Annie Shoup
@shoupshouts.bsky.social
Senior Strategist @ Protect Our Care. Yinzer. It's like shout with a "p" not soup with an "h"
Paging Dr. Cassidy…
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Paging Dr. Cassidy…
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KEEP SHARING YOUR STORIES about increased ACA premiums due to the disappearance of subsidies. The stories clearly are having an impact, they help people feel less helpless, and they create solidarity that leads to action.
Mine went from $395→ $821. What happened for you?
Mine went from $395→ $821. What happened for you?
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
KEEP SHARING YOUR STORIES about increased ACA premiums due to the disappearance of subsidies. The stories clearly are having an impact, they help people feel less helpless, and they create solidarity that leads to action.
Mine went from $395→ $821. What happened for you?
Mine went from $395→ $821. What happened for you?
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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The ACA did 3 big things in the insurance market:
1. Guaranteed access irrespective of pre-existing conditions.
2. Required benefits like maternity and mental health, and prohibited lifetime and annual limits.
3. Provided tax credits to help people afford insurance.
1. Guaranteed access irrespective of pre-existing conditions.
2. Required benefits like maternity and mental health, and prohibited lifetime and annual limits.
3. Provided tax credits to help people afford insurance.
November 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The ACA did 3 big things in the insurance market:
1. Guaranteed access irrespective of pre-existing conditions.
2. Required benefits like maternity and mental health, and prohibited lifetime and annual limits.
3. Provided tax credits to help people afford insurance.
1. Guaranteed access irrespective of pre-existing conditions.
2. Required benefits like maternity and mental health, and prohibited lifetime and annual limits.
3. Provided tax credits to help people afford insurance.
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WATCH — @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social : “My amendment would redirect that $40 BILLION from Argentina to fund the ACA subsidies for two years… a far better use of taxpayer dollars.”
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 AM
WATCH — @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social : “My amendment would redirect that $40 BILLION from Argentina to fund the ACA subsidies for two years… a far better use of taxpayer dollars.”
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
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⚠️ MUST WATCH: Iowans boo Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks as she defends cuts that will take Medicaid from thousands of Iowa families. The room turns fast.
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
⚠️ MUST WATCH: Iowans boo Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks as she defends cuts that will take Medicaid from thousands of Iowa families. The room turns fast.
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They're going to the highest court in the land to avoid feeding children.
November 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
They're going to the highest court in the land to avoid feeding children.
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Washington Post Editorial Page: praising Elon Musk trillion dollar payout, berating Dems or downplaying their successes
November 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Washington Post Editorial Page: praising Elon Musk trillion dollar payout, berating Dems or downplaying their successes
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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"The Republican Party has created an entirely avoidable mess for itself. By taking a resolute stand in favor of making healthcare unobtainable for many Americans, and now threatening to starve children to achieve that perverse goal, they have made performative cruelty their political calling card."
Mike Johnson's lies keep getting lost in the facts
The shutdown is exposing the speaker's slimy disingenuousness.
www.publicnotice.co
November 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"The Republican Party has created an entirely avoidable mess for itself. By taking a resolute stand in favor of making healthcare unobtainable for many Americans, and now threatening to starve children to achieve that perverse goal, they have made performative cruelty their political calling card."
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The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.
These big wins will embolden Dems to take on Trump's lawbreaking and show there's a price for GOP enabling of him. Folks hate to hear this, but normal patterns are asserting themselves: Liberalism isn't dead, Rs are likely to lose in 2026, and Trump is really unpopular, not a magical exception.
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.
It’s because they know their health care plans are deeply unpopular! That’s why they’re afraid of leaks.
Mike Johnson talks about the Republican "healthcare plan" like it's highly classified information: "We're not gonna be on a conference call explaining all our plans and strategies for healthcare reform, because they're leaked in real time."
November 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
It’s because they know their health care plans are deeply unpopular! That’s why they’re afraid of leaks.
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South Philly illustrator Jason Piper Berg beat cancer. The ACA’s tax credits made his care possible.
Now Republicans in Congress want to take away those credits—putting millions like him at risk of losing coverage.
Now Republicans in Congress want to take away those credits—putting millions like him at risk of losing coverage.
November 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
South Philly illustrator Jason Piper Berg beat cancer. The ACA’s tax credits made his care possible.
Now Republicans in Congress want to take away those credits—putting millions like him at risk of losing coverage.
Now Republicans in Congress want to take away those credits—putting millions like him at risk of losing coverage.
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“I don't know if I've ever cried opening a letter from an insurance or before, but it happened this time.”
Stacy’s premium this year has been $495.32 for coverage for her and her husband. Without the ACA tax credit in 2026, it will increase to $2,168.68.
Stacy’s premium this year has been $495.32 for coverage for her and her husband. Without the ACA tax credit in 2026, it will increase to $2,168.68.
Obamacare enrollee sees premium spike over 300% as sign-up period begins: 'This will devastate us'
Millions across the country will discover just how much their plans will cost when open enrollment for Affordable Care Act insurance plans begins on Nov. 1.
abcnews.go.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
“I don't know if I've ever cried opening a letter from an insurance or before, but it happened this time.”
Stacy’s premium this year has been $495.32 for coverage for her and her husband. Without the ACA tax credit in 2026, it will increase to $2,168.68.
Stacy’s premium this year has been $495.32 for coverage for her and her husband. Without the ACA tax credit in 2026, it will increase to $2,168.68.
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Obama: As for the president, he has been focused on critical issues like paving over the rose garden so folks don't get mud on their shoes and gold plating the Oval Office and building a ballroom… If you can't visit a doctor, don't worry. He will save you a dance.
November 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Obama: As for the president, he has been focused on critical issues like paving over the rose garden so folks don't get mud on their shoes and gold plating the Oval Office and building a ballroom… If you can't visit a doctor, don't worry. He will save you a dance.
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Open Enrollment starts today — and millions of Americans are seeing their premiums have doubled or even tripled.
How much is your premium going up? Comment below or upload your notice here ➡️ bit.ly/premiumincreases
How much is your premium going up? Comment below or upload your notice here ➡️ bit.ly/premiumincreases
November 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Open Enrollment starts today — and millions of Americans are seeing their premiums have doubled or even tripled.
How much is your premium going up? Comment below or upload your notice here ➡️ bit.ly/premiumincreases
How much is your premium going up? Comment below or upload your notice here ➡️ bit.ly/premiumincreases
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I am certainly no seasoned strategist but I am a little skeptical of the political wisdom behind building a giant golden ballroom and sharing a dozen photos of a renovated marble bathroom at the very moment that millions of people are losing access to healthcare and food.
October 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I am certainly no seasoned strategist but I am a little skeptical of the political wisdom behind building a giant golden ballroom and sharing a dozen photos of a renovated marble bathroom at the very moment that millions of people are losing access to healthcare and food.
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Waiting for someone to explain why the announcement of a trade relationship that is worse than the one we had a year ago is received as a big success
October 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Waiting for someone to explain why the announcement of a trade relationship that is worse than the one we had a year ago is received as a big success
It’s me ⬇️
Starting Saturday, millions will log on to sign up for health coverage.
But this year, too many will see premiums that doubled or tripled.
Why? Because Republicans shut down the government to rip away the tax credits that keep care affordable.
But this year, too many will see premiums that doubled or tripled.
Why? Because Republicans shut down the government to rip away the tax credits that keep care affordable.
October 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
It’s me ⬇️
Would be great if our nation’s top health official understood the difference!
There are two different KFF numbers about the ACA out there. Both are accurate, but mean different things.
114%: The average increase in out-of-pocket premiums if enhanced tax credits expire.
26%: The average increase in what insurers are charging for benchmark ACA plans.
114%: The average increase in out-of-pocket premiums if enhanced tax credits expire.
26%: The average increase in what insurers are charging for benchmark ACA plans.
October 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Would be great if our nation’s top health official understood the difference!
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$13???
October 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
$13???
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I see we’ve entered the “don’t worry, we have a magical Obamacare alternative” stage of the debate www.thebulwark.com/p/the-republ...
The Republican Health Care Trap, Episode 78
As the shutdown drags on, the GOP croons its old tune: replacing Obamacare.
www.thebulwark.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I see we’ve entered the “don’t worry, we have a magical Obamacare alternative” stage of the debate www.thebulwark.com/p/the-republ...
As a Steelers fan, I think we can forget that these uniforms ever existed
October 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
As a Steelers fan, I think we can forget that these uniforms ever existed
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They don’t even pretend to care. This is the only story. You can’t open the government if the House refuses to show up.
October 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
They don’t even pretend to care. This is the only story. You can’t open the government if the House refuses to show up.
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Well, Fam, just found out our health insurance is jumping from $1700 to over $3000 a month. And we still have to wait till Nov 1 to see more options—when the site will probably crash because everyone will be freaking out at the same time.
October 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Well, Fam, just found out our health insurance is jumping from $1700 to over $3000 a month. And we still have to wait till Nov 1 to see more options—when the site will probably crash because everyone will be freaking out at the same time.