Cara Tenenbaum
caraet.bsky.social
Cara Tenenbaum
@caraet.bsky.social
Aspiring #healthpolicy wonk
Love the people concerned about grok’s antisemitism who also (checks notes) hate Jews and believe Israel shouldn’t exist. #GTFOH
July 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
My dog wants to make sure you support feds (& their unions)
May 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Insightful thread
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.

No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.

1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 11:21 AM
After all that, the guy who is nominated to be Asst Sec for HHS is a specialist in #genderaffirmingcare. For men. Obvs.
March 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Everything is terrible but at least there are great memes
March 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Reposted by Cara Tenenbaum
BREAKING — The DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is being eliminated entirely via Reduction in Force (RIF), an agency source tells me. Staff have not been given reassignment options. Functions of the office will supposedly be assigned to other offices.
March 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Reposted by Cara Tenenbaum
Email sent to FDA staff informs that agency leadership canceled the agency's LexisNexis subscription, even though staff need this tool to research legal and regulatory information as part of their jobs.

I'm reproducing the text of the email here:
March 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Can someone please write a think piece on how (most) Members of Congress are the new "welfare queens"/what we think of as "lazy government workers"?

Because they're the ones doing as little as possible, showing no leadership while getting government salaries, pensions and health insurance.
March 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Tesla has recalled... every single Cybertruck. Every one they've ever sold. For a hardware issue

www.carscoops.com/2025/03/tesl...
Tesla Recalls Every Single Cybertruck Over Stainless Steel Trims Falling Off | Carscoops
151 Cybertruck owners filed warranty claims after noticing the roof trim panel above the windows was coming loose
www.carscoops.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Anyone with these acne products from La Roche-Posay, Walgreens Acne Control Cleanser, Proactiv or SLMD should check this recall notice: www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-s...
Recalls small number of acne products for benzene contamination
Voluntary recalls of acne products after FDA testing finds small number of proudcts with elevated levels of benzene
www.fda.gov
March 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Reposted by Cara Tenenbaum
Former Social Security commissioner Martin O'Malley tells Jonathan Capehart that sometime between 30 & 90 days from now, the Security Administration will suffer a total system collapse.

Over 72 million Americans are dependent on Social Security benefits!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rWJAobgJtbE
March 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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ICE stripped a German green card holder naked, drove him from Boston to Vermont to Rhode Island, put him in a cold shower, deprived him of medication, sleep and food until he collapsed.

No one knows why he was detained.
Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained
Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being held. They said he has a recently renewed green card, and no active issues in court.
www.nhpr.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Reposted by Cara Tenenbaum
guys they're going to stop feeding TSA's bomb-sniffing dogs, per Fox News nat security correspondent:
March 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Reposted by Cara Tenenbaum
Republicans in West Virginia passed a bill that would allow health care providers to “visually or physically examine a minor child” for the purpose of identifying their “biological sex” without the “consent of the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian.”

www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/gop-...
GOP lawmakers pass bill allowing child genital exams without parental consent - LGBTQ Nation
And that was actually an improvement over a previous version of the bill.
www.lgbtqnation.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Reposted by Cara Tenenbaum
Why does DOGE want our children’s information?
Breaking: DOGE got access to the child-support database

Sensitive system includes data on virtually all U.S. workers

The career civil servant who objected to DOGE earlier this week is no longer at HHS

Scoop with @jeffstein.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
March 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
So much for originalism 🙄
four votes for “the president is a king and the framers created a monarchy”
BREAKING: On a 5-4 order, SCOTUS denies DOJ’s motion to vacate Judge Ali’s State/USAID order, but notes that his prior deadline passed, so Ali is going to have to go back to the drawing board and “clarify” what the gov’t needs to do, “with due regard for the feasibility of any compliance timelines.”
March 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
From @politico.com - Administration drops case against Idaho hospital for violating EMTALA when stabilization would require an abortion. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Trump admin moves to drop fight over emergency abortions, reversing Biden admin stance
An Idaho hospital is stepping in to argue that the state’s near-total abortion ban violates patients’ rights.
www.politico.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Reposted by Cara Tenenbaum
NEW—Dept of Ed staff received an email from Sec. McMahon tonight with the subject, “Our Department’s Final Mission.”

McMahon writes that plan is, “to send education back to the states.” Notably doesn’t mention executive order like earlier draft, but some think it’s still coming.

Full text:
March 4, 2025 at 4:35 AM
We don’t use the word kakistocracy often enough
March 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Trudeau: "I want to speak first directly to the American people. We don't want this. We want to work with you as a friend and ally. We don't want to see you hurt either. But your government has chosen to do this to you. As of this morning, markets are down and inflation is set to rise dramatically."
March 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Reposted by Cara Tenenbaum
WSJ reporter Olivia Beavers is reporting that the NRCC chair is advising Republican members of Congress to avoid in-person town halls with their constituents.
March 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM