Tori
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Tori
@tori-atl.bsky.social
POTS, hEDS, ME, Long COVID
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If you would like to support some of the families of people who have been abducted by ICE in my area during the recent federal attacks on our community that I've written about, local organizers have put together this trusted list of crowd funds.
Rogers Park Immigrant Families Need Your Support
Please give as you are able AND share this page! If you have friends and family asking how they can support Chicago in this difficult time, this is a way to directly support families. Go FundMe Link...
docs.google.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Propublica has a short documentary on Russ Vought that hits some themes really well: 1) OMB being a choke point where congressional spending and authority can be cut 2) vought’s overt Christian nationalism and embrace of conspiracy theories 3) Trump serves vought and bannon: youtu.be/w1LuV82l0vs
Russell Vought: The Shadow President
YouTube video by ProPublica
youtu.be
October 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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BREAKING: Doña Ana County Detention Center is conducting violent and unwarranted paramilitary training operations on incarcerated people. We're representing six clients who are suing to stop this inhumane practice.
October 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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REMINDER: MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT IS NOW THROUGH DECEMBER 7:

DO NOT FORGET TO:

1) CHECK TO SEE IF YOUR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN STILL EXISTS.
OR
2) CHECK YOUR PART D RX PLAN & COMPARE OTHER PLANS (TRUMP ADMIN. TOOK AWAY BIDEN SUBSIDIES FOR 2026)

PLEASE HELP GET THE WORD OUT & REPOST!
medicare.gov
Welcome to Medicare
The official U.S. government website for Medicare, a health insurance program for people age 65 or older and younger people with disabilities.
medicare.gov
October 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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🔥MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS UPDATE🔥

1) Some MA Providers are leaving marketplace.
2) No auto-enrollment if YOUR plan is dropped, you'll have until 12/31 to sign-up OR in 2026 have 80% Medicare Coverage & NO RX PLAN!
3) 1M+ which is an estimated 3% on MA will LOSE their plans.

PLEASE REPOST & SHARE!🔥
October 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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NEW: In May, a Texas police department said they used the powerful Flock surveillance network against a woman who had an abortion "for her safety"

Newly obtained court records show it was a 'death investigation,' and they considered charging her with a crime

www.404media.co/police-said-...
Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime
Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.
www.404media.co
October 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Freedom to Read Community Day of Action rallies support for America’s libraries on October 19, 2025. www.ala.org/news/2024/10...
Freedom to Read Community Day of Action rallies support for America’s libraries on October 19
The American Library Association (ALA) and the ALA-founded Unite Against Book Bans campaign are joining some of the nation’s largest and smallest library systems to in a Freedom to Read Community Day ...
www.ala.org
October 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Now is the time to be brave. Republicans in Georgia have controlled our state for over 20 years leading to underfunded schools, closing hospitals, & low wages stuck at $5.15.

I'm running for Governor to change that.
September 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Ilene Ruhoy, David Kaufman, & Tania Dempsey MDs are having a round table discussion on microdosing GLP1/GIPs for #LongCovid #MECFS on Fri Oct 17, 2 pm EST; signup linked for anyone curious or interested

www.renegade-research.org/events-list
Events | Renegade Research
Upcoming Clinician's and Research Roundtables featuring doctors and other practitioners, scientists, deeply familiar with ME/CFS, Long Covid, and/or overlapping conditions including MCAS, EDS/HSD, POT...
www.renegade-research.org
September 29, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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🚨 New directive NSPM-7 targets "anti-capitalism," “anti-Christian,” and “anti-American" opinions as indicators of extremist violence, authorizing an army of 4,000 counter-terrorism officers to prevent crimes that haven't happened:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...
Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”
New order targets “anti-Christian,” “anti-American,” and “anti-capitalism” opinions
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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jokes like this reinforce and spread addiction stigma, and that stigma is a huge reason why they successfully gutted public health work addressing addiction and overdoses. and it’s why they’re targeting adhd medications next. this isn’t funny. it’s harmful
Look, it’s Heroin and Adderall ganging up on Tylenol.
September 23, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Join us next week for a call party to contact our elected officials about upcoming telehealth legislation- Sept. 17th at 12 pm PT/3 pm ET. RSVP: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Ready to take action today? Sample script: www.meactions.org/telehealth

#pwME #disability #Telehealth #LongCovid #MECFS
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Community Call Party - Save Telehealth. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Please join us for a call party to contact our elected officials about the upcoming Telehealth legislation. On the call we will introduce ourselves, talk about the script, and make the calls with the ...
us06web.zoom.us
September 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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🚨REMINDER: Open Enrollment for Medicare is October 15 - December 7 for 2026. I would encourage those on Medicare (non MA), to research their supplemental/Medigap premiums. Also, please review your Part D RX plan as well. For 2026 you will enter catastrophic care for OOP RX at $2100. PLEASE REPOST 🙏🙏
September 6, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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Not only is our new acting director of the CDC NOT a scientist, but he also has deep ties to Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s techno-utopia movement.

