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CA born & raised. Moved to AZ from the Santa Cruz Mtns. for great golf, lower cost of living & to do ‘my part’ in turning this state ‘Blue’. Social liberal, fiscal conservative.

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rochelle1.bsky.social @rochelle1.bsky.social · Oct 17
“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”

― George Orwell, 1984
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RFK is a petty little tyrant - obviously fits in perfectly with trump et al…..
American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities. The organization said the cuts could harm child health.
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December 20, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Why Everyone is Talking About Ultra-Processed Foods
And why you don’t need to panic about having some in your pantry
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December 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Trump's Lame Duck Karma
Last night, I closed out our preview of Jack Smith’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee today by writing, “We won’t be able to watch the proceedings because those members of Congress are a...
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December 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities. The organization said the cuts could harm child health.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Gavin Newsom hires former CDC officials to work as public health consultants for state of California | Fortune
Susan Monarez was fired as the CDC’s director and Dr. Debra Houry resigned as the agency’s chief medical officer and deputy director.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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TDS
Even by the low, moldy-basement standards of Trump-era discourse, the president’s reaction to the shocking murder of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife was grotesque.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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How to Save America
My parents instilled in me the sense that the world contains many evil people—but also good people.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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The Serpent That Slipped Its Cage
Trump’s unraveling jungle hallucination reveals a mind losing the boundaries between performance and reality.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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172K views · 8.1K reactions | Fifth-generation Iowa farmer: The Affordable Care Act has been one of the best investments in rural health care in decades for farming families, entrepreneurs, and employ...
Fifth-generation Iowa farmer: The Affordable Care Act has been one of the best investments in rural health care in decades for farming families, entrepreneurs, and employees at small businesses who...
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December 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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SNL has Trump blow up Santa’s sleigh during a news conference
As Josh O’Connor hosted for the first time, SNL returned to a familiar setup: the Trump news conference.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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A rancher, veteran, and corporate titan walk into a bar
The unlikely alliances shaking the pillars of authoritarianism
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December 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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How Private Equity Is Changing Housing
In some communities, corporations control more than 20 percent of properties.
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December 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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The Uncompensated Cost of Doing Nothing
What One Rural Hospital Reveals About a National Crisis
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December 14, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Insecure little man needs to plaster his face over everything, including national park passes. Pathetic….fortunately an artist has a work-around

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This artist created a work-around to Trump's face on national parks passes
"It's important to have beauty on the pass."
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December 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Congress reopens battle over the name of North America's tallest peak
Lawmakers reopen the Denali-McKinley clash after a decade of calm.
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December 14, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Just one more moral stain dRumpf has committed on our country.

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Opinion | Cracking down on citizenship ceremonies encourages illegal immigration
Trump unfairly levels collective punishment against people legally in the U.S. from 19 countries.
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December 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Brooks and Capehart on Trump's recent series of setbacks
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including how President Trump's string of seeming disappointments this week is ra...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Why This Nebraska Clinic Prioritizes Vaccines Over Profits
One pediatrician explains why vaccines are her biggest expense—not her cash cow
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December 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Column | Why Mormonism may have an answer for our toxic politics
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox draws on teachings from his Mormon faith to “disagree better.” Studies show his approach could change public attitudes.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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The Hoax Is Him
Even banners at Trump rallies stretch the truth
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December 12, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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December 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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December 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Trump Invades New Orleans
Immigration is now a MAGA liability
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December 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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The Kennedys Would Like a Word: Trump’s Gala of Decline
As babies die of whooping cough and China posts a trillion-dollar surplus, Trump lectures the nation on gold paint and tariff fantasies.
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December 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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BREAKING: Stephen Colbert just teamed up with Jesse Wells to destroy ICE. This is amazing.
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December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM