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One reason so many American hospitals are struggling? Investors buy them up, then suck them dry, charging such high rents that services are gutted.
Reveal explores what happened to one Louisiana hospital when Medical Properties Trust came to town. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Reveal explores what happened to one Louisiana hospital when Medical Properties Trust came to town. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The landlord gutting America’s hospitals
Medical Properties Trust buys up hospitals and then leases them back to health care systems. Dozens of its hospitals have gone belly up.
www.motherjones.com
July 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
One reason so many American hospitals are struggling? Investors buy them up, then suck them dry, charging such high rents that services are gutted.
Reveal explores what happened to one Louisiana hospital when Medical Properties Trust came to town. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Reveal explores what happened to one Louisiana hospital when Medical Properties Trust came to town. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
History can tell you a lot, including recent history. Helps root out the liars and those with bad agendas.
July 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
History can tell you a lot, including recent history. Helps root out the liars and those with bad agendas.
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Want to stop law enforcement abuse of journalists and the First Amendment at the recent protests?
Here are five things you can do to help.
Here are five things you can do to help.
Journalists are being attacked at protests again. Here’s how you can help
Five ideas for standing with and standing up for journalists facing police abuses at protests
freedom.press
June 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Want to stop law enforcement abuse of journalists and the First Amendment at the recent protests?
Here are five things you can do to help.
Here are five things you can do to help.
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I will live in spite of this Administration. I will live in spite of this court.
The work goes on, and I will not stop fighting for us.
The work goes on, and I will not stop fighting for us.
Nothing sums up the state of affairs for transgender Americans quite like the US Supreme Court denying trans people life-saving healthcare at the same time that the Trump administration shuts down suicide prevention programs for LGBTQ people.
These bastards want us all dead.
These bastards want us all dead.
Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
June 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I will live in spite of this Administration. I will live in spite of this court.
The work goes on, and I will not stop fighting for us.
The work goes on, and I will not stop fighting for us.
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When @sanders.senate.gov took his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour to Montana, he had one person in particular on his mind. “Mr. Musk himself owns more wealth than the bottom 56 percent of American households. That is not what this country is supposed to be about.” newrepublic.com/article/1962...
The TNR Wealth Poll: Americans Say Spread the Dough
Our exclusive survey shows that a majority of Americans understand just how unequally wealth is distributed in the country—and they’re not happy about it.
newrepublic.com
June 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
When @sanders.senate.gov took his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour to Montana, he had one person in particular on his mind. “Mr. Musk himself owns more wealth than the bottom 56 percent of American households. That is not what this country is supposed to be about.” newrepublic.com/article/1962...
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Kroger has shut down four Colorado locations as grocery strike begins.
The UFCW just launched these initial walk outs, but the strike could grow dramatically and spread across multiple strikes.
Over 100,000 supermarket workers have authorized strikes across the West and PNW.
The UFCW just launched these initial walk outs, but the strike could grow dramatically and spread across multiple strikes.
Over 100,000 supermarket workers have authorized strikes across the West and PNW.
June 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Kroger has shut down four Colorado locations as grocery strike begins.
The UFCW just launched these initial walk outs, but the strike could grow dramatically and spread across multiple strikes.
Over 100,000 supermarket workers have authorized strikes across the West and PNW.
The UFCW just launched these initial walk outs, but the strike could grow dramatically and spread across multiple strikes.
Over 100,000 supermarket workers have authorized strikes across the West and PNW.
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*International students represent about 15% of all higher ed students.
*They subsidize US students, so expect domestic student costs to increase
*Trump complains about tariffs but he is destroying an industry where the US is a huge net exporter
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/u...
*They subsidize US students, so expect domestic student costs to increase
*Trump complains about tariffs but he is destroying an industry where the US is a huge net exporter
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/u...
May 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
*International students represent about 15% of all higher ed students.
*They subsidize US students, so expect domestic student costs to increase
*Trump complains about tariffs but he is destroying an industry where the US is a huge net exporter
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/u...
*They subsidize US students, so expect domestic student costs to increase
*Trump complains about tariffs but he is destroying an industry where the US is a huge net exporter
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/u...
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The archivist of the United States oversees the administration of the Electoral College and the constitutional amendment process.
Can Marco Rubio fulfill these roles without political interference?
Read more in our weekly secrecy newsletter, “The Classifieds.”
Can Marco Rubio fulfill these roles without political interference?
