Jack Merritt
@jackmerritt.bsky.social
Furman University ‘22. Former ice cream slinger and barista. Lover of Star Wars and Star Trek. South Carolina born and raised. 2 Corinthians 11:1. Views my own.
“It’s coming even before cuts to Medicaid in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act take effect and the potential expiration of Obamacare subsidies at year’s end. Charities are warning of exploding medical debt and lower survival rates for diseases like cancer if Congress doesn’t act.”
Americans are buckling under medical bills. It could get worse.
Charities that help people pay for care say demand is way up. That’s before scheduled Medicaid and Obamacare cuts take effect.
www.politico.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:26 AM
“It’s coming even before cuts to Medicaid in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act take effect and the potential expiration of Obamacare subsidies at year’s end. Charities are warning of exploding medical debt and lower survival rates for diseases like cancer if Congress doesn’t act.”
wow Trump took a really nice picture of Zohran Mamdani
November 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
wow Trump took a really nice picture of Zohran Mamdani
“Some 76% of voters view the economy negatively. That’s worse than the 70% who said the same at the end of former President Biden’s term.
“Large numbers, overall and among Republicans, say their costs for groceries, utilities, healthcare and housing have gone up this year.”
“Large numbers, overall and among Republicans, say their costs for groceries, utilities, healthcare and housing have gone up this year.”
Fox News Poll: Voters say White House is doing more harm than good on economy
Trump's approval hits new lows as 76% view economy negatively in the latest Fox News poll. Rising costs for groceries, utilities spark voter dissatisfaction nationwide.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
“Some 76% of voters view the economy negatively. That’s worse than the 70% who said the same at the end of former President Biden’s term.
“Large numbers, overall and among Republicans, say their costs for groceries, utilities, healthcare and housing have gone up this year.”
“Large numbers, overall and among Republicans, say their costs for groceries, utilities, healthcare and housing have gone up this year.”
um this should be illegal
November 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
um this should be illegal
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If a judge orders you to release funds for hungry children and you continue to fight it, it’s time to take a step back and re-evaluate how you got there. No political leverage is worth corrupting your soul.
November 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
If a judge orders you to release funds for hungry children and you continue to fight it, it’s time to take a step back and re-evaluate how you got there. No political leverage is worth corrupting your soul.
The second season of Peacemaker improved on the first in almost every conceivable way. I was absolutely blown away, and it might be some of my favorite television I’ve ever seen.
I liked the new Superman movie, but James Gunn’s *TV* work for DC has left me speechless.
I liked the new Superman movie, but James Gunn’s *TV* work for DC has left me speechless.
October 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The second season of Peacemaker improved on the first in almost every conceivable way. I was absolutely blown away, and it might be some of my favorite television I’ve ever seen.
I liked the new Superman movie, but James Gunn’s *TV* work for DC has left me speechless.
I liked the new Superman movie, but James Gunn’s *TV* work for DC has left me speechless.
“You could still, under Mafia rule, get the trash picked up or buy construction materials. But the point of those industries had become the preservation and expansion of the Mafia’s power and wealth. This is what Trump is doing to the government.” via @ezraklein.bsky.social
Opinion | Stop Acting Like This Is Normal
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September 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
“You could still, under Mafia rule, get the trash picked up or buy construction materials. But the point of those industries had become the preservation and expansion of the Mafia’s power and wealth. This is what Trump is doing to the government.” via @ezraklein.bsky.social
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Ah, so Trump and the GOP are desperately trying to avoid releasing the information because Mr. Trump is such a modest man, he doesn't want to glorify his heroic efforts as an FBI informant.
Yeah this is real. Mike Johnson said Trump was an FBI informant in the Epstein case.
September 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Ah, so Trump and the GOP are desperately trying to avoid releasing the information because Mr. Trump is such a modest man, he doesn't want to glorify his heroic efforts as an FBI informant.
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🚨🚨🚨 Jeffrey Epstein during a 2010 deposition:
Q. Have you ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of
18?
A: Though l'd like to answer that question, at least today l'm going to have to assert my Fifth, Sixth, and 14th Amendment rights, sir.
Q. Have you ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of
18?
A: Though l'd like to answer that question, at least today l'm going to have to assert my Fifth, Sixth, and 14th Amendment rights, sir.
July 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
🚨🚨🚨 Jeffrey Epstein during a 2010 deposition:
Q. Have you ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of
18?
A: Though l'd like to answer that question, at least today l'm going to have to assert my Fifth, Sixth, and 14th Amendment rights, sir.
Q. Have you ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of
18?
A: Though l'd like to answer that question, at least today l'm going to have to assert my Fifth, Sixth, and 14th Amendment rights, sir.
“The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said earlier this month that nearly 800 Gazans had been killed trying to access aid between late May and July 7.”
At least 73 people seeking aid in Gaza killed by Israeli gunfire on Sunday, health ministry says | CNN
At least 73 people were killed and around 150 people injured by Israeli gunfire in Gaza while seeking aid on Sunday, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
www.cnn.com
July 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
“The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said earlier this month that nearly 800 Gazans had been killed trying to access aid between late May and July 7.”
