Wednesday Open Thread | This Is A Medical Crisis That Is Killing People

Posted on July 10, 2019 by rikyrah

This topic is personal to me. For the last six years of her life, I was the main caretaker for my mother, who was a type 2 diabetic. While what she ultimately died of had no relation to the diabetes, I am very much aware of the complexity of this chronic disease.

30.3 MILLION Americans have diabetes. Some diabetics are insulin -dependent. Their bodies do not produce enough insulin FOR THEM TO SURVIVE.

Let me say this again….

THEY NEED INSULIN INJECTIONS TO SURVIVE.

My mother was one of those diabetics.

I went to the pharmacy all the time to pick up her insulin and diabetic supplies.

It never occurred to me that this would ever happen.

When I first read about this a few months ago, I was stunned and outraged. You will never be able to convince me, that, with all the advances in medicine, that this should be happening in the United States of America.

Skyrocketing cost of insulin pushes Americans to buy drug in Canada

Jul 5, 2019 6:35 PM EDT

Sarah Varney

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/skyrocketing-cost-of-insulin-pushes-americans-to-buy-drug-in-canada

Insulin is a vital drug that some 7.4 million Americans must take daily to manage their diabetes. But its price nearly doubled from 2012 to 2016, leaving some patients with no choice but to turn to black-market drugs or traveling to Canada, where insulin can be 90 percent cheaper. Special correspondent Sarah Varney reports on the skyrocketing cost of insulin — and the trend’s deadly consequences.

Transcript:

Judy Woodruff:

But first: We return now to rising anger over the skyrocketing cost of insulin, a lifesaving drug for some 7.5 million Americans who have diabetes.

The Trump administration has vowed to rein in drug prices, but when it comes to insulin, the costs remain an enormous burden for some patients.

Special correspondent Sarah Varney joined a group of diabetics and parents who crossed the Midwest in order to buy insulin in London, Ontario, the birthplace of the drug.

Our story was produced in collaboration with Kaiser Health News.

Sarah Varney:

It’s early morning in downtown Minneapolis, and Quinn Nystrom is scrambling to arrange last-minute logistics for the trip to Canada.

Woman:

A little nervous out there.

Quinn Nystrom:

You and me both.

Sarah Varney:

The caravan has drawn the media’s eye to a vexing problem that threatens her life and other type 1 diabetics in the U.S., the exorbitant cost of insulin.

They will cross five states, picking up passengers along the way, all to buy insulin in Canada, where it costs 90 percent less.

Quinn Nystrom:

Does everybody have their passport? Is everybody holding their passport up?

Sarah Varney:

For Nystrom, this quest began years ago, when she was growing up in rural Baxter, Minnesota. She was diagnosed with type 1 at 13 and hated being different from other girls at school. But when her parents sent her to a camp for kids with diabetes, she learned she wasn’t alone.

Quinn Nystrom:

I didn’t get the choice to get diabetes, but I certainly had the choice of how I was going to react to getting diabetes.

Sarah Varney:

She had dreams of finding a cure for diabetes. But about five years ago, as she was starting her career in public relations, she realized the real crisis: the price of insulin.

Quinn Nystrom:

When I went to pick up that insulin, it started costing me $200 out of pocket, then $300 out of pocket. So I just started posting that on my social media, and started to get a lot of responses.

Sarah Varney:

So, Nystrom, once her senior class president and self-described rule-follower, took a different path. She now expedites transfers of black market insulin.

WHY would a medicine DOUBLE in price over the course of 4 years?

WHY would a medicine that MILLIONS need TO LIVE DOUBLE IN PRICE?

I don’t care what hasn’t been charged yet – I believe it’s COLLUSION between the companies.

And, no, I don’t believe medicine needed for a CHRONIC DISEASE, should DOUBLE IN PRICE.

There’s something crooked going on here. And, it has the lives of MILLIONS at stake.

People choosing between medicine and food. People RATIONINING, and seeing if they can skip doses – they can’t. Some are being forced to play Russian Roulette with their health, and I can’t see any other reason than GREED.

