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December 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
PSA! 📢 The dept of Ed is planning to reclassify nursing, counseling, social work, ＆ other degrees from "professional" to "graduate." This would cut in HALF the amount of loans students can take out ＆ would undermine these vital, women-dominated fields. Sign to join the fight app.sosha.ai/s/bYyVQR0l
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UPDATE: Next week on the House Floor, I plan to call up for debate my bipartisan resolution, H. Con. Res. 64.
The American people deserve a vote in Congress before Trump starts another endless war & U.S. troops are put in harm’s way in Venezuela.
The American people deserve a vote in Congress before Trump starts another endless war & U.S. troops are put in harm’s way in Venezuela.
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
I’m partnering with Rep. Massie & @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social to introduce a War Powers Resolution that will force a vote in Congress to block Trump’s insane escalations against Venezuela.
No one except Trump wants this war—so I’m going to use every tool I have to stop him.
I’m partnering with Rep. Massie & @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social to introduce a War Powers Resolution that will force a vote in Congress to block Trump’s insane escalations against Venezuela.
No one except Trump wants this war—so I’m going to use every tool I have to stop him.
December 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
UPDATE: Next week on the House Floor, I plan to call up for debate my bipartisan resolution, H. Con. Res. 64.
The American people deserve a vote in Congress before Trump starts another endless war & U.S. troops are put in harm’s way in Venezuela.
The American people deserve a vote in Congress before Trump starts another endless war & U.S. troops are put in harm’s way in Venezuela.
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I'm so tired. My patients are literally skipping tests & appointments every day because they can't afford them and our leaders consistently choose to do NOTHING for the people they represent.
Apparently we can afford everything but taking care of our fellow citizens
apnews.com/article/heal...
Apparently we can afford everything but taking care of our fellow citizens
apnews.com/article/heal...
Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans
The Senate has rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year.
apnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I'm so tired. My patients are literally skipping tests & appointments every day because they can't afford them and our leaders consistently choose to do NOTHING for the people they represent.
Apparently we can afford everything but taking care of our fellow citizens
apnews.com/article/heal...
Apparently we can afford everything but taking care of our fellow citizens
apnews.com/article/heal...
Truly unbelievable
Republicans voted for a trillion dollars in tax breaks for the 1%, but they couldn't vote to protect 20 million Americans from seeing a doubling — on average — of their health care premiums.
Pathetic.
Pathetic.
BREAKING: The Senate rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans in 2026.
December 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Truly unbelievable
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Whenever you read that the Trump Administration is withholding an HIV intervention from South Africa, replace “South Africa” with “adolescent girls and young women” because that’s the group most disproportionately affected.
The US decision not to give #lenacapavir to South Africa "undercuts its own stated mission," says AVAC's Mitchell Warren. Learn more in Bhekisisa's coverage here: bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
December 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Whenever you read that the Trump Administration is withholding an HIV intervention from South Africa, replace “South Africa” with “adolescent girls and young women” because that’s the group most disproportionately affected.
Disturbing news about Dr Mary Bassett. I for one have learned a tremendous amount from her.
The incomparable health & human rights leader Dr Mary Bassett has been terminated - a shocking move by Harvard bowing to pressure 🇺🇸
Read more & sign petition
Read more & sign petition
Harvard Dismisses Director of FXB Center for Health and Human Rights | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard forced out the director of the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights — another shakeup at a center whose programming on the Israel-Palestine conflict has been a flashpoint...
www.thecrimson.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Disturbing news about Dr Mary Bassett. I for one have learned a tremendous amount from her.
A ridiculous use of valuable resources, time and energy. Let’s focus on the things that impact people’s lives
Secretary Rubio cares more about perfecting the office style guide than the hundreds of thousands of people he killed by gutting USAID.
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A ridiculous use of valuable resources, time and energy. Let’s focus on the things that impact people’s lives
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“since ceasefire”
December 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
“since ceasefire”
$2 Billion in Pentagon Funds Said to Go to Anti-Immigrant Operations www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
$2 Billion in Pentagon Funds Said to Go to Anti-Immigrant Operations
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
$2 Billion in Pentagon Funds Said to Go to Anti-Immigrant Operations www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
Those are words in my daily vocabulary. WTF
According to a new court filing, the Trump administration has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are forbidden from using when describing their programs.
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
December 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Those are words in my daily vocabulary. WTF
Terrifying
Federal agents are arresting American citizens.
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Terrifying
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Donald Trump just ended a rule that required airlines to compensate you for delayed or canceled flights.
Why?
Maybe because the airlines donated big bucks to Trump. Or maybe because the Secretary of Transportation used to be an airline lobbyist.
Either way, you lose.
Why?
Maybe because the airlines donated big bucks to Trump. Or maybe because the Secretary of Transportation used to be an airline lobbyist.
Either way, you lose.
Trump just ended a rule that required airlines to compensate you for delayed or canceled flights.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Donald Trump just ended a rule that required airlines to compensate you for delayed or canceled flights.
Why?
Maybe because the airlines donated big bucks to Trump. Or maybe because the Secretary of Transportation used to be an airline lobbyist.
Either way, you lose.
Why?
Maybe because the airlines donated big bucks to Trump. Or maybe because the Secretary of Transportation used to be an airline lobbyist.
Either way, you lose.
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This #HumanRightsDay the global HIV response is facing its most challenging moment in decades. UNAIDS calls on global leaders to:
- Reaffirm global solidarity
- Uphold human rights
- Strengthen community-led action
unaids.org/en/resources...
- Reaffirm global solidarity
- Uphold human rights
- Strengthen community-led action
unaids.org/en/resources...
December 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This #HumanRightsDay the global HIV response is facing its most challenging moment in decades. UNAIDS calls on global leaders to:
- Reaffirm global solidarity
- Uphold human rights
- Strengthen community-led action
unaids.org/en/resources...
- Reaffirm global solidarity
- Uphold human rights
- Strengthen community-led action
unaids.org/en/resources...
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And I don't say this casually. All these people made statements that even a year ago seemed unduly credulous, obviously wrong, or born out of misplaced personal loyalty. Some continue to double down on their comments, few would like to forget. I won't.
December 7, 2025 at 11:41 AM
And I don't say this casually. All these people made statements that even a year ago seemed unduly credulous, obviously wrong, or born out of misplaced personal loyalty. Some continue to double down on their comments, few would like to forget. I won't.
www.berkshireeagle.com/opinion/lett... @resultsorg.bsky.social @neal.house.gov @edmarkey.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov
Letter: Congress should correct our moral compass
To the editor: Thankfully we’ve made it to December and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits have been reinstated.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
theberkshireedge.com/we-must-impr... @resultsorg.bsky.social @fracposts.bsky.social @neal.house.gov @edmarkey.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov
We must improve the safety net in the new year - The Berkshire Edge
Now that we have made it beyond Thanksgiving, we must ensure that the new year improves the safety net. Congress has until the end of January to pass a budget for fiscal year 2026 and fix this situati...
theberkshireedge.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Trump Admin Threatens Blue State SNAP Funds Unless They Turn Over Recipient Data www.commondreams.org/news/trump-b...
Trump Admin Threatens Blue State SNAP Funds Unless They Turn Over Recipient Data | Common Dreams
The Trump administration is again threatening food assistance to the poor. This time, USDA says it will cut states' funds to administer SNAP unless they turn over info about recipients, including name...
www.commondreams.org
December 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Trump Admin Threatens Blue State SNAP Funds Unless They Turn Over Recipient Data www.commondreams.org/news/trump-b...
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But the US government deciding to officially restrict its employees and grantees from commemorating World AIDS Day is maybe the best evidence yet that this day is actually important.
December 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
But the US government deciding to officially restrict its employees and grantees from commemorating World AIDS Day is maybe the best evidence yet that this day is actually important.
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I’m personally pretty conflicted about these kinds of commemoration days. I worry it plays into the fight for attention between different diseases. And honestly, given the sheer amount of suffering it causes, every day should be World Aids Day. And World Malaria Day. And World Tuberculosis Day.
December 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I’m personally pretty conflicted about these kinds of commemoration days. I worry it plays into the fight for attention between different diseases. And honestly, given the sheer amount of suffering it causes, every day should be World Aids Day. And World Malaria Day. And World Tuberculosis Day.
We are losing so much sacred ground. We must support science and foreign assistance.
This time last year, I was on the South Lawn of the White House helping to lay out the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
This year the White House did nothing and the State Department instructed empoyees and grant recipients to “refrain from publicly promoting World Aids Day through any communication channels”
This year the White House did nothing and the State Department instructed empoyees and grant recipients to “refrain from publicly promoting World Aids Day through any communication channels”
This morning I had the honor of helping lay out some panels of the #AIDS Memorial Quilt on the South Lawn of the White House. Seeing all these individual lives that were lost and knowing they are just a miniscule part of that great tapestry of loss is haunting.
December 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
We are losing so much sacred ground. We must support science and foreign assistance.
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Right now, more than 1 in 8 Massachusetts residents are burdened with medical debt – most of them are insured.
The GOP’s cruel health care cuts will make health care more expensive and further out of reach for hundreds of thousands of our neighbors.
The GOP’s cruel health care cuts will make health care more expensive and further out of reach for hundreds of thousands of our neighbors.
More than 12 percent of Mass. residents have medical debt, and the number ‘will only grow’ amid federal cuts - The Boston Globe
The vast majority of those people were insured when bills started to pile up, according to a new report released by a state agency.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Right now, more than 1 in 8 Massachusetts residents are burdened with medical debt – most of them are insured.
The GOP’s cruel health care cuts will make health care more expensive and further out of reach for hundreds of thousands of our neighbors.
The GOP’s cruel health care cuts will make health care more expensive and further out of reach for hundreds of thousands of our neighbors.
wapo.st/49GmNLP. This could be disastrous.
Blaming some child deaths on covid shots, FDA vows stricter vaccine rules
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
wapo.st
November 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
wapo.st/49GmNLP. This could be disastrous.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u.... This is a problem but just like with the Afghani population, we cannot blame the entire Somali community for the bad deeds of other individual members
How Fraud Swamped Minnesota’s Social Services System on Tim Walz’s Watch
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u.... This is a problem but just like with the Afghani population, we cannot blame the entire Somali community for the bad deeds of other individual members