Phillip Vander Klay
@vanderklay.bsky.social
Legislative affairs, working on environmental and water issues. Board of Directors for the National Diaper Bank Network. Sacramento-raised Angeleno. Light the Beam
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Republicans worried that steep Medicaid cuts in their big tax bill would shutter rural hospitals. To pass it, they included a $50B rural health care fund.
But a very different group of hospitals will bear the brunt of the law: large urban safety-net hospitals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
But a very different group of hospitals will bear the brunt of the law: large urban safety-net hospitals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Republicans worried that steep Medicaid cuts in their big tax bill would shutter rural hospitals. To pass it, they included a $50B rural health care fund.
But a very different group of hospitals will bear the brunt of the law: large urban safety-net hospitals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
But a very different group of hospitals will bear the brunt of the law: large urban safety-net hospitals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
My friends, I understand the angst and disappointment with the deal. But the messaging attacking Dems isn’t really going to help our goals
The key here is to amplify the healthcare vote for all it’s worth. Make it incredibly painful on the GOP
Then we look to the end of the CR. Step by step
The key here is to amplify the healthcare vote for all it’s worth. Make it incredibly painful on the GOP
Then we look to the end of the CR. Step by step
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My friends, I understand the angst and disappointment with the deal. But the messaging attacking Dems isn’t really going to help our goals
The key here is to amplify the healthcare vote for all it’s worth. Make it incredibly painful on the GOP
Then we look to the end of the CR. Step by step
The key here is to amplify the healthcare vote for all it’s worth. Make it incredibly painful on the GOP
Then we look to the end of the CR. Step by step
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"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
Flight disruptions are hitting. I flew Wednesday no problem. Had a flight cancelled already today
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Flight disruptions are hitting. I flew Wednesday no problem. Had a flight cancelled already today
Is free affordable? Seems affordable. Probably cheaper than gas if I had to guess
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 7, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Is free affordable? Seems affordable. Probably cheaper than gas if I had to guess
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Good job basing all of your new gerrymanders on the assumption that your 2024 hispanic voteshare was permanent, Republicans!
Between 2020 and 2024, no New Jersey county moved further right than Passaic County (11pts). At 43% it's also the most the most-Latino county in the state, and is among the least-white overall.
Last night, it moved 18pts to the left, surpassed only by Hudson County (the second-most Latino county)
Last night, it moved 18pts to the left, surpassed only by Hudson County (the second-most Latino county)
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Good job basing all of your new gerrymanders on the assumption that your 2024 hispanic voteshare was permanent, Republicans!
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What we know so far, 9:30pm
—Dems flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani up
—Dems seem to flip 2 statewide offices in GA
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincy.
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—PA: Dem justices up big
—Maine anti-mail vote measure down
—Krasner wins
—Dems flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani up
—Dems seem to flip 2 statewide offices in GA
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincy.
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—PA: Dem justices up big
—Maine anti-mail vote measure down
—Krasner wins
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
What we know so far, 9:30pm
—Dems flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani up
—Dems seem to flip 2 statewide offices in GA
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincy.
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—PA: Dem justices up big
—Maine anti-mail vote measure down
—Krasner wins
—Dems flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani up
—Dems seem to flip 2 statewide offices in GA
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincy.
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—PA: Dem justices up big
—Maine anti-mail vote measure down
—Krasner wins
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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.
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New Yorkers have spoken and voted for change. Congrats Mayor-elect
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social!
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social!
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
New Yorkers have spoken and voted for change. Congrats Mayor-elect
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social!
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social!
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BREAKING: @padilla.senate.gov will *not* run for California governor in 2026.
November 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
BREAKING: @padilla.senate.gov will *not* run for California governor in 2026.
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after months of focus on Biden’s autopen pardons:
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 2:36 AM
after months of focus on Biden’s autopen pardons:
Good lord. The President is throwing a Great Hatsby party instead of negotiating to end the government shutdown. Troops and TSA aren’t getting paid. People will lose their health insurance
Cut the ads. Get it everywhere
Cut the ads. Get it everywhere
Trump is holding a Great Gatsby/Roaring 20s-themed party at his private club in Palm Beach tonight as he tries to withhold SNAP and health care subsidies from millions of Americans. (via Kellie Meyer)
November 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Good lord. The President is throwing a Great Hatsby party instead of negotiating to end the government shutdown. Troops and TSA aren’t getting paid. People will lose their health insurance
Cut the ads. Get it everywhere
Cut the ads. Get it everywhere
Yikes. Rural areas will get absolutely crushed by healthcare rate increases. I imagine the rural hospital and health systems also take it on the chin with declining enrollment. Bad stuff
Here’s How Much Obamacare Prices Are Rising Across the Country www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Here’s How Much Obamacare Prices Are Rising Across the Country www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Here’s How Much Obamacare Prices Are Rising Across the Country
The new prices make it official: Americans will need to pay more for insurance next year if extra subsidies are allowed to expire.