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106 Responses to Wednesday Open Thread | This Is A Medical Crisis That Is Killing People

Liza says:

July 10, 2019 at 7:25 pm

This video depicts Jawad Siyam, community leader from Silwan, East Jerusalem, being dragged off by state authorities as he tries to protect his family — who are being kicked out of their home, to be taken over by Jewish settlers. This is Israel 2019. It's excruciating to witness. https://t.co/pC2BF039fH

— Simone Zimmerman 🔥 (@simonerzim) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 6:47 pm

Nobody called Joe Biden a racist. Acting like Kamala Harris did is disingenuous and displays a sense of entitlement that can be construed in a way that is gendered and raced. It is not a good look and undermines the affection and good will that many Democrats have for him.

— skeptical brotha 🌈 (@skepticalbrotha) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 6:34 pm

Left home at 16.

Worked as a server, flower delivery courier & a lampshade factory worker.

Graduated magna cum laude from Temple University in 1987 with a journalism degree.

There's more than one way to grow a journalist. She's @jkbjournalist.https://t.co/gPbk57dQNR

— Connie Schultz (@ConnieSchultz) July 10, 2019

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Liza says:

July 10, 2019 at 5:52 pm

#HannahWilliams was a 17 y/o rising senior high student. She worked as a lifeguard @knotts and was loving her summer. Last Friday she got into a fender bender with a @FPDPIO officer and it ended with her being shot to death. LEO have offered no explanation for her murder. pic.twitter.com/TzhI3Yagr6

— S. Lee Merritt, Esq. (@MeritLaw) July 10, 2019

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- rikyrah says:
  
  July 10, 2019 at 6:39 pm
  
  😪😪😪😪
  
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SouthernGirl2 says:

July 10, 2019 at 5:23 pm

They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime…….oh wait.

Cargo ship owned by JPMorgan Chase seized by US with 20 tons of cocainehttps://t.co/E89TM7sADv

— 3ChicsPolitico (@3ChicsPolitico) July 10, 2019

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SouthernGirl2 says:

July 10, 2019 at 4:29 pm

I was talking to daughter on the phone and Carson said….hi granny! He heard my voice. This little baby is too much.

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- majiir says:
  
  July 10, 2019 at 5:30 pm
  
  I already told you that that baby is wicked smart!
  
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- Ametia says:
  
  July 10, 2019 at 5:55 pm
  
  Carson’s straight up got it going ON! Love this boy<3
  
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- rikyrah says:
  
  July 10, 2019 at 6:35 pm
  
  Awe 😍 😍
  
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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 2:53 pm

Welp, this seems to undermine the excuse for not telling the victims. pic.twitter.com/HojiUZdv9w

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 2:35 pm

Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) Tweeted:
Reporter points out to Alex Acosta that he hasn’t apologized to Epstein’s victims. In his response, Alex Acosta does not apologize to Epstein’s victims. https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1149033081103355907?s=17

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 2:31 pm

Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) Tweeted:
Why is Acosta making public comments discussing the specifics of victim’s communications with law enforcement while charges against Epstein are pending?

He can potentially use Acosta’s statements against prosecutors in that case. https://t.co/q8Vq5TnyP6 https://twitter.com/renato_mariotti/status/1149035075100712960?s=17

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 2:27 pm

😂😂😂

Michelle Obama sauntered in, wearing her traditional cape, as black as midnight, with the inlaid hairs of the white men she had captured woven into the fabric. She gave Obama a terrorist fist jab and they both recited a verse from the Necronomicon.

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 2:23 pm

Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) Tweeted:
@joshtpm Here is the right message Acosta should have sent: “I disgraced myself and the whole concept of equal justice under the law. I created an opportunity for more victims preyed upon by this monster I helped. I broke the law in the process. I resign.” https://twitter.com/NormOrnstein/status/1149033648563392513?s=17

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 2:12 pm

He’s ideologically center-left (much as Obama was) and embraces popular positions among Democrats without sacrificing ground in the general election. Quite simply, no one can plausibly call him “socialist.” https://t.co/z7pGLlr7in

— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 1:56 pm

😒😒😒😒😒

Who among us has not received a massage from a fourteen-year-old when we were in our fifties? https://t.co/EPMyoHrwEp

— Jeff Fecke (@jkfecke) July 9, 2019

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Liza says:

July 10, 2019 at 1:49 pm

St Louis Prosecutor Kim Gardner has put 22 cops who posted racist & violent content on Facebook on her office's banned list, meaning she won't file charges based on their investigations or call them to testify in court. Will other DAs follow suit? @vgullap https://t.co/ppBLu041wo

— The Appeal (@theappeal) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 1:48 pm

New Quinnipiac Dem WH poll (National)

Biden 22%
Harris 20%
Warren 14%
Sanders 13%https://t.co/sMAsNAtyPx

— Steve Kornacki (@SteveKornacki) July 2, 2019

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- rikyrah says:
  
  July 10, 2019 at 1:51 pm
  
  By race
  
  White
  Biden 21%
  Harris 20%
  Warren 20%
  Sanders 11%
  Buttigieg 6%
  
  Black
  Biden 31%
  Harris 27%
  Sanders 16%
  Booker 5%
  Warren 4%
  Williamson 2%
  O'Rourke 1%
  Buttigieg 0%
  
  — Steve Kornacki (@SteveKornacki) July 2, 2019
  
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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 1:46 pm

When I testified at the Kavanaugh hearings on behalf of people w/ #PreExistingConditions, I got trolled pretty hard by grown-ups.

They told me the Supreme Court had nothing to do with the #ACA.#TexasvUS begins today.

Don't underestimate kids when #WhatsAtStake is OUR future. pic.twitter.com/s06tvZqv3I

— Jackson Corbin (@JacksonCorbin_) July 9, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 1:43 pm

Acosta's comments assume there was an arbitrary time point where they had to cut off the investigation. That's not true, if they lacked sufficient evidence they could have continued to investigate. That "new evidence" he's glad SDNY prosecutors found was available back then too.

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) July 10, 2019

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Liza says:

July 10, 2019 at 1:43 pm

1/ Mariee Juárez was only 21 months old when she died after being held in Dilley Family Detention Center in Texas.

She was a healthy child.

A happy child.

She and her mother fled the violence of Guatemala.

Mariee died on US soil, of medical neglect.

First of the #TrumpSeven: pic.twitter.com/qTxaTTAW8M

— Adam Rifkin, LightsForLiberty.org 🗽🐼 (@ifindkarma) July 10, 2019

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Liza says:

July 10, 2019 at 1:40 pm

A story about Jeffrey Epstein in St. Thomas.

The 66-year-old billionaire bought Little St. James Island more than two decades ago.

“Everybody called it ‘Pedophile Island,’” said Kevin Goodrich, who is from St. Thomas and operates boat charters. https://t.co/DeMfm23FT5

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) July 10, 2019

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- rikyrah says:
  
  July 10, 2019 at 2:17 pm
  
  I shuddered just reading this tweet
  
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SouthernGirl2 says:

July 10, 2019 at 12:46 pm

This is a shame. The ambassador has been forced to resign for telling the truth about a president who lies constantly and reflexively. https://t.co/2niM7DmdXs

— Richard Stengel (@stengel) July 10, 2019

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SouthernGirl2 says:

July 10, 2019 at 12:45 pm

There was a ruling similar to this out of Maryland in May, where a judge also found that the SCOTUS decision that let the admin enforce the ban didn't foreclose all forms of litigation challenging it going forward, see: https://t.co/NI0RBvSoUv

— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 12:37 pm

August J. Pollak (@AugustJPollak) Tweeted:
Tom Steyer could literally afford to register millions of new voters for a fraction of the cost of a failed presidential campaign and he’d probably end up with schools named after him for it. It’s not just that he’s egotistical; it’s that his egotistical act isn’t even practical. https://twitter.com/AugustJPollak/status/1148590187502559232?s=17

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 12:36 pm

He has been a deadbeat all across the country. Folks told DC to get their money upfront 😒😒

The Trump inauguration never reimbursed DC for $7.3 million the fund had to absorb. https://t.co/dcjdPqbifs

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 12:26 pm

“I spray paint one racist thing and, suddenly, I become a racist? Just because I did it doesn’t mean I hate Jews, gay people or black people.”

