Simply Rheumatoid

Simply Rheumatoid

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Human. American-born citizen. Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis. I enjoy traveling, reading, swimming, good food, fine wines, great films, and innovation. www.simplyrheumatoid.com

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#MoneyMonday #Migente #MegaMergersMonday #StockMarket #YourMoney #Groceries #Food Reposting from @warren.senate.gov

Elizabeth Warren@warren.senate.gov

Ralphs Food for Less Mariano’s Smith’s Harris Teeter Kroger ALREADY owns all these grocery stores. Now, Kroger wants to buy Giant Eagle too. Less competition could mean higher grocery costs for YOU. Donald Trump shouldn't just rubber-stamp this merger.

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#WomensRightsAreHumanRights #FundMenopauseResearch #FundWomensHealthResearch #SupportResearch #HillaryClinton #Migente #WomensHealth #Healthcare #HumanRights #WriteYourReps #Heartdisease #Autoimmune #Rheumatoid #Arthritis #BrainHealth #WomensHistory Reposting from @frankamari.bsky.social

Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social

"If there is one message that echoes forth from this conference, it is that human rights are women's rights - and women's rights are human rights." -- Hillary Clinton, born #OTD 1947

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸
@judiciarydems.senate.gov

A record number of people are dying in ICE custody under the Trump Administration. This agency is responsible for the people in its care, and it is failing that basic duty. ICE and the Trump Administration must be held accountable for the people who have died under their watch.

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Timothy Snyder
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The Russian drone operators call this "human safari."

Kate from Kharkiv@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social

​“This is a park area with a working fountain. Naturally, at this time of day, it’s packed with people and children. The weather today brought everyone outside—mothers with toddlers, kids riding bikes—and the strike targeted those exact people.” ​Yurii Yurchenko, chief of the Nova Vodolaha police,

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Reposting from @austinkocher.com "A Salvadoran man named Luis Sandoval died from what is currently reported as consistent with suicide — although a full investigation is needed to understand the whole story." #Migente #VotarHoy #CloseTheCamps #Georgia #ATL austinkocher.substack.com/p/ice-will-d...

austinkocher.substack.comICE Will Decide Who Lives and Who DiesThe second ICE detention death of FY 2027 happens at a facility where hunger strikers are being forced-fed. I discuss the contradictions of ICE’s treatment of people as bodies.
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from @austinkocher.com #migente #VoteEarly #GA #JusticeforLuisSandoval "To refer to people as bodies is to treat their lives as matters of material inputs and outputs, objects of logistical management like Amazon packages, rather than persons who enjoy certain minimum standards of ethical care.”

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Friends #Migente Please share this on your social media feeds. #SuperSoulSunday #EveryVoteCounts #TuVotaCuenta #TuVotaEsToVoice #YourVoteIsYourVoice #VoteToday #NotVotingIsNotBrave #TeamOssoff #Georgia #California #Texas #Florida #Ohio #Maine #Kentucky #NorthCarolina #SouthCarolina #Virginia #Idaho

John Pavlovitz@johnpavlovitz.bsky.social

Though you may sincerely believe it, not voting is not a bold statement of virtue. It is not a brave ethical stance. It is not a strong message to a corrupt system... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-the-peo...

johnpavlovitz.substack.comTo The People Who Aren’t Planning On Voting,An estimated 89 million registered voters did not vote in the 2024 general election.

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United Farm Workers
@ufw.bsky.social

Farm workers in WA State are harvesting cosmic crisp apples. They spend their days going up and down ladders harvesting this delicate fruit. They worry about weather as they must finish the harvest before temperatures drop below freezing, the crop could be ruined. #WeFeedYou

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#Migente #Noticias #Educational #AmericanHistory #WorldHistory #EveryVoteCounts #VoteEarly #Georgia #Atlanta #TeamOssoff #Texas #California #Portland #Minneapolis #NewJersey #Chicago #Florida #Arizona #NewMexico #Nevada #Ohio #Kentucky #NorthCarolina #Maine Reposting from @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social

Ruth Ben-Ghiat@ruthbenghiat.bsky.social

What’s going on between Trump and Putin? Why are they calling each other humanitarians? I explain why that’s the the point and the flattening of language and words under authoritarians.

