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UCSF ANCHOR Study Seeks Volunteers for Research on HPV-Related Anal Cancer, Detection and Treatment

May 12, 2017 larryshockey Health Care, Sex, Sexual Health

The University of California at San Francisco is conducting a study of 5,058 HIV+ men and women to learn if early detection and treatment of anal cancer caused by the human papillomavirus is beneficial. They need your help. (Click the link for

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Tell Your Senator: “Don’t Filibuster Gorsuch!”

March 31, 2017 larryshockey Courts, Government

Call your Senator now. Ask them NOT to filibuster Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. Use this link to contact your U.S. Senators. Click on their websites. If you cannot get through to the Washington, D.C. offices, call their state offices. It is usually

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Can You Spell I-C-E-B-E-R-G? When you invoke privilege, nothing good can happen!

March 28, 2017 larryshockey Courts, Government

The Washington Post today reported that the White House is attempting to block testimony before the House “Intelligence” Committee by former acting Attorney General, Sally Yates, claiming they are barred by the “presidential communications rule.” But what, exactly, is the

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Your Hat, Mr. Trump?

March 24, 2017 larryshockey Politics

What a wild 60 days it has been for the Tangerine Tyrant’s regime! Muslim Ban 1.0: Stayed, then withdrawn Muslim Ban 1.1:  Stayed by the courts TrumpCare: Measure Withdrawn for lack of votes Gorsuch Supreme Court Nomination: Increasingly looking like a

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Dems Signal Gorsuch Filibuster is Likely, But at What Cost?

March 23, 2017 larryshockey Courts, Government, Politics

The Washington Post this morning reported that Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer has signaled that Democrats intend to filibuster the appointment of Neil Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court. Signaling that the “nuclear option” may be on the table,

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What Is the “Nuclear Option” and How Does it Affect the Supreme Court?

March 21, 2017 larryshockey Courts, Government, Politics

On March 20, 2017, the Senate Judiciary Committee commenced hearings on the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. This is a long, drawn-out process that will most likely take a couple of weeks to complete–especially with all the

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Should Neil Gorsuch be Our Next Supreme Court Justice?

March 19, 2017 larryshockey Courts

Judge Neil M. Gorsuch, President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, represented a Colorado billionaire’s companies and lower-ranking business executives. CreditAl Drago/The New York Times  Back on February 12, following the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacant Supreme Court

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What It Could Be Like if Republicans and Democrats Got Along

March 14, 2017 larryshockey Politics

Not without a little spat or annoyances here and there, but overall consensus. Enjoy.

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Have a good weekend–and don’t get sick.

March 11, 2017 larryshockey Health Care

Like Julie Andrews sang in “Mary Poppins”, Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down . . . ” the Republican redoux of the Affordable Care Act will make health care much more affordable . . . for the

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Mobilize Your National Network with FiftyNifty.org

March 9, 2017 larryshockey Politics

From every corner, from all sorts of activists, I’m hearing the same thing:  Call your representatives! Forget email, forget postcards and letters. If you can’t meet with the representative or his or her staff personally, calling them is the most effective

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