I’m a mid life crisis gen-xer desperate for the creature comforts of my youth.

Where can I get orthotic-friendly goth girl shoes?

Update:
It’s been several minutes. We’re down to 30 min remaining

Updating my computer. “Time remaining” started at 25 min. Changed to 3 min. Then 9 hours. Now it says 16 hours remain.

So that’s super helpful.

Tax the rich and use public funding for research. Plus transparency. Plus open access.

October 13, 2025 Last Tuesday, President Donald J.

October 13, 2025

We’re only 9 months into this presidency and he’s already sending troops from red states into blue states while clearly stating his motives are political.

October 1, 2025 Last night, as the government barreled toward a shutdown, President Donald J.

October 1, 2025

Love this music

It’s almost like insurance companies know that prevention saves $$$$

Franklin uttered the phrase on this very date (September 17), the last day of the Constitutional Convention, in 1787

Famine Confirmed in Gaza UNICEF is calling for an immediate ceasefire and safe, sustained humanitarian access to deliver urgently needed supplies.

A devastating new milestone: key indicators confirm that conditions have officially reached famine levels in the #GazaStrip.

Our colleagues are on the ground doing everything possible to deliver for children in #Gaza, despite the immense challenges. Follow us for humanitarian updates. #promoted

Well, fuck. That one hits hard.

Wildfires threaten homes in Oregon and California, prompting hundreds of evacuations Thousands of homes are under evacuation orders and warnings because of wildfires in Northern California wine country and in central Oregon.

Thousands of homes are under evacuation orders and warnings because of wildfires in Northern California wine country and in central Oregon.

Also main bathroom ibuprofen because the kitchen cabinet is too far away for middle if the night “why does everything hurt” moments.

See also tums. In every room of the house.

Shiiit, I have upstairs and downstairs ibuprofen... Because stairs are hard on bad-knee days.

You need like an exoskeleton to hold shit in place so it can’t go anywhere but not squish it together

Trump Cuts Off Medical Visas from Gaza After Laura Loomer Meltdown Donald Trump stopped all visas from Gaza, including for humanitarian and medical aid, after Laura Loomer freaked out about children getting care.

It’s so frustrating to think about all the people who helped elect Trump by not voting for Harris. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Sen. Mark Kelly speaks with 2 mothers detained by ICE, CBP Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly visited the Eloy Detention Center on Thursday to speak with two mothers detained by immigration authorities.

Thank you @captmarkkelly.bsky.social @repgregstanton.bsky.social & @repyassansari.bsky.social for visiting and pushing for actual reforms that make sense.

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‘I’m Actually Surprised It Didn’t Happen Sooner’ CDC staffers saw the violence coming.

“I didn’t expect to face the same risks in Atlanta as in South Sudan.”

*We repeat: Friday’s CDC shooting wasn’t random. It’s the product of years of attacks on public health by Trump and our own boss, RFK Jr.*

Thanks to @landmanspeaking.bsky.social for outstanding reporting

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The Price of Remission: This Cancer Drug Saves Lives — but Costs a Fortune. I Wanted to Know Why. When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked…

Revlimid has its origin in a pill that cost patients $7.50 each. Decades later, the cancer drug costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply — even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.

(Published May)
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social

Bonus 157: Why the Supreme Court Keeps Granting Stays to President Trump The justices have granted at least some of the relief the Justice Department has sought in each of its last 10 applications. There are some obvious reasons why, but also some less obvious ones.

Seems like a good time to re-up my June 12 “One First” post on why #SCOTUS keeps granting emergency relief to the Trump administration:

www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-157-...

My first thought: oh I should check out costco

Comparison of endoscopic third ventriculostomy with stereotactic prepontine stenting in patients with aqueductal stenosis

Okay, here's what we're going to do. Pick a candidate. Go hard. Flip seats. ✅

Getting it right just got so much harder. But we are not quitters. So, what now? Pick a candidate. Go hard. Flip seats. ✅ You in?

Some thoughts — and commitments — after passage of this abhorrent Republican budget megabill.

Sending love and tenacity 🩵

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What Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Tells Us About the Costs of Trump's Spending Bill GOP lawmakers want to nationalize Medicaid work requirements to offset Trump’s proposed tax cuts. Yet Georgia’s example shows that this could threaten health care for nearly 16 million Americans and…

Arkansas is the only state other than Georgia to have implemented work requirements.

GOP state lawmakers later changed their minds after data showed that red tape associated with verifying eligibility resulted in more than 18,000 people losing coverage within the first few months of the policy.

Remember Collins and Murkowski could have stopped this. People who lose healthcare coverage will die because of them

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Donald J. Trump & @realDonald Trump ANY RETALIATION BY IRAN AGAINST THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL BE MET WITH FORCE FAR GREATER THAN WHAT WAS WITNESSED TONIGHT. THANK YOU! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 293 ReTruths 1.2k Likes 6/21/25,

After attacking Iran unprovoked, Trump threatens to attack Iran if Iran retaliates.

Outside of Reagan, who started us on the slide to where we are now, I have officially never known a single Republican president in my lifetime who didn't get us into a pointless war in the Middle East.

I am 44 years old.