What a cursed sentence (gift link) “The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.”
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What a cursed sentence (gift link) “The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.”
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“A respected network of hospitals and cancer centers is halting enrollment in clinical trials for children with brain cancer after the federal government said it would no longer provide funding to the group.” This is on Trump. Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...
🚨 Pam Bondi’s firing of DOJ ethics chief Joseph Tirrell underscores rising concerns that a pattern of political firings is weakening internal oversight and enabling conflicts of interest at the Department of Justice. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
You’re the best.
Get him out!
🚨BREAKING: A leading election conspiracy theorist has been named to a new “election integrity” post at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
This Ohioan thanks you!!
Envious!
In authoritarian crackdowns, it’s important to randomly ensnare some people whom one would think would be safe, so that everyone is at least a little bit afraid that something could happen to them. The regime scales up its power of intimidation over a much larger group than those directly affected.
Department of Homeland Security agents stopped cars on 14th St NW in DC last night “for seat belt violations and broken taillights” (via @washingtonpost.com)
Thank you for this!
This is a BIG DEAL. @housedemocrats.bsky.social and @democrats.senate.gov need to come back to D.C. and stand united to denounce this abuse of power. This cannot be business as usual.
Biden should have done this. I don’t understand why he never did.
This rings true to me.
Yup. This is what is going to happen all season.
A $200 million ballroom, and now this. He doesn’t ever plan on leaving.
GOP Rep. Mike Flood at a town hall: "Do you think that people who are 28-years-old, that can work, & refuse to work, should get free healthcare?" Crowd: "YESSSSSSSSSS!"
As an Ohioan, I’m embarrassed every single day.
I believe that the issue was that the white man didn’t give her more than 107 days to campaign. She didn’t have enough time and that’s the issue. If Biden had gotten out of the way by not running again, as he’d said he would, Kamala would be our president right now.
Yes! The answer is right in front of us and people can’t accept it. It’s time for the party to change!
Thank you!
The fight to protect voting rights is too important to wait for another election. That’s why I’m reintroducing the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act today. Watch LIVE: youtube.com/live/0fRt8xe...
Has Josh Shapiro condemned anyone's anti-Muslim rhetoric?
Aren’t we already at this point now?
Amy Sherald says the Smithsonian suggested removing a painting of a transgender woman as the Statue of Liberty from her upcoming show at the National Portrait Gallery “to avoid provoking President Trump.” Sherald: “I cannot in good conscience comply with a culture of censorship”
I’ve been sticking with First Felon myself.
What? No one wants to play in a country committing human rights violations every single day? www.vanguardngr.com/2025/07/2026...
This is what this administration brought us.
58% disapproval still isn’t high enough to match reality. Don’t forget to subscribe: www.dworkinsubstack.com/subscribe
Yep
Isn’t that their goal?
@nytimes.com do better.
Sexism
Thank you
Thank you for your leadership.
So glad we all get to experience the Most Ironic Independence Day In American History.
Medicaid will place a LIEN ON YOUR HOUSE as part of their assessment of your assets. Federal law requires states to recover long-term care costs from estates of Medicaid recipients aged 55+ That means the government will either disqualify you from care OR ensure they can recoup what they spent
You’re awesome.
Brainwashing
Is that our silver lining? It may well be.
And also, that ultimately hurts higher ed by lowering # of attendees.
Why, for the first time, do I not feel in a celebratory mood today?
Yes!!!
The U.S. government is trying to hoodwink vulnerable seniors into voting red in 2026 before the pain hits in 2027. Over 7M seniors rely on Medicaid. Nearly 2M live in nursing homes where Medicaid pays the bills. Republicans just slashed nearly $1 trillion from it. My mom just got this email…
Same
why did this make me laugh
Honestly, that’s the first laugh I’ve had today and I thank you for it.
Keep in mind that the cuts to Medicaid don’t go into effect until late 2026 conveniently after the midterm elections. Do not be fooled. Vote these ghouls out. Show up and VOTE in the midterms.
Yes!!
Sign me up!
As an educator, I’m so angry.
Same
As predicted, the House Republicans folded like napkins and decided to kill fellow Americans to give tax cuts to the richest people on Earth. The damage Trump has done in 6 months is going to be generational. We destroyed ourselves.
What in the world are we living through?! Do something @chuckschumer.com
Not as agonizing as losing your house because you can no longer afford your sick child's treatment.
Thank you for all you do!
Biden should have worked with Congress to secure statehood. I’ll never understand why this didn’t happen.
If it took 8 days to build a massive concentration camp in Florida then it means they could build and house the homeless at any point but choose not to
I couldn’t agree more. They have no power if they only cave in to Trump’s will.
“But I voted for it anyhow.”
Yes, yes, yes
Thank you!!
Thank you for this bit of good news!
Not good.
Completely terrifying.
Democrats need to hit the pause button and think about what the hell they are doing. This party is sooooo off course.
A 6-3 split never looked so cartoonishly obvious.
Call your senators today and urge them to vote NO!
MUST WATCH: Oceanside CA: Militarized DHS (HSI) smashed windows, assault rifles drawn, tossed flashbangs and sent drones into the apartment which had 2 kids inside. They then told neighbors they were going to use tear gas, and they’d probably be exposed. Please share widely. WTF
And regular people too. It’s so upsetting.
NEW VIDEO: One of the most egregious abuses of power and attacks on the federal judiciary is taking place in Maryland and it is not getting the urgent attention it deserves. In a normal time this would be a national scandal. Paige and I discuss. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqrO...
I am so angry as an Ohioan and a sports fan.
nyt op-ed: we cannot normalize the left’s brazen attempt to win voters by talking to them
This is terrifying.
Amen!
I’m with you. It’s so unjust and inhumane. It hurts my heart.
World War 3 kinda sucks, but you know, it was either this or pronouns
I feel this too.
I’ll say it again: It was a huge mistake for Congress to abolish itself.
Host: Are you saying the US did not see intelligence that the Supreme Leader had ordered weaponization? Rubio: That’s irrelevant Host: No, that's a key point Rubio: No it’s not… Forget about intelligence
We sent out 1,000 letters in less than an hour, let's get another thousand before 11:30. Tell your members of Congress Trump must be impeached: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Impeach him!
Impeach him!
The U.S. Senate is currently considering a budget reconciliation bill that quietly includes language that could devastate our public lands. It would: - Make over 250 million acres of public land eligible for sale - Mandate the sale of at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and BLM land
I was briefed on the intelligence last week. Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time
We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.
I’ve got 3 at home myself and I love it.
Everyday 💙💪🌊
And this Ohioan is pissed/
@nytimes.com Do better.
What do these companies have in common? They all pulled out of sponsoring Seattle Pride this year. We cannot let Trump’s threats scare us away from embracing our LGBTQIA+ communities.
President cannot change holidays alone, he requires congress to pass a bill canceling a holiday. Thank you for the attention to this matter.
OMG YES… say that‼️ @tarasetmayer.bsky.social nails it. Honestly, we’ve been waiting for politicians to catch up to where the people are—and it’s getting damn late!
On June 5, 1865, Black Union soldiers of the 25th Army Corps arrived in Galveston, spreading the news of freedom to the enslaved. On June 19, Gen. Granger issued Gen. Order 3, enforcing emancipation in Texas. 62 days until Slavery Remembrance Day. #HappyJuneteenth #CountdowntoSRD
This is beyond cruel, especially for young folks who are going through it. Cutting off LGBTQ+ youth from specialized suicide prevention help is a death sentence disguised as bureaucracy. Shame on every official who signed off on this. You’re not protecting children, you’re abandoning them.
Make this go viral.
“We” are fighting a foreign war with zero consultation with or authorization from Congress, and no address to the nation other than Truth Social posts.
