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Annemarie Dooley
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Physician, advocate. Healthcare and housing for all is a right. Board member @psr_washington. Safe streets.
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Doctors at the Bernie & AOC tour in Idaho talking about disappearing health infrastructure in the state.

Sent to me by family medicine doctor raised in Idaho. Huge numbers packed the stadium to the rafters with people standing up to oligarchy.
This story brings a tear to my eye. I remember the police hiding in the bush on the Burke Gilman trail at Brooklyn (We're like NY!)

To ticket people on bikes who did not come to a complete stop. While ignoring the cars not yielding to the crosswalk!

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Drivers Run Red Light, But Cops Ticket Cyclists at Dangerous Delancey Intersection - Streetsblog New York City
Drivers are zooming onto and off the Williamsburg Bridge in Lower Manhattan by running red lights. But cops are targeting cyclists instead.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
WA doctors filled out 731 death certificates for people killed by cars & trucks in 2024.

The majority of these deaths are from poor policy. But you won't learn this at the Seattle Auto show on Nov 14th.

Cars are too big and go too fast.

www.seattleautoshow.com
Coming this Fall to Lumen FieldSeattle International Auto Show
Seattle International Auto Show
www.seattleautoshow.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Shoulder to Shoulder in Seattle.

In the pouring rain today. 4 women working to makes things better

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal
CM Alexis Mercedes Rinck
Dionne Foster for City Council
Erika Evans for City Attorney (speaking)
November 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
"Social Ties Are More Important to Health and Longevity Than Many Realize"

When I enter a hospital room, I can guess how someone will do based on the number of visitors at the bedside.

Cars are one reason social ties are broken. They limit street level interactions. We need to limit cars instead.
This graph never fails to be shocking: "The US has experienced the earliest and greatest slowdown in life expectancy improvements among higher-income countries, reported Eileen Crimmins. “We have horrible life expectancy—and it’s getting worse and worse”"

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November 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
How to eat kidney friendly treats on Halloween by Dr Glaucomflecken.

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31K views · 1.4K reactions | Have a renal-friendly Halloween! | Dr. Glaucomflecken
Have a renal-friendly Halloween!
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October 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The high cost of health care in America is caused by the insatiable greed of corporate middlemen who get rich by standing in between you and the healthcare you need.

We already have a solution. Medicare for All.
Hit with higher insurance premiums? Trump is making them even higher.

Forced into bankruptcy by medical debt? Trump doesn’t care.

Worried that’ll impact your credit score? Trump wants it to.
October 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
In WA State more people die from heat than cold

By law landlords must meet a mandated min temperature for renters but no max. Landlords stop people from installing AC.
Counties often have no emergency heat plan.

Look for new bills on these issues coming soon!
October 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The only solution is to get the greed out of healthcare.
Stop defending. Stop letting Republicans set the agenda.

We need Medicare for All.
My Democratic colleagues and I remain ready to work today to reopen the government with a bipartisan agreement that protects health care and delivers real solutions for the American people. It’s time for Republicans to put politics aside, come back to the table, and do their jobs.
October 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"They want us poor and sick and abused and desperate. They did it in red states and now want the same for the entire United States"

I wondered why officials don't seem to care if people get sick or injured. Sick people are too busy to bother them.
I hear people all around me saying, “They are going to crash the economy. Surely they don’t mean to crash the economy.”

I beg to differ. This is curated failure.

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I Know Exactly What They Are Doing
Rural foresight
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October 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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If you make $60,000/year, $36 of your taxes pays for SNAP while $700 of your taxes pays for corporate subsidies. Guess which one the Trump administration is going to cut off at the end of the week?
October 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
More shadow hearings please!
Pastor David Black was attacked by ICE while praying for immigrants.

During our shadow hearing in Chicago, he shared his story, his fight, and his demand that we all continue to work to protect immigrant communities.
October 28, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Plan to leave your car at home on Halloween Night (this Friday night) between 5.00 pm and 9.00 pm, and if you do need to drive, take it slowly and carefully to help keep children safe on the most dangerous night of the year for child pedestrians.
October 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Is the US really interested in zero traffic deaths or Vision Zero? That depends according to this article.

A patient brought me this publication today. Which means my message is getting thru ie that transportation built around cars makes us sicker and often kills.
October 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Just visited TJs. They pay their employees a living wage on Sundays

Why not every day?
October 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Today, I hosted the fourth shadow hearing in my series Kidnapped and Disappeared focusing on Trump’s assault on Chicago.

We must continue to shine a light on the unlawful and inhumane way this administration is treating immigrants across the country.
October 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Doctors are writing more paper prescriptions

Apparently you can mail a paper prescription to Canada.

Jardiance costs $1800 for 90 days here with insurance. Cash pay in Canada costs $150. Jardiance has a good track record of keeping people off dialysis.
October 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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“Busses are the backbone of Seattle’s transportation system. They connect our neighborhoods. They get people to work in school. They reduce traffic congestion, cut emissions, and they are the most affordable way to get thousands of our neighbors around town.”
October 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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It's time to acknowledge reality:
 
Our health system is broken. It's time to guarantee good-quality care to every man, woman & child in this country.
 
Our campaign finance system is broken. It's time to get rid of Citizens United and publicly fund elections.
 
Let’s do it.
October 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Hope everyone knows about @wholewashington.org
October 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Today on Volts: Redwood Materials, the biggest battery recycler in the US, has launched Redwood Energy, which will gather used batteries & hook them up to power banks to serve as grid-scale storage until they're depleted. I talk with the CTO about the logistics & potential of second-life batteries.
Can "second life" EV batteries work as grid-scale energy storage?
Colin Campbell explains how Redwood drains every drop of capacity from used batteries before they are recycled.
www.volts.wtf
October 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Time to start talking about Medicare for All. Yes we can afford it.
Washingtonians can now see how much their health care costs have increased on Washington Healthplanfinder. More than 288,000 people across the state rely on the Affordable Care Act for coverage —
Shocking increases await WA health insurance buyers next year
Washingtonians who buy their insurance on the exchange are grappling with premium spikes and considering forgoing insurance.
www.seattletimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This lady using helpful hand gestures to indicate she is looking for I-90 as she drives the bike lane under the University bridge. Right after she nearly hit my 16 year old on a bike.

@seattledot.bsky.social might need a better design. 😊
October 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A dangerous left turn by a driver this am onto a crosswalk. This one at least was going slow.

A new bill to be introduced by @staterepjuliareed.bsky.social will hold drivers liable for hitting people in crosswalks and bike lanes. No more excuses like “they came out of nowhere”
October 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Love using my bike to knock on doors before the election.

Because while I’m locking my bike outside a home getting things together, people wonder why I’m there. They often come talk to me!
October 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"No kids are allowed to bike to school because its too dangerous".

That Medina Elementary rule from a few years ago was a ridiculous response to the danger posed by cars to children. We need more kids on bikes, not fewer.
It's finally here! "Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves From the Tyranny of the Automobile" is now available wherever you buy books. Thank you to everyone who has made this day possible, including our amazing podcast listeners. We hope everyone finds the book valuable!

www.lifeaftercars.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM