@gopickaflower.bsky.social
Long time RN, veteran, and DNP. I’ve got some animals and they’re pretty great. Vaccines work & climate change is real. ““despair is not an option”- Bernie Sanders
Reposts =\= endorsement, opinions are mine
Reposts =\= endorsement, opinions are mine
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The woman in this story asked for an abortion to protect her health during the first trimester. If not for Dobbs, that choice would have been hers. Instead, she got increasingly sick for another 2 months, and then died.
NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The woman in this story asked for an abortion to protect her health during the first trimester. If not for Dobbs, that choice would have been hers. Instead, she got increasingly sick for another 2 months, and then died.
They’re increasing our patient ratios. 1/2 my shifts I don’t get a lunch break. Yay.
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
They’re increasing our patient ratios. 1/2 my shifts I don’t get a lunch break. Yay.
Our healthcare professionals need to speak out
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Our healthcare professionals need to speak out
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Victoria’s husband has cystic fibrosis. Without health insurance, his medication costs $300,000 per year.
Republicans’ failure to extend ACA subsidies means that Victoria and her husband won't be able to afford their insurance.
These are the stakes for working people in this fight. We cannot cave.
Republicans’ failure to extend ACA subsidies means that Victoria and her husband won't be able to afford their insurance.
These are the stakes for working people in this fight. We cannot cave.
November 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Victoria’s husband has cystic fibrosis. Without health insurance, his medication costs $300,000 per year.
Republicans’ failure to extend ACA subsidies means that Victoria and her husband won't be able to afford their insurance.
These are the stakes for working people in this fight. We cannot cave.
Republicans’ failure to extend ACA subsidies means that Victoria and her husband won't be able to afford their insurance.
These are the stakes for working people in this fight. We cannot cave.
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Why are ICE agents being paid during the shutdown, but not air traffic controllers? 🤨
November 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Why are ICE agents being paid during the shutdown, but not air traffic controllers? 🤨
This is worrisome
Russell Vought’s dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is putting the public at risk in areas ranging from auto loans and digital payments to credit cards and credit reports.
How Trump’s Hatchet Man Is Destroying Consumer Protections
Russell Vought’s dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is putting the public at risk in areas ranging from auto loans and digital payments to credit cards and credit reports.
www.forbes.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This is worrisome
Everyone in healthcare should be speaking up against this aggression. The injuries and mental trauma are absolutely unacceptable. We need to prosecute the excessive violence and pave a way for people to sue. We (occasionally) have those guardrails for police, the standard should be no different.
Excessive force. PERIOD!
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
November 6, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Everyone in healthcare should be speaking up against this aggression. The injuries and mental trauma are absolutely unacceptable. We need to prosecute the excessive violence and pave a way for people to sue. We (occasionally) have those guardrails for police, the standard should be no different.
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Excessive force. PERIOD!
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Excessive force. PERIOD!
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
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Think about this for a minute. Half of $187 for a *month*.
JUST IN: Courts ordered SNAP payments to restart, and the Trump administration said Monday the food benefits would be half the normal payment. About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person on SNAP.
SNAP benefits will restart, but it will be half the normal payment
Courts ordered SNAP payments to restart, and the Trump administration said Monday the food benefits would be half the normal payment. About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person on SNAP.
n.pr
November 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Think about this for a minute. Half of $187 for a *month*.
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Hey Michigan 👋 if you get your health insurance from healthcare.gov, you can now visit that site to see how much health care plans will cost next year. Michigan’s open enrollment period for health care starts this Saturday, Nov. 1, but you can start comparing rates today.
Welcome to the Health Insurance Marketplace®
Welcome to the Health Insurance Marketplace®. Official government website.
healthcare.gov
October 30, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Hey Michigan 👋 if you get your health insurance from healthcare.gov, you can now visit that site to see how much health care plans will cost next year. Michigan’s open enrollment period for health care starts this Saturday, Nov. 1, but you can start comparing rates today.
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I’ve heard from thousands of Michiganders who are concerned, or have already heard from their insurance providers, that their health care premiums will skyrocket next year. If this is you, please don’t hesitate to reach out to my office to share your story.
www.peters.senate.gov/contact/emai...
www.peters.senate.gov/contact/emai...
Email Gary | U.S. Senator Gary Peters of Michigan
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Gary Peters of Michigan
www.peters.senate.gov
October 30, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I’ve heard from thousands of Michiganders who are concerned, or have already heard from their insurance providers, that their health care premiums will skyrocket next year. If this is you, please don’t hesitate to reach out to my office to share your story.
www.peters.senate.gov/contact/emai...
www.peters.senate.gov/contact/emai...
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If avoiding a painful and disfiguring rash - and potentially permanent nerve pain and nerve damage - isn’t enough for you, multiple studies have also shown that shingles vaccination can lower dementia risk, possibly up to 20%
In the US: If you're 50 or older (or 19/older & immunocompromised), please get vaxxed against shingles. It's no joke.
"With more than a million infections a year, herpes zoster affects nearly 1 in 3 adults and is now recognized as a systemic inflammatory event...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
"With more than a million infections a year, herpes zoster affects nearly 1 in 3 adults and is now recognized as a systemic inflammatory event...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Shingles Vaccination Linked to Vascular Benefits
Several observational analyses suggest higher cardiovascular and dementia risks in those with and without HIV who get shingles and lower risks with vaccination.
www.medscape.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
If avoiding a painful and disfiguring rash - and potentially permanent nerve pain and nerve damage - isn’t enough for you, multiple studies have also shown that shingles vaccination can lower dementia risk, possibly up to 20%
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Astonishing turn of events over the course of about 12 hours.
Judge Olguin ordered DOJ to cough up the names of the attorneys who did the (apparently incomplete or erroneous) reviews of material required to be disclosed to defense counsel.
Rather than comply, DOJ is dismissing the case!
Judge Olguin ordered DOJ to cough up the names of the attorneys who did the (apparently incomplete or erroneous) reviews of material required to be disclosed to defense counsel.
Rather than comply, DOJ is dismissing the case!
Oh nooooo!!!!!!
The government has decided that it is not in their interests to explain to the judge whether they knew the "victim" here had a criminal record.
Holy hell public defenders might gets us thru this shite.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The government has decided that it is not in their interests to explain to the judge whether they knew the "victim" here had a criminal record.
Holy hell public defenders might gets us thru this shite.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Astonishing turn of events over the course of about 12 hours.
Judge Olguin ordered DOJ to cough up the names of the attorneys who did the (apparently incomplete or erroneous) reviews of material required to be disclosed to defense counsel.
Rather than comply, DOJ is dismissing the case!
Judge Olguin ordered DOJ to cough up the names of the attorneys who did the (apparently incomplete or erroneous) reviews of material required to be disclosed to defense counsel.
Rather than comply, DOJ is dismissing the case!
A little good news for the feed.
Scientists have reported an encouraging trend in the population growth of the North Atlantic right whale.
One of the world's rarest whales that makes the Atlantic its home grows in population
Scientists have reported an encouraging trend in the population growth of the North Atlantic right whale.
bit.ly
October 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
A little good news for the feed.
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Want to see how far right the Republican Party has gone?
Watch George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan answer a question about illegal immigration during a 1980 debate.
They wouldn’t even be allowed in today’s Republican Party.
Watch George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan answer a question about illegal immigration during a 1980 debate.
They wouldn’t even be allowed in today’s Republican Party.
October 26, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Want to see how far right the Republican Party has gone?
Watch George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan answer a question about illegal immigration during a 1980 debate.
They wouldn’t even be allowed in today’s Republican Party.
Watch George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan answer a question about illegal immigration during a 1980 debate.
They wouldn’t even be allowed in today’s Republican Party.
If it “seems” professional, just hire a professional. 1) support the industry you want professional work from and 2) seeming legit and being legit are not the same.
This AI tsunami will have unimaginable consequences.
This AI tsunami will have unimaginable consequences.
….you need to read and understand your contracts. You need to have your contracts read and understood by someone who a) understands the purpose of contracts & b) has *your* best interests at heart.
Please, for the love of god, do not rely on some corporation's "AI" to "summaries" your contracts.
Please, for the love of god, do not rely on some corporation's "AI" to "summaries" your contracts.
I just received a contract on Docusign for review and signing, and it offered to give me an AI-generated summary that I could read instead to save time.
That's AN AI-GENERATED SUMMARY ***OF A CONTRACT***, in case you need to let that sink in.
That's AN AI-GENERATED SUMMARY ***OF A CONTRACT***, in case you need to let that sink in.
October 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
If it “seems” professional, just hire a professional. 1) support the industry you want professional work from and 2) seeming legit and being legit are not the same.
This AI tsunami will have unimaginable consequences.
This AI tsunami will have unimaginable consequences.
What’s the saying? Follow the money?
Powerful anti-vaccine advocates and people selling potentially harmful goods such as raw milk are benefitting – financially and otherwise – from the push to write anti-science policies into law across the U.S.
Who benefits from the MAHA anti-science push?
Powerful anti-vaccine advocates and people selling potentially harmful goods such as raw milk are profiting from the push to write anti-science policies into law across the U.S.
bit.ly
October 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
What’s the saying? Follow the money?
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My friend told me that her 14 year old son started doing laundry on Sundays for some of his elderly neighbors. He doesn't charge for the labor. And now he is the most popular person in the building and has non stop pies, cookies, and cake. The 14 year old should be our model of modern masculinity.
October 23, 2025 at 2:27 AM
My friend told me that her 14 year old son started doing laundry on Sundays for some of his elderly neighbors. He doesn't charge for the labor. And now he is the most popular person in the building and has non stop pies, cookies, and cake. The 14 year old should be our model of modern masculinity.
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Jon consults the Declaration of Independence to see if Trump meets the "king" qualifications
October 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Jon consults the Declaration of Independence to see if Trump meets the "king" qualifications
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Mike Johnson doesn't know sh*t
October 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Mike Johnson doesn't know sh*t
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Another way of saying this is that available evidence indicates Trump has repeatedly used his control over the US military to commit murder. Rand Paul can, like anyone, see that. The question is whether he and his colleagues will do anything about it. The answer is apparently no.
October 23, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Another way of saying this is that available evidence indicates Trump has repeatedly used his control over the US military to commit murder. Rand Paul can, like anyone, see that. The question is whether he and his colleagues will do anything about it. The answer is apparently no.
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Glad I didn’t empower MAHA in any way.
October 23, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Glad I didn’t empower MAHA in any way.
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@hcrichardson.bsky.social
I couldn’t find this on Substack.
I think a link would make it easier to read,
But nobody should miss this 🦋 so all the screenshots!
I couldn’t find this on Substack.
I think a link would make it easier to read,
But nobody should miss this 🦋 so all the screenshots!
![Lettero pom an American
But the Trump administration is increasingly unpopular. Trump loyalists are working overtime to portray those who oppose the administration as anti-American criminals and terrorists.
Today White House press secretary Leavitt told the Fox News Channel that "[the Democrat Party's main constituency are [sic] made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals," and administration loyalists have spent the week claiming that the No Kings rally scheduled for Saturday, October 18, is a "hate America rally."
October 16, 2025
@heathercoxrichardson](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:drglk3aone7b2qkxjuntyxmf/bafkreienrcjdaxf2ldq55d3ru2hjcsrfsrwerjqqzc6jldm54rug2olw6y@jpeg)
October 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
I couldn’t find this on Substack.
I think a link would make it easier to read,
But nobody should miss this 🦋 so all the screenshots!
I couldn’t find this on Substack.
I think a link would make it easier to read,
But nobody should miss this 🦋 so all the screenshots!
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Judge Berzon, cutting to the chase:
October 23, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Judge Berzon, cutting to the chase:
