Clfrog
@clfrog.bsky.social
Pediatrician
Read, Learn, Be Kind, Loves "the Fam", gardening, fishing, flowers and butterflies.
"Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself, and then stand up for somebody else." Maya Angelou
Read, Learn, Be Kind, Loves "the Fam", gardening, fishing, flowers and butterflies.
"Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself, and then stand up for somebody else." Maya Angelou
This child is spot on....
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June 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This child is spot on....
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From Emily in Your Phone
No Kings - Now What? Here’s Exactly What to Do Next
Shannon Watts on finding the fire to fight
open.substack.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
From Emily in Your Phone
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Over the next 25 years, if proposed cuts in NIH funding are made real, “In a population of more than 340 million, this reflects **82 million** fewer years of life.”
In the US alone.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
In the US alone.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Cutting the NIH—The $8 Trillion Health Care Catastrophe
This JAMA Forum discusses the recent budget cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the effects of these cuts on scientific research and health of individuals in the US, and the prospects for cha...
jamanetwork.com
June 15, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Over the next 25 years, if proposed cuts in NIH funding are made real, “In a population of more than 340 million, this reflects **82 million** fewer years of life.”
In the US alone.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
In the US alone.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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can't even guess how many thousands of people are in Downtown Tampa. we're filling several city blocks.
the mood is fantastic.
the cops are just watching from the shade as folks do their happy little protesting.
#NoKings in Tampa is a huge hit.
the mood is fantastic.
the cops are just watching from the shade as folks do their happy little protesting.
#NoKings in Tampa is a huge hit.
June 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
can't even guess how many thousands of people are in Downtown Tampa. we're filling several city blocks.
the mood is fantastic.
the cops are just watching from the shade as folks do their happy little protesting.
#NoKings in Tampa is a huge hit.
the mood is fantastic.
the cops are just watching from the shade as folks do their happy little protesting.
#NoKings in Tampa is a huge hit.
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June 14, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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We’re watching transparency erode as law enforcement begins to resemble secret police more than public servants. This piece unpacks how we got here, and why it should alarm us all.
Why Are They Hiding Their Faces?
If ICE agents' actions are perfectly acceptable, they shouldn't have to mask their identities
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
May 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
We’re watching transparency erode as law enforcement begins to resemble secret police more than public servants. This piece unpacks how we got here, and why it should alarm us all.
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This is the kind of sweeping, truth-telling journalism we need more of. Good job, AP.
Deep cuts erode the foundations of US public health system, end progress, threaten worse to come
Americans are losing an array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy.
apnews.com
May 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This is the kind of sweeping, truth-telling journalism we need more of. Good job, AP.
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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. threatened to bar government scientists from publishing in major medical journals, saying on a podcast that three top journals were “corrupt” and influenced by pharmaceutical companies.
RFK Jr. threatens to bar government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals
The health secretary said the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and The Lancet are in bed with pharma.
www.politico.com
May 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. threatened to bar government scientists from publishing in major medical journals, saying on a podcast that three top journals were “corrupt” and influenced by pharmaceutical companies.
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House GOP is holding a hearing on their tax bill at 1:00 AM because they don't want us to know about their scheme to strip 13.7 million people of health coverage & they think no one will stay awake for it.
I’ll be there, testifying & offering amendments to protect our families.
I’ll be there, testifying & offering amendments to protect our families.
May 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
House GOP is holding a hearing on their tax bill at 1:00 AM because they don't want us to know about their scheme to strip 13.7 million people of health coverage & they think no one will stay awake for it.
I’ll be there, testifying & offering amendments to protect our families.
I’ll be there, testifying & offering amendments to protect our families.
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So House Republicans are fighting about the Medicaid cuts in the tax bill for the rich - not because it kicks nearly 9 million people off Medicaid - but because it doesn't kick *enough* people off Medicaid. Vote accordingly.
May 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
So House Republicans are fighting about the Medicaid cuts in the tax bill for the rich - not because it kicks nearly 9 million people off Medicaid - but because it doesn't kick *enough* people off Medicaid. Vote accordingly.
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Trump is about to foreclose on the homes of 90,000 Veterans. www.rawstory.com/trump-vetera...
Veterans facing foreclosures as Trump administration pulls plug on Biden program: report
At a time when veterans with VA loans are struggling to keep their homes out of foreclosure, the Veterans Administration (VA) under Donald Trump's stewardship has decided to pull the plug on a program...
www.rawstory.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Trump is about to foreclose on the homes of 90,000 Veterans. www.rawstory.com/trump-vetera...
