Rebecca Joy Bingham
@rebeccabingham.bsky.social
Humanizer, dot-connector, and hope generator. Cheerleader for public health, good humans, and love in all its terrifying disguises. 😍 Closet nerd: Show me trends and anomalies. 🤓 Professional wedding gig cellist. 🎻ENFP• NVC
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Or to get sick, for that matter. #chronicillness
Our Health Care System Isn’t Built for You to Get Old www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving #Medicare #Medicaid #healthcare
#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving #Medicare #Medicaid #healthcare
Opinion | Our Health Care System Isn’t Built for You to Get Old
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Or to get sick, for that matter. #chronicillness
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“A program that deals only with the poor will end up being a poor program...one must try to find a way to link the interests of all classes in these programs.” www.nybooks.com/online/2026/... @nybooks.com @awgaffney.bsky.social #medicaid #healthcare #chronicillness
Medicaid Undone | Adam Gaffney
One year ago President Donald Trump promised to “love and cherish” Medicaid. Alas, his affection for the public insurance program was short-lived. The
www.nybooks.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:58 PM
“A program that deals only with the poor will end up being a poor program...one must try to find a way to link the interests of all classes in these programs.” www.nybooks.com/online/2026/... @nybooks.com @awgaffney.bsky.social #medicaid #healthcare #chronicillness
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Dear rest of the world, do not come to the US.
This is sociopathic.
This is sociopathic.
This is what ICE does every day. Hunt little kids who are here legally. They get sent to a place called the “baby jail” in Texas. Very little of it ends up on video like this. But it’s routine. And disgusting.
February 15, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Dear rest of the world, do not come to the US.
This is sociopathic.
This is sociopathic.
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By Tuesday, at least 20 people had died after exposure to the frigid air and snow.
The youngest was 27 years old; the oldest was 90 and had dementia. Some were homeless. Some died with drugs or alcohol in their system. All found themselves at the bitter mercy of the cold.
The youngest was 27 years old; the oldest was 90 and had dementia. Some were homeless. Some died with drugs or alcohol in their system. All found themselves at the bitter mercy of the cold.
18 Days, 20 Lives: New Yorkers Who Didn’t Survive the Cold (Gift Article)
Freezing days and nights claimed the lives of a grandmother, a dancer, a dispatcher and a man who lived among a colony of feral cats.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:06 PM
By Tuesday, at least 20 people had died after exposure to the frigid air and snow.
The youngest was 27 years old; the oldest was 90 and had dementia. Some were homeless. Some died with drugs or alcohol in their system. All found themselves at the bitter mercy of the cold.
The youngest was 27 years old; the oldest was 90 and had dementia. Some were homeless. Some died with drugs or alcohol in their system. All found themselves at the bitter mercy of the cold.
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“Nobody wants these ding dongs in our fucking city.”
Nate Pischke has found a uniquely Minnesotan way to protest the ICE surge in Minneapolis, using his platform as a fishing influencer to call attention to what he describes as a federal siege of his hometown.
Nate Pischke has found a uniquely Minnesotan way to protest the ICE surge in Minneapolis, using his platform as a fishing influencer to call attention to what he describes as a federal siege of his hometown.
This “fish-fluencer” telling ICE to fuck off is the best thing you’ll watch today
“Nobody wants these ding dongs in our fucking city.”
www.motherjones.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:00 PM
“Nobody wants these ding dongs in our fucking city.”
Nate Pischke has found a uniquely Minnesotan way to protest the ICE surge in Minneapolis, using his platform as a fishing influencer to call attention to what he describes as a federal siege of his hometown.
Nate Pischke has found a uniquely Minnesotan way to protest the ICE surge in Minneapolis, using his platform as a fishing influencer to call attention to what he describes as a federal siege of his hometown.
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“We applied because any support that helps us retain journalists is meaningful." www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/for-...
