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sanders.senate.gov
Elon Musk's plan to cut the Social Security Administration's staff by 50% would cause 37,000 more Americans to die each year waiting to receive their disability benefits while the average wait time to collect these benefits would jump to 412 days.

That is beyond unacceptable.
March 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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luckyshitt.bsky.social
They have axed workers at the National Suicide Prevention Hotline, at the VA, the IRS, and at Social Security.

CHECK ON YOUR FRIENDS DAILY
February 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
“You’re so lucky you don’t have to work!”

Disability IS a full time job. Only you don’t get paid. You don’t have opportunity for advancement. You never get to earn more money.

You spend every dime trying to stay alive. You live below the poverty line. You’re judged constantly. 🧵
February 13, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
Disabled people are built for resistance. Our health challenges may make it difficult to withstand stress & upheaval, but we’re skilled at problem solving, contingency planning & adapting to a world that isn’t build for us. We are adept at survival

We should be included in all resistance efforts
Spoon Saving Social Media Tips and How to Resist Online
The current political landscape is having a devastating impact on the health of those within the disability community. A look at how we can save spoons and leverage our unique powers to resist.
www.disabledginger.com
February 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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caseyjohnston.bsky.social
my favorite CIA fact that puts many of its early/deranged activities (e.g. MK Ultra, agents putting psychedelics in each other's coffee cups) in important context is that it was formed only in 1947. it was less than 20 years old when JFK was killed, younger than homeland security is today
jasonkoebler.bsky.social Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · Jan 29
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:

www.404media.co/declassified...
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
January 30, 2025 at 4:49 AM
brynniethepo0h.bsky.social
How is defunding Medicaid pro life exactly?
karlykingsley.bsky.social Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · Jan 29
Sen. Ben Ray Lujan: Mr. Kennedy, do you know how many babies born in this country are covered through Medicaid?

RFK:: I would guess….I would guess 30 million.

Lujan: I have it, Mr. Kennedy, about 41% at 1.4 million babies.

….oooff.
January 30, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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ptswithpower.com
A concerned letter to the senate about the nomination of Robert F Kennedy Jr for US Secretary for Health and Human Services, from his cousin Caroline Kennedy.
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Here’s a couple of quotes🧵
#neisvoid #health
First page of the letter which reads: “Dear Senators Crapo, Wyden, Cassidy and Sanders: Throughout the past year, people have asked for my thoughts about my cousin, Robert Kennedy, Jr. and his presidential campaign. I did not comment, not only because I was serving in a government position as United States Ambassador to Australia, but because I have never wanted to speak publicly about my family members and their challenges. We are a close generation of 28 cousins who have been through a lot together. We know how hard it has been, and we are always there for each other. But now that Bobby has been nominated by President Trump to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, a position that would put him in charge of the health of the American people, I feel an obligation to speak out. Overseeing the FDA, the NIH, the CDC, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - agencies that are charged with protecting the most vulnerable among us - is an enormous responsibility, and one that Bobby is unqualified to fill. He lacks any relevant government, financial, management, or medical experience. His views on vaccines are dangerous and willfully misinformed. These facts alone should be disqualifying. But he has personal qualities related to this position which, for me, pose even greater concern. I have known Bobby my whole life; we grew up together. It's no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because he himself is a predator. He has always been charismatic - able to attract others through the strength of his personality, willingness to take risks and break the rules. I watched his younger brothers and cousins follow him down the path of drug addiction. His basement, his garage, and his dorm room were the centers of the action where drugs were available, and he enjoyed showing off how he put baby chickens and mice in the blender to feed his hawks. It was often a perverse scene of despair and violence.” Cont. next photo From previous image: “Of course, people can grow and change. Through his own strength - and the many second chances he was given by people who felt sorry for the boy who had lost his father - Bobby was able to pull himself out of illness and disease. I admire the discipline that took and the continuing commitment it requires.” This image is the second page of the letter, which reads: “But siblings and cousins who Bobby encouraged down the path of substance abuse suffered addiction, illness, and death while Bobby has gone on to misrepresent, lie, and cheat his way through life. Today, while he may encourage a younger generation to attend AA meetings, Bobby is addicted to attention and power. Bobby preys on the desperation of parents of sick children - vaccinating his own children while building a following by hypocritically discouraging other parents from vaccinating theirs. Even before he fills this job, his constant denigration of our health care system and the conspiratorial half-truths he has told about vaccines, including in connection with Samoa's deadly 2019 measles outbreak, have cost lives. And now we know that Bobby's crusade against vaccination has benefited him in other ways, too. His ethics report makes clear that he will keep his financial stake in a lawsuit against an HPV vaccine. In other words, he is willing to enrich himself by denying access to a vaccine that can prevent almost all forms of cervical cancer and which has been safely administered to millions of boys and girls. During my time in Australia working on the QUAD Cancer Moonshot, I learned that cervical cancer is among the top three forms of cancer among women in a majority of countries. Tragically every year, more than 200,000 children lose their mothers, orphaned due to lack of vaccines and screening. Those are the real-world consequences of Bobby's irresponsible beliefs.” (Character limit reached, cont. in comments)
January 29, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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scifri.bsky.social
Researchers are hopeful that by addressing an invasive plant problem, they might reduce the risk of tick-borne illnesses.
Managing Some Invasive Plants Might Reduce Blacklegged Ticks
Researchers are connecting two ecological problems in the Northeast in hopes of reducing the risk of tick-borne illnesses.
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January 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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mnateshyamalan.bsky.social
me 15 minutes after the edible hits
January 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM