A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive. One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy. Another collapsed and had seizures during labor.

Similarly, "Disability fakers" are not a concern for most actual Disabled people. The real problem is how hard it is for anyone to get help, not how easy it is.

CALIFORNIA: CoveredCA reports 617K active enrollments, up 1.3% y/y so far...but a deeper look portends disaster for many... acasignups.net/25/12/30/cal...

This is Trump’s long game. We’ve spent years cracking down on fraudsters. It’s a serious issue - but this has been his plan all along. He’s politicizing the issue to defund programs that help Minnesotans. www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/hhs...

YES! There absolutely is something that Washington State (along with a dozen other states) is doing to help mitigate the damage. The catch--as ass-backwards as it sounds--is to switch from a Silver plan to a GOLD plan. acasignups.net/25/11/12/the...

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TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REACHES A DEAL WITH DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEYS GENERAL: The Trump administration will review frozen medical research grants to universities w/out using its anti-DEI standards, reports @fischler.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

What have we done this year? Other than support 1500+ abortion seekers, we successfully killed two anti abortion bills in the SC legislature, bailed out a woman wrongfully criminalized for a miscarriage, and connected another criminalized woman with local attorneys.

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Millions of residents across Michigan may be exposed to PFAS in their private water wells. Michigan, ahead of the curve in testing city water for PFAS, is now urging residents to get their private water tested.

All Security Council members, except the United States, condemned Israel’s recognition of Somaliland. Somalia’s permanent representative to the United Nations labeled the move as an “act of aggression.”

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Here's what this last example (Murphysboro, IL) looks like for the same 64-yr old couple earning $90K/yr. I've added it to the West Virginia graph for comparison. 👀

🚨 A reminder that less than 36 hours from now, up to 24 million Americans are about to see their net health insurance premiums skyrocket. Use the drop-down menu at the top to find your state: acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...

below are the Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance rates for 2026. these are the increases in costs - independently of the costs due to the loss of the tax credits. www.pa.gov/agencies/ins...

Someone stole winter items from a local pet food pantry. Now community help is needed to replace them - Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents www.pghlesbian.com/2025/12/some...

🚨 USPS Postmark Change Alert 🚨 “Your mailbox date ≠ official postmark date” What to do: 1️⃣ Mail early. 2️⃣ Ask for a manual postmark at drop-off. 3️⃣ Use electronic filing/payment whenever possible. Spread the word! This will affect voting IMMEDIATELY. Credit to @cjnlegalnurse for the vid

🚨In 2 days, millions of Americans will be facing a crisis in ACA premium increases Healthcare policy analyst @charlesgaba.com shares the gut punch in his increase based on income chart for Alaskans 👇

Last year, more than 700,000 people were officially counted as homeless, the highest number ever recorded. Nearly 150,000 of them were children.

IDAHO residents face the *least* dramatic avg net benchmark Silver plan premium increases...but a 64-yr old couple earning $90K/yr will still see theirs more than triple. Idaho also happens to be the only state where the FINAL deadline for 2026 enrollment has passed. acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...

My home state of MICHIGAN is in the middle of the pack in terms of gross premium hikes. That same 64-yr old couple earning $90K will see their benchmark Silver plan more than *quadruple.* acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...

Statewide, WEST VIRGINIA has by far the *most* expensive unsubsidized ACA premiums. A 64-yr old couple earning $90K/yr living in Kanawha County, WV will see their net benchmark Silver premiums go up 7.7x as much. 👀 acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis diverted more than $35 MILLION in taxpayer dollars to defeat two ballot initiatives last year. I’ve got the @miamiherald.com‘s blockbuster reporting on how DeSantis cheated needy Floridians and children from their already-earmarked funds. youtu.be/EM0uTojxLCM?...

Logging surges in Allegheny National Forest under Trump plan

Mutual aid for people living with disabilities often involves crowd funding to get them a hotel for a night or two to recover after a hospital stay or a baseline setback. Just a few days with a roof over your head can do so much for your heath. Shame on these hotels for prohibiting it.

"Please be kind enough to explain when and where and under what authority you gained access to this material.” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse & Sen. Dick Durbin write letter to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, asking how she's "read the Epstein files"

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2025 has been an incredibly hard year for trans people. And yet... the political project to erase us is failing. In spite of them having so many levers of power, many of us have continued to thrive, and new pathways open up every day to get around the attacks. My case for hope for 2026.

gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/o...

We're trying to get to 50% of our goal for Black Zine Fair by tomorrow at midnight. Donations are tax deductible. gogetfunding.com/black-zine-f...

Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian groups, including Doctors Without Borders, in 2026 for failing its new vetting rules for groups working in Gaza. Some international organizations have said that Israel’s rules are arbitrary and could endanger staff.

“Even after everything that has been thrown at us, they have still failed to stop transgender healthcare in the United States.”

Awesome to see the interview clip I found being used in Mel Curth's case. Nice.

And this is just less than a year. Each day RFK Jr. stays in office as the head of our science and health system, the more his negligence compounds. Congress made a mistake confirming him, but they still have a chance to fix it. It's time they #ImpeachRFKJr www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

This is a public health crisis and cis people acting like it isn’t because it targets trans children primarily (even though it will affect cis children too!!) is nasty business

"The Fugitive Slave Act was passed through the proper legal processes" this guy in 1860.

As I’ve explained, some enrollees will eat the extra cost, at least for a few months. Others will downgrade to worse plans with higher deductibles & out of pocket costs, as my wife & I had to. Still others will be priced out of ANY coverage. open.substack.com/pub/charlesg...

Heres how much NET premiums are about to go up for the benchmark Silver plan in Juneau, AK for various households at various income levels. This is why both Murkowski & Sullivan voted for the extension last month:

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NEW: Stories by Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica identified bottlenecks that have stalled green energy projects in Oregon. The governor aims to accelerate efforts through a series of mandates. Here's where they stand.

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On this day in 1767, enslavers trafficked 90 kidnapped Africans through Savannah, Georgia, after subjecting them to a Transatlantic journey that killed at least 20 people.

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/30/c... - an important read. (gift article)

States reject plan to block gender-affirming — what HHS calls 'sex rejecting' — care • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Without the ACA subsidies we will have serious and far-reaching consequences for patients and hospitals. . Many individuals will face the doubling, or even tripling, of their insurance premiums, this will not be affordable. Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel 🎯on the impacts. youtu.be/ZBdzVpWnNMs?...

The house returns January 6th. GET READY TO BE HEARD ! If you live in a rural area, your hospital could be in danger of closing. 🏥 The ACA also has protections for all of us ,like the pre-existing protection laws, stay on your parent's policy till 26.

Healthcare premiums are set to soar in 2026 as key subsidies under the Affordable Care Act expire for millions of people. The United States "has essentially done nothing to control health care costs," says Elisabeth Benjamin of @cssnyorg.bsky.social.

I got a full-time employer just as the year ended. If I hadn't, my ACA plan would have gone up by ~$700, a nearly 40% increase over last year. The increase alone is more than twice what I pay now through my employer.