Big Pharma is the #1 lobby in America. $391M on federal lobbying in 2024, more than any industry. 1,817 lobbyists, 3.4 per member of Congress, funding both parties. The result? Americans pay 2.8x for the same drugs, inside a system with no federal price controls. Follow @politikhq for the receipts.

Politik Deep Dive: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) 👇 6+ years in Congress. Millions raised. Here’s the full breakdown. Top donors: small-dollar grassroots, labor groups, progressive orgs. Key bills introduced. Recent votes + attendance record. Comment who we should cover next ⬇️

5 days in DC, 3 stories you need to know 📋 🏛️ Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as Fed chair, 54-45 🇨🇳 First U.S. state visit to China since 2017 👨‍⚖️ Supreme Court lets Virginia's map stand for the midterms Follow @politikhq.bsky.social to be in the know #Politik #WeekInReview #Congress #SCOTUS

3 weeks on the App Store charts. Here's why 📈 All of Congress, in your pocket. Every bill, every vote, every dollar tracked. For everyday people, professionals, and students. 535 members. One app. Download free, follow @politikhq.bsky.social #Politik #Congress #News #PoliticsSimplified #Government

The longest agency shutdown in US history just ended. 🏛️ After 76 days, Congress funded most of DHS. TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard, and Secret Service are back online. ICE and CBP were left out. Track it all with Politik. Follow @politikhq.bsky.social 🇺🇸 #DHS #Shutdown #Congress #Politics #TSA

🎓 U.S. Department of Education, by the receipts. Est. 1979. 13th Cabinet department, smallest by staff. FY 2024 budget: $268B. Manages a $1.67T student loan portfolio for 42M borrowers. 🏛️ Several programs are transitioning to other federal agencies. #Politik #Education #StudentLoans

Defense lobbying is DC's most effective influence operation. 💰 In 2024: $157M spent, 950 lobbyists (≈2 per member of Congress). Top 5 contractors banked $771B in Pentagon contracts since 2020. Pentagon failed its 8th audit. 🚨 Follow @politikhq.bsky.social 🇺🇸 #DefenseLobbying #FollowTheMoney

You've seen his name in the headlines. Maryland's senior senator has spent 35 years on the ballot. This deep dive breaks down his full record and how he got there Know your senator. Download Politik on the App Store! #ChrisVanHollen #Maryland #USSenate #Politics #Politik

🏛️ The biggest HHS shakeup in decades is happening right now ⚖️ Vaccines reclassified, $5B in NIH cuts proposed, 28 subagencies down to 15, and a federal court stay pending appeal 🇺🇸 Here's what's real, what's proposed, and what's blocked 👇 #Politik #HHS #PolicyWatch #CivicTech #Transparency

Name one bill your senator voted on this week. 🤔 Most people can't. Not your fault. 535 reps. Hundreds of votes. Almost none make the news. Politik makes every vote, every donor, every bill readable. Plain English. 📲 Midterms 11/3/26 🗳️ @politikhq.bsky.social #Politics #Midterms2026 #CivicTech

Denver, CO — Hackers accessed newly powered crosswalk push-buttons, triggering audio messages insulting Donald Trump (while still announcing when it was safe to cross). "Trump Murders Children." "The Walk Signal is on. Fuck Trump"

Our Volleyball star and recipient of the UKZN Sports Scholarship, Bontle Finger, graduated with a Bachelor of Science Honours in Hydrology.  Well done to Bontle!  #UKZNGrad2026 #UKZN #InspiringGreatness #Inspired2032 #LoveMyUKZN

#Casemiro has had so many iconic moments at #ManchesterUnited. This is one..... 😀 #manchesterutd #manunited #manutd #mufc #manchester #epl #football #footballnews #footballculture #footballplayer #fyp #bluesky #sport #sports

A family of four now spends up to $1,600 a month just on groceries. That’s a mortgage payment. That’s a car note. That’s what Trump’s economy actually costs regular people while billionaires cash out. This is not normal. Don’t let them tell you it is. #TrumpsGroceryCrisis

