@karencook.bsky.social
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Senate Republicans are trying to force their budget through this weekend.
The bill cuts healthcare to give tax breaks to the rich.
They had no public hearings.
Last-minute changes mean very few will have read the full bill.
It will likely pass in the dead of night.
Scam.
The bill cuts healthcare to give tax breaks to the rich.
They had no public hearings.
Last-minute changes mean very few will have read the full bill.
It will likely pass in the dead of night.
Scam.
June 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Senate Republicans are trying to force their budget through this weekend.
The bill cuts healthcare to give tax breaks to the rich.
They had no public hearings.
Last-minute changes mean very few will have read the full bill.
It will likely pass in the dead of night.
Scam.
The bill cuts healthcare to give tax breaks to the rich.
They had no public hearings.
Last-minute changes mean very few will have read the full bill.
It will likely pass in the dead of night.
Scam.
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Not just shingles vaccine, but also RSV vaccine reduces the risk of dementia, which highlights the benefit of revving up the immune system in older individuals
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Lower risk of dementia with AS01-adjuvanted vaccination against shingles and respiratory syncytial virus infections - npj Vaccines
npj Vaccines - Lower risk of dementia with AS01-adjuvanted vaccination against shingles and respiratory syncytial virus infections
www.nature.com
June 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Not just shingles vaccine, but also RSV vaccine reduces the risk of dementia, which highlights the benefit of revving up the immune system in older individuals
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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🏛️ This morning, the Supreme Court will decide 6 major cases, including cases that will impact our right to citizenship and our right to vote. Stay with us for updates.
June 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
🏛️ This morning, the Supreme Court will decide 6 major cases, including cases that will impact our right to citizenship and our right to vote. Stay with us for updates.
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Justice Jackson did not come to play today (Birthright citizenship/nationwide injunctions)
June 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Justice Jackson did not come to play today (Birthright citizenship/nationwide injunctions)
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Just like a woman in California has a right to an abortion twhile a woman in Missouri does not.
That was the entire point of state’s rights. Some state have rights for their citizens and others do not.
That was the entire point of state’s rights. Some state have rights for their citizens and others do not.
Which means a baby born in New York to undocumented parents will be a citizen. But a baby born to undocumented parents in Kentucky will not be a citizen.
This is madness.
This is madness.
June 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Just like a woman in California has a right to an abortion twhile a woman in Missouri does not.
That was the entire point of state’s rights. Some state have rights for their citizens and others do not.
That was the entire point of state’s rights. Some state have rights for their citizens and others do not.
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Stripping birthright citizenship from people born in this country goes against rights guaranteed in the Constitution. We must stand against unconstitutional actions and stand up for the fundamental rights granted to people in the United States of America.
June 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Stripping birthright citizenship from people born in this country goes against rights guaranteed in the Constitution. We must stand against unconstitutional actions and stand up for the fundamental rights granted to people in the United States of America.
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The abrupt exit of the presidents of two of the nation’s largest labor unions from the DNC's top leadership board has exposed simmering tensions over the party’s direction.
Union leaders’ exit from DNC exposes ‘mind-boggling’ tensions inside Democratic party
www.theguardian.com
June 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The abrupt exit of the presidents of two of the nation’s largest labor unions from the DNC's top leadership board has exposed simmering tensions over the party’s direction.
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Hey, if you're a nerd like me, check out this report from the Taxpayer Advocate to Congress. It explains how the IRS does so much with so little, and now we will have to do it with 22% fewer personnel.
#irsstrong
#irsstrong
2026 Objectives Report to Congress
Read the 2026 Objectives Report to Congress (JRC) from the National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) Erin M. Collins.
www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov
June 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Hey, if you're a nerd like me, check out this report from the Taxpayer Advocate to Congress. It explains how the IRS does so much with so little, and now we will have to do it with 22% fewer personnel.
#irsstrong
#irsstrong
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Over 11,000 people were either fired or took buyouts at the IRS.
And roughly $500 billion in revenue will be lost just this year because of the cuts.
Remind us again how that improves government efficiency?
And roughly $500 billion in revenue will be lost just this year because of the cuts.
Remind us again how that improves government efficiency?