Read more in our weekly secrecy newsletter, “The Classifieds.”
Do you trust Marco Rubio to administer the Electoral College?
Plus: Major hack of FOIA software reveals problems of government’s overreliance on private companies
freedom.press
May 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The archivist of the United States oversees the administration of the Electoral College and the constitutional amendment process.
Can Marco Rubio fulfill these roles without political interference?
Read more in our weekly secrecy newsletter, “The Classifieds.”
Can Marco Rubio fulfill these roles without political interference?
Read more in our weekly secrecy newsletter, “The Classifieds.”
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One provision in the House bill that would normally get stripped out of the Senate bill (because it lacks budget effect) would empower the Trump admin to shut down NGOs that it views as "terrorist."
If Pablo is right and the Senate is bending the rules, there's a real danger of this becoming law.
If Pablo is right and the Senate is bending the rules, there's a real danger of this becoming law.
May 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
One provision in the House bill that would normally get stripped out of the Senate bill (because it lacks budget effect) would empower the Trump admin to shut down NGOs that it views as "terrorist."
If Pablo is right and the Senate is bending the rules, there's a real danger of this becoming law.
If Pablo is right and the Senate is bending the rules, there's a real danger of this becoming law.
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When I interviewed KKK leaders in Arkansas, this is what they said too. “We don’t hate anyone. We just love our own people.” Then they burned a cross.
“Social solidarity is destroyed when you have too much migration too quickly,” JD Vance tells our columnist Ross Douthat in this episode of “Interesting Times.” “That’s not because I hate the migrants or I’m motivated by grievance. That’s because I’m trying to preserve something in my own country.”
Opinion | JD Vance on His Faith and Trump’s Most Controversial Policies
The vice president joins Ross Douthat in Rome to discuss immigration, trade and the new pope.
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
When I interviewed KKK leaders in Arkansas, this is what they said too. “We don’t hate anyone. We just love our own people.” Then they burned a cross.
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NEW: More than a dozen high-ranking executive branch officials and congressional aides made well-timed trades since Trump took office, most of them selling stock before the market plunged amid fears that Trump’s tariffs would set off a global trade war.
More Than a Dozen U.S. Officials Sold Stocks Before Trump’s Tariffs Sent the Market Plunging
Records show well-timed trades by executive branch employees and congressional aides. Even if they had no insider information, ethics experts say such trading undermines faith in government and the ma...
www.propublica.org
May 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
NEW: More than a dozen high-ranking executive branch officials and congressional aides made well-timed trades since Trump took office, most of them selling stock before the market plunged amid fears that Trump’s tariffs would set off a global trade war.
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Multi-level-marketing companies are considered fringe businesses, but their values and practices have bled into the American workplace. @lorakelley.bsky.social on how they spawned the gig economy:
The Shadowy Industry That Shaped American Work
Direct-selling schemes are considered fringe businesses, but their values have bled into the national economy.
bit.ly
May 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Multi-level-marketing companies are considered fringe businesses, but their values and practices have bled into the American workplace. @lorakelley.bsky.social on how they spawned the gig economy:
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Who wants to slash Medicaid?
NOBODY.
Except the people in power.
SHARE THIS!
NOBODY.
Except the people in power.
SHARE THIS!
May 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Who wants to slash Medicaid?
NOBODY.
Except the people in power.
SHARE THIS!
NOBODY.
Except the people in power.
SHARE THIS!
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Just 115 days in, we’re seeing a troubling concentration of power—something our Constitution was designed to guard against. As Madison wrote, “The accumulation of all powers… may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”
From my speech at the New Republic:
From my speech at the New Republic:
May 15, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Just 115 days in, we’re seeing a troubling concentration of power—something our Constitution was designed to guard against. As Madison wrote, “The accumulation of all powers… may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”
From my speech at the New Republic:
From my speech at the New Republic:
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On Lawfare Daily, Dan Byman talked to Evan Braden Montgomery and Toshi Yoshihara to discuss how China might use a blockade, subversion, and nuclear threats to intimidate Taiwan, the United States, and key regional states like Japan. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
May 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
On Lawfare Daily, Dan Byman talked to Evan Braden Montgomery and Toshi Yoshihara to discuss how China might use a blockade, subversion, and nuclear threats to intimidate Taiwan, the United States, and key regional states like Japan. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
So, this is a thing. Good time to change your password.
www.pcmag.com/news/change-...
www.pcmag.com/news/change-...
