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Elizabeth Stone
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Instructor @rutgersifh.bsky.social. Behavioral health services and policy researcher. Midwesterner at heart.
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kjephd.bsky.social
That the illegal destruction of USAID will kill more than *20 million people* in the next five years, & has ALREADY KILLED 600,000 in just one year, is a world-historical crime that Americans aren't being told about in the terms & with the repetition necessary for them to believe it.
thefarce.org 🗽LOLGOP🗽 @thefarce.org · 6h
They're Letting Cancer Patients Die to Fund Concentration Camps

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Veterans → Goons Trump cut VA positions and froze hiring for nurses and psychologists—while 94% of VA facilities report severe staffing shortages. That money instead paid thousands of militarized agents to invade Minnesota and shoot Alex Pretti, a VA ICU nurse, dead while he lay prone on the ground. Veterans who earned their care are denied it so goons can terrorize American citizens. Care for Starving Children → Fascist Influencers Trump killed USAID funding, creating a $60 billion gap. The Lancet estimates 22.6 million preventable deaths by 2030, including 5.4 million children under five, as a result of all the funding cuts in 2025 around the world, as allies aped the Trump regime’s cuts. In just six months, 600,000 people died preventable deaths, mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Where did some of that money go? To fund far-right movements in Europe. We’re literally taking money from starving children and giving it to Nigel Farage, supporting Nazi-ish parties in Germany, and funding that weird mix of fascist and Putin-purchased movements across Europe. Cancer Research → Measles Outbreaks Bobby Jr. terminated or froze 320 grants researching cancer, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, and heart disease—$561 million redirected away from cures. Meanwhile, measles outbreaks are hitting detention centers holding children like five-year-old Liam Ramos. We’re trading the possibility of curing cancer for the certainty of preventable disease spreading in camps where we’re holding American children.
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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ruhee.ca
No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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headquartersnews.bsky.social
Team USA skier: Just because I wear the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the US.
February 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
elizmstone.bsky.social
Opening ceremony is today so time to kick off #AGoodGame Olympics edition! If you’re also mentally in Milan Cortina over the next few weeks, consider joining in! And huge thanks to @joshgondelman.bsky.social and @emmasandoe.bsky.social for the original idea
February 6, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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jamesbrandt.bsky.social
I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:

"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
January 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
elizmstone.bsky.social
I'm not big on football, but I do love watching the Olympics. Am thinking this is the year to adapt @joshgondelman.bsky.social and @emmasandoe.bsky.social 's #AGoodGame approach, making donations based on the US medal count.
January 27, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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publichealthguy1.bsky.social
remember this every time they use mental health issues to justify their policies
elizabethjacobs.bsky.social Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 27d
Last night with no warning, RFK Jr. cancelled up to $2 billion in funding for mental health and substance abuse research and programs administered through SAMHSA.

He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.
Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services.
www.npr.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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ericmgarcia.bsky.social
We should not forget that Alice Wong could only go to college because she had access to Medicaid. People with disabilities can only thrive and survive if society chooses to invest in them the way it invests in everyone else.
www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/o...
Opinion | My Medicaid, My Life (Published 2017)
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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jennykaynz.bsky.social
RIP Alice Wong, author, #HumanRights activist, disabled warrior and fierce with it! Farewell @sfdirewolf.bsky.social
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If you haven't heard of Alice Wong, here's an interview from earlier in 2025 on her receiving a 2024 MacArthur ‘genius’ award.
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www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Disability advocate Alice Wong on resistance in the new year: ‘Life is a dumpster fire, but I’m not alone’
The activist, who received a 2024 MacArthur ‘genius’ grant, reflects on a moment that changed her life – and why she finds hope in sci-fi
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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julie-a-ward.bsky.social
New research out today. We describe the injured people & the situational characteristics involved in shootings by police during mental or behavioral health involved policing responses in the US. …Almost 2500 shootings over a 6-yr period - all carefully reviewed (twice!) by my very hard working team.
Mental and behavioral health characteristics among individuals injuriously shot by police in the United States
Criminalization of people experiencing mental illness is systemic, but the conditions surrounding police use-of-force in such encounters are under-examined.To describe mental or behavioral health (...
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November 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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ryanmarino.bsky.social
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.

