Roberta Rakove
@rmrakove.bsky.social
Bob Dylan, Pro Choice, Patti Smith, public health, nonprofit advocacy, 2nd Wave feminist but catching up. She/her
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‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley
As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable them
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Totally predictable. The Republican Party owns this. Uninsured Patients Rise Sharply, Hospitals Report, Citing Obamacare Cuts www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/b...
After Obamacare Cuts, Hospitals Are Treating More Uninsured Patients (Gift Article)
More people who lost coverage after congressional Republicans ended enhanced federal subsidies are now seeking care in emergency rooms and unable to pay bills.
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Caregiving is already in crisis in the US. Republican immigration policies have made it even worse. Senior Living Facility in Distress as Immigrant Caregivers Are Forced Out www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...
Senior Living Facility in Distress as Immigrant Caregivers Are Forced Out (Gift Article)
Retirement communities already grappling with labor shortages are being forced to terminate caregivers at a time when more Americans are living longer.
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Bob Dylan played 2,475 concerts between 1988 and 2013. In those 2,475 concerts, he only repeated a setlist 8 times! What were those 8 times? And what were the setlists so damn good he just had to play them again?
In the First 25 Years of the Never Ending Tour, Bob Dylan Played Over 2,000 Shows—and Only Repeated a Setlist Eight Times
The Never Ending Tour 1988-2012, before The Set
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I hope every journalist attending that dinner is embarrassed. Because they should be.
One of my favorite people doing political commentary today is Greg Sargent. You should follow him, IMO. Here he examines how Susan Collins is caught in an pro-ICE quagmire of her own making.
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 2w agoSusan Collins voted for $70 billion in ICE funding just before an ICE agent gunned down a young immigrant father in Maine. Collins also voted against an amendment requiring bodycams. These votes will now be hung around her neck, Dems in the state tell me. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2133...
The Hunt for a Job Has Never Been Worse. These Applicants Are Fighting Back. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/o...
Opinion | The Hunt for a Job Has Never Been Worse. These Applicants Are Fighting Back. (Gift Article)
A.I. is destroying the application process for employers and potential employees. We need to fix it.
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This summer, we kept the lights on all night, every night, at five soccer fields across New York City. This was the scene at Calvert Vaux Park in Gravesend, Brooklyn Tuesday night.
It expands on what she told in this story: westvirginiawatch.com/2026/07/06/1...
14K West Virginians have lost food assistance because of Big Beautiful Bill changes • West Virginia Watch
With some exceptions, recipients of SNAP have been required to do at least 80 hours per month of work, training or volunteering.
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Trump’s speech lying about elections and pushing old conspiracy theories that are weak by even conspiracy theory standards shows how: By democracy standards, the US is in bad shape. We’ve fallen so far. By consolidated authoritarianism standards, things don’t look so bad. This guy doesn’t have it.
The beautiful game. The people’s game. Throughout this World Cup, we have been reminded of a simple truth: football belongs to everyone. So does the joy and community it creates. Yesterday, I joined New Yorkers on Rikers Island to watch England take on Argentina.
Republicans just voted to uphold the Trump admin's plan to use AI in Medicare prior authorization decisions. This vote was about whether or not seniors could trust that their medical decisions were being made by doctors — not algorithms — and will make care harder to access and more expensive.
Amazing that this man can perfectly execute both of the Great New York Expressions - Italian AND Jewish
Wrong ballots, wrong election, same lie! 🤦♀️ Trump is claiming Georgia Sen Ossoff & Sen Warnock weren’t elected in 2020. He’s right, they were elected in a 2021 run-off! Georgia says they are legit, so why is Trump meddling! To keep his #voterfraud lie going. @demsabroad.bsky.social #VoteFromAbroad
In the realm of questions posed during Senate hearings, this one from Ossoff -- "Isn't it humiliating to be unable to answer this?" -- ranks right up there with "Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?"
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoOSSOFF: Who won the 2020 election? CLAYTON: Uhm, you know, I'm not going to do this with you O: This is a job interview. You have an obligation to be honest with the committee. Who won the 2020 election? C: I'm not gonna get into that with you O: You're not being honest or forthright C: ...
Murder Most Foul, Dirge, If You See Her Say Hello (1976 rewrite)…
AllMusic@allmusic.com · 3w agoHit the road with Bob Dylan's timeless classics. These 12 songs blend freedom, storytelling, and summer vibes to create the perfect soundtrack for every road trip adventure.
A year after the passage of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” research suggests an overlooked consequence of slashed benefits may be more shootings.
More than 4 Million Americans Have Lost Access to SNAP Benefits. Experts Predict That a Higher Rate of Shootings Will Follow.
As Dr. Sharven Taghavi sat before Cincinnati’s Public Safety Committee to testify on the connection between gun violence and food insecurity, he knew he had to be clear. It was 2024, two years after…
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Bob Dylan Fall UK dates His first Royal Festival Hall shows since 1964!!
Has anyone seen a proof of life from our supposed Secretary of HHS? He’s uncharacteristically quiet. www.wired.com/story/explos...
The Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak Is About to Get Much Bigger
Official case counts likely capture only a fraction of US cyclosporiasis infections, and the outbreak is likely to get worse before it gets better.
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NEW: A year after H.R. 1 enacted the deepest SNAP cuts in history, the number of children receiving SNAP nationwide has likely dropped by more than 1.5 million, based on our analysis of available data from 17 states. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
SNAP Tracker: People Are Losing Food Assistance as the Republican Megabill Is Implemented
SNAP participation nationwide fell by more than 4 million people (nearly 10 percent) between the law’s July 2025 enactment and March 2026, based on the latest month of data.
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I’ll put a finer point on it: The actual solution to our birth rate “problem” is substantially increasing immigration. Lyman Stone is a virulent racist and nativist bigot, so he rejects or ignores this solution in favor of pushing heterosexual Christian couples to reproduce more. That’s my response.
Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social · 4w agoAgain. This is the author. What are we doing here?
So important.
Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 4w ago🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to obtain an unredacted copy of New York's statewide voter registration list. A big victory for Elias Law Group and our Client the NAACP. DOJ is now 0-12 in these cases. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...
COMMENTARY: "Quite literally, what in God’s name are we doing? The measure of a person, a city, a state or society is more than how we treat those labeled, ‘most important.’ A better measure is how we engage with the most vulnerable among us."
Judge calls it illegal. It’s time for Tennesseans to call it immoral. • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee lawmakers who talk of their Christian faith should practice what they preach in administration of Children's Special Services.
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Simple cost-benefit analysis that makes AI too expensive cannot be remedied by a faster or smarter tool. prospect.org?p=140643
