My Dad had about two weeks to live and was forced to suffer in severe pain. The hospice staff including the Dr. refused to let him use fentanyl patches. They told my mom to put morphine tablets in his anus. Morphine, even when he was able to swallow the pills, never eased his pain.

I am so sorry…and really wondering why on that first visit they didn’t even do basic bloodwork. This thing of assuming people complaining of pain are shopping for drugs must come to an end. My sister had cancer and had to beg for a bit of ongoing pain management.

Ukraine reports missing missile warning while DC says intel sharing continues; Gulf conflict is disrupting flights, shipping and public finances; China’s economic slowdown is pushing its companies further into overseas markets. MI5 issued warning about state threats and emerging AI capabilities.

Elon Musk has spent at least $276 million since July to boost Republican candidates, a record-breaking sum. That’s just 0.028% of his total net worth. Oligarchs can rig the system at the expense of everyone else, and only spend pennies doing so. We must get Big Money out of politics.

It’s bad enough that Gavin Newsom opposes California’s Prop 40. But he also supports Prop 42, a billionaire-backed poison pill that would cancel out Prop 40 entirely and make it impossible to enact future wealth taxes. It’s clear whose side he’s on. Remember this in 2028.

Omg

Ukraine has more leverage than a year ago — and European leaders warn Donald Trump not to squander it by pressuring Kyiv to ease up on Russia.

Ukrainians being murdered every single damn day cannot be normalized