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Perhaps funding effective #publichealth strategies makes sense. This is excellent news!
Some good news to end the year: Overdose deaths are dropping dramatically in Philly (and Pennsylvania, and nationwide). www.inquirer.com/health/overd...
Overdose deaths in Philly on track to be the lowest in nearly 10 years. Pa. deaths are also declining dramatically.
The drop mirrors national trends in overdose deaths, which peaked during the COVID-19 pandemic and have since been steadily falling.
www.inquirer.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Perhaps funding effective #publichealth strategies makes sense. This is excellent news!
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... Thanks to #Trump
How Social Security has gotten worse under Trump
Customer service deteriorated by key measures as the agency enacted sweeping cuts in Trump’s second term, internal data and interviews show.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... Thanks to #Trump
Failing to care for our #veterans is beyond shameful.
When our veterans stepped up to serve, there was no waiting line—and there shouldn’t be one now. Risking veterans’ access to earned care by eliminating tens of thousands of VA health care jobs is unacceptable, and our veterans deserve better.
www.startribune.com/va-cuts-vete...
www.startribune.com/va-cuts-vete...
Burcum: ‘Zero impact,’ or rolling the dice on vets’ health care?
Scrutiny of Veterans Affairs’ staffing decisions is imperative after the Washington Post reported that thousands of vacancies will go unfilled, Jill Burcum writes.
www.startribune.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Failing to care for our #veterans is beyond shameful.
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WATCH - @rokhanna.bsky.social : “The DOJ’s document dump DOES NOT COMPLY. We are exploring all options.” #TrumpEpsteinCoverup
December 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM
WATCH - @rokhanna.bsky.social : “The DOJ’s document dump DOES NOT COMPLY. We are exploring all options.” #TrumpEpsteinCoverup
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President Trump has tried to minimize his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Documents and interviews that The New York Times conducted with more than 30 former Epstein employees, victims of his abuse and others who crossed paths with the two men reveal an intense and complicated relationship.
‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
President Trump has tried to minimize his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Documents and interviews that The New York Times conducted with more than 30 former Epstein employees, victims of his abuse and others who crossed paths with the two men reveal an intense and complicated relationship.
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Epstein files are supposed to be released on Friday this week. Guess we'll be invading Venezuela on Thursday.
December 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Epstein files are supposed to be released on Friday this week. Guess we'll be invading Venezuela on Thursday.
The interview on @nprfreshair.bsky.social with #RobReiner about that scene is enthralling.
rewatching A FEW GOOD MEN and jack nicholson's explosion of fury at the climax of the trial is genuinely terrifying
December 17, 2025 at 3:34 AM
The interview on @nprfreshair.bsky.social with #RobReiner about that scene is enthralling.
As federal and local authorities in Rhode Island continue searching for the Brown University shooter, campus members and the broader community are grieving and dealing with a shattered sense of safety.
But for 21-year-old Brown University junior Mia Tretta, it’s familiar territory.
But for 21-year-old Brown University junior Mia Tretta, it’s familiar territory.
December 17, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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The is a declaration and act of war without congressional approval, and imperialistic jingoism.
December 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The is a declaration and act of war without congressional approval, and imperialistic jingoism.
Dropping hepatitis B shots for newborns would ignore history and endanger children, scientists warn www.statnews.com/2025/09/11/n... via @statnews.com @eric.boodman #hepatitisB #hepB #publichealth
Dropping hepatitis B shots for newborns would ignore history and endanger children, scientists warn
People who study, treat, or have hepatitis B say ending routine vaccination at birth - as some vaccine critics want - could lead to a resurgence of the virus.
www.statnews.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Dropping hepatitis B shots for newborns would ignore history and endanger children, scientists warn www.statnews.com/2025/09/11/n... via @statnews.com @eric.boodman #hepatitisB #hepB #publichealth
Such generosity is inspiring!
A bit of good news: A while back I wrote an article about an anonymous donor who gave Lankenau Medical Center $1M to help pay off nurses' student loans.
As it turns out someone read that article and decided to donate another $1M to the nurses at Paoli Hospital! www.inquirer.com/health/main-...
As it turns out someone read that article and decided to donate another $1M to the nurses at Paoli Hospital! www.inquirer.com/health/main-...