Last year, Illinois started giving local news outlets tax credits to support journalism jobs. A new report looks at how it’s going
During a devastating week of news about news, you could easily have missed a new policy paper from the nonprofit Rebuild Local News. The report, released last Thursday, is a substantive, measured…
www.niemanlab.org
February 15, 2026 at 5:04 PM
“We applied because any support that helps us retain journalists is meaningful." www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/for-...
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Experts fear the vaccine-preventable virus has regained a foothold and that the U.S. may soon follow Canada in losing the achievement of having eliminated it.
https://to.pbs.org/3NunWgA
https://to.pbs.org/3NunWgA
The U.S. is on the verge of losing its measles elimination status
Last year, the CDC confirmed 2,144 measles cases across 44 states — the most since 1991 — and nearly 50 separate outbreaks.
www.pbs.org
February 15, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Experts fear the vaccine-preventable virus has regained a foothold and that the U.S. may soon follow Canada in losing the achievement of having eliminated it.
https://to.pbs.org/3NunWgA
https://to.pbs.org/3NunWgA
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Doing things alone is on the rise, and businesses should pay more attention to that – even on Valentine’s Day buff.ly/5AMR9i3
#valetinesday #relationships #marketing #business
#valetinesday #relationships #marketing #business
Doing things alone is on the rise, and businesses should pay more attention to that – even on Valentine’s Day
With solo living on the rise, more consumers are dining, traveling and spending on their own. Yet most brands still design their offerings year-round for couples.
theconversation.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Doing things alone is on the rise, and businesses should pay more attention to that – even on Valentine’s Day buff.ly/5AMR9i3
#valetinesday #relationships #marketing #business
#valetinesday #relationships #marketing #business
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The House has passed the SAVE America Act, requiring proof of citizenship to register and vote in federal elections, with Republicans in favor and Democrats opposed.
Constitutional scholars say Congress doesn’t have the power to set voter qualifications: buff.ly/MyIg2vF
Constitutional scholars say Congress doesn’t have the power to set voter qualifications: buff.ly/MyIg2vF
Citizenship voting requirement in SAVE America Act has no basis in the Constitution – and ignores precedent that only states decide who gets to vote
The House has passed a bill to require proof of citizenship for voting. Although it likely won’t become law, the bill raises constitutional questions.
theconversation.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:07 PM
The House has passed the SAVE America Act, requiring proof of citizenship to register and vote in federal elections, with Republicans in favor and Democrats opposed.
Constitutional scholars say Congress doesn’t have the power to set voter qualifications: buff.ly/MyIg2vF
Constitutional scholars say Congress doesn’t have the power to set voter qualifications: buff.ly/MyIg2vF
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A recent statement by Church Patriarchs in Jerusalem rejecting Zionism was historic, and the response it provoked from U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee shows the steps Christian Zionists are taking to silence Palestinian Christians.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/mike...
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/mike...
Mike Huckabee is interfering with the work and witness of churches in the Holy Land with a goal of silencing Palestinian Christians
A recent statement by Church Patriarchs in Jerusalem rejecting Zionism was historic, and the response it provoked from U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee shows the steps Christian Zionists are taking...
mondoweiss.net
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
A recent statement by Church Patriarchs in Jerusalem rejecting Zionism was historic, and the response it provoked from U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee shows the steps Christian Zionists are taking to silence Palestinian Christians.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/mike...
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/mike...
