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91 votes separate the two mayoral candidates in Seattle, but Katie Wilson has pulled ahead of incumbent Bruce Harrell and is now in the lead.
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
91 votes separate the two mayoral candidates in Seattle, but Katie Wilson has pulled ahead of incumbent Bruce Harrell and is now in the lead.
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Boy Mamdani's race is really a vivid reminder that anti-Islamic bigotry is 100% accepted in US public discourse. People don't even bother dog whistling, it's just right out in the open.
November 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Boy Mamdani's race is really a vivid reminder that anti-Islamic bigotry is 100% accepted in US public discourse. People don't even bother dog whistling, it's just right out in the open.
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i hope to see enterprising democrats announce their intent to retire schumer and gillibrand over the next two years.
Q: It's election day in NYC. Did you vote for Mamdani or Cuomo?
Schumer: "Look, I voted, and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help NYC."
Schumer: "Look, I voted, and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help NYC."
November 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
i hope to see enterprising democrats announce their intent to retire schumer and gillibrand over the next two years.
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give me a bag of these and you don't even have to worry about the money
August 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
give me a bag of these and you don't even have to worry about the money
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Pam Bondi was supposed to appear at CPAC's Summit Against Human Trafficking in D.C. today but abruptly withdrew at the last minute due to a "torn cornea."
Even if Bondi is telling the truth about having a blind eye as the head of Justice, I'd have come up with literally any other medical excuse.
Even if Bondi is telling the truth about having a blind eye as the head of Justice, I'd have come up with literally any other medical excuse.
July 24, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Pam Bondi was supposed to appear at CPAC's Summit Against Human Trafficking in D.C. today but abruptly withdrew at the last minute due to a "torn cornea."
Even if Bondi is telling the truth about having a blind eye as the head of Justice, I'd have come up with literally any other medical excuse.
Even if Bondi is telling the truth about having a blind eye as the head of Justice, I'd have come up with literally any other medical excuse.
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“At [the hospital] they are supposed to give us some rice for each shift, but today they told us there was none. My colleague and I [treated] 60 neurosurgery patients and right now I can’t even stand.” www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Gaza doctors ‘becoming too weak to treat patients’ as hunger crisis deepens
Malnourished medical staff say they are struggling to provide care to injured civilians, while recovery rates are also hit by
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“At [the hospital] they are supposed to give us some rice for each shift, but today they told us there was none. My colleague and I [treated] 60 neurosurgery patients and right now I can’t even stand.” www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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If you refuse to endorse the overwhelmingly popular Democratic nominee for mayor of America's largest city, you should not be leading Democrats in the U.S. House
Hakeem Jeffries again declines to endorse Zohran Mamdani, saying "I don't know him well."
CHRIS HAYES: Why are you not endorsing the guy that won the democratic primary in a contested election in your backyard?
JEFFRIES: I didn't get involved in that primary election, and I don't know him well.
CHRIS HAYES: Why are you not endorsing the guy that won the democratic primary in a contested election in your backyard?
JEFFRIES: I didn't get involved in that primary election, and I don't know him well.
July 16, 2025 at 4:34 AM
If you refuse to endorse the overwhelmingly popular Democratic nominee for mayor of America's largest city, you should not be leading Democrats in the U.S. House
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goodbye, independent monetary policy
July 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
goodbye, independent monetary policy
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I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this.
July 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this.
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Republicans just passed a cruel, horrific betrayal of a bill that will leave Americans poorer and sicker — all in favor of giving a massive tax break to giant corporations and billionaires. Americans will die because of this legislation.
I voted HELL NO. My full statement:
I voted HELL NO. My full statement:
July 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Republicans just passed a cruel, horrific betrayal of a bill that will leave Americans poorer and sicker — all in favor of giving a massive tax break to giant corporations and billionaires. Americans will die because of this legislation.
I voted HELL NO. My full statement:
I voted HELL NO. My full statement:
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it doesn't seem like too much to ask for at least a brief moratorium on "centrist" Dems knifing their own party members while Trump is attempting to pass the worst piece of legislation since the Fugitive Slave Act
July 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
it doesn't seem like too much to ask for at least a brief moratorium on "centrist" Dems knifing their own party members while Trump is attempting to pass the worst piece of legislation since the Fugitive Slave Act
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“Tonight, we made history … I will be your democratic nominee for mayor of New York City” - Zohran Mamdani
June 25, 2025 at 4:36 AM
“Tonight, we made history … I will be your democratic nominee for mayor of New York City” - Zohran Mamdani
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Public lands are just that: public, and owned by the taxpayer. Republicans want to auction them off to the highest bidder to pay for their billionaire tax cuts. Hell no.
