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December 12, 2024 at 12:48 AM
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"Even as Americans live longer, they spend more of their years in poor health than any other country, a new study shows."
Americans Spend More Years Sick Than Rest of World, Study Finds
Even as Americans live longer, they spend more of their years in poor health than any other country, a new study shows.
www.bloomberg.com
December 11, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Thanks to @tmbg.bsky.social for finally getting me to sign up for BlueSky! Now to delete my account on that other social media site - the one owned by an anti-vax narcissist spouting misinformation and blocking anyone who tells the truth.
December 10, 2024 at 1:16 AM
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I challenge anyone who asserts that The Princess Bride isn’t one of the greatest films ever made.
December 9, 2024 at 11:10 AM
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More than 75 Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter urging senators not to confirm RFK Jr.

The letter marks the first time in recent memory that Nobel laureates have banded together against a Cabinet choice. But Kennedy is a threat they could not ignore, one said. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...
Nobel Laureates Urge Senate to Turn Down Kennedy’s Nomination
Elevating Mr. Kennedy to secretary of H.H.S. “would put the public’s health in jeopardy,” more than 75 laureates wrote.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 9:40 PM
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According to the CBO, extending Trump's tax cuts for the rich would shrink the economy over the long run.

Extending the cuts would also increase the deficit by $4.6 trillion and be used by Republicans as an excuse to gut programs millions rely on.

It's reverse Robin Hood.
Extending Trump’s Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Will Shrink the Economy, CBO Finds | U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget
The Official U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget
www.budget.senate.gov
December 6, 2024 at 10:30 PM