rbreich , to Random
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50 billionaire families have already poured $600M+ into this year's elections — mostly in support of Trump.

That's only 0.6% of their total wealth. It essentially costs them nothing to drown our democracy in dark money.

AnneTheWriter1 ,
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@rbreich
Just imagine how much and that could have provided for so many people who need it. Instead, Robber Barons are hoarding their wealth and force-feeding us propaganda with what little they are willing to part with.

arstechnica , to Random
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“Outrageously” priced weight-loss drugs could bankrupt US health care

Prices would need to be dramatically slashed to avoid increasing the national deficit.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/outrageously-priced-weight-loss-drugs-could-bankrupt-us-health-care/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jstevenyork ,
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@arstechnica
I'm full-blown diabetic and my doctor just put me on Ozempic to bring down my recently rising A1C. Would be terrible if a tag team greedy drug companies, Tiktokers, trendy stars, and fashionistas ruined this for people who actually need it. Not to mention maybe toppling the entire health-care system, bad as it is in the U.S.

TexasObserver , to Random
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From last week: After 15 years of declining teen birth rates, the trend is beginning to reverse itself ... starting with the end of Roe v Wade. A new study explains what we can expect next.
https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-teen-birth-rate-after-roe?utm_campaign=mastodon

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