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ProPublica reported in September on the deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller, which the state maternal mortality review committee had determined were preventable.
And now Georgia's maternal mortality committee has been dismissed.
And now Georgia's maternal mortality committee has been dismissed.
November 23, 2024 at 2:19 AM
ProPublica reported in September on the deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller, which the state maternal mortality review committee had determined were preventable.
And now Georgia's maternal mortality committee has been dismissed.
And now Georgia's maternal mortality committee has been dismissed.
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Rich people wanting lower taxes but trying to sell that as being good for the collective is a bit of ***amazing*** spin
November 23, 2024 at 1:42 AM
Rich people wanting lower taxes but trying to sell that as being good for the collective is a bit of ***amazing*** spin
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BIG NEWS: A Wyoming judge just struck down WY's abortion bans.
And get this: The judge invoked a constitutional amendment codifying a right to make health care decisions... that was passed in 2012 by conservatives who thought it'd screw Obamacare! Just backfired.
We explained this lawsuit here:
And get this: The judge invoked a constitutional amendment codifying a right to make health care decisions... that was passed in 2012 by conservatives who thought it'd screw Obamacare! Just backfired.
We explained this lawsuit here:
How Attacks Against Obamacare Turned Into Tools to Protect Abortion Access
Conservatives amended state constitutions to affirm broad rights for people to choose their health care. Now abortion rights proponents are taking them at their word.
boltsmag.org
November 19, 2024 at 5:26 AM
BIG NEWS: A Wyoming judge just struck down WY's abortion bans.
And get this: The judge invoked a constitutional amendment codifying a right to make health care decisions... that was passed in 2012 by conservatives who thought it'd screw Obamacare! Just backfired.
We explained this lawsuit here:
And get this: The judge invoked a constitutional amendment codifying a right to make health care decisions... that was passed in 2012 by conservatives who thought it'd screw Obamacare! Just backfired.
We explained this lawsuit here:
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Two thirds of news influencers on Facebook are men, and the vast majority are conservative. www.usermag.co/p/the-majori...
November 18, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Two thirds of news influencers on Facebook are men, and the vast majority are conservative. www.usermag.co/p/the-majori...
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#BlueskyLetMeEdit is the hashtag. pass it on (been trying to get this to catch on since the word was twitter)
November 18, 2024 at 4:19 PM
#BlueskyLetMeEdit is the hashtag. pass it on (been trying to get this to catch on since the word was twitter)
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No. The 2nd amendment isn’t so private citizens could fight the government. That’s a right wing lie. It was for slave holding states to form militias against slave rebellions and defend slavery. — Historian Carol Anderson Uncovers The Racist Roots Of The 2nd Amendment
www.npr.org/2021/06/02/1...
www.npr.org/2021/06/02/1...
www.npr.org
November 18, 2024 at 4:52 PM
No. The 2nd amendment isn’t so private citizens could fight the government. That’s a right wing lie. It was for slave holding states to form militias against slave rebellions and defend slavery. — Historian Carol Anderson Uncovers The Racist Roots Of The 2nd Amendment
www.npr.org/2021/06/02/1...
www.npr.org/2021/06/02/1...
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Harris helped save the teamsters’ pensions and their membership preferred the candidate who wants to take away their right to organize. They didn’t care.
November 17, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Harris helped save the teamsters’ pensions and their membership preferred the candidate who wants to take away their right to organize. They didn’t care.
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Twitter escapees are welcome on my account. 😬
November 17, 2024 at 2:55 AM
Twitter escapees are welcome on my account. 😬
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If this MSNBC story about courts-martial is confirmed, I'm begging people - especially writers and reporters - do not fall for the Trump line that this is about Afghanistan. This is about Trump seeking revenge on the people who woudn't him do things like shoot American protesters.
November 17, 2024 at 12:44 AM
If this MSNBC story about courts-martial is confirmed, I'm begging people - especially writers and reporters - do not fall for the Trump line that this is about Afghanistan. This is about Trump seeking revenge on the people who woudn't him do things like shoot American protesters.
U.S. confirms first case of more aggressive strain of mpox www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
MSN
www.msn.com
November 16, 2024 at 9:10 PM
U.S. confirms first case of more aggressive strain of mpox www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
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Next time you're applying for a job, tell your prospective employer you'd prefer they not do a background check.
Let's see how that goes.
Let's see how that goes.
November 16, 2024 at 11:48 AM
Next time you're applying for a job, tell your prospective employer you'd prefer they not do a background check.
