Previn Witana
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Well, this is certainly a menacing statement from a Louisiana prosecutor who criminally charged a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills across state lines
www.nola.com/news/politic...
www.nola.com/news/politic...
August 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Well, this is certainly a menacing statement from a Louisiana prosecutor who criminally charged a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills across state lines
www.nola.com/news/politic...
www.nola.com/news/politic...
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I guess by now I should be done being surprised that Nazis figured of the most perfectly evil way to weaponize claims of antisemitism
I'm Jewish and I think about antisemitism all the time. I can't tell you how fucking weird it is that Homeland Security posting literal neo-Nazi propaganda generates less discussion about the threat to Jews than a mayoral candidate who believes Palestinians are human beings.
DHS is recruiting using a not-so-subtle reference to a 1978 book from white nationalist William Gayley Simpson, Which Way Western Man?
Simpson's book was released under an imprint associated with the National Alliance, founded by Turner Diaries author William Luther Pierce.
Simpson's book was released under an imprint associated with the National Alliance, founded by Turner Diaries author William Luther Pierce.
August 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I guess by now I should be done being surprised that Nazis figured of the most perfectly evil way to weaponize claims of antisemitism
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What do Republican Christians to get from Trump? What they’ve been after for 50 years, the right to kill for the crime of pregnancy.
BREAKING: The Trump admin is scrapping Biden admin guidance that hospitals in states with abortion bans can't turn away pregnant patients experiencing medical emergencies. The move comes amid court battles over the guidance in Idaho, Tennessee and Texas. www.cms.gov/newsroom/pre...
CMS Statement on Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) | CMS
The Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) are rescinding July 2022 guidance from CMS with the subject “Reinforcement of EMTALA Obligations specif...
www.cms.gov
June 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
What do Republican Christians to get from Trump? What they’ve been after for 50 years, the right to kill for the crime of pregnancy.
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This is why it is important to lean on the Republicans too. Every member of Congress should be catching pure hell about what is happening right now. And the governors of every state. A foot on all of their necks, because that's all they understand.
Would be nice if congress could remember it is illegal for the president to unilaterally impose tariffs
April 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This is why it is important to lean on the Republicans too. Every member of Congress should be catching pure hell about what is happening right now. And the governors of every state. A foot on all of their necks, because that's all they understand.
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There's no question that today's tariff announcement will give the United States the highest tariff rates of any industrialized country. And it's not even close.
April 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
There's no question that today's tariff announcement will give the United States the highest tariff rates of any industrialized country. And it's not even close.
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Thank you President Trump for bringing back American industry! (We will now pay $100 for "Made in America" T-shirts made by 12 year old child laborers in Arkansas)
April 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Thank you President Trump for bringing back American industry! (We will now pay $100 for "Made in America" T-shirts made by 12 year old child laborers in Arkansas)
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Trump changes have "forced more than a third of global organizations that provide essential HIV services to close" by February, and "hundreds of thousands of people are losing access to HIV treatments as a result." www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/18/1...
HIV could infect 1,400 infants every day due to US aid disruptions
Survey data suggests that over a third of organizations that relied on US funding for HIV had already closed by February.
www.technologyreview.com
March 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Trump changes have "forced more than a third of global organizations that provide essential HIV services to close" by February, and "hundreds of thousands of people are losing access to HIV treatments as a result." www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/18/1...
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I hope everyone is keeping an eye on the most important race of the year in Wisconsin. Elon Musk is.
Democrats won the last state supreme court race big. And Musk can flip this with the $10 million he's dumped in so far, pretty much nothing he can't do.
Democrats won the last state supreme court race big. And Musk can flip this with the $10 million he's dumped in so far, pretty much nothing he can't do.
Brad Schimel and Republican supporters reach out to Trump voters in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
After a liberal blowout in the 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court race, Brad Schimel says his campaign won't make the same mistakes.
www.wpr.org
March 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I hope everyone is keeping an eye on the most important race of the year in Wisconsin. Elon Musk is.
Democrats won the last state supreme court race big. And Musk can flip this with the $10 million he's dumped in so far, pretty much nothing he can't do.
