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Remember, as Sean Duffy keeps telling us his ideas for air travel -- dress up nice for your flight! do a little workout before you get on too! -- this is an actual Good Thing We Wanted that Democrats secured for us before these assholes took it away
White House Scraps Cash Payments for Delayed or Canceled Flights
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Remember, as Sean Duffy keeps telling us his ideas for air travel -- dress up nice for your flight! do a little workout before you get on too! -- this is an actual Good Thing We Wanted that Democrats secured for us before these assholes took it away
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me dressed up and exercising at the airport before my 8 hour flight
December 9, 2025 at 3:20 AM
me dressed up and exercising at the airport before my 8 hour flight
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"If all HCWs wore N95 masks during treatment, the total hourly infection risk would decrease by 94.7%."
Hey. Healthcare workers (and everyone for that matter). Guess what. Masking WORKS at preventing airborne infection transmission. Why the hell don't you? Do you like spreading diseases?
Hey. Healthcare workers (and everyone for that matter). Guess what. Masking WORKS at preventing airborne infection transmission. Why the hell don't you? Do you like spreading diseases?
Transmission of Respiratory Infectious Diseases Based on Real Close Contact Behavior in an Emergency Room
The risk of transmission of respiratory infectious diseases in emergency rooms is high, posing a severe threat to the health of healthcare workers (HC…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"If all HCWs wore N95 masks during treatment, the total hourly infection risk would decrease by 94.7%."
Hey. Healthcare workers (and everyone for that matter). Guess what. Masking WORKS at preventing airborne infection transmission. Why the hell don't you? Do you like spreading diseases?
Hey. Healthcare workers (and everyone for that matter). Guess what. Masking WORKS at preventing airborne infection transmission. Why the hell don't you? Do you like spreading diseases?
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"The screenings are supposed to flag patients who need extra support, but many people don’t learn about any potential fees until the bill arrives."
Charging people to screen for their economic needs impacting their health is bad. Not disclosing costs is also bad.
Charging people to screen for their economic needs impacting their health is bad. Not disclosing costs is also bad.
"When asked about the charges, a Novant Health spokesperson said in an email that the survey asking about safety, housing and food security became a billable service in 2024."
Surprise! Your health care provider added a fee for that questionnaire you filled out
Some doctors now bill patients for surveys that screen for problems. Patients say they should not be charged for checking a few boxes.
www.northcarolinahealthnews.org
December 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"The screenings are supposed to flag patients who need extra support, but many people don’t learn about any potential fees until the bill arrives."
Charging people to screen for their economic needs impacting their health is bad. Not disclosing costs is also bad.
Charging people to screen for their economic needs impacting their health is bad. Not disclosing costs is also bad.
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Participation in the New York State medical cannabis program was associated with a significant reduction in prescription opioid receipt over 18 months among adults with chronic pain. ja.ma/48ksr5g
December 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Participation in the New York State medical cannabis program was associated with a significant reduction in prescription opioid receipt over 18 months among adults with chronic pain. ja.ma/48ksr5g
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So glad @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social wrote this piece about the phrase "purity tests," the latest tactic that Dem pols use when asked to take a real stand on anything. And she named the right names: Booker, Buttigieg, Obama. newrepublic.com/article/2039...
No, Progressives Don’t Want “Purity.” They Just Want Some Courage.
When left-leaning Democrats complain about corporate influence, it’s not a “purity test.” It’s a demand for a better politics.
newrepublic.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
So glad @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social wrote this piece about the phrase "purity tests," the latest tactic that Dem pols use when asked to take a real stand on anything. And she named the right names: Booker, Buttigieg, Obama. newrepublic.com/article/2039...
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Tech fascists believe they are going to merge with AI, live forever and colonize the universe as a species of self-replicating machines that eat the energy of the stars.
We can think big, too. Anything is possible. Don't let billionaires monopolize the power of radical imagination.
We can think big, too. Anything is possible. Don't let billionaires monopolize the power of radical imagination.
Here's an idea: Any Democrat who wants to be taken seriously as a presidential candidate in 2028 must pledge to rip this cabal of anti-democracy tech fascists out of our government.