– Seth Taylor, one of 4 white teens who spray painted swastikas, “KKK,” “Jews,” “Fags” and “Nigs” on his schoolpic.twitter.com/4urzdzve8q

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) July 10, 2019

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Liza says:

July 10, 2019 at 12:26 pm

Scabies, Shingles & Chickenpox Spreading Among Children at Clint, TX Migrant Jail https://t.co/T2EFwuL7Eb

— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) July 10, 2019

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Liza says:

July 10, 2019 at 12:22 pm

There are reports that there was a racially motivated terror attack at a bus stop in Minneapolis today, where a suspected white supremacists deliberately targeted a group of Black people and drove a van into the crowd. This violent anti-Black terrorism should be our #1 priority pic.twitter.com/90CYUwb0JG

— Tariq Nasheed 🇺🇸 (@tariqnasheed) July 9, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 12:21 pm

😒😒😒

All of it is connected. Trump, Epstein, Deutsche Bank, Justice Kennedy, Barr, Russia, Kavanaugh, Pence, Acosta, Cy Vance, all of it. This is the real reason Barr was brought on. https://t.co/e1y2bNwY4k

— Lynn V (@lynnv378) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 12:17 pm

Today I presented my
"Unified Theory of the Megans"

where I explained how Megan Markle, Megan Thee Stallion, and Megan Rapinoe have fixed my self esteem and you can't tell me sh*t now I'm amazing https://t.co/XD58GzGVmD

— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) July 10, 2019

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SouthernGirl2 says:

July 10, 2019 at 12:04 pm

Black History on the auction block: the iconic photo archive of Ebony and Jet is up for sale. https://t.co/cGHVRlKdBb

— Brent Staples (@BrentNYT) July 9, 2019

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SouthernGirl2 says:

July 10, 2019 at 10:55 am

Since when can the White House block private citizens who never worked in it (no executive privilege) from testifying? Congress has an Article I obligation to engage in oversight, which the GOP seems to have forgotten about since Benghazi days. https://t.co/f5xzQD9KMT

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) July 10, 2019

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SouthernGirl2 says:

July 10, 2019 at 10:52 am

Smithsonian wants migrant children's drawings of detention facilities https://t.co/WJqnXyZtKZ pic.twitter.com/BdmJi3wHtM

— The Hill (@thehill) July 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 10:44 am

😒😒🙄🙄

"We made our money through various investments, real estate, some derivatives," said the accountant for Pablo Escobar.

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) July 10, 2019

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Liza says:

July 10, 2019 at 10:43 am

"People just disappear from the system. It makes it extraordinarily hard to represent them." — SPLC's Laura Rivera #NoHumanIsIllegal #NoBanNoWall https://t.co/Orhy8tRvyJ

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) July 10, 2019

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Liza says:

July 10, 2019 at 10:41 am

Reporter @johncarlosfrey says a major reason why Central Americans are moving north is due to the climate crisis. "We are looking at all-out famine in Central America. … The [U.S.] government doesn’t even acknowledge the fact that there’s a climate crisis in Central America." pic.twitter.com/0m4iR6LQZj

— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) July 10, 2019

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Liza says:

July 10, 2019 at 10:39 am

Soaring temperatures already plague Arizona’s workforce and will only worsen with #ClimateChange. Our bill will put an OSHA standard for heat stress protections on the books and protect farmworkers, construction workers, and others who work in high-heat environments. pic.twitter.com/LPJ8fiWCMN

— Raul M. Grijalva (@RepRaulGrijalva) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 10:35 am

A new victim has come forward describing forcible rape. Maybe Epstein’s lawyers should stop making the pathetic (& wrong) argument that Epstein’s conduct just wasn’t that bad. https://t.co/qBZl7vnfRF

— Mimi Rocah (@Mimirocah1) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 10:34 am

Meghan Duchess of Sussex brings Archie to his first polo match @KingPowerhq at Billingbear Polo Club #Royals @ShutterstockNow pic.twitter.com/xQ27VliETp

— Rookie (@royalfocus1) July 10, 2019

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SouthernGirl2 says:

July 10, 2019 at 10:15 am

Way to insult Black men to get them on board, Zerlina

This woman's attitude will cost @KamalaHarris a few votes. Insulting black men will not cause them to feel bad and vote for Kamala. It will have the opposite affect.

— Courtney (@TweetExpose) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 9:59 am

Second, we're now expected to believe a club official called a member of the Royal family "a nightmare" ?
If true that will backfire spectacularly. That person will be gone by week's end.
Hard to overstate the royal connection, not to mention, you know, American tourists in July!

