August 1, 2023 by V Leigh

This is the result of us being the only developed nation with a for-profit health system. This is why I support universal healthcare & hope you will too.

We found the greediest non-profit hospital in the country: UPMC in Pittsburgh.

Executives there raked in $225 million in one year alone, while putting patients and even their own employees into medical debt.

Their scheme is all funded by your tax dollars—and they’re not alone. pic.twitter.com/rgPtQR092I
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) July 11, 2023

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I’ve been suspecting shenanigans like this were at the root of the lack of universal US care, now a guy wrote a book on it confirming my suspicions.https://t.co/PvJAi8rjtN
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) July 21, 2023

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— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) June 25, 2023

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Last year, 42 Senate Republicans blocked a bill to provide healthcare to Veterans with cancer — and LAUGHED while doing it.

We will NEVER forget this. 2024 IS COMING!! https://t.co/eka4lhc4CP
— VoteVets (@votevets) July 31, 2023

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This is the result of us being the only developed nation with a for-profit health system.

This is why I support universal healthcare & hope you will too. pic.twitter.com/ORJeVai3vI
— Jen Perelman (@JenChangeFL) July 24, 2023

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May 3, 2023 by V Leigh

Doctors tell 60 Minutes that Louisiana’s abortion ban has impacted the treatment of miscarriages and reduced access to routine maternal medical care. https://cbsn.ws/44k3nHl

“Forced pregnancy was also a feature of American slavery,” Goodwin testified.https://t.co/8FUH9uRvdM
— The Black Wall Street Times (@TheBWSTimes) May 1, 2023

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A husband using a state abortion ban as a way to threaten his wife and her friends with legal liability if she leaves him is using the law exactly as it was meant to be used: as a state enforcement mechanism for men’s private control over women. https://t.co/IqrZmWZlOb
— Moira Donegan (@MoiraDonegan) May 2, 2023

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A Florida woman, unable to get an abortion in her state, carried to term a baby who had no kidneys. Her son died in her arms shortly after he was born, just as her doctors had predicted he would. https://t.co/f9kwtQ4dBH
— CNN (@CNN) May 3, 2023

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Let us be clear: This is John Kennedy’s view on how Democrats should respond to the Dobbs decision ending the constitutional right to an abortion. https://t.co/s6lYqil7Sf
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) May 2, 2023

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This story is insane. A woman incarcerated in Texas (who’s a nurse) told other inmates correctly that partial birth abortion isn’t a thing. A guard overheard her, yelled that he is a result of a partial birth abortion, retaliated and put her in isolation https://t.co/gFRzjXabj7
— Laura Bassett (@LEBassett) May 2, 2023

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Doctors tell 60 Minutes that Louisiana’s abortion ban has impacted the treatment of miscarriages and reduced access to routine maternal medical care. https://t.co/K22m3Oyzej pic.twitter.com/JbhhKCOsNq
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) May 2, 2023

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May 1, 2023 by V Leigh

The members of Trinity Moravian Church in North Carolina purchased nearly $3.3 million of local residents’ medical debt for just $15,048. Then, they held a debt jubilee ceremony and burned up the debt, canceling it all.

The members of Trinity Moravian Church in North Carolina purchased nearly $3.3 million of local residents’ medical debt for just $15,048.

Then, they held a debt jubilee ceremony and burned up the debt, canceling it all. pic.twitter.com/AntlVKC0o2
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) April 11, 2023

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April 15, 2023 by V Leigh

Across every demographic group, Americans die at younger ages than their counterparts in other wealthy nations. How could this happen? One group of researchers isn’t surprised at all.

Across every demographic group, Americans die at younger ages than their counterparts in other wealthy nations. How could this happen? One group of researchers isn’t surprised at all.https://t.co/sdv6aHiEZh
— NPR (@NPR) March 26, 2023

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This is basically a 20-year gap. Wow. pic.twitter.com/4L37FdeVkj
— Steve Chernoski (@nsjersey) April 1, 2023

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At any given level of income, life expectancy in the US is *five years shorter* than in England. This is what a capitalist healthcare system buys you.

