Roberta Garber
@bobbiegarber.bsky.social
Ohio native. Retired affordable housing advocate. Wife, grandma, and cat mom. Politics junkie.
It's crazy. It's absolutely the biggest bang for the buck they could get to address the overall affordability concerns of voters.
November 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
It's crazy. It's absolutely the biggest bang for the buck they could get to address the overall affordability concerns of voters.
What is so crazy is that the absolute best and quickest thing Republicans could do for themselves right now is to simply extend the ACA subsidies. It immediately takes a huge affordability issue off the table for millions of voters. Democrats gave them a gift and they refused it.
November 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
What is so crazy is that the absolute best and quickest thing Republicans could do for themselves right now is to simply extend the ACA subsidies. It immediately takes a huge affordability issue off the table for millions of voters. Democrats gave them a gift and they refused it.
It's not like keeping the government shut down longer was going to convince Republicans to restore the subsidies. Their tolerance for inflicting pain on the American people is unending. Now, at least, everyone knows who is causing the pain.
November 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It's not like keeping the government shut down longer was going to convince Republicans to restore the subsidies. Their tolerance for inflicting pain on the American people is unending. Now, at least, everyone knows who is causing the pain.
Crazy. But there are fax apps for your computer or phone that allow you to fax without having a fax machine. Most have a free trial period if you only need to use it once.
November 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Crazy. But there are fax apps for your computer or phone that allow you to fax without having a fax machine. Most have a free trial period if you only need to use it once.
Eugenics (Kennedy)
November 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Eugenics (Kennedy)
I think he is referring to local law enforcement, not the neighborhood residents.
October 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I think he is referring to local law enforcement, not the neighborhood residents.
Turn it into housing for people who are homeless.
October 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Turn it into housing for people who are homeless.
Which is why, every time I am almost ready to cancel my subscription, I don't.
October 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Which is why, every time I am almost ready to cancel my subscription, I don't.
It was easier when there weren't area codes.
October 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
It was easier when there weren't area codes.
I said earlier today that this would happen. DOGE fired a bunch of disease detectives and then brought them back.
October 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I said earlier today that this would happen. DOGE fired a bunch of disease detectives and then brought them back.
Reporters--this would be a great follow-up question!
October 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Reporters--this would be a great follow-up question!
Thanks so much for doing this!
October 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Thanks so much for doing this!
Read Dying of Whiteness. Great book.
October 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Read Dying of Whiteness. Great book.
Could red states start having second thoughts about making it harder for college students to vote?
September 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Could red states start having second thoughts about making it harder for college students to vote?
guess I should start paying attention...
September 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
guess I should start paying attention...
He's finally figured out that fired government employees show up in the unemployment numbers.
September 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
He's finally figured out that fired government employees show up in the unemployment numbers.
You notice that Trump and Republicans didn't go crazy when the white guy in Billings, Montana, walked into a bar and killed four people.
September 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
You notice that Trump and Republicans didn't go crazy when the white guy in Billings, Montana, walked into a bar and killed four people.
Ludens Wild Cherry Throat Lozenges are the only thing that helped me with the Paxlovid bad taste.
September 7, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Ludens Wild Cherry Throat Lozenges are the only thing that helped me with the Paxlovid bad taste.
You don't just post papers and statements. You get in front of the cameras. You go on all the networks. It's not really that hard! Speak the language Trump understands.
September 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
You don't just post papers and statements. You get in front of the cameras. You go on all the networks. It's not really that hard! Speak the language Trump understands.
Replacing Kennedy? (A gal can hope...)
September 2, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Replacing Kennedy? (A gal can hope...)
They are absolutely the best.
September 1, 2025 at 1:20 AM
They are absolutely the best.
Franklin County, Ohio (Columbus), population 1.4 million, has only one early voting site. Ohio only permits one early voting site per county, no matter the population.
August 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Franklin County, Ohio (Columbus), population 1.4 million, has only one early voting site. Ohio only permits one early voting site per county, no matter the population.
Allows. Yes, it's nuts.
August 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Allows. Yes, it's nuts.
Younger generations are going to have to invent something new that we can't conceptualize right now. There will be no going back. We need to also layer AI over all of this.
August 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Younger generations are going to have to invent something new that we can't conceptualize right now. There will be no going back. We need to also layer AI over all of this.