Mary Joan Koch
@grandmamaryjoan.bsky.social
81 year old with 9 grandkids, 19 to 9, fighting stage 3 ovarian cancer. Can former editor, lifelong feminist, librarian, shrink improve nursing home from within?
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The U.S. joins only Russia and Belarus in rejecting the OSCE’s election monitoring, and comes as the Trump administration is seeking to deploy 1,000 "monitors" of their own to poll sites this election cycle.
October 6, 2026 at 9:37 PM
The U.S. joins only Russia and Belarus in rejecting the OSCE’s election monitoring, and comes as the Trump administration is seeking to deploy 1,000 "monitors" of their own to poll sites this election cycle.
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For the first time in more than two decades, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe will not conduct oversight of the upcoming midterm elections after the Trump administration effectively blocked them from doing so.
Trump Blocks International Board From Conducting Oversight of Midterm Elections
This is the first time in over two decades that the US has rejected OSCE participation in a federal election.
truthout.org
October 6, 2026 at 9:37 PM
For the first time in more than two decades, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe will not conduct oversight of the upcoming midterm elections after the Trump administration effectively blocked them from doing so.
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lol. Never change, r/Broadway
October 6, 2026 at 3:31 PM
lol. Never change, r/Broadway
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Today, on World Teachers’ Day, we celebrate the teachers, educators, and child care providers who care for the future of New York and invest in our children every day.
New York City doesn’t move without our teachers. We are grateful for their work today and every day.
New York City doesn’t move without our teachers. We are grateful for their work today and every day.
A city that doesn’t care for its children will fail.
Our City’s child care providers do enormously important and difficult work.
They deserve our utmost respect and appreciation.
This week and every week, we must stand up and support them.
Our City’s child care providers do enormously important and difficult work.
They deserve our utmost respect and appreciation.
This week and every week, we must stand up and support them.
October 5, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Today, on World Teachers’ Day, we celebrate the teachers, educators, and child care providers who care for the future of New York and invest in our children every day.
New York City doesn’t move without our teachers. We are grateful for their work today and every day.
New York City doesn’t move without our teachers. We are grateful for their work today and every day.
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Dear Teachers of America,
Please remember to teach the kids about how dangerous stupidity is.
Get vaccinated.
Don't vote for orange fascists.
Thanks.
Please remember to teach the kids about how dangerous stupidity is.
Get vaccinated.
Don't vote for orange fascists.
Thanks.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency over a measles outbreak, the first such declaration by a US state since cases began surging in 2025. https://cnn.it/4zb7qEA
October 5, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Dear Teachers of America,
Please remember to teach the kids about how dangerous stupidity is.
Get vaccinated.
Don't vote for orange fascists.
Thanks.
Please remember to teach the kids about how dangerous stupidity is.
Get vaccinated.
Don't vote for orange fascists.
Thanks.
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Thousands of Cornell students have taken over the main plaza on campus to demand the Cornell 7 be held accountable for their crimes.
21% of undergraduate women are raped or sexual assaulted during their time on campus.
21% of undergraduate women are raped or sexual assaulted during their time on campus.
October 5, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Thousands of Cornell students have taken over the main plaza on campus to demand the Cornell 7 be held accountable for their crimes.
21% of undergraduate women are raped or sexual assaulted during their time on campus.
21% of undergraduate women are raped or sexual assaulted during their time on campus.
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"De-Trumpification" has to be one of the top agenda items if Dems win power. All the lawlessness and every last one of his efforts to turn DC into an imperial capital should be undone.
October 5, 2026 at 10:55 PM
"De-Trumpification" has to be one of the top agenda items if Dems win power. All the lawlessness and every last one of his efforts to turn DC into an imperial capital should be undone.
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Sobering read www.thebulwark.com/p/the-hard-l...
The Hard Lessons of Springfield
There are plenty of people happy about what is happening to the Haitian community.
www.thebulwark.com
September 28, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Sobering read www.thebulwark.com/p/the-hard-l...
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My thanks to the first reporter or commenter to link to the complaints in the two lawsuits Renee Good's family filed...
October 1, 2026 at 3:59 PM
My thanks to the first reporter or commenter to link to the complaints in the two lawsuits Renee Good's family filed...
