NBC News: Drugmaker Eli Lilly caps the cost of insulin at $35 a month, bringing relief for millions – “Eli Lilly will cap the out-of-pocket cost of its insulin at $35 a month, the drugmaker said Wednesday. The move, experts say, could prompt other insulin makers in the U.S. to follow suit.”

Hey, look – there’s a chance you can afford to have diabetes now! That’ll be good news for all those folks who’ve been rationing their insulin, skipping shots, and peeling years off their lives trying to survive.

“In 2016, I declared I am your voice. Today I add: I am your warrior. I am your justice, and for those who have been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution.”
– Donald Trump, 3/4/23, CPAC
ABC News: Trump will stay in 2024 presidential race even if indicted, tells CPAC crowd: ‘I am your retribution’

Well, that really lays bare what folks want when they vote Trump, right? What they’re after is vengeance. The world changed, and they don’t like it, and it’s scary, and they’re in trouble all the time now, and it’s all our fault. And Trump will help them get even.

Photo Credit: Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead.

First they take away abortion, then they take away contraception, then they take away sterilization, then they take away all the rest of your rights. Like owning property and having credit and being able to open bank accounts and then you’re just chattel again. What they want is women as property, and they are making it happen, right now, right in front of your eyes.

👉 Politico: Walgreens won’t distribute abortion pills in states where GOP AGs object – “The nation’s second-largest pharmacy chain confirmed Thursday that it will not dispense abortion pills in several states where they remain legal — acting out of an abundance of caution amid a shifting policy landscape, threats from state officials and pressure from anti-abortion activists.”

I’d like to say this bill won’t go anywhere, but we’re talking about Florida here. This is a violation of the First Amendment, but no worries. It’s fine when Republicans do it.

👉 Ars Technica: Florida bill would make bloggers who write about governor register with state – “A proposed law in Florida would force bloggers who write about Gov. Ron DeSantis and other elected officials to register with a state office and file monthly reports or face fines of $25 per day. The bill was filed in the Florida Senate Tuesday by Senator Jason Brodeur, a Republican.”

CNN’s reporting this afternoon that federal prosecutors aren’t going to charge Matt Gaetz for sex trafficking: First on CNN: DOJ officially decides not to charge Matt Gaetz in sex-trafficking probe.

Here’s the bit that stuck out to me:

Prosecutors working on the case recommended against charging Gaetz in September, in part, because of questions over whether central witnesses in the investigation would be perceived as credible before a jury, CNN reported at the time.

Basically, they didn’t charge Gaetz because they weren’t sure they could get a conviction, not because they were sure he was innocent.

Cool. Cool cool cool. 😒

Featured photo: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), photo by Gage Skidmore, (CC BY-SA 2.0)