One epidemiologist compared Jim O’Neill’s appointment to “making Elon Musk head of the FAA.”
"Like making Elon Musk the head of the FAA"—meet acting CDC director Jim O’Neill
He's not a scientist but has deep ties to Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s techno-utopia movement.
www.motherjones.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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1) 7 new ME/CFS projects have received funding from the Dutch research agency ZonMw.

All projects look high-quality and focus on different aspects such as the brain, muscle, microbiome, viruses, orthostatic intolerance, and the immune system.

A brief overview 🧵
August 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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A months-long investigation estimates that the profits from the Trump family's ventures in private clubs, hotels, golf courses, crypto currencies, NFTs, and other businesses has raised Trump’s net worth by billions of dollars.
How Much Is Trump Profiting Off the Presidency?
A comprehensive estimate of how much Trump and his family are making, from hotel mega-deals to crypto schemes, has been elusive—until now.
www.newyorker.com
August 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Essential telehealth provisions are set to expire on September 30th 2025. Congress needs to hear from all of us that telehealth saves lives.

Sample script and call instructions: www.meactions.org/telehealth

#pwME #telehealth #disability #MyalgicE #LongCovid #congress #MECFS
August 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Ever see an ICE abduction? Ever wonder what happens to the disappeared? As important an MSM article on what’s happening as I’ve seen…and ironically it happened by accident. www.cnn.com/2025/08/23/u...
Reporter’s Notebook: I stopped for gas and witnessed an ICE arrest. Then, I spent days looking for the man who was detained. | CNN
A black KIA peeled into the gas station and pulled next to the man at pump 1. Instantly, the passenger door opened and someone in khakis, a full-face balaclava and a tactical vest jumped out. It took ...
www.cnn.com
August 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia says DOJ has given him an ultimatum: Plead guilty to human smuggling by Monday and be deported to Costa Rica — or refuse and be deported to Uganda.

www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia says Trump administration using threatened deportation to Uganda to coerce guilty plea
His case has made national headlines after he was illegally deported to El Salvador earlier this year.
www.politico.com
August 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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One People’s Project is in dire need of help to continue operating. They need $10,000 overall, and $5,000 of that in the next week.

OPP has diligently reported on & exposed fascist extremists for years. All that work is at risk of disappearing.

Support: www.gofundme.com/f/support-on...
Donate to Support One People's Project in Crisis, organized by Daryle Jenkins
The past two years have taken a toll on One People's Project, particularly in re… Daryle Jenkins needs your support for Support One People's Project in Crisis
www.gofundme.com
August 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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🧵(Thread)

Quick talking points against federalization of DC

1. This policy will increase crime. Crime is declining because we are trying alternatives that reduce crime

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s DC crackdown will do little to prevent crime, advocates say: ‘That’s not what creates safety’
Trump wants to combat crime with prosecution. Prevention workers share tactics that actually end violence
www.theguardian.com
August 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Sheryl Cole, one of the Texas Democrats who broke quorum:
August 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Hey #BookSky!!!

One of my favorite children’s book writers is opening a new bookstore on the southside of Atlanta and could use your help getting it off the ground. Pleeeeeeeeeeeaaaaasssse donate. Yes $5 is enough!!

We need more Black women-owned bookstores.

🌝🌚

📚💙

gofund.me/60b14fa8
Donate to Impossible Moon Bookshop! #HopefulInHapeville, organized by Breanna McDaniel
Hi, I'm Breanna J. McDaniel a born and raised Atlantan from t… Breanna McDaniel needs your support for Donate to Impossible Moon Bookshop! #HopefulInHapeville
gofund.me
August 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Good for her. Where the hell are the other Ds?
ms.now MS NOW @ms.now · Aug 19
NEW:

“I’ve had enough…I’m refusing to back down.”

Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier speaks to MSNBC from the Texas State Capitol. She is stuck there after the Texas GOP required police surveillance as condition for release. She is refusing to sign a waiver for the law enforcement escort.
August 19, 2025 at 3:28 AM