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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

We got $20 billion for Argentina though.

rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 27m

Five U.S. firms and one in Germany received similarly worded letters in September for selling products labeled as #retatrutide, a compound developed by Eli Lilly that is still in clinical testing, without #FDA authorization. www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/...

Demand for Unapproved Weight-Loss Drug Surges on Social Media

FDA sent warning letters to six companies selling compounded retatrutide

www.medpagetoday.com

rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 31m

Debunking 3 claims about #Tylenol after White House links drug's use in pregnancy to #autism. Doctors say these claims have been debunked before and that continuing to circulate #misinformation and #disinformation can be dangerous. abcnews.go.com/Health/debun...

Debunking 3 claims about Tylenol after White House links drug's use in pregnancy to autism

Since the White House made an announcement linking Tylenol use in pregnancy to autism, misinformation about the drug has been spreading online.

abcnews.go.com

rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 34m

Governors in 15 states including NzY, CA and North Carolina are forming a #publichealth alliance to detect and respond to disease threats, saying federal-funding cuts and policy changes by the Trump administration are putting their citizens at risk. www.wsj.com/health/healt...

www.wsj.com

rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 38m

#Miners accuse Trump of not doing enough to protect them from black lung disease, a condition caused by inhaling coal and silica dust. They want him to impose a rule that limits silica dust, as an existing rule has been stalled in court for several months. www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energ...

Coal miners stage DC protest to pressure Trump on black lung disease rule

Coal miners and their families gathered in front of the Labor Department to urge the Trump administration to impose a rule on silica dust.

www.washingtonexaminer.com

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carolmac80💙🌈☮️🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸🇺🇦🧿🌊 @carolmac80.bsky.social · 2h

He's so gross

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 6h

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rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 5h

Some 22 million Americans are set to lose health insurance subsidies by the end of the year. About 80 percent live in states that Trump won in 2024. Lower-income people will return to the lower subsidy levels. Higher incomes will have to pay the full cost of their premiums

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/14/obamacare-aca-health-insurance-prices/

www.washingtonpost.com

rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 5h

As of Oct. 6, 98,917 students were receiving Opportunity Scholarships — a 204% increase from two years ago and up 23% since last year. The N.C. State Education Assistance Authority is still accepting applications for the spring semester.

www.newsobserver.com

rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 5h

"We have no idea why certain programs were eliminated and others were saved," an employee said. "...it seems like the chaos and lack of transparency is the point." #HHS attributed some of the confusion to "data discrepancies and processing errors."

With new cuts at CDC, some fear there's 'nobody to answer the phone'

More than 1,300 staffers at the health agency got notices they were fired — but more than half were reinstated. The cuts will hobble some divisions, employees say.

www.npr.org

rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 5h

Originally scheduled for Wednesday, the 2024 #SocialSecurity COLA announcement will now be Oct. 24. It is timed to the September Consumer Price Index, which also has not yet been released

Social Security cost-of-living increase announcement delayed by government shutdown

The ongoing government shutdown has delayed the announcement of the annual Social Security cost-of-living increase.

apnews.com

rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 5h

MOSTLY FALSE. KFF: The #rural fund’s five-year, $50 billion total is a little over a third of the expected loss of federal fundss in rural areas over 10 years. Rural #Medicaid cuts will be $137 billion. And millions of people will lose uninsurance.

RFK Jr. Misses Mark in Touting Rural Health Transformation Fund as Historic Infusion of Cash - KFF Health News

The health secretary’s statement doesn’t consider the impact that the Medicaid cuts advanced in the same law will have on health care in rural America.

kffhealthnews.org

rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 17h

From MSNBC's Jen Psaki on Tuesday.

rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 18h

Renewable Energy Is Booming Despite Trump’s Efforts to Slow It. With federal subsidies ending or becoming hard to claim, companies are racing ahead with #solar, #wind and #battery projects.

Renewable Energy Is Booming Despite Trump’s Efforts to Slow It

With federal subsidies ending or becoming hard to claim, companies are racing ahead with solar, wind and battery projects.

www.nytimes.com

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 21h

A photo showed several heavyset Guard troops arriving in Chicago, which elicited insults mocking their weight and appearance. Some also noted they appeared at odds with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recent denunciation of “fat troops.” www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...

Texas calls back National Guard members after some heavyset troops face viral mockery

Social media users appear to have bullied Texas into pulling some members of the Texas National Guard deployed to aid Trump’s Chicago crackdown.

www.msnbc.com

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rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 21h

The former FBI director got a quick win on a procedural issue that reinforces the presiding judge’s refusal to allow needless delay in the criminal case against the Donald Trump critic brought by a Trump-installed prosecutor. www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...

Comey wins early discovery fight as judge finds Trump DOJ stance would cause needless delay

Accepting Lindsey Halligan's proposal, the judge wrote, “would unnecessarily hinder and delay Defendant’s ability to adequately prepare for trial.”

www.msnbc.com

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: President Obama comes out in favor of Prop 50 in California.

California, help protect democracy and return your ballots today!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 1d

At least nine rallies in Triangle cities including Raleigh and Durham will occur Saturday, Oct. 18. These are in addition to many more across NC and the country. #nokings2025
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...

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rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 1d

A new map would likely target Democratic Rep. Don Davis’ district in Northeastern NC. #gerrymander #fairmaps
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

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rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 1d

While #AI is flourishing this year, manufacturing is entering an ever deeper slump.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

www.washingtonpost.com

rchady.bsky.social @rchady.bsky.social · 1d

Officials previously estimated it could help about two million people get rid of $4 billion in #medicaldebt. The debt that had been held by hospitals, and are usually difficult to recover, will be pulled from credit reports.

North Carolina effort wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M people

Officials say a North Carolina government initiative is eliminating over $6.5 billion in medical debt for more than 2.5 million residents.

apnews.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

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Human☮ @4humanunity.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s the deal, Mike Johnson, you worked 9 days since July, make $200K, and get best free healthcare we pay for, while shutting down ours.

Want it fair? Start with your paychecks. No work, no pay and no damn free healthcare for any of you. Let Congress feel the pain they dump on the rest of us.

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