— Claudia (@WayAheadUK) July 10, 2019

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SouthernGirl2 says:

July 10, 2019 at 9:56 am

SO FUCKED UP

#BREAKING: Appeals court dismisses Emoluments Clause lawsuit, marking major win for Trump https://t.co/QyK5a7vtCB pic.twitter.com/p74nYHUuDx

— The Hill (@thehill) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 9:48 am

Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) Tweeted:
All morning I’ve been stuck on this one point:

Who knows 4-5 child rapists personally? Like who is friends or even acquaintances with MULTIPLE serial child rapists?

Trump is friends w/ a lot of people who commit rape for a person who has been credibly accused of multiple rapes https://twitter.com/ZerlinaMaxwell/status/1148965208339230720?s=17

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SouthernGirl2 says:

July 10, 2019 at 9:46 am

McConnell has stacked the courts. We’re doomed. He really can stand in the middle of 5th avenue, kill someone and get away with it. He has taken the Constitution and wiped his behind with it while laughing.

Breaking: US appeals court orders *dismissal* of emoluments case brought against Trump by Maryland, DC attorneys general. OPINION: https://t.co/T5Fnv21W9O Trump's separate appeal still pending in DC Circuit https://t.co/JzrhA1fscU pic.twitter.com/XIOTZMUoW3

— Mike Scarcella (@MikeScarcella) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 8:24 am

Thread: @ManhattanDA @CyVance Jr. is the Forrest Gump/Roy Cohn/Tom Hagen/Don Jr of the Trump era:
1. Protected Ivanka & Don Jr
2. Protected Harvey Weinstein
3. *Protected Jeffrey Epstein.*
4. But overzealously prosecutes poor/ mass incarcerates.
5. And is botching Manafort case https://t.co/8ttCw2pq3i

— Jed Shugerman (@jedshug) July 9, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 8:22 am

Serena Williams for Harper’s Bazaar.

I appreciate Serena opening up about how unsettling last year’s US Open was, how moving on was tough bc the hurt “cut deeply.” She saw a therapist + reached out to Osaka who reaffirmed Serena + her choice to speak up. https://t.co/YFkBcorUPO pic.twitter.com/ho2YAqFyJs

— Christina M. Tapper ✨ (@Tapperific) July 9, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 8:16 am

If Barr can intimidate these former DOJ attnys who worked with Mueller from testifying before the House committees, the politicalization of DOJ is complete. And we’re all in serious jeopardy! Very troubling story. Barr is evil! https://t.co/rx2XGXs8qG

— John Dean (@JohnWDean) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 8:13 am

😒😒😒😒

It’s hard not to ask why Cy Vance acted almost consistently this way. It’s also hard not to suspect Cy Vance of criminal misconduct in his official capacity because very few other reasons explain his decisions except “misconduct” https://t.co/nsAFNGiXc7

— Rachel Joy Larris (@RachelLarris) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 8:12 am

That’s because they have always been frauds…and never been real Christians 😠😠😠

They are the direct descendants of the muthaphuckas 😠 😠 who used the Bible to justify slavery and Jim Crow.

So, them justifying putting children in cages and tearing them from their parents…no big deal😒😒😒

According to a Pew Research Center poll, 68 percent of white evangelicals do not believe the US has a responsibility to accept refugees. https://t.co/U4NyhZ8gSB

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 8:08 am

Ida Skibenes ❄️ (@ida_skibenes) Tweeted:
There’s something utterly disgusting about republicans who bash @AOC for working as a bartender, but can’t even pretend to be outraged about the Secretary of Labor enabling a pedophile.

I. Just. Can’t. https://twitter.com/ida_skibenes/status/1148683418491920384?s=17

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 8:07 am

So freaking cute💖

Instagram: naturalbybirth pic.twitter.com/3Q8tw230vo

— Cute Black Babies (@Lilblackbabies) July 9, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 7:59 am

MASS MOBILIZATION JULY 12th
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Text: LIGHTS to 977-79 to find a location near you!

Please share this far and wide. @Lights4Liberty #DontLookAway #EndTrumpsConcentrationCamps pic.twitter.com/kqRBe5rV2C

— GayleinKC (@gayleasher1) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 7:40 am

😒😒😒

Tom Steyer could use his resources to help flip the Senate.

