Jill Damplo
@jdamps.bsky.social
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Powell did a better job pointing out Trumps blatant lying than our media ever has.😵💫
July 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Powell did a better job pointing out Trumps blatant lying than our media ever has.😵💫
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It's crazy that medical training now not only focuses on taking care of ppl's health, but also how to be prepared to offer basic legal help to fight against hostile actions by this regime.
But, as the author says, "More than ever, it is up to us to protect each other."
But, as the author says, "More than ever, it is up to us to protect each other."
I’m A Doctor. The Things I’m Now Being Trained To Do In Trump’s America Are Terrifying.
“It was then I realized that I was being prepared to be a doctor in an emerging police state.”
www.huffpost.com
July 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It's crazy that medical training now not only focuses on taking care of ppl's health, but also how to be prepared to offer basic legal help to fight against hostile actions by this regime.
But, as the author says, "More than ever, it is up to us to protect each other."
But, as the author says, "More than ever, it is up to us to protect each other."
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On C-SPAN this morning I made it clear difference between 2 parties: Democratic party is the one that gave Americans Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and Children's Health Insurance Program. GOP is the party of tax cuts for the wealthy and the Jan. 6 terrorist attack.
July 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
On C-SPAN this morning I made it clear difference between 2 parties: Democratic party is the one that gave Americans Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and Children's Health Insurance Program. GOP is the party of tax cuts for the wealthy and the Jan. 6 terrorist attack.
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Spreading public health misinformation has consequences.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/05/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/07/05/h...
Measles cases surge to record high since disease was declared eliminated in the US | CNN
There have been more measles cases in the US this year than any other since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago.
www.cnn.com
July 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Spreading public health misinformation has consequences.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/05/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/07/05/h...
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NEW: More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban.
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage
A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.
www.propublica.org
July 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
NEW: More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban.
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
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🚨 alert! 🚨 alert! Run for your lives, there’s a band playing!
June 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
🚨 alert! 🚨 alert! Run for your lives, there’s a band playing!
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California sued President Trump yesterday, accusing him of illegally seizing control of the California National Guard to suppress protests in Los Angeles — without the governor’s consent.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
California to Sue Trump Over Federalizing National Guard
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
California sued President Trump yesterday, accusing him of illegally seizing control of the California National Guard to suppress protests in Los Angeles — without the governor’s consent.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Looks like Trump sold a pardon for a million bucks.
His corrupt pardons have mostly been ignored by the legacy media. The 3rd chapter of #RoughBeast covers this extensively & should make anyone with even a scintilla of belief in the rule of law nauseous.
Time was, this was a bipartisan belief:
His corrupt pardons have mostly been ignored by the legacy media. The 3rd chapter of #RoughBeast covers this extensively & should make anyone with even a scintilla of belief in the rule of law nauseous.
Time was, this was a bipartisan belief:
May 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Looks like Trump sold a pardon for a million bucks.
His corrupt pardons have mostly been ignored by the legacy media. The 3rd chapter of #RoughBeast covers this extensively & should make anyone with even a scintilla of belief in the rule of law nauseous.
Time was, this was a bipartisan belief:
His corrupt pardons have mostly been ignored by the legacy media. The 3rd chapter of #RoughBeast covers this extensively & should make anyone with even a scintilla of belief in the rule of law nauseous.
Time was, this was a bipartisan belief:
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Trump wants 1 million deported, but despite his lies there aren't many murderers and rapists. Instead, they arrest teens for Driving While Brown, or use a ploy to disappear refugees who come to immigration court
The pathetic truth behind ICE's masks. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
The pathetic truth behind ICE's masks. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
The ugly truth behind ICE agents’ masks | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, is civility a good thing in college admissions?
www.inquirer.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Trump wants 1 million deported, but despite his lies there aren't many murderers and rapists. Instead, they arrest teens for Driving While Brown, or use a ploy to disappear refugees who come to immigration court
The pathetic truth behind ICE's masks. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
The pathetic truth behind ICE's masks. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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We are currently being treated to a split screen that sums up the stark contrast in the world of journalism between inspirational courage versus spineless greed. The first is veteran journalist Scott Pelley. The other is Jake Tapper. My article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/in-a-world...
