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I’m pretty quiet on here, so adjust your expectations
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This makes me even more rageful that a friend just had to pay $800 because her insurance denied coverage of her 19 year old's HPV vaccine, claiming that it is no longer recommended. Appeals were denied. I can only assume RFK Jr had something to do with this???
This is wonderful news, and also means it’s time for me to beat the drum I always do when HPV vaccines make the news:
They are not only for women! HPV also causes penile, anal, and head and neck cancers. The latter are particularly deadly. Please vaccinate ALL your children.
They are not only for women! HPV also causes penile, anal, and head and neck cancers. The latter are particularly deadly. Please vaccinate ALL your children.
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This makes me even more rageful that a friend just had to pay $800 because her insurance denied coverage of her 19 year old's HPV vaccine, claiming that it is no longer recommended. Appeals were denied. I can only assume RFK Jr had something to do with this???
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Here's today's dose of "This is why women don't trust police."
Charge withdrawn against Ottawa police officer who had sex while on duty | CBC News
Crown prosecutors have withdrawn a criminal charge against Const. Richard Lemay, who was demoted in September for picking up a woman and having sex with her while on duty 17 years ago.
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Here's today's dose of "This is why women don't trust police."
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You'll note that there is zero talk of nationizing fossil fuel revenues for actual nation-building that benefits citizens (a la Norway), it's just corporate profit.
Also crucially, even if oil wasn’t killing the planet and costing us billions, this doesn’t create that many jobs anymore. Its literally a give away of our environment to raise some stocks.
Canada has had record breaking forest fires that show no signs of slowing down, let alone stopping, and Carney decides we can all stomach it so oil magnates can get more billions.
November 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
You'll note that there is zero talk of nationizing fossil fuel revenues for actual nation-building that benefits citizens (a la Norway), it's just corporate profit.
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Residential ratepayer advocates are on the front lines of the utility affordability crisis, going up against some of the most powerful monopoly corporations in the country. I'm thankful for these unsung heroes this Thanksgiving. (1/2)
www.eenews.net/articles/dat...
www.eenews.net/articles/dat...
Data center boom raises stakes for consumer advocates
Operating on shoestring budgets, state offices and nonprofits representing residential customers face escalating utility spending.
www.eenews.net
November 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Residential ratepayer advocates are on the front lines of the utility affordability crisis, going up against some of the most powerful monopoly corporations in the country. I'm thankful for these unsung heroes this Thanksgiving. (1/2)
www.eenews.net/articles/dat...
www.eenews.net/articles/dat...
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Police have access to massive surveillance networks that track the public whether they are suspects or not. That means probably for every 1 officer caught using the system to harass or spy on people they have feuds with, ex's, activists, journalists, there are probably 100 more we don't know about.
Georgia police chief charged with using license plate readers to stalk and harass people
A police chief in suburban Atlanta has been arrested on charges of using the city's license plate cameras to stalk and harass people.
apnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Police have access to massive surveillance networks that track the public whether they are suspects or not. That means probably for every 1 officer caught using the system to harass or spy on people they have feuds with, ex's, activists, journalists, there are probably 100 more we don't know about.
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How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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Australia now has so much solar power that the government will require utilities to sell customers free electricity for 3 hours per day.
techcrunch.com/2025/11/05/m...
techcrunch.com/2025/11/05/m...
Millions to receive free electricity in 2026 thanks to Australia’s solar boom | TechCrunch
Australia now has so much solar power that the government will require utilities to sell customers free electricity for three hours per day.
techcrunch.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Australia now has so much solar power that the government will require utilities to sell customers free electricity for 3 hours per day.
techcrunch.com/2025/11/05/m...
techcrunch.com/2025/11/05/m...
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Study maps 8 long-COVID symptom patterns in adults
The findings highlight the condition’s diverse manifestations and lays the groundwork for future research.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
The findings highlight the condition’s diverse manifestations and lays the groundwork for future research.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
November 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Study maps 8 long-COVID symptom patterns in adults
The findings highlight the condition’s diverse manifestations and lays the groundwork for future research.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
The findings highlight the condition’s diverse manifestations and lays the groundwork for future research.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
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If it saves lives, Republicans oppose it.
Exclusive: Republicans plan to challenge vehicle-safety mandates, such as automatic emergency braking and alarms that remind drivers a child is in the back seat.
Senate Committee to Challenge Auto-Safety Mandates That Hurt ‘Affordability’
Republicans are questioning the value of some features, such as automatic braking and rear-seat reminders.
on.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
If it saves lives, Republicans oppose it.
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CONFIRMED: HPV vaccine prevents cervical cancer.
“Girls vaccinated before age 16 were 80% less likely to develop cervical cancer. The reviews also confirm that HPV vaccines are only likely to cause minor, transient side effects such as a sore arm.”
Ever have colposcopy? That pain is NOT transient.
“Girls vaccinated before age 16 were 80% less likely to develop cervical cancer. The reviews also confirm that HPV vaccines are only likely to cause minor, transient side effects such as a sore arm.”
Ever have colposcopy? That pain is NOT transient.
Two new Cochrane reviews show strong and consistent evidence that HPV vaccines are effective in preventing cervical cancer and pre-cancerous changes, especially when given to young people before they are exposed to the virus.
www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
November 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
CONFIRMED: HPV vaccine prevents cervical cancer.
“Girls vaccinated before age 16 were 80% less likely to develop cervical cancer. The reviews also confirm that HPV vaccines are only likely to cause minor, transient side effects such as a sore arm.”
Ever have colposcopy? That pain is NOT transient.
“Girls vaccinated before age 16 were 80% less likely to develop cervical cancer. The reviews also confirm that HPV vaccines are only likely to cause minor, transient side effects such as a sore arm.”
Ever have colposcopy? That pain is NOT transient.
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And if you've read all 4 of your free Forbes articles, you can access the article here without a paywall -
"Musician Greta Morgan’s Poignant Memoir Details The Loss Of Her Voice":
web.archive.org/web/20251124...
And if you've read all 4 of your free Forbes articles, you can access the article here without a paywall -
"Musician Greta Morgan’s Poignant Memoir Details The Loss Of Her Voice":
web.archive.org/web/20251124...
Musician Greta Morgan’s Poignant Memoir Details The Loss Of Her Voice
In 'The Lost Voice' Greta Morgan looks back at the period when she lost her singing voice after contracting COVID in 2020.
web.archive.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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And if you've read all 4 of your free Forbes articles, you can access the article here without a paywall -
"Musician Greta Morgan’s Poignant Memoir Details The Loss Of Her Voice":
web.archive.org/web/20251124...
And if you've read all 4 of your free Forbes articles, you can access the article here without a paywall -
"Musician Greta Morgan’s Poignant Memoir Details The Loss Of Her Voice":
web.archive.org/web/20251124...
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When the prison guards went on strike, many inmates said they were doing so to preserve their ability to do things like this.
A @nytimes.com investigation has found that state prison guards have been credibly accused of engaging in such behavior — putting inmates in restraints and then assaulting them — far more often than was previously known.
Restrained, Beaten, Asphyxiated: New York Prison Guards’ Brutality Grows
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
When the prison guards went on strike, many inmates said they were doing so to preserve their ability to do things like this.
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Mask up, folks.
And if you're gathering for Thanksgiving, have everyone test before the event, and increase air filtration and ventilation as much as possible.
Wear an N-95, especially if you'll be in crowded places/transport, so you don't bring sickness & organ damage to your family & friends.
And if you're gathering for Thanksgiving, have everyone test before the event, and increase air filtration and ventilation as much as possible.
Wear an N-95, especially if you'll be in crowded places/transport, so you don't bring sickness & organ damage to your family & friends.
November 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Mask up, folks.
And if you're gathering for Thanksgiving, have everyone test before the event, and increase air filtration and ventilation as much as possible.
Wear an N-95, especially if you'll be in crowded places/transport, so you don't bring sickness & organ damage to your family & friends.
And if you're gathering for Thanksgiving, have everyone test before the event, and increase air filtration and ventilation as much as possible.
Wear an N-95, especially if you'll be in crowded places/transport, so you don't bring sickness & organ damage to your family & friends.
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Sam is right. DOGE did exactly what they wanted it to do- hurt poor people, destroyed faith in government, enriched Elon.
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Sam is right. DOGE did exactly what they wanted it to do- hurt poor people, destroyed faith in government, enriched Elon.
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Was an honor to have @hypervisible.blacksky.app on our podcast to talk about spying on ourselves, spying on each other, Flock, Ring, food delivery robots, and general surveillance culture:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBg...
How Big Tech Has Convinced Us to Surveil Ourselves and Each Other
YouTube video by 404 Media
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Was an honor to have @hypervisible.blacksky.app on our podcast to talk about spying on ourselves, spying on each other, Flock, Ring, food delivery robots, and general surveillance culture:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBg...
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Social media pressure and fake videos undermining democracy – Martin
Social media pressure and fake videos undermining democracy – Martin
Challenges particularly difficult for women, Taoiseach says, after Gráinne Seoige described election regret
www.irishtimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Social media pressure and fake videos undermining democracy – Martin
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After ICE agents "wrongfully" detained a high school intern at a Providence courthouse, the state’s highest-ranking judge said the legal system will consider making virtual hearings more accessible.
