Debra
@sparksdnelson.bsky.social
Still a proud Democrat, dancer for life, dog lover, world traveler, and doing what I can to save this beautiful planet.
#BelieveInTheCommonGood
#BelieveInTheCommonGood
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The media needs to stop writing headlines like “The CDC changes course on vaccines and autism” and “The CDC defends measles response”.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
December 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The media needs to stop writing headlines like “The CDC changes course on vaccines and autism” and “The CDC defends measles response”.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
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Donald Trump is mentally unwell. Any reporter who covers him as if this should not be considered and addressed when writing about his acting as “President” is seriously failing at their job.
December 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Donald Trump is mentally unwell. Any reporter who covers him as if this should not be considered and addressed when writing about his acting as “President” is seriously failing at their job.
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“Oil… oil… oil… oil… oil… oil…”
TLDR: It was never about drugs
TLDR: It was never about drugs
December 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
“Oil… oil… oil… oil… oil… oil…”
TLDR: It was never about drugs
TLDR: It was never about drugs
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Read this. Then read it again.
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Read this. Then read it again.
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AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
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Embarrassing and shameful response from an American President. This is sick stuff.
Speaker Johnson, will you condemn these comments or just say you have not seen or heard them?
Speaker Johnson, will you condemn these comments or just say you have not seen or heard them?
December 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Embarrassing and shameful response from an American President. This is sick stuff.
Speaker Johnson, will you condemn these comments or just say you have not seen or heard them?
Speaker Johnson, will you condemn these comments or just say you have not seen or heard them?
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This is a great example that the US president is a lunatic. Listen carefully 🙈
December 16, 2025 at 9:25 AM
This is a great example that the US president is a lunatic. Listen carefully 🙈
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The President’s increasingly worrying behavior is bad. Doing absolutely nothing about it, for the welfare and survival of the country, is worse.
December 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The President’s increasingly worrying behavior is bad. Doing absolutely nothing about it, for the welfare and survival of the country, is worse.
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"He’s 62, and she’s 64; she’s going to get on Medicare next year. Their premium is going to $3,000," Congressman Flood said...
“$3,000 a month is obscene. That buys you the best house in Butler County, Nebraska.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
“$3,000 a month is obscene. That buys you the best house in Butler County, Nebraska.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Rank-and-file Republicans feel heat from constituents on health care
As efforts to address expiring Obamacare subsidies stall in Congress, members of Trump’s party say it’s time to find a way to help millions afford health insurance.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"He’s 62, and she’s 64; she’s going to get on Medicare next year. Their premium is going to $3,000," Congressman Flood said...
“$3,000 a month is obscene. That buys you the best house in Butler County, Nebraska.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
“$3,000 a month is obscene. That buys you the best house in Butler County, Nebraska.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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With just 17 days until Obamacare tax credits expire, it’s now clear: Congress—and the country—are headed over the Obamacare cliff. Even if the House acts, the Senate won’t move in time.
It’s outrageous that all members of Congress have great, taxpayer-funded healthcare! Screw regular Americans!!
It’s outrageous that all members of Congress have great, taxpayer-funded healthcare! Screw regular Americans!!
December 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
With just 17 days until Obamacare tax credits expire, it’s now clear: Congress—and the country—are headed over the Obamacare cliff. Even if the House acts, the Senate won’t move in time.
It’s outrageous that all members of Congress have great, taxpayer-funded healthcare! Screw regular Americans!!
It’s outrageous that all members of Congress have great, taxpayer-funded healthcare! Screw regular Americans!!
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This is a real headline on the New York Times website.
Support independent media.
Support independent media.
December 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This is a real headline on the New York Times website.
Support independent media.
Support independent media.
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Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
December 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
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On a personal note.
I knew Rob Reiner & his lovely wife Michelle. One of my happiest memories was chatting with them in their kitchen, making sandwiches talking politics, and movies.
They were kind people. Extraordinarily normal and very, very kind.
I love & miss them already.
Life is short.
I knew Rob Reiner & his lovely wife Michelle. One of my happiest memories was chatting with them in their kitchen, making sandwiches talking politics, and movies.
They were kind people. Extraordinarily normal and very, very kind.
I love & miss them already.
Life is short.
December 15, 2025 at 6:10 AM
On a personal note.
I knew Rob Reiner & his lovely wife Michelle. One of my happiest memories was chatting with them in their kitchen, making sandwiches talking politics, and movies.
