Monica O'Brien
@monicaobrien331.bsky.social
Chaos manager and multitasker. UCLA by choice, Dodgers by birth, Packers by marriage. Beatlemania forever. Simpsons quoter. Rebel Alliance member from the LBC. I frequently share my playlists for those interested.
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After a college student finally found a treatment that worked for his ulcerative colitis, UnitedHealthcare decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs.
His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
(Published Feb. 2023)
His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
(Published Feb. 2023)
UnitedHealthcare Tried to Deny Coverage to a Chronically Ill Patient. He Fought Back, Exposing the Insurer’s Inner Workings.
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for r...
www.propublica.org
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked for his ulcerative colitis, UnitedHealthcare decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs.
His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
(Published Feb. 2023)
His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
(Published Feb. 2023)
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An excellent alternative to Amazon for purchasing books is:
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Delivery is free and they are very good about replacing deliveries that go wrong (though it is better to communicate by Email. I found it hard to understand the voice on their auto-attendant telephone protocol.
BooksRun.com
Delivery is free and they are very good about replacing deliveries that go wrong (though it is better to communicate by Email. I found it hard to understand the voice on their auto-attendant telephone protocol.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
An excellent alternative to Amazon for purchasing books is:
BooksRun.com
Delivery is free and they are very good about replacing deliveries that go wrong (though it is better to communicate by Email. I found it hard to understand the voice on their auto-attendant telephone protocol.
BooksRun.com
Delivery is free and they are very good about replacing deliveries that go wrong (though it is better to communicate by Email. I found it hard to understand the voice on their auto-attendant telephone protocol.
Circa 2018, the deacon at my parish tried to make this arguement. After mass, a woman let him have it. He now lives in the Villages because Long Beach is too woke for him.
Vance loves to deploy fabricated racist fearmongering. First Haitians are eating the pets, now Indigenous people sacrificed children?! Sheesh.
November 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Circa 2018, the deacon at my parish tried to make this arguement. After mass, a woman let him have it. He now lives in the Villages because Long Beach is too woke for him.
In a year that has taken nearly everything from me, I am most thankful for sharing this moment with my kid. That blue blob in the upper left corner is my kid and I. I felt like Cinderella that night. I just hope he knows how much it meant to me.
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In a year that has taken nearly everything from me, I am most thankful for sharing this moment with my kid. That blue blob in the upper left corner is my kid and I. I felt like Cinderella that night. I just hope he knows how much it meant to me.
@edwards21228.bsky.social @dodgerfan88.bsky.social you will like this
November 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
@edwards21228.bsky.social @dodgerfan88.bsky.social you will like this
My dog would jump at the back door when she saw me.
This is Skye. She refuses to let her human leave for college. Willing to do anything to get him to change his mind about this whole "education" thing. 13/10 (IG: skye.redgoldenretriever)
November 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
My dog would jump at the back door when she saw me.
Good morning to those of you planning to watch the extended Beatles anthology. No, I don't care if I know the whole story. Time spent with my four friends is time well spent.
November 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Good morning to those of you planning to watch the extended Beatles anthology. No, I don't care if I know the whole story. Time spent with my four friends is time well spent.
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Farm workers are hard at work in Arvin CA hoeing a vegetable field to get crops ready for our holiday meals. #WeFeedYou
November 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Farm workers are hard at work in Arvin CA hoeing a vegetable field to get crops ready for our holiday meals. #WeFeedYou
Working the first base foul line at Angels Stadium to see if I could get a pic with my man
November 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Working the first base foul line at Angels Stadium to see if I could get a pic with my man
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my wife and her entire team were fired over Zoom from their program manager jobs at a local nonprofit Seattle hospital this Spring because Trump just stopped paying Medicaid reimbursements. and this is a relatively affluent urban center
we're really not prepared for what's coming
we're really not prepared for what's coming
As a direct result of President Trump's Big Ugly Bill, almost 300 jobs will be cut from Providence Swedish's First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard, and Issaquah hospitals and clinics. These are not the only layoffs we've seen in our health care system in Washington state in recent months.
Providence Swedish to eliminate nearly 300 positions
The cuts will affect jobs at Providence Swedish’s First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard and Issaquah hospitals and nearby clinics.
www.seattletimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
my wife and her entire team were fired over Zoom from their program manager jobs at a local nonprofit Seattle hospital this Spring because Trump just stopped paying Medicaid reimbursements. and this is a relatively affluent urban center
we're really not prepared for what's coming
we're really not prepared for what's coming
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The LA Kings have signed F Adrian Kempe to an 8-year extension worth $10.65M AAV, per Pierre LeBrun
November 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The LA Kings have signed F Adrian Kempe to an 8-year extension worth $10.65M AAV, per Pierre LeBrun
@ewokinsd.bsky.social had to make my own. That blue blob is me holding on to my son as Outman hit it just for me.
November 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
@ewokinsd.bsky.social had to make my own. That blue blob is me holding on to my son as Outman hit it just for me.
Romeo Dobbs catch a ball challenge.
November 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Romeo Dobbs catch a ball challenge.
When your husband sets his alarm on a Sunday for the Packers game.
November 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
When your husband sets his alarm on a Sunday for the Packers game.
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The Trump administration demanded UCLA pay $1.2 billion to restore frozen research funding and ensure eligibility for future funding after accusing the school of allowing antisemitism on campus. n.pr/4hYa0pY
Judge indefinitely bars Trump from fining UC over alleged discrimination
The Trump administration demanded UCLA pay $1.2 billion to restore frozen research funding and ensure eligibility for future funding after accusing the school of allowing antisemitism on campus.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The Trump administration demanded UCLA pay $1.2 billion to restore frozen research funding and ensure eligibility for future funding after accusing the school of allowing antisemitism on campus. n.pr/4hYa0pY
Just warning you, there will be a theme here.
November 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Just warning you, there will be a theme here.
How my life was in 2023. And him, always him.
November 15, 2025 at 1:33 AM
How my life was in 2023. And him, always him.
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This week’s Scratch This includes a long list of food resources for pets in need in Long Beach and surrounding areas.
Read more from @lastwhomstanding.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/scratch-this...
Read more from @lastwhomstanding.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/scratch-this...
November 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This week’s Scratch This includes a long list of food resources for pets in need in Long Beach and surrounding areas.
Read more from @lastwhomstanding.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/scratch-this...
Read more from @lastwhomstanding.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/scratch-this...
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Is AI Coming for Your Favorite Local DJ?
AI continues to infiltrate the music business. Radio is now becoming the next artificial frontier.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
AI continues to infiltrate the music business. Radio is now becoming the next artificial frontier.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Is AI Coming for Your Favorite Local DJ? Real-Life Jocks Are Worried
AI DJs are poised to change the voice of local radio. Real-life DJs wonder if that's the end of their industry.
www.rollingstone.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Is AI Coming for Your Favorite Local DJ?
AI continues to infiltrate the music business. Radio is now becoming the next artificial frontier.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
AI continues to infiltrate the music business. Radio is now becoming the next artificial frontier.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
This year has probably set my record for number of sympathy cards purchased.
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This year has probably set my record for number of sympathy cards purchased.
I stay in touch with the former director at my son's preschool (he started kindergarten in 2020, I think she left in 2022). Watching her become more aware of social issues has been a pleasant surprise.
November 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I stay in touch with the former director at my son's preschool (he started kindergarten in 2020, I think she left in 2022). Watching her become more aware of social issues has been a pleasant surprise.
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