HighwayMiles
@highwaymiles.bsky.social
Gen X. Montco PA. Big fan of angry music, turbulent weather and salty snacks.
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Take THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP! On sale today for $2.99 anywhere ebooks are sold.
www.thelastamericanroadtrip.com
www.thelastamericanroadtrip.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Take THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP! On sale today for $2.99 anywhere ebooks are sold.
www.thelastamericanroadtrip.com
www.thelastamericanroadtrip.com
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Uneducated MAGA voters have no clue about healthcare in the United States! ACA vs. Obamacare?
December 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Uneducated MAGA voters have no clue about healthcare in the United States! ACA vs. Obamacare?
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Philly rockers The War on Drugs have just announced the return of their Drugcember To Remember series benefiting Philly schools. Plus, you’re not through hearing “6-7” anytime soon ... and it has Philly roots.
The War on Drugs Announce Drugcember Shows to Benefit Philly Schools
Plus, you’re not through hearing “6-7” anytime soon ... and it has Philly roots.
www.phillymag.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Philly rockers The War on Drugs have just announced the return of their Drugcember To Remember series benefiting Philly schools. Plus, you’re not through hearing “6-7” anytime soon ... and it has Philly roots.
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Police spent more than 50 days searching a lake for Ryan Borgwardt, a kayaker they assumed had drowned. Then they told his wife that they’d come to believe something different. Jamie Thompson spoke with the people involved in the case that rattled a Wisconsin town: https://theatln.tc/YJehmUiG
November 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Police spent more than 50 days searching a lake for Ryan Borgwardt, a kayaker they assumed had drowned. Then they told his wife that they’d come to believe something different. Jamie Thompson spoke with the people involved in the case that rattled a Wisconsin town: https://theatln.tc/YJehmUiG
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
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A new KFF study reports: 24 million Americans will see their health care premiums under the Affordable Care Act DOUBLE.
Further, 15 million people will be thrown off their health care entirely.
Unacceptable. We can’t subject millions of Americans to this unnecessary suffering.
Further, 15 million people will be thrown off their health care entirely.
Unacceptable. We can’t subject millions of Americans to this unnecessary suffering.
October 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A new KFF study reports: 24 million Americans will see their health care premiums under the Affordable Care Act DOUBLE.
Further, 15 million people will be thrown off their health care entirely.
Unacceptable. We can’t subject millions of Americans to this unnecessary suffering.
Further, 15 million people will be thrown off their health care entirely.
Unacceptable. We can’t subject millions of Americans to this unnecessary suffering.
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NEW—US Department of Education sent out standard Out of Office language to employees on Wednesday in light of shutdown. Later yesterday, workers tell me they found someone had updated their auto-responses without consent to a new one blaming Democrats.
Version of original on left, updated on right:
Version of original on left, updated on right:
October 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
NEW—US Department of Education sent out standard Out of Office language to employees on Wednesday in light of shutdown. Later yesterday, workers tell me they found someone had updated their auto-responses without consent to a new one blaming Democrats.
Version of original on left, updated on right:
Version of original on left, updated on right:
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As Dems fight for ACA healthcare costs, want to learn more about why this matters now? Going live at 2pm EST with a Pennsylvanian who won’t be able to afford healthcare next year even though she’s a care worker, and desperately needs to stay healthy.
open.substack.com/live-stream/...
open.substack.com/live-stream/...
LIVE SOON: Why do ACA subsidies matter?
Starting Sep 23 at 2:00 PM EDT
open.substack.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
As Dems fight for ACA healthcare costs, want to learn more about why this matters now? Going live at 2pm EST with a Pennsylvanian who won’t be able to afford healthcare next year even though she’s a care worker, and desperately needs to stay healthy.
open.substack.com/live-stream/...
open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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I wrote about that ugly spectacle in front of the White House from a few days ago, and why it's important for reporters to start coming to the defense of their colleagues.
There's also a reference to wedgies.
Via @columjournreview.bsky.social
www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
There's also a reference to wedgies.
Via @columjournreview.bsky.social
www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
September 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I wrote about that ugly spectacle in front of the White House from a few days ago, and why it's important for reporters to start coming to the defense of their colleagues.
There's also a reference to wedgies.
Via @columjournreview.bsky.social
www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
There's also a reference to wedgies.
Via @columjournreview.bsky.social
www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
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BREAKING: Gov. JB Pritzker says the Trump administration has sent the Texas National Guard to Great Lakes Naval Base outside Chicago, awaiting orders to deploy to Chicago.
Trump administration officials will target Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 16) celebrations. @wttw.bsky.social
Trump administration officials will target Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 16) celebrations. @wttw.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
BREAKING: Gov. JB Pritzker says the Trump administration has sent the Texas National Guard to Great Lakes Naval Base outside Chicago, awaiting orders to deploy to Chicago.
Trump administration officials will target Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 16) celebrations. @wttw.bsky.social
Trump administration officials will target Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 16) celebrations. @wttw.bsky.social
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That Trump and Trumpism are fascist doesn’t explain the sheer vandalism of unleashing mass murdering mayhem via RFK to replace medical/scientific institutions of immense value and prestige with medieval peasant superstitions. That is a criminal madness facilitated by but above and beyond fascism.
August 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
That Trump and Trumpism are fascist doesn’t explain the sheer vandalism of unleashing mass murdering mayhem via RFK to replace medical/scientific institutions of immense value and prestige with medieval peasant superstitions. That is a criminal madness facilitated by but above and beyond fascism.
