Mitchell Stein
@mhstein.bsky.social
Twitter refugee, retired health policy guy. My 15 minutes of fame included Paul Krugman linking to my blog post in a column and many media appearances in Maine during the rollout of the ACA.
Born in NY, happily living in Maine for the past 15 years.
Born in NY, happily living in Maine for the past 15 years.
I'm not here much, but stopping by this morning with a question for my wife's organization (they work with asylum seekers). I am trying to find out when the subsidy eligibility changes for asylum seekers take effect. @larrylevitt.bsky.social @charlesgaba.com @julierovner.bsky.social Thanks!
July 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I'm not here much, but stopping by this morning with a question for my wife's organization (they work with asylum seekers). I am trying to find out when the subsidy eligibility changes for asylum seekers take effect. @larrylevitt.bsky.social @charlesgaba.com @julierovner.bsky.social Thanks!
I made bagels for lunch, as one does on a snowy day when the world is falling apart around you...
February 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I made bagels for lunch, as one does on a snowy day when the world is falling apart around you...
Yes, yes, a thousand times yes!
"It would also put languid Democratic leaders on notice: we’re tired of fucking around."
From @brianbeutler.bsky.social
Run Eric Adams Out Of Office www.offmessage.net/p/run-eric-a...
"It would also put languid Democratic leaders on notice: we’re tired of fucking around."
From @brianbeutler.bsky.social
Run Eric Adams Out Of Office www.offmessage.net/p/run-eric-a...
Run Eric Adams Out Of Office
The mayor of New York can't be hostage to a man who wants revenge against the city.
www.offmessage.net
February 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Yes, yes, a thousand times yes!
"It would also put languid Democratic leaders on notice: we’re tired of fucking around."
From @brianbeutler.bsky.social
Run Eric Adams Out Of Office www.offmessage.net/p/run-eric-a...
"It would also put languid Democratic leaders on notice: we’re tired of fucking around."
From @brianbeutler.bsky.social
Run Eric Adams Out Of Office www.offmessage.net/p/run-eric-a...
The lack of headlines saying Trump and his Gaza plan is batshit crazy (which it is) perfectly illustrates how we got here.
February 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The lack of headlines saying Trump and his Gaza plan is batshit crazy (which it is) perfectly illustrates how we got here.
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Moment of the hearings IMHO
Please do yourself a favor and listen to Sen. Hassan emotionally comment and blast RFKJr on his stance on vaccine and autism and spreading lies. This is emotional, brilliant. As father who has lived this as well this blew me away. Thank you Senator.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_zG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_zG...
January 30, 2025
YouTube video by Jennifer
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January 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Moment of the hearings IMHO
Winter morning in Brunswick, ME (11° F)
January 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Winter morning in Brunswick, ME (11° F)
Exceptionally well done and extraordinarily depressing... by @katherinejwu.com
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
What an Undervaccinated America Would Look Like
At first, much the same. But inevitably dangerous diseases would resurge in a country that isn’t prepared for them.
www.theatlantic.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Exceptionally well done and extraordinarily depressing... by @katherinejwu.com
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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I keep getting texts and messages asking me why most Democrats have rolled over and played dead.
I’m as baffled as everyone else.
They’re not going to gain anything by being quiet or becoming MAGA Lite.
All they’re doing is making sure they share the blame when this all goes south.
I’m as baffled as everyone else.
They’re not going to gain anything by being quiet or becoming MAGA Lite.
All they’re doing is making sure they share the blame when this all goes south.
Anxious Nation Waits For Democratic Party To Do Something, Anything In Face of Republican Assault On Life And Liberty
January 28, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I keep getting texts and messages asking me why most Democrats have rolled over and played dead.
I’m as baffled as everyone else.
They’re not going to gain anything by being quiet or becoming MAGA Lite.
All they’re doing is making sure they share the blame when this all goes south.
I’m as baffled as everyone else.
They’re not going to gain anything by being quiet or becoming MAGA Lite.
All they’re doing is making sure they share the blame when this all goes south.
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Given the toxic swirl of narcissism, nihilism, and moral apathy that has enveloped the country, I’ve never been more pessimistic about its future.