DOGE cuts to the IRS will cost $500 billion in lost revenue, watchdog finds
DOGE ‘destroyed, diminished or jeopardized’ billions of dollars in returns on government investments, CREW discovered
www.the-independent.com
June 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Over 11,000 people were either fired or took buyouts at the IRS.
And roughly $500 billion in revenue will be lost just this year because of the cuts.
Remind us again how that improves government efficiency?
And roughly $500 billion in revenue will be lost just this year because of the cuts.
Remind us again how that improves government efficiency?
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The best time to stop an ICE agent is before they can grab an individual, once a person is in their hands and you de-arrest them or help them flee, that person is going to be hit with federal charges on top of their deportation. This will make their legal woes far more troublesome. Know when to act.
June 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The best time to stop an ICE agent is before they can grab an individual, once a person is in their hands and you de-arrest them or help them flee, that person is going to be hit with federal charges on top of their deportation. This will make their legal woes far more troublesome. Know when to act.
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Wait a second….
Thimerisol is safe.
The summary of evidence in the ACIP background materials said just that.
But….who removed that from the ACIP website?
If you’re trying to “restore public trust,” hiding the scientific body of evidence is NOT the way.
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
Thimerisol is safe.
The summary of evidence in the ACIP background materials said just that.
But….who removed that from the ACIP website?
If you’re trying to “restore public trust,” hiding the scientific body of evidence is NOT the way.
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
June 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Wait a second….
Thimerisol is safe.
The summary of evidence in the ACIP background materials said just that.
But….who removed that from the ACIP website?
If you’re trying to “restore public trust,” hiding the scientific body of evidence is NOT the way.
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
Thimerisol is safe.
The summary of evidence in the ACIP background materials said just that.
But….who removed that from the ACIP website?
If you’re trying to “restore public trust,” hiding the scientific body of evidence is NOT the way.
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
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Nothing to see here…just the Missouri Secretary of State who ran on “porn in public libraries” and “teachers grooming students with books” taking off his shirt and flexing a bit on stage while speaking to teenage boys at Boys State in St Charles.
June 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Nothing to see here…just the Missouri Secretary of State who ran on “porn in public libraries” and “teachers grooming students with books” taking off his shirt and flexing a bit on stage while speaking to teenage boys at Boys State in St Charles.
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Among all of the other reasons to criticize Medina, it makes clear that Dobbs was never just about returning abortion decisions to the states. It was always (as @profmmurray.bsky.social and others have been saying all along) an intentional step making it harder to protect abortion rights everywhere.
And, predictably, in Medina, Justice Thomas isn't content to axe Planned Parenthood from Medicaid.
He would go further ... "to reexamine more broadly this Court’s §1983 jurisprudence . . . ."
This is an invitation to undermine a major foundation of civil rights litigation.
He would go further ... "to reexamine more broadly this Court’s §1983 jurisprudence . . . ."
This is an invitation to undermine a major foundation of civil rights litigation.
June 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Among all of the other reasons to criticize Medina, it makes clear that Dobbs was never just about returning abortion decisions to the states. It was always (as @profmmurray.bsky.social and others have been saying all along) an intentional step making it harder to protect abortion rights everywhere.
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Amazon just ghosted the European Parliament AGAIN. No-shows at official hearings. Secret lobbying behind closed doors. Worker rights ignored. Enough is enough.
It’s time to demand accountability. It’s time to #MakeAmazonPay.
It’s time to demand accountability. It’s time to #MakeAmazonPay.
EU Parliament snubs Amazon from hearing over representative dispute
Amazon was not represented at a hearing of the European Parliament after a row with the employment committee over which personnel should appear before it.
www.euronews.com
June 26, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Amazon just ghosted the European Parliament AGAIN. No-shows at official hearings. Secret lobbying behind closed doors. Worker rights ignored. Enough is enough.
It’s time to demand accountability. It’s time to #MakeAmazonPay.
It’s time to demand accountability. It’s time to #MakeAmazonPay.
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A foundation model of 10 million ECGs shows how much is encoded in these recordings that cardiologists would not be able to detect
ai.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...
ai.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...
An Electrocardiogram Foundation Model Built on over 10 Million Recordings
Artificial intelligence (AI) has demonstrated significant potential in electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis and cardiovascular disease assessment. Recently, foundation models have played a remarkable r...
ai.nejm.org
June 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A foundation model of 10 million ECGs shows how much is encoded in these recordings that cardiologists would not be able to detect
ai.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...
ai.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...
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When political power silences science, we all lose. From climate to health, anti‑science agendas erode progress.
Scientists, institutions, and leaders must speak up - or risk letting ideology undermine academic freedom and evidence-based discovery.
zurl.co/OrCHk
#StandUpForScience
Scientists, institutions, and leaders must speak up - or risk letting ideology undermine academic freedom and evidence-based discovery.
zurl.co/OrCHk
#StandUpForScience
In the face of anti-science politics, silence is not without cost
More scientific leaders need to speak out about anti-science agendas and threats to academic freedom across the world. More scientific leaders need to speak out about anti-science agendas and threats to academic freedom across the world.
www.nature.com
June 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
When political power silences science, we all lose. From climate to health, anti‑science agendas erode progress.
Scientists, institutions, and leaders must speak up - or risk letting ideology undermine academic freedom and evidence-based discovery.
zurl.co/OrCHk
#StandUpForScience
Scientists, institutions, and leaders must speak up - or risk letting ideology undermine academic freedom and evidence-based discovery.
zurl.co/OrCHk
#StandUpForScience
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What the Supreme Court Knew in 1803
and Why it Matters Today open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
and Why it Matters Today open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
What the Supreme Court Knew in 1803
And Why it Matters Today
open.substack.com
June 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
What the Supreme Court Knew in 1803
and Why it Matters Today open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
and Why it Matters Today open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Bibi Netanyahu being boycotted by UN diplomats. It’s time for this criminal to face the consequences of his atrocities.
June 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Bibi Netanyahu being boycotted by UN diplomats. It’s time for this criminal to face the consequences of his atrocities.
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Today, Rhode Island became the TENTH state to ban assault weapons thanks to the tireless advocacy and organizing of @momsdemand.bsky.social and @studentsdemand.bsky.social volunteers and survivors. 💪🏾
June 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Today, Rhode Island became the TENTH state to ban assault weapons thanks to the tireless advocacy and organizing of @momsdemand.bsky.social and @studentsdemand.bsky.social volunteers and survivors. 💪🏾
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Since Oct last yr I’ve been attending the tribunal hearing of anti-vax doctor David Cartland for harassment of other professionals & “attempting to flout the [vaccine] exemption procedure”.
This morning they determined “his misconduct was fundamentally incompatible with continued registration”.
This morning they determined “his misconduct was fundamentally incompatible with continued registration”.
June 26, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Since Oct last yr I’ve been attending the tribunal hearing of anti-vax doctor David Cartland for harassment of other professionals & “attempting to flout the [vaccine] exemption procedure”.
This morning they determined “his misconduct was fundamentally incompatible with continued registration”.
This morning they determined “his misconduct was fundamentally incompatible with continued registration”.
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After getting blocked the first time, Sen. Mike Lee is revising his land grab plan and trying to sneak it back into the “Big 💩 Bill.” The new proposal would force the sale of up to 1.2 million acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
June 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
After getting blocked the first time, Sen. Mike Lee is revising his land grab plan and trying to sneak it back into the “Big 💩 Bill.” The new proposal would force the sale of up to 1.2 million acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
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So the Iran Nuclear Deal, a sophisticated multilateral agreement reached by hundreds of adults over a two-year period—which kept us safe for years—has been replaced by a pathetic, obviously false bedtime story about a supposedly obliterated nuclear program being told to us by a known con man
Got it
Got it
June 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
So the Iran Nuclear Deal, a sophisticated multilateral agreement reached by hundreds of adults over a two-year period—which kept us safe for years—has been replaced by a pathetic, obviously false bedtime story about a supposedly obliterated nuclear program being told to us by a known con man
Got it
Got it
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Ummmmmmmm excuse me but what the whole entire fuck?????? 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳
June 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Ummmmmmmm excuse me but what the whole entire fuck?????? 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳
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Incredibly embarrassing
June 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Incredibly embarrassing