From me: It is 2017 & a hurricane damaged an IV bag manufacturing plant. It is 2024 & a hurricane damaged an IV bag manufacturing plant. In both cases, the real culprit is the insane system of medical supply purchasing, which adds hidden risk. We are determined to learn nothing.
There’s another critical shortage of salt and water in a bag. Hurricane Helene is only the surface-level cause; it’s really about America refusing to learn the lessons of monopoly fragility.
For those of you in states with a State Attorney General Election this year (IN, MO, MT, NC, OR, PA, UT, VT, WA, WV) please remember—this is one of the most important down ballot races you will have!
We should really stop calling it “early voting” and just call it what it is: voting. *Voting* has begun in some states. You can *vote* now or you can vote on Nov. 5, and your vote is equally valuable in either case.
When I’m typing on my phone, it often takes multiple tries to get the word “editor” without a typo (“exitor,” “editir,” “eritor”…), and that feels oddly appropriate. #AmEditing
I often say that my ability to feel empathy, particularly for MAGA folk, is broken. But this is a heartrending article about someone who bought Trump's hype without understanding his politics. She's sharing her story so that others can learn from her mistake and misfortunes, and that's admirable
In 2023 Victoria spent more than 24 hours hemorrhaging into three diapers when Dallas-area hospitals declined to help her. “I know you’re not supposed to have regrets, but I do,” she said, about supporting Trump. “Look what’s happened.”
My sister Victoria was wrangling Elias, her then-2-year-old, into his costume on Halloween when the spots of blood in her underwear became worrisome. It was almost exactly two years ago, in 2022, and ...
PayPal is updating their ToS to let themselves give your data to merchants starting in November and they're certainly banking on people not knowing to opt out, SO to opt out before they start: go to Settings > Data & Privacy > Manage shared info > Personalized shopping, and toggle that shit off
“urine contraction” → “uterine contraction” #AmEditing
Have to question the wisdom of these accounts going on follow sprees of people who will definitely block them and rally others to block them. Proceed accordingly.
