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Sunny, high 22º, gusts up to 25mph.
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MAINE RESISTANCE
MON, DEC 8, 2025
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What can WE do today to fight injustice?
#ORGANIZE #OPPOSE #RESIST
#NonViolenceIsPower
#EveryEffortCounts

#Maine #MEpolitics
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PINE TREE ACTIVISM CALENDAR Events for Monday DEC 8, 2025 Details confirmed as of Mon 12/08 6:20AM Share/Repost so Mainers know where to #RESIST! Pg 1/2 Submit events to: ptactivism@gmail.com MON DEC 8 DEC 8, Mon 3:00PM ET – Webinar Join from anywhere STOP FUNDING BILLIONAIRES that are propping up fascism! Our cities are under attack by ICE and President Trump’s deportation agenda. Trillions of our retirement dollars and endowments are supporting the billionaires that are driving Trump’s deportation machine. We can stop them! – Join us for a webinar on how we stop funding the billionaires that are propping up fascism, undermining workers, and destroying our communities. FMI/RSVP: tinyurl.com/37wxxcf5 DEC 8, Mon 3-4:30PM (& every Mon thru Fri) – Freeport Desert Rd/Exit 20 AND Mallett Dr/Exit 22 Overpasses, Freeport, Maine Freeport Rush Hour Brigade – We are providing physical messaging in the real world to connect with and activate voters to demonstrate that resistance is possible. This is in coordination with other Indivisible groups up and down the Rte 295 corridor. FMI: www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/871831/ DEC 8, Mon 3:30-4:30PM (biweekly) – Blue Hill Blue Hill Co-op, 70 South St, Blue Hill, Maine Indivisible Peninsula Biweekly Klatch – Join in conversation and collaboration. It's a get together of Blue Hill Peninsula folk who care about preserving democracy. We gather outside when the weather is good. NOTE: If you are in the Blue Hill area and participate and/or know the organizer of this event, please DM me or send email to the address in the calendar header. Thanks! DEC 8, Mon 5-6:00PM (2nd Mon each month)– Dresden Pownalborough Hall, 314 Patterson Road, Dresden, Maine Dresden Democratic Committee Meeting Dresden Dems meet on the 2nd Monday each month. Pre-registration is not required. But if you sign up here, the system will send you reminders! FMI, Contact the chair, Delia Cunningham at delia.cunningham@gmail.com All Democratic or unenroll…
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grahamformaine.bsky.social
The UMaine Graduate Workers Union - @uaw.org deserves a fair contract.

Chancellor Malloy must end the union-busting, stop stalling, and negotiate a fair contract.
December 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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I knew getting my ass out of bed at 4am every day to catch up on #resistance events and publish my calendars was doing some sort of good, if only to help me live longer! 🤪

Cool article by Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social in Mother Jones @motherjones.com on retirees fighting the good fight.
Turns out fighting fascism helps you live longer
Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.
www.motherjones.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Yep. True now more than ever in our lives.
thomaspaineha.bsky.social Thomas Paine Historical Association @thomaspaineha.bsky.social · 3d
As Thomas Paine said in Rights of Man “ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.”
December 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Progressive Jasmine Crockett announces Senate bid in TX – a field which also includes popular State Sen. James Talarico – as Colin Allred switches to run to rep TX-CD33.

2026 is shaping up to be an intense year for Senate races across the US.

Watch: IA, GA, ME, MI, MN, NE, NH, NC, OH, TX.
Jasmine Crockett launches Senate bid from Texas as Colin Allred drops out | CNN Politics
US Rep. Jasmine Crockett filed Monday to run for US Senate from Texas in 2026, according to a list posted by the state Democratic Party, entering the race on the same day that a potential rival, Colin...
www.cnn.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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dunlapforcongress.bsky.social
Working families need all the help they can get. That’s where the expanded Child Tax Credit came in. But Congress let it lapse — pushing countless children and working families back into poverty. When I’m in Congress, I’ll fight to restore it and make it permanent.
December 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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shennabellows.bsky.social
I’m proud to be leading this fight. Thank you to @maddowblog.bsky.social for highlighting this critical issue.
maddow.bsky.social Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 1d
"The danger is once you compile all this information, then hackers only have to go to one place instead of going to all 50-plus jurisdictions that run elections... It’s a hacker’s dream to have all of this private, sensitive information collected somewhere..."