And England is hardly stellar. More than a dozen countries have higher life expectancy than England with less GDP per capita. pic.twitter.com/Ik1ZMwMJnH
— Jason Hickel (@jasonhickel) April 4, 2023

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Larry Summers claiming that declining US life expectancy “transcends politics” = a fundamental—and, itself, quite ideological—misprision of the word “politics.” This *is* politics, accomplished via policy, including policy that Summers has personally supported https://t.co/W5JujvL6md
— Martha Lincoln (@heavyredaction) April 1, 2023

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The result is that the US is the only developed country where even if you strip out all Covid deaths, life expectancy still dropped by a year since 2019 pic.twitter.com/HTCj0KNRgV
— John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) March 31, 2023

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March 10, 2023 by V Leigh

Facebook and Google are handing over user data to help police prosecute abortion seekers

“For three days, trapped in a “bizarre and avoidable hell”, Ms Zurawski was forced to wait until her body entered sepsis – also known as blood poisoning – and doctors were allowed to perform an abortion, according to the lawsuit.”#TheTexasFive https://t.co/5YdkYK45x8
— Rachel Bitecofer 📈🔭🇺🇲🇺🇦 (@RachelBitecofer) March 8, 2023

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California won’t be doing business with @walgreens — or any company that cowers to the extremists and puts women’s lives at risk.

We’re done.https://t.co/OB10cYfm8H
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) March 6, 2023

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Facebook and Google are handing over user data to help police prosecute abortion seekers https://t.co/DpWZwLgWFP
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) March 5, 2023

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March 10, 2023 by V Leigh

This is why, even now, I’ve never succumbed to hubris regarding the dangers of Covid. We REALLY want it to be “just a cold,” but it’s not a cold. It’s neurological, and it’s stealthier than us. Those who have friends with “long Covid” know it’s no joke:

“We are putting out a clear call to all of our shops: Do not allow people to enter the store without taking off their face mask,” NYC Mayor Eric Adams said https://t.co/CfDhPQWUSu
— Bloomberg (@business) March 6, 2023

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.@luckytran: “Those with vested interests are sowing doubt about the science of Covid-19 protections by using the same disinformation playbook that tobacco companies, the fossil fuel industry and the anti-vax movement have used in the past.” https://t.co/ckhgmbdEql
— Jenn (@JenniferLerner1) February 27, 2023

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This is why, even now, I’ve never succumbed to hubris regarding the dangers of Covid. We REALLY want it to be “just a cold,” but it’s not a cold. It’s neurological, and it’s stealthier than us. Those who have friends with “long Covid” know it’s no joke: https://t.co/Lv23uBQKtd
— Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) March 9, 2023

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January 16, 2023 by V Leigh

The Blind Spot discusses the eerie disappearance of the pandemic from the public eye, as its cascading consequences continue to rain on the parade of normalcy https://t.co/OGWNSyLDj4

My final article of the year is live NOW on my COVID-focused Substack, The Gauntlet.

The Blind Spot discusses the eerie disappearance of the pandemic from the public eye, as its cascading consequences continue to rain on the parade of normalcy https://t.co/OGWNSyLDj4
— Julia Marie (@julia_doubleday) December 30, 2022

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If we believe covid to be so harmless we cannot be bothered to wear masks indoors, what is the point of requiring travelers from China to test negative?

To avoid new variants? To decrease burden of disease?