An Inquirer article inspired an anonymous $1 million donation to pay off nurses’ student loans at Paoli Hospital
An Inquirer article about an anonymous $1 million donation to help pay Lankenau Medical Center nurses’ student loans has inspired another donation at Paoli Hospital.
www.inquirer.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Such generosity is inspiring!
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Banks keep shutting branches. But under a deal with the Biden Justice Department, this big suburban Philly credit union is opening its first Philly outpost, in Overbrook Park, near the city line www.inquirer.com/business/cit...
Citadel Federal Credit Union opening Philly site after discrimination settlement
Suburban credit union adds 3,000-square-foot city branch in Overbrook Park.
www.inquirer.com
June 25, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Banks keep shutting branches. But under a deal with the Biden Justice Department, this big suburban Philly credit union is opening its first Philly outpost, in Overbrook Park, near the city line www.inquirer.com/business/cit...
www.axios.com/2025/03/30/s... "That pattern, most vividly seen in the 1970s, is particularly painful because it means people experience pain from both lack of job opportunities and higher prices."
The s-word rippling through Wall Street and Main Street
Economic growth has flatlined so far this year. Inflation has picked up. And consumers expect both to get worse in the months ahead.
www.axios.com
March 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
www.axios.com/2025/03/30/s... "That pattern, most vividly seen in the 1970s, is particularly painful because it means people experience pain from both lack of job opportunities and higher prices."
NIH to ax grants on vaccine hesitancy, mRNA vaccines | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH to ax grants on vaccine hesitancy, mRNA vaccines
Move reflects vaccine skepticism of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
www.science.org
March 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NIH to ax grants on vaccine hesitancy, mRNA vaccines | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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What a change.
For so many political generations --- promoting cuts to the US Dept of Veterans Affairs was viewed as political kryptonite
For so many political generations --- promoting cuts to the US Dept of Veterans Affairs was viewed as political kryptonite
March 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
What a change.
For so many political generations --- promoting cuts to the US Dept of Veterans Affairs was viewed as political kryptonite
For so many political generations --- promoting cuts to the US Dept of Veterans Affairs was viewed as political kryptonite
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"As with many of Trump’s big orange dreams, his 'Crypto Reserve' proposal is half-baked at best. But the brilliance of it is that Trump and his cronies can make bank just by talking about it. The president can use his bully pulpit to manipulate markets. And who’s going to stop him?"
Trump’s "Crypto Reserve" is a world historical grift
Corruption doesn’t get much more blatant than this.
www.publicnotice.co
March 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"As with many of Trump’s big orange dreams, his 'Crypto Reserve' proposal is half-baked at best. But the brilliance of it is that Trump and his cronies can make bank just by talking about it. The president can use his bully pulpit to manipulate markets. And who’s going to stop him?"
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BREAKING NEWS: The Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration must comply with a district court order and pay for work already done. We are taking on this administration in the courts to hold them accountable.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/sup...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/sup...
Supreme Court rules Trump administration must unfreeze foreign aid payments
A divided Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration must pay out nearly $2 billion in foreign assistance funds to nonprofit aid groups.
abcnews.go.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
BREAKING NEWS: The Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration must comply with a district court order and pay for work already done. We are taking on this administration in the courts to hold them accountable.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/sup...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/sup...
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Honored to have Minnesota Farmers Union President Gary Wertish join me at the Capitol for the President's Joint Address to Congress. He understands the challenges faced by farmers across the country and how damaging the President’s tariffs are going to be.
March 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Honored to have Minnesota Farmers Union President Gary Wertish join me at the Capitol for the President's Joint Address to Congress. He understands the challenges faced by farmers across the country and how damaging the President’s tariffs are going to be.
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Trudeau: "Every country is very aware that if the American government is willing to do this to their own closest ally, neighbor, and friend, everyone is vulnerable to a trade war."
March 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Trudeau: "Every country is very aware that if the American government is willing to do this to their own closest ally, neighbor, and friend, everyone is vulnerable to a trade war."
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KEILAR: Can you guarantee that veterans benefits and care will not be affected by these cuts?
REP. GREG MURPHY: No, I can't guarantee anything
REP. GREG MURPHY: No, I can't guarantee anything
March 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
KEILAR: Can you guarantee that veterans benefits and care will not be affected by these cuts?
REP. GREG MURPHY: No, I can't guarantee anything
REP. GREG MURPHY: No, I can't guarantee anything