Let's see how that goes.
Let's see how that goes.
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“There are five areas that authoritarians want to control when they attempt to decapitate a democratic state, authoritarian expert Timothy Snyder writes: health, law, administration, defense & intelligence... each of these arenas, the goal is to create chaos — and yes, even death.”
bit.ly/3ABgZEm
bit.ly/3ABgZEm
Is Trump trying to kill us? Authoritarian expert says yes. Here’s how
It sounds hyperbolic, but it's not
bit.ly
November 16, 2024 at 6:12 PM
“There are five areas that authoritarians want to control when they attempt to decapitate a democratic state, authoritarian expert Timothy Snyder writes: health, law, administration, defense & intelligence... each of these arenas, the goal is to create chaos — and yes, even death.”
bit.ly/3ABgZEm
bit.ly/3ABgZEm
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If you came from the old place and want to reconnect with your Dem friends, we're going to help you get started.
Hit the like button, reply with #NoDemUnder1K, and most importantly, REPOST, then follow each other back.
The EASIEST way to follow is clicking "reposts" and going down the list.
Hit the like button, reply with #NoDemUnder1K, and most importantly, REPOST, then follow each other back.
The EASIEST way to follow is clicking "reposts" and going down the list.
November 15, 2024 at 3:59 AM
If you came from the old place and want to reconnect with your Dem friends, we're going to help you get started.
Hit the like button, reply with #NoDemUnder1K, and most importantly, REPOST, then follow each other back.
The EASIEST way to follow is clicking "reposts" and going down the list.
Hit the like button, reply with #NoDemUnder1K, and most importantly, REPOST, then follow each other back.
The EASIEST way to follow is clicking "reposts" and going down the list.
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The key to the long term success of this app will be for it to smoothly transition from its initial hype and user base to become a true digital “town square.”
To that end, anyone with influence should encourage fellow musicians, artists, athletes, organizations, sports teams, etc to join.
To that end, anyone with influence should encourage fellow musicians, artists, athletes, organizations, sports teams, etc to join.
November 15, 2024 at 10:43 PM
The key to the long term success of this app will be for it to smoothly transition from its initial hype and user base to become a true digital “town square.”
To that end, anyone with influence should encourage fellow musicians, artists, athletes, organizations, sports teams, etc to join.
To that end, anyone with influence should encourage fellow musicians, artists, athletes, organizations, sports teams, etc to join.
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Given this, completely unreasonable to expect low-information voters to understand that inflation was global, mostly not caused by Biden policies 3/
November 15, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Given this, completely unreasonable to expect low-information voters to understand that inflation was global, mostly not caused by Biden policies 3/
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Originally documented by Shiller in the 1980s, but extensive evidence provided by recent work by Stantcheva 2/ socialeconomicslab.org/research/pub...
Why do We Dislike Inflation? - Social Economics Lab
This paper provides new evidence on a long-standing question asked by Shiller (1997): Why do we dislike inflation? I conducted two surveys on representative samples of the US population to elicit peop...
socialeconomicslab.org
November 15, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Originally documented by Shiller in the 1980s, but extensive evidence provided by recent work by Stantcheva 2/ socialeconomicslab.org/research/pub...
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This place has now become big enough to do what Muskland used to do — give me a sense of what smart people are thinking and, importantly, what they don't know. For example, it turns out that many aren't aware that it's well established that most people don't connect wage growth with inflation 1/
November 15, 2024 at 5:15 PM
This place has now become big enough to do what Muskland used to do — give me a sense of what smart people are thinking and, importantly, what they don't know. For example, it turns out that many aren't aware that it's well established that most people don't connect wage growth with inflation 1/
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November 15, 2024 at 4:19 PM
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three things bluesky needs RIGHT NOW
- editing posts
- bookmarking posts
- embedding posts
- editing posts
- bookmarking posts
- embedding posts
November 13, 2024 at 5:56 PM
three things bluesky needs RIGHT NOW
- editing posts
- bookmarking posts
- embedding posts
- editing posts
- bookmarking posts
- embedding posts
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"Approximately 50% of Americans read so poorly that they are unable to perform simple tasks such as reading prescription drug labels"
November 14, 2024 at 2:09 AM
"Approximately 50% of Americans read so poorly that they are unable to perform simple tasks such as reading prescription drug labels"
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These people vote.
"Approximately 50% of Americans read so poorly that they are unable to perform simple tasks such as reading prescription drug labels"
November 14, 2024 at 2:22 AM
These people vote.