Thomas Edge

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Teaching Professor in Ethnic Studies at BGSU. PhD. in African American Studies. Philly sports fan. Jersey native. Graveyard enthusiast. Proudly bi. Current research: funeral practices and burial sites of lynching victims.

Tweet from the Milwaukee Brewers. "We are heartbroken to announce that Brewers icon and Hall of Famer Bob Uecker passed away today at the age of 90." Picture of Uecker, a smiling white man with white hair, facing forward.
Rickey Henderson on May 1, 1991, after breaking the all-time steals record in Major League Baseball history. Henderson, an African American man, is wearing a white uniform with the word "Athletics" in green script with yellow outline across the front. In his right hand, he is holding the base in the air to celebrate the new record. He is wearing sunglasses, a green batting helmet, and gloves. The blurred fans are in the background.
Screenshot from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. Picture of a lion, Aslan, with text, "Do not cite the deep magic to me Witch. I was there when it was written."
Pictured: Heat Miser and Snow Miser from The Year Without Santa Claus. Heat Miser had orange hair that resembles flames, a large red nose, and a scowl on his face. His arms are raised in the air. Snow Miser has a longer, thinner face, with white hair, a long nose, and an old-fashioned hat tilted slightly to his right.
Drawing of two cartoon frogs blowing bubbles with gum. Both are dressed in brown pants and tan, unbuttoned cardigans. The taller one is blowing a bubble successfully, but the shorter one has remnants of the burst bubble gum on its face. Text reads: "I trusted the process, but it didn't trust me." Created by Instagram user jmcgg.
DOJ Sues UnitedHealth for $1B Thanks to Whistleblower February 11, 2021 The fastest growing form of government healthcare, Medicare Advantage, has been revealed by whistleblowers as the site of an alarming amount of fraud. For the second time in one month, the U.S. Justice Department has sued UnitedHealth Group for wrongfully obtaining over $1 billion from Medicare. The Justice Department’s involvement highlights the gravity of the situation and the DOJ says it intends to investigate other Medicare Advantage participants as well. This second lawsuit on behalf of the DOJ was spurred by whistleblower Benjamin Poehling’s allegations that private insurance companies systematically game the system.
United States Intervenes in Second False Claims Act Lawsuit Alleging that UnitedHealth Group Inc. Mischarged the Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Programs For the second time in two weeks, the United States has filed a complaint against UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UHG) that alleges UHG knowingly obtained inflated risk adjustment payments based on untruthful and inaccurate information about the health status of beneficiaries enrolled in UHG's Medicare Advantage Plans throughout the United States, the Justice Department announced today. Today's action follows the government's filing of a complaint earlier this month in United States ex rel. Swoben v. Secure Horizons, a related action that also alleges that UHG submitted false claims for payment to the Medicare Program. Read more on www.justice.gov
Nation of Change – Progressive News and Activism Headline: UnitedHealth reports $7.9 billion Q2 profits as protesters decry coverage denials Protesters reiterated their commitment to fighting for healthcare justice, emphasizing the need for systemic changes. By Alexandra Jacobo, July 17, 2024
Gravestone of Anne M. Edge, born January 24, 1924, died November 29, 2020. Small bouquet of carnations on the ground in front of the grave.
Photo of Edward Crawford during the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014 following the murder of Mike Brown. Crawford, a young Black man, is wearing blue jeans and a shirt with an American flag design. His face is obscured by his long locs in motion. He is holding a police tear gas cannister in his right hand, with smoke and sparks emanating from it, as he is about to throw it back at police. Two figures observe in the background in the middle of the picture, while a third is barely visible behind the smoke on the left. An iconic image of resistance to the racist police state.
View of the Toronto skyline from one of its islands. Trees to the left and right, with water in between. Several white birds and two kayaks are in the water.
Bust of Count Orlock from Nosferatu. Pale white figure, bald on top, glancing to his own left, with large eyes and bushy eyebrows.