Details on 89M Steam Accounts Leaked, Valve Says Systems Not Breached
Valve says the leak features phone numbers that previously received a one-time passcode, but they're not associated with a Steam account, password, or other personal data.
www.pcmag.com
May 15, 2025 at 2:07 AM
So, this is a thing. Good time to change your password.
www.pcmag.com/news/change-...
www.pcmag.com/news/change-...
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Disclosure forms show that Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares on April 2. That day, after the market closed, Trump’s “Liberation Day” press conference sent the market tumbling.
U.S. AG Pam Bondi Sold More than $1 Million in Trump Media Stock the Day Trump Announced Sweeping Tariffs
Disclosure forms show that Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares on April 2. That day, after the market closed, Trump’s “Liberation Day” press conference sent the market tumblin...
www.propublica.org
May 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Disclosure forms show that Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares on April 2. That day, after the market closed, Trump’s “Liberation Day” press conference sent the market tumbling.
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GOP Rep. Jeff Hurd: "I have serious concerns with this so-called gift from the govt of Qatar- security concerns, ethical concerns... but it's also a gift from a govt that supports terrorist organizations like Hamas. If a Democratic president accepted a gift like this, we'd be outraged."
May 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
GOP Rep. Jeff Hurd: "I have serious concerns with this so-called gift from the govt of Qatar- security concerns, ethical concerns... but it's also a gift from a govt that supports terrorist organizations like Hamas. If a Democratic president accepted a gift like this, we'd be outraged."
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Today's newsletter is about CBP interrogating Hasan Piker. www.readtpa.com/p/cbp-detain...
CBP Detains Hasan Piker: When Border Control Becomes Thought Police
The progressive streamer's two-hour interrogation about his political views is a chilling signal of what happens when criticizing the government becomes a border security issue.
www.readtpa.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Today's newsletter is about CBP interrogating Hasan Piker. www.readtpa.com/p/cbp-detain...
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The White House is welcoming white South African "refugees" while ending temporary protected status for 9,000 Afghans, putting their legal residency in jeopardy.
And betraying those who risked their lives for the United States.
And betraying those who risked their lives for the United States.
White Afrikaners Trash Trump’s Reason for Offering “Refugee” Status
Even white South Africans think Donald Trump’s offering them special immigration status is dumb.
newrepublic.com
May 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The White House is welcoming white South African "refugees" while ending temporary protected status for 9,000 Afghans, putting their legal residency in jeopardy.
And betraying those who risked their lives for the United States.
And betraying those who risked their lives for the United States.
Brace yourselves.
JPMORGAN: “.. The trade war shock is still material. .. we now estimate an effective ex-ante tariff rate of 14.4%. This is akin to a $475bn tax hike on US households and businesses, worth 1.6% of GDP (still sitting close to the largest tax hike in the post WWII period).”
May 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Brace yourselves.
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It’s really rich that the Supreme Court ruled that Trump could literally do anything he wanted and never face consequences and now they’re running around crying about how the rule of law is in danger.
Feckless, pathetic motherfuckers.
Feckless, pathetic motherfuckers.
May 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
It’s really rich that the Supreme Court ruled that Trump could literally do anything he wanted and never face consequences and now they’re running around crying about how the rule of law is in danger.
Feckless, pathetic motherfuckers.
Feckless, pathetic motherfuckers.
"...and the worms ate into his brain..." ~Pink Floyd "Hey You" on the album The Wall.
RFK Jr. celebrated on Sunday by taking shirtless selfies and swimming in an E. coli-ridden, sewage-infested creek where swimming, notably, has been banned by the National Park Service, thanks to the whole...poop water issue.
RFK Jr. Took His Grandkids for a Dip in a Sewage-Contaminated Creek For Mother’s Day
The National Park Service bans swimming in Rock Creek due to “high levels of bacteria.”
www.vanityfair.com
May 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"...and the worms ate into his brain..." ~Pink Floyd "Hey You" on the album The Wall.
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Pretty cool
Giant Bomb has resurrected and is now independently owned by the people who run it.
You dont see the good guys win in games media much anymore. This is big.
If you care about how games covered, support @giantbomb.bsky.social
You dont see the good guys win in games media much anymore. This is big.
If you care about how games covered, support @giantbomb.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Pretty cool