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85° on October 2 is no bueno
October 2, 2026 at 7:01 PM
85° on October 2 is no bueno
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A documentary explores the realities of motherhood in America, from the high cost of child care to the latest culture wars over parenting and raising a family. https://to.pbs.org/3S2Mtf7
Documentary explores why U.S. mothers lack support systems found in other countries
A new documentary explores the realities of motherhood in America, from the high cost of child care to the culture wars over parenting and raising a family. Amna Nawaz spoke with the filmmakers behind...
to.pbs.org
September 20, 2026 at 9:08 AM
A documentary explores the realities of motherhood in America, from the high cost of child care to the latest culture wars over parenting and raising a family. https://to.pbs.org/3S2Mtf7
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Richard Russo has penned 10 novels, won the Pulitzer Prize, and collaborated on screen adaptations and TV series based on his work.
In his latest book, "Under the Falls," Russo continues to revisit the community of his youth. https://to.pbs.org/4y450qY
In his latest book, "Under the Falls," Russo continues to revisit the community of his youth. https://to.pbs.org/4y450qY
In new novel 'Under the Falls,' Richard Russo explores places left behind
Richard Russo has penned 10 novels, won the Pulitzer Prize, and collaborated on screen adaptations and TV series based on his work. In his latest book, "Under the Falls," Russo continues to revisit t...
to.pbs.org
September 20, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Richard Russo has penned 10 novels, won the Pulitzer Prize, and collaborated on screen adaptations and TV series based on his work.
In his latest book, "Under the Falls," Russo continues to revisit the community of his youth. https://to.pbs.org/4y450qY
In his latest book, "Under the Falls," Russo continues to revisit the community of his youth. https://to.pbs.org/4y450qY
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Investigators are illegally accessing state voter rolls—and likely flagging U.S. citizens as “unlawful voters” in a rushed attempt to meet their quotas, a whistleblower warns. trib.al/KCGJbKG
Trump’s Voter Fraud Quest Is Turning Illegal, Whistleblower Says
Investigators are illegally accessing state voter rolls—and likely flagging U.S. citizens as “unlawful voters” in a rushed attempt to meet their quotas, a whistleblower warns.
trib.al
September 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Investigators are illegally accessing state voter rolls—and likely flagging U.S. citizens as “unlawful voters” in a rushed attempt to meet their quotas, a whistleblower warns. trib.al/KCGJbKG
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This Thurs, join us at The Festival Center in Washington, D.C., for a screening and conversation on Deportation Inc.: Investigating the Business of Migrant Removal, followed by a panel discussion.
Register is freed (but required): givebutter.com/deportation-inc-dc
Register is freed (but required): givebutter.com/deportation-inc-dc
Deportation Inc.: Investigating the Business of Migrant Removal
A Screening and Panel Discussion of the Second Chapter of Deportation Inc.
givebutter.com
September 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM
This Thurs, join us at The Festival Center in Washington, D.C., for a screening and conversation on Deportation Inc.: Investigating the Business of Migrant Removal, followed by a panel discussion.
Register is freed (but required): givebutter.com/deportation-inc-dc
Register is freed (but required): givebutter.com/deportation-inc-dc
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The Department of Homeland Security's focus on mass deportations resulted in a dramatic drop in investigations into illicit fentanyl, according to a federal watchdog report. https://to.pbs.org/3URZ71L
Trump's mass deportations led to a big drop in fentanyl investigations, report finds. Here's what to know
The Department of Homeland Security’s focus on mass deportations resulted in a dramatic drop in investigations into illicit fentanyl, according to a federal watchdog report.
to.pbs.org
September 20, 2026 at 11:09 AM
The Department of Homeland Security's focus on mass deportations resulted in a dramatic drop in investigations into illicit fentanyl, according to a federal watchdog report. https://to.pbs.org/3URZ71L
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There are 15,600 Nursing Homes in the US
Providing care for 1.2 Million Residents
Nursing Homes employ 1.38 Million Employees
2/3 of Nursing Homes Budgets are paid by Medicaid
What happens if this is cut?
#SaveMedicaid
Providing care for 1.2 Million Residents
Nursing Homes employ 1.38 Million Employees
2/3 of Nursing Homes Budgets are paid by Medicaid
What happens if this is cut?
#SaveMedicaid
May 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
There are 15,600 Nursing Homes in the US
Providing care for 1.2 Million Residents
Nursing Homes employ 1.38 Million Employees
2/3 of Nursing Homes Budgets are paid by Medicaid
What happens if this is cut?