In a world of Jake Tappers, be a Scott Pelley
We need more Scott Pelleys!
deanobeidallah.substack.com
May 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
We are currently being treated to a split screen that sums up the stark contrast in the world of journalism between inspirational courage versus spineless greed. The first is veteran journalist Scott Pelley. The other is Jake Tapper. My article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/in-a-world...
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“Conservatives” are going to replace the most established and prestigious journals with government-backed propaganda.
He’s obviously also doing this because these journals won’t publish the crooked science he intends to perform to promote his crazy ideas.
He’s obviously also doing this because these journals won’t publish the crooked science he intends to perform to promote his crazy ideas.
"Kennedy said the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association and The Lancet...were 'corrupt'...'Unless those journals change dramatically, we are going to stop NIH scientists from publishing in them and we’re going to create our own journals in-house'”
RFK Jr. threatens to bar government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
May 28, 2025 at 11:21 AM
“Conservatives” are going to replace the most established and prestigious journals with government-backed propaganda.
He’s obviously also doing this because these journals won’t publish the crooked science he intends to perform to promote his crazy ideas.
He’s obviously also doing this because these journals won’t publish the crooked science he intends to perform to promote his crazy ideas.
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Awful: Trump just blamed foreign students for taking the slots of American kids. But the cuts in the House GOP bill he's pushing could cost hundreds of thousands of working class kids their route to college.
Those two things are connected. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/1957...
Those two things are connected. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/1957...
Trump’s Fury at Harvard Gets More Deranged—and Exposes a Big MAGA Scam
Trump says he’s attacking foreign students because they’re taking places reserved for American kids. But the House GOP budget bill would hurt countless American students from the working class.
newrepublic.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Awful: Trump just blamed foreign students for taking the slots of American kids. But the cuts in the House GOP bill he's pushing could cost hundreds of thousands of working class kids their route to college.
Those two things are connected. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/1957...
Those two things are connected. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/1957...
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Censorship: www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took aim at reputed journals such as the Lancet and said the agency will create “in-house” publications instead.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Censorship: www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Trump’s really pissed at us. We really should’ve just let him keep the classified documents, the hush money, the fake electors, and not convicted him at trial. The revenge stings, but I tell myself it’s temporary.
May 28, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Trump’s really pissed at us. We really should’ve just let him keep the classified documents, the hush money, the fake electors, and not convicted him at trial. The revenge stings, but I tell myself it’s temporary.
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Guys, it's the oligarchs. If you want to blame someone for 2024, blame the oligarchs. Anyone telling you to blame someone else is part of the oligarchy. Dark money has been to blame since citizens united.
May 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Guys, it's the oligarchs. If you want to blame someone for 2024, blame the oligarchs. Anyone telling you to blame someone else is part of the oligarchy. Dark money has been to blame since citizens united.
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Tax Evader Pardoned by Trump After Mom Attended $1M-Per-Plate Mar-a-Lago Dinner: Report https://twp.ai/4imw2j
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Tax Evader Pardoned by Trump After Mom Attended $1M-Per-Plate Mar-a-Lago Dinner: Report
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May 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Tax Evader Pardoned by Trump After Mom Attended $1M-Per-Plate Mar-a-Lago Dinner: Report https://twp.ai/4imw2j
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Steve Bannon Suffers Legal Setback https://twp.ai/4imw2d
www.newsweek.com
Steve Bannon suffers legal setback
twp.ai
May 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Steve Bannon Suffers Legal Setback https://twp.ai/4imw2d
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Mild critisism and stating the very obvious about the deficit is not exactly political courage and is no commitment to cost-cutting, especially given the needless havoc he has caused across the world www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
Musk says he’s ‘disappointed’ with Trump-backed megabill
The billionaire’s criticism could influence the megabill’s prospects in the Senate.
www.politico.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Mild critisism and stating the very obvious about the deficit is not exactly political courage and is no commitment to cost-cutting, especially given the needless havoc he has caused across the world www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
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TODAY: A hearing will be held in Alabama to discuss next steps for the state’s congressional map and whether Alabama should be put into special federal oversight after a court found the state intentionally discriminated against Black voters.