Doesn’t make sense if we don’t invest in widespread prevention efforts. pic.twitter.com/asvNmQUdpJ
— Stella Safo, MD MPH (@AmmahStarr) December 28, 2022

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Hey @WhiteHouse and @CDCgov, you know what would be a more effective policy for slowing COVID spread than travel restrictions for a single country? Reinstating the mask mandate for airplanes and public transportation. #BringBackMasks
— Dr. Lucky Tran (@luckytran) December 29, 2022

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As I was reading this article, I couldn’t help but wonder why we have given up trying to prevent a virus from spreading when we know so little about the harm it can cause. https://t.co/FNYc021iQ2
— Dr. Theresa Chapple (@Theresa_Chapple) December 28, 2022

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A clear and simple public health message: “Doctors say all three of the now-prevalent viral infections sweeping the country could be slowed by mask-wearing. And they said now is the time to get a flu shot and a COVID-19 booster.” https://t.co/eaC2swOoWa
— Dr Kathleen Bachynski (@bachyns) December 8, 2022

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December 20, 2022 by V Leigh

Hospitals in the US are the fullest they’ve been throughout the pandemic

“Masks work against Covid, masks work against RSV, masks work against influenza and masks work against other respiratory viruses. They really do work to help prevent people from getting infected and the consequences of that infection.” https://t.co/7y1zez2py5
— 𝙹𝚘𝚎 𝚅𝚒𝚙𝚘𝚗𝚍 (@jvipondmd) December 11, 2022

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The pandemic’s biggest impact on the labor market may be a mass disability event—caused by long COVID.

And given what the U.S. lacks—universal paid sick days, short-term disability, job protection, etc.—it’s a shock the economy may not be prepared for. https://t.co/Co2lNhCkdt
— RAND Corporation (@RANDCorporation) December 9, 2022

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Looking forward to the discourse about how lazy everyone is and how it’s hurting the economy during the coming winter surge pic.twitter.com/xFhhLe8vT7
— Dr Ellie Murray, ScD (@EpiEllie) December 10, 2022

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My neurological issues began at around week six. My fear is that many people are experiencing decline without being aware of the damage.
Too many people I know are suddenly more forgetful, less able to find words, sensitive to sound & light but not making the connection. https://t.co/5nWyBsCx7m
— Hazie Long Covid/ME (@haziethompson) December 10, 2022

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Remember March 2020 when disabled people told y’all this exact thing would happen?

…and you ignored us and left us for dead?

You pushed us off a cliff forgetting our ankles are tied together. https://t.co/6UdlYxTOOK
— Imani Barbarin, MAGC | Crutches&Spice ♿️ (@Imani_Barbarin) December 9, 2022

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It ain’t brain fog. It is SARS-Cov-2 Associated Neurocognitive Decline (SAND) and we are not moving fast enough. https://t.co/3EUbCkSue6
— Daniel Brittain Dugger (@dbdugger) December 1, 2022

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Year 3 of the pandemic and we still don’t have one integrated app/website/number where we can:

– View COVID rates in our area
– Find a vaccine site
– Order free rapid tests and N95 masks
– Report rapid test results
– Order treatments
– Check air quality

What are we doing?
— Dr. Lucky Tran (@luckytran) December 15, 2022

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When asked “Are we ready for another pandemic?”, I replied, “You know Chairman Clyburn, frankly, we aren’t even ready for the flu epidemics that come seasonally.” https://t.co/ySOkTY7kwe
— KizzyPhD (@KizzyPhD) December 15, 2022

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“Hospitals in the US are the fullest they’ve been throughout the pandemic,” but most people have NO idea, by design. Obfuscation & distraction is the objective. Just think of the holiday profits! Anyway, it’s just business. (This article is 10 days old) https://t.co/xZLbEUfvcU
— Laura Miers (@LauraMiers) December 18, 2022

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November 29, 2022 by V Leigh

New: That fake verified Eli Lilly account sparked a panic inside the pharma giant, and senior execs decided they’d had enough, freezing all Twitter ad campaigns in a huge blow to @elonmusk. “For $8,” they lost out on “millions of dollars in ad revenue”

Cost for one vial of insulin:
🇦🇺: $6.94
🇬🇧: $7.52
🇫🇷: $9.08
🇩🇪: $11
🇨🇦: $12
🇯🇵: $14.40
🇺🇸: $98.70

