$50 billion fund for hospitals could actually lead to cuts www.npr.org/2026/03/26/n...

@simonmaechling.bsky.social #medsky

Apache women make last-gasp attempt to save sacred land at SCOTUS www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...

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It has been this way since time immemorial. Spending a billion a day on a ‘not’ war. Meanwhile, all you suckers can starve, die because you can’t afford healthcare or find new treatments for disease. And who the fuck needs education and arts? We aren’t mad enough!!

This is hilarious. Also, completely enraging.

Some rhythms don’t knock. They just rock up — like a yard filling up before you even realize the music started. You can almost see it: warm air, neighbors leaning over balconies, somebody clapping the beat from across the way.

Happy Friday. Don’t skip school.

In the last 4 days one of my senators broke a Marine’s arm, the other one announced he wasn’t running minutes before the filing deadline so his hand-picked successor could take his place without a primary and my rep announced he was giving up his seat as well. How’s y’all’s congresspeople doing?

A cartoon from the 1950’s that’s more relevant than ever 💔

ICYMI — “No one wants to fight for Israel!” Marine veteran Brian McGinnis had his hand injured as AIPAC-backed Senator Sheehy (R) & joined Capitol Police officers in physically removing him as he spoke out against Trump and Bibi’s war.

[TW: graphic fracture, sound of breaking bone] Sen Tim Sheehy (R-Montana) badly breaking the arm of a Marine veteran protesting the war Iran.

It was a disgusting betrayal of that veteran's RIGHT to speak out.😡🇺🇸 "Let that sink in: a sitting U.S. Senator put his hands on a Marine for speaking out against endless war." commondefense.us/news/common-...

This is amazing. www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

Wow.

@nytimes.com - let me fix your headline (again 🙄) “Vaccine-skeptic Oz issues belated call for vaccination, contradicting past statements and his boss”

Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen has handed over confidential voter data to the U.S. Department of Justice, which has asked the state to remove, upon demand, any voters who may be deemed ineligible by federal officials.

Measles has one of the highest basic reproduction numbers (R₀) of any disease (12 to 18), meaning one infected person can spread it to 12 to 18 others in a fully susceptible population, making it extremely contagious. Need 95% vaccination status to achieve herd immunity. Get vaccinated!!

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Staff at a Twin Cities yarn store put together a pattern for a red knit “Melt the ICE” hat inspired by the Norwegian resistance. They thought they would attract 10 people to a weekly knit-along. They’ve sold 70,000 copies, raising more than $250k for immigrant aid groups.

📒 NEW STUDY “supports abolition of Daylight Saving Time and adoption of permanent Standard Time to minimize negative consequences including migraines.”

We started the day with a post to honor Alex Pretti. In that post, we shared a video that we thought was a moving send off from his colleagues at the VA, but learned it was of someone else. We removed it. We regret the error, but not the sentiment. He deserved better from his country. We all do.

Rest in Peace Alex Jeffrey Pretti🙏🏾 The VA ICU Nurses send him off right 💔

Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him. The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/

Oh Learn baby learn!

I don't know who needs to know this, but you can join the UN without having to pay Donald Trump a billion dollars. They even have a building that you can work in. It's kind of neat.

Dr. King believed our democracy would only make sense when every child was fed, every mind was educated, and every community had dignity and freedom. That vision is still unfolding. So, on this MLK Day, let us recommit to the work of building the world he dared to imagine.

New study suggests that metastatic cancer cells may evade the immune system by stealing mitochondria from immune cells and setting up a ‘shield’ that protects them from being killed by immune cells. Wiley little bastards. #Science 🧪

Investigating elected officials for speech is not law enforcement but intimidation. If governors and mayors can be investigated for criticizing federal actions, neither elected officials nor anyone else is truly free to speak. #holdfast

There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it. We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics. What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.

"Bowing to the demands of Dallas women who object to girl car-hops in shorts, one large roadside stand, hired four six-footers garbed in shorts and cowboy boots in Dallas, Texas, April 27, 1940." www.newspapers.com/article/fort...

“Money for people, not parades!” say U.S. Veterans who held a sit-in on the steps of the Capitol. 60 Vets were arrested, including an elderly man with a walker. It’s immoral Trump has ended services for Americans while spending millions on a military parade #NoKings m.youtube.com/watch?v=5hDk...

PBS Kids posted this on Instagram. I think its perfect heading into this weekend. Protest Saturday June 14. Make your voices heard! Bring a friend and be safe!

We are on our own. Contaminated meat is still legal to sell. Don’t want Salmonella- cook your chicken to 165F and use a thermometer. “Looking done” is not good enough. www.foodsafetynews.com/2025/04/usda...