Tim Waidmann
@tawaid.bsky.social
Urban Institute Senior Fellow, Medicare, Dual Enrollees, Public Health, Labor, Demography, and Health Policy. Michigan Economics PhD, Sad Dad band lover
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Good for him.
January 25, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Good for him.
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Trump’s endless empowerment of federal immigration agents has resulted in yet another senseless killing. This brutal crackdown has to end.
I cannot and will not vote to fund DHS while this administration continues these violent federal takeovers of our cities.
I cannot and will not vote to fund DHS while this administration continues these violent federal takeovers of our cities.
January 24, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Trump’s endless empowerment of federal immigration agents has resulted in yet another senseless killing. This brutal crackdown has to end.
I cannot and will not vote to fund DHS while this administration continues these violent federal takeovers of our cities.
I cannot and will not vote to fund DHS while this administration continues these violent federal takeovers of our cities.
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The real “domestic terrorists” are in the White House.
The victim, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, was reportedly a law abiding US citizen & an ICU nurse at the VA. He was licensed to carry a firearm.
Trump & Miller are responsible for his killing & are now lying to the American people.
The victim, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, was reportedly a law abiding US citizen & an ICU nurse at the VA. He was licensed to carry a firearm.
Trump & Miller are responsible for his killing & are now lying to the American people.
Another brutal killing by Trump’s ICE agents.
Trump, Vance, Noem, Miller, & the whole morally depraved crew have blood on their hands. These killings are happening at their direction. They must be held accountable.
Congress must cut-off funding for these heinous acts NOW!
Trump, Vance, Noem, Miller, & the whole morally depraved crew have blood on their hands. These killings are happening at their direction. They must be held accountable.
Congress must cut-off funding for these heinous acts NOW!
January 24, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The real “domestic terrorists” are in the White House.
The victim, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, was reportedly a law abiding US citizen & an ICU nurse at the VA. He was licensed to carry a firearm.
Trump & Miller are responsible for his killing & are now lying to the American people.
The victim, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, was reportedly a law abiding US citizen & an ICU nurse at the VA. He was licensed to carry a firearm.
Trump & Miller are responsible for his killing & are now lying to the American people.
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I just checked—it turns out that Art. II, Sec. 1 of the Constitution of the United States does *not* say "The executive Power shall be vested in a bunch of sociopaths who think they can do whatever the fuck they want and make shit up as they go along."
January 25, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I just checked—it turns out that Art. II, Sec. 1 of the Constitution of the United States does *not* say "The executive Power shall be vested in a bunch of sociopaths who think they can do whatever the fuck they want and make shit up as they go along."
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When it comes to stock market performance, just like Davos, Trump is a loser. Only India did worse last year, Canada's market rose more than twice as much deanbaker22.substack.com/p/when-it-co...
When It Comes to the Stock Market, Trump Is a Loser
Only India's market did worse
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January 25, 2026 at 12:07 PM
When it comes to stock market performance, just like Davos, Trump is a loser. Only India did worse last year, Canada's market rose more than twice as much deanbaker22.substack.com/p/when-it-co...
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Somewhere in the D.C. suburbs, John Roberts is probably watching news reports from Minnesota and thinking, "you know, what we really need to do is give this man and his confederates *even more* unchecked power to act with impunity"
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ALT: Trump Thanks Chief Justice Roberts Won'T Forget GIF
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January 24, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Somewhere in the D.C. suburbs, John Roberts is probably watching news reports from Minnesota and thinking, "you know, what we really need to do is give this man and his confederates *even more* unchecked power to act with impunity"
Murderers and their cheerleaders. A Nuremberg reckoning better come for them all.
January 24, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Murderers and their cheerleaders. A Nuremberg reckoning better come for them all.
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Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
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This was murder. Pretti did not initiate the confrontation. He didn’t strike them. He didn’t brandish his gun. They tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him.
Holy crap.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
This was murder. Pretti did not initiate the confrontation. He didn’t strike them. He didn’t brandish his gun. They tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him.
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this is all to say that should democrats win the house and senate this november, they should hold similarly dramatic — which is to say televised and highly publicized — hearings on the conduct of ICE and CBP, with testimony from victims. we want as much of *this* as possible in the record. (3/?)
ICE detained Arlit Maria Martinez on her way to work. 2 days later, her 15 yo son died of cancer. They wouldn't let her out to say goodbye. The family had planned to move back to Mexico prior to the cancer diagnosis but stayed for his treatment. Now, Mr Martinez has lost his wife to ICE & his son.
Teen dies of cancer days after mother arrested by ICE: ‘She’s never gonna see him’
The mother's family pleaded with federal officers for her release from custody to say her final goodbyes to her son, but their requests went unanswered.