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Reposting from @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social #migente #Noticias #Louisiana #LaSalle #CloseTheCamps #VoteWithYourInvestments #VoteEarly #VoteForDemocrats #VotarHoy

Nancy Levine Stearns@nancylevinestearns.bsky.social

SCOOP: Spokesperson for Sen. Ron Wyden told me he is investigating 2 for-profit companies running new ICE facility for unaccompanied children set to open in Louisiana. LaSalle Corrections and 'humanitarian response' firm Anovaeon LLC are facing Wyden's scrutiny. www.thequeenzone.com/scoop-top-se...

thequeenzone.comSCOOP: Top Senate Dem Investigating Companies Running New ICE Facility for KidsU.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, is investigating two for-profit companies contracted to run a new ICE facility for unaccompanied children about to open ...

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

Elon Musk is spending $445M+ to buy the midterms for one very simple reason. He's terrified that a Democratic Congress might finally hold him accountable.

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#Migente #Rheumatoid #Arthritis #RA #RheumatoidDisease #Stress #Trauma #Illness #Autoimmune #Menopause #BrainHealth #Perimenopause #WomensHealth #Healthcare #MentalHealth I agree with this statement. Reposting from Mark Hyman, MD's meta page.

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Rep. Robert Garcia
@robertgarcia.house.gov

American citizens are being kidnapped on our streets and, in some cases, killed. I once met a U.S. veteran who was detained by ICE and missed his daughter’s birthday. Trump and Stephen Miller are violating due process rights in this country. They must be held accountable.

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#TeamOssoff #Georgia #Altanta #Helpers #DoSomething #VoteEarly #ElectJon #FactFriday #Forward #Migente #Noticias #EveryVoteCounts #TuVotaCuenta #VotarParaJon “Look for the helpers. They are the people who turn compassion into action and make hope visible when it is needed most.” @ossoff.bsky.social

Jon Ossoff@ossoff.bsky.social

A united Georgia.

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Marc Elias
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Donald Trump has sent his DOJ cronies to file a bullshit lawsuit to try to steal a Senate election in Alaska. They will fail. When we fight, we win.🗳️⚖️💪

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Robert Garcia
@robertgarcia.bsky.social

I’m watching Trump at this press briefing praise Amy Acton’s abusive mom and calling her an honest woman. He’s a sick and small man. And he will be remembered as the worst person to ever serve as president.

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ICYMT: #Georgia #Atlanta #WomenWhoVote #RuthSentUs #Seniors #GeorgiaState #Georgia #CollegeStudents #Athens #Decatur #Jonesboro #HenryCounty #CobbCounty #FultonCounty #RichmondCounty #Marietta #Valdosta #Mableton Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. V*O*T*E @warren.senate.gov

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Friends #Migente #booksky #book #libro #Smuggler I really enjoyed this conversation and book recommendation. #TeamBobBoulé #ReadingIsCool #LeerEsCool #GreatConversations #GreatStories #History #Teachers #Law #Canada #Immigration #TV #Film Reposting from @reecejones.bsky.social & @austinkocher.com

Reece Jones@reecejones.bsky.social

“Bob is as colorful as you’re gonna find somebody” Here's the full recording of our discussion of Smuggler with @austinkocher.com austinkocher.substack.com/p/bob-is-as-...

austinkocher.substack.com“Bob is as colorful as you’re gonna find somebody”: Reece Jones and Greg Boos talk about their unbelievable new book “Smuggler”Reece Jones and Greg Boos on their new book about Bob Boulé, the Smuggler’s Inn on the Canadian border, and the Supreme Court case that followed.
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💔✊ #Migente #Noticias #WriteYourReps #VoteEarly #VotarHoy #EveryVoteCounts #TuVotaCuenta #VotarParaDemocráticos Reposting from @qasimrashid.com

Qasim Rashid, Esq.@qasimrashid.com

I'm showing the body cam video of Kohen Wiley's death because they refused to release it and people deserve to see what happened. Police were never in danger. They fired into a car that was already past them over alleged shoplifting of diapers.

