Sally K
@sallyny.bsky.social
I'm a retired social services caseworker; I love to see good government. Interested in ethics/values/leadership/politics for the common good. Wife/mother/grandmother/gardener/nature lover. DMs are turned off.
An ounce of infectious disease prevention is vastly cheaper—and more effective—than a pound of cure. An important perspective by @celinegounder.com.
How Much Did the New Mexico Measles Outbreak Cost? $53,522 a Case.
The state bought immunity at emergency prices in August that it could have bought at $26.35 a dose long before.
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AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents
AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents
An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.
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DOJ is now 0-20 in cases to obtain state voter files. Here is the list: Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Illinois Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin
NEW: The DOJ hit a significant milestone — its 20th loss out of 20 in its sweeping legal effort to access state voter rolls after a judge dismissed its case against Colorado. The court ruled the department did not provide a sufficient justification for needing the rolls, as required by federal law.
Trump DOJ now 0 for 20 after judge dismisses Colorado voter roll lawsuit ‘with prejudice’
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is zero for 20 in its lawsuits seeking to obtain state voter rolls, after a federal judge dismissed its case against Colorado Monday.
democracydocket.com
The Dept. of Health and Human Services now ties 25% of a senior employee's performance rating to "Faithful Support of Administration of Law and the President's Policies." Explore our Archive of policy changes to understand what’s happening at the agency: https://civilservicearchive.org/update/481/
'Powerless': Indiana families describe the toll of losing Medicaid access
'Powerless': Indiana families describe the toll of losing Medicaid access • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana families describe delayed care, confusion and financial strain as Medicaid coverage lapses ripple across the state's health system.
indianacapitalchronicle.com
Tillis and Cornyn have caved to Trump’s $100 million IRS immunity, but that’s just one reason to reject him as AG. Here are many more:
Barb McQuade@barbmcquade.bsky.social · 4d agoBlanche should be blocked for IRS/slush fund AND - targeting Comey, James, Hearn, Powell, Walz, Frey, MOCs - Epstein - payouts to Flynn, Page, Babbitt, Vaughn - rejecting ethics advice to recuse from Trump cases - “war” on judiciary - “cleaning house” of DOJ personnel who worked on Trump cases
NEWS: For nearly 20 years, Epstein moved over $1B through the major banks. The banks looked away. Sen. Wyden’s 3-year probe exposes it all. But most damning? How Trump and the GOP tried to bury it.
Follow the Money: How Wall Street Bankrolled Epstein, and How the Trump Administration and CBS are Blocking The Truth
For nearly two decades, Jeffrey Epstein moved more than a billion dollars through some of the biggest banks in America. He withdrew millions in unexplained
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$800 Million. U.S. CEOs: just stop; you're just allowing Trump to bully you, you are not gaining anything.
House Judiciary Dems@democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 3d agoTrump has shaken down America’s CEOs for more than $800 million for his pet fetish projects since returning to office. He calls his chief fundraiser every night to track which companies have paid up and who’s holding out. [cont…]
Useful info in here; I printed it out to take in my pocket on Election Day.
Brennan Center@brennancenter.org · 3d agoDeploying troops or armed federal agents to election sites is illegal under federal law. And voters have the right to vote free from fear and intimidation. Here is what you can do to protect your vote if federal agents show up at your polling place. bit.ly/4wpSGAH
Commerce Department quietly announces 7 new equity stakes in private companies thehill.com/policy/techn...
Commerce Department quietly announces 7 new equity stakes in private companies
The Department of Commerce quietly announced this week it will designate more than $870 million in federal incentives for semiconductor manufacturing in exchange for a minority equity stake in seve…
thehill.com
I absolutely love this video reminder because the U.S. path to saving democracy will indeed be uniquely ours! Yes it's extremely valuable to study other historical examples when democracy was in peril, but we are creative & intelligent; we'll find our unique spin.
Richard Nicholls@richardnicholls.net · 3d agoYour brain predicts your future using only your past. Here's why that keeps so many of us stuck in the same loop.
New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo
She left her ex. He secretly tracked her through a network of policing cameras.
Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.
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This fusion of basic Christian principles with critical ethical behavior is so good and so timely. We have lost our way with handling the issue of lying but the path back is uncomplicated. Thanks Ray Roberts.
