The Aurette
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Wife. Mother. Retired OTR Trucker. Pragmatic Radical. Screaming Liberal. KHive before it was cool.
Theodore Roosevelt was the 1st prez to try and create a national health service bc drs charging per service were falsely creating the need for more appointments. Drs created a lobby group to prevent that. That’s how the American Medical Association came into being.
December 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Theodore Roosevelt was the 1st prez to try and create a national health service bc drs charging per service were falsely creating the need for more appointments. Drs created a lobby group to prevent that. That’s how the American Medical Association came into being.
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Mississippi has long failed to count and report all deaths in local jails that serve the state’s 82 counties, despite a federal requirement to do so. These often dangerous facilities operate virtually free of any state oversight.
Why No One Knows How Many People Die in Mississippi’s Jails
Mississippi has long failed to count and report all deaths in local jails that serve the state’s 82 counties, despite a federal requirement to do so.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Mississippi has long failed to count and report all deaths in local jails that serve the state’s 82 counties, despite a federal requirement to do so. These often dangerous facilities operate virtually free of any state oversight.
I’m so sorry. Mine prolapsed as well, so I know the torture you experienced. Just a tip from my experience: If you don’t have bowel sounds soon, get an X-ray. I had an abscess stopping my guts from working and it took 2wks to discover.
November 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I’m so sorry. Mine prolapsed as well, so I know the torture you experienced. Just a tip from my experience: If you don’t have bowel sounds soon, get an X-ray. I had an abscess stopping my guts from working and it took 2wks to discover.
Look, I hate China’s revanchist policies, but thinking Japan can beat them in a fight over Taiwan is delusional. Mentioning just Nanjing alone would ensure every Chinese soldier would go apeshit, and the Japanese aren’t even taught why.
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Look, I hate China’s revanchist policies, but thinking Japan can beat them in a fight over Taiwan is delusional. Mentioning just Nanjing alone would ensure every Chinese soldier would go apeshit, and the Japanese aren’t even taught why.
China has 2 million active service personnel and 510,000 reserve. Japan has 251,500 active duty personnel and 56,000 reserve.
November 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
China has 2 million active service personnel and 510,000 reserve. Japan has 251,500 active duty personnel and 56,000 reserve.
“Custer had scouts”
November 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
“Custer had scouts”
Who the fuck is Hasan Piker?
October 31, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Who the fuck is Hasan Piker?
Which airwaves? You think Sinclair is gonna allow them to broadcast anything?
October 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Which airwaves? You think Sinclair is gonna allow them to broadcast anything?
It’s getting to the point where democrats need to just admit there’s no longer a two party system and they can’t follow the law alone. Just walk off the job. Us frogs know we’re being boiled.
October 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
It’s getting to the point where democrats need to just admit there’s no longer a two party system and they can’t follow the law alone. Just walk off the job. Us frogs know we’re being boiled.
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CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax
This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
October 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax
This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
Step 1: Read the Room. 🙄
September 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Step 1: Read the Room. 🙄
We need a super majority in both houses to achieve this. I’m sick of folks not knowing how the govt even works. Y’all just get mad when nothing changes without understanding how change can happen. Run every seat, local, state and federal, leave purity tests for after we have a super majority.
September 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
We need a super majority in both houses to achieve this. I’m sick of folks not knowing how the govt even works. Y’all just get mad when nothing changes without understanding how change can happen. Run every seat, local, state and federal, leave purity tests for after we have a super majority.
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I warned last October that if Donald Trump returned to the White House, the fate of the free press would depend on the willingness of corporate media executives to fight for it.
It's not going well. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
It's not going well. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
September 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I warned last October that if Donald Trump returned to the White House, the fate of the free press would depend on the willingness of corporate media executives to fight for it.
It's not going well. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
It's not going well. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
American history is littered with the corpses left by political violence. It only seems strange at the moment because there was a period of relative calm after Reagan which ended when Gabby Gifford was shot in the face.
September 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
American history is littered with the corpses left by political violence. It only seems strange at the moment because there was a period of relative calm after Reagan which ended when Gabby Gifford was shot in the face.
We could be sitting on our hands signing camp songs and they’d call for our death.
September 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
We could be sitting on our hands signing camp songs and they’d call for our death.
So if you go to a Dr for a sinus infection, are you offended if they look in your ear? My dad had prostate cancer. You should be glad the report didn’t recommend a follow up blood test.
August 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
So if you go to a Dr for a sinus infection, are you offended if they look in your ear? My dad had prostate cancer. You should be glad the report didn’t recommend a follow up blood test.
When was you last prostate exam? If it was on your chart as recent, they wouldn’t have bothered. If it wasn’t, there’s nothing wrong with them taking the two minutes needed while they were down there. Maybe this is just a guy thing. Women get poked and prodded all the time.
August 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
When was you last prostate exam? If it was on your chart as recent, they wouldn’t have bothered. If it wasn’t, there’s nothing wrong with them taking the two minutes needed while they were down there. Maybe this is just a guy thing. Women get poked and prodded all the time.
A camera isn’t going to be able to tell if your prostate is in trouble. You can’t see it from inside your colon.
August 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
A camera isn’t going to be able to tell if your prostate is in trouble. You can’t see it from inside your colon.
The word blue is newer than the color. Ancient cultures didn’t have as many words for colors as we do. That doesn’t mean they didn’t see them, it’s that they weren’t important.
August 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The word blue is newer than the color. Ancient cultures didn’t have as many words for colors as we do. That doesn’t mean they didn’t see them, it’s that they weren’t important.
It’s everywhere I look now that I know what to look for.
August 12, 2025 at 3:51 AM
It’s everywhere I look now that I know what to look for.
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Just a quick note: Federalizing the D.C. National Guard is not the same thing as “martial law.” I’m not saying that makes it good, but martial law is when the military *supplants* civil government, not just doing law enforcement. Don’t credit him with more power than he has (because he’ll take it)
August 12, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Just a quick note: Federalizing the D.C. National Guard is not the same thing as “martial law.” I’m not saying that makes it good, but martial law is when the military *supplants* civil government, not just doing law enforcement. Don’t credit him with more power than he has (because he’ll take it)
I just listened to his Podcast on What Happened to the Internet and Enshitification is now my fav term.
August 12, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I just listened to his Podcast on What Happened to the Internet and Enshitification is now my fav term.
Very weird that up until the 1940’s pink was considered a boy’s color and blue was for girls. Don’t know why marketing campaigns suddenly switched it at that time.
August 12, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Very weird that up until the 1940’s pink was considered a boy’s color and blue was for girls. Don’t know why marketing campaigns suddenly switched it at that time.
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The Ohio GOP hates children.
Ohio children at risk of lead exposure. State lawmakers cut funding for programs to help
Ohio children at risk of lead exposure. State lawmakers cut funding for programs to help
Ohio children at risk of lead exposure. State lawmakers cut funding for programs to help
Thousands of Ohio children test positive for elevated blood-lead levels each year, with the actual number likely higher due to under-testing.
www.dispatch.com
August 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The Ohio GOP hates children.
Ohio children at risk of lead exposure. State lawmakers cut funding for programs to help
Ohio children at risk of lead exposure. State lawmakers cut funding for programs to help
I’ve been to 49. Can’t drive a truck to Hawaii, unfortunately. 😔
July 31, 2025 at 6:50 AM
I’ve been to 49. Can’t drive a truck to Hawaii, unfortunately. 😔