Diane
@dianeiam.bsky.social
I’m a nature-loving liberal. ☮️ Retired RN. West coast Boomer. Feminist. Army Veteran. Caregiver for husband with advanced Parkinson’s Disease. I vote Blue. 🇺🇸💙 📎
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Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
(Published Feb. 2025)
(Published Feb. 2025)
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
www.propublica.org
February 17, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
(Published Feb. 2025)
(Published Feb. 2025)
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I urge you to ask the Gov. of New Hampshire…what her problem is. The sooner…the better.
February 17, 2026 at 2:55 AM
I urge you to ask the Gov. of New Hampshire…what her problem is. The sooner…the better.
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To the good people of the United States of America...keep squashing those proposed detention centers. They. Cannot. Be. Built. They cannot.
February 17, 2026 at 2:48 AM
To the good people of the United States of America...keep squashing those proposed detention centers. They. Cannot. Be. Built. They cannot.
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This does not seem fair to me.
And this is the main reason why we can't have nice things.
And this is the main reason why we can't have nice things.
February 16, 2026 at 11:13 PM
This does not seem fair to me.
And this is the main reason why we can't have nice things.
And this is the main reason why we can't have nice things.
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#IfCatsCouldDoMagic is this week's #WitchyTags #HashtagGame !
Follow your hosts and PLAY NOW with @LetsTagIt.bsky.social @LisaChampny.bsky.social @teatime75.bsky.social @sadlycatless.bsky.social and #MiaTheStray !
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February 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM
#IfCatsCouldDoMagic is this week's #WitchyTags #HashtagGame !
Follow your hosts and PLAY NOW with @LetsTagIt.bsky.social @LisaChampny.bsky.social @teatime75.bsky.social @sadlycatless.bsky.social and #MiaTheStray !
Follow your hosts and PLAY NOW with @LetsTagIt.bsky.social @LisaChampny.bsky.social @teatime75.bsky.social @sadlycatless.bsky.social and #MiaTheStray !
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Obama: "When I was president, I suppose I could have simply unilaterally ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate, or cut off funding, but that's contrary to how I think our democracy is supposed to work. We shouldn't get discouraged by the fact we have a tougher job"
February 16, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Obama: "When I was president, I suppose I could have simply unilaterally ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate, or cut off funding, but that's contrary to how I think our democracy is supposed to work. We shouldn't get discouraged by the fact we have a tougher job"
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I’m proud to announce we have already raised more than $1 million dollars from over 56,000 people across Maryland and the nation — and not a dollar from corporate PACs! The people of the 5th District are ready for a fighter, and I'm not going to let them down.
February 16, 2026 at 8:50 PM
I’m proud to announce we have already raised more than $1 million dollars from over 56,000 people across Maryland and the nation — and not a dollar from corporate PACs! The people of the 5th District are ready for a fighter, and I'm not going to let them down.
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UPDATE: “FBI formally notified Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) on it will not provide the BCA with access to any information or evidence that it has collected in the 1/24 shooting death of Alex Pretti.”
🤔A lawless regime. Abolish ICE.
dps.mn.gov/news/bca/sta...
🤔A lawless regime. Abolish ICE.
dps.mn.gov/news/bca/sta...
February 16, 2026 at 6:09 PM
UPDATE: “FBI formally notified Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) on it will not provide the BCA with access to any information or evidence that it has collected in the 1/24 shooting death of Alex Pretti.”
🤔A lawless regime. Abolish ICE.
dps.mn.gov/news/bca/sta...
🤔A lawless regime. Abolish ICE.
dps.mn.gov/news/bca/sta...
If there’s even one reference to children’s bodies possibly being buried at that ranch, the FBI should be investigating. Get a damn warrant and go do a thorough search of the entire place: house, grounds, all of it.
The lack of f/u on these tips, leads, comments in emails, etc. is outrageous.
The lack of f/u on these tips, leads, comments in emails, etc. is outrageous.
February 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM
If there’s even one reference to children’s bodies possibly being buried at that ranch, the FBI should be investigating. Get a damn warrant and go do a thorough search of the entire place: house, grounds, all of it.
The lack of f/u on these tips, leads, comments in emails, etc. is outrageous.
The lack of f/u on these tips, leads, comments in emails, etc. is outrageous.
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I'll go with the obvious for me, music. 🎶
What about you? 🤔
What about you? 🤔
February 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I'll go with the obvious for me, music. 🎶
What about you? 🤔
What about you? 🤔
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"It is beyond comprehension that the Senate confirmed this man to oversee America’s health. The risks are so immediate and constant that it can be difficult to keep track of them all."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The Disastrous First Year of RFK Jr.
