@rchady.bsky.social
Advocate for Main St. Before Wall St.
Lifelong learner, traveler, dedicated to making a state and country that work for all.
Lifelong learner, traveler, dedicated to making a state and country that work for all.
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Government funding cuts, a #caregiver shortage and immigration limits put new strains on an industry. #Homehealth and personal care openings will jump 17 percent by 2034, and home health spending is expected to nearly double, to $317 billion, in 2033.
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Oregon struggles to land federal counterterrorism money as Trump orders troops to stop 'terrorists' https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/12/7/2357038/-Oregon-struggles-to-land-federal-counterterrorism-money-as-Trump-orders-troops-to-stop-terrorists?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Oregon struggles to land federal counterterrorism money as Trump orders troops to stop 'terrorists'
A quiet battle has played out in court over money that “sanctuary” states say is needed to fight true extremist threats from both ends of the political spectrum. by � Tony Schick ,� Oregon ...
www.dailykos.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Oregon struggles to land federal counterterrorism money as Trump orders troops to stop 'terrorists' https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/12/7/2357038/-Oregon-struggles-to-land-federal-counterterrorism-money-as-Trump-orders-troops-to-stop-terrorists?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Great news if you want to see the new films from the couch; bad news if you like the theater. The shorter release times will probably cannibalize ticket sales to the point of extinction. It probably means the end of the feature film as a major art form.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Great news if you want to see the new films from the couch; bad news if you like the theater. The shorter release times will probably cannibalize ticket sales to the point of extinction. It probably means the end of the feature film as a major art form.
Anne Applebaum: Trumpian Corruption Is Worse Than Ukrainian Corruption. The people of #Ukraine want an honest government, even as American and Russian kleptocrats circle their country.
Trumpian Corruption Is Worse Than Ukrainian Corruption
The people of Ukraine want an honest government, even as American and Russian kleptocrats circle their country.
www.theatlantic.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Anne Applebaum: Trumpian Corruption Is Worse Than Ukrainian Corruption. The people of #Ukraine want an honest government, even as American and Russian kleptocrats circle their country.
Government funding cuts, a #caregiver shortage and immigration limits put new strains on an industry. #Homehealth and personal care openings will jump 17 percent by 2034, and home health spending is expected to nearly double, to $317 billion, in 2033.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Government funding cuts, a #caregiver shortage and immigration limits put new strains on an industry. #Homehealth and personal care openings will jump 17 percent by 2034, and home health spending is expected to nearly double, to $317 billion, in 2033.
Ned Barnett: So many Durham children are attending #charterschools that the district will pay $51 million in local funds to 56 charter schools that enroll children who are Durham County residents.
www.newsobserver.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Ned Barnett: So many Durham children are attending #charterschools that the district will pay $51 million in local funds to 56 charter schools that enroll children who are Durham County residents.
Premiums for 22 million persons will rise by an estimated 114 percent on average in 2026, .The CBO projects the population of uninsured people would rise by two million next year, and the number would increase to 3.7 million in 2027.
‘We Are Looking at a Massive Crisis’
Health-care costs are about to spike in a way that Americans can’t afford.
www.theatlantic.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Premiums for 22 million persons will rise by an estimated 114 percent on average in 2026, .The CBO projects the population of uninsured people would rise by two million next year, and the number would increase to 3.7 million in 2027.
Rebecca Solnit: Trump wants to recreate a white America that never existed.The persecution of brown people and mass deportations will not create the white country of far-right fantasy.
Trump wants to recreate a white America that never existed | Rebecca Solnit
The persecution of brown people and mass deportations will not create the white country of far-right fantasy
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Rebecca Solnit: Trump wants to recreate a white America that never existed.The persecution of brown people and mass deportations will not create the white country of far-right fantasy.
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NPR: HHS changed the name of #transgender health leader on her official portrait. A digital photograph of the portrait in the hallway obtained by NPR shows that Levine's previous name is now typed below the portrait, under the glass of the frame. #lgbtq
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
www.npr.org
December 7, 2025 at 12:35 AM
NPR: HHS changed the name of #transgender health leader on her official portrait. A digital photograph of the portrait in the hallway obtained by NPR shows that Levine's previous name is now typed below the portrait, under the glass of the frame. #lgbtq
#NWS offices in more than half a dozen states have vacancies. The unfilled roles include meteorologists and other experts who make accurate forecasts and warnings to communities 24/7. In some sites, nearly half of the meteorologist roles are vacant.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#NWS offices in more than half a dozen states have vacancies. The unfilled roles include meteorologists and other experts who make accurate forecasts and warnings to communities 24/7. In some sites, nearly half of the meteorologist roles are vacant.
The boat attacks may be to dictate the economic policy of Latin Americsn governments, particularly those with left-leaning leadership. It's hypocritical for Trump to pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted of being a drug kingpin.
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Trump’s War on ‘Narcoterrorism’ Is a Smokescreen
The Trump Administration’s recent bombings off the coast of Venezuela signal a return to Cold War-era military aggression.
progressive.org
December 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The boat attacks may be to dictate the economic policy of Latin Americsn governments, particularly those with left-leaning leadership. It's hypocritical for Trump to pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted of being a drug kingpin.
progressive.org/latest/trump...
progressive.org/latest/trump...
