Jessica Allen
@jessicaallen.bsky.social
Illustrator, friend to animals, lover of words and pictures
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Average healthcare costs in the US:
Giving birth? $18,000
Cancer treatment? $150,000
One month ICU stay? Between 30k and 150k.
That’s not including copays, deductibles, interest and all the other hoops you have to jump through.
Cost in Canada? $0.
Cost in the UK? $0.
Cost in Australia? $0.
Giving birth? $18,000
Cancer treatment? $150,000
One month ICU stay? Between 30k and 150k.
That’s not including copays, deductibles, interest and all the other hoops you have to jump through.
Cost in Canada? $0.
Cost in the UK? $0.
Cost in Australia? $0.
November 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Average healthcare costs in the US:
Giving birth? $18,000
Cancer treatment? $150,000
One month ICU stay? Between 30k and 150k.
That’s not including copays, deductibles, interest and all the other hoops you have to jump through.
Cost in Canada? $0.
Cost in the UK? $0.
Cost in Australia? $0.
Giving birth? $18,000
Cancer treatment? $150,000
One month ICU stay? Between 30k and 150k.
That’s not including copays, deductibles, interest and all the other hoops you have to jump through.
Cost in Canada? $0.
Cost in the UK? $0.
Cost in Australia? $0.
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"Like a bunch of gangsters": 100+ nations were set to approve a historic plan to slash pollution from cargo ships. Then the US stepped in. Diplomats were stunned by “nasty” and “very personal” threats, including blacklisting, financial penalties, tariffs, sanctions, and the revocation of US visas.
November 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
"Like a bunch of gangsters": 100+ nations were set to approve a historic plan to slash pollution from cargo ships. Then the US stepped in. Diplomats were stunned by “nasty” and “very personal” threats, including blacklisting, financial penalties, tariffs, sanctions, and the revocation of US visas.
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Europeans recognise Mamdani's 'radical polices' as normal. Each one has been tried before and been successful - *that* is what frightens the right, not him failing, but him succeeding.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Europeans recognise Mamdani's 'radical polices' as normal. Each one has been tried before and been successful - *that* is what frightens the right, not him failing, but him succeeding.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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NEW: Billions of pounds of food are imported to the U.S. each year.
The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
www.propublica.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
NEW: Billions of pounds of food are imported to the U.S. each year.
The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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mamdani is human. he'll fuck up and fail, especially with a hostile press and the giant mess that is nyc's politics. but today is a great day for the brave women who told what cuomo did, and for those of us who care that it should matter. that power shouldn't go to those who hurt the poweless.
I'm happy that Mamdani won. But I won't let that get in the way of my celebrating Cuomo losing.
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
mamdani is human. he'll fuck up and fail, especially with a hostile press and the giant mess that is nyc's politics. but today is a great day for the brave women who told what cuomo did, and for those of us who care that it should matter. that power shouldn't go to those who hurt the poweless.
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It’s not hard to see how his apparent honesty and integrity are appealing even to voters who might not fully agree with him. And there’s his obvious love for NYC and its people and the joy he brings to campaigning. The Democratic Party needs to get its collective mind around why these things matter.
November 4, 2025 at 4:37 AM
It’s not hard to see how his apparent honesty and integrity are appealing even to voters who might not fully agree with him. And there’s his obvious love for NYC and its people and the joy he brings to campaigning. The Democratic Party needs to get its collective mind around why these things matter.
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Trump is creating a secret police force to deploy into and terrorize American cities as he pleases.
I introduced an amendment to defund it in our annual defense spending bill, and Republicans wouldn't even put it up for a vote. They are complicit in this assault on our freedoms.
I introduced an amendment to defund it in our annual defense spending bill, and Republicans wouldn't even put it up for a vote. They are complicit in this assault on our freedoms.
The Pentagon has ordered the National Guard to create “quick reaction” forces in every state and territory by January that are trained and equipped to respond to riots and civil unrest within the U.S.
Pentagon Orders National Guard to Establish Quick Reaction Forces for Civil Unrest, Riots
The riot control units are a major shift, underscoring the Trump administration’s push to directly involve the military in responding to demonstrations and other domestic missions.
on.wsj.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Trump is creating a secret police force to deploy into and terrorize American cities as he pleases.
I introduced an amendment to defund it in our annual defense spending bill, and Republicans wouldn't even put it up for a vote. They are complicit in this assault on our freedoms.
I introduced an amendment to defund it in our annual defense spending bill, and Republicans wouldn't even put it up for a vote. They are complicit in this assault on our freedoms.
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Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’
Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’
Indiana Jones star calls US president one history’s greatest criminals for attacks on science and boosting of fossil fuels
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’
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World Central Kitchen is feeding furloughed NASA and Defense workers in D.C. Chef José Andrés is a legend and a treasure. His team usually serves war and disaster zones and they’re already heading to Jamaica. Remember who’s stepping up and who isn’t, because It’s not MAGA.
