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I watched this and I think we all should I have been hearing about Project 2025 for a while, I thought the video covered it well. xitter is still my way to find the news, I’ve been watching Georgia, Turn my desktop off Wednesday night, turned it back...
by eeff
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on Mon Apr 29, 2024 at 06:02 PM PDT
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The estimated total plastic-attributable disease burden in the United States in 2018 [alone] cost the nation $249 billion, or 1.22% of the gross domestic product. according to the conclusion of a research write-up at Medscape [no paywall, but free...
by mettle fatigue
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on Mon Jan 29, 2024 at 11:30 AM PST
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Are we really done with Covid? The general perception now seems to be that Covid is like getting a cold or the flu—you get it, you get over it, and life goes on. No big deal. We are certainly not in the 5-alarm-fire mode that we were in four years ago,...
by WildIrish
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on Mon Dec 25, 2023 at 07:38 AM PST
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Join Progressive U.S. House Rep. Debbie Dingell as we discuss the Congressional Disabilities Caucus and how we can all make a difference to help empower the Disabled Community. TONIGHT, 9pm ET/6pm PT. RSVP Now! Debbie Dingell is a strong voice in...
by Progressive Democrats of America
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on Wed Oct 25, 2023 at 05:09 AM PDT
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Bill and I discovered this fly. It was the first example of a parasitoid/predator using the sexual signal to locate it’s host/prey. The pressure from the fly revealed two sex strategies that male crickets can take. Males can sing a lot and mate a lot...
by TexMex
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on Fri Sep 15, 2023 at 07:59 AM PDT
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Florida has been in trouble with their insanity but this new round of bills if passed will face some serious backlash. I suspect more guns with free hunting and fishing but that is not the big news. This is: Bill that allows doctors to deny care slated...
by Vetwife
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on Mon Apr 24, 2023 at 11:04 AM PDT
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Patti Chang walked into her polling place in Chicago earlier this year, anxious about how poll workers would treat her, especially as a voter who is blind. Even though she was accompanied by her husband, she said she was ignored until a poll worker...
by Associated Press
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on Sun Apr 02, 2023 at 07:38 AM PDT
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Glen Lake Elementary in Hopkins, Minnesota is a small school with 460 students. And it’s a school that goes far beyond most schools to cater to those students with physical disabilities. Inside, they designated a classroom as the ‘motor room’, which...
by Tevye
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on Sun Jan 15, 2023 at 03:35 PM PST
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Some thoughts on the 1964 Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer special. I've written on this show here at this time of year before. I was six years old when I saw the show, and it moved me in a way that I could not understand. I identified both with Rudolph...
by RhodeIslandAspie
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on Wed Dec 21, 2022 at 06:02 PM PST
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TV doc who plays one in real life, Mehmet Oz, would have challenged FDR to a foot race – just so his supporters could made fun of the way he runs. You know what happens when you get folks with disabilities (like Kansas Senator Bob Dole) in the...
by Everyday People In Crisis
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on Wed Oct 26, 2022 at 04:04 AM PDT
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We have a problem with autistic adults. Not the people, but the fact that too many�autistic adults have fallen through the cracks of society. In the past two decades, there has been a substantial ...
by Gandalfs Eyebrow
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on Mon Oct 17, 2022 at 06:30 PM PDT
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Daily Kos warns us frequently of the risk Republicans pose to the continuation of Medicare. They have assaulted Medicare for years, a stealth assault with advantage plans, and we are frighteningly close to a tipping point. Thom Hartmann recently wrote...
by ycalif
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on Sat Oct 08, 2022 at 10:11 AM PDT
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Growing up you might have heard the phrase, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” As an adult, I have to tell you, never has a phrase been more wrong. The impact that words have on our lives, on our self-worth, and on...
by Christopher Reeves
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on Wed Sep 21, 2022 at 10:01 AM PDT
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Republicans never cease to disappoint. At all levels of government, we're seeing conservatives be more and more blatant in their hateful, discriminatory, and exclusionary ideas and policies, especially when it comes to already marginalized and...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Wed Aug 24, 2022 at 12:26 PM PDT
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“Exploring the topic of learning disabilities can be challenging, especially the social-emotional fallout for children who are struggling, but Thompkins-Bigelow accomplishes the task. Rose’s lively and colorful illustrations are eye-pleasing and...
by The Book Bear
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on Fri Jul 29, 2022 at 08:28 AM PDT
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Every article I read about Covid lately tells me the numbers are going up. Perhaps not deaths. But everything else. I keep hearing about more and more people getting the virus. And more people getting it again. And again. And side affects. And more...
by rflctammt
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on Sun Jul 17, 2022 at 12:28 PM PDT
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Sorry you passed away, Mr. Hawking otherwise you would know I don’t care about your theories about physics, cosmology, or the feeling of being weightless. You had a speech issue. Sorry any citizen with a hearing loss but still have verbal skills. I...
by gchaucer2
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on Thu Jun 16, 2022 at 12:47 PM PDT
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My first wife, Pam, was born very disabled. My second wife, Tonia, became gradually less and less able to walk, or even stand, in the last years of her life. I checked out a book from my nearby library branch, and the book, by a very smart legal...
by bigjacbigjacbigjac
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on Mon May 09, 2022 at 05:58 PM PDT
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Walmart, the original big-box vendor based in Bentonville, Arkansas, has always looked for ways to promote its wholesome family image. Sure, there are plenty of stories about Walmart killing communities and small businesses. Boy, though, one thing they...
by Christopher Reeves
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on Wed Apr 27, 2022 at 09:44 AM PDT
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The Republican zeal to address non-existent voter fraud poses a threat to disabled voters. Passing more stringent voting laws, average citizens, let alone disabled voters, are having greater difficulty casting their ballots. For instance, Texas...
by patrickforkansas
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on Mon Mar 21, 2022 at 01:58 PM PDT
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