And it’s not even about FFOTUS. He could choke on a cheeseburger tomorrow—a fate no cheeseburger would deserve—and I’d feel the same way.
And it’s not even about FFOTUS. He could choke on a cheeseburger tomorrow—a fate no cheeseburger would deserve—and I’d feel the same way.
January 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Given the toxic swirl of narcissism, nihilism, and moral apathy that has enveloped the country, I’ve never been more pessimistic about its future.
And it’s not even about FFOTUS. He could choke on a cheeseburger tomorrow—a fate no cheeseburger would deserve—and I’d feel the same way.
And it’s not even about FFOTUS. He could choke on a cheeseburger tomorrow—a fate no cheeseburger would deserve—and I’d feel the same way.
A tale (tail) of two cities...
A dismal morning punctuated by a beautiful, loving pup.
Draw your own lessons.
A dismal morning punctuated by a beautiful, loving pup.
Draw your own lessons.
January 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A tale (tail) of two cities...
A dismal morning punctuated by a beautiful, loving pup.
Draw your own lessons.
A dismal morning punctuated by a beautiful, loving pup.
Draw your own lessons.
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these people are so easy to turn into whiny babies. thats why we get so mad at democrats for being scared to challenge them. they fold like cheap tables at the slightest push back.
the way a couple words from a bishop has triggered the whole right *should* be a message to democrats to be more combative but im skeptical theyll get the memo
January 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
these people are so easy to turn into whiny babies. thats why we get so mad at democrats for being scared to challenge them. they fold like cheap tables at the slightest push back.
Growing up Jewish, I was taught that despite obstacles, I was more fortunate than many, and it was my responsibility to help where I could.
Mark has forgotten that lesson, so allow me to echo @brianbeutler.bsky.social:
Mark Zuckerberg, Call Your Rabbi! www.offmessage.net/p/mark-zucke...
Mark has forgotten that lesson, so allow me to echo @brianbeutler.bsky.social:
Mark Zuckerberg, Call Your Rabbi! www.offmessage.net/p/mark-zucke...
Mark Zuckerberg, Call Your Rabbi!
Is this masculine energy?
www.offmessage.net
January 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Growing up Jewish, I was taught that despite obstacles, I was more fortunate than many, and it was my responsibility to help where I could.
Mark has forgotten that lesson, so allow me to echo @brianbeutler.bsky.social:
Mark Zuckerberg, Call Your Rabbi! www.offmessage.net/p/mark-zucke...
Mark has forgotten that lesson, so allow me to echo @brianbeutler.bsky.social:
Mark Zuckerberg, Call Your Rabbi! www.offmessage.net/p/mark-zucke...
I've got the pessimism part down; Now, I just have to work on the hope.
From @galbeckerman.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
From @galbeckerman.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
Be Like Sisyphus
How to embrace hopeful pessimism in a moment of despair
www.theatlantic.com
January 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I've got the pessimism part down; Now, I just have to work on the hope.
From @galbeckerman.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
From @galbeckerman.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
Trade five minutes of life for a glass of wine?
Yes, please.
Kidding aside, a good review of the ambiguity in the research on drinking from @dkthomp.bsky.social
OK, maybe I wasn't kidding.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Yes, please.
Kidding aside, a good review of the ambiguity in the research on drinking from @dkthomp.bsky.social
OK, maybe I wasn't kidding.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Is Moderate Drinking Okay?
“Every drink takes five minutes off your life.” Maybe the thought scares you. Personally, I find comfort in it.
www.theatlantic.com
January 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Trade five minutes of life for a glass of wine?
Yes, please.
Kidding aside, a good review of the ambiguity in the research on drinking from @dkthomp.bsky.social
OK, maybe I wasn't kidding.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Yes, please.
Kidding aside, a good review of the ambiguity in the research on drinking from @dkthomp.bsky.social
OK, maybe I wasn't kidding.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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The FDA ban of red 3 has nothing to do with actual health risks & everything to do with public outrage & lobbyist money.
Adverse effects in rats occurred when rats ate 4% of their body weight for months.
That’s equal to a person weighing 150 lbs eating 102 GRAMS of red 3 EVERY DAY, for months.