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"How long diseases like measles and the flu linger in the air — after an infected person has left the room"
RSV: up to 45 mins
Influenza: at least 1 hr
Rhinovirus: 1-2 hrs
Measles: up to 2 hrs
Norovirus: up to 2 hrs
COVID-19: up to 3 hrs
Chickenpox: several hrs
Mumps: several hrs
TB: 6-12 hrs
RSV: up to 45 mins
Influenza: at least 1 hr
Rhinovirus: 1-2 hrs
Measles: up to 2 hrs
Norovirus: up to 2 hrs
COVID-19: up to 3 hrs
Chickenpox: several hrs
Mumps: several hrs
TB: 6-12 hrs
February 15, 2026 at 11:22 PM
"How long diseases like measles and the flu linger in the air — after an infected person has left the room"
RSV: up to 45 mins
Influenza: at least 1 hr
Rhinovirus: 1-2 hrs
Measles: up to 2 hrs
Norovirus: up to 2 hrs
COVID-19: up to 3 hrs
Chickenpox: several hrs
Mumps: several hrs
TB: 6-12 hrs
RSV: up to 45 mins
Influenza: at least 1 hr
Rhinovirus: 1-2 hrs
Measles: up to 2 hrs
Norovirus: up to 2 hrs
COVID-19: up to 3 hrs
Chickenpox: several hrs
Mumps: several hrs
TB: 6-12 hrs
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Wait what? Michael Flynn’s brother, Charles Flynn, is a Senior Advisor at Peter Thiel’s Palantir?? h/t @nadja72638243.bsky.social on X… 1/
February 15, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Wait what? Michael Flynn’s brother, Charles Flynn, is a Senior Advisor at Peter Thiel’s Palantir?? h/t @nadja72638243.bsky.social on X… 1/
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Doctors say that vaccines protect children from dangerous diseases. A nepo baby who barbecues dogs and snorts cocaine off toilet seats says that vaccines make children vulnerable to 5G radiation. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
February 14, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Doctors say that vaccines protect children from dangerous diseases. A nepo baby who barbecues dogs and snorts cocaine off toilet seats says that vaccines make children vulnerable to 5G radiation. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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There’s something so powerful about seeing a man moved to tears:
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 3:19 PM
There’s something so powerful about seeing a man moved to tears:
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After more than 1.2 Americans lost their lives to Covid, NIH director Jay Bhattacharya orders the agency to deprioritize pandemic preparedness & biodefense.
Make it make sense.
Scoop from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Make it make sense.
Scoop from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website.
www.nature.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:16 PM
After more than 1.2 Americans lost their lives to Covid, NIH director Jay Bhattacharya orders the agency to deprioritize pandemic preparedness & biodefense.
Make it make sense.
Scoop from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Make it make sense.
Scoop from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both. n.pr/46QDn9p
RFK Jr. made promises to get his job as health secretary. He's broken many of them
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both.
n.pr
February 13, 2026 at 2:20 PM
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both. n.pr/46QDn9p
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What the congressman reports below is disgusting.
He reveals the utter lack of decency and humanity in the Trump administration, especially in the telling detail at the end.
He reveals the utter lack of decency and humanity in the Trump administration, especially in the telling detail at the end.
February 14, 2026 at 12:56 AM
What the congressman reports below is disgusting.
He reveals the utter lack of decency and humanity in the Trump administration, especially in the telling detail at the end.
He reveals the utter lack of decency and humanity in the Trump administration, especially in the telling detail at the end.
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$38,000,000,000 of your tax dollars for temporary storage of human beings 🚨
"ICE expects to spend more than $38 billion buying up 16 buildings it can convert into “processing” centers to temporarily detain up to 1,500 immigrants in each before they’re moved to larger facilities"
"ICE expects to spend more than $38 billion buying up 16 buildings it can convert into “processing” centers to temporarily detain up to 1,500 immigrants in each before they’re moved to larger facilities"
ICE wants to spend more than $38 billion to convert warehouses into massive jails
Officials and residents in red and blue districts across the country urge DHS to block plans to detain up to 10,000 people at a time in formerly industrial buildings
www.independent.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 2:34 PM
$38,000,000,000 of your tax dollars for temporary storage of human beings 🚨
"ICE expects to spend more than $38 billion buying up 16 buildings it can convert into “processing” centers to temporarily detain up to 1,500 immigrants in each before they’re moved to larger facilities"
"ICE expects to spend more than $38 billion buying up 16 buildings it can convert into “processing” centers to temporarily detain up to 1,500 immigrants in each before they’re moved to larger facilities"
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more to know:
- i run the mpr news IG. follow us here: www.instagram.com/mprnews/
- i’m part of the reverb team at mpr 🫶🏻
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- i run the mpr news IG. follow us here: www.instagram.com/mprnews/
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Introducing Reverb, an MPR News initiative covering younger Minnesotans
Reverb is an initiative from MPR News focused on serving younger (and young-at-heart) Minnesotans. Find us at @mprnews and #reverbmpr.