No one should be forced to take out their wallets for insulin – a life-saving drug that was invented nearly 100 years ago. It’s time to end the greed of the pharmaceutical industry.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) November 11, 2022

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New: That fake verified Eli Lilly account sparked a panic inside the pharma giant, and senior execs decided they’d had enough, freezing all Twitter ad campaigns in a huge blow to @elonmusk. “For $8,” they lost out on “millions of dollars in ad revenue” https://t.co/1RSKo5e3ec
— Drew Harwell (@drewharwell) November 14, 2022

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lmao Eli Lilly absolutely threatened to sue the shit out of Elon and he panic-simped for their insulin price gouging. Then his own site betrayed him. https://t.co/s5nv7ogzlN
— Robert Evans (The Only Robert Evans) (@IwriteOK) November 12, 2022

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You should apologize for letting people die because of your greed. https://t.co/37fJuuiowm
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) November 12, 2022

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September 22, 2022 by V Leigh

“No, President Biden, the pandemic is not over” #covid #longcovid #pandemic

COVID should have been our mass mobilization moment, the crisis that makes our society leap forward into the next century. Instead, our government decided that the objective was to “feel” like everything had returned to status quo ante. https://t.co/s8G2P7luiU
— Kaitlin Byrd: Renaissance Maiden (@GothamGirlBlue) September 21, 2022

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“Long COVID is now the country’s third leading neurological disorder, the American Academy of Neurology declared in July.” https://t.co/lAVFjPkitx
— Hazie Long Covid/ME (@haziethompson) September 14, 2022

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“The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with COVID, we’re still doing a lot of work on it. But the pandemic is over. If you notice, no one is wearing masks.”

— President Joe Biden on 60 Minutes, 9/18/22 pic.twitter.com/4ceWCk4Uth
— The Recount (@therecount) September 19, 2022

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Covid is the third leading cause of death. The pandemic is definitely not over.
— Denise Dewald, MD 🗽 (@denise_dewald) September 19, 2022

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That’s why the pandemic has to be over https://t.co/grJsPysatT
— الكسندرا ميراي‎ (@Lexialex) September 20, 2022

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The pandemic isn’t over. Politicians are just over caring about it—so, take care of yourselves—b/c no one else is concerned about you. #WokeAF https://t.co/trCRBJXzlQ
— Danielle Moodie (@DeeTwoCents) September 20, 2022

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If hundreds of thousands of people are becoming infected every day and thousands are dying every week were still in a pandemic. This may be unwelcome, and not politically advantageous., but it’s just the truth. https://t.co/BXmgRG7imZ
— Jonathan Reiner (@JReinerMD) September 20, 2022

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Doctors tell 60 Minutes that Louisiana’s abortion ban has impacted the treatment of miscarriages and reduced access to routine maternal medical care. https://cbsn.ws/44k3nHl

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The members of Trinity Moravian Church in North Carolina purchased nearly $3.3 million of local residents’ medical debt for just $15,048. Then, they held a debt jubilee ceremony and burned up the debt, canceling it all.

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Across every demographic group, Americans die at younger ages than their counterparts in other wealthy nations. How could this happen? One group of researchers isn’t surprised at all.

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This is why, even now, I’ve never succumbed to hubris regarding the dangers of Covid. We REALLY want it to be “just a cold,” but it’s not a cold. It’s neurological, and it’s stealthier than us. Those who have friends with “long Covid” know it’s no joke:

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The Blind Spot discusses the eerie disappearance of the pandemic from the public eye, as its cascading consequences continue to rain on the parade of normalcy https://t.co/OGWNSyLDj4

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New: That fake verified Eli Lilly account sparked a panic inside the pharma giant, and senior execs decided they’d had enough, freezing all Twitter ad campaigns in a huge blow to @elonmusk. “For $8,” they lost out on “millions of dollars in ad revenue”

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