Presbyterian Outlook@presoutlook.bsky.social · 4d ago“Thou shalt not lie” and other thoughts on loving our neighbor The command against bearing false witness connects truth-telling with the well-being of our neighbor, writes Ray Roberts. In light of the election, we need to remember this. #Repost
Trump's own intelligence services concluded that Iran had successfully carried out a series of attacks on water processing facilities in Minnesota as a tit-for-tar response to US attacks on Iranian facilities. Trump rejects their analysis because he enjoys seeing people in Minnesota suffer.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoQ: Can you rule out that Iran is behind the water attacks? TRUMP: I don't think so. I think that Minnesota is behind it. You know who is behind it? Minnesota. Because they're grossly incompetent. I don't think there was an Iranian cyberattack. I think Minnesota ought to get its act together.
A legal expert explains that state laws holding federal officials accountable for violating peoples’ rights were once common. “States enforcing the Constitution has a very strong historical pedigree,” he says.
This Maine Lawsuit is Testing the Boundaries of Suing Federal Immigration Agents - Bolts
Federal law makes it very difficult to file lawsuits against federal officers, but some states have adopted their own laws to give people a so-called cause of action to sue.
boltsmag.org
Republicans--socialism is bad unless we do it. thehill.com/policy/techn...
Commerce Department quietly announces 7 new equity stakes in private companies
The Department of Commerce quietly announced this week it will designate more than $870 million in federal incentives for semiconductor manufacturing in exchange for a minority equity stake in seve…
thehill.com
Wow this is really big news. Parents: scrape around for nearly $900 per each child now, and then VOTE in the Nov. elections. Proof of complete GOP failure with managing the economy:
Emily Guskin@emgusk.bsky.social · 5d agoA brand new GMA-Ipsos poll! The first one ever! Story TK later today, but here’s two of the biggest findings on TV this morning:
The goal of the battle over the origins of COVID19 is “to sow distrust in science and scientists”. This article shows why experts believe that this was a spillover event and not a lab leak. The maps showing the cluster of the first cases around the wet market are old school Epidemiology. Solid.
Animal spillover? Lab leak? What the science says about the origins of COVID-19
The release of Dr. Anthony Fauci's pandemic diaries has rekindled the debate over the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Here's how scientists have weighed in.
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In case anyone needs a quote from me about this: "I'm still not tired of winning." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump DOJ loses bid for New Jersey voter rolls, now 0 for 18
The ruling arrived one day after New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) formally rejected a new DOJ request for personal information about people mistakenly registered through a software failure.
democracydocket.com
Trump is making seniors' prescriptions even more expensive: "...About 25 million Americans have stand-alone plans for so-called Part D drug coverage under traditional Medicare. The premiums they pay are $36 a month on average..."
Trump Will End Subsidies for Medicare Drug Premiums (Gift Article)
Millions of older Americans could pay more for their prescription drug coverage next year.
nytimes.com
The point of a tariff is to make firms build factories at home. But if it's on Monday, off Tuesday, back on Wednesday, no one pours concrete. Chaotic tariffs give you all of the cost and almost none of the benefit. https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/global-tariffs-are-back-did-they
In Massachusetts, Haitian TPS holders contribute: $481 million in annual economic contributions $88 million in annual federal and payroll taxes $59 million in annual state and local taxes Immigrants make our state, our culture, and economy stronger. Full stop.
Trump launched an offensive against Venezuela and seized its resources, but he doesn’t want to say what he’s doing with the profits. The White House might not like the word “colonization,” but I’m hard-pressed to imagine a more appropriate term. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
6 months after the U.S. offensive, Trump is basically treating Venezuela as a colony
The American president attacked a foreign country and seized its resources, but he doesn’t want to say what he’s doing with the profits.
ms.now
Gordie Howe Bridge opened yesterday, 46 days after Trump blocked it. Owner of rival bridge, who donated $1 million to Trump PAC in March, earned an estimated $6.9 million in tolls during that time as travelers and businesses endured costs of slow border crossing. www.freep.com/story/news/l...
Gordie Howe International Bridge is open! Here's what you need to cross it
The Gordie Howe International Bridge opens at noon July 27. Here's what drivers need to know to cross, including tolls, ID info and more.
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