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Rick Scott told me his plan would be to take all of the remaining ACA subsidies and redistribute them to HSA accounts and people can then buy whatever insurance a state certifies. Basically a repeal/replace.
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Rick Scott told me his plan would be to take all of the remaining ACA subsidies and redistribute them to HSA accounts and people can then buy whatever insurance a state certifies. Basically a repeal/replace.
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
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Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
okay, let's take this at face value then. aside from the promised vote, what's the plan to harness that major national issue for results? is there a legislative strategy beyond spending weeks crafting a bill that will either die via filibuster or in the House because there's no incentive to pass it?
Oh @durbin.senate.gov is out on this surrender publicly and he is openly being contemptuous of the base - sounding like the coward he has always been.
Via @notus.com
Via @notus.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
okay, let's take this at face value then. aside from the promised vote, what's the plan to harness that major national issue for results? is there a legislative strategy beyond spending weeks crafting a bill that will either die via filibuster or in the House because there's no incentive to pass it?
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They’re gonna send Stephen Miller out to do a full-on Grinch on SNAP recipients, snatching up cans of Hoo hash and whatnot.
Trump administration demands states "undo" efforts to provide full SNAP payouts for November amid court battle
Trump administration demands states 'undo' full SNAP payouts as states warn of "catastrophic impact"
President Donald Trump's administration is demanding that states reverse full SNAP benefits issued under recent court orders. The U.S.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
They’re gonna send Stephen Miller out to do a full-on Grinch on SNAP recipients, snatching up cans of Hoo hash and whatnot.
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Come for the deep-dive into Trump's history of slapping gold on everything and his "sell them a fantasy [of luxury]" strategy; stay to read about how that fantasy is fading for low income Americans
Opinion | Donald Trump is selling fool's gold from the White House
The president is spending his second term transforming the White House to match his gilded aesthetic, even as many of his supporters are struggling.
www.msnbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Come for the deep-dive into Trump's history of slapping gold on everything and his "sell them a fantasy [of luxury]" strategy; stay to read about how that fantasy is fading for low income Americans
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This is the correct explanation of what happened tonight👇
KBJ threaded the needle thanks to CA1’s unfinished business.
-if she denied the admin stay, the full SCOTUS woulda stepped in to override her.
-if she immediately referred the case to the full Court, they coulda dragged feet.
-instead she boxed them in to act quickly once she does refer the case.
-if she denied the admin stay, the full SCOTUS woulda stepped in to override her.
-if she immediately referred the case to the full Court, they coulda dragged feet.
-instead she boxed them in to act quickly once she does refer the case.
November 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
This is the correct explanation of what happened tonight👇
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“Instead of defending African interests on the world stage, the OAU and, later, the AU instead became a back-scratching club of heads of state.”
November 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
“Instead of defending African interests on the world stage, the OAU and, later, the AU instead became a back-scratching club of heads of state.”
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"Despite the ongoing shutdown, the tone-deaf paeans to splendor have continued"
Come for the deep-dive into Trump's history of slapping gold on everything and his "sell them a fantasy [of luxury]" strategy; stay to read about how that fantasy is fading for low income Americans
Opinion | Donald Trump is selling fool's gold from the White House
The president is spending his second term transforming the White House to match his gilded aesthetic, even as many of his supporters are struggling.
www.msnbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"Despite the ongoing shutdown, the tone-deaf paeans to splendor have continued"
Come for the deep-dive into Trump's history of slapping gold on everything and his "sell them a fantasy [of luxury]" strategy; stay to read about how that fantasy is fading for low income Americans
Opinion | Donald Trump is selling fool's gold from the White House
The president is spending his second term transforming the White House to match his gilded aesthetic, even as many of his supporters are struggling.
www.msnbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Come for the deep-dive into Trump's history of slapping gold on everything and his "sell them a fantasy [of luxury]" strategy; stay to read about how that fantasy is fading for low income Americans
It’s bad!! On several levels!!
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It’s bad!! On several levels!!
