Marsha Thorson
@mthorson.bsky.social
Fierce advocate for primary care, rural health, universal healthcare for all #ForProfitInsHasToGo #SaveOurHealers #SavePrimaryCare #MountainCalm #Healthcare4All
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Romulus, Michigan
"Romulus Mayor Robert A. McCraight said he was telling lawmakers 'at all levels' that a detention center is not permitted and will be opposed by the city..."
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"Romulus Mayor Robert A. McCraight said he was telling lawmakers 'at all levels' that a detention center is not permitted and will be opposed by the city..."
www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news...
ICE purchases facility in Romulus, agency spokesperson says
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has purchased a facility in Romulus, Michigan, a spokesperson for the federal agency told CBS News Detroit on Sunday afternoon.
www.cbsnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Romulus, Michigan
"Romulus Mayor Robert A. McCraight said he was telling lawmakers 'at all levels' that a detention center is not permitted and will be opposed by the city..."
www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news...
"Romulus Mayor Robert A. McCraight said he was telling lawmakers 'at all levels' that a detention center is not permitted and will be opposed by the city..."
www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news...
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Tonight's event will be VIRTUAL ONLY due to weather.
Register at bit.ly/4k4vqTv -- film is 1-hour starting at 7:30pm MDT.
Register at bit.ly/4k4vqTv -- film is 1-hour starting at 7:30pm MDT.
February 17, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Tonight's event will be VIRTUAL ONLY due to weather.
Register at bit.ly/4k4vqTv -- film is 1-hour starting at 7:30pm MDT.
Register at bit.ly/4k4vqTv -- film is 1-hour starting at 7:30pm MDT.
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Insurers need to be held responsible for the injury they’re causing Americans, or stop denying Americans care
February 17, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Insurers need to be held responsible for the injury they’re causing Americans, or stop denying Americans care
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Physicist Chien-Shiung Wu died #OTD in 1997.
She conducted the Wu experiment (proving parity isn't conserved) for which her male colleagues won the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics. Her role wasn't publicly honored until she was awarded the inaugural Wolf Prize in 1978. #WomenInSTEM #MatildaEffect
She conducted the Wu experiment (proving parity isn't conserved) for which her male colleagues won the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics. Her role wasn't publicly honored until she was awarded the inaugural Wolf Prize in 1978. #WomenInSTEM #MatildaEffect
February 16, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Physicist Chien-Shiung Wu died #OTD in 1997.
She conducted the Wu experiment (proving parity isn't conserved) for which her male colleagues won the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics. Her role wasn't publicly honored until she was awarded the inaugural Wolf Prize in 1978. #WomenInSTEM #MatildaEffect
She conducted the Wu experiment (proving parity isn't conserved) for which her male colleagues won the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics. Her role wasn't publicly honored until she was awarded the inaugural Wolf Prize in 1978. #WomenInSTEM #MatildaEffect
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NAILED IT!!!
REPUBLICAN Rep. Thomas Massie went nuclear tRumpstein over his handling of the Epstein files, branding the White House the “EPSTEIN ADMINISTRATION.”
REPUBLICAN Rep. Thomas Massie went nuclear tRumpstein over his handling of the Epstein files, branding the White House the “EPSTEIN ADMINISTRATION.”
GOP Rebel Humiliates Trump White House With Brutal New Nickname
Rep. Thomas Massie went nuclear on President Donald Trump over his handling of the Epstein files, branding the White House the “Epstein administration.” Massie slammed Trump for “rubbing shoulders” wi...
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February 16, 2026 at 1:09 PM
NAILED IT!!!
REPUBLICAN Rep. Thomas Massie went nuclear tRumpstein over his handling of the Epstein files, branding the White House the “EPSTEIN ADMINISTRATION.”
REPUBLICAN Rep. Thomas Massie went nuclear tRumpstein over his handling of the Epstein files, branding the White House the “EPSTEIN ADMINISTRATION.”
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The privatization of Ontarios health care under Doug Ford continues.
Don't forget that under all of his Captain Canada/working with Carney bluster is a man who is on a mission to destroy OHIP via US style privatization.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Don't forget that under all of his Captain Canada/working with Carney bluster is a man who is on a mission to destroy OHIP via US style privatization.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
More than 700 nursing, PSW jobs could be cut in Ottawa, says union | CBC News
Ontario’s largest health-care union is sounding the alarm on impending job cuts and increased wait times if the province fails to increase hospital funding.
www.cbc.ca
February 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
The privatization of Ontarios health care under Doug Ford continues.
Don't forget that under all of his Captain Canada/working with Carney bluster is a man who is on a mission to destroy OHIP via US style privatization.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Don't forget that under all of his Captain Canada/working with Carney bluster is a man who is on a mission to destroy OHIP via US style privatization.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Enacting Senate Bill 1506 would end this cruelty and barbarism. The Great American Healthcare Hustle harms patients. Read this 2024 piece by @propublica.org — part of their ongoing coverage of the ways in which the American approach to, and model of, healthcare fails patients and harms citizens.
Those who need therapy often have to pay out of pocket or go without care, even if they have health insurance.
Hundreds of mental health providers told us they fled networks because insurers made their jobs impossible and their lives miserable.
(Published Aug. 2024)
Hundreds of mental health providers told us they fled networks because insurers made their jobs impossible and their lives miserable.
(Published Aug. 2024)
Why I Left the Network
Those who need therapy often have to pay out of pocket or go without care, even if they have health insurance. Hundreds of mental health providers told us they fled networks because insurers made thei...
projects.propublica.org
February 16, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Enacting Senate Bill 1506 would end this cruelty and barbarism. The Great American Healthcare Hustle harms patients. Read this 2024 piece by @propublica.org — part of their ongoing coverage of the ways in which the American approach to, and model of, healthcare fails patients and harms citizens.
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"Hertford County (North Carolina) Board of Commissioners will meet Feb. 16 at 7PM...
"WAVY has learned that plans for a potential ICE detention center in Winton will be discussed during the meeting
"A big crowd is expcted at Monday night’s meeting...
www.wavy.com/news/north-c...
"WAVY has learned that plans for a potential ICE detention center in Winton will be discussed during the meeting
"A big crowd is expcted at Monday night’s meeting...
www.wavy.com/news/north-c...
February 16, 2026 at 8:41 PM
"Hertford County (North Carolina) Board of Commissioners will meet Feb. 16 at 7PM...
"WAVY has learned that plans for a potential ICE detention center in Winton will be discussed during the meeting
"A big crowd is expcted at Monday night’s meeting...
www.wavy.com/news/north-c...
"WAVY has learned that plans for a potential ICE detention center in Winton will be discussed during the meeting
"A big crowd is expcted at Monday night’s meeting...
www.wavy.com/news/north-c...
It was an honor for us to host special guest T.R. Reid last week! He presented his documentary 'Sick Around the World' in Gunnison and in Crested Butte. Though the film was released in 2008 it remains relevant today. #UniversalHealthCare #HealthCare4All #ForProfitInsHasToGo #IM4A
February 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM
It was an honor for us to host special guest T.R. Reid last week! He presented his documentary 'Sick Around the World' in Gunnison and in Crested Butte. Though the film was released in 2008 it remains relevant today. #UniversalHealthCare #HealthCare4All #ForProfitInsHasToGo #IM4A
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@charlesmartinshields.com raises the legal question related to the centuries-old defense of horror: “I was just taking orders, sir.”
February 16, 2026 at 7:38 PM
@charlesmartinshields.com raises the legal question related to the centuries-old defense of horror: “I was just taking orders, sir.”
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Amber Ruffin is a comedy veteran who's worked in improv on two continents, had her own show, authored two books and worked on Late Night with Seth Meyers for years. Now she's out with an off-Broadway musical. n.pr/4aU8Z0k
Amber Ruffin's 'Bigfoot!' musical offers hope to anyone who's been othered
Amber Ruffin is a comedy veteran who's worked in improv on two continents, had her own show, authored two books and worked on Late Night with Seth Meyers for years. Now she's out with an off-Broadway musical.
n.pr
February 16, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Amber Ruffin is a comedy veteran who's worked in improv on two continents, had her own show, authored two books and worked on Late Night with Seth Meyers for years. Now she's out with an off-Broadway musical. n.pr/4aU8Z0k
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Tennessee
"No details about the size, scope, purchase price or street address of the facility in Lebanon, about 30 miles east of Nashville, were immediately made available Friday, and news of the purchase took state and local officials by surprise..."