They were kind people. Extraordinarily normal and very, very kind.
I love & miss them already.
Life is short.
I knew Rob Reiner & his lovely wife Michelle. One of my happiest memories was chatting with them in their kitchen, making sandwiches talking politics, and movies.
They were kind people. Extraordinarily normal and very, very kind.
I love & miss them already.
Life is short.
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"The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies and democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency."
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined | Common Dreams
A landmark report on global inequality shows that
the chasm between the richest slice of humanity and everyone else
continued to expand this year
www.commondreams.org
December 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
"The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies and democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency."
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"The virus can lead to brain swelling, which can cause lasting damage, including blindness, deafness and intellectual disabilities..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w...
December 14, 2025 at 5:14 AM
"The virus can lead to brain swelling, which can cause lasting damage, including blindness, deafness and intellectual disabilities..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w...
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Who else thinks Congress needs to demand Pete Hegseth resign?
Tell Congress: Demand the resignation of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
December 13, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Who else thinks Congress needs to demand Pete Hegseth resign?
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No president should be able to violate any law for any reason.
The Founders gave the President a way to handle changes, Congress passing new legislation.
The Founders gave the President a way to handle changes, Congress passing new legislation.
December 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
No president should be able to violate any law for any reason.
The Founders gave the President a way to handle changes, Congress passing new legislation.
The Founders gave the President a way to handle changes, Congress passing new legislation.
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The White House continues to make our work harder. They’ve:
✂️ Cut funding for transportation and education
👎 Effectively told families in poverty “you’re on your own”
❌ Presided over the longest government shutdown in history
🚨 Failed to act after Western Maryland was hit by a devastating storm.
✂️ Cut funding for transportation and education
👎 Effectively told families in poverty “you’re on your own”
❌ Presided over the longest government shutdown in history
🚨 Failed to act after Western Maryland was hit by a devastating storm.
December 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The White House continues to make our work harder. They’ve:
✂️ Cut funding for transportation and education
👎 Effectively told families in poverty “you’re on your own”
❌ Presided over the longest government shutdown in history
🚨 Failed to act after Western Maryland was hit by a devastating storm.
✂️ Cut funding for transportation and education
👎 Effectively told families in poverty “you’re on your own”
❌ Presided over the longest government shutdown in history
🚨 Failed to act after Western Maryland was hit by a devastating storm.
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Every single time they tell blatant lies, this is what needs to happen immediately.
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Every single time they tell blatant lies, this is what needs to happen immediately.
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The clear takeaway from today is that Donald Trump is not unstoppable and you are not powerless.
December 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The clear takeaway from today is that Donald Trump is not unstoppable and you are not powerless.
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“Unlike pretty much every other conservative party in the industrialized world,” American Republicans seem resigned to bleed out on health care, @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues. Why can’t the GOP make peace with Obamacare?
Obamacare Changed the Politics of Health Care
It’s one thing for Republicans to deny hypothetical care. It’s another to take this tangible benefit away.
bit.ly
December 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“Unlike pretty much every other conservative party in the industrialized world,” American Republicans seem resigned to bleed out on health care, @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues. Why can’t the GOP make peace with Obamacare?
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Um ---
You probably don't realize this because you're a rich guy. But right now, more than 25 million Americans have no health insurance. Thanks to the GOP attack on the ACA, that number is set to spike.
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You probably don't realize this because you're a rich guy. But right now, more than 25 million Americans have no health insurance. Thanks to the GOP attack on the ACA, that number is set to spike.
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December 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Um ---
You probably don't realize this because you're a rich guy. But right now, more than 25 million Americans have no health insurance. Thanks to the GOP attack on the ACA, that number is set to spike.
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You probably don't realize this because you're a rich guy. But right now, more than 25 million Americans have no health insurance. Thanks to the GOP attack on the ACA, that number is set to spike.
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I lived in Germany & had the best healthcare of my life — It was Universal Healthcare that covered medical/dental/vision/prescriptions. I never saw a bill. Everything was covered 100% Meanwhile, US insurers make billions, control politicians, & feed us nonsense that universal healthcare is “bad.”
December 12, 2025 at 7:22 AM
I lived in Germany & had the best healthcare of my life — It was Universal Healthcare that covered medical/dental/vision/prescriptions. I never saw a bill. Everything was covered 100% Meanwhile, US insurers make billions, control politicians, & feed us nonsense that universal healthcare is “bad.”