@paulatu.bsky.social
Bay Stater. Retired. Mom, aunt, partner. ☘️
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My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
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“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
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this shit is just beyond parody, man
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
this shit is just beyond parody, man
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MAJOR UPDATE: Speaker Mike Johnson is working behind closed doors to strip IVF coverage for all active duty members of the military.
Will the self-proclaimed "Father of IVF" Donald Trump swoop in to save it?
Will the self-proclaimed "Father of IVF" Donald Trump swoop in to save it?
Mike Johnson works in secret to strip IVF health coverage from defense bill
The speaker is working behind closed doors to remove a provision from the National Defense Authorization Act that would mandate health coverage for in vitro fertilization for all active duty military.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM
MAJOR UPDATE: Speaker Mike Johnson is working behind closed doors to strip IVF coverage for all active duty members of the military.
Will the self-proclaimed "Father of IVF" Donald Trump swoop in to save it?
Will the self-proclaimed "Father of IVF" Donald Trump swoop in to save it?
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Teressa found herself raging at what she labeled the insurance company’s “weaponized incompetence.”
Fax numbers were wrong.
Key records were no longer available online.
The insurer wouldn’t even give her access to her husband’s medical records.
(Published Sept. 2025)
Fax numbers were wrong.
Key records were no longer available online.
The insurer wouldn’t even give her access to her husband’s medical records.
(Published Sept. 2025)
“Just Let Me Die”: After Insurance Repeatedly Denied a Couple’s Claims, One Psychiatrist Was Their Last Hope
After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife tried to get him help at an inpatient clinic. But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necess...
www.propublica.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Teressa found herself raging at what she labeled the insurance company’s “weaponized incompetence.”
Fax numbers were wrong.
Key records were no longer available online.
The insurer wouldn’t even give her access to her husband’s medical records.
(Published Sept. 2025)
Fax numbers were wrong.
Key records were no longer available online.
The insurer wouldn’t even give her access to her husband’s medical records.
(Published Sept. 2025)
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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If you can, please consider donating to their GoFundMe. The money is going to union members this holiday so they can buy groceries and pay rent while they fight for a fair contract.
If MiUSA means anything at all, it must mean good paying jobs for workers.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-in...
If MiUSA means anything at all, it must mean good paying jobs for workers.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-in...
Donate to Support Individualized Shirt Workers United, organized by Gabor Ptacek
Since this summer, worker leaders at Individualized Shirts have been organizi… Gabor Ptacek needs your support for Support Individualized Shirt Workers United
www.gofundme.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
If you can, please consider donating to their GoFundMe. The money is going to union members this holiday so they can buy groceries and pay rent while they fight for a fair contract.
If MiUSA means anything at all, it must mean good paying jobs for workers.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-in...
If MiUSA means anything at all, it must mean good paying jobs for workers.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-in...
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Tonight, we did something everyone counted out. We proved to a nation that states like Tennessee are still worth fighting for. The margin was close, and that can only be attributed to the thousands of volunteers who showed out. This is just the beginning.
December 3, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Tonight, we did something everyone counted out. We proved to a nation that states like Tennessee are still worth fighting for. The margin was close, and that can only be attributed to the thousands of volunteers who showed out. This is just the beginning.
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This young woman has lived in America since she was 7.
On her way to visit family for Thanksgiving, she was abruptly detained, shackled, and deported to Honduras. It's not even clear if she had a deportation order.
This isn't going after criminals. It makes no one safer.
On her way to visit family for Thanksgiving, she was abruptly detained, shackled, and deported to Honduras. It's not even clear if she had a deportation order.
This isn't going after criminals. It makes no one safer.
19-year-old college student deported despite judge's order blocking her removal: Lawyer
A 19-year-old college student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving break was detained at a Boston airport and later deported.
abcnews.go.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This young woman has lived in America since she was 7.
On her way to visit family for Thanksgiving, she was abruptly detained, shackled, and deported to Honduras. It's not even clear if she had a deportation order.
This isn't going after criminals. It makes no one safer.
On her way to visit family for Thanksgiving, she was abruptly detained, shackled, and deported to Honduras. It's not even clear if she had a deportation order.
This isn't going after criminals. It makes no one safer.
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Millions of seniors and people with disabilities are waiting on the phone for HOURS to get help from Trump's Social Security Administration.