This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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#NJ Your task today, if you can:
Help feed our neighbors.
Community Food Bank of NJ has a donor who will match donations 2X.
Remember, small donations make a difference.
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Community FoodBank of New Jersey - Providing Food, Help & Hope - CFBNJ
The Community FoodBank of New Jersey is NJ’s largest anti-hunger organization. Learn more about our mission & how we help our hungry neighbors.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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npr.org
JUST IN: Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy pilot, was first elected to Congress in 2018. She defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli, a former assemblyman who was endorsed by President Trump.
Rep. Mikie Sherrill wins N.J. governor in Tuesday's second victory for Democrats
Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy pilot, was first elected to Congress in 2018. She defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli, a former assemblyman who was endorsed by President Trump.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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lexmcmenamin.com
I am no longer employed so I'm not blogging Zohran tonight but I can just repeat exactly what I said in June :-)

he won on the back of a pro-migrant, pro-trans, pro-working class campaign. and also: Dem pundits are full of shit
The Democratic Party Needs to Learn from Zohran Mamdani's Guts and Backbone
Zohran Mamdani did something different, and it made all the difference.
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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mikiesherrill.bsky.social
Do you still have a mail-in ballot sitting on your kitchen table? Make sure you fill it out and get it to a dropbox before 8pm tonight.

nj.gov/state/electi...
nj.gov
November 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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slugrug.bsky.social
If you’re in the public health space and continue to be confused, read this. I cannot tell you how badly the “public health isn’t political” nonsense has harmed us.
Destroy the Metrics, Destroy the Truth
Trump’s decimation of public health systems isn’t about efficiency, cost-saving, or even ideology. It’s about building a world without truth or the possibility of accountability.
www.thenation.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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juliametraux.bsky.social
I am interested in starting to hear from care workers on SNAP about your concerns. I'm @motherjones.com's disability reporter. Please be in touch. My email is [email protected] and my Signal is juliametraux.49. Reposts are appreciated.
October 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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juliametraux.bsky.social
Cruelty is the point.
disrightswatch.bsky.social Disability Rights Watch (US) @disrightswatch.bsky.social · Aug 21
Under a new Florida law HB1105, disabled kids who aren't eligible for a traditional diploma will now also no longer receive a Certificate of Completion. There will be no formal recognition of their attendance, which will cause problems applying for jobs, vocational programs, college, and more.
August 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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peezkyweezky.bsky.social
We fired cancer researchers, for this
karenattiah.bsky.social Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Aug 19
National guard troops are literally everywhere in DC.

Metro Center stop today.
August 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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tolcser.bsky.social
I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.
a photo grid of dolls with protest t-shirts and signs.
June 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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pamherd.bsky.social
When you read the comments (I know), the stories of peoples' experiences with burdens are heartbreaking--and inevitably involve the most vulnerable beneficiaries. As a parent whose child has a significant disability, they're also kind of terrifying to read.
Wonderer Trumansburg, NY 4h ago @Mike James Anyone who actually knows people who need Medicaid (not Medicare) and can't work knows that they often have a lot of trouble dealing with the paperwork and understaffed Medicaid offices. My own son, who had a severe mental disability in another city, went without Medicaid for long periods because he could not handle the paperwork. He couldn't keep jobs because of his condition, although to outer appearance he was "able-bodied." He got on Medicaid when he was taken by EMS workers to an emergency room and they signed him up. Later he lost it, until another EMS-assisted visit to the ER. He died at the age of 39 because of a cardiovascular condition that should have been caught years ago. Republican lawmakers are soulless enablers of tyranny wearing crosses while passing laws allowing millions to die. Mel Farrell New York 1h ago “ …which will shed millions of eligible beneficiaries by overwhelming them with pointless paperwork and other needlessly complicated administrative requirements” We have a family member, learning disabled, a type 1 diabetic, with stage 3b kidney disease, and who lost 75% of his heart muscle several years ago, leaving him with an ejection fraction of approximately 23%. He is on Social Security disability and is on Medicaid. Starting nearly 8 years ago he first was placed on Medicaid. Generally the Medicaid recertification process was reasonably simple, meaning a resubmission of the documents indicating any changes, focusing on income. A few weeks ago, for no reason he was dropped off Medicaid, and it required several physical trips to the Medicaid office to drop off duplicates of previously submitted documents. Each and every time we had the individual receiving the documents stamp in each and every document, and give us a copy of the submitted documents. This occurred four (4) separate times, resulting in our having four (4) separate sets of copies with four (4) separate date stamps. To add insult to injury, they asked us to resubmit another few documents. Finally we got him put back on but only after a we encountered an individual who apparently realized something wasn’t as it should be, and actually stated she couldn’t see why any of this occurred; also they suggested, in spite of the evidence of they stamped in copies, they couldn’t find them. Outright fraud.
May 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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askellyphd.bsky.social
Medicaid’s been getting the headlines, but the Republicans are coming after the ACA, too.