Anyone who won't make that pledge is for the billionaires, not the people. This must be a deal-breaking litmus test.
Anyone who won't make that pledge is for the billionaires, not the people. This must be a deal-breaking litmus test.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
December 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Tech fascists believe they are going to merge with AI, live forever and colonize the universe as a species of self-replicating machines that eat the energy of the stars.
We can think big, too. Anything is possible. Don't let billionaires monopolize the power of radical imagination.
We can think big, too. Anything is possible. Don't let billionaires monopolize the power of radical imagination.
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This is your occasional reminder that, if you like Neil Gaiman's stuff, but can't bring yourself to like it anymore for justifiable reasons, Tanith Lee is the author he is credibly accused of extensively cribbing from, and her work is on Audible, and AMAZING.
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This is your occasional reminder that, if you like Neil Gaiman's stuff, but can't bring yourself to like it anymore for justifiable reasons, Tanith Lee is the author he is credibly accused of extensively cribbing from, and her work is on Audible, and AMAZING.
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Here's the link without the ":5037" portion of the URL (dunno why Science Direct is including this unusual port # in their URLs):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Persistent Attenuation of Lymphocyte Subsets After Mass SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Growing evidence suggests that lymphocyte subsets are declined in COVID-19 patients, but it is unclear if these alterations persist after widespread e…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Here's the link without the ":5037" portion of the URL (dunno why Science Direct is including this unusual port # in their URLs):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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This is horrific and exactly what those of us in Black studies, gender studies, women’s studies have been warning our colleagues in the sciences about. Their seeming neutrality will not save them.
Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
December 7, 2025 at 5:13 AM
This is horrific and exactly what those of us in Black studies, gender studies, women’s studies have been warning our colleagues in the sciences about. Their seeming neutrality will not save them.
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1️⃣ Visible Health has launched a local clinical trial feature. One of the first surfacing to users is an ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy) trial led by Trudie Chalder, a researcher whose work has been highly controversial in ME. This raises important patient-safety concerns.
December 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
1️⃣ Visible Health has launched a local clinical trial feature. One of the first surfacing to users is an ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy) trial led by Trudie Chalder, a researcher whose work has been highly controversial in ME. This raises important patient-safety concerns.
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I wrote about Brené Brown and "Courage Culture" over on Substack. Tap in!
"Thus, 'courage culture'...is the white-coded myth-based belief that vulnerability is experienced homogeneously across racial, gender, sexual, class, and ability lines."
jennmjacksonphd.substack.com/p/brene-brow...
"Thus, 'courage culture'...is the white-coded myth-based belief that vulnerability is experienced homogeneously across racial, gender, sexual, class, and ability lines."
jennmjacksonphd.substack.com/p/brene-brow...
December 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I wrote about Brené Brown and "Courage Culture" over on Substack. Tap in!
"Thus, 'courage culture'...is the white-coded myth-based belief that vulnerability is experienced homogeneously across racial, gender, sexual, class, and ability lines."
jennmjacksonphd.substack.com/p/brene-brow...
"Thus, 'courage culture'...is the white-coded myth-based belief that vulnerability is experienced homogeneously across racial, gender, sexual, class, and ability lines."
jennmjacksonphd.substack.com/p/brene-brow...
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About 3 million glucose monitoring sensors were potentially affected by a production error that caused incorrect low glucose readings. n.pr/4pQYNub
7 deaths and hundreds of injuries are linked to faulty Abbott glucose monitors
About 3 million glucose monitoring sensors were potentially affected by a production error that caused incorrect low glucose readings.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
About 3 million glucose monitoring sensors were potentially affected by a production error that caused incorrect low glucose readings. n.pr/4pQYNub
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A TikTok User has posted a photo of subway workers removing Yoshi from the train tracks. https://kotaku.com/yoshi-classon-avenue-g-train-station-tracks-tiktok-2000650930
December 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
A TikTok User has posted a photo of subway workers removing Yoshi from the train tracks. https://kotaku.com/yoshi-classon-avenue-g-train-station-tracks-tiktok-2000650930
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Spectacular news I love this for us and also wonder how much of this contact info will be fake, and putting completely unrelated people at risk!
