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Yup, it's me. THAT Rachel.
I don't want 5k. They want people to have more babies? Fix childcare.

We managed to have plenty of affordable or free childcare during WWII when women had to work.
April 30, 2025 at 12:03 AM
In addition to last night being Pesach, it was the anniversary of the firing on Fort Sumter by the Confederacy - the official start of The American Civil War. I don't think that timing with the arson of Gov. Shapiro's home can be ignored.
April 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
How can anyone try to say these people are about the betterment of the US and not just the betterment of Trump?
April 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Anthem is trying to deny the claim for my 6w postpartum checkup. Because of course they are.
April 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Remember, the question was posed to fathers of daughters, and THE MEN picked the bear.
April 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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You have to see this.

PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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March 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator.

In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientist
Marks, an architect of Operation Warp Speed, warned that a recent measles outbreak shows how confidence in science and public health is being “undermined.”
www.washingtonpost.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Banning (or even discouraging) children from public spaces is a good way to ban mothers from those spaces and make it much harder for them to participate in public life. It is anti-community and misogynistic.
March 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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NEW: The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.

By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations
The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
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March 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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We asked people who experienced "sweeps" of homeless encampments to write about it in their own words.

In the Phoenix area, 59-year-old Mary gets emotional when she thinks about the loss of blue baby shoes that her son and daughter wore: propub.li/4hEGcgx
March 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
So was it just me who didn't get a text from Pete Hegseth?
March 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Remember when MTG and Boebert were removed for yelling at Biden? Yeah, me neither.
March 5, 2025 at 5:26 AM
I'm very concerned how measles could be overlooked in people with brown skin because most doctors only recognize the disease from textbooks, which heavily skew white in their examples.
February 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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This is brilliant 😆😆
Thanks for the snerk @startrekshitposti.ng

Apparently MapQuest will let you rename the gulf. So there's that awesomeness for your day.
February 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Kidnapping and murdering babies isn't resistance.
February 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I want to be half as good at ANYTHING as Cher is at being Cher when she's 7-fucking-8 years old.
February 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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California’s right-to-know law, which requires companies to warn people about harmful chemicals in their products, has swayed many companies to stop using those chemicals altogether, a new study found.
California’s Scary Product Warning Labels Might Be Working, Study Says
Products must state if they contain chemicals tied to cancer or other risks. As a result, manufacturers have pulled back from using the chemicals, researchers found.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Elon has agreed to pay approximately $10 million to settle a lawsuit brought by President Trump over the 2021 suspension of his account on the social media platform.
February 13, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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I wrote about a growing community of Christians in Silicon Valley — including Peter Thiel and his favorite commandments, Elon Musk's turn from atheism, and the Bay Area's favorite theologian, Rene Girard. Here's a gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/b...
Silicon Valley is Embracing Christianity (With the Help of Peter Thiel) (Gift Article)
When tech luminaries talk about their Christian faith, people listen.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Folks, I am begging you to mask up again & wash your hands frequently because Flu A and norovirus are both REALLY bad right now. Norovirus will not be killed by hand sanitizer either, you must wash your hands with soap.
February 12, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Everyone talking about "personal choice" obviously doesn't understand the "herd immunity protecting those who medically cannot be vaccinated" aspect of their "personal choice."

Believe it or not, we actually do have a responsibility to our neighbor. That's a basic tenant of what makes a community.
February 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I know not with what weapons WWIII will be fought, but WWIV will be fought with sticks and stones.

-Most likely not actually Einstein but pithy nonetheless
February 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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The Black Panther Party were trailblazers in public health. The Free Breakfast Program fed more kids than the State of California.

Black History is American History.
Black Panther Party's Free Breakfast Program (1969-1980) •
In 1966, Huey Newton online pharmacy buy cenforce no prescription pharmacy  and Bobby Seale online pharmacy order arimidex online with best prices today in the USA  created the Black Panther Party for...
www.blackpast.org
February 2, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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One GOP proposal takes aim squarely at parents raising children on their own by eliminating the “head of household” filing status to reap some $200B more in taxes over a decade from single parents and other adults caring for dependents on their own.
To Pay for Trump Tax Cuts, House GOP Floats Plan to Slash Benefits for the Poor and Working Class
A menu of options being circulated by congressional Republicans also includes new tax cuts for corporations and the ultrawealthy.
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February 2, 2025 at 4:00 AM
AA Hotline 5342

If you believe you may have loved ones on board Flight 5342, call American Airlines toll-free at 800-679-8215.

(Directly copied from an AA employee)
January 30, 2025 at 5:18 AM