Jill Burcum
@jburcum.bsky.social
Minnesota Star Tribune opinion writer on health care. Applying Minnesota mom sensibilities to coverage: don't fib, don't be mean & you better have done your homework. StarTribune.com
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Yale Budget Lab has estimated the cost of the Trump tariff checks "is about twice as large as the total revenue that will be raised by the administration's tariff hikes."
Point is, it's not a dividend, it's borrowing from the future.
budgetlab.yale.edu/research/est...
Point is, it's not a dividend, it's borrowing from the future.
budgetlab.yale.edu/research/est...
November 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Yale Budget Lab has estimated the cost of the Trump tariff checks "is about twice as large as the total revenue that will be raised by the administration's tariff hikes."
Point is, it's not a dividend, it's borrowing from the future.
budgetlab.yale.edu/research/est...
Point is, it's not a dividend, it's borrowing from the future.
budgetlab.yale.edu/research/est...
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Wisconsin's staunch anti-abortion Republican assembly speaker has been holding up a vote to expand Medicaid for new moms.
www.propublica.org/article/wisc...
www.propublica.org/article/wisc...
He Vowed to “Protect the Unborn.” Now He’s Blocking a Bill to Expand Medicaid for Wisconsin’s New Moms.
Splitting with anti-abortion members of his own party, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has refused to join 48 other states in ensuring that vulnerable women have access to potentially lifesaving ...
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Wisconsin's staunch anti-abortion Republican assembly speaker has been holding up a vote to expand Medicaid for new moms.
www.propublica.org/article/wisc...
www.propublica.org/article/wisc...
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Thune on amendment to Epstein: “I think when a bill comes out of the house, 427 to one, and the President said he’d sign it, I'm not sure that amending it is in the cards.”
November 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Thune on amendment to Epstein: “I think when a bill comes out of the house, 427 to one, and the President said he’d sign it, I'm not sure that amending it is in the cards.”
The day of reckoning over Epstein's malignant web of perversion and power may finally be at hand. Bring it on. www.startribune.com/congress-vot...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The day of reckoning over Epstein's malignant web of perversion and power may finally be at hand. Bring it on. www.startribune.com/congress-vot...
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing millions of chickens and spiking egg prices, the federal government didn’t investigate if the virus was airborne.
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing millions of chickens and spiking egg prices, the federal government didn’t investigate if the virus was airborne.
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
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UnitedHealth names former US FDA chief Scott Gottlieb to its board reut.rs/3X06uSz
UnitedHealth names former US FDA chief Scott Gottlieb to its board
UnitedHealth Group said on Tuesday it had named former U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner Scott Gottlieb to its board, effective immediately.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
UnitedHealth names former US FDA chief Scott Gottlieb to its board reut.rs/3X06uSz
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notably, Fox News is not broadcasting the Khanna/Massie/Greene Epstein news conference live. CNN and MS are.
November 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
notably, Fox News is not broadcasting the Khanna/Massie/Greene Epstein news conference live. CNN and MS are.
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Megyn Kelly Anxiously Waits For Everyone Else To Start Condoning Pedophilia Too https://theonion.com/megyn-kelly-anxiously-waits-for-everyone-else-to-start-condoning-pedophilia-too/
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Megyn Kelly Anxiously Waits For Everyone Else To Start Condoning Pedophilia Too https://theonion.com/megyn-kelly-anxiously-waits-for-everyone-else-to-start-condoning-pedophilia-too/
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Tariffs off bananas. Tariffs off coffee. And suddenly the White House wants credit for lowering the cost of living. That’s like unplugging the treadmill you pushed us onto and declaring yourself a fitness guru.
November 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Tariffs off bananas. Tariffs off coffee. And suddenly the White House wants credit for lowering the cost of living. That’s like unplugging the treadmill you pushed us onto and declaring yourself a fitness guru.
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A study published in JAMA found that nearly 10% of direct care/support health care workers live in poverty and 1 in 4 faces food insecurity.
Watch the video and read the research letter: ja.ma/4oN1sVI
Watch the video and read the research letter: ja.ma/4oN1sVI
November 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A study published in JAMA found that nearly 10% of direct care/support health care workers live in poverty and 1 in 4 faces food insecurity.
Watch the video and read the research letter: ja.ma/4oN1sVI
Watch the video and read the research letter: ja.ma/4oN1sVI
I took a break from painting to turn on the Vikes game, and now regret that.
November 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I took a break from painting to turn on the Vikes game, and now regret that.
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“You don’t think your president is going to be the one making things complicated for your business.”
From the Johnsons’ Goodhue County farm, a look at how tariffs are squeezing Minnesota’s family farmers. I’m working to end these harmful policies.
www.startribune.com/us-agricultu...
From the Johnsons’ Goodhue County farm, a look at how tariffs are squeezing Minnesota’s family farmers. I’m working to end these harmful policies.
www.startribune.com/us-agricultu...
November 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
“You don’t think your president is going to be the one making things complicated for your business.”
From the Johnsons’ Goodhue County farm, a look at how tariffs are squeezing Minnesota’s family farmers. I’m working to end these harmful policies.
www.startribune.com/us-agricultu...
From the Johnsons’ Goodhue County farm, a look at how tariffs are squeezing Minnesota’s family farmers. I’m working to end these harmful policies.
www.startribune.com/us-agricultu...
GIFT LINK: Part 3 of A Season of Uncertainty, as we follow a Minnesota farm family on the front lines of President Trump's trade war. As they bring in the harvest, they confront low crop prices, rising costs. www.startribune.com/us-agricultu...
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November 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
GIFT LINK: Part 3 of A Season of Uncertainty, as we follow a Minnesota farm family on the front lines of President Trump's trade war. As they bring in the harvest, they confront low crop prices, rising costs. www.startribune.com/us-agricultu...
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CDC flu data is back! I’m so happy I could cry. H3N2 is predominating, especially the new subclade K. This supports the emerging hypothesis that we will have a big flu season. More to come.
November 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
CDC flu data is back! I’m so happy I could cry. H3N2 is predominating, especially the new subclade K. This supports the emerging hypothesis that we will have a big flu season. More to come.
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“The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is deeply concerned by the Department of Education’s decision to move forward with a proposed definition of professional degree programs that excludes nursing… the impact on our already-challenged nursing workforce would be devastating.”
AACN Alarmed Over Department of Education’s Proposed Limitation of Student Loan Access for Nursing
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is deeply concerned by the Department of Education’s decision to move forward with a proposed definition of professional degree programs that exc...
www.aacnnursing.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:20 AM
“The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is deeply concerned by the Department of Education’s decision to move forward with a proposed definition of professional degree programs that excludes nursing… the impact on our already-challenged nursing workforce would be devastating.”
Frank Cerra negotiated the U's relationship with Fairview and worked within it over its first 15 years. He deems the deal between Fairview and the U physicians hopeful progress. A important MN health care read. Only in the Star Tribune. www.startribune.com/u-med-school...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Frank Cerra negotiated the U's relationship with Fairview and worked within it over its first 15 years. He deems the deal between Fairview and the U physicians hopeful progress. A important MN health care read. Only in the Star Tribune. www.startribune.com/u-med-school...
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The magic numbers on the Epstein Files petition are 290 and 67. That's what it takes to override a presidential veto.
The petition needs 72 more House Republicans and 20 Senate Republicans willing to defy Trump.
(That has not happened all year.)
Trump had a veto overridden once: NDAA 1/1/21.
The petition needs 72 more House Republicans and 20 Senate Republicans willing to defy Trump.
(That has not happened all year.)
Trump had a veto overridden once: NDAA 1/1/21.
November 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The magic numbers on the Epstein Files petition are 290 and 67. That's what it takes to override a presidential veto.
The petition needs 72 more House Republicans and 20 Senate Republicans willing to defy Trump.
(That has not happened all year.)
Trump had a veto overridden once: NDAA 1/1/21.
The petition needs 72 more House Republicans and 20 Senate Republicans willing to defy Trump.
(That has not happened all year.)
Trump had a veto overridden once: NDAA 1/1/21.
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The spending bill signed by the president will essentially prohibit hemp-based THC products nationwide in a year.
Minnesota’s hemp-derived THC companies prepare to fight ban on Capitol Hill
A spending bill passed by the U.S. House and signed by the president Wednesday will essentially prohibit hemp-based THC products nationwide in a year.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The spending bill signed by the president will essentially prohibit hemp-based THC products nationwide in a year.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Do not underestimate the hemp ban in 2026. Gonna haunt whoever voted for it.
*Government will reopen
*ACA subsidies NOT extended, causing premiums to rocket for 24M+
*A bunch of Republican senators could net millions in taxpayer dollars for themselves, with at least one hoping to net more than $1M.
*Intoxicating hemp banned
*Govt could shut again 1/31
*ACA subsidies NOT extended, causing premiums to rocket for 24M+
*A bunch of Republican senators could net millions in taxpayer dollars for themselves, with at least one hoping to net more than $1M.
*Intoxicating hemp banned
*Govt could shut again 1/31
November 13, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Do not underestimate the hemp ban in 2026. Gonna haunt whoever voted for it.
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Larry Summers: "I observed that half the IQ in the world was possessed by women without mentioning they are more than 51 percent of the population..."
November 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Larry Summers: "I observed that half the IQ in the world was possessed by women without mentioning they are more than 51 percent of the population..."
Northern lights are putting on a show tonight in rural MN.
November 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Northern lights are putting on a show tonight in rural MN.
This isn’t just gullible. It’s pitiful.
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
This isn’t just gullible. It’s pitiful.