Ma Ma Ba
@darymary.bsky.social
gardener doctor mom wife friend, not necessarily in that order
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I just love ❤️ this dog
October 13, 2026 at 2:14 PM
I just love ❤️ this dog
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Cancelling a subscription shouldn't be this hard. If you can sign up with a click, you must be able to cancel with one.
Head to nyc.gov/click-to-cancel to file a complaint against any business that makes it hard to cancel a subscription.
Head to nyc.gov/click-to-cancel to file a complaint against any business that makes it hard to cancel a subscription.
October 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Cancelling a subscription shouldn't be this hard. If you can sign up with a click, you must be able to cancel with one.
Head to nyc.gov/click-to-cancel to file a complaint against any business that makes it hard to cancel a subscription.
Head to nyc.gov/click-to-cancel to file a complaint against any business that makes it hard to cancel a subscription.
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My colleagues and I at @propublica.org are looking into the ways health insurers’ use of prior authorization — the extra layer of approval insurers require before covering a medical expense — impacts patients.
We need your help. 👇
www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
We need your help. 👇
www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
We’re Investigating Prior Authorization. Help ProPublica Understand Your Health Insurance Denial.
ProPublica is looking into the ways health insurers’ use of prior authorization impacts patients. We need your help to figure out if the process is still leading to delayed or missed treatments, tests...
www.propublica.org
October 9, 2026 at 3:31 PM
My colleagues and I at @propublica.org are looking into the ways health insurers’ use of prior authorization — the extra layer of approval insurers require before covering a medical expense — impacts patients.
We need your help. 👇
www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
We need your help. 👇
www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
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Pete Hegseth says Americans will be able to watch a Trump-approved firing-squad execution.
If he follows through, the U.S. could join a disturbing club of countries known for public executions—including Iran, Afghanistan, and North Korea.
If he follows through, the U.S. could join a disturbing club of countries known for public executions—including Iran, Afghanistan, and North Korea.
Hegseth Turns Trump’s Firing Squad Into a Public Spectacle
The Army has scheduled Nidal Hasan’s December 3 execution at Fort Hood — the first military execution since 1961 — while the Pentagon still will not explain how the firing squad will operate.
meidasnews.com
October 8, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Pete Hegseth says Americans will be able to watch a Trump-approved firing-squad execution.
If he follows through, the U.S. could join a disturbing club of countries known for public executions—including Iran, Afghanistan, and North Korea.
If he follows through, the U.S. could join a disturbing club of countries known for public executions—including Iran, Afghanistan, and North Korea.
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If you have a few minutes today, please submit a comment opposing the elimination of the Roadless Rule. Tomorrow, October 6, is the deadline. Tell the Forest Service why protecting our forests matters to you. Submit your comment: www.regulations.gov/docket/FS-20...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
October 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
If you have a few minutes today, please submit a comment opposing the elimination of the Roadless Rule. Tomorrow, October 6, is the deadline. Tell the Forest Service why protecting our forests matters to you. Submit your comment: www.regulations.gov/docket/FS-20...
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WELL NOW, would you look at that?
A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
October 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
WELL NOW, would you look at that?
A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
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👫Join us‼️
📆10/17
🕚11am-2pm
📍Railroad Park🚂
🗳️ Celebrate UR #vote rally
🪧BRING UR SIGNS‼️
🗣️We will B lining 3rd Ave S 2️⃣ bring awareness 2️⃣ what’s @ stake Nov 3rd & how YOUR VOTE MATTERS‼️
🚂Then head over 2️⃣ RR Park 12- 2pm4️⃣ a come & go event
Need more ℹ️
✅our new website: bhm-indivisible.org
📆10/17
🕚11am-2pm
📍Railroad Park🚂
🗳️ Celebrate UR #vote rally
🪧BRING UR SIGNS‼️
🗣️We will B lining 3rd Ave S 2️⃣ bring awareness 2️⃣ what’s @ stake Nov 3rd & how YOUR VOTE MATTERS‼️
🚂Then head over 2️⃣ RR Park 12- 2pm4️⃣ a come & go event
Need more ℹ️
✅our new website: bhm-indivisible.org
October 5, 2026 at 6:54 PM
👫Join us‼️
📆10/17
🕚11am-2pm
📍Railroad Park🚂
🗳️ Celebrate UR #vote rally
🪧BRING UR SIGNS‼️
🗣️We will B lining 3rd Ave S 2️⃣ bring awareness 2️⃣ what’s @ stake Nov 3rd & how YOUR VOTE MATTERS‼️
🚂Then head over 2️⃣ RR Park 12- 2pm4️⃣ a come & go event
Need more ℹ️
✅our new website: bhm-indivisible.org
📆10/17
🕚11am-2pm
📍Railroad Park🚂
🗳️ Celebrate UR #vote rally
🪧BRING UR SIGNS‼️
🗣️We will B lining 3rd Ave S 2️⃣ bring awareness 2️⃣ what’s @ stake Nov 3rd & how YOUR VOTE MATTERS‼️
🚂Then head over 2️⃣ RR Park 12- 2pm4️⃣ a come & go event
Need more ℹ️
✅our new website: bhm-indivisible.org
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For the past year, Defend Public Health member Dr. Benedicte Callan @benecal.bsky.social has led our Whopper of the Week effort that highlights a falsehood by RFK Jr. and why it matters.
We will never run out of material.
Here she writes about the lessons learned from her Herculean efforts.
We will never run out of material.
Here she writes about the lessons learned from her Herculean efforts.
Opinion | Lessons From a Year of RFK Jr. Disinformation
His lies hide an ugly political agenda that is disastrous for public health
www.medpagetoday.com
October 3, 2026 at 7:50 PM
For the past year, Defend Public Health member Dr. Benedicte Callan @benecal.bsky.social has led our Whopper of the Week effort that highlights a falsehood by RFK Jr. and why it matters.
We will never run out of material.
Here she writes about the lessons learned from her Herculean efforts.
We will never run out of material.
Here she writes about the lessons learned from her Herculean efforts.
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Infections at birth substantially increase the risk of autism and intellectual disability, study finds www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-healt... via @sarahboden.bsky.social @cidrap.bsky.social
Infections at birth substantially increase the risk of autism and intellectual disability, study finds
www.cidrap.umn.edu
October 2, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Infections at birth substantially increase the risk of autism and intellectual disability, study finds www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-healt... via @sarahboden.bsky.social @cidrap.bsky.social
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1/ Although levels are still low nationally, flu metrics are ticking up, including emergency department visits. This is especially true in the West. That’s unusual because:
1️⃣ It's early (usually starts in Oct or Nov)
2️⃣ Flu typically starts in the Southeast before spreading across the country
1️⃣ It's early (usually starts in Oct or Nov)
2️⃣ Flu typically starts in the Southeast before spreading across the country
September 30, 2026 at 8:02 PM
1/ Although levels are still low nationally, flu metrics are ticking up, including emergency department visits. This is especially true in the West. That’s unusual because:
1️⃣ It's early (usually starts in Oct or Nov)
2️⃣ Flu typically starts in the Southeast before spreading across the country
1️⃣ It's early (usually starts in Oct or Nov)
2️⃣ Flu typically starts in the Southeast before spreading across the country
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Abbott is not only contributing to the deaths of pregnant women, he’s hiding maternal death data.
Texans who think women should live will vote for a new governor.
#GinaForTexas #AbbottFailsTexas
Texans who think women should live will vote for a new governor.
#GinaForTexas #AbbottFailsTexas
September 26, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Abbott is not only contributing to the deaths of pregnant women, he’s hiding maternal death data.
Texans who think women should live will vote for a new governor.
#GinaForTexas #AbbottFailsTexas
Texans who think women should live will vote for a new governor.
#GinaForTexas #AbbottFailsTexas
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After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.
September 26, 2026 at 3:56 PM
After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.
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A major structural hazard with extreme media ownership concentration is that oligarchs impose their ideological agendas--which almost always skew to the far right--on everyone. This capture of core info and communication infrastructures must be dismantled if we're to have any semblance of democracy.
Elon Musk is shutting down the Catholic Bishops in Brazil account on X to help the right-wing win the election there
paydayreport.com/x-blocks-acc...
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X Blocks Account of National Conference of Bishops of Brasil As Catholics Back Lula
Polls show Catholics backing Lula as the church denounces foreign interference.
paydayreport.com
September 27, 2026 at 12:12 AM
A major structural hazard with extreme media ownership concentration is that oligarchs impose their ideological agendas--which almost always skew to the far right--on everyone. This capture of core info and communication infrastructures must be dismantled if we're to have any semblance of democracy.
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1/ People are fed up with the U.S. healthcare system. Costs are high, people delay care because they can’t afford it, and clinicians are dealing with major administrative burdens.
So as Medicare for All comes back into political conversations, what would it actually change if it were implemented?
So as Medicare for All comes back into political conversations, what would it actually change if it were implemented?
September 24, 2026 at 5:29 PM
1/ People are fed up with the U.S. healthcare system. Costs are high, people delay care because they can’t afford it, and clinicians are dealing with major administrative burdens.
So as Medicare for All comes back into political conversations, what would it actually change if it were implemented?
So as Medicare for All comes back into political conversations, what would it actually change if it were implemented?
