Gotta wait and see if the new chapter I added made it through before going down.

For radiological imaging. Parts for the machines sometimes come from overseas. Thanks to these tariffs. We can see an increase in medical imaging costs and an increase in insurance denials. #Tarrifs #USA #Medical #Dystopia

Feels like we got the Firefly one. Aim to misbehave to do some good.

The words of purpose literary workshop led by author Edna J White @sachemlibrary.bsky.social was amazing. Biggest take away was to remember to use all five senses when writing and to evoke emotions within the reader. #creating #writing

Anne of Green Gables

Bluesky is the social media platform that doesn't suspand or ban users for talking out against Trump and the unjust actions of Russia against Ukraine
#Bluesky #Socialmedia #Freespeach #SupportUkraine

Trump administration creates registry for immigrants who are in the US illegally The Trump administration is creating a registry for all people who are in the U.S. illegally, and those who don’t self-report could face fines or prosecution.

Is this what history repeating it self looks like?

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My mom pointed out to me that people started claiming Harry Potter promoted witchcraft when they found out JK was a woman and not a man.

Port: It's not just about kids, and it's not just libraries Legislation under consideration in Bismarck wouldn't just restrict access to books in schools and libraries. The language of the bill also applies to private book stores.

A new North Dakota bill would require stores to pull any book with any "material harmful to minors" from the shelves.

For those in the cheap seats, that effectively means ANY mention of sex, sexuality or gender.

A bookseller could be arrested for displaying 1984.

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Happy #ValentinesDay to the #Superman to my #Batman

Haven't logged into my #Twitter #X account in months to find #X suspended my account. Which is funny cause I barely posted on there and used it to follow need culture related topics.
Guss they are anti nerd.
#Bluesky is better.

That's just asking for some major international trouble and then some!

#History class has been #Banned for the next 30

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Trump signed slew of executive orders on Day 1. What are his priorities? President Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive actions on Day 1. He has repealed dozens of former President Joe Biden’s actions, begun his immigration crackdown, withdrawn the U.S. from the P...

It's times like these, I need to get in touch with that one friend that has an escape plan
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They had it coming

Europe pushes back against Trump over Greenland military threat Whether serious or not, Trump's remarks that he wants to buy or seize Greenland from Denmark could do lasting damage to transatlantic relations, experts say.

#Seriously ?!

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What's the point of working in healthcare when insurance companies keep denying care.
#Healthcare #USA

Trump Reiterates He Wants to Buy Greenland for US Security Donald Trump hinted he still wants to buy Greenland, a self-ruling territory of Denmark, saying that US ownership and control of the island is an “absolute necessity” for national security.

Like seriously?
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My #reaction every time Elon Musk tries to influence #US #politics

I read Animal Farm the first time when I was 12, thinking it would be a cute story about farm animals living together. Little did I know lol #memories #reading

Luigi Mangione updates: Details emerge about alleged CEO killer’s spinal injury, life in Hawaii Luigi Mangione, a Maryland native, has been charged with murder in New York in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Luigi Mangione updates: Details emerge about alleged CEO killer’s spinal injury, life in Hawaii

Ro Khanna: Brian Thompson killing was ‘horrific’ but people ‘aren’t getting care they need’ Congressperson shares sympathy in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s death but says ‘outpouring … has not surprised me’

Progressive congressperson Ro Khanna has sympathy for the murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson – yet at the same time is not surprised that the killing reignited a national dialogue about inequities in the US healthcare system, he said in an interview on Sunday.

My #webnovel currently ranked #38 in the Quipids Quill Writing Contest. If you like fantasy romance. Check it out #Booksky

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D.C. circuit court upholds TikTok ban, prioritizing 'national security' over free speech The popular but beleaguered social media app will have until January 19 to find an American buyer or be banned.

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the popular but beleaguered social media app will have until January 19 to find an American buyer or be banned.

If insurance denies a claim, you have the option to file an appeal. Never take the first answer from a health insurance carrier. #knowledge #Healthcare

It is not surprising after how their claim denial rates have increased by 32% this past year. If the government refuses to do something about these predatory insurance carriers. Then more of this will happen in hopes of scaring them.

Who was Brian Thompson, slain CEO of UnitedHealthcare? The 50-year-old had climbed up the ranks of the health insurance giant over 20 years and lived in Minnesota

The 50-year-old chief executive of the main division of the conglomerate UnitedHealth Group, the US’s largest health insurer, was gunned down in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning by a masked assailant in what police are calling a “brazen targeted attack.”