He’s going to use them to run for President instead. pic.twitter.com/ENXV7g2SXr

— Wakandan War Dog (@Kennymack1971) July 9, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 7:36 am

A must-read thread (thanks @admiralmpj). Especially for all of those “but I want to impeach NOOOOW” types who don’t get that @SpeakerPelosi is the most strategically effective Speaker in history. She will move when the time is right in order to rid us of Trump. #EyesOnThePrize https://t.co/Fa1GKYXsrR

— NaomiPDX 🍩 (@NaomiOMy_) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 7:33 am

Byron York of the Washington Examiner first paid for the Dossier. When Trump became your nominee, York stopped paying for it, and a Democratic Law Firm affiliated with Hillary for America started paying for it.

It doesn't fit in with your bull@#$% facts but YORK STARTED IT!!! https://t.co/lIKoJVPz6z

— Malcolm P. Johnson (@admiralmpj) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 7:32 am

((( Cajsa ))) (@Cajsa) Tweeted:
A Republican is someone who thinks Monica Lewinsky was a naive child at 23. But Epstein’s victims were knowing, consenting sex workers at 16. https://twitter.com/Cajsa/status/1148682224687972352?s=17

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 7:29 am

Kamala made her point, whatever you think of it, directly to Biden.

They trot out Ed Rendell to respond.

This is wild.

— Bakari Sellers (@Bakari_Sellers) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 6:56 am

2. Very graphic details in this interview for network tv. Jennifer Arroz tells @SavannahGuthrie that she was 14 when she first started visiting Epstein’s home to give him massages. She says she was 15 years old when she was raped by Epstein

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 6:49 am

Fox News Lawrence Jones blamed Barack Obama‘s admin for Jeffrey Epstein lenient plea deal from Alex Acosta back in 2008.

Obama, of course, was elected in 2008. He did not actually become president or set up his administration until 2009.

FOX = FAKE NEWS

— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) July 9, 2019

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July 10, 2019 at 6:48 am

BREAKING: U.K. Ambassador to the U.S. Resigning Following Leaked Criticism of Trump. How dare you tell the Emperor that he has no clothes on? 😄 https://t.co/9byMBsSAiJ via @mediaite

— thefieldnegro (@fieldnegro) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 6:48 am

Putin attacked the 2016 election. @realDonaldTrump aided and abetted the attack—and benefitted from it. For two and a half years, he and his cult have been trying to distract from these basic points. That’s the story. https://t.co/FS5U3Enoj4

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 6:44 am

Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) Tweeted:
I’m pretty horrified by this quote about Kamala from a Biden ally, “We went out and tried to, best we can — especially with a slick and slippery person — try to pin Kamala Harris down on her own record.”

WTH? Slick? Slippery?🤦🏾‍♀️

I call it prepared! https://t.co/AM0YhA64hg https://twitter.com/ZerlinaMaxwell/status/1148918574746087424?s=17

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July 10, 2019 at 6:43 am

The article using violent metaphors to describe what she did to Biden at the debate is the other gross thing about this story.

Kamala didn’t “bloody” Biden. She didn’t “cold cock” him. She didn’t assault him. It wasn’t “below the belt.”

She accurately cited his record 🤷🏾‍♀️

— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 6:40 am

When I was little my mom or grandma churned vanilla ice cream and I didn't want anyone else's. This made me think why they made ice cream and didn't buy it? 🤔

— Bernice Lewis (@blewis823) July 9, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 6:39 am

….And this is why the old folks favor Butter Pecan. https://t.co/7RVeMPPXLT

— Jenifa0Jenny 🏁 (@Jenifa_0_Jenny) July 9, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 6:38 am

Meghan is on a private outing in New York ,a heckler, a suspected plant yells an insult and makes the news. Meghan makes a private outing with friends to Wimbledon, a suspected plant fabricates a story that makes the news. This has gone further than making up stories. Im worried

— The Age of Sussex (@brenbrenchie) July 9, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 6:37 am

Megan Rapinoe on Trump's White White House Invitation: We Don't Want to Be 'Co-opted or Corrupted By This Administration' https://t.co/Y4zWWXGVnD

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 6:35 am

😲😲😲👀👀

While eating in Japan, customers were surprised to see their dinner come to life. pic.twitter.com/P70mg2p45e

— USA TODAY Travel (@usatodaytravel) July 10, 2019

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- Ametia says:
  
  July 10, 2019 at 9:51 am
  
  UM, NO JUST
  
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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 6:34 am