Does banning social media actually work? Australia tried — and five months later, kids are easily bypassing age checks via facial recognition gaps and shared IDs, Katrina Champion (@sydney.edu.au) tells @jeyantvo.bsky.social. What can Ontario learn? Tonight at 8pm | Producer: Constantina Varlokostas

📣 TODAY! Join us for the next event of the Douglas Open Science Workshops @4pm, with Sophie Simard and Eric Ceballos. 📣 AUJOURD'HUI! Ne manquez cet Atelier Douglas sur la Science Ouverte du Douglas à 16h, avec Sophie Simard et Eric Ceballos. douglas.research.mcgill.ca/calendar/ent...

Indiana Fever: Lexie Hull is Ready for #Indy500 Race Weekend 🏎️💨 #CC22 #CaitlinClark #LexieHull #FeverRising #NowYouKnow #FromAnywhere #IndianaFever #WNBA

Custom music in games like Dead As Disco is great because you can make fights as epic or silly as you want :p

A cross-partisan song about Bill C-22’s harmful impacts on Canadian society, in the style of the Iran Lego videos. #cdnpoli

Clear The Clutter New favorite organization tool: This 7-compartment acrylic belt holder. It makes any closet look like a high-end boutique instantly. Check it out at Trend Pikz! #TrendPikz #CleanHome #Organization #Interior #Aesthetic

the way SocialRails solved my biggest social media timesuck in like 5 minutes🤔🤔

Europe needs an AI strategy from the ground up—not just driven by big corporations! 🤖 We must support open-source and decentralized innovation. 💡 AI should belong to everyone, not just Big Tech. It's time to take control of our own future! #AI #Art #NFT #AIForGood #Europe #Innovation #impactArt

Toeny being held, as he insisted #cats

VVVVV impressed with Wato here!!! Master Wato: ゆりかもめ (YURIKAMOME) | from Gracie Hunter Kazushi Sakuraba #BOSJ33 🤼‍♂️

#NBA 🏀 Sports ALERT 🔔 📢 Clinic in the City of Brotherly Love

This is new leadership that will always stand up for Wales🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Hope and Letty wish you a… Merry Christmas! 🐺🐦 🎄 ☃️

Alles wiederholt sich. 🤮 Deutsche Firmen finanzieren Nazis.

Epstein Survivor woke up on a surgical table.

“I’m not leaving Canada! 72% of Albertans are the same as me! However with millions and billions being spent on propaganda by bad actors I’m worried that we could have a Brexit situation.” Alberta Economist @therealdkgray.bsky.social The OShow 🔗 youtu.be/6Of6huWAxxg?si… #Cndpoli #Ableg 🇨🇦 #Canada

GOOD NEWS EVERYBODY: We got MICS in the new practice space!! Here's a clip from our latest demo of ACETYLENE Full vid on IG: www.instagram.com/p/DYzCLPmqLQj/

As we step into 2026, we’re reflecting on a year of progress at OHT. In 2025, our work continued to tackle some of the world’s greatest #Onehealth challenges including #AMR,#climatechange & more. Catch up on what kept us busy in 2025 and what we’re excited about: onehealthtrust.org/news-media/b...

Governor Glenn Youngkin pulls no punches, calling out what he sees as a shift toward socialism in the Democratic Party. Watch his heated take on political strategy and voter trust. #GlennYoungkin #Politics #Virginia #DebateStage #GOP

Mentorship with Mikey the Death Doula #MikeyTheDeathDoula #DeathDoula #EndOfLifeCareSpecialist #Mentorship

No idea what he's saying, but riveted by what he's showing us. elparcerobotanico on Instagram #environment #nature #botany

Republicans Face THEIR Biggest Identity Crisis Yet #Republicans #GOP #Politics #Conservatives

LET’S GO #CANES

Java Minecraft players really gotta have all the good stuff installed for the ultimate experience. www.twitch.tv/dexterdownun...

