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Lauren Boebert swing and misses - Palmer Report

If you want to make witty comments, first step is to have wits.

palmerreport.com/analysis/laur

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Good morning. I won't be around much today. I have a doctor's appointment today in Springfield, 65 miles away

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HEARTBREAKING

-Up to 18,000 feared dead
-Up to 10,000 buildings reduced to rubble
-Snow & intense cold

M7.8 & M7.7 earthquakes;
Six M6+ earthquakes;
Ten+ M5+ earthquakes;
Hundreds of M2+ earthquakes.

Turkey & Syria Devastated

Massive multi-country rescue operations

A grieving father in Turkey holds his daughter’s hand all the way even after she already died.

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“We’re Still Gonna Say No”: Inside UnitedHealthcare’s Effort to Deny Coverage to Chronically Ill Patient
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After a college student finally found a treatment for his ulcerative colitis that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs.

His fight to finally get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.

#Insurance #UnitedHealthcare #Health #Healthcare #DenialOfCare

propublica.org/article/unitedh

Unforgetting a Forgotten Pioneer: How the 19th-Century Sculptor Edmonia Lewis Blazed the Path for Women of Color in the Fine Arts – The Marginalian themarginalian.org/2020/06/10/

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The Fed raised interest rates again. That’s the eighth consecutive hike. They say even more are coming.

This puts workers and consumers on the frontline of fighting inflation.

But corporations largely responsible for driving up prices get away scot-free.

It's outrageous.

Here it is 8 o'clock at night and still 60⁰F. A shame it will be 20⁰ by Friday night.

Samuel Clemens knew what he was talking about. It's a waste of time to argue with a MAGAT.

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Favourite thing I've learned in 2023: Rosenthaler Platz U-Bahn station in Berlin is entirely decorated with radioactive uranium glazed tiles.

@gigabecquerel visited with a geiger counter to check.

chaos.social/@gigabecquerel/10

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"‘They used our hijabs to gag us’: Iran protesters tell of rapes, beatings and torture by police
More than 500 people have been killed since protests erupted following Mahsa Amini’s death in custody.

As human rights organisations report an escalation in the brutal treatment of detainees, we speak to some of those who say they have suffered at the hands of state security forces."

theguardian.com/global-develop

#Iran #JinJyanAzadi #IranRevoIution #policeviolence #AbolishThePolice #antireport

I have finished my chores for the day. Ten boxes of wood stacked next to the washer. No single digit days on the horizon. But rain tomorrow.

The quality of Republican hatred - Palmer Report

When I first saw Meghan Markle it was readily apparent she was not "lily white". After all, I have eyes. I could see her beauty was enhanced by her color. And then when it became apparent she was very intelligent, I thought Harry was doing really well for himself. It's really disappointing to see so much racism in England.

palmerreport.com/analysis/the-

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