Three rural clinics in Virginia are already closing this year as a direct result of Trump and Republicans’ big, ugly bill. Hundreds of rural hospitals and clinics are at risk due to the bill’s devastating cuts to Medicaid – all to pay for massive tax cuts for the rich. Priorities.

Purina honours blind northern Ontario dog who saved his family from fire www.ctvnews.ca/northern-ont...

Opinion article: Someone has to drag the US out of the hellscape of Trumpism. Who better than AOC? AOC is a fighter. Let’s not write her off as too young or too female. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

New from me (and timely!): The Very Definition of Selective and Vindictive Prosecution: No one should be wrongfully prosecuted because a president wants revenge staytuned.substack.com/p/the-very-d...

NEW: GOP lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027. A new report shows the program has spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care. By @savmargaret.bsky.social

De Niro: "I gotta go. A couple cases of Tylenol fell off a truck and now I gotta figure out how to put autism in them."

Believe it or not, you will treasure that time 🥹🫂🫶🍀

Seriously, Folks...

I never saw an action of such shame

The Pentagon Papers case gives us important insight into why having a free press matters so much. This week has taught us that we have a role to play in protecting the 1st Amendment, & (to quote a woman who would have made a great president), when we fight, we win. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Follow the money. All $50 of it. In a bag. I shared a prosecutors view of what we know about the allegations against border czar Tom Homan in my new piece. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

September 23, 2025

If you’re wondering how batshit bananas he has to be to claim, without any evidence, that Tylenol causes autism, let’s not forget his other proclamations: “Windmills cause cancer” “Injecting bleach cures Covid” “UV light cures Covid” “Summer cures Covid” “Covid will get bored and go away”

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800 detainees are missing after being held in Alligator Alcatraz in July, showing no record of their location in ICE’s database. Other detainees have been mistakenly deported or sent to detention centers thousands of miles away. The cruelty is the point.

BREAKING: This Trump / Epstein statue to honor “friendship month” was mysteriously placed on the national mall. I love it. Don’t stop talking about Epstein.

The most important thing to know about Trump’s acetaminophen announcement is that the GOP is still hiding the Epstein files

This orange f*ck claims babies should wait until 12 for hepatitis B because “that’s when they’re formed.” Pedophile energy. RELEASE.THE.EPSTEIN.FILES❗️

Joyce Vance: Ignore The Distractions…

Last week, Democrats voted for a bill that would keep the government open and restore health care funding for millions of Americans who rely on it. Republicans blocked that bill and left town. If the government shuts down, it's because they refused to negotiate.

I'll just leave this here.

Kamala Harris: "It feels chaotic, but what I would offer you is what we are witnessing is the swift implementation of a plan that was decades in the making. Project 2025 didn't just drop out of thin air. That's a product of decades of work. Federalist Society, Heritage Foundation ... "

Wow…is this ever relevant….. right ??

A little bit of how to treat women right!!

DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE: 1. Chickenpox 2. Diphtheria 3. Measles 4. Pertussis 5. Pneumococcal Infection 6. Polio 7. Tetanus 8. Typhoid 9. Yellow Fever 10. Smallpox DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY TRUMP, RFK JR. OR DR. OZ: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Epstein Wow. To get to the absolute height of your profession. To be in a position to shape juris prudence for a generation or more... and to waste it on appeasing an autocrat who doesn't even have the power to replace you. What a waste of talent and abuse of power. Epstein

Sinclair is Trump-aligned. Of course they're not restoring Kimmel's show to their schedule.

NEW: The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider expanding the president's power to shape independent agencies by overturning a nearly century-old decision limiting when presidents can fire board members. https://to.pbs.org/42G0Lo3

From @hcrichardson.bsky.social: "the U.S. Dept of Agriculture is ending its annual report on household food security." An expert who explains that this is troubling because inflation is up & the job market is unstable, both of which increase food insecurity. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

mRNA research Could very well create a vaccine against cancer !! RFK has banned this research Yet another reason, we must vote in the midterms and take back the House READ THAT AGAIN A VACCINE TO PREVENT C A N C E R

Well said @darrigomelanie.bsky.social

This bird holds a startling record—its call is the loudest of any bird on Earth, so powerful it can be painful to hear up close. Yet despite its thunderous voice, it faces a quiet threat: habitat loss and illegal trade have pushed it toward endangerment. Bare-throated Bellbird. 👇