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February 14, 2026 at 4:50 AM
more to know:
- i run the mpr news IG. follow us here: www.instagram.com/mprnews/
- i’m part of the reverb team at mpr 🫶🏻
- due to federal funding cuts mpr had layoffs last year. support me and my dedicated colleagues by donating so we can keep telling stories: support.mpr.org/news-web
- i run the mpr news IG. follow us here: www.instagram.com/mprnews/
- i’m part of the reverb team at mpr 🫶🏻
- due to federal funding cuts mpr had layoffs last year. support me and my dedicated colleagues by donating so we can keep telling stories: support.mpr.org/news-web
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They were NOT underage women, they were children, some as young as as young as 9.
February 14, 2026 at 4:52 AM
They were NOT underage women, they were children, some as young as as young as 9.
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CDC funding cuts to 4 states in limbo after judge’s ruling
HHS notified Congress of its plan to terminate CDC grant funding to California, Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota on February 9.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-healt...
HHS notified Congress of its plan to terminate CDC grant funding to California, Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota on February 9.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-healt...
CDC funding cuts to 4 states in limbo after judge’s ruling
www.cidrap.umn.edu
February 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM
CDC funding cuts to 4 states in limbo after judge’s ruling
HHS notified Congress of its plan to terminate CDC grant funding to California, Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota on February 9.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-healt...
HHS notified Congress of its plan to terminate CDC grant funding to California, Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota on February 9.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-healt...
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What a great photo of Brazilian alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, the first South American to ever win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games.
February 14, 2026 at 9:06 PM
What a great photo of Brazilian alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, the first South American to ever win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games.
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Who are these people who don't vaccinate their kids? I just don't understand it.
Kids will die from measles. But, as @joho.bsky.social always says, death isn't the only bad outcome. Their immune memory will be wiped. They can lose sight or hearing. Or they can die of pan-sclerosing encephalitis.
Kids will die from measles. But, as @joho.bsky.social always says, death isn't the only bad outcome. Their immune memory will be wiped. They can lose sight or hearing. Or they can die of pan-sclerosing encephalitis.
Vermont and New York health officials are reporting their first measles cases of the year.
The new diagnoses bring the total number of measles cases in the United States this year to 910 (CDC). The United States reported 2,280 measles cases last year, the largest number in three decades.
The new diagnoses bring the total number of measles cases in the United States this year to 910 (CDC). The United States reported 2,280 measles cases last year, the largest number in three decades.
February 14, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Who are these people who don't vaccinate their kids? I just don't understand it.
Kids will die from measles. But, as @joho.bsky.social always says, death isn't the only bad outcome. Their immune memory will be wiped. They can lose sight or hearing. Or they can die of pan-sclerosing encephalitis.
Kids will die from measles. But, as @joho.bsky.social always says, death isn't the only bad outcome. Their immune memory will be wiped. They can lose sight or hearing. Or they can die of pan-sclerosing encephalitis.
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Remember: Everyone who says that athletes or artists should stay out of politics does not just fail to understand that in moments like these politics infuses every aspect of every life in our country--they are actually part of the problem. Silence is a position. Silence serves autocrats and thugs.
February 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Remember: Everyone who says that athletes or artists should stay out of politics does not just fail to understand that in moments like these politics infuses every aspect of every life in our country--they are actually part of the problem. Silence is a position. Silence serves autocrats and thugs.
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