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Adverse effects in rats occurred when rats ate 4% of their body weight for months.
That’s equal to a person weighing 150 lbs eating 102 GRAMS of red 3 EVERY DAY, for months.
1/
January 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The FDA ban of red 3 has nothing to do with actual health risks & everything to do with public outrage & lobbyist money.
Adverse effects in rats occurred when rats ate 4% of their body weight for months.
That’s equal to a person weighing 150 lbs eating 102 GRAMS of red 3 EVERY DAY, for months.
1/
Adverse effects in rats occurred when rats ate 4% of their body weight for months.
That’s equal to a person weighing 150 lbs eating 102 GRAMS of red 3 EVERY DAY, for months.
1/
Insert your own joke about hell freezing over for his second inauguration...
January 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Insert your own joke about hell freezing over for his second inauguration...
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republicans immediately blamed the fire on democratic environmental policy and leadership. democrats have not said anything about the fire's connection to years of gop climate denialism. this is kind of a fundamental difference to how both sides approach politics.
January 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
republicans immediately blamed the fire on democratic environmental policy and leadership. democrats have not said anything about the fire's connection to years of gop climate denialism. this is kind of a fundamental difference to how both sides approach politics.
This is the most uplifting column I've read in a long time.
Thanks @brianbeutler.bsky.social
Poke The Bear www.offmessage.net/p/poke-the-b...
Thanks @brianbeutler.bsky.social
Poke The Bear www.offmessage.net/p/poke-the-b...
Poke The Bear
Donald Trump is a lame duck—an unusually weak one, in some ways—and he knows it.
www.offmessage.net
January 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This is the most uplifting column I've read in a long time.
Thanks @brianbeutler.bsky.social
Poke The Bear www.offmessage.net/p/poke-the-b...
Thanks @brianbeutler.bsky.social
Poke The Bear www.offmessage.net/p/poke-the-b...
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its telling that obama's 7 point win was characterized as not much of an earthquake beyond his race but trump's 1.5 and -2.1 wins are heralded as a new age of american politics.
January 9, 2025 at 1:32 PM
its telling that obama's 7 point win was characterized as not much of an earthquake beyond his race but trump's 1.5 and -2.1 wins are heralded as a new age of american politics.
Dog with frozen ocean (Brunswick, ME)
January 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Dog with frozen ocean (Brunswick, ME)
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(We don’t know who made this… but 🎯)
(We don’t know who made this… but 🎯)
January 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
👇🏽🤔
(We don’t know who made this… but 🎯)
(We don’t know who made this… but 🎯)
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Well worth your time!
Well worth your time!
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Democrats say this, Republicans say that. But don't readers deserve to hear some facts? paulkrugman.substack.com/p/bothsidesi...
Bothsidesing, With a Republican Slant: Here We Go Again
Election results don’t change the facts
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Democrats say this, Republicans say that. But don't readers deserve to hear some facts? paulkrugman.substack.com/p/bothsidesi...
I'm unsure if I should laugh or cry when I read this - I did both.
Thanks @petridishes.bsky.social (I think)
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Thanks @petridishes.bsky.social (I think)
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Let’s try something different in how we deal with polio
Finding middle ground is hard. Why not just give ground instead!
www.washingtonpost.com
January 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I'm unsure if I should laugh or cry when I read this - I did both.
Thanks @petridishes.bsky.social (I think)
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Thanks @petridishes.bsky.social (I think)
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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TODAY’S EPISODE OF:
WE FU*CKING WARNED YOU
NYC firefighter unions that supported Trump and Republicans are furious at the House decision to strip funding for the 9/11 healthcare program.
WE FU*CKING WARNED YOU
NYC firefighter unions that supported Trump and Republicans are furious at the House decision to strip funding for the 9/11 healthcare program.
December 24, 2024 at 1:56 AM
TODAY’S EPISODE OF:
WE FU*CKING WARNED YOU
NYC firefighter unions that supported Trump and Republicans are furious at the House decision to strip funding for the 9/11 healthcare program.
WE FU*CKING WARNED YOU
NYC firefighter unions that supported Trump and Republicans are furious at the House decision to strip funding for the 9/11 healthcare program.