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Why Costco, other businesses are suing the Trump admin over tariffs
Why Costco, other businesses are suing the Trump admin over tariffs
Costco is suing to secure a "complete refund" should the Supreme Court strike down many of Trump's tariffs. Small businesses can't afford the fight.
bit.ly
December 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Why Costco, other businesses are suing the Trump admin over tariffs
Trump’s military occupation of U.S. cities has already cost the public $473 million, according to an expert estimate provided exclusively to The Intercept. Trump and Republicans have cut more than $1 trillion from domestic services, to finance tax cuts for the rich and the crackdown on dissent.
December 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Trump’s military occupation of U.S. cities has already cost the public $473 million, according to an expert estimate provided exclusively to The Intercept. Trump and Republicans have cut more than $1 trillion from domestic services, to finance tax cuts for the rich and the crackdown on dissent.
Leana Wen:The change injects complexity into a system that already struggles to reach every infant, especially those whose families lack a regular pediatrician. It also implies that the birth dose carries some risk, but none is known.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Leana Wen:The change injects complexity into a system that already struggles to reach every infant, especially those whose families lack a regular pediatrician. It also implies that the birth dose carries some risk, but none is known.
Chicago Tribune Editorial: When one of America's biggest retailers is forced to shoulder substantial new #tariff costs, a fair chunk of those expenses show up in its price tags. Ordinary Americans ultimately pay that freight. #Costco
www.newsobserver.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
#Vaccine experts, medical associations and Democratic elected officials argued that the panel has lost all credibility under #RFK., a longtime vaccine skeptic who has appointed a raft of anti-vaccine activists or critics.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Part of the shutdown deal, the seed ban ban could kill the #cannabis genetics market, with only big firms able to comply. #marijuana
New US seed ban risks driving cannabis genetics underground, growers warn
Part of the shutdown deal, the ban could kill the cannabis genetics market, with only big firms able to comply
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Part of the shutdown deal, the seed ban ban could kill the #cannabis genetics market, with only big firms able to comply. #marijuana
#Hollywood will become a system that circles a single sun, materially changing its cultural output. All orbits — every deal, every creative decision, every creative career — will increasingly revolve around the gravitational mass and imprimatur of #Netflix.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
Opinion | If Netflix Eats Warner Bros., It Will Be the End of Hollywood
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
#Hollywood will become a system that circles a single sun, materially changing its cultural output. All orbits — every deal, every creative decision, every creative career — will increasingly revolve around the gravitational mass and imprimatur of #Netflix.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
Roy Cooper said the owners he met with told him #Charlotte businesses are dealing with higher costs for their supplies due to “chaotic, indiscriminate #tariffs,” and having to raise their own prices to keep up with the added expenses.
www.newsobserver.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Roy Cooper said the owners he met with told him #Charlotte businesses are dealing with higher costs for their supplies due to “chaotic, indiscriminate #tariffs,” and having to raise their own prices to keep up with the added expenses.
Sam Kirchner wants to save the world from artificial superintelligence. He’s been missing for two weeks. #AI
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The Strange Disappearance of an Anti-AI Activist
Sam Kirchner wants to save the world from artificial superintelligence. He’s been missing for two weeks.
www.theatlantic.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Sam Kirchner wants to save the world from artificial superintelligence. He’s been missing for two weeks. #AI
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Battlefield Picture Worsening for #Ukraine as Trump Pushes Peace Plan. Russian forces have advanced on several fronts recently. Putin signaled after talks with U.S. officials that he was not budging from demands.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Battlefield Picture Worsening for #Ukraine as Trump Pushes Peace Plan. Russian forces have advanced on several fronts recently. Putin signaled after talks with U.S. officials that he was not budging from demands.
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The White House surrenders at 138 million views. Sabrina wins.
December 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The White House surrenders at 138 million views. Sabrina wins.
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A trade group representing large industrial utility customers is claiming Duke Energy’s proposed rate hike does not comply with North Carolina state law because it only covers two years. ncnewsline.com/briefs/indus... #ncpol by @christinezhu.bsky.social
Industrial group challenges Duke Energy rate increase as unlawful • NC Newsline
The Carolina Industrial Group for Fair Utility Rates, or CIGFUR, is asking the North Carolina Utilities Commission to deem Duke Energy’s rate increase application incomplete, or to reject the proposal...
ncnewsline.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A trade group representing large industrial utility customers is claiming Duke Energy’s proposed rate hike does not comply with North Carolina state law because it only covers two years. ncnewsline.com/briefs/indus... #ncpol by @christinezhu.bsky.social
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NC leaders push Congress to help take down at-risk Outer Banks homes — before they collapse ncnewsline.com/2025/12/05/n... via @whropublicmedia.bsky.social #OBX #ncpol
NC leaders push Congress to help take down at-risk Outer Banks homes — before they collapse • NC Newsline
Since 2020, 27 homes have collapsed along the Outer Banks, all of them unoccupied, as strong waves from storms and rising waters eat away at the shoreline.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
NC leaders push Congress to help take down at-risk Outer Banks homes — before they collapse ncnewsline.com/2025/12/05/n... via @whropublicmedia.bsky.social #OBX #ncpol
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Since we can’t ever expect Mike Johnson to do the right thing, we’re forcing a vote on extending ACA tax credits. And we only need four more members to sign the petition to make it happen.
Help us move the needle!
Help us move the needle!
Tell Congress: Support discharge petition to force vote on ACA tax credits
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
December 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Since we can’t ever expect Mike Johnson to do the right thing, we’re forcing a vote on extending ACA tax credits. And we only need four more members to sign the petition to make it happen.
Help us move the needle!
Help us move the needle!