Helen Santoro
@helenwsantoro.bsky.social
Reporter @levernews.com mostly covering health care. Money really do be shaping and distorting.
Send tips to hsantoro@levernews.com, helen.santoro@proton.me, or on signal @ HelenSantoro.12
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I hate that in local news, sometimes the most common type of disability story will be the very, VERY rare cases of disability fraud.
Disabled people live interesting lives and are impacted by so many things, yet the focus is on these rare events.
Disabled people live interesting lives and are impacted by so many things, yet the focus is on these rare events.
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I hate that in local news, sometimes the most common type of disability story will be the very, VERY rare cases of disability fraud.
Disabled people live interesting lives and are impacted by so many things, yet the focus is on these rare events.
Disabled people live interesting lives and are impacted by so many things, yet the focus is on these rare events.
I got a 6/8....so not even a true LeverMind! Who can beat me??
🧠 NEW: Wall Street. Epstein files. Ticketmaster chaos.
Let’s see if you’re paying attention.
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Let’s see if you’re paying attention.
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Quick News Quiz: Can You Get These Right?
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November 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I got a 6/8....so not even a true LeverMind! Who can beat me??
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wrote about this shitbag again
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Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism, No Matter What The CDC Website Now Says | Defector
On Nov. 19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—a name that feels increasingly misleading, given Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s track record of sowing outbreaks of infectious diseases—quietly upda...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
wrote about this shitbag again
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My legal team will be in federal court in North Carolina today fighting against the state's unconstitutional redrawn congressional map. Before you listen to those in the GOP who say we can't win, ask Texas how that worked out for them.
November 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
My legal team will be in federal court in North Carolina today fighting against the state's unconstitutional redrawn congressional map. Before you listen to those in the GOP who say we can't win, ask Texas how that worked out for them.
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I want to take a moment to thank the entire Elias Law Group team who worked on the Texas redistricting case as well as our fearless clients. The thirteen Black and Latino voters we represented stood up to challenge Texas's unprecedented mid-decade redistricting. We all ow them a debt of gratitude.
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I want to take a moment to thank the entire Elias Law Group team who worked on the Texas redistricting case as well as our fearless clients. The thirteen Black and Latino voters we represented stood up to challenge Texas's unprecedented mid-decade redistricting. We all ow them a debt of gratitude.
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Detransition is being used as political fodder by the Trump admin and its allies to support extreme anti-trans policies.
In the process, the reality of detransition is lost. For our new series, I spoke with detransitioners who feel harmed by the Trump admin. Their stories are complex and important.
In the process, the reality of detransition is lost. For our new series, I spoke with detransitioners who feel harmed by the Trump admin. Their stories are complex and important.
Detransition is key to politicians’ anti-trans agenda. But what is it really like?
The 19th spoke with two detransitioners who feel harmed and used by the Trump administration, which has positioned itself as a protector of those who detransition.
19thnews.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Detransition is being used as political fodder by the Trump admin and its allies to support extreme anti-trans policies.
In the process, the reality of detransition is lost. For our new series, I spoke with detransitioners who feel harmed by the Trump admin. Their stories are complex and important.
In the process, the reality of detransition is lost. For our new series, I spoke with detransitioners who feel harmed by the Trump admin. Their stories are complex and important.
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The Epstein stuff is always so amazing to me because it's like "yes he was a sex criminal but if you can get past that, he was also an avowed eugenicist"
November 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Epstein stuff is always so amazing to me because it's like "yes he was a sex criminal but if you can get past that, he was also an avowed eugenicist"
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If you have stomach issues or diarrhea in the near future blame the senators who slipped these provisions into the funding bill to reopen the government.
www.levernews.com/shutdown-dea...
www.levernews.com/shutdown-dea...
Shutdown Deal Kills Food Safety Rules
After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration and Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.
www.levernews.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
If you have stomach issues or diarrhea in the near future blame the senators who slipped these provisions into the funding bill to reopen the government.
www.levernews.com/shutdown-dea...
www.levernews.com/shutdown-dea...
Crazy find by @freddy-brewster.bsky.social @lukewgoldstein.bsky.social. Give it a read!
After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration and Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.
www.levernews.com/shutdown-dea...
www.levernews.com/shutdown-dea...
Shutdown Deal Kills Food Safety Rules
After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration and Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.
www.levernews.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Crazy find by @freddy-brewster.bsky.social @lukewgoldstein.bsky.social. Give it a read!
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No one will ever sum up Bari Weiss's career more succinctly than "what's the point of standards"
“Standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She asks ‘What’s the point of standards?’
November 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
No one will ever sum up Bari Weiss's career more succinctly than "what's the point of standards"
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Bernie Sanders has said in the Senate after Susan Collins reportedly laughed about the new funding bill:
“If this bill passes, certain groups will see their premiums triple. When you remove healthcare from 15 million people, 50,000 Americans will die who didn’t have to. Do you think that’s funny?”
“If this bill passes, certain groups will see their premiums triple. When you remove healthcare from 15 million people, 50,000 Americans will die who didn’t have to. Do you think that’s funny?”
November 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Bernie Sanders has said in the Senate after Susan Collins reportedly laughed about the new funding bill:
“If this bill passes, certain groups will see their premiums triple. When you remove healthcare from 15 million people, 50,000 Americans will die who didn’t have to. Do you think that’s funny?”
“If this bill passes, certain groups will see their premiums triple. When you remove healthcare from 15 million people, 50,000 Americans will die who didn’t have to. Do you think that’s funny?”
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BREAKING: Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn same-sex marriage rights
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
BREAKING: Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn same-sex marriage rights
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Taking the (few) wins when and where we can on this timeline
The challenge to the court's 2015 ruling came from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex licenses after the court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which recognized a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. n.pr/47yOyEH
Supreme Court declines to revisit gay marriage decision
The challenge to the court's 2015 ruling came from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex licenses after the court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which recognized a constitutional right to same-sex marriage.
n.pr
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Taking the (few) wins when and where we can on this timeline
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Instead of a drinking game, what if for every time you contact your government representative to not settle on the government shutdown you donate $5 to your local food bank (assuming you aren't poor).
November 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Instead of a drinking game, what if for every time you contact your government representative to not settle on the government shutdown you donate $5 to your local food bank (assuming you aren't poor).
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INVESTIGATION: American taxpayers already spent $6 billion to develop GLP-1 drugs, and then pharma lobbyists bought enough politicians to make sure drug companies were allowed to charge Americans the world’s highest prices for those drugs that we already paid for.
This is how corruption works 👇
This is how corruption works 👇
You’ve Already Paid $6 Billion For Weight-Loss Drugs You Can’t Afford
U.S. taxpayers spent billions developing Ozempic-type diabetes and weight-loss drugs — now those drugs’ markups could bankrupt the U.S. health care system.
www.levernews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
INVESTIGATION: American taxpayers already spent $6 billion to develop GLP-1 drugs, and then pharma lobbyists bought enough politicians to make sure drug companies were allowed to charge Americans the world’s highest prices for those drugs that we already paid for.
This is how corruption works 👇
This is how corruption works 👇
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1. In a major shadow docket ruling from the Supreme Court, the court has ruled against trans people's passports, giving a stay to the Trump administration.
The admin has previously indicated it intend to revoke some passports if it got this ruling.
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The admin has previously indicated it intend to revoke some passports if it got this ruling.
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SCOTUS Rules Against Trans People's Passport Gender Markers In Shadow Docket Ruling
The administration has previously indicated it could revoke some trans people's passports if it got this ruling.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
1. In a major shadow docket ruling from the Supreme Court, the court has ruled against trans people's passports, giving a stay to the Trump administration.
The admin has previously indicated it intend to revoke some passports if it got this ruling.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
The admin has previously indicated it intend to revoke some passports if it got this ruling.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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BREAKING: The US Trump administration must fully fund SNAP food benefits by this Friday, a US Federal judge has ruled per Reuters
November 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
BREAKING: The US Trump administration must fully fund SNAP food benefits by this Friday, a US Federal judge has ruled per Reuters
Proud of this state <3
Colorado voters have approved raising taxes on households earning over $300,000 to fund meals for all public school students, raise salaries for school meal staff, and bolster SNAP at the state level.
November 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Proud of this state <3
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No fewer than 28 billionaires donated at least 100k to beat Zohran Mamdani. Their overt attempt to buy the election provided Mamdani with perfect talking points. From @ryanlcooper.com: trib.al/LEnjMCa
America’s Dumbest Billionaires Fail to Stop Zohran Mamdani - The American Prospect
It’s encouraging on many levels: New York City didn’t submit to a campaign of flagrant bigotry from disgraced two-time loser Andrew Cuomo, and Americans, particularly young ones, can still be politically inspired by a good candidate with a good message.
trib.al
November 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
No fewer than 28 billionaires donated at least 100k to beat Zohran Mamdani. Their overt attempt to buy the election provided Mamdani with perfect talking points. From @ryanlcooper.com: trib.al/LEnjMCa
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BREAKING: Former FTC chair Lina Khan to serve as co-chair of Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral transition team.
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
BREAKING: Former FTC chair Lina Khan to serve as co-chair of Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral transition team.
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🚨BREAKING: Three Democratic justices on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court have all won another 10-year term in a high-stakes retention election that saw a major GOP push to reshape the state’s highest court. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
In Win for Democracy in Pennsylvania, Dems Retain Majority on Supreme Court
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
🚨BREAKING: Three Democratic justices on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court have all won another 10-year term in a high-stakes retention election that saw a major GOP push to reshape the state’s highest court. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Everyone should pay careful attention to the Maine voter ID ballot measure (Prop 1). It is on track to lose -- thereby proving that the GOP claims that voter ID laws are overwhelmingly popular is a lie. Perhaps now the legacy media will stop repeating that nonsense.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Everyone should pay careful attention to the Maine voter ID ballot measure (Prop 1). It is on track to lose -- thereby proving that the GOP claims that voter ID laws are overwhelmingly popular is a lie. Perhaps now the legacy media will stop repeating that nonsense.
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California passes proposition 50, which will mean multiple anti-LGBTQ+ Republican congress people will likely lose their seat.
A continual bloodbath for anti-LGBTQ+ Republicans tonight.
A continual bloodbath for anti-LGBTQ+ Republicans tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 4:05 AM
California passes proposition 50, which will mean multiple anti-LGBTQ+ Republican congress people will likely lose their seat.
A continual bloodbath for anti-LGBTQ+ Republicans tonight.
A continual bloodbath for anti-LGBTQ+ Republicans tonight.
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Zohran Mamdani had a message for President Trump on Tuesday after his win in the New York mayoral election: "New York will remain a city of immigrants: a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and, as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Zohran Mamdani had a message for President Trump on Tuesday after his win in the New York mayoral election: "New York will remain a city of immigrants: a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and, as of tonight, led by an immigrant."