Georgia’s ACA enrollment plunges, raising concerns for rural hospitals Over half a million Georgians have dropped health insurance coverage due to rising premium prices for ACA plans, raising concerns for the state's uninsured rate.

Additionally, patients with rare terminal diseases who need to come into the big city for their care and who want to keep coming back to start or continue their care aren’t able to do so. Georgia needs to do better.

Sean Duffy doesn’t want to fund bike lanes or pedestrian projects. Apparently he doesn’t understand what counts as transportation these days. Will he rename DOT to Department of Cars and Planes like Hegseth “did” with DOD?

The 27-Year-Old Diplomat Waging Trump’s Cultural War With Europe

Let’s all agree that nobody should swipe right on this guy on dating sites

“In patients with cancer between 2020 and 2024, hospital acquisition prices for 3 oncology biosimilars declined more rapidly than reimbursement prices, leading to an increase in hospital margin revenues.” Next time hospital admin gives me shit about using Bev in-house, I’ll point to this article…

The ACA is popular with all except Republican politicians and die-hard loyalists. Defunding the subsidies is literally hurting and killing everyday Americans, I see it in my own practice. Choosing between food and health care is a national disgrace and a blemish on the values we purport to extol

Trump to read Bible verse from Oval Office after feud with Pope and deleted AI image | CNN Politics President Donald Trump will participate in a public Bible reading this week as the administration continues to integrate religion, particularly Christianity, into official business.

A whole verse! After feuding with the Pope and lauding himself as Jesus! Two questions:

1)Is he only reading one verse because he can’t help editorialize when reading any longer than that?

2)Is there a word for something that is both craven and stupid?

Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later.

Pancreatic cancer is a classical “death sentence” cancer, with the vast majority dying within 5 years. Using this mRNA vaccine technology, the majority of a small sample of patients are alive SIX years later. So tell me why are states banning mRNA technology?

Robert Johnson - Cross Road Blues (take 2, test pressing) YouTube video by Nick Dellow

The recording quality of Robert Johnson’s ouevre is so grainy and muddy that my appreciation of his music never went much beyond a respect for his historical significance and an inkling of his talent. This newly discovered test press of Crossroad Blues finally makes clear how truly gifted he was

FDA warns manufacturer that billionaire's claims about cancer drug Anktiva are misleading Federal health officials posted a warning about misleading statements by biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong about his company's bladder cancer drug Anktiva.

Billionaire LA Times owner Dr Soon-Shiong is plugging his company’s drug Anktiva, saying it can cure all cancer (unproven), and he’s about to release a book on Tucker Carlson’s new book imprint called “Killing Cancer“, which I’m sure will be a drug ad full of all sorts of hackery. Beware charlatans

Alternate headline: Let Them Eat Cake

Lyme disease is spreading—a new vaccine could curb infections A new Lyme disease vaccine made by Pfizer and Valneva could lower infection rates of the tick-borne illness, but federal approval and patient uptake could be a challenge

I would 100% get this vaccine

Don’t forget the previous pope died immediately after JD Vance visited with him. I’m not saying it’s his fault, but I’m not saying it isn’t…

Hungary election: Viktor Orbán ousted after 16 years in power as opposition heads for landslide - follow live The long-serving prime minister concedes defeat to Péter Magyar, who has promised closer EU ties and an anti-corruption drive.

Maybe it’s time to book that vacation to Budapest

US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional The ban was part of a law passed during ⁠Reconstruction in July 1868.

Time to finally start up my back-up hustle

Hungarians vote in record numbers in election that could oust Orban, rattle Russia The results could rattle Russia and send shockwaves through right-wing circles.

Let’s go Hungary!

I thought for sure St Pauli would be the team to beat all the others to the punch in appointing a woman as head coach, but Union Berlin also makes sense. Gratuliere!

This DildoFraggins669 I’m sure has exactly what those aliens were looking for

Iran War Live Updates: Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Blockade’ Strait of Hormuz After Peace Talks Fail

Couple thoughts: 1)I thought Iran was already barricading and selecting oil tanker access to stifle the oil economy, isn’t Trump kind of playing into their hands? 2) The environmentalist in me is thrilled that maybe this is the wake-up call for countries to generate their own stable renewable energy

Holy crap

Iran War Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Fail to Reach Agreement After Marathon Peace Talks, Vance Says

US is the aggressor. Vance is a duplicitous dipshit with a well documented history of talking out of both sides of his mouth. And chief ambassador Rubio is at a UFC fight. Is anybody actually surprised this went nowhere? Like was this an actual serious effort?

Well shit

This is horrific and a total invasion of privacy. Wasn’t the GOP supposed to be the party of limited government?

<Deep breath in>
<Deep scream out>

Happy Confederate Surrender Day to all who celebrate!!

April 9th marks the day General Lee surrendered and the US got set on the right track, to try to right the sins of human bondage and trafficking. The Civil War was about slavery, and don’t let antibody tell you differently

Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real Bixonimania doesn’t exist except in a clutch of obviously bogus academic papers. So why did AI chatbots warn people about this fictional illness?

AI and LLMs are not the same as doctors, and this once again makes that abundantly clear. They have no independent thought and no critical thinking skills. They just spit out stuff they read. So maybe pump the brakes tech bros

Ah so this is what strengthening U.S. Steel looks like…

“Infinite Jest” Has Turned Thirty. Have We Forgotten How to Read It? David Foster Wallace’s novel, in all its immensity, became the subject of sanctification and then scorn. But the work rewards the attention it demands.

I’ve never read this: it’s extremely long and I bought into the Jest-Bro associations when it was skyrocketing in popularity. But three decades later, maybe it’s time to see what all the fuss was about. And so far it’s decidedly unlike anything I’ve read and with some incredible humor and poignancy

Trump Administration Live Updates: Vance Calls Trump as They Rally Behind Orban

This is a measure of America’s power. Rallying behind the great world power and international broker of…Hungary…

U.K. Bars Ye Over Antisemitism, Months Before Major Festival Performances

I’m not upset by this #YeIsNotGoodForTheJews #AntiSemitesFacingConsequences

Here’s the latest.

Literally endorsing genocide. Not hyperbole. Literally: “President Trump threatened to wipe out a “whole civilization,” and the United States hit military targets on Iran’s main oil export hub, as he ramped up pressure on Tehran to fully open the Strait of Hormuz.”