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Yikes. Rural areas will get absolutely crushed by healthcare rate increases. I imagine the rural hospital and health systems also take it on the chin with declining enrollment. Bad stuff
Here’s How Much Obamacare Prices Are Rising Across the Country www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Here’s How Much Obamacare Prices Are Rising Across the Country www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies
October 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies
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USDA is legally required to use the contingency funds on SNAP benefits for November.
In July, President Trump and Congressional Republicans enacted the largest cuts to SNAP in history.
The reason they aren't planning on providing SNAP benefits is that they don't want to.
In July, President Trump and Congressional Republicans enacted the largest cuts to SNAP in history.
The reason they aren't planning on providing SNAP benefits is that they don't want to.
October 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
USDA is legally required to use the contingency funds on SNAP benefits for November.
In July, President Trump and Congressional Republicans enacted the largest cuts to SNAP in history.
The reason they aren't planning on providing SNAP benefits is that they don't want to.
In July, President Trump and Congressional Republicans enacted the largest cuts to SNAP in history.
The reason they aren't planning on providing SNAP benefits is that they don't want to.
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SNAP benefits expire in one week.
Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.
October 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
SNAP benefits expire in one week.
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Ashley, a university student and single mother, details how hard it is to afford her basic needs. Our neighbors should be able to afford their living expenses without worry.
As Governor, my number one priority is fixing our state’s affordability crisis.
https://bit.ly/4odyiPd
As Governor, my number one priority is fixing our state’s affordability crisis.
https://bit.ly/4odyiPd
The cost of living in South Florida makes it impossible to get ahead | Opinion
I am a full-time employee, and single mother. Despite working hard, in pursuit of a better future, I still find myself struggling to make ends meet.
www.palmbeachpost.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Ashley, a university student and single mother, details how hard it is to afford her basic needs. Our neighbors should be able to afford their living expenses without worry.
As Governor, my number one priority is fixing our state’s affordability crisis.
https://bit.ly/4odyiPd
As Governor, my number one priority is fixing our state’s affordability crisis.
https://bit.ly/4odyiPd
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600k Coloradans are being notified they won't be receiving their SNAP benefits in November.
That means hungry kids, seniors without food on their plates & families unable to pay for groceries.
All because Trump refuses to address rising health care costs & open the government. This has to end.
That means hungry kids, seniors without food on their plates & families unable to pay for groceries.
All because Trump refuses to address rising health care costs & open the government. This has to end.
Shutdown could halt SNAP benefits for millions, states say
Some states announced they wouldn't give November SNAP benefits on time.
www.axios.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
600k Coloradans are being notified they won't be receiving their SNAP benefits in November.
That means hungry kids, seniors without food on their plates & families unable to pay for groceries.
All because Trump refuses to address rising health care costs & open the government. This has to end.
That means hungry kids, seniors without food on their plates & families unable to pay for groceries.
All because Trump refuses to address rising health care costs & open the government. This has to end.
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There’s that K-shaped economy again.
@nytimes.com @peteratwater.bsky.social
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@nytimes.com @peteratwater.bsky.social
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October 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
There’s that K-shaped economy again.
@nytimes.com @peteratwater.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/b...
@nytimes.com @peteratwater.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/b...
When you are more of a crusades/inquisition catholic than a loaves and fishes catholic
heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
October 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
When you are more of a crusades/inquisition catholic than a loaves and fishes catholic
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
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The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.
October 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.
Funny, I was told spending $1 billion to feed starving children was bankrupting our country
October 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Funny, I was told spending $1 billion to feed starving children was bankrupting our country
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People are being robbed. The answer to that is not shame or anger.
The answer is empathy and compassion.
The answer is empathy and compassion.
October 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
People are being robbed. The answer to that is not shame or anger.
The answer is empathy and compassion.
The answer is empathy and compassion.
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Thank you so much for your continued commitment to serving children and families - we're so grateful for your support @pettersen.house.gov!
Not having a reliable supply of diapers impacts kids’ health & parents’ ability to work—yet 1 in 2 families struggle to pay. I passed CO’s 1st state funding for diaper banks & now we’re taking it nationwide. Honored to join @diapernetwork.bsky.social ahead of #DiaperNeedAwarenessWeek
September 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Thank you so much for your continued commitment to serving children and families - we're so grateful for your support @pettersen.house.gov!