Five years ago, we all applauded nurses, public health, and health care workers every evening for saving lives. Today, the federal government does not consider these workers professional. This says everything about the state of US health care.

I’d like to think I’d be able to get into Star Fleet Academy, but I’ve never seen an English major on the Enterprise…

@bsky.app This thing where X includes where a poster is from is very useful. Also useful would be the ability to block posters from entire countries, like Russia.

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Just to review, in the last week the President of the United States: - Refused to condemn the rise of Neo-Nazis in his party - Tried to block the release of further evidence he sexually abused children - Encouraged the execution of Congressional Democrats Those are just factual statements.

Autocorrect has become our worst enema.

It looks like Lindsey Halligan misled a grand jury, prosecutorial conduct equivalent to committing perjury, in order to manufacture an indictment against James Comey for… wait for it… perjury.

Was watching SWAT. I loved the original as a kid. Got curious so searched up how many people a year are killed by LAPD SWAT. The stats are shockingly low. I guess training cops can work. I guess the show would be boring if they never had to shoot anyone, though it would be more realistic.

The moment when 30 million American's received healthcare (2010) The moment when insurance companies had to start covering preexisting conditions, young adults could stay on their family's policy and I could trust that the small print couldn't screw me if I needed serious medical assistance. 🇺🇸

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Suffered a detached retina last week. For someone who reads for a living, this is "not good." But they injected a gas bubble and I lived/ate/slept with my head down and tucked in and it pushed the eyeball back against the retina so it could reattach. Then they zapped it with a laser a whole bunch.

I don't understand why Apple TV dribbles out episodes week after week. It's one reason I'm more likely to (re)watch old series, because all of the episodes are there already. But I know streamers track how fast people watch the show, so it undermines the success of new shows to only release weekly.

I’ve spent a lot of this rainy weekend catching up on the latest season of This Old House. It’s all about Asheville, NC and trying to rebuild after the flooding. Powerful images. Worth the watch.

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

Republican policies have cut thousands of jobs from the Department of Veterans Affairs. This means veterans have LESS access to medical care and services. Veterans fought for our rights. The least they deserve is access to the benefits this country promised them.

I’ve had the privilege of working with many vets. Thanks to all for their service and for telling us their stories.

For #Readers: The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge is pretty darn great. It has the 339 books (novels, nonfiction, plays, poetry) that Rory of the The Gilmore Girls* is shown reading. I'm only at 23% so I need to get to steppin'. * I've haven't seen an episode...yet. share.google/2IBopgRRRtpf...

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California is here for the long haul. While the Trump Administration makes this country unrecognizable, California remains a stable, reliable partner in the fight for a clean energy future.

Watched the first couple of episodes of PLURIBUS last night. Surprised there wasn’t more talk of free will and individual identity. Going to the Guggenheim? Who will make art without individual creativity? Never mentioned. Also, called it on the plane before they showed it.

I’m starting to think @gavinnewsom.bsky.social might have a shot in 2028. I think @kamalaharris.com does not. Newsom is proving he has a spine, which is sorely lacking among Democrats these days.

Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools

But didn’t Trump say they were 300 percent cheaper????

ah yes, the classic "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" irresistible deal

@schumer.senate.gov Sorry, Chuck, but you suck at your job. Time to retire and let someone with a spine lead.

@schiff.senate.gov Are Democrats so ignorant of the last 20 years to believe the Republicans can be trusted? #nodeal

States most seriously affected if the ACA subsidies aren’t extended and who they voted for in 2024: 🔴Texas 🔴Florida 🔴Georgia 🔴South Carolina 🔴Mississippi 🔴Tennessee 🔴Alabama 🔴Louisiana 🔴North Carolina 🥶California

Who did this ? 🤣

If only Walmart had a social media presence here.

A few tips for those thinking of submitting: 1. If you use "was" as a verb multiple times on a page, I'll probably pass. 2. If you write in the present tense, I'll probably pass. 3. If you write in the first person POV, but for a different character each chapter, I'll probably pass.

San Diego is going to start charging for residential trash pickup. Been here almost 20 years and this is new. So they will spend what I assume is millions to replace EVERY SINGLE TRASH and RECYCLING can in the city. This feels horribly wasteful. Every can already has a "serial number." 1/2

My wife urged me to watch the new season of Nobody Wants This on @netflix.com. I disliked the season one for its pro-assimilation theme and caricatures of Jewish women. This is largely absent in the second season, though I can't say I loved it. The ending is very pro-Jewish, though, which was nice.

SNAP benefits will be gone, small businesses will suffer, insurance premiums will double, air traffic will be delayed/halted: All of these things are happening because when the gov't shutdown ends, the Epstein Files get released.

Spent the day trying to clear my desk of assorted bills and pieces of paper. It’s incredible how it all piles up.

5:14pm and I’m ready to go to bed for the night. #timechange

Obviously this isn’t the US, but I have always thought cons were a terrible way to try and sell books. Put that money into advertising that takes the user straight to order the POD and only pay for printing copies that sell.

it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions "Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"

Still working my way through episodes of The Orville. ***Spoiler*** Finished the one where Topa gets changed back and thought it was Emmy-worthy TV. So well done.

Leaked GOP group chats are showing us what we all knew: Republicans have a racism problem. It’s unlikely that they see it that way, however. The hatred we saw in recently leaked texts between young Republicans is representative of a party that has fostered white supremacy and racism for generations.

Independents blame Trump and the GOP for the shutdown by a 2:1 margin. Trump’s approval with people under 30 has completely cratered. 63% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s management of the federal government. #GOPShutdown

I wish voters would stop making decisions based on tribalism and emotion. I get the appeal of Mamdani to some, but the guy has zero experience and he’s put fear into the heart of many Jewish New Yorkers. This isn’t a game to own the Republicans. It’s a massive city with real problems.

We’re giving $40 billion to Argentina. This is $5 billion MORE that the entire USAID budget that DOGE cut.

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They are trying so hard to convince you that the party in control of the White House and both chambers of Congress isn’t to blame for what’s coming.

If you make 130% of the federal poverty level, you qualify for SNAP. A family of four, making $40,560, qualifies for SNAP benefits meaning thousands of Missouri teachers qualify. I’m tired of the bullshit. Most of the people who receive snap benefits work.

Spent most of yesterday with a massive headache from this perpetual knot in my neck. It is maddening!

Some are mad because people are on SNAP and not working. I’m mad because people are on SNAP even though they are working.

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

This is amazing. And it’s truly the stuff of nightmares.