American's shouldn't get kicked around when they need help accessing the benefits they’re owed.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Millions of seniors and people with disabilities are waiting on the phone for HOURS to get help from Trump's Social Security Administration.
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The Trump administration's corruption has extended to selling out Ukraine—and America's interests—to Russia so that the Trump family and their friends can make a few bucks.
Must-read reporting from @wsj.com this weekend. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Must-read reporting from @wsj.com this weekend. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
December 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The Trump administration's corruption has extended to selling out Ukraine—and America's interests—to Russia so that the Trump family and their friends can make a few bucks.
Must-read reporting from @wsj.com this weekend. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Must-read reporting from @wsj.com this weekend. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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It was AIDS that killed those men, but it was homophobia that allowed it to happen – and that led to so many men dying alone.
Homophobia killed us then.
Worldwide, it remains the cause of thousands of deaths, through violence and neglect, even today.
11/13
Homophobia killed us then.
Worldwide, it remains the cause of thousands of deaths, through violence and neglect, even today.
11/13
November 16, 2024 at 11:29 AM
It was AIDS that killed those men, but it was homophobia that allowed it to happen – and that led to so many men dying alone.
Homophobia killed us then.
Worldwide, it remains the cause of thousands of deaths, through violence and neglect, even today.
11/13
Homophobia killed us then.
Worldwide, it remains the cause of thousands of deaths, through violence and neglect, even today.
11/13
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Good morning! Today is World AIDS Day.
Today is about honoring those we've lost, uplifting those living with HIV, and standing firmly for science, equity, and truth -- even when others step back. ❤️🩹
Good morning! Today is World AIDS Day.
Today is about honoring those we've lost, uplifting those living with HIV, and standing firmly for science, equity, and truth -- even when others step back. ❤️🩹
December 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Good morning! Today is World AIDS Day.
Today is about honoring those we've lost, uplifting those living with HIV, and standing firmly for science, equity, and truth -- even when others step back. ❤️🩹
Good morning! Today is World AIDS Day.
Today is about honoring those we've lost, uplifting those living with HIV, and standing firmly for science, equity, and truth -- even when others step back. ❤️🩹
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"According to Cabello, the detainees confessed the shipment was part of a "false flag operation" designed to incriminate Venezuela in international drug trafficking and justify external aggression. "The four detainees are saying they work for the DEA".
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
MSN
www.msn.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:01 AM
"According to Cabello, the detainees confessed the shipment was part of a "false flag operation" designed to incriminate Venezuela in international drug trafficking and justify external aggression. "The four detainees are saying they work for the DEA".
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
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How is this not a bigger story?
Kash Patel says that we should "stay tuned" and expect news about the dismissed case of James Comey:
"The judicial process can make whatever determination it wants. But we, the FBI, and the DOJ have numerous options to proceed."
Wait, what?
Kash Patel says that we should "stay tuned" and expect news about the dismissed case of James Comey:
"The judicial process can make whatever determination it wants. But we, the FBI, and the DOJ have numerous options to proceed."
Wait, what?
November 30, 2025 at 9:06 AM
How is this not a bigger story?
Kash Patel says that we should "stay tuned" and expect news about the dismissed case of James Comey:
"The judicial process can make whatever determination it wants. But we, the FBI, and the DOJ have numerous options to proceed."
Wait, what?
Kash Patel says that we should "stay tuned" and expect news about the dismissed case of James Comey:
"The judicial process can make whatever determination it wants. But we, the FBI, and the DOJ have numerous options to proceed."
Wait, what?
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Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted by a jury of conspiring to traffic 400 tons of cocaine into the United States.
November 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted by a jury of conspiring to traffic 400 tons of cocaine into the United States.
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Trump wants to shift the cost of ACA subsidized health care entirely onto Americans who depend on it. The uninsured Americans will spur a public health problem with more expensive premiums for the insured as hospitals look to recoup the loss.
newrepublic.com/post/203711/... via @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/post/203711/... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Finally Reveals His Plan for Obamacare Subsidies—and It’s Grim
Donald Trump has refused to release a replacement health care plan.
newrepublic.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Trump wants to shift the cost of ACA subsidized health care entirely onto Americans who depend on it. The uninsured Americans will spur a public health problem with more expensive premiums for the insured as hospitals look to recoup the loss.
newrepublic.com/post/203711/... via @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/post/203711/... via @newrepublic.com
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This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Says Noem Made Final Decision on El Salvador Removals in Breach of Court Order
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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I have just learned that when they found out CDC's search tool was down, The Immunization Action Coalition put together a page with various search tools for vaccines, with different categories - could be useful to people:
www.vaccineinformation.org/vaccine-basi...
www.vaccineinformation.org/vaccine-basi...