The damage the HHS secretary has done to science and public health is appalling—and it could have been avoided.
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:09 PM
"It is beyond comprehension that the Senate confirmed this man to oversee America’s health. The risks are so immediate and constant that it can be difficult to keep track of them all."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Dr. Annie Andrews on one reason why she’s challenging Sen. Lindsey Graham: “There’s one way to stop the spread of measles—vaccinations. I’m a pediatrician—and a measles outbreak is surging in my home state of South Carolina. This was all preventable, and we need to be honest about how we got here.”
Opinion | I’m a South Carolina pediatrician. This measles outbreak was preventable.
Dr. Annie Andrews: I’m a pediatrician — and a measles outbreak is surging in my home state of South Carolina. This was all preventable, and we need to be honest about how we got here.
www.ms.now
February 16, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Dr. Annie Andrews on one reason why she’s challenging Sen. Lindsey Graham: “There’s one way to stop the spread of measles—vaccinations. I’m a pediatrician—and a measles outbreak is surging in my home state of South Carolina. This was all preventable, and we need to be honest about how we got here.”
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That sounds fun. Can’t wait to see. This is my latest FO and it looks better off of Bryan’s head and laying flat. 🤣😹🤣😹 But it will keep his head warm working outside and in the barely heated garage.
February 16, 2026 at 3:58 PM
That sounds fun. Can’t wait to see. This is my latest FO and it looks better off of Bryan’s head and laying flat. 🤣😹🤣😹 But it will keep his head warm working outside and in the barely heated garage.
Trump-Epstein Child Kidnapping, Trafficking, Torturing, Sexually Abusing, Murdering Files…
February 16, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Morning tea: a 2014 Shu Puerh from Menghai in Yunnan. Creamy, chocolatey, with hints of cherries, vanilla & rosehips. Bight & cleansing. I have a cold & this is just the tea for it!
“It is a serious thing
just to be alive
on this fresh morning
in this broken world.”
-Mary Oliver
“It is a serious thing
just to be alive
on this fresh morning
in this broken world.”
-Mary Oliver
February 16, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Morning tea: a 2014 Shu Puerh from Menghai in Yunnan. Creamy, chocolatey, with hints of cherries, vanilla & rosehips. Bight & cleansing. I have a cold & this is just the tea for it!
“It is a serious thing
just to be alive
on this fresh morning
in this broken world.”
-Mary Oliver
“It is a serious thing
just to be alive
on this fresh morning
in this broken world.”
-Mary Oliver
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The ‘bel’ in ‘decibel’ is for Alexander Graham Bell.
Since the ‘B’ in 'dB' is a name-derived unit, it is capitalized when abbreviated.
Since the ‘B’ in 'dB' is a name-derived unit, it is capitalized when abbreviated.
February 16, 2026 at 3:34 PM
The ‘bel’ in ‘decibel’ is for Alexander Graham Bell.
Since the ‘B’ in 'dB' is a name-derived unit, it is capitalized when abbreviated.
Since the ‘B’ in 'dB' is a name-derived unit, it is capitalized when abbreviated.
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Girls reading, 1939 by US photographer Dorothea Lange #WomensArt
February 16, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Girls reading, 1939 by US photographer Dorothea Lange #WomensArt
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Trump still saying he won the 2020 election is more than just a deranged old guy with a bruised ego yelling about how he didn’t actually lose. Trump is the President, and what he says matters.
He is trying to normalize election denial, and we cannot let that happen.
He is trying to normalize election denial, and we cannot let that happen.
February 14, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Trump still saying he won the 2020 election is more than just a deranged old guy with a bruised ego yelling about how he didn’t actually lose. Trump is the President, and what he says matters.
He is trying to normalize election denial, and we cannot let that happen.
He is trying to normalize election denial, and we cannot let that happen.
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Black history is a core part of American history—you cannot have one without the other.
While we celebrate the contributions and achievements of Black Americans this month, we also have to be clear-eyed about the hard work ahead to truly make our country fair and equal for all.
While we celebrate the contributions and achievements of Black Americans this month, we also have to be clear-eyed about the hard work ahead to truly make our country fair and equal for all.
February 15, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Black history is a core part of American history—you cannot have one without the other.
While we celebrate the contributions and achievements of Black Americans this month, we also have to be clear-eyed about the hard work ahead to truly make our country fair and equal for all.
While we celebrate the contributions and achievements of Black Americans this month, we also have to be clear-eyed about the hard work ahead to truly make our country fair and equal for all.
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Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child sex trafficker, gets gardening time, sports, therapy dogs, and spa products in prison.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
February 16, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child sex trafficker, gets gardening time, sports, therapy dogs, and spa products in prison.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.