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The Trump regime has decided to destroy $9.7m worth of contraceptives rather than send them abroad — it will cost US taxpayers $167,000. The contraceptives are primarily long-acting, such as IUDs and birth control implants, and were intended for women in Africa, www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration to destroy nearly $10m of contraceptives for women overseas
As part of president’s shuttering of USAID, destruction of the contraceptives will cost US taxpayers $167,000
www.theguardian.com
July 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The Trump regime has decided to destroy $9.7m worth of contraceptives rather than send them abroad — it will cost US taxpayers $167,000. The contraceptives are primarily long-acting, such as IUDs and birth control implants, and were intended for women in Africa, www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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JUST IN: The Justice Department's bid to relesae Epstein grand jury info comes with a huge caveat that it will seek to redact not just victim info but other "personal identifying information." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
July 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
JUST IN: The Justice Department's bid to relesae Epstein grand jury info comes with a huge caveat that it will seek to redact not just victim info but other "personal identifying information." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Some 100 private jets will fly to Venice for Jeff Bezos' wedding, and I recycle yoghurt cup lids.
June 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Some 100 private jets will fly to Venice for Jeff Bezos' wedding, and I recycle yoghurt cup lids.
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BREAKING: The enforcement chief at America’s consumer watchdog is quitting, ProPublica has learned.
Cara Petersen writes in her sign-off letter that it’s “clear that the Bureau’s current leadership has no intention to enforce the law in any meaningful way.” 🧵 1/
Cara Petersen writes in her sign-off letter that it’s “clear that the Bureau’s current leadership has no intention to enforce the law in any meaningful way.” 🧵 1/
June 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
BREAKING: The enforcement chief at America’s consumer watchdog is quitting, ProPublica has learned.
Cara Petersen writes in her sign-off letter that it’s “clear that the Bureau’s current leadership has no intention to enforce the law in any meaningful way.” 🧵 1/
Cara Petersen writes in her sign-off letter that it’s “clear that the Bureau’s current leadership has no intention to enforce the law in any meaningful way.” 🧵 1/
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This Archie Bland piece is such a thing. Beautifully written, heartfelt, triumphant. He's on Bluesky but not active. He should know this is a lovely masterpiece.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The boy who came back: the near-death, and changed life, of my son Max
It was, we were told, a case of sudden infant death syndrome interrupted. What followed would transform my understanding of parenting, disability and the breadth of what makes a meaningful life
www.theguardian.com
May 24, 2025 at 7:25 AM
This Archie Bland piece is such a thing. Beautifully written, heartfelt, triumphant. He's on Bluesky but not active. He should know this is a lovely masterpiece.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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This is the type of thing that poorly run private companies are doing on a smaller scale constantly and a great example of why “we gotta run government like a business” is a grade-A dumb guy’s idea of what a smart guy thinks
NYT: One estimate finds that DOGE’s “firings, re-hirings, lost productivity and paid leave of thousands of workers” will actually COST taxpayers “upward of $135 billion this fiscal year.”
@nytimes.com 🤡
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
@nytimes.com 🤡
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
April 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
This is the type of thing that poorly run private companies are doing on a smaller scale constantly and a great example of why “we gotta run government like a business” is a grade-A dumb guy’s idea of what a smart guy thinks
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In a commentary published by the SC Daily Gazette, Evelyn Mitchelle bravely shares her story and why proper handling and tracking of rape kits by law enforcement is critical in prosecuting and convicting perpetrators and protecting survivors.
Read the piece: loom.ly/510OLaQ
Read the piece: loom.ly/510OLaQ
April 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
In a commentary published by the SC Daily Gazette, Evelyn Mitchelle bravely shares her story and why proper handling and tracking of rape kits by law enforcement is critical in prosecuting and convicting perpetrators and protecting survivors.
Read the piece: loom.ly/510OLaQ
Read the piece: loom.ly/510OLaQ
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NBC News EXCLUSIVE: A deadly E. coli outbreak hit 15 states, but the FDA chose not to publicize it
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
A deadly E. coli outbreak hit 15 states, but the FDA chose not to publicize it
The outbreak linked to romaine lettuce killed one person and sickened at least 88 more, including a 9-year-old boy who nearly died of kidney failure.
www.nbcnews.com
April 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
NBC News EXCLUSIVE: A deadly E. coli outbreak hit 15 states, but the FDA chose not to publicize it
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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NEW: @motherjones.com reports that one of the men renditioned to El Salvador is Neri Alvarado, who was working in Dallas as a baker. An ICE agent told him they were questioning all men with tattoos.
Neri has an AUTISM AWARENESS TATTOO in honor of his 15-year-old brother with autism.
Neri has an AUTISM AWARENESS TATTOO in honor of his 15-year-old brother with autism.
March 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
NEW: @motherjones.com reports that one of the men renditioned to El Salvador is Neri Alvarado, who was working in Dallas as a baker. An ICE agent told him they were questioning all men with tattoos.
Neri has an AUTISM AWARENESS TATTOO in honor of his 15-year-old brother with autism.
Neri has an AUTISM AWARENESS TATTOO in honor of his 15-year-old brother with autism.
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We have found the first documented case of an immigrant being imported to the US by politicians and then committing a bunch of heinous sex crimes
Choking, strangulation victims 750% more likely to be killed by abuser
Took Andrew Tate two weeks back in the US to commit a violent crime against a woman
www.nydailynews.com/2025/03/26/a...
Took Andrew Tate two weeks back in the US to commit a violent crime against a woman
www.nydailynews.com/2025/03/26/a...
Andrew Tate accused of violently attacking girlfriend during sex
Bri Stern has reportedly filed a sexual assault report linked to the alleged incident, in which she claims Tate violently choked her while they were having sex.
www.nydailynews.com
March 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
We have found the first documented case of an immigrant being imported to the US by politicians and then committing a bunch of heinous sex crimes
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A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.
March 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.
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Crockett: When you're at war, you’re not worried about your outfit. If he was walking around in the fanciest suits, I'm sure that they would accuse him of taking our dollars and spending it on his wardrobe
March 3, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Crockett: When you're at war, you’re not worried about your outfit. If he was walking around in the fanciest suits, I'm sure that they would accuse him of taking our dollars and spending it on his wardrobe
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UK PM Starmer to Zelensky:
"You are very, very welcome here in Downing Street. As you heard from the cheers on the street outside, you have full backing across the United Kingdom. We will stand with you and Ukraine for as long as it may take."
"You are very, very welcome here in Downing Street. As you heard from the cheers on the street outside, you have full backing across the United Kingdom. We will stand with you and Ukraine for as long as it may take."
March 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
UK PM Starmer to Zelensky:
"You are very, very welcome here in Downing Street. As you heard from the cheers on the street outside, you have full backing across the United Kingdom. We will stand with you and Ukraine for as long as it may take."
"You are very, very welcome here in Downing Street. As you heard from the cheers on the street outside, you have full backing across the United Kingdom. We will stand with you and Ukraine for as long as it may take."
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NEWS: The FDA abruptly canceled its upcoming advisory committee meeting to select the strains for next year's flu shot.
by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social
by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social
FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots
The canceled meeting comes just days after a CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting was abruptly postponed.
www.nbcnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
NEWS: The FDA abruptly canceled its upcoming advisory committee meeting to select the strains for next year's flu shot.
by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social
by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social
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A US president abusing state power to pressure a sovereign democracy to lift travel restrictions on two people facing rape and human tracking charges - simply because they're political supporters.
The White House is fast becoming the global epicentre of moral corruption.
www.ft.com/content/3f95...
The White House is fast becoming the global epicentre of moral corruption.
www.ft.com/content/3f95...
Trump administration pressures Romania to lift restrictions on Andrew Tate
Tristan and Andrew Tate have been charged with sexual misconduct, organised crime and money laundering
www.ft.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A US president abusing state power to pressure a sovereign democracy to lift travel restrictions on two people facing rape and human tracking charges - simply because they're political supporters.
The White House is fast becoming the global epicentre of moral corruption.
www.ft.com/content/3f95...
The White House is fast becoming the global epicentre of moral corruption.
www.ft.com/content/3f95...
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Given the immense vastness of all the music ever created by humanity, it’s such a weird coincidence that the very best songs all happened to be released when I was aged 14-21.
January 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Given the immense vastness of all the music ever created by humanity, it’s such a weird coincidence that the very best songs all happened to be released when I was aged 14-21.
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Timoclea of Thebes throws man who raped her down a well. She next hurled in heavy stones until he was dead. Painted in 1659 by Elisabetta Sirani of Bologna, who had a thing for assertive heroines.
January 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Timoclea of Thebes throws man who raped her down a well. She next hurled in heavy stones until he was dead. Painted in 1659 by Elisabetta Sirani of Bologna, who had a thing for assertive heroines.
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"What trillion-dollar problem is AI trying to solve?"
Wages. They're trying to use it to solve having to pay wages.
Wages. They're trying to use it to solve having to pay wages.
December 27, 2024 at 5:41 PM
"What trillion-dollar problem is AI trying to solve?"
Wages. They're trying to use it to solve having to pay wages.
Wages. They're trying to use it to solve having to pay wages.
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The American Medical Association surveyed doctors about insurance “prior authorizations” and found:
41 prior auths per doctor per week
13 hours spent per week on prior auths
24% reported hospitalizations due to delays from prior auths
8% reported disability/deaths due to delays from prior auths
41 prior auths per doctor per week
13 hours spent per week on prior auths
24% reported hospitalizations due to delays from prior auths
8% reported disability/deaths due to delays from prior auths
December 12, 2024 at 11:26 PM
The American Medical Association surveyed doctors about insurance “prior authorizations” and found:
41 prior auths per doctor per week
13 hours spent per week on prior auths
24% reported hospitalizations due to delays from prior auths
8% reported disability/deaths due to delays from prior auths
41 prior auths per doctor per week
13 hours spent per week on prior auths
24% reported hospitalizations due to delays from prior auths
8% reported disability/deaths due to delays from prior auths
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