@ericmceric.bsky.social
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We spend twice as much per capita on health care as almost any nation on Earth. We pay the highest prescription drug prices in the world. 85 million Americans are uninsured or underinsured.
Republicans — pathetically — have nothing serious to say about the health care crisis.
Republicans — pathetically — have nothing serious to say about the health care crisis.
December 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We spend twice as much per capita on health care as almost any nation on Earth. We pay the highest prescription drug prices in the world. 85 million Americans are uninsured or underinsured.
Republicans — pathetically — have nothing serious to say about the health care crisis.
Republicans — pathetically — have nothing serious to say about the health care crisis.
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"Sustainable" aviation fuels are an excuse to keep up wasteful, polluting private jet use. Don't fall for it.
Are "Del Monte Fruit Naturals" natural? They have ingredients from industrial chems which aren't natural. Likewise, so-called "Sustainable" Aviation Fuels (SAFs) aren't "sustainable"@ips-dc.org SAFs will overwhelm land use, the energy grid, state budgets,&aren't scalable. Tell your reps: no SAFs!
December 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"Sustainable" aviation fuels are an excuse to keep up wasteful, polluting private jet use. Don't fall for it.
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Whitehouse: Not only were the founders extremely interested in checks and balances but they were desperately concerned about corruption.
This Court has consistently taken the side of corruption against every device Congress has created to fight political corruption.
This Court has consistently taken the side of corruption against every device Congress has created to fight political corruption.
December 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Whitehouse: Not only were the founders extremely interested in checks and balances but they were desperately concerned about corruption.
This Court has consistently taken the side of corruption against every device Congress has created to fight political corruption.
This Court has consistently taken the side of corruption against every device Congress has created to fight political corruption.
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this shit is just beyond parody, man
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
this shit is just beyond parody, man
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2/ Second, let's see the video.
I'd love to know how Senator Cotton (Hegseth-Bradley) was able to detect these shipwrecked people were trying to "stay in the fight" versus clinging to dear life in an effort to survive.
I'd love to know how Senator Cotton (Hegseth-Bradley) was able to detect these shipwrecked people were trying to "stay in the fight" versus clinging to dear life in an effort to survive.
December 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
2/ Second, let's see the video.
I'd love to know how Senator Cotton (Hegseth-Bradley) was able to detect these shipwrecked people were trying to "stay in the fight" versus clinging to dear life in an effort to survive.
I'd love to know how Senator Cotton (Hegseth-Bradley) was able to detect these shipwrecked people were trying to "stay in the fight" versus clinging to dear life in an effort to survive.
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McGovern: Buried in this bill is a corrupt kickback for eight Republican senators, a million dollar payday funded by taxpayers, taken from the treasury and deposited directly into their pockets. What the hell is wrong with this place?
November 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
McGovern: Buried in this bill is a corrupt kickback for eight Republican senators, a million dollar payday funded by taxpayers, taken from the treasury and deposited directly into their pockets. What the hell is wrong with this place?
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Hannity: When did you notice Biden’s cognitive decline?
Miller: I think it was through all of the times that Trump has fallen asleep in public and talked about magnets getting wet.
Miller: I think it was through all of the times that Trump has fallen asleep in public and talked about magnets getting wet.
November 13, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Hannity: When did you notice Biden’s cognitive decline?
Miller: I think it was through all of the times that Trump has fallen asleep in public and talked about magnets getting wet.
Miller: I think it was through all of the times that Trump has fallen asleep in public and talked about magnets getting wet.
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Which party do you think has worse approval in America today?
Answer: Democrats—nearly 10 points worse than the GOP😳
A detailed case study, with receipts, of how corporate democrats have ruined our party and must be ousted for the party—and democracy—to survive
www.qasimrashid.com/p/why-dems-h...
Answer: Democrats—nearly 10 points worse than the GOP😳
A detailed case study, with receipts, of how corporate democrats have ruined our party and must be ousted for the party—and democracy—to survive
www.qasimrashid.com/p/why-dems-h...
Why Dems Have 35% Approval—Nearly 10 Points Lower Than Republicans
A case study of how corporate democrats have ruined our party and must be ousted for the party—and democracy—to survive
www.qasimrashid.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Which party do you think has worse approval in America today?
Answer: Democrats—nearly 10 points worse than the GOP😳
A detailed case study, with receipts, of how corporate democrats have ruined our party and must be ousted for the party—and democracy—to survive
www.qasimrashid.com/p/why-dems-h...
Answer: Democrats—nearly 10 points worse than the GOP😳
A detailed case study, with receipts, of how corporate democrats have ruined our party and must be ousted for the party—and democracy—to survive
www.qasimrashid.com/p/why-dems-h...
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"We need a new iteration of a Democratic Party that doesn't take just these symbolic wins where we thrust issues into the spotlight. Frankly that's that's not enough for me anymore. And it's not enough for the country anymore... We need tangible wins. And we need folks to go to the mat to get them."
November 12, 2025 at 4:07 AM
"We need a new iteration of a Democratic Party that doesn't take just these symbolic wins where we thrust issues into the spotlight. Frankly that's that's not enough for me anymore. And it's not enough for the country anymore... We need tangible wins. And we need folks to go to the mat to get them."
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Many food pantries in Ohio are seeing record demand as President Trump has resisted court orders to provide food aid to 42 million Americans. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/11/o...
Ohio food pantries see record demand in food crisis • Ohio Capital Journal
Many food pantries in Ohio are seeing record demand as President Donald Trump has resisted court orders to provide food aid to 42 million Americans.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Many food pantries in Ohio are seeing record demand as President Trump has resisted court orders to provide food aid to 42 million Americans. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/11/o...
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NEW: Our partners in Honduras have been criminalized for 8 years for protesting a solar energy park that has affected their rights to water, land, and basic subsistence.
We demand an end to the punitive measures being put on this community. STATEMENT:
We demand an end to the punitive measures being put on this community. STATEMENT:
International organizations express solidarity with defenders criminalized by the Norwegian company Scatec ASA in Choluteca, Honduras - Institute for Policy Studies
On November 13, eight Hondurans environment defenders will attend a court hearing to determine whether they must continue to appear periodically in court after being criminalized for more than eight y...
ips-dc.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
NEW: Our partners in Honduras have been criminalized for 8 years for protesting a solar energy park that has affected their rights to water, land, and basic subsistence.
We demand an end to the punitive measures being put on this community. STATEMENT:
We demand an end to the punitive measures being put on this community. STATEMENT:
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Remember when Texas Dems broke quorum & in response TX AG Paxton & Gov Abbot demanded their arrest & removal from office?
Under Speaker Johnson, Congress has been in session only 12 of last 100 days, absent since Sept 19, & he still won't swear in Rep-elect Grijalva.
Rules for thee but not for me.
Under Speaker Johnson, Congress has been in session only 12 of last 100 days, absent since Sept 19, & he still won't swear in Rep-elect Grijalva.
Rules for thee but not for me.
October 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Remember when Texas Dems broke quorum & in response TX AG Paxton & Gov Abbot demanded their arrest & removal from office?
Under Speaker Johnson, Congress has been in session only 12 of last 100 days, absent since Sept 19, & he still won't swear in Rep-elect Grijalva.
Rules for thee but not for me.
Under Speaker Johnson, Congress has been in session only 12 of last 100 days, absent since Sept 19, & he still won't swear in Rep-elect Grijalva.
Rules for thee but not for me.
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NEW: In a national first, on November 1 all families in New Mexico will be eligible for universal, no-cost child care.
"I see the positive impact our child care programs have on children, including lifelong benefits," writes New Mexico child care teacher Rita Bee:
"I see the positive impact our child care programs have on children, including lifelong benefits," writes New Mexico child care teacher Rita Bee:
Child Care Can Be Free and Universal - OtherWords
In most of the country, child care is too expensive for families and pays too little for providers. New Mexico is fixing that — and all states should follow.
otherwords.org
October 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
NEW: In a national first, on November 1 all families in New Mexico will be eligible for universal, no-cost child care.
"I see the positive impact our child care programs have on children, including lifelong benefits," writes New Mexico child care teacher Rita Bee:
"I see the positive impact our child care programs have on children, including lifelong benefits," writes New Mexico child care teacher Rita Bee:
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⭕️ Over the past 24 hours, Israel and the United States have starved 4 more people to death in Gaza, including one child.
➤ Total deaths from malnutrition now stand at 435, of which 147 are children — the result of Israel and the U.S.’ systematic weaponisation of food and aid.
➤ Total deaths from malnutrition now stand at 435, of which 147 are children — the result of Israel and the U.S.’ systematic weaponisation of food and aid.
September 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
⭕️ Over the past 24 hours, Israel and the United States have starved 4 more people to death in Gaza, including one child.
➤ Total deaths from malnutrition now stand at 435, of which 147 are children — the result of Israel and the U.S.’ systematic weaponisation of food and aid.
➤ Total deaths from malnutrition now stand at 435, of which 147 are children — the result of Israel and the U.S.’ systematic weaponisation of food and aid.
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✊ SATURDAY: Trump and the billionaires are dismantling our democracy, attacking immigrants, feeding the war profiteers, and fueling the climate crisis.
This moment demands mass mobilization.
Join the march in NYC or one near your community: www.makebillionairespay.us
This moment demands mass mobilization.
Join the march in NYC or one near your community: www.makebillionairespay.us
September 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
✊ SATURDAY: Trump and the billionaires are dismantling our democracy, attacking immigrants, feeding the war profiteers, and fueling the climate crisis.
This moment demands mass mobilization.
Join the march in NYC or one near your community: www.makebillionairespay.us
This moment demands mass mobilization.
Join the march in NYC or one near your community: www.makebillionairespay.us
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“What we really found was, wow, these monarchs are ready to drop out of migration on a moment’s notice.”
Warm autumns could be a driver in monarch butterflies’ decline
In the lab, higher temperatures during fall migration led monarchs to break their reproductive pause, increasing their risk of death.
buff.ly
August 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“What we really found was, wow, these monarchs are ready to drop out of migration on a moment’s notice.”
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Israeli media ‘completely ignored’ Gaza starvation – is that finally changing?
Israeli media ‘completely ignored’ Gaza starvation – is that finally changing?
A growing focus on hunger in Gaza in the global media has led some Israeli outlets to report on it for the first time
www.theguardian.com
August 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Israeli media ‘completely ignored’ Gaza starvation – is that finally changing?
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American politicians are (rightly) condemning military occupation of our cities as fascism
By that logic, how are any of them arguing "Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East," given its military has occupied Palestine for more than 60 years?
The hypocrisy will be the death of our Republic
By that logic, how are any of them arguing "Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East," given its military has occupied Palestine for more than 60 years?
The hypocrisy will be the death of our Republic
August 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
American politicians are (rightly) condemning military occupation of our cities as fascism
By that logic, how are any of them arguing "Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East," given its military has occupied Palestine for more than 60 years?
The hypocrisy will be the death of our Republic
By that logic, how are any of them arguing "Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East," given its military has occupied Palestine for more than 60 years?
The hypocrisy will be the death of our Republic
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Armed Trump administration agents wearing masks just showed up outside of Gavin Newsom’s press conference.
This is what rising fascism looks like.
This is what rising fascism looks like.
August 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Armed Trump administration agents wearing masks just showed up outside of Gavin Newsom’s press conference.
This is what rising fascism looks like.
This is what rising fascism looks like.
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Finally, a Democrat who gets what's going on and who has enough of a spine to do what needs to be done.
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "It's the rule of Don, no longer the rule of law. And people need to understand the lines that are being redrawn in Texas are not about party. They're about power. And you've got to meet fire with fire and power needs to be asserted in blue states, not just red states."
August 15, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Finally, a Democrat who gets what's going on and who has enough of a spine to do what needs to be done.
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Warren should have pointed out that her state, Massachusetts, raised taxes on millionaires not by 2% like Mamdani wants, but by 4%. The result? Massachusetts saw a 39% INCREASE in millionaires, a drop in poverty, & a growing economy.
Stop trusting billionaires. Start taxing them outta existence.
Stop trusting billionaires. Start taxing them outta existence.
ELIZABETH WARREN: What Zohran is saying is 'I want people to be able to afford to live in NYC'
FABER: But raising taxes in order to do it?
WARREN: Oh my goodness! Oh dear! Are you worried that billionaires are going to go hungry?
FABER: But raising taxes in order to do it?
WARREN: Oh my goodness! Oh dear! Are you worried that billionaires are going to go hungry?
August 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Warren should have pointed out that her state, Massachusetts, raised taxes on millionaires not by 2% like Mamdani wants, but by 4%. The result? Massachusetts saw a 39% INCREASE in millionaires, a drop in poverty, & a growing economy.
Stop trusting billionaires. Start taxing them outta existence.
Stop trusting billionaires. Start taxing them outta existence.
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As areas across Ohio struggle with power outages and blackouts during high heat, energy companies are seeking to increase utility bills. This comes as new testimony accuses the state's utility regulators of trying to go easy on and help energy companies. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/08/05/o...
Ohio's energy companies want rate hikes as testimony accuses PUCO of hiding information • Ohio Capital Journal
As areas across Ohio struggle with power outages and blackouts during the high heat, energy companies are seeking to increase utility bills. This comes as new testimony accuses the state's utility…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
August 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
As areas across Ohio struggle with power outages and blackouts during high heat, energy companies are seeking to increase utility bills. This comes as new testimony accuses the state's utility regulators of trying to go easy on and help energy companies. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/08/05/o...
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Commentary: Ohio Republican U.S. Sens. Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted both swore to uphold the U.S. Constitution before taking their seats, but their loyalty to the rule of law was quickly supplanted by unyielding loyalty to a twice-impeached convicted felon. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/08/05/o...
Ohio U.S. Senators Husted and Moreno keep putting Trump and billionaires over working Ohio families • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Republican U.S. Sens. Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted both swore to uphold the U.S. Constitution before taking their seats, but their loyalty to the rule of law was quickly supplanted by unyielding…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
August 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Commentary: Ohio Republican U.S. Sens. Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted both swore to uphold the U.S. Constitution before taking their seats, but their loyalty to the rule of law was quickly supplanted by unyielding loyalty to a twice-impeached convicted felon. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/08/05/o...
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The biggest lie in media is the one that it tells about itself. Journalists at many mainstream media publications insist that their coverage is objective and unbiased.
Two of the biggest purveyors of this lie are Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei, the co-founders of Axios.
Two of the biggest purveyors of this lie are Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei, the co-founders of Axios.
How Axios rebranded conservative ideology as objectivity
The biggest lie in media is the one that it tells about itself.
popular.info
July 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The biggest lie in media is the one that it tells about itself. Journalists at many mainstream media publications insist that their coverage is objective and unbiased.
Two of the biggest purveyors of this lie are Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei, the co-founders of Axios.
Two of the biggest purveyors of this lie are Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei, the co-founders of Axios.
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Shocking Video Captures Calm Police Officers Handling Situation Nonviolently
July 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Shocking Video Captures Calm Police Officers Handling Situation Nonviolently