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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 1d

The reason why I'm so angry has a lot to do with the lives that will be lost — people are absolutely going to die as a direct result of Senate Democrats folding on health care. It also has a lot to do with the suffering that was endured — people were struggling to get by without food assistance. 🧵

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The Onion @theonion.com · 2d

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

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Apocolyte🔞 @apocolyte.bsky.social · 1d

Proper healthcare and preventative treatments are incompatible with capitalism's goal of profit maximization.

The profit motive needs to be entirely removed from the realm of healthcare.

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Michelle Appel @msappel.bsky.social · 1d

If you live in Nevada or New Hampshire, or Pennsylvania or Virginia, or Illinois or Maine, maybe call or write to let your senator know what you think of the deal.

apnews.com/article/gove...

These 8 senators broke with Democrats on the government shutdown deal. Here's how they explain it

Eight senators are facing criticism from Democrats for their deal with Republicans to end the federal government shutdown.

apnews.com

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Michelle Appel @msappel.bsky.social · 1d

Watching Monday Night Raw with my adult children, having way more fun than 30 year old me would ever have thought.

Michelle Appel @msappel.bsky.social · 1d

Same! It was a bright blue.

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Michelle Appel @msappel.bsky.social · 1d

That is fabulous. I had to rent one in the way back days of 1997.

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Laurie Bertram Roberts-Abortion Pills Are Safe @smartstatistic.bsky.social · 1d

A lot of people aren't old enough to remember US Healthcare before the ACA.
It was a dark time.
-Pre-existing insurance-no coverage
-kids off parents plans at 18
-even workplace insurance could exclude pre existing conditions
-no insurance funded breast pumps

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Michelle Appel @msappel.bsky.social · 1d

Wait, are you telling me insurance pays for them now? That is awesome!!!

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🌸Bibi🌸♿ (formerly bibicosplays) @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · Oct 4

It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale.

I sell pins, compression gloves, artist gloves, binders, hip braces, wrist braces, compression socks, walking sticks, elbow braces, bags, back braces & more!

Store details below!

5 Oval shaped pins with gold outlines with an oval cutout in the middle with a yellow slideable star:

Spoons: Lavender background
Hunger Scale: Red background
Migraine Scale: Blue background
Speaking vs Non Speaking: Green background

The first one has SHE, THEY, HE on top. At the bottom there's HER, THEM, HIM. White background.

Strawberry, Galaxy and Bats Wrist Braces

Strawberry, Galaxy and Bats Thumb Splints

Elbow braces in the strawberry, Galaxy and Bats patterns

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Michelle Appel @msappel.bsky.social · 1d

Hallelujah

Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 1d

I’ll take some good news

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US supreme court rejects call to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage

Justices turn away appeal from former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples

www.theguardian.com

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Cate Eland @romancingnope.bsky.social · 1d

Half my family are federal workers/retired federal workers.

The Republicans are pissed because why didn't Dems do this in the first place. The Democrats are pissed because why put them through all this for nothing.

Absolutely everyone is furious with Democrats, and for good reason.

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 2d

Thus do all traitors

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Michelle Appel @msappel.bsky.social · 2d

Cosigned.

ATTN: @vanhollen.senate.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov

Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 2d

I told my Senators that the message Senate Dems are sending is that if we vote for Democrats resoundingly in an election, they’ll promptly fold.

Is this what they want us to take from this?

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 2d

“I think it’s a terrible mistake,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren says of the deal. “People want us to stand and fight for health care, and that's what I believe.” (via Igor Bobic, HuffPo) x.com/igorbobic/st...

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Michelle Appel @msappel.bsky.social · 2d

Dear @vanhollen.senate.gov and @alsobrooks.senate.gov - the DMV has not endured this shutdown just to have the Dems in the Senate cave on ACA anyway. What was this pain even for!?!

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Michelle Appel @msappel.bsky.social · 2d

Did anyone else think about the #NormalGossip Pet Mayor episode when reading the last sentence? @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social

maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 2d

agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish

Michelle Appel @msappel.bsky.social · 2d

My spouse will never get over Baltimore losing the Colts, or the trashing from the league when they were hoping for an expansion team. Irsay and Tagliabue are 4 letter words in our house.

Michelle Appel @msappel.bsky.social · 2d

We also bumped into our friend Sam, who is famous in the fiber world for his sweaters of places. We know him for our local yarn store.

Michelle Appel @msappel.bsky.social · 2d

The alpaca parade is just one of the many reasons to love it.

Parade of alpacas wearing costumes including a cookie (handler in Cookie Monster costume) and a Yoda (handled by Mandalorian)

Alpaca in dragon costume, another view of cookie.

Alpaca wearing lei, another in a 1 of hearts card

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Brittany Trang @brittanytrang.com · 3d

A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.

Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."

Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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