Kristin K 🌻
@kjkrathwohl.bsky.social
pissed-off & no-spoons w 20+ yrs #MECFS, #FM, #Lyme & Co #LongCovid #MillionsMissing 🌻 #RepoRights 🌻Art 🌻 Former flak USPS & The Phillips Collection 🌻 F#ck Mitch McConnell
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Your reminder that the new ABLE Act age of disability onset limit takes effect Jan. 1st, expanding eligibility to ppl who got sick before age 46. ABLE accounts let disabled ppl save while on means-tested benefits programs like SSI.
www.ablenrc.org/the-able-age...
#mecfs #longcovid
www.ablenrc.org/the-able-age...
#mecfs #longcovid
The ABLE Age Adjustment Act Fact Sheet - ABLE National Resource Center
What is the ABLE Age Adjustment Act? The ABLE Age Adjustment Act amends Section 529A of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act to allow more individuals who have a disability to become eli...
www.ablenrc.org
December 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Your reminder that the new ABLE Act age of disability onset limit takes effect Jan. 1st, expanding eligibility to ppl who got sick before age 46. ABLE accounts let disabled ppl save while on means-tested benefits programs like SSI.
www.ablenrc.org/the-able-age...
#mecfs #longcovid
www.ablenrc.org/the-able-age...
#mecfs #longcovid
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If only there was a safe, cheap and effective way to halt its spread.
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials say.
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
nbcnews.to
December 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
If only there was a safe, cheap and effective way to halt its spread.
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Lawmakers love to make big promises about healthcare, including #Medicaid — especially for medically complex and disabled kids.
So let’s hold them accountable—to every single word.
Kids deserve care, dignity, and protection, not political games.
So let’s hold them accountable—to every single word.
Kids deserve care, dignity, and protection, not political games.
December 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Lawmakers love to make big promises about healthcare, including #Medicaid — especially for medically complex and disabled kids.
So let’s hold them accountable—to every single word.
Kids deserve care, dignity, and protection, not political games.
So let’s hold them accountable—to every single word.
Kids deserve care, dignity, and protection, not political games.
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It’s the big day tomorrow: the Indiana Senate votes on gerrymandering, and this reporting shows it’s genuinely undecided.
Two congressional seats in the balance.
One wrinkle: several GOP senators may miss the vote. Bill has an actual 26-vote threshold.
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/10/i...
Two congressional seats in the balance.
One wrinkle: several GOP senators may miss the vote. Bill has an actual 26-vote threshold.
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/10/i...
Indiana Senate sets up crucial Thursday vote on mid-cycle congressional redistricting bill • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana's congressional redistricting bill advanced to its final stage after lawmakers quickly rejected three amendments on Wednesday.
indianacapitalchronicle.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
It’s the big day tomorrow: the Indiana Senate votes on gerrymandering, and this reporting shows it’s genuinely undecided.
Two congressional seats in the balance.
One wrinkle: several GOP senators may miss the vote. Bill has an actual 26-vote threshold.
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/10/i...
Two congressional seats in the balance.
One wrinkle: several GOP senators may miss the vote. Bill has an actual 26-vote threshold.
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/10/i...
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December 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Just a random congressman purchasing half a million dollars in Netflix stock a couple weeks before they announce a potential merger with Warner Bros.
I spoke to Rep. Fields about it this afternoon. Will have more in my newsletter tomorrow presspass.thebulwark.com
I spoke to Rep. Fields about it this afternoon. Will have more in my newsletter tomorrow presspass.thebulwark.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Just a random congressman purchasing half a million dollars in Netflix stock a couple weeks before they announce a potential merger with Warner Bros.
I spoke to Rep. Fields about it this afternoon. Will have more in my newsletter tomorrow presspass.thebulwark.com
I spoke to Rep. Fields about it this afternoon. Will have more in my newsletter tomorrow presspass.thebulwark.com
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The Wall Street Journal says this investigation led Instacart’s stock price to fall.
December 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The Wall Street Journal says this investigation led Instacart’s stock price to fall.
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Almost daily someone wants to tell me that I should mind my own business and stay out of US "politics". So almost daily I have to remind them that Trumpism affects global economics, environment and peace. I'll do what every concerned global citizen should do. I'll express my opinion. Loudly.
December 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Almost daily someone wants to tell me that I should mind my own business and stay out of US "politics". So almost daily I have to remind them that Trumpism affects global economics, environment and peace. I'll do what every concerned global citizen should do. I'll express my opinion. Loudly.
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My latest on the Cohen Building: How Trump is preparing to demolish it BEFORE selling the land, plus that time during the Cold War when Cohen employees got the Shahn murals covered up.
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
Can the “Sistine Chapel of the New Deal” Be Saved From Trump?
Precious murals by Ben Shahn, Philip Guston, and others are even more endangered than we knew.
newrepublic.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
My latest on the Cohen Building: How Trump is preparing to demolish it BEFORE selling the land, plus that time during the Cold War when Cohen employees got the Shahn murals covered up.
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
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Teachers and students are starting to realize that wearing a well-fitting N95 DOES help reduce airborne pathogen spread.
Dozens of people stopping by my classroom this morning to pick up free @donatemask.bsky.social N95s.
Thank you Donate Mask🙏
Dozens of people stopping by my classroom this morning to pick up free @donatemask.bsky.social N95s.
Thank you Donate Mask🙏
December 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Teachers and students are starting to realize that wearing a well-fitting N95 DOES help reduce airborne pathogen spread.
Dozens of people stopping by my classroom this morning to pick up free @donatemask.bsky.social N95s.
Thank you Donate Mask🙏
Dozens of people stopping by my classroom this morning to pick up free @donatemask.bsky.social N95s.
Thank you Donate Mask🙏
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Immunity debt's "...explanatory power has faded as the number of non-covid infections has kept rising each year...
A growing number of scientists believe that the SARS-CoV-2 virus may instead be subtly altering our immune systems." 🛟😷medsky
A growing number of scientists believe that the SARS-CoV-2 virus may instead be subtly altering our immune systems." 🛟😷medsky
Why scientists are rethinking the immune effects of SARS-CoV-2
“Immunity debt,” a theory to explain the global surge in non-covid infections since pandemic restrictions were lifted, is increasingly being challenged by emerging evidence. Nick Tsergas reports
Myco...
www.bmj.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Immunity debt's "...explanatory power has faded as the number of non-covid infections has kept rising each year...
A growing number of scientists believe that the SARS-CoV-2 virus may instead be subtly altering our immune systems." 🛟😷medsky
A growing number of scientists believe that the SARS-CoV-2 virus may instead be subtly altering our immune systems." 🛟😷medsky
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Another, no shit Sherlock here.. the damage is only going to get worse the way things are/have been going.. #maskup #vaccinate
Immunity debt's "...explanatory power has faded as the number of non-covid infections has kept rising each year...
A growing number of scientists believe that the SARS-CoV-2 virus may instead be subtly altering our immune systems." 🛟😷medsky
A growing number of scientists believe that the SARS-CoV-2 virus may instead be subtly altering our immune systems." 🛟😷medsky
Why scientists are rethinking the immune effects of SARS-CoV-2
“Immunity debt,” a theory to explain the global surge in non-covid infections since pandemic restrictions were lifted, is increasingly being challenged by emerging evidence. Nick Tsergas reports
Myco...
www.bmj.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Another, no shit Sherlock here.. the damage is only going to get worse the way things are/have been going.. #maskup #vaccinate
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$140m.
Think of how many cancer drug trials or free school lunches this could have paid for www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Think of how many cancer drug trials or free school lunches this could have paid for www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
DHS inks contract to create its own fleet of Boeing 737s for deportations
The agency will spend nearly $140 million to buy the planes, funding that comes from a massive budget increase for immigration enforcement approved by Congress.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
$140m.
Think of how many cancer drug trials or free school lunches this could have paid for www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Think of how many cancer drug trials or free school lunches this could have paid for www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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On October 10th, 2025, Dayanne was assaulted and kidnapped by masked ICE agents. They gave no reason why.
She is beyond brave for sharing her story and reliving her trauma, in hopes that someone will listen—that there will be change. Do not turn a blind eye to her pain.
She is beyond brave for sharing her story and reliving her trauma, in hopes that someone will listen—that there will be change. Do not turn a blind eye to her pain.
December 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
On October 10th, 2025, Dayanne was assaulted and kidnapped by masked ICE agents. They gave no reason why.
She is beyond brave for sharing her story and reliving her trauma, in hopes that someone will listen—that there will be change. Do not turn a blind eye to her pain.
She is beyond brave for sharing her story and reliving her trauma, in hopes that someone will listen—that there will be change. Do not turn a blind eye to her pain.
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No foreign tourists should come to the U.S. until we defeat the fascists. Boycott the 2026 World Cup games in the U.S. and the 2028 Olympics in L.A. We are politically diseased and should be quarantined.
Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new Trump plan
Proposed plan would apply to tourists of all countries, including those not required to get a visa to visit the US
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
No foreign tourists should come to the U.S. until we defeat the fascists. Boycott the 2026 World Cup games in the U.S. and the 2028 Olympics in L.A. We are politically diseased and should be quarantined.
