I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.

California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, and Washington are vote-by-mail states.

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Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.

We may hit 3.5C sea surface temperature anomaly in September. The planet you were born in no longer exists

Appalling cruelty — and all to fund more tax cuts for the rich.

🚨BREAKING: California’s top election official demanded the (DHS explain how it concluded that thousands of noncitizens may be registered to vote in the state, bluntly questioning both the department’s results and how it obtained California voter data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

‘Serious doubts about the reliability of your data’: California bluntly challenges DHS over sweeping noncitizen voter claims

California has not provided its statewide voter registration list to DHS or any other federal agency. State law prohibits the disclosure of sensitive voter information, including Social Security numbe...

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THIS 👇 HERE TOO.......

When Justice is blind, bad guys take the fifth. When justice is corrupt, good guys take the fifth. Feel free to share.

DHS is secretly collecting the personal info of people who observe or protest ICE into a database – a gross violation of the Privacy Act. We're challenging this abuse of power. The Constitution protects people's right to hold govt accountable, not a govt's ability to retaliate against those who do.

Lawsuit Challenges Trump's Illegal Spying and Retaliation Targeting ICE Monitors | Common Dreams

“The federal government cannot build secret dossiers on people because they exercise their First Amendment right to peacefully observe, document, or criticize its actions," said the head of Democracy Forward.

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Squished in the middle of this story was this heartbreaking paragraph. Unconscionable.

Brian Lyman@brianlyman.bsky.social · last wk.

A lot of what-the-hell moments in this story, but building a data center in a floodplain in Louisiana is inviting the wrath of Poseidon.

Misoprostol is used in medication abortion but has other essential uses. Lousiania's reclassification of misoprostol as a controlled substance has set back progress to decrease postpartum hemorrhage and blood transfusions. Under the law, hemorrhage rates have worsened statewide.

Louisiana’s abortion drug access law heightens hemorrhage risk for pregnant patients • Louisiana Illuminator

The reclassification of misoprostol as a controlled substance has set back progress to decrease the frequency of postpartum hemorrhage and blood transfusions for pregnant women, reproductive health ad...

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We found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban. Here’s how we did our analysis. (Published Feb. 2025)

Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did

Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and anal...

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We need more headlines like this. 👍

PHEE BACK PHEE BACK PHEE BACK

Michael Scott: Oh My God, It's Happening!

ALT: Michael Scott: Oh My God, It's Happening!

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Olivia Miles is the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 500 PTS and 150 AST, doing it in just 26 games 🤯 She breaks the previous marks set by Paige Bueckers (28 games) and Caitlin Clark (29 games).

Trump is imposing 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods. This could unleash a new wave of economic chaos with risks of higher inflation and further fraying of relations between two nations that had been closely woven together before Trump’s return to the White House. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Donald Trump to impose 50% tariff on most Canadian goods, White House says

Turmoil likely as Trump officials say Canada unfairly discriminated against US autos, alcohol and dairy products

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The greatest asset on Earth isn't oil, gold, or diamonds—it's clean, drinkable water.

Serene Lake Boat at Sunset

ALT: Serene Lake Boat at Sunset

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TINA SMITH: Researchers in MN made a breakthrough in childhood cancer in Black kids with a grant. But it seems that according to your proposed rule, this type of research wouldn't allowed bc it's 'DEI.' VOUGHT: We are against DEI policies. We have intended to rid of them whenever we possibly can.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert in effect until 11 a.m. Friday, July 17, due to heavy wildfire smoke from northern Minnesota and southern Canada. The alert may need to be extended for parts of the state beyond Friday morning. Residents are advised to: 1/

The greatest threat to American democracy is income inequality

Amen. #BookSky

I completely understand 1930-40s Germany now.

infected lettuce entering my body to cause explosive diarrhea

Breaking News! Code UFB!!! As of July 13th, the global ocean sea-surface temperature has set a daily record for the 42nd day in a row. Yesterday's global sea-surface temperatures is 0.10°C hotter than any previous July 13th on record. Here's the breakdown, by decade:

Me: "It's time to start eating healthy." Lettuce: "I'm going to give you explosive diarrhea!" Chips and cookies in my pantry: "I would never do that to you."

A 26-year-old man was shot & killed by ICE agents in Maine. He wasn't even the person they were looking for. 11 people killed by ICE. No body cameras. No accountability. This isn't law & order-it's chaos with a badge. The minute you stop feeling outrage is the minute you become one of them. #Pinks