On Thursday, Senators Lou DiPalma and @pamlauria.bsky.social took part in the Protect Our Healthcare Coalition’s policy forum at the State House. Watch here: capitoltvri.cablecast.tv/show/11805

Turns out there’s an economic cost to everyone hating us.

Republicans are still trying to pass the SAVE Act—a bill that would make it harder to vote and disenfranchise millions of Americans. Join @redistrictingaction.org and tell your member of Congress to vote no: act.redistrictingaction.org/a/natl-saveact-cte

Dan McGowan column: "Can someone please tell Peter Alviti that public servants don’t get to write their own legacy press releases – especially after a failure this big? Accountability should outrank autobiography." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/05/m...

I am enormously proud and deeply grateful for the hard work of this commission. A public medical school @universityofri.bsky.social will help cultivate our primary care workforce and offer an affordable and equitable medical education.

R.I. legislative commission recommends medical school at @universityofri. “We need to take decisive action to bring primary care providers here and make them want to stay,” said Senator @pamlauria.bsky.social, the commission’s co-chairwoman. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/27/m...

Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."

Some RIPTA allies👏🏻🚌 @meghankallman.bsky.social @rebeccakislak.bsky.social @bridgetvalverde.bsky.social @mackdistrict6.bsky.social @alanadimario.bsky.social @dawneuer.bsky.social @pamlauria.bsky.social @samuelwbell.bsky.social @samzurier.bsky.social @jenstewart4ri.bsky.social @karenalzate.bsky.social

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

Isn't it odd that the United States has enough money to suddenly run Venezuela, but not enough to run our own country? There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.

Trump could declare himself Emperor and Schumer and Jeffries would politely post on X that they’re “disappointed.”

“The billionaire class has sought to convince those making $30-an-hour that their enemies are those earning $20-an-hour. They want the people to fight amongst ourselves so that we remain distracted from the work of remaking a long, broken system.” -Zohran Mamdani

If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism. That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story. Holy. Shit. www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...

Walz: "'I don't know, do you really think limiting them to less than 100 bullets is going to do anything?' Yes! Yes it is. Yes it is going to save lives ... it's time to start reporting that that is all bullshit. It does do something. It does make a difference."

I am sick about the gun violence at Brown and praying for the entire community. Traveling with a Brown student right now and watching the messages being relayed in real time is devastating . Our children and our country deserve so much better.

This! 💯 this! Our kids deserve sooo much better.

how do women not die of rage aneurysms every single day

Tell me you are well represented without telling me you are well represented…

I hope everyone has a wonderful and plentiful Thanksgiving. Particularly grateful for working today to keep us safe and healthy.

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

We need to continue our work to make healthcare more accessible and affordable.

“Democracy Dies When Good People Stay Silent” So proud to stand with my neighbors in Barrington and make some noise, because #NoKings allowed!

#NoKings in Providence, Rhode Island #nokingsri

I fully support additional oversight, under oath, to finally get the answers and accountability all on the East Bay and all Rhode Islanders deserve.

Allowing health insurance tax credits to lapse will be devastating for those who rely on them to afford critical healthcare, but it will also make care more expensive for all of us. www.providencejournal.com/opinion/

Today, Senator @pamlauria.bsky.social and House Deputy Majority Whip Mia A. Ackerman joined Governor Dan McKee for a ceremonial signing of legislation they sponsored to improve public health education about Alzheimer’s and dementia. Learn more: rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

Extreme gerrymandering. Nationalizing voter suppression. Weaponizing law enforcement. Occupying Democratic cities. Trump is pulling out all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to rig the next election.

Sen. Kennedy and Sen. Barrasso have violated their hipocratic oath “to do no harm” by giving RFK cover and refusing to call for his resignation. The harm they are allowing to the public health of this nation is grave and they are culpable.

American workers built this country, may just save it, and deserve our gratitude and investment. Fair wages, safe working conditions, and excellent healthcare need to be guaranteed for all!

We are not helpless to prevent gun violence. We need the will and we need … Policy and Change!

East Providence has a troll and it is amazing!!

The resurfacing of the Mt Hope Bridge is complete and …. THE MT HOPE BRIDGE IS OPEN!

ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. (Published 2021)

Koh: If he were serious about cutting crime he wouldn't be proposing cutting $400 million from the ATF or cutting $500 million from the FBI, 700 agents or the DEA with with drug enforcement or the office of violence against women, 100 million from there

"We know that — that by the most conservative estimates over two million lives have been saved because of mRNA technology, and it helped us develop COVID-19 vaccines in record time." thehill.com/policy/healt...

I was proud to join neighbors and speak against the devastating cuts to RIPTA service tonight at the Barrington Library. Public transit is critical to our state’s and neighbors’ well-being. It lends mobility for all. “This is a service that expands people’s worlds.” “Buses are freedom.” #SaveRIPTA

Absolutely disgusting. Of course we can stop gun violence, just takes the will and common sense legislation. Shame on the @nytimes.com !

This afternoon I spoke at the National Medical Association’s Edward C. Mazique, M.D. Symposium — Overcoming Urban Community Gun Violence: Where Do We Go from Here? — about the urgent need for safe gun storage as part of the solution

Five under the radar things Trump snuck into his "Big Beautiful Bill": - Delivers tax breaks to Big Oil - Defunds Planned Parenthood - Raises drug prices for seniors (Big Pharma giveaway) - Hikes monthly student loan payments - Makes ICE the biggest federal law enforcement agency

A helpful guide for the tourists

When a network lays off one of America’s greatest satirists, it’s not because he failed. It’s because he succeeded too loudly.

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@tomtomorrow.bsky.social @rubenbolling.bsky.social First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow