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Stuart Levine

Stuart Levine

@sltax.bsky.social

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Tax and business law attorney in Baltimore, Maryland. Long-time liberal.

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Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 1d

Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 1d

I suspect that part of the problem in the US is that Kaiser is competing for staff, including physicians and phys. assistants, supplies, including drugs and appliances, and, of course, real estate.

Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 1d

This WSJ article makes it clear that Trump & Sons is basically a criminal operation.
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...

How a Billionaire Felon Boosted Trump’s Crypto Company en Route to a Pardon

Binance facilitated a $2 billion purchase of World Liberty’s stablecoin and built its technology. The clemency for Changpeng Zhao—the tycoon known as CZ—surprised some in the administration.

Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 1d

Is there some way that you can link to the entire document?

Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 1d

This is how science works. Contra to your basic MAGA types, this is not a hoax.
www.science.org/content/arti...

Antarctic glacier shows fastest retreat in modern history

Tides and glacial earthquakes caused record ice loss at Hektoria Glacier

www.science.org

Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 3d

Presumably the email directive bounced since there is no Department of War. Here's the official seal of the department that Trump is referring to

Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 3d

I have posted Judge McConnell's order in the case directing payment of SNAP benefits. slnews.us/pbgl110125a

You may have to be a lawyer to read the order and discern the contempt he has for Trump's and the DOJ's position.

http://probono.slnews.us/General2025/2025_11_01_RI_order.pdf — YOURLS

Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 4d

What has happened to this country>

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

Complete insanity. Right in front of her daughter. This thug has no ID or anything.

What are we doing?

Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 4d

Trump is pathetic.

Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 4d

I have numerous physicians: endocrinologist, internist, GI specialist. To which ones should I send this article?

Cleaning the scientific house: Rebuilding trust in science requires confronting the harms of ghostwriting | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Cleaning the scientific house: Rebuilding trust in science requires confronting the harms of ghostwriting

American science is under attack. Recent cuts to funding and staffing of federal agencies, layoffs of scientists, and rescission of billions of dollars in grants are unprecedented in US history and th...

www.science.org

Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 4d

Joyce-I've posted the opinion from D. of Mass. here: slnews.us/pbgl103125a

http://probono.slnews.us/General2025/2025_10_31_Mass_Snap_Ruling.pdf — YOURLS

Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 4d

I've posted the opinion from the D. of Mass. here: slnews.us/pbgl103125a

http://probono.slnews.us/General2025/2025_10_31_Mass_Snap_Ruling.pdf — YOURLS

Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 4d

I have posted the ruling of Judge Talwani in Mass. on the SNAP benefits issue. slnews.us/pbgl103125a

Read pp. 4-5 where the Trump Admin. first indicated that it could use the emergency funding for benefits if necessary and then turn around 180 degrees "just because."

http://probono.slnews.us/General2025/2025_10_31_Mass_Snap_Ruling.pdf — YOURLS

Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 5d

We can't have all Willses, Krugmans, and Restons.

Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 5d

Reminds me of Roman Hruska's justification supporting Carswell for SCOTUS: "Even if he were mediocre, there are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers. They are entitled to a little representation, aren't they, and a little chance? We can't have all Brandeises, Frankfurters and Cardozos."

Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 5d

Many in the Jewish community are in high dudgeon about the likely election of Zohran Mamdani as the mayor of New York City. I think that their moral outrage is somewhat misplaced. (BTW, is there such a thing as "low dudgeon" or just "dudgeon"?)

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Classified U.S. report finds backlog of hundreds of possible Israeli human rights violations

The report found “hundreds” of possible Israeli human rights violations, further complicating a process to review credible allegations against IDF military units in Gaza.

Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 6d

Why not the Occupied Territories of the West Bank as well?

Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 6d

Basically, Kennedy wants to insert a bad idea into the Affordable Care Act:

Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 6d

Here's why this is a bad idea.

Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 7d

Brad--I'm older than you. I remember that in 1966 the Democratic Party's candidate for governor of Maryland was a guy who tried to tap into this sort of sentiment by opposing a law that required that there could be no discrimination in home sales due to race. He lost to a liberal: Spiro Agnew.

Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 8d

The exception would be if you have specific risk factors or a medical history that warrants regular MRI monitoring - but this would be a targeted screening, not part of a general exam.

Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 8d

- **Limited benefit** - For most people without symptoms, the likelihood of detecting something that needs treatment is very low

Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 8d

- **Unnecessary exposure** - While MRIs don't use radiation, they can sometimes find incidental findings (harmless abnormalities) that lead to unnecessary worry or additional testing

Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 8d

There are a few reasons MRIs aren't used for routine screening:
- **Cost** - They're expensive compared to standard tests

Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 8d

MRIs are gen'ly ordered only when there's a specific medical concern or symptom that needs investigation, such as:
- Persistent pain or neurological symptoms
- Suspected injuries to soft tissues, joints, or organs
- Following up on abnormal findings from other tests
- Monitoring known conditions