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Pulm/critical care; mostly retired. Lifelong Hoosier, grandfather to 5
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🎙️ Ep. 30 of Hoosier Health Matters is live!
We talk about policy wins that center public health and reproductive justice—right here in Indiana. Tune in + share.
#HoosierSky #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #PregnancySupport #HoosierHealthMatters #CashAssistance #ReproJustice #GTC
We talk about policy wins that center public health and reproductive justice—right here in Indiana. Tune in + share.
#HoosierSky #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #PregnancySupport #HoosierHealthMatters #CashAssistance #ReproJustice #GTC
December 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
🎙️ Ep. 30 of Hoosier Health Matters is live!
We talk about policy wins that center public health and reproductive justice—right here in Indiana. Tune in + share.
#HoosierSky #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #PregnancySupport #HoosierHealthMatters #CashAssistance #ReproJustice #GTC
We talk about policy wins that center public health and reproductive justice—right here in Indiana. Tune in + share.
#HoosierSky #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #PregnancySupport #HoosierHealthMatters #CashAssistance #ReproJustice #GTC
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This is racist and dangerous. Last I checked, Somalians are Black and Rep. Omar is a colleague. Where are the @housedemocrats.bsky.social? The @blackcaucus.bsky.social ?
Do not allow these insults to go unanswered.
Do not allow these insults to go unanswered.
Trump calls Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) "garbage," says that Somalians don't belong in the U.S. because they "do nothing but complain... do nothing but bitch"
December 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is racist and dangerous. Last I checked, Somalians are Black and Rep. Omar is a colleague. Where are the @housedemocrats.bsky.social? The @blackcaucus.bsky.social ?
Do not allow these insults to go unanswered.
Do not allow these insults to go unanswered.
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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Indiana cigarette consumption down, quit program enrollment up after tax hike indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/11/25/i...
Indiana cigarette consumption down, quit program enrollment up after tax hike • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Cigarette consumption in Indiana dropped 40% during the first three months of a long-sought tax increase, according to the Indiana Department of Health. Enrollment in the agency’s smoking cessation pr...
indianacapitalchronicle.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Indiana cigarette consumption down, quit program enrollment up after tax hike indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/11/25/i...
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Anti-abortion lawmakers are trying to overturn the FDA’s 23-year approval of mifepristone—a drug safer than Tylenol or penicillin. This is not about safety. It’s about control.
📞 Call your reps: (202) 224-3121
#HoosierSky #Mifepristone #ReproRights #BansOff #GTC
📞 Call your reps: (202) 224-3121
#HoosierSky #Mifepristone #ReproRights #BansOff #GTC
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Anti-abortion lawmakers are trying to overturn the FDA’s 23-year approval of mifepristone—a drug safer than Tylenol or penicillin. This is not about safety. It’s about control.
📞 Call your reps: (202) 224-3121
#HoosierSky #Mifepristone #ReproRights #BansOff #GTC
📞 Call your reps: (202) 224-3121
#HoosierSky #Mifepristone #ReproRights #BansOff #GTC
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Instead of considering whether the super-rich really need a tax cut, the Trump regime is considering whether poor people really need to eat.
Brooke Rollins on why the Trump administration is cracking down on food stamps: "We're really opening up the market here, wanting to make sure that those who are receiving this *supplemental* nutrition benefit -- it was never meant for the long term -- are really those who need it."
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Instead of considering whether the super-rich really need a tax cut, the Trump regime is considering whether poor people really need to eat.
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This is big: elected Republicans in a deep-red state saying NO to Trump even after his personal plea.
The balance is shifting - and we have to keep up the pressure everywhere.
The balance is shifting - and we have to keep up the pressure everywhere.
Indiana likely will not push forward with redistricting despite pressure from White House
It’s a massive blow to the White House’s efforts to shore up a Republican House majority next year.
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This is big: elected Republicans in a deep-red state saying NO to Trump even after his personal plea.
The balance is shifting - and we have to keep up the pressure everywhere.
The balance is shifting - and we have to keep up the pressure everywhere.
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Private equity firm Sycamore Partners bought Walgreens.
Now Walgreens has stopped giving most workers paid vacation on Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays.
Private equity takeovers are a disaster for workers, and customers.
Now Walgreens has stopped giving most workers paid vacation on Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays.
Private equity takeovers are a disaster for workers, and customers.
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Private equity firm Sycamore Partners bought Walgreens.
Now Walgreens has stopped giving most workers paid vacation on Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays.
Private equity takeovers are a disaster for workers, and customers.
Now Walgreens has stopped giving most workers paid vacation on Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays.
Private equity takeovers are a disaster for workers, and customers.
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Where you live shouldn’t decide how long you live—but in Indiana, it often does.
New maps = fewer healthcare champions = more people left behind.
Call the House (800-382-9842) and Senate (800-382-9467) to say NO to gerrymandering.
#INLeg #HoosierSky #Redistricting #HealthJustice #GoodTrouble
New maps = fewer healthcare champions = more people left behind.
Call the House (800-382-9842) and Senate (800-382-9467) to say NO to gerrymandering.
#INLeg #HoosierSky #Redistricting #HealthJustice #GoodTrouble
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Where you live shouldn’t decide how long you live—but in Indiana, it often does.
New maps = fewer healthcare champions = more people left behind.
Call the House (800-382-9842) and Senate (800-382-9467) to say NO to gerrymandering.