Federal lands in Oregon, other Western states could be up for sale under budget proposal
The sales would not include national parks, national monuments or wilderness, under the proposal that U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, included in the GOP's tax cut package.
www.oregonlive.com
June 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Public lands are just that: public, and owned by the taxpayer. Republicans want to auction them off to the highest bidder to pay for their billionaire tax cuts. Hell no.
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We now know that the GOP's Big Ugly bill would allow for the sale of 250 MILLION acres of public land. 5.4 million in Washington state.
We can't let them jam this through in secret.
Help me say it loud and clear for Republicans: Public lands belong in public hands.
We can't let them jam this through in secret.
Help me say it loud and clear for Republicans: Public lands belong in public hands.
June 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
We now know that the GOP's Big Ugly bill would allow for the sale of 250 MILLION acres of public land. 5.4 million in Washington state.
We can't let them jam this through in secret.
Help me say it loud and clear for Republicans: Public lands belong in public hands.
We can't let them jam this through in secret.
Help me say it loud and clear for Republicans: Public lands belong in public hands.
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If you are a Democratic member of Congress and you’re trading stock, you are part of the reason millions of voters believe the system isn’t built to help them.
April 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
If you are a Democratic member of Congress and you’re trading stock, you are part of the reason millions of voters believe the system isn’t built to help them.
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The penguins will greet us as liberators.
April 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The penguins will greet us as liberators.
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"CMMI will also not continue with two projects that had been announced but not yet started. One would offer $2 generic drugs to Medicare beneficiaries." These people suck. www.axios.com/2025/03/12/m...
Scoop: Trump Medicare center to cancel some payment trials
The Trump Medicare innovation center plans to cancel eight trials to change the way health providers are paid.
www.axios.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:15 AM
"CMMI will also not continue with two projects that had been announced but not yet started. One would offer $2 generic drugs to Medicare beneficiaries." These people suck. www.axios.com/2025/03/12/m...
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The hits keep coming. The @nytimes.com reported, and a colleague of mine inside SAMHSA confirmed 50% staff reduction. This is immediately horrific: SAMHSA funds on the ground programs that provide direct services, e.g. 988, Disaster helpline, etc. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/h...
Federal Agency Dedicated to Mental Illness and Addiction Faces Huge Cuts (Gift Article)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has already closed offices and could see staff numbers reduced by 50 percent.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The hits keep coming. The @nytimes.com reported, and a colleague of mine inside SAMHSA confirmed 50% staff reduction. This is immediately horrific: SAMHSA funds on the ground programs that provide direct services, e.g. 988, Disaster helpline, etc. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/h...
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CMS projects 750k-2 million people will "lose coverage as a result of this rule" in 2026 but notes this may be an underestimate due to administrative burdens imposed by the rule (pp. 271-2). This is on top of millions CMS expects to lose coverage if enhanced tax credits expire this year (p. 260).
The new proposed rules relating to the health insurance Marketplace for 2026: www.cms.gov/newsroom/fac...
If finalized, these rules would result in a lot fewer people enrolled in Marketplace coverage, more hurdles to enrollment, higher out-of-pocket limits, etc.
If finalized, these rules would result in a lot fewer people enrolled in Marketplace coverage, more hurdles to enrollment, higher out-of-pocket limits, etc.
2025 Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule | CMS
IntroductionToday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the “Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule” that proposes standards for the Health Insurance Marketplaces, ...
www.cms.gov
March 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
CMS projects 750k-2 million people will "lose coverage as a result of this rule" in 2026 but notes this may be an underestimate due to administrative burdens imposed by the rule (pp. 271-2). This is on top of millions CMS expects to lose coverage if enhanced tax credits expire this year (p. 260).
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Scaling back HRSN waivers comes less than a week after positive results from North Carolina's Healthy Opportunities Program were published in JAMA.
March 5, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Scaling back HRSN waivers comes less than a week after positive results from North Carolina's Healthy Opportunities Program were published in JAMA.