Empathetic MD
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
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The #bluejays are causing Canadians to use record amounts of data on their devices.
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Blue Jays fans setting new records for data usage - Broadcast Dialogue
Rogers says Canadians have already smashed internet data usage records during the first three games of the Toronto Blue Jays run at the World Series.
broadcastdialogue.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The #bluejays are causing Canadians to use record amounts of data on their devices.
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broadcastdialogue.com/blue-jays-fa...
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Aquarium hijinks provide strongest evidence yet that sharks love to play | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Aquarium hijinks provide strongest evidence yet that sharks love to play
Study hints at a deeper intelligence—and a need for enrichment in captivity
www.science.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Aquarium hijinks provide strongest evidence yet that sharks love to play | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
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“Assemblies of God churches shielded accused predators — and allowed them to keep abusing children: NBC News uncovered a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence and cover-up in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.”
How Assemblies of God churches shielded accused predators as they abused children
NBC News uncovered a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence and cover-up in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.
www.nbcnews.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“Assemblies of God churches shielded accused predators — and allowed them to keep abusing children: NBC News uncovered a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence and cover-up in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.”
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📒 NEW STUDY: “Permanent Daylight Saving Time hinders the stability of circadian rhythms, posing public health risks, especially for adolescents and evening chronotypes.” 👉 Permanent Standard Time is needed instead!
October 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
📒 NEW STUDY: “Permanent Daylight Saving Time hinders the stability of circadian rhythms, posing public health risks, especially for adolescents and evening chronotypes.” 👉 Permanent Standard Time is needed instead!
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I’m not watching the baseball but I am watching you all watch the baseball and I am once again asking why they don’t just make a whole team of Shoheis Ohtani
October 28, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I’m not watching the baseball but I am watching you all watch the baseball and I am once again asking why they don’t just make a whole team of Shoheis Ohtani
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Why does no one take God seriously? I said “thou shalt not kill” and I meant it.
October 29, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Why does no one take God seriously? I said “thou shalt not kill” and I meant it.
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The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
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Good evening from Queens.
New York is not for sale.
New York is not for sale.
October 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Good evening from Queens.
New York is not for sale.
New York is not for sale.
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Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?
Now you know.
Now you know.
October 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?
Now you know.
Now you know.
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Israel continues to bomb and they can no longer claim it is about hostages. Israeli genocide was never about the hostages.
October 20, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Israel continues to bomb and they can no longer claim it is about hostages. Israeli genocide was never about the hostages.
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A few short hours ago, 7 children and 3 women were murdered by Israel when an IOF tank fired on a Palestinian family as they tried to return home in Gaza.
Did you find this news "extraordinarily moving," @senatorwong.bsky.social? Is this the "pause" that induced you to fawn over Trump? #auspol
Did you find this news "extraordinarily moving," @senatorwong.bsky.social? Is this the "pause" that induced you to fawn over Trump? #auspol
October 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
A few short hours ago, 7 children and 3 women were murdered by Israel when an IOF tank fired on a Palestinian family as they tried to return home in Gaza.
Did you find this news "extraordinarily moving," @senatorwong.bsky.social? Is this the "pause" that induced you to fawn over Trump? #auspol
Did you find this news "extraordinarily moving," @senatorwong.bsky.social? Is this the "pause" that induced you to fawn over Trump? #auspol
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This isn’t data, it’s a warning. Serious 30 month and 9 month rainfall deficiency in the Mt Lofties, SE SA and the Otways…levels which in the past have led to catastrophic bushfires. Prepare people…clean up, repair, save cash and insure. And join community agencies now. #auspol
October 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
This isn’t data, it’s a warning. Serious 30 month and 9 month rainfall deficiency in the Mt Lofties, SE SA and the Otways…levels which in the past have led to catastrophic bushfires. Prepare people…clean up, repair, save cash and insure. And join community agencies now. #auspol
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I was hoping that part of the reason for the divorce was Fergie found out and wanted out in every way possible. Nope, not at all. There seems to be numerous financial exchanges and bailouts, and heaven help her, a now even more suss trip to a Turkish orphanage in 2008.
www.bbc.com/news/uk-1653...
www.bbc.com/news/uk-1653...
Duchess of York faces charges over Turkish orphan film
A Turkish court is planning to charge the Duchess of York with secretly filming orphans for a 2008 television documentary.
www.bbc.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I was hoping that part of the reason for the divorce was Fergie found out and wanted out in every way possible. Nope, not at all. There seems to be numerous financial exchanges and bailouts, and heaven help her, a now even more suss trip to a Turkish orphanage in 2008.
www.bbc.com/news/uk-1653...
www.bbc.com/news/uk-1653...
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“All my friends murdered and raped, sometimes they hung out at my house. Get over yourself.”
October 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
“All my friends murdered and raped, sometimes they hung out at my house. Get over yourself.”
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If one more person says “covid was just a really traumatic time and people just don’t want to be reminded of that” I’m going to throw a stuffed frog at them!!!!!!!
It’s like saying “ww2 was just a really stressful time so please don’t use the fascism word”
#covid #covid19 #longcovid
It’s like saying “ww2 was just a really stressful time so please don’t use the fascism word”
#covid #covid19 #longcovid
October 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
If one more person says “covid was just a really traumatic time and people just don’t want to be reminded of that” I’m going to throw a stuffed frog at them!!!!!!!
It’s like saying “ww2 was just a really stressful time so please don’t use the fascism word”
#covid #covid19 #longcovid
It’s like saying “ww2 was just a really stressful time so please don’t use the fascism word”
#covid #covid19 #longcovid
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Someone who saw the evidence in that case and wanted to have dinner with Epstein is not anyone who should be allowed near children.
BREAKING
Jeffrey Epstein skied with, had dinners with a top Florida prosecutor on his case, docs show
Full Story: bit.ly/4nVTRUe
Jeffrey Epstein skied with, had dinners with a top Florida prosecutor on his case, docs show
Full Story: bit.ly/4nVTRUe
October 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Someone who saw the evidence in that case and wanted to have dinner with Epstein is not anyone who should be allowed near children.
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I am just an average person with zero medical training and even I know he’s an absolute FRAUD and an idiot. It’s sickening that Republicans are so damn stupid that they ALLOW him this important responsibility. It’s infuriating.
October 7, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I am just an average person with zero medical training and even I know he’s an absolute FRAUD and an idiot. It’s sickening that Republicans are so damn stupid that they ALLOW him this important responsibility. It’s infuriating.
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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Healthcare should be guaranteed as a human right #MedicareForAll @salaambhattiva.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Healthcare should be guaranteed as a human right #MedicareForAll @salaambhattiva.bsky.social
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“Grief, suffering, deep & immense pain: the reality for far too many people since 7 October 2023.
And in #Gaza for two long years, people have known nothing but destruction, displacement, bombardment, fear, death & hunger."
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini
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And in #Gaza for two long years, people have known nothing but destruction, displacement, bombardment, fear, death & hunger."
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini
www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
October 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
“Grief, suffering, deep & immense pain: the reality for far too many people since 7 October 2023.
And in #Gaza for two long years, people have known nothing but destruction, displacement, bombardment, fear, death & hunger."
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini
www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
And in #Gaza for two long years, people have known nothing but destruction, displacement, bombardment, fear, death & hunger."
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini
www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
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It’s been two years since the deadly Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel, during which at least 1,200 Israelis and other nationals - mostly civilians - were killed and 251 people were taken hostage, of which 20 are still alive and held in Gaza.
October 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
It’s been two years since the deadly Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel, during which at least 1,200 Israelis and other nationals - mostly civilians - were killed and 251 people were taken hostage, of which 20 are still alive and held in Gaza.
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‘Two years on, Gaza has paid the price for global inaction.’
As we mark Hamas’s attacks against Israel on 7 October 2023, @crisisgroup.org’s CEO and President @comfortero.crisisgroup.org reflects on what has unfolded since - and the urgent choices now before us. 1/9 🧵
mailchi.mp/crisisgroup....
As we mark Hamas’s attacks against Israel on 7 October 2023, @crisisgroup.org’s CEO and President @comfortero.crisisgroup.org reflects on what has unfolded since - and the urgent choices now before us. 1/9 🧵
mailchi.mp/crisisgroup....
October 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
‘Two years on, Gaza has paid the price for global inaction.’
As we mark Hamas’s attacks against Israel on 7 October 2023, @crisisgroup.org’s CEO and President @comfortero.crisisgroup.org reflects on what has unfolded since - and the urgent choices now before us. 1/9 🧵
mailchi.mp/crisisgroup....
As we mark Hamas’s attacks against Israel on 7 October 2023, @crisisgroup.org’s CEO and President @comfortero.crisisgroup.org reflects on what has unfolded since - and the urgent choices now before us. 1/9 🧵
mailchi.mp/crisisgroup....
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“you have a purpose. don’t lose hope” ❤️
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
“you have a purpose. don’t lose hope” ❤️