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so many examples of this. back in '18 it felt professionally risky to call Steve King a "white supremacist" in a headline
within few years after I did, King was out of Congress speaking at a white supremacist conference in the Tenn. woods with straight-up Nazis www.huffpost.com/entry/steve-...
within few years after I did, King was out of Congress speaking at a white supremacist conference in the Tenn. woods with straight-up Nazis www.huffpost.com/entry/steve-...
December 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
so many examples of this. back in '18 it felt professionally risky to call Steve King a "white supremacist" in a headline
within few years after I did, King was out of Congress speaking at a white supremacist conference in the Tenn. woods with straight-up Nazis www.huffpost.com/entry/steve-...
within few years after I did, King was out of Congress speaking at a white supremacist conference in the Tenn. woods with straight-up Nazis www.huffpost.com/entry/steve-...
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God is trying to tell us that vouchers are bad and vaccines are good.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Bird Flu Is Suspected After Vulture Carcasses Sat Rotting Outside Ohio School
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Welcome to the world of AI where companies are using it to run experiments on us. The keep raising prices a little bit at a time to see how far they can push us. If they can sell you a tomato for 10 bucks that they paid fifty cents for they will.
Report Exposes Instacart's Hidden AI Price Experiments That Could Cost Families $1,200 Per Year | Common Dreams
Consumer advocates are calling for an investigation into Instacart's AI pricing experiments that charge some shoppers up to 23% more for groceries. Are you willing to pay an Instacart tax? It's time f...
www.commondreams.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Welcome to the world of AI where companies are using it to run experiments on us. The keep raising prices a little bit at a time to see how far they can push us. If they can sell you a tomato for 10 bucks that they paid fifty cents for they will.
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#ResistanceEarth
Trump’s EPA has removed mentions of human-induced causes of climate change from its websites. An EPA spokesperson said the agency “no longer takes marching orders from the climate cult.” No, it takes orders from a man bought and paid for by Big Oil.
www.eenews.net/articles/epa...
Trump’s EPA has removed mentions of human-induced causes of climate change from its websites. An EPA spokesperson said the agency “no longer takes marching orders from the climate cult.” No, it takes orders from a man bought and paid for by Big Oil.
www.eenews.net/articles/epa...
EPA erases references to human-caused climate change from websites
The agency revamped its webpages to feature natural causes of rising temperatures such as the Earth’s orbit.
www.eenews.net
December 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
#ResistanceEarth
Trump’s EPA has removed mentions of human-induced causes of climate change from its websites. An EPA spokesperson said the agency “no longer takes marching orders from the climate cult.” No, it takes orders from a man bought and paid for by Big Oil.
www.eenews.net/articles/epa...
Trump’s EPA has removed mentions of human-induced causes of climate change from its websites. An EPA spokesperson said the agency “no longer takes marching orders from the climate cult.” No, it takes orders from a man bought and paid for by Big Oil.
www.eenews.net/articles/epa...
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3 separate election nights in Georgia, all over the past 5 weeks
December 10, 2025 at 4:14 AM
3 separate election nights in Georgia, all over the past 5 weeks
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“I told them their kids get two dolls max”
December 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
“I told them their kids get two dolls max”
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Court records show that Cory Mills's company PACEM has privately shipped lethal munitions—including to Ukraine—while Mills has sat on both the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs committees, @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social writes
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‘George Santos With a Gun’: The Untold Story of Cory Mills, A Mercenary In Congress
The Florida Republican has tried to leverage his legislative role to the benefit of his arms business. With that business now in foreclosure proceedings, Mills has little to show for it.
sollenbergerrc.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Court records show that Cory Mills's company PACEM has privately shipped lethal munitions—including to Ukraine—while Mills has sat on both the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs committees, @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social writes
sollenbergerrc.substack.com/p/george-san...
sollenbergerrc.substack.com/p/george-san...
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Had a ball bringing @timmiller.bsky.social and @thebulwark.com up to speed on my Cory Mills reporting www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiOv...
This MAGA Congressman Is All Red Flags
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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December 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Had a ball bringing @timmiller.bsky.social and @thebulwark.com up to speed on my Cory Mills reporting www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiOv...
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Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a co-chair of new House Democrats' AI commission announced by @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, owns up to tens of millions of dollars worth of stock in tech giants pushing to block states from regulating AI.
The Democrats’ New AI Panel Is Led by Big Tech Allies
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a co-chair of the AI commission, owns up to tens of millions of dollars worth of stock in tech giants pushing to block states from regulating AI.
readsludge.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a co-chair of new House Democrats' AI commission announced by @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, owns up to tens of millions of dollars worth of stock in tech giants pushing to block states from regulating AI.