Jim Deck
@grumbleberries.bsky.social
Retired WI Educator, Liberal, Grandpa and huge Packer fan!
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Give them no peace!
August 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Give them no peace!
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UnitedHealthcare is raising premiums for policyholders in New York and Washington after spending $9B on stock buybacks last year.
Healthcare companies are robbing you blind to enrich their executives and shareholders.
This is why we need Medicare for All.
Healthcare companies are robbing you blind to enrich their executives and shareholders.
This is why we need Medicare for All.
Health Insurers Are Hiking Premiums as Their Profits Balloon
The US’s six largest health insurers reported massive profits last year, doling out billions on stock buybacks and divid
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July 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
UnitedHealthcare is raising premiums for policyholders in New York and Washington after spending $9B on stock buybacks last year.
Healthcare companies are robbing you blind to enrich their executives and shareholders.
This is why we need Medicare for All.
Healthcare companies are robbing you blind to enrich their executives and shareholders.
This is why we need Medicare for All.
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That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?
June 22, 2025 at 3:53 AM
That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?
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The US has issued a travel advisory for US citizens visiting Canada recommending extreme caution. Could anything be funnier. Are they afraid a Canadian will not say thank you if an American bumps into them.
June 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The US has issued a travel advisory for US citizens visiting Canada recommending extreme caution. Could anything be funnier. Are they afraid a Canadian will not say thank you if an American bumps into them.
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I’m going to be listening to The Professional Left Podcast starring @bluegal.bsky.social and @driftglass.bsky.social and you should too! Available where’er you find Pods or here:
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Me listening to the #ProLeftPod, probably↓
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Me listening to the #ProLeftPod, probably↓
May 31, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I’m going to be listening to The Professional Left Podcast starring @bluegal.bsky.social and @driftglass.bsky.social and you should too! Available where’er you find Pods or here:
professionalleft.blogspot.com
Me listening to the #ProLeftPod, probably↓
professionalleft.blogspot.com
Me listening to the #ProLeftPod, probably↓
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Trump’s new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it | Colette Delawalla
Trump’s new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it | Colette Delawalla
The new executive order allows political appointees to undermine research they oppose, paving the way to state-controlled science
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May 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Trump’s new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it | Colette Delawalla
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'It's pretty bleak': A warming planet is poised to get even hotter, forecasters warn
'It's pretty bleak': A warming planet is poised to get even hotter, forecasters warn
Get ready for more fires, more droughts and more hurricanes.
www.latimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
'It's pretty bleak': A warming planet is poised to get even hotter, forecasters warn
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"We’ve gone absolutely backwards, we’re headed in the wrong direction."
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Sonia Shah on pandemics and pushback: Lessons from the COVID experience
What went wrong, what went right, and what have we learned (or not learned) from the Covid experience? Investigative reporter, book author, and recent Guggenheim recipient, Sonia Shah —who has been co...
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May 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"We’ve gone absolutely backwards, we’re headed in the wrong direction."
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Should Never Have Been Allowed To Run!
Merrick Garland You Could Have Stopped This From Happening….
Merrick Garland You Could Have Stopped This From Happening….
May 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Should Never Have Been Allowed To Run!
Merrick Garland You Could Have Stopped This From Happening….
Merrick Garland You Could Have Stopped This From Happening….
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When they show you who they are, believe them. speakermjohnson 🇺🇸
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May 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
When they show you who they are, believe them. speakermjohnson 🇺🇸
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May 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Redefining "harm" in the Endangered Species Act could undo decades of habitat protection for threatened species. The public has until May 19 to comment on the Trump Administration proposal to exclude habitat destruction from the definition. An ecologist and a law professor explain: buff.ly/RIZKUJh
May 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Redefining "harm" in the Endangered Species Act could undo decades of habitat protection for threatened species. The public has until May 19 to comment on the Trump Administration proposal to exclude habitat destruction from the definition. An ecologist and a law professor explain: buff.ly/RIZKUJh
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This is what an authoritarian regime would do. Hidden deep in Trump’s 1,100-page bill that passed the House today is a provision that would block federal courts from enforcing contempt charges against government officials who violate court orders.
May 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This is what an authoritarian regime would do. Hidden deep in Trump’s 1,100-page bill that passed the House today is a provision that would block federal courts from enforcing contempt charges against government officials who violate court orders.
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Chris Murphy: "Why did Trump choose these 3 countries to go for his first major foreign trip? It's not because these are our most important allies or the most important countries in the world. It's because these are the 3 countries willing to pay him off ... this is the definition of corruption."
May 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Chris Murphy: "Why did Trump choose these 3 countries to go for his first major foreign trip? It's not because these are our most important allies or the most important countries in the world. It's because these are the 3 countries willing to pay him off ... this is the definition of corruption."
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Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.
Education Department stops $1 billion in funding for school mental health
Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.
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May 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.
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How is this making America great?
May 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
How is this making America great?
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Al Gore: “Our constitution, written by our founders, is intended to protect us against a threat identical to Donald Trump.” Yes, right. It is called the Impeachment Clause. www.impeachtrumpagain.org @fsfp.bsky.social
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Al Gore compares Trump administration to Nazi Germany
The former vice president said the administration was "insisting on trying to create their own preferred version of reality."
www.politico.com
April 26, 2025 at 2:48 AM