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🚨Jasmine Crockett & Eric Swalwell begged House Judiciary Republicans to vote NO. They offered deals, sweeteners, the whole package. And those damn soulless traitors STILL voted to let Trump exile American citizens.
This isn’t just betrayal—it’s the birth of authoritarian rule.
Sound the alarm.🚨
This isn’t just betrayal—it’s the birth of authoritarian rule.
Sound the alarm.🚨
April 30, 2025 at 11:41 PM
🚨Jasmine Crockett & Eric Swalwell begged House Judiciary Republicans to vote NO. They offered deals, sweeteners, the whole package. And those damn soulless traitors STILL voted to let Trump exile American citizens.
This isn’t just betrayal—it’s the birth of authoritarian rule.
Sound the alarm.🚨
This isn’t just betrayal—it’s the birth of authoritarian rule.
Sound the alarm.🚨
Are You Better Off Than You Were 100 Days Ago?
We all know the answer.
www.thebulwark.com
April 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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I’m livid.
Trump defunded the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) program.
The program supports and advocates for victims of child abuse, neglect, human trafficking, and children in the foster care system. Volunteers work closely with the court system to ensure that children are safe.
💔💔💔
Trump defunded the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) program.
The program supports and advocates for victims of child abuse, neglect, human trafficking, and children in the foster care system. Volunteers work closely with the court system to ensure that children are safe.
💔💔💔
April 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I’m livid.
Trump defunded the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) program.
The program supports and advocates for victims of child abuse, neglect, human trafficking, and children in the foster care system. Volunteers work closely with the court system to ensure that children are safe.
💔💔💔
Trump defunded the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) program.
The program supports and advocates for victims of child abuse, neglect, human trafficking, and children in the foster care system. Volunteers work closely with the court system to ensure that children are safe.
💔💔💔
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During #NCPW2025, we are concerned about the Midnight Rules Relief Act that threatens Congressional oversight that will create a ripple effect on governmental transparency and #ConsumerProtection.
Learn more about this threat to consumer rights. ⬇️
Learn more about this threat to consumer rights. ⬇️
Midnight Rules Relief Act Will Subvert Government Transparency and Accountability - Government Accountability Project
February 13, 2025 Midnight Rules Relief Act Will Subvert Government Transparency and Accountability WASHINGTON – Government Accountability Project is deeply concerned over the Midnight Rules Relief…
buff.ly
March 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
During #NCPW2025, we are concerned about the Midnight Rules Relief Act that threatens Congressional oversight that will create a ripple effect on governmental transparency and #ConsumerProtection.
Learn more about this threat to consumer rights. ⬇️
Learn more about this threat to consumer rights. ⬇️
For nearly 60 days, no food, fuel, medicine or other items has entered the Gaza Strip, blocked by Israel.
Aid groups are running out of food to distribute. Markets are nearly bare.
Palestinian families are left struggling to feed their children.
Aid groups are running out of food to distribute. Markets are nearly bare.
Palestinian families are left struggling to feed their children.
For nearly 60 days, Israel has blocked food from Gaza. Palestinians struggle to feed their families
For nearly 60 days, no food, fuel, medicine or other item has entered the Gaza Strip, blocked by Israel.
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April 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM
April 27, 2025 at 12:11 AM
"'Eliminating the Medicaid expansion would likely precipitate the biggest one-time increase in the number of people uninsured ever.'" ICYMI @citizencohn.bsky.social on the plan to do just that: www.thebulwark.com/p/health-ins...
Health Insurance for Millions Is Now on the Chopping Block
Republicans’ very quiet, very serious effort to go after Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion.
www.thebulwark.com
April 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Arresting judges.
Threatening allies.
Lying about trade deals.
Trying to sell campaign merch from the White House.
Floating a 2028 run.
Deranged. Dangerous. Undemocratic.
We must retake our democracy.
Threatening allies.
Lying about trade deals.
Trying to sell campaign merch from the White House.
Floating a 2028 run.
Deranged. Dangerous. Undemocratic.
We must retake our democracy.
April 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Arresting judges.
Threatening allies.
Lying about trade deals.
Trying to sell campaign merch from the White House.
Floating a 2028 run.
Deranged. Dangerous. Undemocratic.
We must retake our democracy.
Threatening allies.
Lying about trade deals.
Trying to sell campaign merch from the White House.
Floating a 2028 run.
Deranged. Dangerous. Undemocratic.
We must retake our democracy.
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Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.
Fired, rehired, and fired again: Some federal workers find they're suddenly uninsured
Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.
www.npr.org
April 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.