Rhode Island courts to explore remote hearings after ICE mistakenly detains a high school intern
After ICE agents "wrongfully" detained a high school intern at a Providence courthouse, the state’s highest-ranking judge said the legal system will consider making virtual hearings more accessible.
www.wbur.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
After ICE agents "wrongfully" detained a high school intern at a Providence courthouse, the state’s highest-ranking judge said the legal system will consider making virtual hearings more accessible.
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As I argue in The Language of Climate Politics: we are stuck not because climate politics are polarized, but because they’re UNIFIED (across the right and center-left) on the lie that we can keep using oil and gas but still deal with climate change anyway.
Here’s a good example of that discourse.
Here’s a good example of that discourse.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said today that the fight against climate change was not against the fuels that cause it — only the pollution they emit.
Von der Leyen says EU is not fighting fossil fuels, only emissions
The comment could undermine European countries’ push at COP30 to move away from coal, oil and gas.
www.politico.eu
November 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
As I argue in The Language of Climate Politics: we are stuck not because climate politics are polarized, but because they’re UNIFIED (across the right and center-left) on the lie that we can keep using oil and gas but still deal with climate change anyway.
Here’s a good example of that discourse.
Here’s a good example of that discourse.
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The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory on Thursday warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group. n.pr/43HKAat
Ahead of the holidays, consumer and child advocacy groups warn against AI toys
The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory on Thursday warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group.
n.pr
November 20, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory on Thursday warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group. n.pr/43HKAat
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Democrats blinked. Again. Six weeks into a GOP-made shutdown, they folded without securing ACA subsidies. Republicans saw the collapse coming and instantly pivoted to abortion. Now they're trying to extend Hyde to private insurance.
My latest:
My latest:
Democrats Picked an Insurance Fight They Weren't Willing to Win. Now Abortion Is On the Line—Again (Opinion)
Congressional Democrats face a new dilemma: Vote against affordable health care, or accept a nationwide rollback of abortion coverage.
rewirenewsgroup.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Democrats blinked. Again. Six weeks into a GOP-made shutdown, they folded without securing ACA subsidies. Republicans saw the collapse coming and instantly pivoted to abortion. Now they're trying to extend Hyde to private insurance.
My latest:
My latest:
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Public transit should be free everywhere.
“Iowa City eliminated bus fares in August 2023 with a goal of lowering emissions… The two-year pilot program proved so popular that the City Council voted this summer to extend it another year, paying for it with a 1% increase in utility taxes and by doubling most public parking rates to $2 from $1”
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Public transit should be free everywhere.
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GOP overhaul of broadband permit laws: Cities hate it, cable companies love it arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
GOP overhaul of broadband permit laws: Cities hate it, cable companies love it
Cities and counties call Congressional plan an “unprecedented federal intrusion.”…
arstechnica.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
GOP overhaul of broadband permit laws: Cities hate it, cable companies love it arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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New research from 🇨🇦 @ualberta.bsky.social reveals key biological differences that may explain why #women with #LongCovid - especially those who develop chronic #fatigue syndrome - tend to experience more severe and persistent symptoms than men do.
Why women are three times more likely to get severe long Covid
New research reveals underlying mechanisms of how long Covid affects women and men differently.
healthcare-in-europe.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:34 AM
New research from 🇨🇦 @ualberta.bsky.social reveals key biological differences that may explain why #women with #LongCovid - especially those who develop chronic #fatigue syndrome - tend to experience more severe and persistent symptoms than men do.
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Reminder as we get into the respiratory virus season. I noticed a pharmacy near me is distributing covid tests -- making sure I have a box on hand.
Some important information almost zero people in my tax bracket will understand how to operationalize:
November 19, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Reminder as we get into the respiratory virus season. I noticed a pharmacy near me is distributing covid tests -- making sure I have a box on hand.
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UK: "Two-thirds of nurses in UK work while unwell, says union"
"A survey by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) of more than 20,000 nursing staff found that 66% had worked when they should have been on sick leave, up from 49% in 2017."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
"A survey by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) of more than 20,000 nursing staff found that 66% had worked when they should have been on sick leave, up from 49% in 2017."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Two-thirds of nurses in UK work while unwell, says union
Understaffing is driving workers to ill health and discouraging them for taking leave, says Royal College of Nursing CEO
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
UK: "Two-thirds of nurses in UK work while unwell, says union"
"A survey by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) of more than 20,000 nursing staff found that 66% had worked when they should have been on sick leave, up from 49% in 2017."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
"A survey by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) of more than 20,000 nursing staff found that 66% had worked when they should have been on sick leave, up from 49% in 2017."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...