@pdxpatfitz.bsky.social
Retired physician and geriatrician. Bass player in big bands and jazz ensembles. Photographer. Father/guardian of disabled adult son. Grandfather. Practicing Stoic.
The Trump Administration Approved a Big Lithium Mine. A Top Official’s Husband Profited.
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January 3, 2026 at 5:26 PM
That trip to Stockholm to accept the Nobel Peace Prize will have to wait.
January 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM
That trip to Stockholm to accept the Nobel Peace Prize will have to wait.
Many people do not have access to good care, which often starts with timely care. Insurance companies make money on our backs.
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Opinion | I’m a doctor. I shouldn’t receive better health care than patients.
Transparency in prices for medical treatment should be offered to everyone.
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January 2, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Many people do not have access to good care, which often starts with timely care. Insurance companies make money on our backs.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Trump rants, but my wallet is my lie detector.
December 18, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Trump rants, but my wallet is my lie detector.
The angry dry drunk is on a rant tonight.
December 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The angry dry drunk is on a rant tonight.
Since his first term, Trump has sought to siphon off the VA budget to cronies and the private sector.
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VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs
Strains on the Veterans Affairs system could grow with the elimination of as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled health care positions, including doctors and nurses.
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December 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Since his first term, Trump has sought to siphon off the VA budget to cronies and the private sector.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump lifting tariffs on Belarusian potash as he threatens severe tariffs on potash-based Canadian fertilizer is certainly something the Kremlin would approve of.
December 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Trump lifting tariffs on Belarusian potash as he threatens severe tariffs on potash-based Canadian fertilizer is certainly something the Kremlin would approve of.
$4 billion lost to the US economy last year. And the Administration doesn’t care.
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Where are all the Canadians going?
In recent years, one in four visitors to the US has been Canadian. But with so many boycotting US holidays, here's where they're heading instead.
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December 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
$4 billion lost to the US economy last year. And the Administration doesn’t care.
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McMinnville High senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE
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November 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend
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November 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
People are being harmed by less research and more infectious disease. The public is not well served by politics trumping public health.
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Texas Measles Strain Continues to Spread, Officials Say
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November 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
People are being harmed by less research and more infectious disease. The public is not well served by politics trumping public health.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
What a fustercluck. At Thanksgiving. And their CIC doesn’t care.
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Oregon National Guard members must travel to Texas
It’s unclear when the troops will return home after they “demobilize” there from their federal milssion.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
What a fustercluck. At Thanksgiving. And their CIC doesn’t care.
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