October 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
World Central Kitchen is feeding furloughed NASA and Defense workers in D.C. Chef José Andrés is a legend and a treasure. His team usually serves war and disaster zones and they’re already heading to Jamaica. Remember who’s stepping up and who isn’t, because It’s not MAGA.
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Same equipment!
"In Germany, a standard 7kW rooftop solar system costs $10,000.
In Australia, it costs $4K
In the US, the same system costs about $28,000 — thanks partly to a mess of state, local, and HOA rules, per a new analysis shared with
@alexckaufman.bsky.social"
heatmap.news/energy/solar...
"In Germany, a standard 7kW rooftop solar system costs $10,000.
In Australia, it costs $4K
In the US, the same system costs about $28,000 — thanks partly to a mess of state, local, and HOA rules, per a new analysis shared with
@alexckaufman.bsky.social"
heatmap.news/energy/solar...
Simpler Solar Regulations Would Save Americans $1.2 Trillion
A new analysis by Permit Power calculates the cumulative benefits of cheap rooftop solar over the lifetime of a typical rig.
heatmap.news
October 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Same equipment!
"In Germany, a standard 7kW rooftop solar system costs $10,000.
In Australia, it costs $4K
In the US, the same system costs about $28,000 — thanks partly to a mess of state, local, and HOA rules, per a new analysis shared with
@alexckaufman.bsky.social"
heatmap.news/energy/solar...
"In Germany, a standard 7kW rooftop solar system costs $10,000.
In Australia, it costs $4K
In the US, the same system costs about $28,000 — thanks partly to a mess of state, local, and HOA rules, per a new analysis shared with
@alexckaufman.bsky.social"
heatmap.news/energy/solar...
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Since Barack Obama, Democratic presidential candidates and "dark money" groups have raised more money than Republicans--often doubling them.
So much of the Dem money is wasted. Publishing a piece on this Sunday explaining these graphs and much more. I need your help to make the piece viral. Thanks!
So much of the Dem money is wasted. Publishing a piece on this Sunday explaining these graphs and much more. I need your help to make the piece viral. Thanks!
October 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Since Barack Obama, Democratic presidential candidates and "dark money" groups have raised more money than Republicans--often doubling them.
So much of the Dem money is wasted. Publishing a piece on this Sunday explaining these graphs and much more. I need your help to make the piece viral. Thanks!
So much of the Dem money is wasted. Publishing a piece on this Sunday explaining these graphs and much more. I need your help to make the piece viral. Thanks!
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SCOOP from me:
I uncovered that the Interior Department just quietly defunded *two* multimillion dollar research programs studying how whales move and behave near U.S. wind farms actively being built.
Trump blames wind turbines for whale deaths, then cuts vital research on the topic. 🧵
I uncovered that the Interior Department just quietly defunded *two* multimillion dollar research programs studying how whales move and behave near U.S. wind farms actively being built.
Trump blames wind turbines for whale deaths, then cuts vital research on the topic. 🧵
Trump claims ‘wind mills’ kill whales but quietly torpedoes the…
The Interior Department defunds two vital research programs that track North Atlantic right whales near active offshore wind construction sites.
www.canarymedia.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
SCOOP from me:
I uncovered that the Interior Department just quietly defunded *two* multimillion dollar research programs studying how whales move and behave near U.S. wind farms actively being built.
Trump blames wind turbines for whale deaths, then cuts vital research on the topic. 🧵
I uncovered that the Interior Department just quietly defunded *two* multimillion dollar research programs studying how whales move and behave near U.S. wind farms actively being built.
Trump blames wind turbines for whale deaths, then cuts vital research on the topic. 🧵
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trump is demolishing our national symbols and selling the country for scrap to his corrupt donors
Exclusive: Leaked documents detail Trump's plans to open East and West coasts to offshore oil drilling.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Exclusive: Leaked documents detail Trump's plans to open East and West coasts to offshore oil drilling
The Trump administration plans to open whole swaths of the East and West Coasts to offshore drilling, including areas previously protected for environmental reasons, documents show.
www.yahoo.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
trump is demolishing our national symbols and selling the country for scrap to his corrupt donors
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More people marched today than at any time in the history of the United States.
For @nytimes.com, it was the 6th most important story.
They are making sure that those in power do not see what they do not want to see.
This is not what we were brought up to think of as journalism.
For @nytimes.com, it was the 6th most important story.
They are making sure that those in power do not see what they do not want to see.
This is not what we were brought up to think of as journalism.
October 19, 2025 at 2:58 AM
More people marched today than at any time in the history of the United States.
For @nytimes.com, it was the 6th most important story.
They are making sure that those in power do not see what they do not want to see.
This is not what we were brought up to think of as journalism.
For @nytimes.com, it was the 6th most important story.
They are making sure that those in power do not see what they do not want to see.
This is not what we were brought up to think of as journalism.
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This post buries the lede: "Push for what you can't control alone. Vote for leaders who support climate-smart investments; demand action from those already in power; sign petitions; and join collective campaigns that drive change at scale."
🌍 80% of people worldwide want stronger #ClimateAction.
But not all choices are equal. WRI Climate research ranks 19 ways to help the climate, showing which actions make the biggest impact.
Explore the list: bit.ly/4q0pWvC
But not all choices are equal. WRI Climate research ranks 19 ways to help the climate, showing which actions make the biggest impact.
Explore the list: bit.ly/4q0pWvC
October 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This post buries the lede: "Push for what you can't control alone. Vote for leaders who support climate-smart investments; demand action from those already in power; sign petitions; and join collective campaigns that drive change at scale."
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The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.
The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.
We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.
The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.
We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.
October 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.
The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.
We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.
The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.
We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.
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I still can’t understand why there isn’t a livestream on CNN, etc of Portland 24/7 and then split screened when he says this…
Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."
October 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I still can’t understand why there isn’t a livestream on CNN, etc of Portland 24/7 and then split screened when he says this…
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My husband was detained by ICE today
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
October 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
My husband was detained by ICE today
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
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NEW—US Department of Education sent out standard Out of Office language to employees on Wednesday in light of shutdown. Later yesterday, workers tell me they found someone had updated their auto-responses without consent to a new one blaming Democrats.
Version of original on left, updated on right:
Version of original on left, updated on right:
October 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
NEW—US Department of Education sent out standard Out of Office language to employees on Wednesday in light of shutdown. Later yesterday, workers tell me they found someone had updated their auto-responses without consent to a new one blaming Democrats.
Version of original on left, updated on right:
Version of original on left, updated on right:
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quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric
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Since Sept. 9, Roberts has been letting Trump run out the clock on congressionally-required spending through an "administrative" stay blocking a district court injunction on the shadow docket while Roberts and SCOTUS are considering DOJ's (extremely weak) "pocket rescission" arguments.
September 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Since Sept. 9, Roberts has been letting Trump run out the clock on congressionally-required spending through an "administrative" stay blocking a district court injunction on the shadow docket while Roberts and SCOTUS are considering DOJ's (extremely weak) "pocket rescission" arguments.
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Our national parks are not billboards for propaganda.
I’m calling on Secretary Burgum to reverse this order immediately and restore what’s been erased.
The National Park System does not belong to any administration. It belongs to the American people.
I’m calling on Secretary Burgum to reverse this order immediately and restore what’s been erased.
The National Park System does not belong to any administration. It belongs to the American people.
September 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Our national parks are not billboards for propaganda.
I’m calling on Secretary Burgum to reverse this order immediately and restore what’s been erased.
The National Park System does not belong to any administration. It belongs to the American people.
I’m calling on Secretary Burgum to reverse this order immediately and restore what’s been erased.
The National Park System does not belong to any administration. It belongs to the American people.
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In 1983, 90% of U.S. media was owned by 50 companies. By 2012, that number was 6. Today, it's just 5.
Decades of media consolidation made it "a lot easier for authoritarian government to exercise control," consumer advocate Gigi Sohn says.
Much more in my new piece: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Decades of media consolidation made it "a lot easier for authoritarian government to exercise control," consumer advocate Gigi Sohn says.
Much more in my new piece: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
September 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
In 1983, 90% of U.S. media was owned by 50 companies. By 2012, that number was 6. Today, it's just 5.
Decades of media consolidation made it "a lot easier for authoritarian government to exercise control," consumer advocate Gigi Sohn says.
Much more in my new piece: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Decades of media consolidation made it "a lot easier for authoritarian government to exercise control," consumer advocate Gigi Sohn says.
Much more in my new piece: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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People need to understand that, more than any coherent ideology, what we have is a mafia state.
Want a job? You have to pay the ruling party. Need a passport processed on time? Pay up. Need government funding for that road? Help Eric Trump buy that yacht he wants.
Ruling party gets a cut.
Want a job? You have to pay the ruling party. Need a passport processed on time? Pay up. Need government funding for that road? Help Eric Trump buy that yacht he wants.
Ruling party gets a cut.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr says Sinclair has "every right" to demand that Jimmy Kimmel to donate to Turning Point USA
September 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
People need to understand that, more than any coherent ideology, what we have is a mafia state.
Want a job? You have to pay the ruling party. Need a passport processed on time? Pay up. Need government funding for that road? Help Eric Trump buy that yacht he wants.
Ruling party gets a cut.
Want a job? You have to pay the ruling party. Need a passport processed on time? Pay up. Need government funding for that road? Help Eric Trump buy that yacht he wants.
Ruling party gets a cut.
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The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co
September 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...