s that time of year again. Teachers, THANK YOU for what you do. If you need help stocking your room this year, please drop a link to your Classroom Wishlists in the comments! I’ll get as much as I can, and there are always some great members of the community who chip in too!

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Paul Bleicher@pbleic.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Astonishing. RFK Jr. adds 8 members to a 6 member FDA advisory panel. 6 of them were sellers of peptides, and the 7th a compounding pharmacist. In an 8-6 vote with all 8 votes coming from these new panel members, the panel approved 4 peptides against the objections of FDA scientists.

FDA Panel Supports Lifting Restrictions on Four Peptides (Gift Article)

In an all-day hearing, the agency’s scientists argued against allowing broad access to unproven drugs that the agency had banned three years ago.

nytimes.com

Kelly@broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Imagine if we just believed disabled people? If we trusted that they were the experts in their bodies? If we listened when they said they could do something, and supported them when they said they couldn’t. If we gave accommodations and assistance without judgment? That’s true inclusion.

Kelly@broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 3mo ago

When I could hide my disabilities, people accepted me. When I couldn’t hide them, they tolerated me. When I became vocal & demanded ableism be addressed, they abandoned me. This is why we need a Disability Pride month. This is why we need advocates. We shouldn’t have to hide.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Huge corporations like Amazon, Walmart, and Uber are among the top employers of SNAP and Medicaid recipients. Meanwhile, their CEOs are raking in multi-million dollar pay packages. How is this not a bigger scandal?

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Pentagon is withholding causality and hit numbers. The CDC is withholding infection rates. The FDA is withholding information about food contamination. The EPA is withholding pollution and climate data. This corrupt administration is ALL about concealing the consequences of its incompetence.

Ken Bazinet@kenbazinet.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A protest at Sen. Susan Collins office was part of a larger demonstration in response to the shooting. About two dozen protesters marched into Collins’ office but were shooed out minutes later by police, Portland Press Herald reported. “This is your fault Susan!” one man shouted. #SusieTheEnabler

Protesters storm Susan Collins’ Biddeford office after federal agent shot man

The protest was part of a larger demonstration in response to a deadly shooting involving federal immigration agents Monday.

pressherald.com

Adam@abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I hate the term Chronic Fatigue Syndrome because “fatigue doesn’t even come close to describing what it is” and it’s “a minor symptom” compared to the others. Natalie Williams explains why CFS is misleading. #MECFS

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com · 3mo ago

Rachel Maddow’s description of Juan Sebastian Guerrero killed by ICE in Maine is a must see. She explains what happened w/out being graphic, and somehow that makes it even more powerful. Remember Alex, Pretti, and Renée? There have been no prosecutions. Still no justice. We know how this goes.

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 3mo ago

They just keep killing people and lying about it. Everybody involved in this criminal organization needs to be prosecuted.

𝙾𝙻𝙸𝚅𝙸𝙰 🤍 🇲🇽 𝟺𝚃𝙷 𝚃𝚁𝙰𝙽𝚂𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼𝙴𝚁@olivia4t.bsky.social · 3mo ago

⛔ #UPDATE — New video shows #ÏCE agents running along the side of the car. Video does not show the agents in danger of being "run over." Agent shot & killed the driver—witnesses say they heard 4 shots. Incident occurred in #Biddeford, #Maine— about 15 miles south of #Portland.