Bruce Emmerling
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Greetings everyone, I am an avid reader and explorer of many things. My favorite interests include history, science fiction, politics, news, and more.
Increases to ACH premiums expected www.cnn.com/2025/07/18/p...
ACA insurers propose biggest premium hikes since 2018 as Trump policies take hold | CNN Politics
Affordable Care Act insurers are proposing their steepest premium increases since 2018, driven in part by the looming expiration of Biden-era enhanced premium subsidies and by the Trump administration...
www.cnn.com
July 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Increases to ACH premiums expected www.cnn.com/2025/07/18/p...
Upcoming Medicaid cuts may have different effects before becoming active
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
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The megabill’s Medicaid cuts shocked hospitals, but they may never happen
The most painful health care provisions in the new Republican law don’t take effect for years, giving lobbyists plenty of time to undo them.
www.politico.com
July 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Upcoming Medicaid cuts may have different effects before becoming active
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
Its almost impossible to avoid us AI with popular software. Applications like Photoshop have AI functions embedded along with popular search engines. Those that say they refuse to use it may well be already doing so.
July 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Its almost impossible to avoid us AI with popular software. Applications like Photoshop have AI functions embedded along with popular search engines. Those that say they refuse to use it may well be already doing so.
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Restoration workers are removing about 100,000 handbound books from their shelves and carefully placing them in crates, the start of a disinfection process that aims to kill the tiny beetles.
Hungary's oldest library is fighting to save 100,000 books from a beetle infestation
Restoration workers are removing about 100,000 handbound books from their shelves and carefully placing them in crates, the start of a disinfection process that aims to kill the tiny beetles.
n.pr
July 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Restoration workers are removing about 100,000 handbound books from their shelves and carefully placing them in crates, the start of a disinfection process that aims to kill the tiny beetles.
The Great Replacement Theory is at the center of politics in the US. Here is a pretty good article about the phenomenon. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
What is ‘great replacement theory’ and how does it fuel racist violence?
Investigators are still piecing together the motives of the mass shooter who killed 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, this weekend. But authorities aren't hesitating to call it a racial...
www.pbs.org
July 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The Great Replacement Theory is at the center of politics in the US. Here is a pretty good article about the phenomenon. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Many progressives went into the 2024 election with the idea that people wouldn't elect Trump after all the scandals, investigations, statements, and the capitol building from 2021. Never take for granted that people will magically vote for the "right" or more law abiding candidate.
July 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Many progressives went into the 2024 election with the idea that people wouldn't elect Trump after all the scandals, investigations, statements, and the capitol building from 2021. Never take for granted that people will magically vote for the "right" or more law abiding candidate.
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President Donald Trump may have eviscerated some of his base's most potent attack weapons against Democrats, according to one conservative activist.
'They feel him betraying them': Trump reportedly nixed MAGA's most potent weapon
President Donald Trump may have eviscerated some of his base's most potent attack weapons against Democrats, according to one conservative activist. Anti-Trump conservative activist Rick Wilson, co-founder of The Lincoln Project, said the Trump administration's attempts to bury the Jeffrey Epstein f...
bit.ly
July 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
President Donald Trump may have eviscerated some of his base's most potent attack weapons against Democrats, according to one conservative activist.
Understanding Evangelical beliefs and the current political landscape www.newsweek.com/how-hell-ben...
How "Hell Bent" Evangelical Theology Fuels America's Politics | Opinion
Many of my secular friends are confounded. How could Jesus-loving people support a bill so harsh and regressive? "What exactly is Christian about this?" they ask.
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July 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Understanding Evangelical beliefs and the current political landscape www.newsweek.com/how-hell-ben...
Companies are still firing thousands while making billions in profits. The old worker-corporate "contract" is long dead. techcrunch.com/2025/07/09/m...
Microsoft shares $500M in AI savings internally days after cutting 9,000 jobs | TechCrunch
Microsoft’s chief commercial officer Judson Althoff noted AI has been so useful that Microsoft was able to save more than $500 million last year in its call center alone.
techcrunch.com
July 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Companies are still firing thousands while making billions in profits. The old worker-corporate "contract" is long dead. techcrunch.com/2025/07/09/m...
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As hurricane season bears down, a new layer of uncertainty is spreading through the disaster response system: a wall of silence from FEMA that’s leaving officials from across the country scrambling for answers.
‘We’ve been ghosted by FEMA’: Officials across country say they can’t get answers on critical funding | CNN Politics
As hurricane season bears down, a new layer of uncertainty is spreading through the disaster response system: a wall of silence from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that’s leaving officials fr...
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July 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
As hurricane season bears down, a new layer of uncertainty is spreading through the disaster response system: a wall of silence from FEMA that’s leaving officials from across the country scrambling for answers.
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Del Monte Foods, the nearly 140-year-old company whose canned fruits and vegetables have long been grocery store staples, has filed for bankruptcy as it grapples with mounting debt, post-pandemic headwinds and shifts in consumer spending.