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Gas is $4 a gallon and Tommy Tuberville wants to talk about furries flying airplanes. ✈️ 🦊
September 24, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Gas is $4 a gallon and Tommy Tuberville wants to talk about furries flying airplanes. ✈️ 🦊
Excellent argument for empathy for people suffering from a largely preventable disease.
While we’re being kind, let’s work to help them prevent that disease through voting, policy.
fromthescienceclass.substack.com/p/who-deserv...
While we’re being kind, let’s work to help them prevent that disease through voting, policy.
fromthescienceclass.substack.com/p/who-deserv...
Who deserves sympathy
...and empathy in vaccine preventable disease and vaccine conversations
fromthescienceclass.substack.com
September 24, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Excellent argument for empathy for people suffering from a largely preventable disease.
While we’re being kind, let’s work to help them prevent that disease through voting, policy.
fromthescienceclass.substack.com/p/who-deserv...
While we’re being kind, let’s work to help them prevent that disease through voting, policy.
fromthescienceclass.substack.com/p/who-deserv...
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WINNER of 2026 Bird Photographer of the Year from the Atlantic. (Gift article)
Take a minute to see these amazing, gorgeous creatures.
www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
Take a minute to see these amazing, gorgeous creatures.
www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
Winners of the Bird Photographer of the Year 2026
A selection of some of the winning entries from this year’s bird-photography contest. Competition organizers were kind enough to share some of the winners and runners-up, chosen from more than 24,000 ...
www.theatlantic.com
September 22, 2026 at 7:20 PM
WINNER of 2026 Bird Photographer of the Year from the Atlantic. (Gift article)
Take a minute to see these amazing, gorgeous creatures.
www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
Take a minute to see these amazing, gorgeous creatures.
www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
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Alright, let’s all get on the same page about Vought/NIH/Trump.
THEY👏WILL👏STOP👏AT👏NOTHING👏
The goal is to destroy the STEM ecosystem, universities, and democracy as we have known it. PERIOD.
The only way to win is to impeach them all…which means we need Congress.
HERE’S HOW WE WIN 🧵
THEY👏WILL👏STOP👏AT👏NOTHING👏
The goal is to destroy the STEM ecosystem, universities, and democracy as we have known it. PERIOD.
The only way to win is to impeach them all…which means we need Congress.
HERE’S HOW WE WIN 🧵
September 21, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Alright, let’s all get on the same page about Vought/NIH/Trump.
THEY👏WILL👏STOP👏AT👏NOTHING👏
The goal is to destroy the STEM ecosystem, universities, and democracy as we have known it. PERIOD.
The only way to win is to impeach them all…which means we need Congress.
HERE’S HOW WE WIN 🧵
THEY👏WILL👏STOP👏AT👏NOTHING👏
The goal is to destroy the STEM ecosystem, universities, and democracy as we have known it. PERIOD.
The only way to win is to impeach them all…which means we need Congress.
HERE’S HOW WE WIN 🧵
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I'm in love.
2026: Time for the Midterms
YouTube video by Hamilton
www.youtube.com
September 18, 2026 at 1:15 AM
I'm in love.
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At this point, I think you have to assume that anyone who still campaigns as a Republican is a Trump supporter, no matter what they say.
September 19, 2026 at 12:43 PM
At this point, I think you have to assume that anyone who still campaigns as a Republican is a Trump supporter, no matter what they say.
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FROM NOW TIL NOV 3RD
IT'S NOTHING BUT A DISTRACTION!
FOCUS, AMERICA!
VOTE, AMERICA!
IT'S NOTHING BUT A DISTRACTION!
FOCUS, AMERICA!
VOTE, AMERICA!
September 20, 2026 at 9:07 AM
FROM NOW TIL NOV 3RD
IT'S NOTHING BUT A DISTRACTION!
FOCUS, AMERICA!
VOTE, AMERICA!
IT'S NOTHING BUT A DISTRACTION!
FOCUS, AMERICA!
VOTE, AMERICA!
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This is grim news for medical research funding and science if it comes to pass.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s...
White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)
Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2026 at 9:37 PM
This is grim news for medical research funding and science if it comes to pass.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s...
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* VIRGINIA GOVERNOR SAYS STATE IS BANNING NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS FOR DATA CENTERS, REQUIRING STRICTER PERMITTING AND CLEAN ENERGY MANDATES FOR THE SERVER WAREHOUSES
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
September 18, 2026 at 3:28 PM
* VIRGINIA GOVERNOR SAYS STATE IS BANNING NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS FOR DATA CENTERS, REQUIRING STRICTER PERMITTING AND CLEAN ENERGY MANDATES FOR THE SERVER WAREHOUSES
@reuters.com
@reuters.com