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The New York TimesBreaking News: Two deaths in Michigan have been linked to cyclospora. Both people who had the parasite also had underlying health issues.
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Madison police’s lack of body cams has become a fixation following the police killing of Corey Ruiz, rather than the ongoing scourge of police violence and impunity. It’s a good time to reread @ericumansky.bsky.social’s piece on body cams’ promises and failures: www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/m...
This is huge. A former Trump staffer who worked on transgender issues bragged these rules would’ve been a “nuclear weapon” decimating access to youth medical transition anywhere in the country. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NPR reports that the Department of Health and Human Services will not be finalizing a proposed rule that would have blocked all Medicaid and Medicare funding for hospitals that provide pediatric gender-affirming care. www.npr.org/2026/07/13/n...