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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
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And in more aviation news, did you know that airlines lose, destroy, or damage more than 10,000 wheelchairs a year and that recent efforts to hold them accountable are undoubtedly about to be derailed?
One person I interviewed referred to this as 'they lost my legs. The airline lost my legs.'
One person I interviewed referred to this as 'they lost my legs. The airline lost my legs.'
Feds propose steep fines when airlines damage wheelchairs | CNN
Airlines damaged or lost more than 11,000 passenger wheelchairs last year – and a new federal proposal seeks cut the inconvenience for wheelchair-reliant travelers with six-figure penalties against ai...
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January 31, 2025 at 1:45 AM
And in more aviation news, did you know that airlines lose, destroy, or damage more than 10,000 wheelchairs a year and that recent efforts to hold them accountable are undoubtedly about to be derailed?
One person I interviewed referred to this as 'they lost my legs. The airline lost my legs.'
One person I interviewed referred to this as 'they lost my legs. The airline lost my legs.'
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The US has a gun homicide rate 26x that of peer nations and a gun suicide rate nearly 12x that of peer nations. Guns are also the #1 killer of children and teens in this country. Gun violence is a public health crisis—and the head of the Department of Health & Human Services should treat it as such.
January 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The US has a gun homicide rate 26x that of peer nations and a gun suicide rate nearly 12x that of peer nations. Guns are also the #1 killer of children and teens in this country. Gun violence is a public health crisis—and the head of the Department of Health & Human Services should treat it as such.
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RFK Jr is saying that "autism is destroying our kids." Autism didn't destroy me, but ableism almost did, and eugenics/the mainstreaming of disinformation certainly threaten to.
January 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
RFK Jr is saying that "autism is destroying our kids." Autism didn't destroy me, but ableism almost did, and eugenics/the mainstreaming of disinformation certainly threaten to.
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Firearms are the leading cause of death for children and teens, and 18-to-20-year-olds commit gun homicides at triple the rate of adults 21 and over.
We are ready to fight with everything we have to reverse this highly dangerous ruling. Text READY to 644-33 to join us.
We are ready to fight with everything we have to reverse this highly dangerous ruling. Text READY to 644-33 to join us.
In yet another reckless decision, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has deemed the law that prohibits federally licensed dealers from selling handguns to those under 21 as unconstitutional.
January 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Firearms are the leading cause of death for children and teens, and 18-to-20-year-olds commit gun homicides at triple the rate of adults 21 and over.
We are ready to fight with everything we have to reverse this highly dangerous ruling. Text READY to 644-33 to join us.
We are ready to fight with everything we have to reverse this highly dangerous ruling. Text READY to 644-33 to join us.
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Bravo to Sen. Alsobrooks for her question.
“We should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule as Whites because their immune system is better than ours.” — RFK Jr
This is the deadlier version of the racist myth that Black people feel less pain, leading to denied pain meds.
“We should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule as Whites because their immune system is better than ours.” — RFK Jr
This is the deadlier version of the racist myth that Black people feel less pain, leading to denied pain meds.
January 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Bravo to Sen. Alsobrooks for her question.
“We should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule as Whites because their immune system is better than ours.” — RFK Jr
This is the deadlier version of the racist myth that Black people feel less pain, leading to denied pain meds.
“We should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule as Whites because their immune system is better than ours.” — RFK Jr
This is the deadlier version of the racist myth that Black people feel less pain, leading to denied pain meds.
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"The U.S. cannot wall itself off from transnational health threats” latest piece by the extremely awesome @amymaxmen.bsky.social
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-w...
What a U.S. exit from the WHO means for global health
By withdrawing from the World Health Organization and overhauling aid, Trump's new executive orders endanger Americans and the globe, researchers warn. The move also cedes U.S. power to other nations.
www.cbsnews.com
January 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"The U.S. cannot wall itself off from transnational health threats” latest piece by the extremely awesome @amymaxmen.bsky.social
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-w...