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It’s appalling that the President of the United States and all of his advisors together know less about how SNAP works than my students do. Or else they are just lying. And I’m not sure which is worse.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4h

Trump on SNAP: It really puts the country in jeopardy. People who are able bodied who can do their job—they leave their job because they figure they can pick this up because it’s easier—that’s not the purpose of it

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4h

Trump on SNAP: It really puts the country in jeopardy. People who are able bodied who can do their job—they leave their job because they figure they can pick this up because it’s easier—that’s not the purpose of it

Amit Chandra, MD @amitchandramd.bsky.social · 6h

Consequences of our retreat from foreign assistance and global health:
#MedSky #HealthPolicy

Why next year's flu shot might not be as good as it should be

America's withdrawal from the World Health Organization is affecting the ability of U.S. scientists to track flu and other pathogens. That could be a blow to the development of the 2025 flu vaccine.

www.npr.org

Julia Lynch @jlynch13.bsky.social · 15h

😂😂

Julia Lynch @jlynch13.bsky.social · 15h

Happy Mal

Nathan Kalmoe (he/him) @nathankalmoe.bsky.social · 15h

There’s a lot of polisci research showing that Democratic & Republican leaders both misjudge their voters to be more conservative than reality. And that was true already a decade ago.

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 1d

This is not what they actually say. This is what they used to say, in the long ago before times when Shaheen learned to do politics. There is no kumbaya median voter anymore. The question you get knocking doors is not "why can't you all just work together?" it's "why didn't / will you fight harder?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"

Julia Lynch @jlynch13.bsky.social · 16h

Same. It took me 2 weeks to hem 4 pairs of black and navy trousers because I had to wait for decent light!

Julia Lynch @jlynch13.bsky.social · 16h

I suspect you now have a cat who sleeps in the bedroom 😂

Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA @arrianna-planey.bsky.social · 1d

I still think that the pain of "gov't shutdowns" should be shared by those responsible for negotiating.

I also think that true democracies would not allow core state functions to grind to a halt over budget reconciliations because core functions should be funded from a separate pot.

Julia Lynch @jlynch13.bsky.social · 1d

This. Don’t get me wrong, the whole thing stinks to high heaven. But you can’t attribute the cave only to those who voted yes on the CR.

Jonathan Ladd @jonmladd.bsky.social · 1d

Assume all the yes and no votes from Dem senators are strategic and not sincere votes. The party caucus made a decision. No way to know how many were in favor. Then the caucus decided who would vote yes and no based on what would protect each of them politically the most. That’s how this works.

Julia Lynch @jlynch13.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely. I’ve got docs who are 20 years behind on guidelines for ME/CFS. And even more docs who’ve never heard of it. Pretty clear there is a lack of updating going on — and nowhere more clear than when it comes to Black women’s health care of any kind.

Jonathan Ladd @jonmladd.bsky.social · 1d

Assume all the yes and no votes from Dem senators are strategic and not sincere votes. The party caucus made a decision. No way to know how many were in favor. Then the caucus decided who would vote yes and no based on what would protect each of them politically the most. That’s how this works.

Julia Lynch @jlynch13.bsky.social · 1d

JFC. That’s horrific.

Julia Lynch @jlynch13.bsky.social · 1d

Not stupid. And square root of fuck all is exactly the amount.

Julia Lynch @jlynch13.bsky.social · 1d

You will hear the screams of health policy scholars in 3… 2… 1… aaaaaaaaaaaggggghhhhhh

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 1d

"A development that appeared to break the logjam: Republicans proposed that healthcare funding be provided directly to households rather than used to pay for a 1-year extension of ACA subsidies. That involves sending federal money into FSAs instead of insurance companies" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Republicans Pitch Alternative to ACA Extension to End Government Shutdown

A proposal by GOP senators to send money directly to consumers’ health accounts rather than to insurance companies showed signs of breaking a stalemate on negotiations.

www.wsj.com

Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 1d

“A bipartisan Senate deal has been reached to fund the government through January 30 and to set a vote on an Affordable Care Act bill in December, in a major sign the government shutdown is poised to end, according to a source…
The deal includes a reversal of Trump’s firings of federal employees”

Senate reaches deal to extend government funding in major sign shutdown is poised to end | CNN Politics

A bipartisan Senate deal has been reached to fund the government through January 30 and to set a vote on an Affordable Care Act bill in December, in a major sign the government shutdown is poised to e...

www.cnn.com

Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 1d

Hmm, interesting too because a lot of wellness grifts (wearables, IV therapy, supplements, etc.) can be paid for with FSA funds. If I'm understanding this, it would mean than wellness grifters are going to be able to make even more money?

Me, Myself & I @nuix.bsky.social · 1d

I'm the spouse of an air traffic controller and I could not be more livid at the news that Dems might cave. I called and left voicemails for my Dem senators. If my family can hold the fucking line, so can they.

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 1d

"A development that appeared to break the logjam: Republicans proposed that healthcare funding be provided directly to households rather than used to pay for a 1-year extension of ACA subsidies. That involves sending federal money into FSAs instead of insurance companies" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Republicans Pitch Alternative to ACA Extension to End Government Shutdown

A proposal by GOP senators to send money directly to consumers’ health accounts rather than to insurance companies showed signs of breaking a stalemate on negotiations.

www.wsj.com

Julia Lynch @jlynch13.bsky.social · 1d

This.

Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 1d

it’s a memo, tell them to fuck off

tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...

Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 1d

it’s a memo, tell them to fuck off

tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...

Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps

www.nytimes.com

Julia Lynch @jlynch13.bsky.social · 1d

This is massive thread and I don’t agree with all of it, but it’s worth reading. Ellis makes some good points about what seems like a real succession crisis brewing on the right.

matthew ellis @matthiasellis.com · 3d

I've noticed that there isn't much talk here about the current internecine war that is unfolding on the right, spearheaded in large part by Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, and Candace Owens after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. I know this shit is insane and feels bad. But this is a mistake (1/)

Julia Lynch @jlynch13.bsky.social · 1d

Worth reading

“tech and inspiration to do good have melded to make this story possible; in this era of AI bubbles and crypto corruption, we need to be reminded that these tools are also ours.”

Why the Mamdani campaign must be the future of politics

This is something we do, or it is done to us.

www.thefarce.org

Julia Lynch @jlynch13.bsky.social · 1d

Good catch by @judah-grunstein.bsky.social

Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 1d

Gellner's comparison of multi-stranded language in pre-scientific communities to single-stranded language in scientific societies helps explain the "post-truth" phenomenon of Trumpism.

As a pre-scientific mode of enforcing community, it highlights how deeply hostility to modernity runs in MAGA.

KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 1d

David Drake was an Enslaved Man in South Carolina who Made Thousands of Ceramic Pots. Now, a Boston Museum Has Returned Two of Them to His Descendants www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a... "Artworks by enslaved Black Americans are often absent from repatriation conversations in the United States"

An Enslaved Man Made Thousands of Ceramic Pots. Now, a Boston Museum Has Returned Two of Them to His Descendants

Many of David Drake's large vessels featured his signature and inscriptions, even though he created them during a time when literacy among enslaved laborers was illegal

www.smithsonianmag.com

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