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
www.motherjones.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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cuuixsilver.bsky.social
For those outside Maine, LePage was trumpy before Trump ran the first time. A hateful bigot through and through.
themainemonitor.org The Maine Monitor @themainemonitor.org · 19h
Republican House candidate Paul LePage said he will emphasize trans-student-athlete policy in his campaign, and Sen. Susan Collins signed onto a petition related to the issue. Read more from our D.C. correspondent for free at the link below.

themainemonitor.org/trans-rights...
The debate over trans rights is heating up in Maine
Paul LePage will emphasize trans-student-athlete policy in his campaign, and Susan Collins signed onto a petition related to the issue.
themainemonitor.org
December 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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tuckerforcongress.bsky.social
I would also re-read this NPR article if you haven't seen it before. There are some very serious problems with new technologies that we must address sooner rather than later. Lives can literally depend upon it.

www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Their teenage sons died by suicide. Now, they are sounding an alarm about AI chatbots
Grieving parents and online safety advocates at a congressional hearing called for new laws to regulate AI companion apps to protect the mental health of minors.
www.npr.org
December 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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tuckerforcongress.bsky.social
Trump attempting to block AI regulation at the state level is absurd. The federal government is far too slow and corrupt to effectively handle AI legislation right now. States, however, have been quite busy in starting to meet the moment to protect people from the downsides of AI. See the tracker.
Artificial Intelligence 2025 Legislation
This webpage covers key legislation introduced during the 2025 legislative session related to AI issues generally.
www.ncsl.org
December 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Reproductive rights orgs are concerned that women may turn to crisis pregnancy centers that are "not licensed as a medical facility by the state of Maine, and [are] not beholden to federal privacy requirements that protect patient information."

#Maine #health #abortion #pregnancy #HIPAA
themainemonitor.org The Maine Monitor @themainemonitor.org · 20h
As #abortion providers in #Maine face major funding cuts, staff from reproductive rights organizations are concerned that more women may turn to crisis #pregnancy centers, unaware of what these facilities are. Read more for free 👇👇

themainemonitor.org/reproductive...
Reproductive health providers worry about crisis pregnancy centers
The centers aren’t bound to the same oversight as doctor's offices and are often connected to religious organizations that oppose abortion.
themainemonitor.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Sunny, high 22º, gusts up to 25mph.
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MAINE RESISTANCE
MON, DEC 8, 2025
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What can WE do today to fight injustice?
#ORGANIZE #OPPOSE #RESIST
#NonViolenceIsPower
#EveryEffortCounts

#Maine #MEpolitics
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PINE TREE ACTIVISM CALENDAR Events for Monday DEC 8, 2025 Details confirmed as of Mon 12/08 6:20AM Share/Repost so Mainers know where to #RESIST! Pg 1/2 Submit events to: ptactivism@gmail.com MON DEC 8 DEC 8, Mon 3:00PM ET – Webinar Join from anywhere STOP FUNDING BILLIONAIRES that are propping up fascism! Our cities are under attack by ICE and President Trump’s deportation agenda. Trillions of our retirement dollars and endowments are supporting the billionaires that are driving Trump’s deportation machine. We can stop them! – Join us for a webinar on how we stop funding the billionaires that are propping up fascism, undermining workers, and destroying our communities. FMI/RSVP: tinyurl.com/37wxxcf5 DEC 8, Mon 3-4:30PM (& every Mon thru Fri) – Freeport Desert Rd/Exit 20 AND Mallett Dr/Exit 22 Overpasses, Freeport, Maine Freeport Rush Hour Brigade – We are providing physical messaging in the real world to connect with and activate voters to demonstrate that resistance is possible. This is in coordination with other Indivisible groups up and down the Rte 295 corridor. FMI: www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/871831/ DEC 8, Mon 3:30-4:30PM (biweekly) – Blue Hill Blue Hill Co-op, 70 South St, Blue Hill, Maine Indivisible Peninsula Biweekly Klatch – Join in conversation and collaboration. It's a get together of Blue Hill Peninsula folk who care about preserving democracy. We gather outside when the weather is good. NOTE: If you are in the Blue Hill area and participate and/or know the organizer of this event, please DM me or send email to the address in the calendar header. Thanks! DEC 8, Mon 5-6:00PM (2nd Mon each month)– Dresden Pownalborough Hall, 314 Patterson Road, Dresden, Maine Dresden Democratic Committee Meeting Dresden Dems meet on the 2nd Monday each month. Pre-registration is not required. But if you sign up here, the system will send you reminders! FMI, Contact the chair, Delia Cunningham at delia.cunningham@gmail.com All Democratic or unenroll…
December 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11
Two Candidate Town Halls
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Two of four candidates vying for Maine's 2nd Congressional District seat, currently held by Jared Golden, will hold town halls on Thursday, Dec 11.

#Maine #MEpolitics #MattDunlap #JordanWood
PINE TREE ACTIVISM CALENDAR Candidate Town Halls for Maine CD-2 Thursday DEC 11, 2025 Share/Repost so Mainers know where to participate! Submit events to: ptactivism@gmail.com ============================================================================== Two candidates for Maine's 2nd Congressional District will hold Town Halls the same evening in Gardiner & Augusta. DEC 11, Thur 6-7:00PM – Gardiner Gardiner Area High School, 40 W Hill Rd, Gardiner, Maine JORDAN WOOD TOWN HALL – Gardiner! Democratic House Candidate Jordan Wood is coming to meet you. Come out to meet Jordan, learn why he's the strongest candidate to defeat Paul LePage, and hear about what his plans as your next Congressman: sweeping campaign finance reform, passing the Ultra-Millionaire Wealth Tax, enacting universal childcare and addressing the affordability crisis head on. Bring your friends and family! FMI: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/867521/ DEC 11, Thur 6:30-7:30PM – Augusta Buker Community Center, Rm 21, 22 Armory St, Augusta, Maine MATT DUNLAP TOWN HALL – I’m excited to invite you to a town hall in Augusta! This is a chance for us to sit down together, talk about the issues that matter most to Maine families, and hear directly from you. I’ll share my vision for Maine, answer your questions, and listen to your concerns. I’ve always made it a priority to be accessible to voters, and I look forward to having an open conversation with you. I hope you can join me — bring your questions, ideas, and your voice! FMI: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/873334/ PRO TIP: click ALT in lower right corner for links you can copy/paste. You can find more on all Maine candidates for both Maine CD-1 and Maine CD-2 on Ballotpedia at: tinyurl.com/yv6v8r96 Pine Tree Activism strives to publish confirmed events with accurate details as submitted or as found on a group's official public listing. Only verified events are included. Late changes in venue, day/time, or focus may not be reflected.
December 8, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Immigrants who have done everything right–successfully completed naturalization process, passed English & civics tests, attended an interview, & received approval–in line for final step of taking an oath for citizenship, are getting yanked away.

This is about as UNamerican as it gets.

#RESIST
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d
This is what’s happening to immigrants doing it “the right way” in Trump’s America.

We have been told about it happening here in Tennessee.

www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
December 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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With all the focus on national mid-term elections in 2026 and the primaries leading up to them, let's not forget our own state's elections, which deserve our scrutiny and attention, too.

All 151 seats in the Maine House of Representatives are up in 2026. . .

#Maine #MEpolitics
hancockcountydems.bsky.social Hancock County Democrats @hancockcountydems.bsky.social · 1d
From Progressive Maine:
All 151 seats in the Maine House are up in 2026. Regardless of who the next governor is, it's critical that we send a progressive majority to the state house. This image shows how red/blue each district is overall.
December 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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I bet every Mainer knows a young person or two concerned about what's going on in America.

Let them know about The Franklin Project: "For Young Americans to take our future into our own hands."

The new group is holding their first meeting this evening in Portland.

#MEpolitics
December 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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A terrific–and hard to do–thread of over 30 posts with a play-by-play style of retelling what a candidate's town hall (Graham Platner in Oxford today) is like; what was talked about; what questions were raised, etc.

A lot more than anyone will find in online snippets and most articles.

#MEpolitics
cuuixsilver.bsky.social cuuixsilver.bsky.social @cuuixsilver.bsky.social · 1d
I’ve come to hear the oyster guy for myself; by the start time, the room is full. Parking was tricky; ended up in the field behind the hall; glad we brought the truck.
pinetreeactivism.org Pine Tree Activism📎 @pinetreeactivism.org · 1d
Gooood Sunday morning, Mainers!
Sunny, then increasing clouds, high 32º, calm.
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MAINE RESISTANCE
SUN, DEC 7, 2025
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#ORGANIZE #OPPOSE #RESIST
Very interesting events today!
#NonViolenceIsPower
#EveryEffortCounts

#Maine #MEpolitics
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December 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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tuckerforcongress.bsky.social
Love seeing that there will finally be a BSides Maine! There is a growing cohort of cybersecurity and technology professionals and hobbyists in Maine and this will be a great event to bring everyone together.
bsidesmaine.org bsidesmaine.org @bsidesmaine.org · 1d
Something cool is landing in 2026: #BSides #Maine. The state’s first hacker-driven security conference is officially live, Community-run, electronic badges, hands-on, zero fluff, and most importantly... zero paid content. Take a look - or grab a ticket while they're still left: www.bsidesmaine.org
BSides Maine - BSides Maine is coming May 30th 2026.
BSides Maine - A community-powered hacker conference for New England’s builders, breakers, and experimenters.
www.bsidesmaine.org
December 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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janetmillsforme.bsky.social
Public service has never been about titles for me — it’s a lifelong commitment to listening to the people you represent, solving problems, and standing up for those who need a voice.

That’s how I’ve always led, and it’s the same approach I’ll take with me to the Senate.
December 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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He's right. Watch the vid below.

If you run around York or western Cumberland Counties, you know the gigantic bottling plant they're talking about–largest in the US–and how locals feel. They even have special signs and routes into the plant for their trucks.

#MEpolitics #WaterRights #PolandSpring
grahamformaine.bsky.social Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 1d
Why are we allowing Poland Spring to extract our drinking water for profit? This is bullshit. It needs to stop.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=3wxe...
What Poland Spring Doesn't Want You to Know
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
m.youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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DECEMBER 7, 2025
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Pearl Harbor Day is observed to commemorate the 1941 Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base in Hawaii. Officially designated by Congress in 1994, it honors the over 2,400 Americans killed, 1,178 wounded, and all veterans who have served the nation.
PINE TREE ACTIVISM CALENDAR Pearl Harbor Day Events in Maine Sunday DEC 7, 2025 ============================================================================== Share/Repost so Mainers know where to participate! Submit events to: ptactivism@gmail.com ============================================================================== Maine Pearl Harbor Day Events Attend a Pearl Harbor Day ceremony with a Veteran from your community. DEC 7, Sun 9-9:30PM – Eastport Breakwater, Eastport, Maine Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony – Eastport There will be a short Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Service on the Breakwater. maine.gov/veterans/events DEC 7, Sun 12-12:15PM – Fort Fairfield Aroostook River Bridge, Fort Fairfield, Maine Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony – Fort Fairfield VFW Commander of the Paul-Lockhart VFW Post 6187, Joshua K. Doroen, will lead a ceremony comprised of a short speech, a prayer, and the tossing of a wreath off the bridge in remembrance and respect for the more than 2,400 Americans and Hawai’ians that perished in hte attack. maine.gov/veterans/events DEC 7, Sun 1-2:00PM – Portland Fort Allen Park, Eastern Promenade, Portland, Maine Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony – Portland There will be a Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Service hosted by Maine AMVETS at the USS Portland mast memorial site in Fort Allen Park on the Eastern Prom. maine.gov/veterans/events #NonViolenceIsPower EveryEffortCounts Pine Tree Activism strives to publish confirmed events with accurate details as submitted or as found on a group's official public listing. Only verified events are included. Late changes in venue, day/time, or focus may not be reflected.
December 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Gooood Sunday morning, Mainers!
Sunny, then increasing clouds, high 32º, calm.
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MAINE RESISTANCE
SUN, DEC 7, 2025
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#ORGANIZE #OPPOSE #RESIST
Very interesting events today!
#NonViolenceIsPower
#EveryEffortCounts

#Maine #MEpolitics
REPOST & SHARE!
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PINE TREE ACTIVISM CALENDAR Events for Sunday DEC 7, 2025 Details confirmed Sun 12/07 5:55AM Share/Repost so Mainers know where to #OPPOSE! Pg 1/3 Submit events to: ptactivism@gmail.com SUN DEC 7 DEC 7, Sun 9-9:30PM – Eastport Breakwater, Eastport, Maine Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony – Eastport There will be a short Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Service on the Breakwater. maine.gov/veterans/events DEC 7, Sun 12-12:30PM (& every Sun) – Belfast Post Office Square, Franklin & Church Streets, Belfast, Maine TAKE ACTION for Palestine! – Gather in solidarity with the Palestinian people and against the complicity of the US. Call for immediate permanent ceasefire; no further US funding or military aid for the Israeli government’s war crimes; demand that humanitarian and life-saving aid in both Gaza and the West Bank be provided and accessible. FMI: shorturl.at/Pgh8o DEC 7, Sun 12-1:00PM (& every Sun) – Ellsworth Union River Bridge downtown, Ellsworth, Maine Weekly Stand Out for Peace – www.mvprights.org/events DEC 7, Sun 12-12:15PM – Fort Fairfield Aroostook River Bridge, Fort Fairfield, Maine Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony – Fort Fairfield VFW Commander of the Paul-Lockhart VFW Post 6187, Joshua K. Doroen, will lead a ceremony comprised of a short speech, a prayer, and the tossing of a wreath off the bridge in remembrance and respect for the more than 2,400 Americans and Hawai’ians that perished in hte attack. maine.gov/veterans/events DEC 7, Sun 12-1:00PM – Oxford Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St, Bath, Maine Graham in Oxford! Town Hall at The American Legion OXFORD: I'm coming to you. I hope you'll come and check out this movement we're building to defeat Susan Collins and her multi-billionaire backers. Come out, ask questions, and bring a friend or three. I'll see you there. FMI: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/874073/ (cont'd in comments) PRO TIP: click ALT in lower right corner for links you can copy/paste. #ORGANIZE #RESIST #OPPOSE Pine T…
December 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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I bet every Mainer knows a young person or two concerned about what's going on in America.

Let them know about The Franklin Project: "For Young Americans to take our future into our own hands."

The new group is holding their first meeting this evening in Portland.

#MEpolitics
December 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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If there was ever anyone who just radiates good energy, a positive outlook, and an unwavering faith in working with and standing up for Mainers, it's Shenna Bellows.

#MEpolitics
December 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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David, I've appreciated our back & forths as you campaigned to represent Mainers as our next U.S. Senator. Your experience & insights as chaplain & policy writer in the military helped shape a unique perspective.

I look forward to what else you may do.
All the best to you & your family.
#MEpolitics
December 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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grahamformaine.bsky.social
Universal healthcare is a moral imperative. It unleashes creativity. It unleashes small business.

I often think about what Maine would look like if all of my friends who work incredibly hard didn't have to worry about healthcare.
December 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM