Mary Beth Wells
pdxwells.bsky.social
Mary Beth Wells
@pdxwells.bsky.social
The CBO estimates the Republican budget bill will trigger $500 billion in automatic cuts to Medicare due to Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act. Congress must offset spending with automatic cuts to prevent deficit spending. It adds 2.3 trillion dollars to the deficit.
www.marketwatch.com/story/the-cu...
The current Republican tax bill could cut $500 billion from Medicare — ‘This bill just gets more and more cruel’
Medicare provides health insurance for about 68 million older adults and people with disabilities.
www.marketwatch.com
May 22, 2025 at 3:07 AM
RFK Jr wants an "Autism Registry" This is eerily similar to what the Nazi's started in the late 30's. This is a must read. www.theguardian.com/books/2018/j...
Asperger’s Children by Edith Sheffer – review
The story that Hans Asperger saved autistic children from the Nazis is exposed as a myth in Edith Sheffer’s new biography
www.theguardian.com
April 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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The Ambush at 1600 Pennsylvania

A Day That Will Live in Infamy
February 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.
February 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I am currently in Australia and here when I go to google maps for the Gulf of Mexico, this is what I see.
February 14, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This is just one of the over 200 pediatrician stories about the importance of childhood vaccinations submitted by AAP ahead of the confirmation hearings for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Those of us who worked in health care "back in the day" have stories like these. I know I do.
January 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
In 1841, President William Henry Harrison was sworn into office on a cold and blustery day. How cold was it? 49 deg. F. No hat or coat, spoke for 1 hour and 40 minutes. 1 month later he caught pneumonia and died. Hmmmm maybe #45 is afraid of more than just crowd size.
January 18, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Penguin Foundation needs penguin jumpers (sweaters) for the stuffed penguins they sell in the gift shop. I am here in Australia for the paragliding competitions I drive retrieve for pilots in the comps. These are quick to knit and are great stash busters. penguinfoundation.org.au
Thanks to all the generous knitters and please keep them coming - we have plenty more plush toy penguins in need of…
To raise vital funds to support the Penguin Foundation, we love to receive knitted jumpers which are sold plush penguin toys in our retail stores. Over the coming months, we have thousands of toys arr...
penguinfoundation.org.au
January 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
January 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Happy Thursday!
December 12, 2024 at 12:55 PM
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Quite so.
November 17, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Make America Healthy Again lasted less than a Scaramucci
November 17, 2024 at 6:39 PM
The Democratic Governor of Colorado has come out in support of Robert Kennedy for Health and Human Services. A vaccine denier and conspiracy theorist with no background in science or public health. … this will be devastating and going to cost lives www.cpr.org/2024/11/14/p...
Gov. Polis supports Trump pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead US health department
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spread false conspiracy theories about vaccines.
www.cpr.org
November 16, 2024 at 7:26 PM