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RFK Jr.'s #2 is stepping in as acting CDC director. You need to call your Congress people now and demand hearings until RFK is forced out. They're politically weak for another 48-72 hours, then they'll do unbelievable damage in the next month. Show me that you called and I will give you a reward 👇
August 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
RFK Jr.'s #2 is stepping in as acting CDC director. You need to call your Congress people now and demand hearings until RFK is forced out. They're politically weak for another 48-72 hours, then they'll do unbelievable damage in the next month. Show me that you called and I will give you a reward 👇
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So many institutions have failed for this guy to end up a high-ranking DOJ official. www.npr.org/2025/08/07/n...
Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
www.npr.org
August 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
So many institutions have failed for this guy to end up a high-ranking DOJ official. www.npr.org/2025/08/07/n...
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Since there is some discourse today about using BlueSky to sell books I am going to ignore the greater point & try to sell you my book. In case you're one of the people who missed it & don't know that I wrote a book about Nic Cage biting a guy who then becomes Nic Cage.
books2read.com/b/werecage
books2read.com/b/werecage
Available now at your favorite digital store!
WereCage by Ian Fortey
books2read.com
July 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Since there is some discourse today about using BlueSky to sell books I am going to ignore the greater point & try to sell you my book. In case you're one of the people who missed it & don't know that I wrote a book about Nic Cage biting a guy who then becomes Nic Cage.
books2read.com/b/werecage
books2read.com/b/werecage
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Obama on the starvation in Gaza…
July 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Obama on the starvation in Gaza…
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Subsidized ACA enrollees are mostly insulated from premium increases because tax credits tie their costs to their income.
But enhanced tax credits are set to expire later this year, and costs will jump for many unless Congress renews them. on.kff.org/3TIMVwq
But enhanced tax credits are set to expire later this year, and costs will jump for many unless Congress renews them. on.kff.org/3TIMVwq
July 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Subsidized ACA enrollees are mostly insulated from premium increases because tax credits tie their costs to their income.
But enhanced tax credits are set to expire later this year, and costs will jump for many unless Congress renews them. on.kff.org/3TIMVwq
But enhanced tax credits are set to expire later this year, and costs will jump for many unless Congress renews them. on.kff.org/3TIMVwq
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“U.S. deportees, freed from Salvadoran prison, describe ‘horror movie’”
Their accounts mirror Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s descriptions of torture at CECOT. via WaPo🎁🔗
wapo.st/3GZuXCW
Their accounts mirror Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s descriptions of torture at CECOT. via WaPo🎁🔗
wapo.st/3GZuXCW
U.S. deportees, freed from Salvadoran prison, describe ‘horror movie’
Three Venezuelans, released last week from the Terrorism Confinement Center, said they were repeatedly beaten and denied access to lawyers.
wapo.st
July 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
“U.S. deportees, freed from Salvadoran prison, describe ‘horror movie’”
Their accounts mirror Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s descriptions of torture at CECOT. via WaPo🎁🔗
wapo.st/3GZuXCW
Their accounts mirror Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s descriptions of torture at CECOT. via WaPo🎁🔗
wapo.st/3GZuXCW
Summering like it’s not 2025
July 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Summering like it’s not 2025
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Another thing Trump is actively making more expensive: our health insurance premiums.
Cost of Obamacare expected to soar as subsidies expire and insurers hike premiums
People who get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act could see increases of more than 75% each month, one expert said.
www.nbcnews.com
July 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Another thing Trump is actively making more expensive: our health insurance premiums.
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NEWS: Another looming health crisis for Trump -- insurers in many states seek to jack up their premiums in part because of GOP policies. If Obamacare subsidies also get cut, monthly bills will skyrocket.
Via @kffhealthnews.org
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Via @kffhealthnews.org
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Insurers and Customers Brace for Double Whammy to Obamacare Premiums - KFF Health News
Consumers face both rising premiums and falling subsidies next year in Obamacare plans, with insurers seeking increases to cover not only rising costs but also some policy changes advanced by Presiden...
kffhealthnews.org
July 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
NEWS: Another looming health crisis for Trump -- insurers in many states seek to jack up their premiums in part because of GOP policies. If Obamacare subsidies also get cut, monthly bills will skyrocket.
Via @kffhealthnews.org
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Via @kffhealthnews.org
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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This is the biggest issue we put out every year, 21 writers eating and hiking and shopping and everything else-ing across 10 counties to bring you the very best Philly has to offer.
It's a lot of work (and money!) so if you get something out of this year's issue, I hope you'll consider subscribing.
It's a lot of work (and money!) so if you get something out of this year's issue, I hope you'll consider subscribing.
Best of Philly 2025
Please give a warm welcome to the Best of Philly 2025. Here's everything you want, didn’t know you needed, and should check out in Philadelphia right now.
www.phillymag.com
July 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This is the biggest issue we put out every year, 21 writers eating and hiking and shopping and everything else-ing across 10 counties to bring you the very best Philly has to offer.
It's a lot of work (and money!) so if you get something out of this year's issue, I hope you'll consider subscribing.
It's a lot of work (and money!) so if you get something out of this year's issue, I hope you'll consider subscribing.
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I talked to a NOAA colleague yesterday who told me that 75% of the federal employees of his division have left and he’s worried about their ability to get work done even if Congress funds NOAA at some level. The devastation to science will be felt for generations.
July 16, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I talked to a NOAA colleague yesterday who told me that 75% of the federal employees of his division have left and he’s worried about their ability to get work done even if Congress funds NOAA at some level. The devastation to science will be felt for generations.