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You've been conned.
July 12, 2025 at 3:14 AM
You've been conned.
“Top officials in the party expect that they can blame Republicans who voted for the loss of health care coverage, nursing home care and food security for millions of Americans in order to extend the 2017 tax cuts that favor the wealthy.”
In Trump’s Bill, Democrats See a Path to Win Back Voters
www.nytimes.com
July 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
“Top officials in the party expect that they can blame Republicans who voted for the loss of health care coverage, nursing home care and food security for millions of Americans in order to extend the 2017 tax cuts that favor the wealthy.”
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Once again we are here in the dead of night, to debate and vote on Republicans’ bill that takes food and health care from those who need them to shower tax cuts on billionaires.
Given a short time to talk, I used it to cast our moral choice in terms my Republican colleagues in the room would hear.
Given a short time to talk, I used it to cast our moral choice in terms my Republican colleagues in the room would hear.
July 3, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Once again we are here in the dead of night, to debate and vote on Republicans’ bill that takes food and health care from those who need them to shower tax cuts on billionaires.
Given a short time to talk, I used it to cast our moral choice in terms my Republican colleagues in the room would hear.
Given a short time to talk, I used it to cast our moral choice in terms my Republican colleagues in the room would hear.
“Millions of low-income Americans could experience staggering financial losses under the policy package that Republicans advanced through the Senate on Tuesday, which reserves its greatest benefits for the rich while threatening to strip health insurance, food stamps and other aid from the poor.”
Poorest Americans Dealt Biggest Blow Under Senate Republican Tax Package
www.nytimes.com
July 2, 2025 at 3:27 AM
“Millions of low-income Americans could experience staggering financial losses under the policy package that Republicans advanced through the Senate on Tuesday, which reserves its greatest benefits for the rich while threatening to strip health insurance, food stamps and other aid from the poor.”
“Health care is a basic right in Brazil, enshrined in the constitution. Every one of its 215 million citizens — in addition to 2 million foreign residents — is entitled to free care in what has become the world’s largest public health system.”
I got an ambulance ride, CT scan and ER care in Brazil. My bill: $0.
As Washington battles over access to health care, a Post journalist’s experience at a public hospital in Brazil shone light on a fundamentally different system.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
“Health care is a basic right in Brazil, enshrined in the constitution. Every one of its 215 million citizens — in addition to 2 million foreign residents — is entitled to free care in what has become the world’s largest public health system.”
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Mamdani: "I've already had to start get used to the fact that the president will talk about how I look, how I sound, where I'm from, ultimately bc he wants to distract from what I'm fighting for. I'm fighting for the the very working people he ran a campaign to empower that he has since betrayed."
June 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Mamdani: "I've already had to start get used to the fact that the president will talk about how I look, how I sound, where I'm from, ultimately bc he wants to distract from what I'm fighting for. I'm fighting for the the very working people he ran a campaign to empower that he has since betrayed."
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Senator Tillis is literally showing his colleagues a chart of how many North Carolinians will lose health care if the GOP Medicaid cuts pass.
His words: “This will be devastating to my state.”
They know this will kill people. They just don’t care.
His words: “This will be devastating to my state.”
They know this will kill people. They just don’t care.
June 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Senator Tillis is literally showing his colleagues a chart of how many North Carolinians will lose health care if the GOP Medicaid cuts pass.
His words: “This will be devastating to my state.”
They know this will kill people. They just don’t care.
His words: “This will be devastating to my state.”
They know this will kill people. They just don’t care.
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Launching the U.S. into what could be yet another unpopular and costly forever war, while simultaneously pushing for an unpopular budget bill at home that will take food and healthcare away from millions of people.
The "peace president."
The "peace president."
June 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Launching the U.S. into what could be yet another unpopular and costly forever war, while simultaneously pushing for an unpopular budget bill at home that will take food and healthcare away from millions of people.
The "peace president."
The "peace president."
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Trump struck Iran without any authorization of Congress.
We need to immediately return to DC and vote on Rep. Thomas Masie and my War Powers Resolution to prevent America from being dragged into another endless Middle East war.
We need to immediately return to DC and vote on Rep. Thomas Masie and my War Powers Resolution to prevent America from being dragged into another endless Middle East war.
June 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Trump struck Iran without any authorization of Congress.
We need to immediately return to DC and vote on Rep. Thomas Masie and my War Powers Resolution to prevent America from being dragged into another endless Middle East war.
We need to immediately return to DC and vote on Rep. Thomas Masie and my War Powers Resolution to prevent America from being dragged into another endless Middle East war.
HBO’s True Detective is really interesting because the second season is an unwatchable waste of eight hours, but the rest of it is brilliant, multilayered storytelling that deserves every award ever
June 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
HBO’s True Detective is really interesting because the second season is an unwatchable waste of eight hours, but the rest of it is brilliant, multilayered storytelling that deserves every award ever
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NEW: A Fox News poll shows that a significant majority of American voters oppose Trump's budget bill, which could kick 16 million people off their health care.
June 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
NEW: A Fox News poll shows that a significant majority of American voters oppose Trump's budget bill, which could kick 16 million people off their health care.