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New from me: I wrote about the dumb new sign at the White House along with all the other tacky gold ornamentation that's gone up over the last few months. It's vintage Trump: micromanaging the most banal of details to sell a fantasy of luxury — but one that's getting harder for Americans to believe
Opinion | Donald Trump is selling fool's gold from the White House
The president is spending his second term transforming the White House to match his gilded aesthetic, even as many of his supporters are struggling.
www.msnbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
New from me: I wrote about the dumb new sign at the White House along with all the other tacky gold ornamentation that's gone up over the last few months. It's vintage Trump: micromanaging the most banal of details to sell a fantasy of luxury — but one that's getting harder for Americans to believe
New from me: I wrote about the dumb new sign at the White House along with all the other tacky gold ornamentation that's gone up over the last few months. It's vintage Trump: micromanaging the most banal of details to sell a fantasy of luxury — but one that's getting harder for Americans to believe
Opinion | Donald Trump is selling fool's gold from the White House
The president is spending his second term transforming the White House to match his gilded aesthetic, even as many of his supporters are struggling.
www.msnbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
New from me: I wrote about the dumb new sign at the White House along with all the other tacky gold ornamentation that's gone up over the last few months. It's vintage Trump: micromanaging the most banal of details to sell a fantasy of luxury — but one that's getting harder for Americans to believe
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here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
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i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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November 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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The shutdown is ultimately a legislative negotiation about a budget.
Hard to resolve it when the controlling party in one part of Congress refuses to negotiate, will not re-open the House, is not in DC.
Hard to resolve it when the controlling party in one part of Congress refuses to negotiate, will not re-open the House, is not in DC.
Mike Johnson says he will not bring the House back in session until the government reopens
November 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The shutdown is ultimately a legislative negotiation about a budget.
Hard to resolve it when the controlling party in one part of Congress refuses to negotiate, will not re-open the House, is not in DC.
Hard to resolve it when the controlling party in one part of Congress refuses to negotiate, will not re-open the House, is not in DC.
wow. i'm trying to tell if that feels as wild as the criteria for signature strikes or even wilder but either way yeah that's no way to determine who deserves to live or die
October 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
wow. i'm trying to tell if that feels as wild as the criteria for signature strikes or even wilder but either way yeah that's no way to determine who deserves to live or die
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"Hey kids, we're skipping dinner tonight and instead we're going to have a family meeting about dinners."
Trump's Agriculture Secretary says the "silver lining" of 42 million Americans losing access to SNAP benefits is "we're having a national conversation on our SNAP program"
October 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"Hey kids, we're skipping dinner tonight and instead we're going to have a family meeting about dinners."
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The Washington Post with a story about how remaking an institution to appeal to the pro-Trump right doesn't help the bottom line.
EXCLUSIVE: After Trump took over the Kennedy Center in Feb, he vowed to make it "hot" again. So, how's it doing? @jeremybmerrill.com and I used data from the center's ticketing website to find out. Ticket sales are lowest they've been since the pandemic.
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Kennedy Center ticket sales have plummeted since Trump takeover
Nearly nine months into Trump’s oversight, sales for the three largest performance venues are the worst they’ve been since the pandemic, according to a Washington Post analysis.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The Washington Post with a story about how remaking an institution to appeal to the pro-Trump right doesn't help the bottom line.
me: yeah, i think i'm readjusting to being steeped in the news cycle pretty well after that time off
also me: [has fidgeted with his hair enough from in one spot from anxiety/adhd that it's become noticeably shorter]
also me: [has fidgeted with his hair enough from in one spot from anxiety/adhd that it's become noticeably shorter]
October 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
me: yeah, i think i'm readjusting to being steeped in the news cycle pretty well after that time off
also me: [has fidgeted with his hair enough from in one spot from anxiety/adhd that it's become noticeably shorter]
also me: [has fidgeted with his hair enough from in one spot from anxiety/adhd that it's become noticeably shorter]
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And actually astonishing when you think about it: The Trump administration's top officials are choosing to separate themselves from the public—more to the point: separate themselves from any visible protest—and live on military bases.
Gift link here: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Gift link here: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases
Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.
www.theatlantic.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
And actually astonishing when you think about it: The Trump administration's top officials are choosing to separate themselves from the public—more to the point: separate themselves from any visible protest—and live on military bases.
Gift link here: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Gift link here: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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RFK Sr traveled the country as a senator to expose malnutrition, drum up support for food stamps.
RFK Jr travels the country as HHS secretary, sees overweight children at airports, says food stamps "poisoning" today's children
New story w/ Senate library material
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
RFK Jr travels the country as HHS secretary, sees overweight children at airports, says food stamps "poisoning" today's children
New story w/ Senate library material
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
RFK Jr. Tackles His Father’s Legacy On Food Stamps
The Health and Human Services secretary is standing at the opposite end of his late father’s anti-poverty legacy.
www.huffpost.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM
RFK Sr traveled the country as a senator to expose malnutrition, drum up support for food stamps.
RFK Jr travels the country as HHS secretary, sees overweight children at airports, says food stamps "poisoning" today's children
New story w/ Senate library material
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
RFK Jr travels the country as HHS secretary, sees overweight children at airports, says food stamps "poisoning" today's children
New story w/ Senate library material
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
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DeBloppelgänger
DeBloppelgänger
October 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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DeBloppelgänger
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