60 years ago this week, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, delivered “I Have A Dream” at a seminal event in American history. The idea of a march of thousands of people united in the search for justice, equality, and equal opportunity percolated in the minds of organizers for decades. Years before Black Americans had been thinking and strategizing.

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Via Pres. #Biden:

#Medicare can now negotiate lower costs for these prescription #drugs thanks to my Inflation Reduction Act:

—Eliquis
—Jardiance
—Xarelto
—Januvia
—Farxiga
—Entresto
—Enbrel
—Imbruvica
—Stelara
—Fiasp

Every single Republican in Congress voted against this.

Tomorrow’s UNC Daily Tar Heel.

As provided by its managing editor, Caitlyn Yaede.

Brilliant.
And heart wrenching.

After bombing several museums in the historic city of Odessa on Friday, Russia has now moved on to bombing The Transfiguration Orthodox Cathedral built in Odessa in 1794.

The cathedral was a protected UNESCO World Heritage site.

Why does Russia still have a seat in the United Nations, when ISIS and Al-Qaeda does not?

#ukraine

Noteworthy news:

UPS pilots stating they won't fly if the company's Teamsters package drivers strike.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ups-pilots-wont-fly-if-teamsters-strike

Remember, their current contract expires August 1st.

Damn, following that #climatechange hashtag changes your timeline a lot…

A record-breaking heatwave in Asia, an unprecedented marine heat wave, wildfires in Canada, a heatwave breaks the power grid in Texas, Antarctica melting faster than ever, the hottest June ever, the hottest seven days in the last 100.000 years, El Niño is here, flooding in New York state, a new heatwave in Europe, a coast-to-coast heat dome in the US, record monsoon rains in India…
and Hurricane season has only just begun.

Also, all: important to remember that the Teamsters might go on strike after the end of the month.

As my boss sagely observed, "that would be as close to a general strike as we'll get."

There's a reason that this is the summer of labor, and bosses + companies + corporations need to listen.

Turn up and turn out in support EVERYWHERE and EVERY TIME unions go on strike.

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Spoke to a supporter this week who said, "I had a stroke 9 months ago. I'm now disabled & paying thousands a month despite having health insurance. I'm financially ruined."

Of all developed nations, such injustice only exists in the United States. This is the end result of our for profit health industry. Enough.

We Need Guaranteed Healthcare.✊🏽

And when I’m in Congress you can bet I’ll fight relentlessly for it.❤️

US maternal deaths more than doubled over two decades, study estimates

Black people have the highest overall rates of deaths in the US.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/07/us-maternal-deaths-more-than-doubled-over-two-decades-study-estimates/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social