#SaveMedicaid
Providing care for 1.2 Million Residents
Nursing Homes employ 1.38 Million Employees
2/3 of Nursing Homes Budgets are paid by Medicaid
What happens if this is cut?
#SaveMedicaid
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Another day, another Trump policy to make voting harder.
His new target? Nursing homes.
Dr. Oz issued a memo that seems designed to intimidate nursing home staff from helping residents vote.
I’m calling on Dr. Oz to withdraw this guidance and stop impeding the right to vote.
His new target? Nursing homes.
Dr. Oz issued a memo that seems designed to intimidate nursing home staff from helping residents vote.
I’m calling on Dr. Oz to withdraw this guidance and stop impeding the right to vote.
EXCLUSIVE: The CMS, under Trump appointee Mehmet Oz, changed their guidance on voting in nursing homes last month.
Now, a group of senators is saying that these changes are designed to disenfranchise America’s two million nursing home residents.
Now, a group of senators is saying that these changes are designed to disenfranchise America’s two million nursing home residents.
Senators sound alarm on voter intimidation in nursing homes
"The changes to CMS’s guidance will result in the disenfranchisement of nursing home residents.”
www.motherjones.com
August 13, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Another day, another Trump policy to make voting harder.
His new target? Nursing homes.
Dr. Oz issued a memo that seems designed to intimidate nursing home staff from helping residents vote.
I’m calling on Dr. Oz to withdraw this guidance and stop impeding the right to vote.
His new target? Nursing homes.
Dr. Oz issued a memo that seems designed to intimidate nursing home staff from helping residents vote.
I’m calling on Dr. Oz to withdraw this guidance and stop impeding the right to vote.
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Understaffed nursing homes rely on an immigrant workforce. Cuts to Medicaid and a tough immigration policy amount to a double whammy for the long-term care industry.
Nursing homes face 2 threats: Trump's Medicaid cuts and his immigration crackdown
Understaffed nursing homes rely on an immigrant workforce. Cuts to Medicaid and a tough immigration policy amount to a double whammy for the long-term care industry.
n.pr
June 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Understaffed nursing homes rely on an immigrant workforce. Cuts to Medicaid and a tough immigration policy amount to a double whammy for the long-term care industry.
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Many foreign-born nursing home employees have had their work permits revoked: “I’ve just spent my morning firing good, honest people because the federal government told us that we had to.”
Dual Threats From Trump and GOP Imperil Nursing Homes and Their Foreign-Born Workers - KFF Health News
Understaffed nursing homes face a workforce crisis if President Donald Trump and Republicans further curtail immigration and cut Medicaid.
kffhealthnews.org
July 1, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Many foreign-born nursing home employees have had their work permits revoked: “I’ve just spent my morning firing good, honest people because the federal government told us that we had to.”
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To give the public more insight into American nursing homes, ProPublica has added the ability to search by owner, manager or officer name to Nursing Home Inspect, our database that helps you find issues that federal inspectors have identified in more than 14,000 facilities.
Check it out 👇
Check it out 👇
ProPublica Adds Ownership Search to Nursing Home Inspect Database
Our database helps you find issues that inspectors identified in more than 14,000 U.S. nursing homes. Now you can search by owner, manager or officer name.
www.propublica.org
March 28, 2026 at 11:00 PM
To give the public more insight into American nursing homes, ProPublica has added the ability to search by owner, manager or officer name to Nursing Home Inspect, our database that helps you find issues that federal inspectors have identified in more than 14,000 facilities.
Check it out 👇
Check it out 👇
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Everyone living in a nursing home is less safe today because Republicans voted to take nurses OUT of nursing homes.
July 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Everyone living in a nursing home is less safe today because Republicans voted to take nurses OUT of nursing homes.
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Senators sound alarm on voter intimidation in nursing homes
Senators sound alarm on voter intimidation in nursing homes
"The changes to CMS’s guidance will result in the disenfranchisement of nursing home residents.”
www.motherjones.com
August 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Senators sound alarm on voter intimidation in nursing homes
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These people HATE Seniors, Veterans, Disabled, and you. January 2027, 5 months healthcare cuts, nursing homes, hospitals will be complete catastrophe.
August 9, 2026 at 7:58 PM
These people HATE Seniors, Veterans, Disabled, and you. January 2027, 5 months healthcare cuts, nursing homes, hospitals will be complete catastrophe.