Del Monte Foods, maker of popular canned goods, files for bankruptcy
The company, founded in 1886, said it was voluntarily initiating Chapter 11 proceedings, citing mounting debt, economic headwinds and consumer spending shifts.
wapo.st
July 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Del Monte Foods, the nearly 140-year-old company whose canned fruits and vegetables have long been grocery store staples, has filed for bankruptcy as it grapples with mounting debt, post-pandemic headwinds and shifts in consumer spending.
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In a world that is increasingly multilingual, becoming a hyperpolyglot—a speaker of more than 11 languages—remains a rare, herculean feat.
The Mystery of People Who Speak Dozens of Languages
What can hyperpolyglots teach the rest of us?
nyer.cm
July 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
In a world that is increasingly multilingual, becoming a hyperpolyglot—a speaker of more than 11 languages—remains a rare, herculean feat.
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Michael Madsen, whose menacing characters in “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill” made him a standout in Quentin Tarantino’s films, has died. He was 67.
This post replaces an earlier post that was deleted because it reported Madsen was 66.
apnews.com/article/mich...
This post replaces an earlier post that was deleted because it reported Madsen was 66.
apnews.com/article/mich...
Michael Madsen, 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Kill Bill' star, dies at 67
Michael Madsen, whose menacing characters in “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill” made him a standout in Quentin Tarantino’s films, has died. He was 67.
apnews.com
July 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Michael Madsen, whose menacing characters in “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill” made him a standout in Quentin Tarantino’s films, has died. He was 67.
This post replaces an earlier post that was deleted because it reported Madsen was 66.
apnews.com/article/mich...
This post replaces an earlier post that was deleted because it reported Madsen was 66.
apnews.com/article/mich...
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Protecting his stock portfolio while ripping away health care from 17 million Americans.
This is Washington at its worst.
We need to ban Congressional stock trading.
This is Washington at its worst.
We need to ban Congressional stock trading.
July 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Protecting his stock portfolio while ripping away health care from 17 million Americans.
This is Washington at its worst.
We need to ban Congressional stock trading.
This is Washington at its worst.
We need to ban Congressional stock trading.
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The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to cut nearly 75% of staffing at the agency’s office tasked with developing and sharing threat intelligence with state and local partners, according to an official familiar with the plans.
DHS intelligence branch planning to shrink staffing by 75% amid elevated threat level | CNN Politics
The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to cut nearly 75% of staffing at the agency’s office tasked with developing and sharing threat intelligence with state and local partners, according to...
www.cnn.com
July 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to cut nearly 75% of staffing at the agency’s office tasked with developing and sharing threat intelligence with state and local partners, according to an official familiar with the plans.
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President Donald Trump took a victory lap Thursday night at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines and touted the passing of his signature "Big Beautiful Bill."
'Press will crucify him': Trump hammered after 'blatant lie' about his megabill
President Donald Trump took a victory lap Thursday night at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines and touted the passing of his signature "Big Beautiful Bill." But he couldn't slip one falsehood past pesky internet observers.An exuberant Trump bragged to MAGA attendees, "Just as I promised, we're...
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July 4, 2025 at 1:30 AM
President Donald Trump took a victory lap Thursday night at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines and touted the passing of his signature "Big Beautiful Bill."
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Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, and other infamous figures lived in and around Tacoma in the 60s. Did their psychopathy have a common cause?
Did Lead Poisoning Create a Generation of Serial Killers?
Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, and many other notorious figures lived in and around Tacoma in the sixties. A new book argues that there was something in the water.
nyer.cm
July 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, and other infamous figures lived in and around Tacoma in the 60s. Did their psychopathy have a common cause?
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George Takei has a very personal view about current US immigration enforcement efforts.
George Takei is 88 years old and will never stop fighting for equality | CNN
George Takei has a very personal view about current US immigration enforcement efforts.
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July 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
George Takei has a very personal view about current US immigration enforcement efforts.
MAGA supporters will probably not see or recognize the fact that this bill will only add over 3 trillion to the nation's debt.
www.axios.com/2025/07/03/t...
www.axios.com/2025/07/03/t...
Where Trump's "big, beautiful bill" could hit SNAP benefits hardest
The bill bumps the work requirement age up to 64.
www.axios.com
July 4, 2025 at 1:58 AM
MAGA supporters will probably not see or recognize the fact that this bill will only add over 3 trillion to the nation's debt.
www.axios.com/2025/07/03/t...
www.axios.com/2025/07/03/t...
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Reposted by Bruce Emmerling
Senate votes to cut $930 billion from Medicaid
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Senate votes to cut $930 billion from Medicaid
"This bill is about caviar over kids and hedge funds over health care."
www.motherjones.com
July 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Senate votes to cut $930 billion from Medicaid
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...