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Jon Ossoff
@ossoff.bsky.social

We can and will reclaim control over our own destiny. We can and will meet our obligations to our children. And that begins with victory this fall.

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#Georgia #TeamOssoff #ElectDemocrats #Migente #Atlanta #Ballers #Emory #Morehouse #GeorgiaState #GeorgiaTech #PeachtreeCity #Covington #Rome #Stockbridge #Conyers #McDonough #Buckhead #Alpharetta #JohnsCreek #Marietta #Senioa #LocustGrove #StoneMountain #Athens #BlueRidge #Dahlonega @democrats.org

Democrats@democrats.org

BARACK OBAMA. JON OSSOFF. KEISHA LANCE BOTTOMS. NEXT WEEK!

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😱 (scream emoji) #Noticias #Migente #History #WorldHistory #Strongmen ‘I never saw my son, until they handed him over in a bag’: inside El Salvador’s brutal crime crackdown Reposting from @us.theguardian.com

Guardian US@us.theguardian.com

President Nayib Bukele’s campaign of mass arrest has been marked by allegations of torture and killing. Four years on, 120,000 people are still in prison

theguardian.com‘I never saw my son, until they handed him over in a bag’: inside El Salvador’s brutal crime crackdown
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#Migente #Noticias #VoteEarly #EveryVoteCounts #Texas #EmilianoAndradeCovarrubias #AmericanHistory #MexicanHistory #LatinHistory Small actions create big impacts. Cast your vote today! V * O * T * E V* O * T * A * R Reposting from @austinkocher.com

Austin Kocher, PhD@austinkocher.com

Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias, 56, died in ICE custody in Laredo, Texas, on October 17. He is the first death of fiscal 2027, after 37 in fiscal 2026, the most on record. No person should ever die in civil custody. austinkocher.substack.com/p/the-first-...

austinkocher.substack.comThe First ICE Detention Death of Fiscal 2027 Follows the Deadliest Year on RecordA Mexican national and lawful permanent resident died in ICE custody on October 17 after about four months in detention. His daughter says staff would not give him his medications.
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Georgia Democrats are headed for a blowout | Electionmaxxing #Migente #Georgia #EveryVoteCounts #VoteEarly #VotarHoy #Votar #TeamOssoff #TuVotaCuenta #GA #NC #SC #FL #CA #AZ #NM #NJ #NYC #MN #NV #MT #TN *V* O* T*E Reposting from Max Burns and Lincoln Square maxburns.substack.com/p/georgia-de...

maxburns.substack.comGeorgia Democrats are headed for a blowout | ElectionmaxxingEarly voting in Georgia kicked off with a bang -- and Republicans weren’t prepared for Democrats’ record-breaking turnout
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💡📝 #Migente #TipTuesday #economy #TalkMoneyTuesday Reposting from @elerianm.bsky.social

Mohamed A. El-Erian@elerianm.bsky.social

From the FT: "Investors are racing to buy credit default swaps to protect their portfolios in the event the AI boom unravels.... In a sign of investors’ increasing unease over the borrowing binge, the cost of buying CDS on many AI-linked companies has hit record highs this month." #economy #markets

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#Migente #DelaneyHall #CallYourReps #WriteYourReps #VoteEarly #EveryVoteCounts #KnowYourRights #SupportTheACLU #DueProcess #AleksanderNilaj #Bronx #FoodPantry Reposting from @austinkocher.com

Austin Kocher, PhD@austinkocher.com

Aleksander Nilaj founded a Bronx food pantry that serves 7,000 to 8,000 people a month. Supporters say ICE detained him at a court appearance and that the pantry may close without him. bronx.news12.com/bronx-food-p...

bronx.news12.comBronx food pantry founder remains in ICE custody at Delaney Hall detention centerIn an X post Saturday, Torres said he visited Aleksander Nijal at Delaney Hall to “ensure he receives the medical care he needs and to demand his release.”

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Anton Gerashchenko
@antongerashchenko.bsky.social

Yesterday, we all saw the video of Kostiantyn Vlasenko, a Ukrainian Defender from the 30th Brigade, being evacuated by drone from a position on the left bank of the Oskil River in the Kupiansk sector, Kharkiv region. I was deeply impacted by the video and his interview.