Democrats won the last state supreme court race big. And Musk can flip this with the $10 million he's dumped in so far, pretty much nothing he can't do.
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Measles can cause blindness, brain damage and death. You don't want to throw a measles party.
You don't want to throw a measles party
As the anti-vaccine movement brings measles surging back, we must also recall why we need a vaccine for it
www.salon.com
March 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Measles can cause blindness, brain damage and death. You don't want to throw a measles party.
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can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
March 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
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Alina Habba on veterans who have been fired from government jobs: "Perhaps they're not fit to have a job at this moment."
March 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Alina Habba on veterans who have been fired from government jobs: "Perhaps they're not fit to have a job at this moment."
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There is a belief in MAGAland that the private sector will just fund this stuff. For example, Sean Hannity said that “most of the solutions for cancer are going to be found in the private sector, not with public money.”
But thats simply not true.
But thats simply not true.
By @katherinejwu.com
"The NIH... supported 99 percent of the drugs approved in the U.S. from 2010 to 2019. The agency has had a hand in “nearly all of our major medical breakthroughs over the past several decades,”
The NIH is in a struggle for its (and our) lives. This is existential to America:
"The NIH... supported 99 percent of the drugs approved in the U.S. from 2010 to 2019. The agency has had a hand in “nearly all of our major medical breakthroughs over the past several decades,”
The NIH is in a struggle for its (and our) lives. This is existential to America:
Inside the Collapse at NIH
Administration officials pressured NIH to avoid clear advice from the agency’s own lawyers to restart grant funding now.
www.theatlantic.com
February 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
There is a belief in MAGAland that the private sector will just fund this stuff. For example, Sean Hannity said that “most of the solutions for cancer are going to be found in the private sector, not with public money.”
But thats simply not true.
But thats simply not true.
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giving massive institutional power to the worst people in the world was not likely to end well, too bad swathes of idiots from all over the political spectrum couldn't be bothered to stop it
January 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
giving massive institutional power to the worst people in the world was not likely to end well, too bad swathes of idiots from all over the political spectrum couldn't be bothered to stop it
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Louisiana prosecutors have secured the indictment of a New York doctors who prescribes and mails medication abortion to Louisiana patients. It's a major test of New York's shield law, which prohibits state officials from enforcing these charges or any resulting conviction. apnews.com/article/abor...
New York doctor indicted for prescribing abortion pill in Louisiana
A New York doctor has been indicted by a Lousiana grand jury for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online in the Deep South state, which has one of the strictest near-total abortion bans in the c...
apnews.com
January 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Louisiana prosecutors have secured the indictment of a New York doctors who prescribes and mails medication abortion to Louisiana patients. It's a major test of New York's shield law, which prohibits state officials from enforcing these charges or any resulting conviction. apnews.com/article/abor...
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Yeah, this should be a national news story. The kind of thing that @maddow.msnbc.com should really highlight. He said that he was sending the army in to turn the taps on. The army corps then started emptying reservoirs at max flow rate, which could cause flooding, during winter of a very dry year.
The carefully managed water systems in California's Central Valley saw a sudden deluge after the Army Corps of Engineers unexpectedly released reservoir water.
“In 25 years, I’ve never seen anything like this. I was given no explanation at all.”
“In 25 years, I’ve never seen anything like this. I was given no explanation at all.”
Decision to dump water from Tulare County lakes altered after sending locals into a mad scramble – SJV Water
Water managers were relieved Thursday evening after the Army Corps of Engineers agreed to back off of a sudden decision earlier in the day to dump massive
sjvwater.org
January 31, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Yeah, this should be a national news story. The kind of thing that @maddow.msnbc.com should really highlight. He said that he was sending the army in to turn the taps on. The army corps then started emptying reservoirs at max flow rate, which could cause flooding, during winter of a very dry year.
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Striking shift in GOP donor base - top 400 donors now provide over 60% of GOP funds, nearly double 2020 levels.
Both parties are far too reliant on mega-donors. But the GOP is now on another level. (1/n)
Both parties are far too reliant on mega-donors. But the GOP is now on another level. (1/n)
November 20, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Striking shift in GOP donor base - top 400 donors now provide over 60% of GOP funds, nearly double 2020 levels.
Both parties are far too reliant on mega-donors. But the GOP is now on another level. (1/n)
Both parties are far too reliant on mega-donors. But the GOP is now on another level. (1/n)
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Trump nominees and dogs
Kristi Noem: killed dog
RFK, Jr.: ate dog
Dr. Oz: tortured dogs
Pam Bondi: stole dog
Kristi Noem: killed dog
RFK, Jr.: ate dog
Dr. Oz: tortured dogs
Pam Bondi: stole dog
November 22, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Trump nominees and dogs
Kristi Noem: killed dog
RFK, Jr.: ate dog
Dr. Oz: tortured dogs
Pam Bondi: stole dog
Kristi Noem: killed dog
RFK, Jr.: ate dog
Dr. Oz: tortured dogs
Pam Bondi: stole dog
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Especially Georgia and North Caroline with two key Senate seats up in 2026 the ACA subsidies ending could matter a lot!
states like Georgia/Florida/Texas/North Caroline rank as the highest rates enrollment rates
November 21, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Especially Georgia and North Caroline with two key Senate seats up in 2026 the ACA subsidies ending could matter a lot!
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Derek Tran has won CA45 guys — time to celebrate!!
I’m so damn proud of his win and all of you that doorknocked for him or donated.
His win might seem pedantic in a minority but has huge consequences on how much damage Trump can do in this term!
I’m so damn proud of his win and all of you that doorknocked for him or donated.
His win might seem pedantic in a minority but has huge consequences on how much damage Trump can do in this term!
November 21, 2024 at 1:38 AM
Derek Tran has won CA45 guys — time to celebrate!!
I’m so damn proud of his win and all of you that doorknocked for him or donated.
His win might seem pedantic in a minority but has huge consequences on how much damage Trump can do in this term!
I’m so damn proud of his win and all of you that doorknocked for him or donated.
His win might seem pedantic in a minority but has huge consequences on how much damage Trump can do in this term!
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Probably the biggest risk with the ACA and healthcare for R’s isn’t so much outright trying to repeal but letting the enhanced subsides lapse which would result in 4m or so people losing coverage and hiking the premiums of many others who have a plan through the marketplace.
November 21, 2024 at 12:40 AM
Probably the biggest risk with the ACA and healthcare for R’s isn’t so much outright trying to repeal but letting the enhanced subsides lapse which would result in 4m or so people losing coverage and hiking the premiums of many others who have a plan through the marketplace.
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In the ten days between Jan. 3 and Jan. 13, West Virginia will have four different governors.
November 20, 2024 at 8:34 PM
In the ten days between Jan. 3 and Jan. 13, West Virginia will have four different governors.
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"Despite pledging to be the first California governor to release his tax returns every year while in office, Gov. Gavin Newsom has yet to make any additional filings public during his second term" reports Alexei Koseff for @calmatters.org
calmatters.org/politics/cap...
calmatters.org/politics/cap...
Gavin Newsom pledged to release his tax returns every year. The last one was for 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom just bought a $9 million house in Marin County, but his sources of income haven't been made public recently.
calmatters.org
November 20, 2024 at 10:07 PM
"Despite pledging to be the first California governor to release his tax returns every year while in office, Gov. Gavin Newsom has yet to make any additional filings public during his second term" reports Alexei Koseff for @calmatters.org
calmatters.org/politics/cap...
calmatters.org/politics/cap...
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The airlines enjoy providing lousy service and piling up profits with junk fees, and would like to get back to doing more of it, thank you very much.
November 20, 2024 at 5:52 PM
The airlines enjoy providing lousy service and piling up profits with junk fees, and would like to get back to doing more of it, thank you very much.
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During the longest U.S. government shutdown (Dec 22, 2018 - Jan 25, 2019) under the Trump administration, national parks struggled without essential services. Trash overflowed, restrooms became unsanitary, and fragile ecosystems suffered damage. (1/4)
November 20, 2024 at 2:56 PM
During the longest U.S. government shutdown (Dec 22, 2018 - Jan 25, 2019) under the Trump administration, national parks struggled without essential services. Trash overflowed, restrooms became unsanitary, and fragile ecosystems suffered damage. (1/4)