Deb
@dcv12825.bsky.social
Progressive Democrat. Cancer survivor. Mental health professional. Patient advocate. Community outreach leader. LGBTQIA+ supporter. Medicare for all. Eternally hopeful - but we must vow to protect our most vulnerable. There’s power in community.
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Talarico: if you read the new testament, Jesus doesn't spend most of his time preaching or teaching or even praying. He spends most of his time healing the sick.
Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care
Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care
October 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Talarico: if you read the new testament, Jesus doesn't spend most of his time preaching or teaching or even praying. He spends most of his time healing the sick.
Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care
Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care
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Republicans would rather shut down the government than help millions of Americans afford health care. This article tells some of their stories, and is a good reminder of what’s at stake.
These people have found their health care at the center of a shutdown showdown
Small business owners, self-employed people and early retirees are among the 24 million Americans who could lose the tax credit
www.usatoday.com
September 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Republicans would rather shut down the government than help millions of Americans afford health care. This article tells some of their stories, and is a good reminder of what’s at stake.
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I don’t know the Author of this photo collage, but wanted to pass on the positive feelings it gave me.
Update: The creator of this beautiful collage is Kimberly Kwon.
Update: The creator of this beautiful collage is Kimberly Kwon.
September 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I don’t know the Author of this photo collage, but wanted to pass on the positive feelings it gave me.
Update: The creator of this beautiful collage is Kimberly Kwon.
Update: The creator of this beautiful collage is Kimberly Kwon.
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Regardless of the disgraceful nonsense we will likely hear from this administration in the coming days on vaccine “recommendations,” Americas healthcare insurers issued a joint statement tonight saying coverage for Covid and flu shots will remain unchanged from prior years.
Speaks for itself.
Speaks for itself.
September 17, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Regardless of the disgraceful nonsense we will likely hear from this administration in the coming days on vaccine “recommendations,” Americas healthcare insurers issued a joint statement tonight saying coverage for Covid and flu shots will remain unchanged from prior years.
Speaks for itself.
Speaks for itself.
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I lost my mother to ovarian cancer in 2011 when she was 64, and my grandmother at age 39. Too many lack access to the genetic screening they need, and our bill takes steps to help by expanding Medicare’s coverage of genetic testing and treatment.
www.slotkin.senate.gov/2025/09/15/s...
www.slotkin.senate.gov/2025/09/15/s...
Slotkin, Murkowski Introduce Legislation to Expand Medicare Access to Genetic Testing for Hereditary Cancer - Senator Elissa Slotkin
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the Reducing Hereditary Cancer Act (RHCA), bipartisan legislation to expand Medicare coverage for genetic te...
www.slotkin.senate.gov
September 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I lost my mother to ovarian cancer in 2011 when she was 64, and my grandmother at age 39. Too many lack access to the genetic screening they need, and our bill takes steps to help by expanding Medicare’s coverage of genetic testing and treatment.
www.slotkin.senate.gov/2025/09/15/s...
www.slotkin.senate.gov/2025/09/15/s...
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
Why would we destroy 70 years of Science excellence? Good question.
#Science
Why would we destroy 70 years of Science excellence? Good question.
#Science
Opinion | We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself
www.nytimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
Why would we destroy 70 years of Science excellence? Good question.
#Science
Why would we destroy 70 years of Science excellence? Good question.
#Science
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We need an HHS Secretary who respects science and does not make policy based on conspiracy theories.
Vaccines are safe and effective.
Kennedy is threatening the health of our kids and all Americans.
He must resign.
Vaccines are safe and effective.
Kennedy is threatening the health of our kids and all Americans.
He must resign.
September 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
We need an HHS Secretary who respects science and does not make policy based on conspiracy theories.
Vaccines are safe and effective.
Kennedy is threatening the health of our kids and all Americans.
He must resign.
Vaccines are safe and effective.
Kennedy is threatening the health of our kids and all Americans.
He must resign.
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Hammer on nail... this man is going viral.
July 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Hammer on nail... this man is going viral.
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If you think a golden ballroom is more important than childhood cancer research… I have nothing left to say to you. Please unfollow me.
#pediatriccancer #cancermom
#pediatriccancer #cancermom
August 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
If you think a golden ballroom is more important than childhood cancer research… I have nothing left to say to you. Please unfollow me.
#pediatriccancer #cancermom
#pediatriccancer #cancermom
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National 988 suicide prevention hotline served 1.5 million lgbtq youth
Yesterday, Trump pulled the plug 🔌 Implied it was grooming kids 🤦🏻♂️
Now more than ever, it's important that we support @trevorproject.bsky.social and their hotline/emergency services
TheTrevorProject.org
Yesterday, Trump pulled the plug 🔌 Implied it was grooming kids 🤦🏻♂️
Now more than ever, it's important that we support @trevorproject.bsky.social and their hotline/emergency services
TheTrevorProject.org
July 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
National 988 suicide prevention hotline served 1.5 million lgbtq youth
Yesterday, Trump pulled the plug 🔌 Implied it was grooming kids 🤦🏻♂️
Now more than ever, it's important that we support @trevorproject.bsky.social and their hotline/emergency services
TheTrevorProject.org
Yesterday, Trump pulled the plug 🔌 Implied it was grooming kids 🤦🏻♂️
Now more than ever, it's important that we support @trevorproject.bsky.social and their hotline/emergency services
TheTrevorProject.org
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Republicans don't believe in the separation of Church and State.
They do, however, believe in the separation of Jesus and Christianity.
They do, however, believe in the separation of Jesus and Christianity.
July 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Republicans don't believe in the separation of Church and State.
They do, however, believe in the separation of Jesus and Christianity.
They do, however, believe in the separation of Jesus and Christianity.
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But don't worry Joni Ernst and Mitch McConnell have a plan:
June 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
But don't worry Joni Ernst and Mitch McConnell have a plan:
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So “pro-life.”
June 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
So “pro-life.”
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Yeah, I feel the same.
June 17, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Yeah, I feel the same.
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ICE crossed a line in LA
June 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
ICE crossed a line in LA
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"Tanner, a chemist at the Univ. of Mississippi working to develop a novel approach for treating glioblastoma, was notified in April that the grant was terminated.
“I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Gutting of America’s Medical Research: Here Is Every Canceled or Delayed N.I.H. Grant
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
www.nytimes.com
June 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
"Tanner, a chemist at the Univ. of Mississippi working to develop a novel approach for treating glioblastoma, was notified in April that the grant was terminated.
“I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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I’m a nobody here. But this platform was/is built on reposting. Big Accounts - please help? #LosAngeles
🔥 IT’S HAPPENING NOW. Respectfully asking to PLEASE FOCUS attention on the ICE raids and the revolution in LA that is NOT being covered by MSM. We need your help! THANK YOU 📣
🔥 IT’S HAPPENING NOW. Respectfully asking to PLEASE FOCUS attention on the ICE raids and the revolution in LA that is NOT being covered by MSM. We need your help! THANK YOU 📣
June 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I’m a nobody here. But this platform was/is built on reposting. Big Accounts - please help? #LosAngeles
🔥 IT’S HAPPENING NOW. Respectfully asking to PLEASE FOCUS attention on the ICE raids and the revolution in LA that is NOT being covered by MSM. We need your help! THANK YOU 📣
🔥 IT’S HAPPENING NOW. Respectfully asking to PLEASE FOCUS attention on the ICE raids and the revolution in LA that is NOT being covered by MSM. We need your help! THANK YOU 📣
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Breaking News From @theathletic.bsky.social: Coco Gauff beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 in the French Open final at Roland Garros on Saturday to claim her second Grand Slam singles title.
French Open final: Coco Gauff beats Aryna Sabalenka to win second Grand Slam title
Gauff won her first Roland Garros title by playing the conditions and the occasion with more evenness than Sabalenka.
nyti.ms
June 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Breaking News From @theathletic.bsky.social: Coco Gauff beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 in the French Open final at Roland Garros on Saturday to claim her second Grand Slam singles title.
This must be the week for “there couldn’t be a more reprehensible message” postings.
Absolutely bonkers — Joni Ernst doubles down on her “we are all gonna die” defense of Medicaid cuts while walking through a cemetery
June 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This must be the week for “there couldn’t be a more reprehensible message” postings.
This is abhorrent. Using a cancer diagnosis as a bid for sympathy? Biden has never played that card, and he never will. It is especially despicable coming from a MD.There but for the grace of God.
"It was right before the book came out from Jake Tapper ... I think they were trying to create sympathy" -- Ronny Jackson and Maria Bartiromo team up to push a conspiracy theory that Biden's cancer diagnosis was a distraction
June 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This is abhorrent. Using a cancer diagnosis as a bid for sympathy? Biden has never played that card, and he never will. It is especially despicable coming from a MD.There but for the grace of God.