Where To Get Vaccinated | Vaccine Information
Our curated list of links to help you locate vaccine centers by state, plus other tools to help you locate a vaccine resource near you.
www.vaccineinformation.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I have just learned that when they found out CDC's search tool was down, The Immunization Action Coalition put together a page with various search tools for vaccines, with different categories - could be useful to people:
www.vaccineinformation.org/vaccine-basi...
www.vaccineinformation.org/vaccine-basi...
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That’s an important finding.
On a related note…
We suggest that people recognize that Substack promotes and profits from antiscience health disinformation esp. antivax influencers.
bsky.app/profile/medi...
On a related note…
We suggest that people recognize that Substack promotes and profits from antiscience health disinformation esp. antivax influencers.
bsky.app/profile/medi...
Substack has an antiscience health disinformation problem.
MAD recognizes the importance (& influence) of media ownership – which is why we are sounding warnings about Substack.
Our latest w/ @lavidagata.bsky.social
mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com/p/substack-h...
MAD recognizes the importance (& influence) of media ownership – which is why we are sounding warnings about Substack.
Our latest w/ @lavidagata.bsky.social
mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com/p/substack-h...
Substack has a Nazi problem AND a health disinformation problem
Substack creators and Substack audiences are supporting a platform that profits off of promoting dangerous antiscience content – at the expense of public health.
mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
That’s an important finding.
On a related note…
We suggest that people recognize that Substack promotes and profits from antiscience health disinformation esp. antivax influencers.
bsky.app/profile/medi...
On a related note…
We suggest that people recognize that Substack promotes and profits from antiscience health disinformation esp. antivax influencers.
bsky.app/profile/medi...
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I was Scripps’s National Political Correspondent from 2016-18. The company’s news operation in the stations it owns across the country is honest and fair. Sinclair will make them right-wing propaganda outlets for an all-out push to prop Republicans up for the remainder of Trump’s term and beyond.
Terrible news.
Broadcast giant Sinclair makes bid to buy out EW Scripps for $7 per share
apnews.com/article/sinc...
Broadcast giant Sinclair makes bid to buy out EW Scripps for $7 per share
apnews.com/article/sinc...
Broadcast giant Sinclair makes bid to buy out EW Scripps for $7 per share
Sinclair has submitted a bid to buy out E.W. Scripps for $7 per share, in a deal that could bring further consolidation across America’s local TV news landscape.
apnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I was Scripps’s National Political Correspondent from 2016-18. The company’s news operation in the stations it owns across the country is honest and fair. Sinclair will make them right-wing propaganda outlets for an all-out push to prop Republicans up for the remainder of Trump’s term and beyond.
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This has got a good beat to it.
November 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
This has got a good beat to it.
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How awful. This is outright health disinformation, lying to the American people. Not only is there massive evidence showing no link between vaccines & autism, there’s not even a plausible mechanism based on what we’ve learned about the genetics of autism, some environmental exposures in pregnancy
HEADS UP: CDC website now officially asserts that vaccines may cause autism.“Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.” Also says the “vaccines do not cause autism” header remains b/c of an agreement with Cassidy.
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
How awful. This is outright health disinformation, lying to the American people. Not only is there massive evidence showing no link between vaccines & autism, there’s not even a plausible mechanism based on what we’ve learned about the genetics of autism, some environmental exposures in pregnancy
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We especially love the methods article. Epidemiology, when not targeted by fascists, is fun. 🕵️♂️
How ProPublica Investigated a Bird Flu Outbreak in America’s Heartland
Early this year, bird flu ripped through 80 farms in Ohio and Indiana. Using genetic markers, wind simulations, satellite imagery, property records and more, we found that the virus could’ve been airb...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
We especially love the methods article. Epidemiology, when not targeted by fascists, is fun. 🕵️♂️