Elon Musk's Grok AI Is Doxxing Home Addresses of Everyday People
Elon Musk's Grox chatbot will happily cough up real, current residential addresses of everyday Americans, with little to no prompting.
futurism.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Spectacular news I love this for us and also wonder how much of this contact info will be fake, and putting completely unrelated people at risk!
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RFK may make measles common again. More kids will be hospitalized, some will lose hearing, some will die.
A comeback will be costly. A study estimates that an outbreak w/2 cases is >$240,000. An outbreak the size of West Texas' is estimated around $12.6 million.
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/05/t...
A comeback will be costly. A study estimates that an outbreak w/2 cases is >$240,000. An outbreak the size of West Texas' is estimated around $12.6 million.
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/05/t...
Texas outbreak could cause U.S. to no longer be measles-free
One study estimates that an outbreak the size of the one in West Texas earlier this year costs about $12.6 million.
www.texastribune.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
RFK may make measles common again. More kids will be hospitalized, some will lose hearing, some will die.
A comeback will be costly. A study estimates that an outbreak w/2 cases is >$240,000. An outbreak the size of West Texas' is estimated around $12.6 million.
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/05/t...
A comeback will be costly. A study estimates that an outbreak w/2 cases is >$240,000. An outbreak the size of West Texas' is estimated around $12.6 million.
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/05/t...
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"The OIG reviewed medical records of 770 hospitalized Medicare patients who were discharged in October 2018, identifying nearly 300 incidents of patient harm." www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
Cultural Transformation Can Fix The Broken Hospital Safety Reporting System | Health Affairs Forefront
The Office of Inspector General’s recent report on patient harm shone a light on a critical gap that, if left unaddressed, could be disastrous for patients, hospitals, and health systems.
www.healthaffairs.org
December 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"The OIG reviewed medical records of 770 hospitalized Medicare patients who were discharged in October 2018, identifying nearly 300 incidents of patient harm." www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
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If the Supreme Court makes you mad keep in mind that within the last week Democratic senators have been voting for GOP judges to get on the federal bench
December 5, 2025 at 5:30 AM
If the Supreme Court makes you mad keep in mind that within the last week Democratic senators have been voting for GOP judges to get on the federal bench
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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NEWS: U.S. companies have announced over 1.1 million layoffs in 2025, the highest total since the pandemic-hit year of 2020, according to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
NEWS: U.S. companies have announced over 1.1 million layoffs in 2025, the highest total since the pandemic-hit year of 2020, according to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas
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A good thread on why “Blue states should just stop paying federal taxes!” elides a whole host of issues, complications, and potential consequences
There's a whole escalation ladder here. States can and should be taking that whole range seriously, including both what they can do and can rally their people to do. But there's no "stop paying federal taxes" switch states can easily flip, and it would really be bordering on for-real armed conflict.
November 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A good thread on why “Blue states should just stop paying federal taxes!” elides a whole host of issues, complications, and potential consequences
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Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
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“Twenty-eight cohorts with a total of 977,434,207 participants... We revealed a 40 % increased risk…of mental disorders in patients with COVID-19 compared with non-exposed individuals”
Read that again: A 40% INCREASED RISK OF MENTAL DISORDERS
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41086559/
Read that again: A 40% INCREASED RISK OF MENTAL DISORDERS
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41086559/
Association between COVID-19 infection and risk of mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis - PubMed
Our findings suggest an association between COVID-19 and risk of mental disorders, as well as the prescriptions for psychotropic medications. It is imperative for individuals to become vigilant of mental health problems that may arise following COVID-19.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
December 3, 2025 at 11:52 PM
“Twenty-eight cohorts with a total of 977,434,207 participants... We revealed a 40 % increased risk…of mental disorders in patients with COVID-19 compared with non-exposed individuals”
Read that again: A 40% INCREASED RISK OF MENTAL DISORDERS
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41086559/
Read that again: A 40% INCREASED RISK OF MENTAL DISORDERS
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41086559/