Background:
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Background:
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump Judges Strike Down Alabama Congressional Map as Racially Discriminatory
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
TODAY: A hearing will be held in Alabama to discuss next steps for the state’s congressional map and whether Alabama should be put into special federal oversight after a court found the state intentionally discriminated against Black voters.
Background:
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Background:
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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To recap: House Republicans passed a budget in the dead of night by a single vote that will strip health care from millions of Americans, deliver a massive wealth transfer to the richest Americans, and exploded the deficit.
May 22, 2025 at 12:07 PM
To recap: House Republicans passed a budget in the dead of night by a single vote that will strip health care from millions of Americans, deliver a massive wealth transfer to the richest Americans, and exploded the deficit.
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Bringing this to Bsky bc @steverattner.bsky.social hasn't posted it yet and it's so critical. The entirety of the cuts to Medicaid and food benefits are to pay for tax cuts for people earning more than half a million a year.
Call Congress: 202-224-3121
Call Congress: 202-224-3121
May 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Bringing this to Bsky bc @steverattner.bsky.social hasn't posted it yet and it's so critical. The entirety of the cuts to Medicaid and food benefits are to pay for tax cuts for people earning more than half a million a year.
Call Congress: 202-224-3121
Call Congress: 202-224-3121
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Hayes: Every provision in this program is cruel and they know it. That's why none of them spoke on it in committee. That's why they have no response. That's why they don't hold town halls. That's why they don't answer questions. All they do is tweet, repeat, and hide in the back until they vote yes
May 22, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Hayes: Every provision in this program is cruel and they know it. That's why none of them spoke on it in committee. That's why they have no response. That's why they don't hold town halls. That's why they don't answer questions. All they do is tweet, repeat, and hide in the back until they vote yes
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We will not win the battle for democracy if those in the pro-democracy movement prize caution over taking risks. We cannot permit ourselves to be deterred by the inevitable defeats and public criticism that are inevitable along the long path of restoring democracy.
The Survival of Democracy Depends on Our Willingness to Fight The Survival of Democracy Depends on Our Willingness to Fight
Justice Riggs is right. We should not have to fight for democracy. But the reality is that we must.
www.democracydocket.com
May 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
We will not win the battle for democracy if those in the pro-democracy movement prize caution over taking risks. We cannot permit ourselves to be deterred by the inevitable defeats and public criticism that are inevitable along the long path of restoring democracy.
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NEW: Four Trump officials once too extreme to be confirmed—or keep their job—are back. One attacked women’s right to vote. One spoke at an event with White nationalists. Another called Obama a Muslim & said his CIA chief should be executed or a “prison bitch.
www.cnn.com/2025/05/20/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/05/20/p...
KFile: Too toxic for Trump’s first term, some officials are back in the fold | CNN Politics
At least four people from Donald Trump’s first term who were deemed too extreme or politically toxic to win Senate confirmation – or even keep their jobs – are now back in the fold and in some cases w...
www.cnn.com
May 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
NEW: Four Trump officials once too extreme to be confirmed—or keep their job—are back. One attacked women’s right to vote. One spoke at an event with White nationalists. Another called Obama a Muslim & said his CIA chief should be executed or a “prison bitch.
www.cnn.com/2025/05/20/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/05/20/p...
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Republicans want to kick 7.6M people off Medicaid to save $625B over 10 years.
Universal healthcare with Medicare for All would guarantee everyone healthcare and save $650B every year.
Republicans don’t care about healthcare or saving money — they want to harm people.
Universal healthcare with Medicare for All would guarantee everyone healthcare and save $650B every year.
Republicans don’t care about healthcare or saving money — they want to harm people.
May 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Republicans want to kick 7.6M people off Medicaid to save $625B over 10 years.
Universal healthcare with Medicare for All would guarantee everyone healthcare and save $650B every year.
Republicans don’t care about healthcare or saving money — they want to harm people.
Universal healthcare with Medicare for All would guarantee everyone healthcare and save $650B every year.
Republicans don’t care about healthcare or saving money — they want to harm people.