#INLeg #HoosierSky #Redistricting #HealthJustice #GoodTrouble
New maps = fewer healthcare champions = more people left behind.
Call the House (800-382-9842) and Senate (800-382-9467) to say NO to gerrymandering.
#INLeg #HoosierSky #Redistricting #HealthJustice #GoodTrouble
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Democrats: Let’s reopen the government today, extend the health insurance subsidies for one year, then let the voters decide in the midterms if they want to extend them further or cancel them.
Republicans: HELL NO!!!
Republicans: HELL NO!!!
November 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Democrats: Let’s reopen the government today, extend the health insurance subsidies for one year, then let the voters decide in the midterms if they want to extend them further or cancel them.
Republicans: HELL NO!!!
Republicans: HELL NO!!!
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Those of us who worked with USAID and in global health more broadly warned of this- shouting, screaming into the void. The administration- at every level- understood this would happen. It’s unconscionable.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Those of us who worked with USAID and in global health more broadly warned of this- shouting, screaming into the void. The administration- at every level- understood this would happen. It’s unconscionable.
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Kristi Noem blasts “foreigners” for dangerous driving. According to the Rapid City Journal, that state’s court records show Noem had 20 speeding tickets dating back to 1989, alongside other violations, including failure to stop at an intersection and invalid license plates.
November 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Kristi Noem blasts “foreigners” for dangerous driving. According to the Rapid City Journal, that state’s court records show Noem had 20 speeding tickets dating back to 1989, alongside other violations, including failure to stop at an intersection and invalid license plates.
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The effort to make us forget that Covid forced governments round the world to take fast, effective steps for the collective good is probably greater by this point that the efforts taken to contain Covid.
America *ended child poverty*, then voted to reinstate it because it was off message.
America *ended child poverty*, then voted to reinstate it because it was off message.
Remember how just a few years ago during the worst of the pandemic when we saw how the govt can actually do big things and saw that our collective health & well-being are intertwined, and then corporations got mad that they lost a modicum of power and helped fund a backlash of amnesia and fascism?
October 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The effort to make us forget that Covid forced governments round the world to take fast, effective steps for the collective good is probably greater by this point that the efforts taken to contain Covid.
America *ended child poverty*, then voted to reinstate it because it was off message.
America *ended child poverty*, then voted to reinstate it because it was off message.
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
October 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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At the behest of corporate lobbyists, Trump's CFPB will block states from erasing medical debt from credit reports.
This comes as the GOP allows ACA subsidies to expire – which could cause millions to go uninsured and medical debt to skyrocket.
A perfect storm of cruelty.
This comes as the GOP allows ACA subsidies to expire – which could cause millions to go uninsured and medical debt to skyrocket.
A perfect storm of cruelty.
October 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
At the behest of corporate lobbyists, Trump's CFPB will block states from erasing medical debt from credit reports.
This comes as the GOP allows ACA subsidies to expire – which could cause millions to go uninsured and medical debt to skyrocket.
A perfect storm of cruelty.
This comes as the GOP allows ACA subsidies to expire – which could cause millions to go uninsured and medical debt to skyrocket.
A perfect storm of cruelty.
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BREAKING 🚨 42 million Americans are about to lose food assistance because Donald Trump is withholding funding for SNAP.
They’re letting families go hungry while sending $40 billion to Argentina.
They’re letting families go hungry while sending $40 billion to Argentina.
October 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
BREAKING 🚨 42 million Americans are about to lose food assistance because Donald Trump is withholding funding for SNAP.
They’re letting families go hungry while sending $40 billion to Argentina.
They’re letting families go hungry while sending $40 billion to Argentina.
Mitch speaking truth
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Fellow Republicans, fellow Hoosiers: Redistricting now is a bad idea
I want the GOP to keep control of the U.S. House, but Indiana shouldn’t cave to White House pressure.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Mitch speaking truth
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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FYI :“Destruction of federal property is a federal crime. 18 U.S. Code § 1361 defines the crime as willfully injuring or committing any depredation against U.S. government property. If the damage exceeds $1k it is a felony with a fine, up to ten years in prison or both.”
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October 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
FYI :“Destruction of federal property is a federal crime. 18 U.S. Code § 1361 defines the crime as willfully injuring or committing any depredation against U.S. government property. If the damage exceeds $1k it is a felony with a fine, up to ten years in prison or both.”
Awaiting law enforcement.
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Absolutely outrageous!! 😡
October 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Absolutely outrageous!! 😡
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As Congress stalls on the budget, millions risk losing healthcare. Medicaid, WIC & rural clinics are on the line and Hoosiers will feel it first.
This isn’t D.C. drama. It’s our health.
📞 Act now: demand a budget that funds care, not cuts.
#HoosierSky #GovShutdown #INHealth #GoodTrouble
This isn’t D.C. drama. It’s our health.
📞 Act now: demand a budget that funds care, not cuts.
#HoosierSky #GovShutdown #INHealth #GoodTrouble
October 17, 2025 at 12:10 AM
As Congress stalls on the budget, millions risk losing healthcare. Medicaid, WIC & rural clinics are on the line and Hoosiers will feel it first.
This isn’t D.C. drama. It’s our health.
📞 Act now: demand a budget that funds care, not cuts.
#HoosierSky #GovShutdown #INHealth #GoodTrouble
This isn’t D.C. drama. It’s our health.
📞 Act now: demand a budget that funds care, not cuts.
#HoosierSky #GovShutdown #INHealth #GoodTrouble
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October 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM