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Health care policy and the Washington Wizards
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Melania is absolutely stone faced as Trump talks about how sad Steve Scalise's wife when he was shot but he "knows many wives who would not even be crying"
December 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Hilarious
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110% what Zack Cooper says. Debating health insurance subsidies is looking in the wrong place. Monopoly power by hospitals and insurers is killing our economy, and literally, some of us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/o...
Opinion | $27,000 a Year for Health Insurance. How Can We Afford That?
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
110% what Zack Cooper says. Debating health insurance subsidies is looking in the wrong place. Monopoly power by hospitals and insurers is killing our economy, and literally, some of us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/o...
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If you get your insurance through your job, it’s subsidized by the govt through ESI.
There’s no income cap, it helps the rich the most, and ~1/10 workers in those plans pays no premium.
But when the ACA subsidies help the middle class and provide some zero-subsidy plans? GOP can’t accept that.
There’s no income cap, it helps the rich the most, and ~1/10 workers in those plans pays no premium.
But when the ACA subsidies help the middle class and provide some zero-subsidy plans? GOP can’t accept that.
December 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
If you get your insurance through your job, it’s subsidized by the govt through ESI.
There’s no income cap, it helps the rich the most, and ~1/10 workers in those plans pays no premium.
But when the ACA subsidies help the middle class and provide some zero-subsidy plans? GOP can’t accept that.
There’s no income cap, it helps the rich the most, and ~1/10 workers in those plans pays no premium.
But when the ACA subsidies help the middle class and provide some zero-subsidy plans? GOP can’t accept that.
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and judge pan gets at what i was gesturing towards earlier today: that this idea that the purpose of the executive branch is to effectuate the political agenda of the president is extra-constitutional. it has no basis in the text or the history for that matter!
December 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
and judge pan gets at what i was gesturing towards earlier today: that this idea that the purpose of the executive branch is to effectuate the political agenda of the president is extra-constitutional. it has no basis in the text or the history for that matter!
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There is no debating this point. It is not a subjective, political statement. It's a simple reality that this platform gives you absolute control over what content you see. It's liberating and worthwhile and far more important as a concept than the current political waning or waxing.
December 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
There is no debating this point. It is not a subjective, political statement. It's a simple reality that this platform gives you absolute control over what content you see. It's liberating and worthwhile and far more important as a concept than the current political waning or waxing.
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rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.
Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.
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It's just such an obvious win for every NWSL club to have Rodman in the league. A massive endorsement for the entire project, that all their Brand partners will enjoy hearing about.
We should not be here.
We should not be here.
December 4, 2025 at 3:40 AM
It's just such an obvious win for every NWSL club to have Rodman in the league. A massive endorsement for the entire project, that all their Brand partners will enjoy hearing about.
We should not be here.
We should not be here.
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Keefe on Bilal: "His imprint on the game, all over the palce defensively ... made the big play late, but he did it from the very beginning."
Notes that the Wizards grinded that game out despite shooting poorly from three early.
Notes that the Wizards grinded that game out despite shooting poorly from three early.
December 2, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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I watched Rogue One when it came out and was like WOW, that’s the best Star War I’ve ever seen.
Then I watched Andor and was like, WOW, that was incredible! Just like Rogue One, which was also so good!
And then I rewatched Rogue One post-Andor and was like……… hmm kinda mid compared to Andor
Then I watched Andor and was like, WOW, that was incredible! Just like Rogue One, which was also so good!
And then I rewatched Rogue One post-Andor and was like……… hmm kinda mid compared to Andor
rogue one is bad folks. i have believed this since i saw it in theaters and no subsequent rewatch has changed my mind. basically a chop job until the final sequence, which is good (for star wars)
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I watched Rogue One when it came out and was like WOW, that’s the best Star War I’ve ever seen.
Then I watched Andor and was like, WOW, that was incredible! Just like Rogue One, which was also so good!
And then I rewatched Rogue One post-Andor and was like……… hmm kinda mid compared to Andor
Then I watched Andor and was like, WOW, that was incredible! Just like Rogue One, which was also so good!
And then I rewatched Rogue One post-Andor and was like……… hmm kinda mid compared to Andor
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Is this reliance on mostly for-profit insurers a good thing? Probably not. But the alternatives are
a) Replace some or all insurer-administered programs with government-administered programs
b) Un-insure tens of millions of Americans.