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"No details about the size, scope, purchase price or street address of the facility in Lebanon, about 30 miles east of Nashville, were immediately made available Friday, and news of the purchase took state and local officials by surprise..."
tennesseelookout.com/2026/02/13/i...
ICE to open second Tennessee immigrant detention center in Lebanon • Tennessee Lookout
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has purchased a facility in Lebanon to house detained immigrants, an agency spokesperson said Friday.
tennesseelookout.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Tennessee
"No details about the size, scope, purchase price or street address of the facility in Lebanon, about 30 miles east of Nashville, were immediately made available Friday, and news of the purchase took state and local officials by surprise..."
tennesseelookout.com/2026/02/13/i...
"No details about the size, scope, purchase price or street address of the facility in Lebanon, about 30 miles east of Nashville, were immediately made available Friday, and news of the purchase took state and local officials by surprise..."
tennesseelookout.com/2026/02/13/i...
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February 16, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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Otherworldly landscape of White Pocket, Arizona #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Photography #Rocks #Arizona #Landscape 📷
February 16, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Otherworldly landscape of White Pocket, Arizona #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Photography #Rocks #Arizona #Landscape 📷
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Throwing it back to @wsj.com in January.
Is it time to abolish the Denial of Care model; the corporate healthcare grift; the shareholder hustle; and Harm-for-Profit? How much disregard and Board Room Violence will Americans accept before enacting Senate Bill 1506?
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Is it time to abolish the Denial of Care model; the corporate healthcare grift; the shareholder hustle; and Harm-for-Profit? How much disregard and Board Room Violence will Americans accept before enacting Senate Bill 1506?
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Health Insurance Is Now More Expensive Than the Mortgage for These Americans
Monthly health-insurance bills are rocketing higher for middle-income earners who rely on Obamacare
www.wsj.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Throwing it back to @wsj.com in January.
Is it time to abolish the Denial of Care model; the corporate healthcare grift; the shareholder hustle; and Harm-for-Profit? How much disregard and Board Room Violence will Americans accept before enacting Senate Bill 1506?
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Is it time to abolish the Denial of Care model; the corporate healthcare grift; the shareholder hustle; and Harm-for-Profit? How much disregard and Board Room Violence will Americans accept before enacting Senate Bill 1506?
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
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The incessant chaos and cruelty.
“Stacey Hilton won’t have health insurance in 2026. It’s a scary reality for the 55-year-old registered nurse from West Michigan, but one she determined is warranted by rising health care premiums…”
www.mlive.com/news/2026/02...
“Stacey Hilton won’t have health insurance in 2026. It’s a scary reality for the 55-year-old registered nurse from West Michigan, but one she determined is warranted by rising health care premiums…”
www.mlive.com/news/2026/02...
Michigan nurse goes without health insurance as ACA costs double for 2026
Affordable Care Act enrollment in Michigan fell by 34,000 people after federal subsidies expired.
www.mlive.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:24 PM
The incessant chaos and cruelty.
“Stacey Hilton won’t have health insurance in 2026. It’s a scary reality for the 55-year-old registered nurse from West Michigan, but one she determined is warranted by rising health care premiums…”
www.mlive.com/news/2026/02...
“Stacey Hilton won’t have health insurance in 2026. It’s a scary reality for the 55-year-old registered nurse from West Michigan, but one she determined is warranted by rising health care premiums…”
www.mlive.com/news/2026/02...
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They’ve overturned Roe.
They’ve criminalized pregnancy in some states.
Arrested women for miscarrying.
They’re making it harder for women to vote.
They shout “repeal the 19th!”
The punishment for abortion is greater than the punishment for rape.
It’s a war on women.
They’ve criminalized pregnancy in some states.
Arrested women for miscarrying.
They’re making it harder for women to vote.
They shout “repeal the 19th!”
The punishment for abortion is greater than the punishment for rape.
It’s a war on women.
February 16, 2026 at 5:29 AM
They’ve overturned Roe.
They’ve criminalized pregnancy in some states.
Arrested women for miscarrying.
They’re making it harder for women to vote.
They shout “repeal the 19th!”
The punishment for abortion is greater than the punishment for rape.
It’s a war on women.
They’ve criminalized pregnancy in some states.
Arrested women for miscarrying.
They’re making it harder for women to vote.
They shout “repeal the 19th!”
The punishment for abortion is greater than the punishment for rape.
It’s a war on women.