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@sstrumello.bsky.social

I’m a former Twitter user, person living w autoimmune Type 1 diabetes (T1D), and am pro-democracy and I am anti-monopoly.

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STAT@statnews.com · 13h ago

Exclusive: Senate inquiry suggests Trump administration softened kratom and tobacco policies in quid pro quo. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is at the center of a new investigation launched by Sen. Ron Wyden. www.statnews.com/2026/08/05/s...

Senate inquiry suggests Trump administration softened kratom and tobacco policies in quid pro quo

The Senate investigation includes RFK Jr. as well as the heads of Reynolds American and kratom company Botanic Tonics, asking for written responses and documentation by Aug. 31.

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Reuters Legal@legal.reuters.com · 18h ago

CVS Health on Wednesday raised its annual profit forecast to reflect a better-than-expected second quarter marked by a more profitable mix of drugs in its pharmacy business and bonus payments for its highly rated government health plans.

CVS raises annual profit forecast on improved drug revenues

CVS Health on Wednesday raised its annual profit forecast to reflect a ​better-than-expected second quarter marked by a more profitable mix of drugs in its pharmacy business and bonus ‌payments for its highly rated government health plans.

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KFF Health News@kffhealthnews.org · 14h ago

Many pediatricians no longer trust the CDC on vaccines since the Trump administration replaced the agency’s vaccine advisory board. So they’re sending patients to alternative sources. @nepublicmedia.bsky.social

Pediatricians and Health Departments Sidestep Trump's CDC on Vaccine Guidance - KFF Health News

When the Trump administration upended years of vaccine advice, it left pediatricians in a quandary. Many say they can no longer direct families to the CDC as a trusted source of information. So some are creating their own.

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Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 16h ago

In other Michigan news, the state looks set to elect it's first transgender lawmaker. Joanna Whaley won her Democratic primary and will compete in November for a state house seat, beating a primary opponent who tried and failed to disqualify her for not running under her deadname

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davidrlurie@davidrlurie.com · 16h ago

The GOP's ideological uniformity-behind extremism-demonatrates the party's dessication under Trump, setting up many of its candidates to lose winnable races. Democrats should not emulate Rs by becoming more rigid. Since FDR, Ds have won with a diverse alliance of politicians who reflect their voters

Jill Lawrence@jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 17h ago

@mattyglesias.bsky.social: “Democrats are not exactly enjoying intra-party peace, unity, and good vibes this summer. But…the GOP is in a bizarre level of array for a party whose leader is hideously unpopular.” open.substack.com/pub/matthewy...

altNOAA 🇺🇸@altnoaa.bsky.social · yesterday

In general, RFK Jr is a person who doesn't trust science because that involves accepting something he himself hasn't proven. The problem with this is that you have to trust science in order to prove science. You have to trust the elements on the chart are real to prove anything.

News Medical@newsmedical.bsky.social · yesterday

🤱📊 Major Korean study finds no overall childhood cancer link with maternal diabetes. One exception: a rare, low-risk urinary tract cancer signal that needs more research. www.news-medical.net/news/2026080... #ChildhoodCancer #MaternalHealth

Korean study finds no overall childhood cancer link with maternal diabetes

Researchers followed 549,851 Korean children and found no statistically significant association between maternal diabetes and overall childhood cancer. The analysis linked maternal diabetes to an 81% ...

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Stephen Wolf@stephenwolf.bsky.social · yesterday

NEW: Maryland Democrats just passed a constitutional amendment that would let them redraw the congressional map for 2028 in response to Republican gerrymanders elsewhere. If voters pass it in November, Democrats could enact a map like this earlier proposal to target the lone Republican, Andy Harris

Graphic of a proposed 8-0 Democratic Maryland congressional map passed by state House Democrats as House Bill 488. The districts are colored various shades of blue depending on the size of Kamala Harris' 2024 presidential margin of victory, with darker colors representing bigger margins. An accompanying chart includes the presidential results and each district's racial demographics for the adult population. All seven Democratic incumbents would be in districts that Harris won by at least 10.7 points, with 3rd District Democratic Rep. Sarah Elfreth likely running in the revised 1st District currently held by Republican Rep. Andy Harris. The potentially open 3rd District favored Harris by 8.6 points. The 4th and 7th districts would remain majority-Black while the open 5th District would shift from plurality-white to plurality-Black.
Stephen Wolf@stephenwolf.bsky.social · 6d ago

Maryland Democrats have unveiled their constitutional amendment that would let them redraw the congressional map for 2028 if voters approve it in November. It would insulate congressional maps from legal challenges and specify that existing restrictions on maps only apply to state Senate/House maps