Between Medicaid cuts, ACA cuts, and failure to extend Biden-era ACA subsidies, an estimated 14 million people will lose insurance because of Republican policies.
askellyphd.bsky.social Andrew S. Kelly @askellyphd.bsky.social · May 20
Covered California (CA’s ACA marketplace) is projecting that 30% of people enrolled through Covered California will lose/drop marketplace coverage as a result of Republican cuts.

Again, I ask, where is the health care industry lobby?

This is 600,000 fewer marketplace plans in California, alone.
May 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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ndrnadvocates.bsky.social
Think Medicaid is just for doctor visits? Think again.

- The wheelchair that helps someone get to work
- The personal aide that allows someone to live within their own home
- The therapy that helps a child speak their first words

Tell Congress NO CUTS today: ow.ly/rMYr50VV2v9
A collage of four black-and-white photos showing people with disabilities and their supports in everyday settings. Top left: An older adult using a cane receives support from a caregiver. Top right: A young woman smiles and uses sign language. Bottom left: A therapist and child build a block tower together. Bottom right: A man in a wheelchair uses a tablet while talking with a coworker in a warehouse.
May 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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matthewcort.land Matthew Cortland, Esq (they) @matthewcort.land · Apr 27
If you repeat the phrase "Medicaid work requirements" — even if you think you're being clever with something like "medicaid work requirements don't work" — you're helping MAGA destroy Medicaid. Don't repeat their disinformation frame.

Instead, reframe: Medicaid Job Loss Penalty
Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: "Medicaid Work Requirement". Description: Some lawmakers are considering changes to Medicaid that would require certain Medicaid recipients work, volunteer, or train for a job to maintain their healthcare coverage. Do you support or oppose a Medicaid Work Requirement? All likely voters — Support: 50%, Oppose: 44% Democrat — Support: 35%, Oppose: 59% Independent / Third party — Support: 53%, Oppose: 41% Republican — Support: 63%, Oppose: 32% Female — Support: 47%, Oppose: 45% Male — Support: 54%, Oppose: 42% Under 45 — Support: 55%, Oppose: 41% 45+ — Support: 48%, Oppose: 45% No College — Support: 48%, Oppose: 45% College — Support: 54%, Oppose: 42% Black or African American — Support: 51%, Oppose: 43% White — Support: 49%, Oppose: 45% Latino — Support: 60%, Oppose: 36% No, I do not identify as disabled. — Support: 50%, Oppose: 46% Yes, I identify as disabled. — Support: 53%, Oppose: 39% Urban — Support: 56%, Oppose: 40% Suburban — Support: 46%, Oppose: 47% Rural — Support: 50%, Oppose: 44% Persuadable Congressional Voter — Support: 55%, Oppose: 38% April 18–21, 2025 survey of 595 U.S. likely voters. Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: "Medicaid Job Loss Penalty". Description: Some lawmakers are considering changes to Medicaid that would require certain Medicaid recipients work, volunteer, or train for a job to maintain their healthcare coverage. Do you support or oppose a Medicaid Job Loss Penalty? All likely voters — Support: 38%, Oppose: 53% Democrat — Support: 29%, Oppose: 62% Independent / Third party — Support: 31%, Oppose: 59% Republican — Support: 52%, Oppose: 41% Female — Support: 38%, Oppose: 53% Male — Support: 38%, Oppose: 55% Under 45 — Support: 29%, Oppose: 59% 45+ — Support: 43%, Oppose: 51% No College — Support: 36%, Oppose: 54% College — Support: 42%, Oppose: 52% Black or African American — Support: 27%, Oppose: 67% White — Support: 43%, Oppose: 50% Latino — Support: 30%, Oppose: 59% No, I do not identify as disabled. — Support: 39%, Oppose: 53% Yes, I identify as disabled. — Support: 37%, Oppose: 53% Urban — Support: 39%, Oppose: 54% Suburban — Support: 37%, Oppose: 56% Rural — Support: 39%, Oppose: 51% Persuadable Congressional Voter — Support: 38%, Oppose: 58% April 18–21, 2025 survey of 576 U.S. likely voters.
April 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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maris.bsky.social
I needed to write about something that’s giving me hope, so I wrote about Independent Bookstore Day which is this Saturday. lithub.com/something-go...
Something Good in the World: Let’s Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day This Weekend
I was going to write something else for today’s column, something complain-y but righteous that would allow me to get some stuff off my chest and maybe even get some rage clicks. Shit is bad. But I…
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April 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM