karenjcollins
@kmfjc.bsky.social
Retired psychotherapist, retired rower, practicing artist, grandmother, fervent blue politics, breast cancer survivor. Not in that order. Or any order at all.
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Worse yet, they say, it’s coming even before cuts to Medicaid in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act take effect and the potential expiration of Obamacare subsidies at year’s end. The charities are warning of exploding medical debt and lower survival rates for diseases like…
Politico on the rising number of Americans facing catastrophic medical insurance costs: "The Trump economy is not focusing on the root causes of why health care costs are so high in this country."
Americans are buckling under medical bills. It could get worse.
Charities that help people pay for care say demand is way up. That’s before scheduled Medicaid and Obamacare cuts take effect.
www.politico.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Worse yet, they say, it’s coming even before cuts to Medicaid in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act take effect and the potential expiration of Obamacare subsidies at year’s end. The charities are warning of exploding medical debt and lower survival rates for diseases like…
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If inflation comes up at the dinner table, don’t forget to draw attention to a deeper structural driver of high prices: corporate power.
Much of the food industry is dominated by a few corporate giants with the power to keep prices high because they face little competition.
Much of the food industry is dominated by a few corporate giants with the power to keep prices high because they face little competition.
November 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
If inflation comes up at the dinner table, don’t forget to draw attention to a deeper structural driver of high prices: corporate power.
Much of the food industry is dominated by a few corporate giants with the power to keep prices high because they face little competition.
Much of the food industry is dominated by a few corporate giants with the power to keep prices high because they face little competition.
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Conservatives yell “socialism” at every initiative designed to help people.
Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today.
But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic.
A functioning government requires pooling resources for the common good. Let me explain.
Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today.
But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic.
A functioning government requires pooling resources for the common good. Let me explain.
Socialism Fear-mongering is Bananas | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
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November 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Conservatives yell “socialism” at every initiative designed to help people.
Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today.
But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic.
A functioning government requires pooling resources for the common good. Let me explain.
Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today.
But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic.
A functioning government requires pooling resources for the common good. Let me explain.
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Experts say it’s highly unusual for the White House to tell agents to give up custody of potential evidence in an investigation, as it did with the Tates.
“I’ve never heard of anything like that in my 30 years working,” an ex-DHS official said.
“I’ve never heard of anything like that in my 30 years working,” an ex-DHS official said.
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Experts say it’s highly unusual for the White House to tell agents to give up custody of potential evidence in an investigation, as it did with the Tates.
“I’ve never heard of anything like that in my 30 years working,” an ex-DHS official said.
“I’ve never heard of anything like that in my 30 years working,” an ex-DHS official said.
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Don't fall for it. Trump has been waiting for an excuse for a military dictatorship.
It took only a few hours for President Donald Trump to turn what he called “an act of evil, and an act of terror” into a full-blown argument for an even more intense crackdown on immigration.
It took only a few hours for President Donald Trump to turn what he called “an act of evil, and an act of terror” into a full-blown argument for an even more intense crackdown on immigration.
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Don't fall for it. Trump has been waiting for an excuse for a military dictatorship.
It took only a few hours for President Donald Trump to turn what he called “an act of evil, and an act of terror” into a full-blown argument for an even more intense crackdown on immigration.
It took only a few hours for President Donald Trump to turn what he called “an act of evil, and an act of terror” into a full-blown argument for an even more intense crackdown on immigration.
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Hang on, a pause is by definition temporary. Permanent is the opposite of temporary. “Permanent pause” is an oxymoron, a contradiction. If you want to be president of the US, don’t you think you should learn English, @realDonaldTrump ?
November 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Hang on, a pause is by definition temporary. Permanent is the opposite of temporary. “Permanent pause” is an oxymoron, a contradiction. If you want to be president of the US, don’t you think you should learn English, @realDonaldTrump ?
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Sarah Beckstrom, 20, one of two National Guardsmen shot yesterday, has succumbed to her injuries. She has died.
Sarah Beckstrom, RIP...and thank you for your service to this country.
Sarah Beckstrom, RIP...and thank you for your service to this country.
November 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Sarah Beckstrom, 20, one of two National Guardsmen shot yesterday, has succumbed to her injuries. She has died.
Sarah Beckstrom, RIP...and thank you for your service to this country.
Sarah Beckstrom, RIP...and thank you for your service to this country.
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Good reporting the Post should play higher. Gift link:
Retired judges warn that the rule of law is unraveling wapo.st/4iq1Pmz
Retired judges warn that the rule of law is unraveling wapo.st/4iq1Pmz
Retired judges warn that the rule of law is unraveling
In interviews, former state and federal judges describe the consequences when the rule of law begins to falter, warning that democracy’s guardrails may already be weakened.
wapo.st
November 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Good reporting the Post should play higher. Gift link:
Retired judges warn that the rule of law is unraveling wapo.st/4iq1Pmz
Retired judges warn that the rule of law is unraveling wapo.st/4iq1Pmz
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Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Over the coming weeks, my colleagues and I will bring you stories from Sudan — first-person accounts from people impacted by the brutal war in Sudan, telling us how this conflict has affected their lives.
This one is from Mubarak Elamin. Please listen to his heart wrenching story.
This one is from Mubarak Elamin. Please listen to his heart wrenching story.
November 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Over the coming weeks, my colleagues and I will bring you stories from Sudan — first-person accounts from people impacted by the brutal war in Sudan, telling us how this conflict has affected their lives.
This one is from Mubarak Elamin. Please listen to his heart wrenching story.
This one is from Mubarak Elamin. Please listen to his heart wrenching story.
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BREAKING: The Department of Justice will HIDE certain names on the Epstein List for “National Security Concerns”.
WTFFF??
WTFFF??
November 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
BREAKING: The Department of Justice will HIDE certain names on the Epstein List for “National Security Concerns”.
WTFFF??
WTFFF??
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I remember a saying from my childhood "Don't mess w Mother nature." Drumpf will be gone from the earth soon. So the fo will fall on us & our children.
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I remember a saying from my childhood "Don't mess w Mother nature." Drumpf will be gone from the earth soon. So the fo will fall on us & our children.
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1/5 🧵Marjorie Taylor Greene just announced she’s resigning effective January 2026.
Nobody climbs that far up the ladder...just to climb back down on their own.
People don’t abandon power.
They get escorted...out of it.
Nobody climbs that far up the ladder...just to climb back down on their own.
People don’t abandon power.
They get escorted...out of it.
November 22, 2025 at 1:57 AM
1/5 🧵Marjorie Taylor Greene just announced she’s resigning effective January 2026.
Nobody climbs that far up the ladder...just to climb back down on their own.
People don’t abandon power.
They get escorted...out of it.
Nobody climbs that far up the ladder...just to climb back down on their own.
People don’t abandon power.
They get escorted...out of it.
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“We could have had a contract already,” she said. “We’re willing to work with the company. The company just doesn’t want to work with us.”
Richmond Starbucks Baristas Join National Strike, Shutting Down Fan Store
Richmond baristas at the Fan Starbucks have joined a national strike, shutting down one of the city’s busiest locations. Workers say Starbucks refuses to negotiate a fair contract, leaving the store l...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
“We could have had a contract already,” she said. “We’re willing to work with the company. The company just doesn’t want to work with us.”
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He misses the good old days when him and his pal Epstein could do whatever they wanted in front of women.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
He misses the good old days when him and his pal Epstein could do whatever they wanted in front of women.
x.com/RonFilipkows...
x.com/RonFilipkows...
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Trump Offers a Ukraine Peace Plan the Kremlin Can Love (David E. Sanger/New York Times)
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November 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Trump Offers a Ukraine Peace Plan the Kremlin Can Love (David E. Sanger/New York Times)
Main Link | memeorandum Permalink
Main Link | memeorandum Permalink
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BREAKING: Jeffrey Epstein had connections to U.S. intelligence, per Thomas Massie.
November 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
BREAKING: Jeffrey Epstein had connections to U.S. intelligence, per Thomas Massie.
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I hope
you’ll read this piece that I wrote about Donald Trump, the price of having a president who openly calls for his political enemies deaths, & why we should be discussing this with friends & family during the holiday. joycevance.substack.com/p/sorry-geor...
you’ll read this piece that I wrote about Donald Trump, the price of having a president who openly calls for his political enemies deaths, & why we should be discussing this with friends & family during the holiday. joycevance.substack.com/p/sorry-geor...
Sorry, George Washington Would Not Have Hanged Them.
This week, Donald Trump continues to use his claimed power to kill people who have received no due process, in international waters, based on his administration’s assertion that they are narcoterroris...
joycevance.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I hope
you’ll read this piece that I wrote about Donald Trump, the price of having a president who openly calls for his political enemies deaths, & why we should be discussing this with friends & family during the holiday. joycevance.substack.com/p/sorry-geor...
you’ll read this piece that I wrote about Donald Trump, the price of having a president who openly calls for his political enemies deaths, & why we should be discussing this with friends & family during the holiday. joycevance.substack.com/p/sorry-geor...
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Another win!
November 22, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Another win!
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This young man has it exactly right.
November 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This young man has it exactly right.
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AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social : A swastika is one of the clearest symbols of hatred in all of humanity… to remove that designation… indicates a possible collaboration with those very elements, which I think is genuinely frightening to any American.
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social : A swastika is one of the clearest symbols of hatred in all of humanity… to remove that designation… indicates a possible collaboration with those very elements, which I think is genuinely frightening to any American.
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Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
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Trump makes his Epstein situation EVEN WORSE with his reaction; His approval plummets as even many MAGA faithful jump ship; The admin hides inflation data as the economic disaster reaches new levels; and more. Watch the MeidasTouch Podcast at 8p ET/5p PT!
LIVE: MeidasTouch RESPONDS to MAJOR BREAKING NEWS - 11/13/25
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November 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Trump makes his Epstein situation EVEN WORSE with his reaction; His approval plummets as even many MAGA faithful jump ship; The admin hides inflation data as the economic disaster reaches new levels; and more. Watch the MeidasTouch Podcast at 8p ET/5p PT!