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January 14, 2026 at 2:09 AM
this is all to say that should democrats win the house and senate this november, they should hold similarly dramatic — which is to say televised and highly publicized — hearings on the conduct of ICE and CBP, with testimony from victims. we want as much of *this* as possible in the record. (3/?)
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Defund. Abolish. Prosecute.
ICE is lawless and destructive.
ICE is lawless and destructive.
Trump's thugs are going hog wild and tossing gas around in one of the busiest commercial districts in Minneapolis, just a mile or so from where I live. Complete insanity.
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(vid via Ford Fischer on X)
January 12, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Defund. Abolish. Prosecute.
ICE is lawless and destructive.
ICE is lawless and destructive.
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
WASHINGTON—Touting his latest executive order as a historic win for the U.S. economy, President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was mandating a 5,000% increase in all numbers nationwide. “Effect...
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December 18, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
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“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
December 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
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With the $45 million being spent on the president's parade here’s what that money could do for veterans instead:
House 3k veterans for an entire year in transitional housing
Provide full PTSD treatment for 3.75k veterans for a year
Deliver job training to 9k veterans through 12-week programs
House 3k veterans for an entire year in transitional housing
Provide full PTSD treatment for 3.75k veterans for a year
Deliver job training to 9k veterans through 12-week programs
June 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
With the $45 million being spent on the president's parade here’s what that money could do for veterans instead:
House 3k veterans for an entire year in transitional housing
Provide full PTSD treatment for 3.75k veterans for a year
Deliver job training to 9k veterans through 12-week programs
House 3k veterans for an entire year in transitional housing
Provide full PTSD treatment for 3.75k veterans for a year
Deliver job training to 9k veterans through 12-week programs
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The lesson people infuriatingly never seem to master is that there is no creating a police state just for other people. If you create a police state with no due process for immigrants or accused criminals, then that's the system you've created for yourself.
May 31, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The lesson people infuriatingly never seem to master is that there is no creating a police state just for other people. If you create a police state with no due process for immigrants or accused criminals, then that's the system you've created for yourself.
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Non-White scientists appear on fewer editorial boards, spend more time under review, and receive fewer citations
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Non-White scientists appear on fewer editorial boards, spend more time under review, and receive fewer citations | PNAS
Disparities continue to pose major challenges in various aspects of science. One such
aspect is editorial board composition, which has been shown t...
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December 2, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Non-White scientists appear on fewer editorial boards, spend more time under review, and receive fewer citations
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New Health Affairs Scholar article on postpartum care under Medicaid. 76% had a visit between 61-365 days after birth, but this varied by state and individual factors. Our findings show benefits of recent 12-mo. postpartum extensions but suggest where gaps in care remain.
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April 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
New Health Affairs Scholar article on postpartum care under Medicaid. 76% had a visit between 61-365 days after birth, but this varied by state and individual factors. Our findings show benefits of recent 12-mo. postpartum extensions but suggest where gaps in care remain.
doi.org/10.1093/hasc...
doi.org/10.1093/hasc...
The deadly and inequitable consequences of U.S. economic stagnation. journals.lww.com/epidem/abstr...
Long-term Economic Distress and Growing Educational... : Epidemiology
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We exploit spatiotemporal variation in mortality and long-term economic conditions at the year and commuting zone level to estimate the relationship between macroeconomic restructur...
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March 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The deadly and inequitable consequences of U.S. economic stagnation. journals.lww.com/epidem/abstr...
In February, the Urban Institute, in collaboration with Policies for Action, hosted a powerful, solutions-based event on advancing maternal health equity. Recording now available. @urbaninstitute.bsky.social #HealthPolicy www.urban.org/events/advan...
Advancing Maternal Health Equity: How Can Research, Policy, and Advocacy Inform Solutions?
Maternal and infant health inequities remain a significant challenge in the United States, disproportionately affecting historically marginalized communities. The Urban Institute, in collaboration wit...
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March 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
In February, the Urban Institute, in collaboration with Policies for Action, hosted a powerful, solutions-based event on advancing maternal health equity. Recording now available. @urbaninstitute.bsky.social #HealthPolicy www.urban.org/events/advan...
An assessment of Washington's Financial Alignment Initiative for Medicare-Medicaid enrollees. @urbaninstitute.bsky.social #HealthPolicy www.urban.org/research/pub...
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March 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
An assessment of Washington's Financial Alignment Initiative for Medicare-Medicaid enrollees. @urbaninstitute.bsky.social #HealthPolicy www.urban.org/research/pub...
Health Care Providers Would Experience Significant Revenue Losses and Uncompensated Care Increases in the Face of Reduced Federal Support for Medicaid Expansion
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March 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Health Care Providers Would Experience Significant Revenue Losses and Uncompensated Care Increases in the Face of Reduced Federal Support for Medicaid Expansion
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