Tim Kaine voted to reopen the government in exchange for…NOTHING. Instead of the healthcare funding, all these Democrats got was a promise from Republicans to hold a vote…next month. And we know what Republican promises are worth. Tell our representatives how you feel about this failure!

There are going to be so many stories like this.

I'm taking this personally, @kaine.senate.gov .

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

This is horrifying.

Believing that the sick should be able to be seen by a doctor or that the hungry should have access to food aren't blue or red values. They're simply human decency.

If I were Susan Collins, I’d be “concerned.”

Osbourn High School will be offering free after-school dinner to all City of Manassas students Monday-Thursday each week from 3:30-5:30PM. #Virginia In 2021, we passed my bill HB 2135 requiring schools eligible for the Afterschool Meals program to participate in it. MCPS has done a great job w/ it.

Charlie and I just arrived in DC. We're getting the band back together tomorrow. Let me know if you want in.

It's been 9 years since my brutal surgery. There are no words that adequately describe the rage that continues to fill me each time I have to explain to a provider why I don't have any teeth. Today is one of those days.

My new @georgetownccf.bsky.social blog on some of the cuts (and an attempt to change state policy toward immigrants) targeting Medicaid expansion in the House’s budget reconciliation bill ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/05/13/c...

I finished the last of my finals today. Goodbye 2L. One more year to go!

Music lessons are much cheaper than therapy.

Who on earth are the people talking to on their cells at 5:30 AM at the airport?!?!

Insulin should be free.

I'm on a 17 minute flight from Charlottesville to IAD. I would have taken the train if one fit my schedule. The existence of this flight is profound policy failure.

These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP. Schumer Fetterman Cortez Masto Durbin King Shaheen Gillibrand Schatz Hassan Peters Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.

School meals are essential, but Congress is considering harmful cuts. Reducing access to school breakfast and lunch would hurt millions of children who rely on these programs to learn and grow. We must fight back. Tell Congress: No cuts to school meals! bit.ly/3EYWTp4

If it weren't for finals, I'd be there. You should go...

would really appreciate less snark from anarcho-communists towards "resistance libs" and less we-know-better scolding from resisters towards anarchists and FAR more actual work from all of y'all please.

The #ACA includes a Maximum Out of Pocket (MOOP) limit for in-network care; anything over that has to be covered by the insurance carrier. This is great in theory; the idea is to prevent a household from being bankrupted by a once-in-a-lifetime "hit by a bus" medical catastrophe. 1/

This week's adventure, in addition to school, has been trying to figure out how to reduce a $1700 a month co-pay for a much needed biologic. Insurance coverage doesn't mean a thing if care is still unaffordable.

🥗

Who are all these people at the airport casually chatting with on their phones at 5:30 AM?

I have to get my insurance to cover a biologic. This should be fun. 😞

How I read an ad: We need your grit this year Me: They're right, I need to get it together. What the ad said: We need your gift this year Me: Oh 😅

C and I are traveling via Amtrak today to a family funeral. It's a strange feeling like riding the bench for a holiday. We're cheering other people on, wishing them Happy Holidays, knowing we won't play in the game today.

Today, I'm halfway through law school.

Regardless of how I feel about this (I'm of the non violent mindset), morality lectures from someone who hasn't suffered a profound loss to and also works as part of the system killing us leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

A reminder that death panels have been around for decades, and they are called private health insurance companies.

We could collectively eliminate all health insurance CEOs by guaranteeing healthcare to all.

With recent news events, there is a lot of discussion about #healthcare and insurance... thought I'd share my story (as told to Congress) again in case anyone missed it. youtu.be/-YJ3OFJR0ko?...

This is a good thing. We kind of love @benwikler.bsky.social 🥰

Just think what Medicare For All could do!!!!

Word of the day. Or week. Or next four years.

Because I've been busy with school for the last year and a half, I've mostly avoided social media. However, with recent events, I feel the need to return for some sense of community.