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California to become first state to sell cheap insulin through state-backed program (infosec.pub)

submitted 3 days ago by florencia@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/16/governor-newsom-announces-affordable-calrx-insulin-11-a-pen-will-soon-be-available-for-purchase/

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[–] florencia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Newsom can be shamed into doing the right thing. Trump/Vance/Miller will disappear the shamers. Completely different realities.

The most transphobic version of Newsom is a return to needing several doctors to write a letter saying you are trans. We're already seeing Trump denying the right to exist and forcing the next generation of trans kids into navigating black markets for T shots or forced to grow with the wrong hormones.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

navigating black markets for T shots or forced to grow with the wrong hormones.

don't forget brewing your own