Day 3: Glorious Morning Exercise Fitness Trip! #fitness #trip #motivation #challenge #exercise #start #discipline #strengthtraining #upgrade

I 3d printed an interactive toy and Cloud looooooves it.

Blackvale Manor was never just a house; it was a prison, a feeding ground, and a secret waiting to collapse. Now, the doors are finally opening. www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZKYGG1 #vampirethriller #gothicmystery #darkromancebooks #vampireworld #supernaturalhorror #booklovercommunity

I went to the Lloyd Center the other day. After talking with some folks and listening to a few hours of Lloyd Center Master Plan presentation and testimony - I better understand how folks are connected to that space, even if I don't agree with efforts to stop Lloyd's demolition and development (1/2)

Το μεγάλο #προσκύνημα στην #Μέκκα, η νέα #ηλεκτρική #Φερράρι, ο #διαγωνισμός του τυριού που κυλάει και ο #μετεωρίτης που "σβήνει" πάνω από #ηφαίστειο που εκρήγνυται #pilgrimage #Mecca, the new #electric #Ferrari, #rollingcheese #competition & #meteorite that "extinguishes" over an erupting #volcano

A different look from Utami than in her other farewell matches. No smiles, she was in big sister mode here, a challenge for Seri to try overcome an Utami who dug a bit deeper in her toolbag.

PERSONALLY, I SAY EVERYBODY SHOULD BE ABLE TO VOTE AND LET THE CHIP FALL WHERE THEY MAY THAT FUK THE WHITE VOTERS IN LOUISIANA AND WHAT THEY WANT😳🤬

Wake Up MAGA #fypシ #maga #trending #wethepeople #donttreadonme

Good nutrition and health do more than help children survive. They help children grow, learn, and dream bigger for their future. In 2025, 347,791 malnourished children and pregnant and breastfeeding women in 26 countries received life-saving treatment from World Vision. 🧒🏽👧🏾🧒🏼

He doesn’t care about you, your family, your financial situation! He is a total sociopath & narcissist.

COSMONAUTAS RUSOS COMPLETAN CON ÉXITO UNA CAMINATA ESPACIAL DE MÁS DE SEIS HORAS Ambos recogieron dos experimentos científicos ya concluidos e instalaron uno nuevo. actualidad.rt.com/actualidad/6...

How Blockchain is Transforming Trade Finance Through Tokenization By making these assets of blockchain-based tokens, stakeholders get more benefits: processes streamlined with immediate verifiable records, ownership rights become transparent. www.blockchainx.tech/trade-financ...

Happy #Women’sHistoryMonth! Grateful for the incredible women who invented these staple items we all know and love. 🚺 And grateful for the #women in our lives who are doing amazing things now, that will go down in our history books. #DignitySeniors Repost via @theskimm

Impariamo ad amare e a rispettare il nostro pianeta e soprattutto a non inquinarlo siccome é già malato!🌎 #terra #earth #planet #pianetaterra #giornatamondialedellaterra

NOW AVAILABLE...NEW RELEASE EBOOK...ONLY $0.99. READ FOR FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED. Bodies staged like burial rites. A killer using ritual as a message. HPD detective Leilani Kealoha must decode ancient practices while outmaneuvering federal agents and a man who won’t stop. Packed with forensic…

" US Texas Police Brutal Vile disgrace ... N@Zi yes - this is democratic country ? Really? " #USA

I always love getting tacos with friends, but today was really something special.

Playful sand cat kittens~brother and sister Zayn and Ziri got to experience playing on grass for the first time at North Carolina Zoo💛

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How the Spirit of God Can Change Your Day! #BookTok, #Bookstagram, #ReadingSlump, and #BookTokFavorites. #ChristianBooks https://loom.ly/1_aDwMw Deepen your faith with "Spirit Calling," the ultimate daily devotional for spiritual growth.