the least shocking thing in the epstein files that wont get enough attention. police regularly arrest and charge victims to coerce them into participating, often jailing them in conditions that are worse.

TRUTH. For example, finding an eye-witness account of the Burr-Hamilton duel that seemingly no one else has found… I didn’t move for hours. Made it into my dissertation. Into my first book. And into the Hamilton musical. Research, man. Nothing like putting the pieces together for the first time.

Betty Reid Soskin, who served as the country's oldest National Park Service ranger, has died at the age of 104. Soskin’s family announced her death on Facebook, saying she died peacefully at her home in Richmond, California. “She led a fully packed life and was ready to leave," the statement read.

What a beautiful way to include family.

Four died in ICE custody this week as 2025 deaths reach 20-year high reut.rs/4p3UACI

This is Dulce Morales Diaz. She’s an American citizen who’s been kidnapped by ICE She was born in Maryland Her attorney has provided proof that she’s a US citizen, but ICE won’t accept it They were never going to stop with immigrants

David Walliams' reputation was an open secret, junior staff were told to meet him in pairs & never visit his home, yet HarperCollins only dropped him when a Telegraph investigation came out. The problem is not just him. HarperCollins knowingly promoted & funded a guy sexually harassing junior staff.

Can’t make it to a food pantry or market yourself? You can send someone you trust to pick up food for you. All Mid-Ohio Food Collective partner agencies allow proxy pickup. Just complete the Letter of Proxy form and have a family member, neighbor or friend pick up food on your behalf.

Federal data shows military lawyers detailed as immigration judges ordered deportation nearly 80% of the time. One judge who didn’t? He was fired after five weeks on the bench.

I wish more people would realize how common invisible disability is and how it’s often that many passengers using wheelchairs are exhausted by navigating massive, triggering, crowded, badly lit and badly ventilated airports or cannot manage stairs, etc etc. just be kind, ffs

If you’re in a chronic illness flare, remember that it’s not your fault. Flare ups happen. They can be unpredictable. They can be overwhelming. They can hit us even when we do everything “right”. Give yourself grace. Allow time to rest and recover. Let go of the blame.

A 3-part @nbcnews.com series highlights wrongful convictions based on the now-widely debunked “shaken baby syndrome” hypothesis that has put hundreds of innocent parents in prison and on death row. nbcnews.to/4s5jwfM

Very disappointing.

A genetic researcher who has spent a decade studying how new drugs are developed (after decades doing it himself) writes that NIH funding is crucial to the process, and has been a huge driver of innovation and economic growth. The White House has proposed a 40% budget cut for 2026.

Why are prosecutors trying to stop DNA testing (that we are paying for) when it could lead to more reliable answers, both for those wrongfully convicted & crime survivors? If prosecutors were so certain about these convictions, why fight our truth-seeking efforts so hard? Denial is not justice.

UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate. ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs. Here’s what we found. (Published Nov. 2024)

The ‘one chatbot per child’ model for AI in classrooms conflicts with what research shows: Learning is a social process

Snowing outside. Inside with my fids watching tv. #cockatiel

Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Books are power charges for your brain.

RFK Jr talks about “God’s formula”, breast milk, and how no infant formula comes close in terms of quality Many women can’t breastfeed. It’s not always possible, and they don’t deserve to be blamed or shamed for it. If you’re donating to food banks this holidays season, don’t forget the formula!

Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.

Speak on this!

I grew up with a #disability I didn't know I had. For fourteen years, until I was diagnosed. Inherited. My mom had it too.

Remarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...

Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people's bodies. Her bosses halted her work. Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world. (Published May 2024)

🔴230,000 Deaths and the ‘Calculated Silence’ of the Medical Establishment About the COVID Inquiry The Covid Inquiry Report is a devastating critique of the medical establishment which led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century, argues Anthony Costello

A 12 year old girl died while sectioned in a psychiatric hospital because doctors missed autoimmune encephalitis Psychosis is exceedingly rare in a 12 year old. It’s heartbreaking that they locked her up rather than attempt to determine the true cause. Psychologizing patients must stop

The US government support of cancer research via NCI has been severely cut. And of June 2025, "There were 181 individual terminated NCI funded grants, with a total award amount of $640,867, 956." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Enjoying my boy Fosse having a treat and chilling with me. #cockatiel

Texas almost executed an innocent man last month, who has been on the death row for the last 22 years based on a junk theory. He still maintains his innocence and his supporters are demanding a fresh trial in his case. Read Robert’s story in @thenation.com: bit.ly/4plV6wm

Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged. Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.

He’s been denied his regular medication and a specialist visit for his back. He fell out of his wheelchair and guards left him on the floor. He told his family he’s covered in bruises. This is a disability rights issue. They’re further disabling a senior citizen.

These records indicate that someone successfully impersonated the FBI in order to get me swatted. I was already aware this had happened but had to wait nearly a year to get the document that proves it. My reports to the Dallas Police Department about this have gone unanswered.

Dream of Freedom, by Langston Hughes There’s a dream in the land With its back against the wall By muddled names and strange Sometimes the dream is called. There are those who claim This dream for theirs alone – A sin for which, we know They must atone. 1/

If you see this, post a bird for joy. #cockatiel

Nurses played outsized roles in World War II, saving lives and comforting patients both at home and abroad. Some were killed by enemy fire while others spent years as prisoners of war. A coalition of retired nurses say time is running out to honor the women who set the foundation for nursing in war.

I see a lot of hopeless sorrow on my feed today. We're here to say: you matter. The hatred is loud, but it's a lie. They want you to think they've taken over, but they're just tiny voices trying to make themselves look big. Listen closely: the real people are cheering for you. 💚 #mentalHealth 🪶🦜

The insulin patent was sold for $1 to ensure it would always be available to anyone who needs it. It should be free, and healthcare should be a basic human right guaranteed to everyone.

The average US taxpayer spends $36 a year on SNAP You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670 Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy? You’re doing their dirty work.

Help this birb!

NEW: A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica sets up new roadblocks to care for male veterans with breast cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.

I don't think people realize what an immediate impact this is going to have on outbreak response and containment.

Around 80% of the psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. that have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in the past 15 years are owned by for-profit corporations. Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators. By @emcahan.bsky.social

"Oliver Richtberg, the head of foreign trade at the German engineering federation VDMA, one of the most influential trade bodies in Europe. ...described the EU/US trade deal, struck in July, as “not worth the paper it is written on”. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Piper (right) has decided hooman shoulder can be landed on. Hands still scary. Fosse (left) surprised he has to share.

Booger’s majesty shouldn’t be stuck on my bird account, she’s just the best little pigeon ever

NEW: When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts suggest to help you through the external appeal process.

In the spring, the Trump administration abruptly cut $500 million from an emergency food assistance program that delivered meat, dairy, eggs and produce to food banks across the country. Thousands of planned deliveries were canceled without warning.