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New interactive map from @CenterOnBudget showing out-of-pocket premium increases in every congressional district due to premium tax credit enhancements expiring. Explore it here: www.cbpp.org/research/hea...
Marketplace Enrollees Across the Country Face Steep Premium Increases Unless Tax Credit Enhancements Are Extended
Annual premium increase, 60-year-old couple with income of $85,000 (401% FPL), by congressional district, 119th Congress Note: FPL = federal poverty level. Examples are based on 2026 average...
www.cbpp.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
New interactive map from @CenterOnBudget showing out-of-pocket premium increases in every congressional district due to premium tax credit enhancements expiring. Explore it here: www.cbpp.org/research/hea...
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HSAs are tax shelters masquerading as health policy. They don't help people who are struggling to afford health coverage.
Read more from @nicolerapfogel.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/fh5rabhx
Read more from @nicolerapfogel.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/fh5rabhx
Expanding Health Savings Accounts Would Do Little to Improve Access to Affordable Health Care
Amid the urgent debate over whether Congress will act to prevent cost increases for millions of people in 2026 marketplace plans, some Republicans are promoting expansions of health savings accounts.....
tinyurl.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
HSAs are tax shelters masquerading as health policy. They don't help people who are struggling to afford health coverage.
Read more from @nicolerapfogel.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/fh5rabhx
Read more from @nicolerapfogel.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/fh5rabhx
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A bunch of folks have asked me what this looks like in local currency terms. Here's the chart.
It's a similar story: The performance of the U.S. stock market during the Trump presidency is... ~~meh~~
It's a similar story: The performance of the U.S. stock market during the Trump presidency is... ~~meh~~
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A bunch of folks have asked me what this looks like in local currency terms. Here's the chart.
It's a similar story: The performance of the U.S. stock market during the Trump presidency is... ~~meh~~
It's a similar story: The performance of the U.S. stock market during the Trump presidency is... ~~meh~~
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This seems like the most straightforward and also basically accurate message.
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This seems like the most straightforward and also basically accurate message.
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I didn't have "we need to explain the Law of the Sea" on my 2025 bingo card, but @ryanlcooper.com does his duty in breaking down Trump's summary executions of random fishermen.
prospect.org/2025/10/23/p...
prospect.org/2025/10/23/p...
The Pirate Lord Donald Trump - The American Prospect
All evidence suggests the president is directing the military to assassinate random civilians off the coast of South America, and thereby violating norms and laws that stretch back to before the found...
prospect.org
October 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I didn't have "we need to explain the Law of the Sea" on my 2025 bingo card, but @ryanlcooper.com does his duty in breaking down Trump's summary executions of random fishermen.
prospect.org/2025/10/23/p...
prospect.org/2025/10/23/p...
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Angelenos face fines for sprinklers. Silicon Valley’s servers face none.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/ai-zuckerberg-tech-regulation-data-security/?utm_campaign=SproutSocial&utm_content=The+Nation+Magazine&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/ai-zuckerberg-tech-regulation-data-security/?utm_campaign=SproutSocial&utm_content=The+Nation+Magazine&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Will the AI Boom Lead to Water and Electricity Shortages?
It's a steep price to pay so that Mark Zuckerberg can sell AI-enabled spy glasses.
www.thenation.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Angelenos face fines for sprinklers. Silicon Valley’s servers face none.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/ai-zuckerberg-tech-regulation-data-security/?utm_campaign=SproutSocial&utm_content=The+Nation+Magazine&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/ai-zuckerberg-tech-regulation-data-security/?utm_campaign=SproutSocial&utm_content=The+Nation+Magazine&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Brian Schatz: "This is not about money. There is enough money to bail out Argentina with $20b. There is enough money to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173m for Noem. There is enough money to renovate the WH ballroom. What there isn't enough money for under this Republican government is you."
October 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Brian Schatz: "This is not about money. There is enough money to bail out Argentina with $20b. There is enough money to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173m for Noem. There is enough money to renovate the WH ballroom. What there isn't enough money for under this Republican government is you."
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My response to the NYT’s “moderate to win” argument: The data shows the strategy is tapped out. Being seen as moderate by voters doesn’t boost votes, replacing every progressive with moderates would net 0 seats, and the graveyard of defeated D incumbents if full of moderates, not progressives.
The New York Times Argues “Moving to the Center Is the Way to Win.” But the Data Shows the Strategy Is Tapped Out.
Democrats already run moderates in nearly every swing district. It's not enough. A data-driven response to the case for centrism as a core electoral strategy.
data4democracy.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
My response to the NYT’s “moderate to win” argument: The data shows the strategy is tapped out. Being seen as moderate by voters doesn’t boost votes, replacing every progressive with moderates would net 0 seats, and the graveyard of defeated D incumbents if full of moderates, not progressives.
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🧑🌾 As we talk about another Trump farmer bailout (because of his trade war), worth remembering the government has been subsidizing farms for 100 years.
Yet they call @ZohranKMamdani a “communist” for wanting to help people with food & transportation? 🤔 usafacts.org/articles/fed...
Yet they call @ZohranKMamdani a “communist” for wanting to help people with food & transportation? 🤔 usafacts.org/articles/fed...
October 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🧑🌾 As we talk about another Trump farmer bailout (because of his trade war), worth remembering the government has been subsidizing farms for 100 years.
Yet they call @ZohranKMamdani a “communist” for wanting to help people with food & transportation? 🤔 usafacts.org/articles/fed...
Yet they call @ZohranKMamdani a “communist” for wanting to help people with food & transportation? 🤔 usafacts.org/articles/fed...
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California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.
Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.
So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.
Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.
So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.
October 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.
Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.
So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.
Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.
So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.
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The E.P.A. canceled a $20 million flood protection grant to Alaska months before a remote village was inundated.
October 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The E.P.A. canceled a $20 million flood protection grant to Alaska months before a remote village was inundated.
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ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the #Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.
My latest video for @propublica.org.
My latest video for @propublica.org.
October 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the #Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.
My latest video for @propublica.org.
My latest video for @propublica.org.
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In the last 70 years, federal jobs fell from 4.5% of all employment to below 2%.
Civil servants aren't what's driving government debt, and firing them won't address it.
Civil servants aren't what's driving government debt, and firing them won't address it.
October 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
In the last 70 years, federal jobs fell from 4.5% of all employment to below 2%.
Civil servants aren't what's driving government debt, and firing them won't address it.
Civil servants aren't what's driving government debt, and firing them won't address it.
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Luttig has it right here: “[T]he Supreme Court has given them no choice but to speak out.”
More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
October 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Luttig has it right here: “[T]he Supreme Court has given them no choice but to speak out.”
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Context matters
October 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Context matters
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A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down. n.pr/3KIfcSn
This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled
A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.
n.pr
October 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down. n.pr/3KIfcSn
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Michigan Avenue right now.
October 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Michigan Avenue right now.
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October 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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thank you brett kavanaugh!
Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.
Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race
southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...
Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race
southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...
Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children
Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.
southsideweekly.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
thank you brett kavanaugh!
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It is an incredible twofer here: Trump is hurting farmers and increasing hunger. Literal lose-lose policy choice
October 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It is an incredible twofer here: Trump is hurting farmers and increasing hunger. Literal lose-lose policy choice
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Um, where’s the big A-1 headline story that says “Republicans take a perilous risk” by doubling down on destroying Obamacare, relied on by millions? The GOP has the White House, Senate & House, but can’t keep government open.
With shutdown, Democrats take a perilous risk at a precarious party moment
The shutdown is a gamble for a Democratic Party facing its lowest approval numbers since the Reagan era.
www.latimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Um, where’s the big A-1 headline story that says “Republicans take a perilous risk” by doubling down on destroying Obamacare, relied on by millions? The GOP has the White House, Senate & House, but can’t keep government open.
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I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.
Republicans in Washington did this.
This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.
Republicans in Washington did this.
This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.
October 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.
Republicans in Washington did this.
This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.
Republicans in Washington did this.
This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.
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COLLINS: So you're telling me you're willing to vote no every time?
BERNIE SANDERS: Damn right
BERNIE SANDERS: Damn right
October 1, 2025 at 1:39 AM
COLLINS: So you're telling me you're willing to vote no every time?
BERNIE SANDERS: Damn right
BERNIE SANDERS: Damn right
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Imagine under a Bernie Sanders admin, Congressional Rs and Ds agreed to give a 5% increase to DOD in exchange for big boosts to housing and nutrition.
And then Bernie decided to just illegally ignore it and actually cut defense 10%.
That’s what Trump is doing. How can you make a deal under that?
And then Bernie decided to just illegally ignore it and actually cut defense 10%.
That’s what Trump is doing. How can you make a deal under that?
Two senior Republican appropriators agree it doesn't make any sense for Democrats to agree to a government funding deal unless Trump actually adheres to the deal.
The Democratic alternative CR had language that would address this, but the White House came out strongly against.
The Democratic alternative CR had language that would address this, but the White House came out strongly against.
September 30, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Imagine under a Bernie Sanders admin, Congressional Rs and Ds agreed to give a 5% increase to DOD in exchange for big boosts to housing and nutrition.
And then Bernie decided to just illegally ignore it and actually cut defense 10%.
That’s what Trump is doing. How can you make a deal under that?
And then Bernie decided to just illegally ignore it and actually cut defense 10%.
That’s what Trump is doing. How can you make a deal under that?