Dave Wenning
@rxdavid.bsky.social
Retired hospital pharmacist, rescue German Shepherd dad, enjoying nature, history, current affairs, gardening, music, movies, language, watching the weather and exploring in the Pacific Northwest. Promoter of good healthcare and consumer advocate.
On a private call, Todd Blanche said his goal was to make the "Dobbs decision permanent in every single state." This isn’t just a confirmation vote anymore—it’s a roll-call vote on which Senators endorse BANNING abortion in ALL 50 states. I’m voting NO.
"He asks, where is the center, "halfway between truth and lies, between democracy and oligarchy, between fascism and freedom?"
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 1h agoLast night's political earthquake in Michigan should make one thing very clear: it's time for Democrats to grow a spine and stop bending the knee to corporate donors.
1% of the country owns more wealth than the middle class. Why? Because Washington spent decades fighting for the rich instead of working families, and Trump has taken it to a new level. November is our chance to elect leaders who actually give a shit about working people.
reduce paperwork and authorization requirements, allow for alternative care settings and temporarily relax other requirements and service limits. We look forward to hearing back from HHS soon on our request.
Yesterday we asked HHS to declare a public health emergency to give providers more flexibility to increase access to health care for Washingtonians on Medicare and Medicaid during Eastern Washington’s wildfire emergency. This will speed access to medications and medical supplies...
Last night's political earthquake in Michigan should make one thing very clear: it's time for Democrats to grow a spine and stop bending the knee to corporate donors.
The Failures of “Centrism”
By moving to the so-called “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Donald Trump: widening ine
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Erm. I’m totally happy to miss trending topics and posts! I care what I care about, not what the herd is doing.
EL-SAYED: I want to make healthcare, groceries and gas more affordable, get rid of data centers, remove corporate money from politics and tax the rich. Republicans: El-Sayed is Muslim.
Michigan Democrats chose Abdul El-Sayed because he’s a fighter willing to stand up to the tyrant in the Oval Office. Corporate Democrats like Chuck Schumer aren't up to the task because they won’t bite the corporate hands that feed them.
The Real Meaning of El-Sayed's Victory
It's not what you're hearing
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Judge Williams denies Trump's motion for a stay of her sanctions order and agrees with the amici to let them file a brief in normal course, due August 14. So absent a stay from the 11th circuit, the official state of play on the settlement agreement is that there is no settlement agreement.
JUST IN: Trump is scrambling to stop the BBC from digging into the finances of his business empire after a judge ordered him to hand over records in his $10B defamation lawsuit against the network.
The Arctic is cooking. Across northern Russia—a region that is famously bitterly cold—temperatures this week have routinely surpassed 90 degrees Fahrenheit, adding to the mountain of broken heat records so far this summer. yahoo.com/news/science/articles/90-degrees-arctic-now-180400496.html
It’s 90 degrees in the Arctic right now
The Arctic is cooking. Across northern Russia—a region that is famously bitterly cold—temperatures this week have routinely surpassed 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32.2 degrees Celsius), adding to the mount...
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Missouri voters just blocked a Republican-led effort to raise the bar for passing citizen-led constitutional amendments. Under current law, ballot measures require a simple majority for passage. Amendment 4 would have required ballot initiatives to win a majority in each congressional district.
Residents in some neighborhoods of Spokane are returning to their homes after fires tore through the north part of the city earlier this week.
PHOTOS: In Spokane, residents return to what remains of their homes
Residents in some neighborhoods of Spokane are returning to their homes after fires tore through the north part of the city earlier this week.
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#OnThisDay in 1967, U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas led a protest against a proposed open-pit copper mine near Darrington. historylink.org/File/22799
Trump’s OSHA is rolling back rules that mandate rest breaks and access to water and shade to protect workers from extreme heat on the job. Remember: Trump doesn’t care about workers. He never has and never will.
How Trump’s Agenda Could Kill You
After an abysmal jobs report, Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.And Trump’s Labor Department just a
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Trump & Russ Vought proposed a rule to take every federal grant in America hostage. They don't care about making our tax dollars work better—they just want them to work for Trump. Well, Democrats BLOCKED their corrupt rule, and I'll be fighting to kill it permanently.
Good news from Spokane — firefighters are making significant progress containing the fires, with established containment lines at all 3 fires. Grateful for their hard work. I encourage those in the area to remain alert. Fire danger will increase as temperatures rise this week.
Wednesday's Salish Sea News and Weather: Brown catshark, air quality, Okanogan fire, Nisqually youth, climate grants, science news grants, wolf kill, Echoes of Senćoŧen, democracy watch. salishseanews.blogspot.com/2026/08/85-b...
8/5 Brown catshark, air quality, Okanogan fire, Nisqually youth, climate grants, science news grants, wolf kill, Echoes of Senćoŧen, democracy watch.
Brown cat shark [NOAA] Brown catshark Apristurus brunneus The brown catshark is commonly found in the Pacific Ocean, ranging from the n...
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Congratulations, @abdulelsayed.bsky.social Healthcare should never be confined by party or ideology. Medicare for All belongs in the lexicon of every leader serious about serving the public. Thank you for making it the centerpiece of your candidacy.
Donald Trump threatens massive airstrikes against Iran. Then he backs down. That’s not strategy. That’s weakness.
Today Interior Sec. Burgum, Agriculture Sec. Rollins, DOI Wildland Fire Service Director Brian Fennessy, and USFS officials briefed Senators on keeping assets in the Northwest as we are at a Preparedness Level 5, an extreme wildfire designation. (1/4)
This is how it’s done And I think this race will let the Dem establishment show they can back a progressive with the same vigor that, say, Bernie backed Biden in 2020. There are two wings in this party, nothing will change that, they need to cooperate
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 8h agoA gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…
With wildfires burning across the Pacific Northwest, thousands of firefighters are called into rural areas to fight massive fires for weeks on end. To support those firefighters, camps are set up within 24 hours to house, feed, shower and supply these 24/7 operations.