Anton Gerashchenko@antongerashchenko.bsky.social

Yet another historic first has taken place in Ukraine. The most important part is that the rescue mission saved the Defender's life. "A historic event has taken place - an evacuation from the front line using a flying drone." - Napalm, a squad leader and

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Austin Kocher, PhD
@austinkocher.com

A federal judge in Brooklyn on October 15 dismissed the Justice Department's lawsuit against New York City's sanctuary policies, writing that no federal law obligates states to take part in immigration enforcement. www.courthousenews.com/trump-loses-...

courthousenews.comTrump loses challenge to NYC sanctuary city lawsNo federal law requires states to participate in federal immigration enforcement or compels states to comply with those efforts, the judge said.
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👏❤️‍🔥🔥 #Migente #VoteEarly #EveryVoteCounts #VotarHoy "Nothing in the universe can stop you from voting for Democrats across your ballot." #KnowYourRights #SupportTheACLU #GoodTrouble Reposting from @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social

Oversight Dems@oversightdemocrats.bsky.social

🚨 NEW: RM @robertgarcia.house.gov announces that when Democrats take the majority, Oversight Democrats will investigate the abuses of ICE and DHS—including pay-to-play allegations against top Trump admin officials like Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski.

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#TeamOssoff "Nothing in the world can stop you from voting for Jon Ossoff. Vote for a more prosperous 🌞 future for you, your family, and your community." Join Us! #ElectJon #Georgia #Valdosta #SandySprings #Rome #JohnsCreek #Alpharetta #Dahlonega #GoodTrouble #Atlanta Video Credit @atrupar.com

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Scott James Matheson, the Republican mayor of Valdosta, Georgia, explain why he's voting for Jon Ossoff: "It's a relationship. I don't know how it took root, but it's been beneficial to myself as a mayor and the city of Valdosta."

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#Billions 2.8 Billion! Come on! (scream emoji here 😱) #Migente #Immigration #AmentumServices #CampEastMontana #AmericanHistory Reposting from @projectsaltbox.com

Project Salt Box@projectsaltbox.com

Amentum Services stands to earn nearly $2.8 billion running Camp East Montana, the tent detention camp at Fort Bliss in El Paso, under a revised no-bid justification from ICE. That is more than double the $1.2 billion estimate reported in July. The document describes the camp as "temporary."

projectsaltbox.comICE plans to extend no-bid Camp East Montana contract to $2.8 billionICE calls the El Paso tent camp temporary. The plan would keep Amentum Services there into 2028. Amentum took over in March, after three deaths and dozens of violations under the previous contractor.
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Reposting from Facts Over Fear: Natalie Bencivenga ICE Hunger Strikes Underway, RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vaccine Agenda, and PA’s Growing Measles Outbreak #ElValle #Moshannon #Immigration #Measles #NatalieBencivenga #CloseTheCamps #EveryVoteCounts #VoteBlue factsoverfearnatalieb.substack.com/p/ice-hunger...

factsoverfearnatalieb.substack.comICE Hunger Strikes Underway, RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vaccine Agenda, and PA’s Growing Measles OutbreakFacts Over Fear: Dr. Natalie Gentile joins to examine the human consequences of decisions shaping our health, our rights, and our public institutions.
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#AmericanHistory #Migente #Noticias #KnowYourRights Reposting from @menendez.house.gov

Rep. Rob Menendez@menendez.house.gov

ICE was stopping and questioning students on their way to school this morning in North Bergen. This is completely unacceptable and should be condemned by every elected official. ICE has no business targeting our schools or stopping and questioning our children. Full stop.

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"This is a radical betrayal of basic humanity and an admission that the Trump administration sees children as expendable non-white, non-citizens first, and children second." -Austin Kocher Reposting from @austinkocher.com #Migente #Immigration #Noticias austinkocher.substack.com/p/this-week-...

austinkocher.substack.comThis Week by the {Immigration} Numbers (October 18, 2026)Welcome to the weekly segment called This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers.