Dr Girl, PhD
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News: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has introduced an amendment to the reconciliation bill to bring back the Medicaid ban on gender-affirming care
The Senate removed it this morning and the parliamentarian disqualified the provision from reconciliation
amendments-rules.house.gov/amendments/G...
The Senate removed it this morning and the parliamentarian disqualified the provision from reconciliation
amendments-rules.house.gov/amendments/G...
amendments-rules.house.gov
July 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
News: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has introduced an amendment to the reconciliation bill to bring back the Medicaid ban on gender-affirming care
The Senate removed it this morning and the parliamentarian disqualified the provision from reconciliation
amendments-rules.house.gov/amendments/G...
The Senate removed it this morning and the parliamentarian disqualified the provision from reconciliation
amendments-rules.house.gov/amendments/G...
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The Trump Administration admitted in court that it NEVER should've abducted Kilmar, yet it continues to defy a court order to facilitate his return.
Trump claims there's nothing he can do. But as I wrote to him today, the VP of El Salvador told me explicitly — the ball is in Trump's court:
Trump claims there's nothing he can do. But as I wrote to him today, the VP of El Salvador told me explicitly — the ball is in Trump's court:
April 30, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The Trump Administration admitted in court that it NEVER should've abducted Kilmar, yet it continues to defy a court order to facilitate his return.
Trump claims there's nothing he can do. But as I wrote to him today, the VP of El Salvador told me explicitly — the ball is in Trump's court:
Trump claims there's nothing he can do. But as I wrote to him today, the VP of El Salvador told me explicitly — the ball is in Trump's court:
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“Well everyone doesn’t use the Marxist definition of class” maybe they should. Maybe it would be better than vague abstractions leveraged to make people feel better. Maybe it would inspire more solidarity between people that are one cancer diagnosis and a job loss away from bankruptcy. Strange
April 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
“Well everyone doesn’t use the Marxist definition of class” maybe they should. Maybe it would be better than vague abstractions leveraged to make people feel better. Maybe it would inspire more solidarity between people that are one cancer diagnosis and a job loss away from bankruptcy. Strange
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This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!
April 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!
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meanwhile, prominent pundits continue to deny that there the administration adheres to a segregationist ideology
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
meanwhile, prominent pundits continue to deny that there the administration adheres to a segregationist ideology
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the american electoral system is basically 500,000 information-resistant people across a handful of states taking a guess and then going "haha! oops!" every two years. this process takes 18 months and costs four trillion dollars every time
April 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
the american electoral system is basically 500,000 information-resistant people across a handful of states taking a guess and then going "haha! oops!" every two years. this process takes 18 months and costs four trillion dollars every time
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AOC: Only 2% of people on Medicaid are able-bodied.. I saw Mike Johnson saying we have to stop all the able-bodied men from being on Medicaid — as if it’s a crime for someone to have healthcare in America. Healthcare is a human right, and everyone should have it.
April 15, 2025 at 12:55 AM
AOC: Only 2% of people on Medicaid are able-bodied.. I saw Mike Johnson saying we have to stop all the able-bodied men from being on Medicaid — as if it’s a crime for someone to have healthcare in America. Healthcare is a human right, and everyone should have it.
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Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen is demanding a meeting with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele over the detention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and says he’ll go to El Salvador himself if the Marylander isn’t returned.
April 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen is demanding a meeting with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele over the detention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and says he’ll go to El Salvador himself if the Marylander isn’t returned.
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We must all stand as a united front against the kidnapping and illegal detention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador.
Senator, I am willing to join you and help Organize other members of the House to do the same. @vanhollen.senate.gov
Senator, I am willing to join you and help Organize other members of the House to do the same. @vanhollen.senate.gov
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen is demanding a meeting with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele over the detention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and says he’ll go to El Salvador himself if the Marylander isn’t returned.
April 15, 2025 at 1:17 AM
We must all stand as a united front against the kidnapping and illegal detention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador.
Senator, I am willing to join you and help Organize other members of the House to do the same. @vanhollen.senate.gov
Senator, I am willing to join you and help Organize other members of the House to do the same. @vanhollen.senate.gov
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yeah man, please make my 85 year
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
🧵 There are a lot of misleading claims out there about the SAVE Act. Let me set the record straight: I voted for the SAVE Act for the simple reason that American elections are for Americans. Requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is common sense.
April 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
yeah man, please make my 85 year
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
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markets soar as investors realize that mommy didn't actually disappear, she was just hiding behind her hands
April 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
markets soar as investors realize that mommy didn't actually disappear, she was just hiding behind her hands
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Forcing people to pay $130 for a passport in order to vote is just a Jim Crow poll tax by another name.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
April 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Forcing people to pay $130 for a passport in order to vote is just a Jim Crow poll tax by another name.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
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thought crimes are now illegal in the united states. it’s truly baffling that their anyone was ever convinced by the right being pro “free speech”. anyone who gave any credence to that argument is a rube
Imagine trying to deport someone for their "expected beliefs"
April 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
thought crimes are now illegal in the united states. it’s truly baffling that their anyone was ever convinced by the right being pro “free speech”. anyone who gave any credence to that argument is a rube
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NEW: Rümeysa Öztürk says she's had 4 painful asthma attacks in ICE custody, and not only is her asthma going untreated but a nurse tore off her hijab, saying, "You need to take that thing off your head." www.aclum.org/sites/defaul...
April 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
NEW: Rümeysa Öztürk says she's had 4 painful asthma attacks in ICE custody, and not only is her asthma going untreated but a nurse tore off her hijab, saying, "You need to take that thing off your head." www.aclum.org/sites/defaul...
if you’re not familiar with the SAVE Act that just passed the house- its aim is to prevent anyone from being able to register to vote w/o proof of citizenship matching legal name.
April 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
if you’re not familiar with the SAVE Act that just passed the house- its aim is to prevent anyone from being able to register to vote w/o proof of citizenship matching legal name.
really can’t get over Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s reasoning for voting for the SAVE Act. just extremely ghoulish stuff
April 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
really can’t get over Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s reasoning for voting for the SAVE Act. just extremely ghoulish stuff
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Modern journalism's instinct/desire/strategy to lazily accept and pass on, without further interrogation, the nonsense counterfactual framing of whoever is acting in the worst faith, is a huge part of why we are here.
why is *every* newspaper/programme running with the headline "tariffs are paused" when they haven't been.
What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.
What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.
April 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Modern journalism's instinct/desire/strategy to lazily accept and pass on, without further interrogation, the nonsense counterfactual framing of whoever is acting in the worst faith, is a huge part of why we are here.
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in colombia, the murder of a trans woman is sparking national outrage and words of protest from the nation’s prime minister
in the u.s. meanwhile — where a trans rights activist was murdered only weeks ago — we barely even covered news of the death
in the u.s. meanwhile — where a trans rights activist was murdered only weeks ago — we barely even covered news of the death
'Savage and cruel' killing of trans woman sparks widespread outrage in Colombia
The death of trans woman Sara Millerey González has sparked outrage in Colombia, with the president calling her killing an act of "fascism".
www.thepinknews.com
April 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
in colombia, the murder of a trans woman is sparking national outrage and words of protest from the nation’s prime minister
in the u.s. meanwhile — where a trans rights activist was murdered only weeks ago — we barely even covered news of the death
in the u.s. meanwhile — where a trans rights activist was murdered only weeks ago — we barely even covered news of the death
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Remember when people dismissed the "Abolish ICE" folks as being too hysterical?
Now, here we are.
Now, here we are.
The acting director of ICE told the Border Security Expo that his dream is to make the deportation process “like (Amazon) Prime, but with human beings.”
He added, “We need to get better at treating this like a business.”
The depravity of these folks knows no bounds.
t.co/sF7TqcqfF8
He added, “We need to get better at treating this like a business.”
The depravity of these folks knows no bounds.
t.co/sF7TqcqfF8
April 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Remember when people dismissed the "Abolish ICE" folks as being too hysterical?
Now, here we are.
Now, here we are.
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As the author of a history of concentration camps, I would like to emphasize that this is a very bad idea, and we should definitely not do it.
Leavitt confirmed that the WH is working on deporting US citizens to El Salvador
April 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
As the author of a history of concentration camps, I would like to emphasize that this is a very bad idea, and we should definitely not do it.
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Gross human rights abuses at prisons in El Salvador have caused at least 368 deaths, according to Noah Bullock, executive director of Cristosal.
April 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Gross human rights abuses at prisons in El Salvador have caused at least 368 deaths, according to Noah Bullock, executive director of Cristosal.
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If you're trying to forecast anything about this administration there has been only one reliable principle since the beginning and that's "It will be worse than you think"
April 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
If you're trying to forecast anything about this administration there has been only one reliable principle since the beginning and that's "It will be worse than you think"
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i think it's worse than this. the Republican Party as an institution has thoroughly discredited itself as either interested in or capable of being trustworthy with respect to basic democratic governance
One man just wiped out $10 trillion in wealth, is destroying centuries-old legal protections, and seems determined to unravel humanity’s greatest public health achievement. In 3 months.
I don’t know how we get out of this. But if we do, one person can never have that kind of power again.
I don’t know how we get out of this. But if we do, one person can never have that kind of power again.
April 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
i think it's worse than this. the Republican Party as an institution has thoroughly discredited itself as either interested in or capable of being trustworthy with respect to basic democratic governance