Emails released on Monday by California’s attorney general show Amazon allegedly colluding with other companies to raise the prices of pet treats, khaki pants, eyedrops and other products sold online
Key points:
- Prone restraint for an extended period is the primary cause of restraint-related deaths
- Chemical sedation: the “straw that breaks the camel’s back"
New approach:
(i) De-escalation;
(ii) Revamped physical restraint training;
(iii) Sedation approached as a deliberate procedure
Maryland Task Force on Restraint-Related In-Custody Death Investigations
I had the honor a few days ago to testify concerning death in custody to this task force whose goals include “reducing the risk of in-custody restraint-related deaths.”
Testimony:
www.youtube.com/live/tqbPOja...
I've read and covered many stories about the effects of COVID vaccines during pregnancy. There is honestly no reason not to be vaccinated. There are just so many benefits for vaccinated moms and infants, who are just healthier in multiple ways than unvaccinated moms and babies.
In his first 100 days, Zohran Mamdani has:
-Delivered millions in restitution for workers cheated by gig companies
-Cracked down on predatory landlords
-Launched the first stage of a universal childcare program
-Fixed thousands of potholes in NYC streets
This is what leadership looks like.
“You ain’t seen bad yet. But it’s comin.”
Actually, its already here. People are already dying due to climate change. In the US.
Heat-stroke, esp. in older adults.
Oh…and more heat leads to more storms, so:
- more flooding (drowning). - more lightning (lightning injuries).
🤣 Absolutely! Bold, creative and effective!
I’m sorry, what?!
Regardless of whether it’s all talk, when the leader of our country expresses plainly genocidal intent, everyone has to do something.
For citizens of all political stripes, it means rejecting this madness. For Congress, it means taking action to rein him in. Now.
Threatening to destroy a civilization is lunacy and utterly unacceptable, regardless of whether the threat is fulfilled; it is unquestionably unacceptable even if merely a ploy to obtain compliance.
Destroying a civilization is a crime against humanity. This is true regardless of whether nuclear or conventional weapons are used. It is true regardless of whether civilians are directly targeted or the focus is the infrastructure on which life depends.
We are experiencing a pediatric mental health crisis of enormous proportions. And the healthcare system does little to help parents address it. "Responsibility is diffuse. Everyone agrees something is wrong. No one takes ownership. And my child continues to suffer." www.statnews.com/2026/04/06/c...
The Growing Evidence Base for Over-the-Counter Medication Abortion url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
An upcoming Montana ballot referendum would deny corporations the power to spend in state and federal elections.
If it passes in deep red Montana, it could pass anywhere. State by state, this could effectively nullify Citizens United. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1fPbGHe3xE
We’re at the Supreme Court today challenging President Trump’s attempt to dismantle birthright citizenship and upend the lives of hundreds of thousands of American-born children.
We have the 14th Amendment, Supreme Court precedent, and American values on our side.
We’re ready.
A history of the top marginal tax rates on the wealthiest Americans:
1940: 81%
1950: 84%
1960: 91%
1970: 72%
1980: 70%
1990: 28%
2000: 40%
2010: 35%
For 50 years, corporate backed politicians in Congress have slashed taxes to line the pockets of their wealthy donors.
“It just seems so simple. My neighbors need help,” said Minnesotan Elizabeth Anderson, who arranges for drivers to take kids to school and coordinates food delivery for more than 100 families.
By @peterdicampo.bsky.social, design by @zisiga.bsky.social
When the Deputy Attorney General suggests sending ICE officers to polling places, it’s not just rhetoric. It’s part of a pattern we’ve seen before, where extreme ideas move from the CPAC stage into government action. This is how those ideas move from provocation to policy.
📚 “I stand by my decision. I will not change my mind.”
RUTHERFORD COUNTY library director LUANNE JAMES 🦸♀️ was just fired for refusing to move kids books into the adult section simply because the board doesn’t like what they’re about.
Full: www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...
More people requesting ‘unvaccinated’ blood for themselves or their children.
One patient developed hemodynamic shock, a life-threatening condition that can cause organ failure, after refusing blood from the general supply.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/mor...
A woman complained to state regulators of sexual misconduct by her OB-GYN during a February 2025 visit.
What she didn’t know is that four patients before her had made similar complaints.
The state “just let him keep practicing,” she said.
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The vast majority of people support the right to abortion and believe politicians shouldn't interfere in our personal medical decisions.
Tell your members of Congress to pass federal legislation restoring our abortion rights nationwide.
There's unstoppable power in our numbers.
“When Washington was approached about it, he said that we literally fought a war against monarchy, and only monarchs put their faces on coins."
A view of the night sky from Mars. (Yes, really)
In children ages 1 month to 17 years old, 18% of pediatric hospital deaths are caused by sepsis.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/sepsis/sepsi...
Tyranny cannot succeed where people refuse to submit to it.
Next Saturday, on the third No Kings Day, we will proclaim our refusal to submit.
We will reaffirm that America Belongs to us. Some thoughts...
robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-no-king...