TRUMP TAX PLAN LEADS TO $54 BILLION DECLINE IN CHARITABLE GIVING

I guess greed and selfishness are in these days. Plus now they incentivized these qualities in the tax code.https://t.co/oPNsjAhFP0

— Khashoggi’s Ghost (@UROCKlive1) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 6:31 am

😠😠😠

Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) Tweeted:
Given how oral arguments went today in the 5th circuit ACA case, every reporter within earshot of a Senate Republican tomorrow should ask what their plan is should the entire ACA be struck down and 20 million lose coverage. https://twitter.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/1148756480344150016?s=17

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 6:30 am

So, people are starting to come after Kamala Harris the same way they came after Kirsten Gillibrand, and for the exact same reason:

They both dared to hold a man accountable.

— Cliston Brown (@ClistonBrown) July 9, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 6:29 am

😂😂😂

I tried to stay out of the way too and then I looked up and was like pic.twitter.com/eSoBx4a29Z

— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 6:28 am

this kind of racist incitement for ratings serves to feed red meat to the base and to deflect the swirl of criminality and perversity away from their president. pic.twitter.com/4thpzkvGYo

— skeptical brotha 🌈 (@skepticalbrotha) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 6:27 am

😒😒😒

Awkward is one way of putting it. If the lawsuit succeeds she'll be responsible for loss of ACA and a 5-person majority for Roe on the court. Not easy to do.

— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 6:27 am

😂😂😂

Tulsi has been talking about Kamala Harris for 4 days straight and Kamala Harris has been ignoring her. https://t.co/f8GRiyucmn

— I am being harassed by a white woman ➒ (@dilemmv) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 6:20 am

A stretch of the Lodge (M-10) between Livernois & I-94 in Detroit has a new name – “Aretha Franklin Memorial Highway.” Today, @GovWhitmer” signed the bill, which was introduced by Rep. Leslie Love @statereplove10. pic.twitter.com/nNYjbp6xnH

— Motor City Muckraker (@MCmuckraker) July 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 6:19 am

A woman upset that the line wasn’t moving fast enough at a DMV licensing office in Kansas City pulled out a gun and fired shots outside.

An armed society isn’t a polite society – it’s a dangerous one. #moleg

https://t.co/fi2t9iLn2l

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) July 9, 2019

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July 10, 2019 at 6:19 am

😠😠😠

A woman upset that the line wasn’t moving fast enough at a DMV licensing office in Kansas City pulled out a gun and fired shots outside.

An armed society isn’t a polite society – it’s a dangerous one. #moleg

https://t.co/fi2t9iLn2l

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) July 9, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 6:18 am

“I am aware this was a huge win for us in many ways…I think we knew that this win…was going to be bigger than soccer,” US Women’s National Team co-captain Megan Rapinoe tells @andersoncooper, nodding to her feud with Pres. Trump, and her and her teammates’ fight for equal pay. pic.twitter.com/WCwC4LE2II

— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 5:39 am

RIP😪😪😪

Renowned architect, photographer, and fisherman Phil Freelon has passed away at the age of 66. Freelon's crowning achievements include being a pioneer African-American architect and lead designer of the @NMAAHC. Rest in Peace! pic.twitter.com/Rn4Scgq5Ty

— DC Maryland Virginia (@DMVFollowers) July 9, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 5:38 am

Wrong. Some bills are passed in the House and Senate; others are passed in the House and folded into Senate amendments or appropriations bills; still others are models for states and locals. Impeachment isn’t removal & by your definition not progress either but you want it so 🤷🏽‍♀️ https://t.co/1EV8N7p7Pt pic.twitter.com/NXf4vpxv5E

— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) July 9, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 5:37 am

I was lucky enough to share a few moments with Cameron Boyce—on set, at the White House and on a service project—enough time to recognize that not only did he have incredible talent, but also an incredible heart. Sending love & hugs to his family, friends and his many, many fans. pic.twitter.com/CS0HdaNOwy

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) July 9, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 5:37 am

😒😒🙄🙄

This is the same Bob Johnson who tried to convince folks Barack Obama was a drug dealer, so I'm not trying to hear anything he has to say. pic.twitter.com/Mlne4R3kGP

— Bodak Red 🌺🌼🌺 (@AFarray) July 9, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 5:36 am

Someone should buy it and donate it to the Blacksonian 🙏🙏

Black History on the auction block: the iconic photo archive of Ebony and Jet is up for sale. https://t.co/cGHVRlKdBb

— Brent Staples (@BrentNYT) July 9, 2019

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  July 10, 2019 at 9:56 am
  
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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 5:35 am

Bottom line: I don't trust white voters…AT ALL.