Republicans go for b) -- every time.
a) Replace some or all insurer-administered programs with government-administered programs
b) Un-insure tens of millions of Americans.
Republicans go for b) -- every time.
November 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Is this reliance on mostly for-profit insurers a good thing? Probably not. But the alternatives are
a) Replace some or all insurer-administered programs with government-administered programs
b) Un-insure tens of millions of Americans.
Republicans go for b) -- every time.
a) Replace some or all insurer-administered programs with government-administered programs
b) Un-insure tens of millions of Americans.
Republicans go for b) -- every time.
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a movie so sharp and funny that it basically killed the musical biopic for a decade
Coming soon to 4K UHD
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) 4K UHD
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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) 4K UHD
MORE INFO TBA
#WalkHard #walkhardthedeweycoxstory #JohnCReilly #JakeKasdan #Bluray #physicalmedia
#FilmCommunity #Bluray #4K #4KBluray #4KUltraHD
#DVD #VHS #physicalmedia #physicalmediaforever #bluraycollector #FilmSky
November 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
a movie so sharp and funny that it basically killed the musical biopic for a decade
The Bucs coaching is just killing this team. Last week and this week. Bad play calls, bad decisions on 4th down. Just bad.
November 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The Bucs coaching is just killing this team. Last week and this week. Bad play calls, bad decisions on 4th down. Just bad.
If you intercept a ball that costs your team 20 yards you should lose money.
November 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
If you intercept a ball that costs your team 20 yards you should lose money.
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THAT'S LITERALLY HOW THE SUBSIDIES & ACA EXCHANGES WORK ALREADY.
CONSUMERS ARE INFORMED BY COMPARING POLICIES ON THE ACA EXCHANGES, THEN THEY PURCHASE ONE AND THE GOVERNMENT PAYS SOME OR ALL OF THE COST OF THAT POLICY.
I'M TEARING THE LITTLE HAIR I HAVE ON MY HEAD OUT.
CONSUMERS ARE INFORMED BY COMPARING POLICIES ON THE ACA EXCHANGES, THEN THEY PURCHASE ONE AND THE GOVERNMENT PAYS SOME OR ALL OF THE COST OF THAT POLICY.
I'M TEARING THE LITTLE HAIR I HAVE ON MY HEAD OUT.
Cassidy: "The president is proposing that we take the $26b that would be going to insurance companies if we just do an extension and give it directly to the American people in which 100% of the money is used for them to purchase healthcare on their own terms. That makes them an informed consumer."
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
THAT'S LITERALLY HOW THE SUBSIDIES & ACA EXCHANGES WORK ALREADY.
CONSUMERS ARE INFORMED BY COMPARING POLICIES ON THE ACA EXCHANGES, THEN THEY PURCHASE ONE AND THE GOVERNMENT PAYS SOME OR ALL OF THE COST OF THAT POLICY.
I'M TEARING THE LITTLE HAIR I HAVE ON MY HEAD OUT.
CONSUMERS ARE INFORMED BY COMPARING POLICIES ON THE ACA EXCHANGES, THEN THEY PURCHASE ONE AND THE GOVERNMENT PAYS SOME OR ALL OF THE COST OF THAT POLICY.
I'M TEARING THE LITTLE HAIR I HAVE ON MY HEAD OUT.
Wait, so are Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston both starting a game today?
November 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Wait, so are Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston both starting a game today?
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I wish I could take credit for the phrase "new heights of flouting" but that came from the team at @theunpopulist.net who gave me the space for this take on the current landscape of congressional vs. executive power over spending. www.theunpopulist.net/p/founders-w...
Founders Would Be Horrified by Congress's Surrender of its Power of the Purse to POTUS
The shutdown is testimony to how a subservient legislature makes governance dysfunctional
www.theunpopulist.net
November 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I wish I could take credit for the phrase "new heights of flouting" but that came from the team at @theunpopulist.net who gave me the space for this take on the current landscape of congressional vs. executive power over spending. www.theunpopulist.net/p/founders-w...
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If you have 51 votes deciding to ignore parts of the Byrd rule, you can also have 51 votes deciding to ignore other parts of it. It’s true they only ignored some of the Byrd rule this time, but the real precedent is you get to ignore the Byrd rule when you want. That opens up *anything.*
November 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
If you have 51 votes deciding to ignore parts of the Byrd rule, you can also have 51 votes deciding to ignore other parts of it. It’s true they only ignored some of the Byrd rule this time, but the real precedent is you get to ignore the Byrd rule when you want. That opens up *anything.*
This is so insane I can’t stop thinking about it. I bet AI could figure this out so if real writers want to prove they should keep their jobs (which I hope they can!) they should maybe just put in a little work instead of complain to the press?
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is so insane I can’t stop thinking about it. I bet AI could figure this out so if real writers want to prove they should keep their jobs (which I hope they can!) they should maybe just put in a little work instead of complain to the press?
Weird that these scores are this similar
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Weird that these scores are this similar
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Republicans waged a relentless, decades-long campaign to privatize Medicare and Medicaid
They fought even mild efforts to expand public insurance
Now they are objecting to extending extra ACA subsidies, supposedly because money flows to private insurers
We are supposed to take this seriously?
They fought even mild efforts to expand public insurance
Now they are objecting to extending extra ACA subsidies, supposedly because money flows to private insurers
We are supposed to take this seriously?
November 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Republicans waged a relentless, decades-long campaign to privatize Medicare and Medicaid
They fought even mild efforts to expand public insurance
Now they are objecting to extending extra ACA subsidies, supposedly because money flows to private insurers
We are supposed to take this seriously?
They fought even mild efforts to expand public insurance
Now they are objecting to extending extra ACA subsidies, supposedly because money flows to private insurers
We are supposed to take this seriously?
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When we were on Twitter the line was “Twitter isn’t real life” and now that Twitter is deliberately stirring up bigotry it’s “Bluesky is a bubble you have to be on Twitter” and I think that is a pretty clear statement of value.
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:58 AM
When we were on Twitter the line was “Twitter isn’t real life” and now that Twitter is deliberately stirring up bigotry it’s “Bluesky is a bubble you have to be on Twitter” and I think that is a pretty clear statement of value.
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once you're at "there's a byrd violation, but 51 votes can just decide there isn't," you've gone nuclear. reconciliation is 51 but with rules. when you say "yeah but we use 51 to ignore the rules" then you're just doing 51 for whatever you want but with extra steps.
November 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
once you're at "there's a byrd violation, but 51 votes can just decide there isn't," you've gone nuclear. reconciliation is 51 but with rules. when you say "yeah but we use 51 to ignore the rules" then you're just doing 51 for whatever you want but with extra steps.
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The Jewish right discovering in real time that the Trumpist right, and the open bigotries it has unleashed upon the US body politic, is not in fact going to spare Jews, is quite a trip.
October 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The Jewish right discovering in real time that the Trumpist right, and the open bigotries it has unleashed upon the US body politic, is not in fact going to spare Jews, is quite a trip.
Does this mean I will finally be able to eat sunny side up eggs without concern?!
Human challenge trial for salmonella vaccine! Progress marches on...
In a trial in healthy U.K. adults who were challenged with S. Paratyphi A in a controlled human infection model, two doses of the candidate vaccine CVD 1902 led to protection against S. Paratyphi A infection. Full VASP phase 2b trial results: nej.md/3Lypfd5
#MedSky #IDSky
#MedSky #IDSky
October 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Does this mean I will finally be able to eat sunny side up eggs without concern?!
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It’s deeply illegitimate and corrupt leverage. Analogous to Trump illegally not delivering Social Security checks, wrongly blaming it on the shutdown, and saying, “Just pass the CR if you want checks to go out otherwise it’s your fault.”
No, it’s Trump’s fault for illegally withholding funds.
No, it’s Trump’s fault for illegally withholding funds.
October 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
It’s deeply illegitimate and corrupt leverage. Analogous to Trump illegally not delivering Social Security checks, wrongly blaming it on the shutdown, and saying, “Just pass the CR if you want checks to go out otherwise it’s your fault.”
No, it’s Trump’s fault for illegally withholding funds.
No, it’s Trump’s fault for illegally withholding funds.