Category Archives: Healthcare

Open Thread | Intimidation About Abortion in Red States

Posted on July 30, 2025 by rikyrah

South Carolina Miscarriage Patient Turned in to Child Protective Services Our reporter was vaguely threatened with jail after looking into the patient’s subsequent arrest Jessica Valenti and Kylie Cheung Jul 25, 2025 A few weeks ago, Abortion, Every Day told … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Now That The Trump Tax Scam of 2025 Has Passed…Time To Make a List and Check It Twice to Defeat Those Who Made It Happen

Posted on July 11, 2025 by rikyrah

Now that they’ve passed that abomination, it’s time to prepare to punish those that voted for to allow all the misery that will be inflicted upon MILLIONS Charles Gaba ✡️ ‪@charlesgaba.com‬ Follow 🚨 REMINDER: There are 29 GOP-held House seats … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Nightmare of the GOP’s Budget Bill

Posted on July 1, 2025 by rikyrah

Don’t ever say both parties are the same. They want to SHRED THE AMERICAN SOCIAL SAFETY NET TO GIVE TAX BREAKS TO MILLIONAIRES AND BILLIONAIRES. MILLIONS WILL LOSE THEIR HEALTHCARE. Protect Our Care ‪@protectourcare.org‬ Follow Republican Senator Thom Tillis: What … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | More on the Attack of Women’s Reproductive Rights

Posted on June 16, 2025 by rikyrah

Saw this today, and had to post it: Katherine Clark (@WhipKClark) posted at 1:11 PM on Mon, Jun 09, 2025: What else was snuck into the GOP’s Big, Ugly Budget? A provision barring health plans on the ACA marketplace from … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Republicans Are Using the Los Angeles Protests to Get Trump’s Budget Bill Passed

Posted on June 12, 2025 by rikyrah

UH HUH UH HUH The GOP Budget takes an AXE TO THE AMERICAN SOCIAL SAFETY NET. Republicans Are Using the Los Angeles Protests to Get Trump’s Budget Bill Passed God forbid they condemn the government’s excessive use of force. By … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Let’s Try And Save Biomedical Research

Posted on June 2, 2025 by rikyrah

From Josh Marshall: A Path Forward to Save American Bio-Medical Research May 16, 2025 1:26 p.m. Over the past four months, I’ve spoken to dozens of biomedical researchers either at NIH, other government grant-making agencies or at the various American … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Two Anti-Women Stories With Regards to Reproductive Rights That The MSM Has Ignored. BRAIN DEAD WOMAN CURRENTLY BEING USED AS HUMAN INCUBATOR

Posted on May 27, 2025 by rikyrah

These stories need to be paid attention to, because it’s obvious to me that they are TEST CASES. STORY 1: Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) posted at 9:01 PM on Tue, May 20, 2025: A Texas woman was just released from jail … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | This is Who They Are…This Is Who They’ve Always Been

Posted on May 7, 2025 by rikyrah

Sophia A. Nelson (@IAmSophiaNelson) posted at 8:35 AM on Fri, May 02, 2025: He’s destroying public education. He’s destroying public broadcasting. He’s destroyed USAID. He’s imposed regressive tariffs on our trading partners. He’s attacked the @smithsonian and deported citizens for … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | How Having A Baby Has Changed Under Trump

Posted on April 28, 2025 by rikyrah

And, none of it is good. From Time Magazine: How Having a Baby Is Changing Under Trump Apr 17, 2025 12:33 PM CT by Alana Semuels Senior Correspondent Mere hours after birth, most newborns are tested for two things: whether … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Stop Believing Republicans

Posted on March 20, 2025 by rikyrah

I hear that. From Jessica Valenti: Stop Believing Republicans 3.17.25 Jessica Valenti Mar 18 Stop Believing Republicans It’s a rule to live by, especially when it comes to abortion rights. Right now, Republican state legislators across the country are pushing … Continue reading →

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