And that's across the board. GOP, Democrat, Conservative, Liberal.

I don't give a fuuuucck.

Trust died on the night of 11/08/16.

Debate some cake batter.

— Wakandan War Dog (@Kennymack1971) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 5:34 am

JUST IN: Women's national soccer team accepts Schumer's invitation to visit Senate https://t.co/9aCn5FHi4V pic.twitter.com/bdV8TJbZdc

— The Hill (@thehill) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 5:34 am

JUST IN: Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" has officially spent 14 weeks at No. 1.

If the track manages to stay there for three more, it will become the longest-running No. 1 in history. pic.twitter.com/Nkd0ooTnuo

— XXL Magazine (@XXL) July 8, 2019

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  July 10, 2019 at 9:55 am
  
  Ride that wave, Cowboy Nas!
  
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July 10, 2019 at 5:30 am

Yes👏👏👏👏

.@KellyannePolls oh hi Distraction Becky. Remember that time your boss tore babies from their mothers’ arms and threw them in cages? Yeah take a seat and keep my name out of your lying mouth. https://t.co/dS8saIssX8

— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) July 9, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 5:29 am

End of an era 😪😪

Bye, bye Bug: Final Volkswagen Beetle rolls off assembly line after eight decades https://t.co/Zb0mMV6YR0

— NorthJersey.com (@northjersey) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 5:29 am

😠😠😠

All you corrupt, mean spirited, hurtful, politically motivated people need to apologize to the Rich family. Now. https://t.co/OdPolGcUxS

— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) July 9, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 5:28 am

Please share, like and rt this!
Looking for black students of STEM who are currently PhD students or currently applying to doctoral programmes to study STEM in the UK. For my master's at Imperial please help a sister out 🙏🏾 #blackbritishstem #diversityinSTEM #bbstem pic.twitter.com/bM65CCQnkI

— Jacq Darkwa (@Darkwa_Says) July 3, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 5:28 am

FIFTY 👏THREE 👏 PAGE 👏 INDICTMENT 👏

Except the record shows you had the evidence in 2007. Remember the 53-page indictment, the phone records, the trash pulls, the flight manifests, the witnesses who worked for Epstein? https://t.co/aS7zN4ff9u

— julie k. brown (@jkbjournalist) July 9, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 5:27 am

😲😲😲
RIP😪😪😪

Rip Torn was Sissy Spacek’s cousin, Geraldine Page’s husband, got into a knife fight with Dennis Hopper, was arrested for robbing a bank and took the Larry Sanders job because he owed his family “a lot of money.” This @THR obituary is….quite something. https://t.co/SyNuuZtIWD

— Matthew Belloni (@THRMattBelloni) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 5:26 am

Rip Torn has just died. A lot of folks don’t know that he helped advocate alongside James Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry to push RFK/JFK to make “a moral commitment” on civil rights. RIP #RipTorn https://t.co/1wXVGAZwK3

— Maya Contreras (@mayatcontreras) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 5:25 am

.@KellyannePolls curious how you’re going to defend the child sexual assault that seems to be happening on your watch.

Remind me again how sexual assault is a “funding” problem?

Bc last I checked ending this is about holding abusers to account, something you can’t seem to do. https://t.co/WS1Op0XtjZ

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 5:25 am

😠😠😠😠

Why does anyone put this disgusting excuse for a human being on tv, ever? I mean—he’s been a guest on @MeetThePress and @cnn and others. Why? He’s just disgusting. https://t.co/JfmnxPvXzU

— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 5:24 am

He's done. It's only a matter of time. https://t.co/uNCTnE8ZSK

— Wakandan War Dog (@Kennymack1971) July 10, 2019

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rikyrah says:

July 10, 2019 at 4:04 am

Good Morning, Everyone 😄😄😄

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  July 10, 2019 at 9:59 am
  
  HAPPY HUMP DAY, EVERYONE!
  
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